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OFFICE OF •
WELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS
MARSHALL H. ANDERSON
PHONIC (302) 313.2212 •
HARRY S. ASHLEY
"' . EXT. Att. 22. AND 22
GLENN K. BILLINGS • COURTHOUSE
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COLORADO
GREELEY, eosaf
{ June 8, 1972
Honorable John A. Love
Governor
State of Colorado
Ii State Capitol
Denver, Colorado
Dear Governor Love:
We are referring to your office the enclosed copies of two
° letters received by our office concerning the Archer-Weld Transmission
Line. The Board of County Commissioners feel you should be aware of
what is occuring in Weld County, Colorado.
Sincerely,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
By: A ..rc- /fC !<74-of
Chairman
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710493
WELD COUNTY OFFICE OF
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONERS
MARSHALL H. ANDERSON
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HARRY S. ASHLEY EET. 27. 22. AND 2s
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COLORADO GREELEY, :meal
June 8, 1972. •
David A. Hamil
Administrator
• Rural Electrification Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington D. C. 20250
Dear Mr. Hamil:
We are referring to your office the enclosed copies of two
letters received by our office concerning the Archer-Weld Transmission
Line. The Board of County Commissioners feel you should be aware of
what is occuring in Weld County, Colorado.
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Sincerely,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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AGRK.JLTURE COUNCIL OF WELD COUNTY , k
"Progress Through Unity" ,
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James M. Ingles
Regional Director, Bureau\of Reclamation
Regional 0ffice, ,Region 7
NATIONAL Building 20, Denver Federal Center
FARMERS ORGANIZATION Denver, Colorado 80225
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Dear Sir:
The Weld County Agricultural Council has received complaints
Rooky� of the methods used by the Bureau in the building of the Weld
', ii Archer Transmission Line in Weld County. We have been informed
that work on the line is now causing damages to growing crops,
that pole locations have been staked over irrigation tile
WELD COUNTY lines, irrigation has been impaired by destruction of existing
FARM BUREAU irrigation ditches and in no case has anyone attempted to
t _ contact the landowner or tenant in advance of the damages.
in `%'•• We would like to recommend that the following procedures be
implemented immediately.
1. That an appraiser be sent out immediately to contact all
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landowners and tenants and an agreement be made on how
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y LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION damages are to be settled. The agreement to state at
what rate and when the payment is to be made and to be in
writing.
WELD COUNTY 2. Irrigation is the lifeblood of those farming and crops
TAXPAYERS' ASSOCIATION depend upon it. That every effort be made to keep from
interfering with the irrigations systems in use. That
. .f,,' the engineers putting in the system contact the farmers
concerned and try to work out a mutual staisfactory way
l' to hold damages to a minimum.
`. 3. That the Bureau try to improve its image by seeing that
- its personnel treat landowner; courteously.
Yours truly,
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Norman Carlson D
President, Weld County Agricultural Council COUNTY C& WELD ss-
Flied Nit) the Cler 'tRp Board
NC/ld of County Corntryip�pes
a May 31, 1972 JUN 2: �` 2
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cc: U. S. Senator Gordon AllottIN 'CIPNV
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U. S. Representative Wayne Aspinall
1....t...,_.,___ Weld County Beard of County Commissioners
Weld County Planning Commission
North Weld County Area Chamber of Commerce
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May 31, 1972
Regional Director
Bureau of Reclamation •
Regional Office, Reg. 7
Bldg. 20, Denver Federal Center
Denver, Colorado 80222
Re: Archer-Weld Transmission Line
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Dear Sir:
It has been brought to our attention that in the construction of
the Archer—Weld Transmission line there seems to be considerable
disregard for the welfare of the farmers.
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There have been too many instances in which needless damage to
irrigation systems and crops occurred, which would indicate that
the Bureau has no intention of trying to cooperate or help the
farmers with the problems created by construction of this line.
The North Weld Chamber of Commerce feels that the Bureau should
be concerned with the farmer's difficulties, 'and would recommend
that each farmer be contacted in advance of actual construction
with a view toward minimizing damage to crops and irrigation
systems.
Yours very truly,
North Wel ha oer of ommerc://)
1 Chairman
RCB:ds
cc Gordon Allott
Wayne Aspinall
Board of County Commissioners
Planning Commission OF COLORADO
Norman Carlson — Farm Bureau ss•
COUNTY OF WELD
FIt d with the clean?the Board
of County Commissioners
JUN 51972
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By Taw Deputy
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON. D.C. }0150
JUN 19 1972
Mr. Glenn K. Billings, Chairman
The Board of County Commissioners
of Weld County
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Dear Mr. Billings:
This is to acknowledge your letter of June 8, 1972, which enclosed
copies of two letters dated May 31, 1972, to the Bureau of Reclama-
tion Ca from the erc County coe Aingcthheural Council and the North Weld
constructi n of the Archer-Weld
Chamber of Commerce concerning
transmission line.
Neither the Rural Electrification ng o r construction our borrowers orr e
are directly involved in either the
e fina cit ige is onsruct if fhe
this line. We do know, however,
power requirements of the rural people of Weld County and the general
area are to be met.
The information is appreciated and we trust that dissatisfaction
I expressed relative to the construction of the Archer-Weld line will
be satisfactorily resolved with the Bureau of Reclamation.
Since y,
DAVID A. HAMM C9uMTY of WELD Administrator po •/: tt o Clerk of the Board
AdID of County Commissioners
JUN 2I 1972
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