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Home My WebLink About730691.tiff • RESOLUTION RE: ADOPTION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO. { WHEREAS, pursuant to law, the Board of County Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado, did adopt the Weld County Zoning Resolution establishing land use within the unincorporated areas of Weld County, and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that with constant occurring and re-occurring problems within the County relative to the regulation and use of said lands within the County, it would be in the best interest of the County to consider and adopt a Comprehensive Plan for Weld County, and WHEREAS, the Board, recognizing the need for such a Comprehensive Plan, caused a lengthy study and evaluation to be made in the interest of promoting the orderly, efficient and practical development of the economic resources and population of the County, and WHEREAS, the Board, after having held many hearings throughout the County, and having carefully considered said Comprehensive Plan, including all revisions thereof, and being fully advised in the premises; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado, that the Weld County Compre- hensive Plan, copy attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, be, and it hereby is adopted. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 5th day of September, A.D. , 1973. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY,, COLORADO SW, /,r . yedAtOJBJ n / � �11 A,P,fj) CL O.� 111 np 1 y r , � I 1 f r , fecorder , ., , .'49 / .rn e/ 't ';� ounty Clerk , 1kAST0 M— "iii.rCounty Attorney / P. C. ..-10-41/44,/ 130691 RI 1 ac /v,c %. April 2, 1973 I hereby certify that pursuant to a notice dated February 28, 1973, duly published March 2 and March 23, 1973, a public hearing was had on a request for the Consideration of the Weld County Comprehensive Plan at the time and place specified in said notice.. The evidence presented was taken under advisement. ATTEST: (43i COUNTY CLERK RECORDER CHAIRMAN AND CLERK TO THE BOARD BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ...Or • / Trustees: Fred Casten - Clerk: Roland Margheim TOWN OF WINDSOR Helmut Hettinger Floyd Meia Duane McDonald JOHN C. FERCH, Mayor P.O. Box 627 Sam Schauerman Alvin Schlothauer Windsor, Colo. 80680 March 27, 1973 Honorable Board of County Commissioners Weld County Court House Greeley, Colorado 80631 Gentlemen: The Windsor Planning Commission at a meeting held on March 22, 1973, voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners that the proposed Weld County Comprehensive Plan be adopted. Adoption of the proposed plan is essential toward planned growth and development throughout Weld County. The proposed plan will also help enable the Town of Windsor to achieve equality urban growth as set forth in the Windsor Comprehensive Plan. Sincerely, ECG �nz4- ce2 • P. Jeanne Brunner Secretary /-, Town of Keenesburg ® INCORPORATED JULY. 1919 ZIP CODE 80848 WELD COUNTY. COLORADO March 20, 1973 Weld County Board of Commissioners 9th Avenue and 9th Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 Dear Sirs1 We have read and agree with the Wild County Comphrehensive Plan. Planning and detailed studies for the controlled growth of our county through specific land use regulations are a necessity. Think You, D� Donald R. Spearew Mayer DKS:jmb WELD COUNTY COLORADO M M •-• For Action To Date March 9, 1973 For Info To NfiWS MEDIA Your Action Or Reply Is Required Subject: PUBLIC HEARING On Or Before Please use the following for news information in your areas CONSIDERATION OF THE MELD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN A public hearing will be held in the office of the Board of County Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado, Weld County Courthouse, Greeley, Colorado, on April 2y 1973 at the hour of 10:00 A.M., for the consideration of the Weld County Comprehensive Plan, General Land-Use Map and plans of the following towns: Ault, Dacono, Eaton, Erie, Firestone, Evans, Frederick, Gilcrest, Grover, Hudson, Johnstown, Keenesburg, Kersey, LaSalle, (dead, Milliken, Nunn, Pierce, and Severance plus the Weld County Thoroughfare Plan. All persons in any manner interested in the proposed Plans are requested to attend and may be heard. