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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
P. O. BOX 449
GREELEY, COLORADO 80631
May 5, 1970
Weld County Planning Commission
Old Elks Club Building
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Re : Town of Eaton Master Road Plan
Gentlemen:
To :make clear the objections raised before you May 4, 1970,
when the Town of Eaton Master Road Plan was presented for your
approval, it n17ht be of assistance to your consideration of tne
matter to set forth the following points :
1. The plan does not comply with the law (.^ec . 139-59-7)
requiring s careful and comprehensive plan. The proposed plan
is neither carefulnor comprehensive. It ignores the natural
terrain and ownership boundaries, omits any descriptions of the
several bridges which would be rewired over various waterways
and irrigation canals, disree,,ards any overall plannina with
existing utility supply lines , and was prepared without consul-
tation with the County 1 ngineer or state : is hway Department for
their suggestions. It is no more than what a child could do
divldin;f up uections with dotted lines, and unnecessarily dupli-
cates the eventual road requirements of the existin? general
County-wide policy .
2. The plan 18 overly ambitious for the Town of Eaton. A
Master Road Plan limited £o the near proximi€y of the Town limits
of Eaton would definitely be in order, but most be restricted to
the area of immediate influence of the Town and its potential
municipal services . Per a town with only a supply of very hard
water, and with all the surrounding area served by soft water, it
is difficult to envision with the utmost of optimism the municipal
services to be extended to the broad area covered by the plan.
Throughout its history the Town has not seen fit to furnish muni-
cipal services to its adjoining rather densely populated area
just on the northeast edge of the Town. The Town has no fire
department , such services helm' furnished by the Fire Protection
District.
WELD CO. COMMISSIONERS
GREELEY,COLO.
RECEIVED
L_o D'7 3 .1,AT 6 1970
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geld County Planning Commission -2- May 5, 1970
3. The plan duplicates the County-wide operations of
the County Planning ommtssion. Reviews of all subdivisions,
land use chank=es, and other advance planning of all areas
outside municipal limits is oracle by the County Planning Cora-
mission, which has developed over the years broad policies
and experience in land use nlannin', then to further review
and pass on such matters by the Town of Eaton with its inter-
est and experience limited to only a small area is unnecessary
and burdensome. what happens when there is a conflict of one
aerency approving a land use and another disappravinc such use?
Conflicts should be kept to a minimum, and municipal 'faster
Road Plans should be limited to the smallest area reasonably
within the municipal sphere of influence .
The point raised here to limit the Town Master Poad Plan
to only the reasonably foreeeable area of the Town' s municipal
services is the view expressed by a substantisl number of the
outlyir,e landowners , including the writer.
',ours very truly ,
WM. 1. 7,OUTUARD
WuS/C
cc: Hr. am. L. Zest
Eaton Town Attorney
Soard of County Commissioners
Mr. Samuel S. Telep
County Attorney
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