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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20231110.tiffINVENTORY OF ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION Applicant Land and Cattle, LLC Case Nu mber USR22-0030 c/o Monarch Mountain Minerals & Aggregates, LLC 1 2 3 SPO Janeczko electronic mail in opposition received February 28, 2 2023 Monarch Mountain Minerals and Aggregates, LLC — PC Presentation 4 Submitted or Prepared Prior to At Hearing Hearing x X I hereby certify that the items identified herein were submitted to the Department of Planning Services at or prior to the srtheduled Planning Commissioners hearing. 9 Kim Ogee ) Planner From: Michael Janeczko <ma 4ar eczkc rail. Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2 c�r7i> 023 at x.45 PM Subject:Re: U R- ITEMAF'.pdf To: Kim Ogle Acle@veld, ov.corn> Cc: Grooms -DNR, Michael rr�'rchael. ro f, - ol�ns- st.ate-ce,us>, Mark Leslie - DNR < ark.Leslie c state.cc.us> Kim Mike Janeczko here. Thanks for send ing map of the me the proposed sand i . operation. and gravel mining My wife Christine and I own the 258 Cattle PLC ro acre property Just north immediately bordering property. For the past 16 years I have the HS Land Greenhead Ranch) as game managed my property (I call it the refuge. I do not allow turke � sparingly duck hunt with fr* y or deer hunting on the ranch and only rends and family. With the encroachment north and west, Greeley/Evans encroaching of oil and gas activity in from thehing from the north and Milliken's subdivisions west l provide the only safe havendown u�d'�r�rs�oris creeping Turkeys, Deer, ducks, ��++ en for miles up and along the river i Y ! d4.�'tirk�7, geese, raccoons, mink, - for the Iron has been known � muskrats, beavers, Even an occasional to be stealthing about. coyotes, owls mountain avian and mammalian critters.... Hawks, Eagles and numerous other it saddens me to see that HS Land Cattle LLC has chosen to devlo mining operation on what has been a beautiful family farm and .� a sand and gravel ranch operation for many generations, Doty Phelps (the.former owner) of �t� I also can't must be spinning in her grave at n t believe that Weld County is considering this typethe mere thought �ht along the South Platte derir�g of industrial activity River corridor. This type of unnatural i • so close existing creatures normal order activity will no doubt disturb the of things far beyond the surveyed i operations. The noise alone that will be � Y boundaries of their proposed doubt wilt be enough generated by the, trucks and other heavy to chase off the thousands of waterfowl machinery no a rest and roosting area that use the mid river sand during their spring and fall migrations. bars as first and foremost however, the northernmost rthernmost proposed pit designated 1300 feet from an active bald eagle g as cell #4 is located less almost every year g nest. This mating parr has raised a for the past or six nesting seasons their couple of eaglets Greenhead Ranch property on in home in a tall cottonwood tree on p Y the south bank of the river borders feet)� the H LLC propert � have ng (within about a hundred. Y tine. enclosed a google map of the area rough sketch of the property boundaries, in question with a site itself. the location of the proposed new pit and the nesting I believe the State of Colorado regulations encroachment activities . g atPons state: "No permitted, authorized, or activities within a 1/2 mile radius- human July 31". I'm quite of active nest site from December 1 sure that f=ederal regulations also contain similar through I am aware that the dolor language. Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife has this Situation also commented to you I certainly hope that the Weld County Planning Commission will seriously comments when preparing your recommendations consider my Thank you very much to the Board of County Commissioners. for the opportunity to register my opposition Gravel surface mining operation to this proposed Sand and Mike EXHIBIT Vsa 22-t:030 MONARCH MOUNTAIN IS PART OF THE QUIKRETE FAMILY OF COMPANIES • Monarch Mountain is a division of The Quikrete Companies • Founded in 1940 • Privately held family business Cort.'s-NTECIt ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS A giuraREircoMpaNr A QUIKRE ES COMPANY CEMENT & CONCRETE PRODUCTS' TILE INSTALLATION SYSTEMS SPEC MIX: riSTONE® gqD CAPES ARDSCA►is APNcsraK�� Creating Beautiful Landscapes► t� PIPE a ChiJOKA€Ti• tornsaw QUIKRETE HAS SEVERAL OPERATIONS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE Fort Collins Loveland Longmont ODenver vreele. DENSite Aurora O 470 • 11 Business Units in Colorado • 6 Plants in Northern Front Range Big R Bridge — Steel Bridges Pavestone — Pavers and Wall Units • Rinker — Concrete Pipe and Box Quikrete — Cement and Concrete Packaged Products Contech — Corrugated Metal Products Best Block — Concrete Block • Each operate multiple shifts • Fleet of delivery trucks NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS HAVE BEEN PRODUCTIVE • First meeting in March 2022 • Meetings every couple of months • DRMS and USR permit applications • Neighbor Concerns • Operating Plan • Washing and screening overview • Community Advisory Panel going forward Thank you to Our Neighbors for Their Input and Involvement Hello