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO BY:Siat ..�1� Chairman Affidavit of Publication STATE OF COLORADO, 1 Iss. County of Weld, 1 Richard L. Tatman of said County of Weld, being duly sworn, say that I am one of the publishers of THE GREELEY JOURNAL that the same is a weekly newspaper of general cir- culation, published in the city of Greeley, in said county and state, that the notice or advertisement, of which the annexed is a true ropy, has been pub- VWO lished in said weekly newspaper for entrae,ud„o weeks; that the notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said newspaper during the period of time of publication of said notice, and in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement thereof;that the first publication of said notice was contained in the issue of said news- NM," 2nd paper bearing date the day of - N6.11 March 9lD99 LL 69 MNG� ,A.D. 19 73 and the last publication thereof in the issue of said is d � . IGt 23rd Wad newspaper bearing date the day of 9991 Ip9 !99. March 73 21litas‘' r , 19 ; that the said S i a The Greeley Journal has been published continu- y1V9'W r • ously and uninterruptedly during the period of at least fifty-two consecutive weeks next prior to the Wad first issue thereof containidy said notice or adver- tisement above referred to; that said,newspaper has been admitted to the United States m s as second- BE IT MAO <. ,1Yd hM1ad class matter under the provisions of a Act of +l - March 3 1$29...or.any amendment there f,a d that -� by W W C '{ ammU- dw y ,� said pe4vspaper is we'e121x.newspaper u hfie the Baird a � were, for kublishing leg notices and dv s Wad county captain,and redo- in th ning o the laws tate do sS ne of COUNTY .AHD " -`�' Subscribed and sworn to before me this Dated:February tat' 1979 Fadt96tl 10 9y day of A.D. 19 My commission expires Notary Public. Optil 07 BEFORE THE WELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS • Moved by J . Ben Nix that the following resolution be intro- duced for passage by the Weld County Planning Commission: Be it therefore Resolved by the Meld County Planning Commission that the following be adopted by .the Board of County Commissioners : The Weld County Comprehensive Plan , Gene al band-Use Map and plans • of the fo1 l owi ng iiowns : .; , 5 • f Weld County Thoroughfare Plan. To be recommended favorably to the Board of County Commissioners for the following reasons : Motion seconded by Donald Clark Vote : For Passage: Glenn Anderson Against• Elmer Rothe Donald Clark John Watson . Bill Elliott John Weigand J. Ben Nix The Chairman declared the motion passed and ordered that a certified copy of thit Resolution be forwarded with the file of this case to the Board of County Commissioners for further proceedings . CERTIFICATION OF COPY Ir Burman Lorenson , Recording Secretary of the Weld County Planning Commission , do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution is a true copy of the Resolution of the Planning Commission of Weld County, Colorado , adopted on Jan . 8 , 1973 and recorded in Book No . III _ of the proceedings of the said Planning Commission . Dated the 11th day of Jan . 397 .3 cr41,44,9p024,etar y .Pro-tem . � .� C4c)n .., owl f t. SOUTHARD AND SOUTHARD Cn u'4 ATTORNEYS AT LAW s L �>n FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING CHAS E.SOUTHARD(1873-1900) GREELEY,COLORADO TELEPHONE 80631 303-363-1202 WILLIAM H.SOUTHARD February 26, 1973 Mr. Glen Anderson Mr. Ronald Heitman Mr. Glenn K. Billings, 320 6th Street Route 2 Box 54 Chairman Windsor, Colorado 80550 Ft . Lupton, Colorado 80621 Weld County Court House Greeley, Colorado 80631 Mr. Donald Clark Mr. John Weigand Frederick, Colorado 80530 105 Jackie Ann Mr. Roy Moser Ault , Colorado 80610 Weld County Court House Mr. J . Ben Nix Greeley, Colorado 80631 Route 2 Box 161 Mr. Elmer Roth Eaton, Colorado 80615 Route 3 Box 318 Mr. Harry Ashley Greeley, Colorado 80631 Weld County Court House Mr. John Watson Greeley, Colorado 80631 1000 10th Street Mr. Bill Elliott Greeley, Colorado 80631 Route 3 Box 315 Mr. Samuel S. Telep Greeley, Colorado 80631 County Attorney First National Bank Bldg Greeley, Colorado 80631 Gentlemen: The concern herein expressed about the proposed Comprehensive Plan for development and subdivisions for Weld County is intended to be construc- tive and in no way derogatory or negative toward the proposed plan. In the plan and the attending publicity concerning the opportunity for public in- put of suggestions and ideas, much has been said about preserving* the agricultural economic base of Weld County. It is suggested that the plan overlooks basic economic facts of life which are presently occurring in the irrigated portions of Weld County, and that the picture of Weld County irrigated agriculture as a vibrant, growing and extremely prosperous seg- ment of our economy is in error. On the contrary, our irrigated agricultu- ral areas are sorely blighted with economic problems for which there appears no immediate solution -- the growing of crops is in a definite and fast declining economic situation. On the other hand, certain of the big live- stock operations (as distinguished from the smaller independents) have enjoyed great prosperity, but their good fortune has not spread to the bulk of the farm operators in the County. Simple statistics from the 1964-1969 Colorado Agriculture report prepared by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census , clearly show the crop farmers ' trend; with figures applicable and selected from those for Weld County only : STA F C 0 ADO sS. COUNTY OF WELD F1led with the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners FEB 28 1973 COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER By Deputy r^ County Commissioners and -2- February 26, 1973 Planning Commission Members ITEM 1969 1964 Number of irrigated farms 2258 2594 Number of irrigated acres 367,491 370,345 Number of farm tenants 886 1263 Value of crops produced $317,140, 295. 00 $158,875,000. 00 Out of pocket crop production costs $254,319 .009.00 $114,071,850. 00 Gross income without deducting value of farm operators own services 62,821, 286. 00 44,803,150. 00 Cost of hired labor 10,171,937 .00 7,665, 050.00 Cost of contract labor, machine hire and custom work 4,347 ,995. 00 2,213,050.00 All farm operators by ages: 62 under 25 43 25-34 6328 09 432 35-44 815 45-54 862 855 55-64 728 585 over 65 230 197 The theme of this letter is to bring to focus that a change of use from agricultural land should not be stopped, based on an assumption that all is well in the growing of irrigated crops in the County. A Comprehen- sive Plan to have validity and integrity must be followed with comparative little flexibility. To permit statements in the Comprehensive Plan to appear to indicate that w ec u ng its change use, just o a a s occurring n un y. ..w ~ Beyond the census bureau statistics, mere observation and simple inquiry will disclose there are very few young men entering the farm crop- ping business. Vast acreages, irrigated as well as dry lands, have been taken from agricultural crop production for many years under well-considered Federal programs to protect prices of farm crop commodities, and are just now being released under phase-outs of such programs, and this increased acreage of basic crops will certainly tend to depress further the net income of the crop farmer. The only base crop extensively grown in Weld County - aside from some vegetable crops the price of which varies widely from year to year - which does not add to an already difficult national surplus of crops, is sugar beets. In view of the thoughts here expressed, it is urged that languages be inserted in the Comprehensive Plan, perhaps by adding a Paragraph 6 to the conclusions and summary of the Agriculture section, so as to facilitate and assist the re-classification and use of agricultural land in Weld County when such industrial, commercial, or residential use is called for (. /Th County Commissioners and -3- February 26, 1973 Planning Commission Members under appropriate and regulated circumstances . To make it difficult to change use from agriculture crop production is wrong. The statement heard that it was wrong of Eastman Kodak to take its plant site acreage out of crop farming overlooks and misapprehends the economic trends facing our farming land devoted to growing crops and even the trends which effected that specific site. Again this is not true of those specific lands where use is changed to a feedlot, but that really is a commercial or industrial activity, and not an agricultural activity, and the feedlots in themselves only effect a small acreage, and feedlot expansions should not be discourag- ed. Your attention to insert this corrective wording into the plan prior to its adoption would not only be appropriate, but would recognize the true facts . 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J an-Lk !?by jiz. 1/ . _( ✓Z� C ^-Lo r�f'2it/Qs%L�' L G � � � vi t � d�Z�� I�z 6.�.e not- O2,.x, z.).44.-c: L4 'La.-( 024-1r 446- `,-aedi ik. A-e—et frie c_2- 124 e2-5-12.adrzeyza-0 (1./-A-<) .tip (7/ u�� r� 2 � LQL?..n „ ` in s eery rap yta--447 0.-7-Li • j„-Lef , rr)--e) c.up czy /./Ltijz- T61a 6/..0 `-may 0-2 ,- 4,/_)&72, �� . \P� ..� ��U) A-11� `� �� O � J�� - a p��c G� ,. u,i_e ° ,A,/ t, e-t. —7 - CY1'0-1` . � eta. 024, it 014_ frontc. Q_nd eirO vv`^-ic l GL/,Yom. tcee-fr-ezic-e-c/Letio (4) �J dagt felon- -o(1.46t-cd td_-cen- ) tee (7-2-u41 O-2-7-ect, i 5---z.) Xilit) , 777UL-41Z ,t ihs,ZfrniCknif �_ CG- i�L �lX -L) ./�tt�li,to 4/4 all C4 ni a7r"el etc FORWARD TOGETHER PLANNING COUNCIL During the past year this committee, comprised of citizens throughout the County, studied three separate areas: (1) land use ; (2) water; and (3) urban problems. Carl ielte, Chairman of the Land Use Committee, which is Prohal,ly more directly related to the Compre- hensive Flan we are discussing here today, z<ave you a report of the nntions of his committe?. i would like to leave with ,you a report .�brnitted b t : Water Committee under the direction of Ed Husted. Cur other committee headed by John Morris is involved around urban problems. All three of these groups hn,Ye been meeting separately during; the past ,year, any: on the 16th of April we will have a ,joint meeting, at which time their complete reports will be given. Also at that time we hope to be able to come up with some worthwhile comments and suggestions which can le beneficial to all who on_ cerned about planning. As a personal comment , I hope ,you will take a little more time before passing the Comprehensive Flan as presented here today. I urge ,you to Fet more people involved directly in formulating; the plan, such as suggested by Carl Felte, by using an individual from each of the 12 school districts within the County. We need a plan with enough teeth in it , so we as irdividuals or groups cannot put pressure upon our Commissioners to veer away from the plan. I do not feel the plan is all bad. The basic concept and philosophy is okay, but it does need to be revised and refined. If you see fit to postpone adoption at this time, I hope you Commissioners will not permit any strip or spot zoning; on a. few acr( s across the County, but rather require a complete P.U.D. concept for a large riven area, so that you know it will blend in the whole area 10 to 25 years later and not just meet the desires of anyone of us individually. In this interim time I sincerely urge you to appoint additional members on the Weld County Planning Commission, to include individuals from areas not represented now, so our whole County can have a part in formulating a policy o£ this magnitude. Forward Together The sub--committee of the planning council on Land Use of the Forward Together program has made a study of the proposed Weld County Comprehensive Plan and has approved the following resolutions. RESOLUTION I WFEREAS, since prime agriculture lands falling in soil classification I, II, and III are very desirable for the production of farm products sorely needed by the nation BE IT RESOLVED that these lands must be preserved as agriculture lands and that the tax base be adjusted downward and the land assessed as agriculture lands. RESOLUTION IT , PEREAS, since soil classification lands of classes IV, V, VI, and VII are less desirable for the production of farm products BE IT RESOLVED that urban growth should be on these lands at a low density rate and dispersed throughout the county rater than limit urban growth strictly to cities and towns. RESOLUTION III WHEREAS, since industrial development restricted entirely to existing urban areas intends to intensify congestion and air pollution problems BE IT RESOLVED that a study bP made to locate industrial sites as to land capabilities, transportation. Pnd utilities dispersed throughout the county. The industrial development must be compatible with exist- ing agricultural facilities and historical uses. RESOLUTION IV WHEREAS, since the Tax Defferral plan in paragraph 2 page 107 would be hard to administer and could be unfair to farmers BE IT RESOLVED that this paragraph be stricken from the plan. RESOLUTION V WHEREAS, since Weld County is very large and with so many diversified interests that the planning commission membership should he expanded to get wider representation BE IT RESOLVED that each school district within the county, by popular vote of the people within the district, elect one member to the Weld County Planning Commission. RESOLUTION VI WHEREAS, since paragraph 6 page 94 is both discrimitory and contradictory BE IT RE OLVN,D that the paragraph be stricken from the plan. Forward Together Page 2 RESOLUTION VII WHEREAS, the County Planning Commission and county planners have put in a great deal of research and study in writing the Comprehensive Plan we commend them for the work done. This committee however be- lieves it should be revised before adoption BE IT RESOLVED that the Comprehensive Plan be made more concise, less contradictory, specific and not repititious in its objectives of providing a guide for orderly growth in 'geld County. This committee realizes all of thses resolutions can not be fulfilled by action of the County Commissioners or the Planning Commission therefore we recommend legislation be promoted so that they could be accomplished. ata !ement from Greeley League of 4omet a Voters Hearing on %Aid County Comprehensive Plan April 4, IC73 A Ivt of vs in this me4eti -, room won' t be h re 5C veers from nos• live we would like to be remembered. we would like to be remcoorred (,coca 4 w Cr tiAA.,-cto es part of a generation that Seelized land was a I1(1,ifee resource 4 and die scmtth `► ig about It. The '=rte l ey ahnstown iregoe of loren Voters believes ti.a t thk `�eic County :.omprshensive Plan being ceiscusste here today is road. Ae thinb it is Flood that there is a plan. t' t lk 1t I a 900d pl46. tie h li=ve if will direct the 27 cities Acrd towns and the county into a desirable living, wo►king , PrOdociny p t leras for 54 years hence . In genera ! the ie l d County ;,r,nprehens i ve Plan wi ! i gi vim. us product• end five r►ren sPace...ovr farminni tIrazies lards. It ors l i Ott vs available erring spade supported by municipal services . want our fertile countryside to oro,» corn and beets and cattle. We want our muitripaiities to grwo houses,, sewers, and asphalt. That ' s oretty much the wav It h6s been, and weedlike to kelp if theft wey. Developing a yids in one thing. Getting it acce,Itec is so, etving else. .e commend the commisslost rs for authorizing the comprehtn« sive plan slide show w%Ich tht planning staff has shown all over the county. Selling long range planning is a hard job. rlaktng the effort , however, is pert of the leadership job of public officials. And public officials lead as well as represent. Thank you. 4171 From the desk of: iv , • fWat teh F. PAinc i-c )11e iliU24 Anyi -1,(k � it"" .�.� �= �� /l) clita --tom /2):6 '° � (D 641,4 b u� ,,,,,j-r-2-6Eagi Attgroc ,S, Qi��teti � ev_cid Le/f • eLt tert AajilLialLe" 6 ring( ). From the desk of: „ Watteh F. Pn.Ln&Lci aix.) wtatta," A AA) hoi� V olio fit i o ;:vallue° 61_1'41 ‘11 eva)0 catty) yrust �� wo JaMehatijtclit W .� -1/447:fratiatA ems . 4f-amatAlmj fialifirAtteldli (5" 1~t titevit ,,�r� ,�0,1,«.r► ,uric � &sla• (3y' From the desk of: �.ko ,Vo God .J�46s4A4 ovtia �ol ,ter Axzk'^d mx64)c 6 row .Airta,/,/ loar 6044 mdwzgQ, fit 1161144L4 (44 trot' 46a comd,49 � Alan/ friArettiZtri .,�, , -©9a4Vtt rat* rAb&kwir J & 4 _�,A,�e�0 � � hmt 4444 hfe_ cam �dvw C "i 0,( t . From the desk of: l � Waitvu F. Dui.ncAti v net . ionuttes. Awed iss9ut Cam- Spill egideta }Abut< curl itAAA-0-17".-Thecettp. 00( dl cvn, A. )114totth,Of Yaltettie 96;4= 6(AltA ,ems x49 .va Gag, From the desk of: Walteh F. PA,thei.c .Qm Cao ,ems' �'modtuAsal Aaa paraTriPeutecib -11#"L � of ,CIAL0(,2,vn4h-s--vm-a,:al 4,v/envy ugh gat24,4#fiar A4,;AIAAL a -Pt Ail J6° 149Alter exio4Aid J)) �tAM -AsAa or:Latto n „z,4 yiu,tay- Cire214;4:4640beneeitotfroccia , ko ,,t, G # .LOCPAPPAI� tei �°it joAtteUJta,dr. CO _:49, • 6 I nor t From the desk of: I WatZteh F. Pni.nci.c � v, 61/ AAP isaltni "Is etnelentsW4‘VoroillaAnwert• AP taio A Aud At, ve.„)it'll-JP �, -cm tr , °Ado) ,0,0 ita,id zbeesaito janaili /MAX° 00 144:)d 46:a iitter° Set 1_, „ail's& .." • "stop Go adaathotti TAK.ifsi MIA" oidu.vith Ada— i�- . 4, ?s,,,,„A4,5,$ ). cit„ ,-\,,,,, L-- -4--x.% 4\-, 1 y ,- , •. __ ti ,,,K abSOaeL We, the Board of Directors of the Greeley Audubon Society, membership approximately 65, wish to express our support of the 6-&ti<- ,.h e,1=--1i 1 Weld County Planning Board' s Comprehensive Plan. We agree that: 1)agriculture should remain the basis for the county' s economy and that further diversion of farmland to resi- dential or commercial use should be strongly and officially discouraged; 2)commercial and residential growth should be limited to the existing 27 municipalities and not spread along highways, on floodplains, nor on agricultural or other open-space lands; 3)further industrial growth should be directed to agricultural service industries. -We feel that such policies can result in: 1)an enduring economic health relying on renewable resources-- sunlight, soil, and water--and serving fundamental human needs. 2)a varied and interesting countryside of lasting social, psych- ological, and recreational value; 3)the maximum preservation of irreplaceable natural habitat and species for the benefit of future generations. -In the implementation of the plan we would recommend: 1)formation of greenbelts as open spaces adjacent to and within existing municipalities; 2)the evolution of floodplains into continuous greenbelts for open-space recreation, nature study, and nonmotorized recrea- tional travel. 3)the protection of certain unique and threatened natural areas in Weld County (data on separate sheet) . Respectfully, Greeley Audubon Society P.O. Box 701 Greeley, Colorado 80631 Statement prepared by William B. Cutts Approved by Board March 5, 1973 recycled paper GRffi+EY AUDiUBON SOCIETY Suggestions for habitat and species preservation in Word County. Reservoirs: order indicates priority 1.Lower Latham Reservoir - S 34, 35 T 5N R65W 52, 3 T4NR65W White-faced ibis, cormorants, great blue heron, avocet, important feeding area for Riverside pelicans, many migratory crater game birds. Vallejo Gun Club leases. Surrounding farm land being developed. We wonder about people pressures on the only nesting white faced ibises in the state and on such rare birds seen there as the peregrine falcon; also about the water level as Weld County grows. Boating should be prohibited. 2.Riverside Reservoir - S 36 r, 31 T 5�N B6 w S 5,6,7,8 T4N R61W S 1.2,3; 11,12,13,14 T4 N R62 W Pelican Island rookery is unique. Snowy egret, great blue heron. Must remain closed to boating to proteot rookery (nesting grounds) . '.Milton Reservoir - S 10,11; 1415; 23•,24 T3N. 265W locked; some trapping; quite wild. Same general flora and fauna as Latham. Area between Lower Latham and Milton is valuable waterfowl habitat. 4.New Windsor Reservoir - S 27, 28; 33,34 T7N R67W geese and other waterfowl. 5.Union reservoir - S 31,32 T3N R68W geese and other waterfowl 6.Woods Lake 4. S5 T6N R66W mallards Flood Plains All wooded areas valuable as deer habitat; white-tailed and mule. 1.Pawnee Creek north of Stoneham. T8.9N, 256-57W had 2 bucks and 12 others seen in October 1972. 2.Licensed preserves along S. Platte Kersey-Kuner stretch have much waterfowl habitat.S 5,6; 8,9; 16,15.14; 23,24 T5N 264W Prairie dog colonies Prairie dogs, we believe, have definite value as habitat for the rare and endangered black-footed ferret, and for the burrow- ing owl. Evidence also exists that the churning of the soil done by these mammals has a definite positive value, They are also great fun to watoh (nature appreciation, education by scouts, sohools. and families). 1.Town #1 - about 60-100 individuals. NIOS 13 T5N E67W; NWWt S 18 T5N E66W. Visible from 34 by-pass and Scanty 25; closest available viable town; good for field trip observations with binoculars. 2.Town #2 - smaller town. S 16 (?15) (S. Central). T5N E66W. Think this is doomed by current development. Said to have readily visible burrowing owls. 3.Town #3�- large own " miles east of Cornish'. Visible from road. 44 & Scenic Area Wildcat Mound (AKA Cat Hills) S23 T4N E67W a)wind erosion in bluffs very scenic - overlooking Platte and to the east a former county dump. Currently heavily abused by trail bikes. b)hlstoric values - old Fort St. Vrain nearby; railroad arti- facts; coolie cave; railroad line gate. For further informations William B. Cutts 2336 Sunset Lane Greeley, Colo. 80631 353-8373 March 29, 1973 To Officials of County of Weld , Colorado c/o Clerk and Recorder Court House Greeley, Colorado 80631 Re: PROPOSED NEW DEFINITION OF BOUNDARIES OF YOUR COUNTY Gentlemen: Request is made that the County Clerk deliver a copy of this letter to the County Attorney, County Assessor, County Surveyor or Engineer, and also call same to the attention of the Board of County Commissioners. A semi-official reply and criticism is sought. There is no direct description of the boundaries of hardly any county in Colorado. It seems logical to request of the Legislature a rewriting of present Article One of Chapter 34 of the Statutes. Because I have been working for some time in preparing a book about Colorado Maps, which will contain a rather complete history of the changes in the boundaries of the various counties, I have presumed to think that perhaps I can write a definitive description of each county that will be complete in itself, will not refer to boundaries of other counties, and will follow a fairly consistent form. If I can obtain some sort of local check upon the correctness of my descriptions, I would then attempt to find legislators willing to propose the adoption of the revised form of definition of the boundaries of the counties. • Perhaps your several county officials could agree, after checking the enclosed description, that one of you would take the trouble to write to me, with an approval of the enclosed description or with suggestions of changes therein. Thanking you in advance for any attention you find it convenient to give to this letter. ,FATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF WELD 110, Very truly yours, of C unt mis of th@ t9ddfd of County Commission—s MAR 301973 Erl H. Ellis COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER 1955 Albion 9y Deputy WELD COUNTY °eat BEGINNING at the intersection of the west line of Range 68 West with the Base Line; THENCE north on said range line to its intersection with the north line of Township 4 North; THENCE east on said town- ship line to its intersection with the west line of Range 67 West; THENCE north on said range line to its intersection with the north line of Colorado; THENCE east along said state line to its intersection with the west line of Range 55 West; THENCE south on said range line to its intersection with the north line of '�bwnship 6 North; THENCE west on said township line to its intersection with the west line of Range 60 West; THENCE south on said range line to its intersection with the Base Line; and THENCE west on the Base Line to the PLACE OF BEGINNING. Said public land survey lines are based upon the 6th P. M. . . - A TTE N 1.;-. A NG E : WEC 0 R . D -. . . 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C�e!...c5-- , -./- /1,7.4: /z. 2 7,t 1/4:._ a may, . / _ /{ski"tit--L 'L431 :2, - ''' eel", ,4ii—.- i?1 .2.-evvz p -% / agf,21:-&/(A : i c/.. .;..40, , 1 ef,?toe4., ,,,e, e) 2 " ti-- 3i/_ , i HEARINGS DATE: April 2, 1973 ///e2,1/4i-/-7 hi- TAPE #: Curt &far fe-✓ DOCKET #: it p&tiyfip iii/i{iii Consideration of the Weld County Comprehensive Plan DATE FIRST HEARD: -174 -2 - 7.2 Plifingligilieg S REPRESENTED BY: REQUEST: Consideration of the Weld County Compp�rehensive Plan k�lilki fil/M obi /4 d Arsti/Prialdiia LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SPOKESMAN: Fer: Agalost: .��2X. a --In taL-e-ca) _a z r 2 a.e p ACTION TAKEN: o-L. (Conditions) ,/ t...-zc a.....l..-.*yam(./*4. te4-0 /2- ,..ane-13_�i .€ -: a e r Hello