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From: Janet Lundquist
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:08 AM
To: Tisa Juanicorena; David Bauer
Subject: RE: letter of concern
Hi Tisa,
Thank you for your patience until my return from maternity leave. Unfortunately, I do not have any additional
documentation other than you already have included in the PDF. Most of the work performed addressing this issue was
handled via phone calls. I am sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
Janet Lundquist
Traffic Engineer
Weld County Public Works Dept.
P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632
Tele-970.356.4000 ext 3726
Fax-970.304.6497
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From: Tisa Juanicorena
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 7:57 AM
To: Janet Lundquist; David Bauer
Subject: letter of concern
Good Morning,
Please see the attached and advise regarding follow up. CTB needs a copy of the response letter. I have been told to
contact the departments as these items are generally passed back to the particular department for follow up.The
responses to letters of concern are scanned into Tyler as back up and may also be added to an agenda as
communications. I realize this is from April of last year but Esther has asked me to take care of this so we can close it out
and put it to rest properly. If you have any additional documentation,that would be very helpful.
Thank you,
Tisa Juanicorena
Deputy Clerk to the Board
1150 O Street/P.O. Box 758/Greeley, CO 80632
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REVIEW/WORK SESSION REQUEST
RE: Jake Brake Signs
DEPARTMENT: WELD COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DATE: April 12, 2013
PERSON REQUESTING: Janet Carter Extension: 3726
Brief description of the issue:
Weld County receives numerous requests for Jake Brake signs throughout the county. Currently, there is not an
ordinance for Jake Brake mufflers in the county. Placement of these signs would not be enforceable and are in
essence placebo signs. Each sign costs about $300 to install.
Has your commissioner coordinator/elected official approved the work session?
Yes, Commissioner Conway
Recommended length of time needed for discussion:
15 minutes
In addition to yourself and the board,who should attend?
David Bauer and Bruce Barker
What options exist for the Board? (Include consequences, impacts, costs, etc. of options)
A. Install requested Jake Brake signs that are located within 0.25 miles of a platted subdivision. This would
ensure that signs are only being placed in residential areas and not in unincorporated areas of the county.
B. Do not install Jake Brake signs
Approve Schedule
Recommendation Work Session Comments
William F. Garcia,Chair 3
Douglas Rademacher,Pro-Tern
Sean P. Conway
Mike Freeman inn
Barbara Kirkmeyer *"
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Jennifer Fuller
From: Janet Carter
Sent: Friday,April 12, 2013 4:24 AM
To: Jennifer Fuller
Cc: David Bauer
Subject: RE: Schaal Letter
Attachments: 2013 Work Session Jake Brake.doc
Hi Jenny,
Just as a reminder Commissioner Conway would like this request re-routed as a pass around instead of being set up as a
work session. I attached the document for you. If you have any questions please let me know.
Janet L Carter
Traffic Engineer
Weld County Public Works Dept.
P.O. Box 758, Greeley,CO 80632
Tele-970.356.4000 ext 3726
Fax-970.304.6497
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From: Jennifer Fuller
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 9:46 AM
To: David Bauer
Cc: Janet Carter
Subject: Schaal Letter
The pass-around from the Board, regarding the letter from Pam and Carl Schaal about a request for placement of signs,
came back requesting a work session.
Please advise who needs to be invited, and if you think 15 minutes will be sufficient, or if we will need to schedule 30.
Thanks.
Jenny Fuller
:: Office Manager,Board of Weld County Commissioners::
::970.336.7204::jfullerco.weld.co.us::www.weldgov.com
:: 1150 O Street,P.O.Box 758,Greeley,Colorado 80631 ::
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Commissioner At-Large Sean Conway
Commissioner At-Large William Garcia
Dear Sirs and Madam,
We are requesting that a special consideration be given to the residents of Weld County Road 1
who live near the intersection of that road and State Highway 66. This request is for the
installation of a courtesy "Please, NO Jake Brakes, Thank You." sign. The reason for this
request is because semi truck traffic from McClaine Western and other carriers has increased
steadily over the past several years due to the installation of a much needed traffic light at the
intersection. A great deal of residential development and the building of a new school in the
area have increased traffic as well. Because of construction, we have dump trucks that run in
multiple groups of three both coming and going within minutes of each other on County Road 1
from sun up until sun down. The noise from the large vehicles as well as the increased car
traffic is what has to be expected from living here. The problem, however, is the use of jake
brakes by a large number of the trucks. These brakes are applied from the time the northbound
trucks crest the small hill on the road until they arrive at the intersection (at least .2 miles). They
rattle windows when they go by and any conversation must stop till they reach the intersection.
Watching TV in the home when a jake brake blasts for the duration makes the programming
inaudible. We no longer sit on the front deck to enjoy the mountains because of the blatting of
these brakes. As you are aware, Weld County and the City of Longmont will soon be
constructing turn lanes at this intersection, making this course even easier for truck traffic.
Along with this, Weld County and the City of Longmont will be expanding Union Reservoir,
building a new road in that area and building a new recreational facility—all good for users of
the reservoir. However, along with this expansion and construction come even more dump
trucks and jake brakes.
Leon Sievers, Weld County Land Surveyor, suggested we discuss our sign request with the
county traffic engineer, Janet Carter. In visiting with Ms. Carter, she said that the way things
stand in the county right now, it would not be possible to install this sign because there is no
code on the books to enforce the request of the sign. Our understanding is that the sign does
not have to be covered by a code if it is a courtesy sign. We have seen many such signs in
Boulder County. We also discussed that if we put a courtesy sign up on our road that that
would set a priority and the county would have to put signs up on other rural roads.
I'd like to address these issues in two different ways.
1. Weld County Road 1 isn't rural any longer. Thirteen homes within close proximity of this
intersection, housing developments already in place along the 3-mile stretch from Hwy. 119 to
Hwy. 66 and others with plans to be built, McClaine Western and other businesses along the
road, and the expansion of Union Reservoir, has made this a non-bucolic area and the road in
our front yards is now a high traffic corridor. For this reason, we believe we don't fit the
perceived definition of rural and should be given special consideration for a courtesy sign.
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2. Weld County is an immense county so we understand why priorities and precedents need to
be set with caution. But, Weld County is becoming very populated in many areas. Perhaps it is
time to consider setting a precedent for some courtesy noise control in extreme traffic areas. Or
perhaps it is time to look at putting a traffic code on the books to cut down on the use of jake
brakes in some areas.
We choose to live in Weld County for many reasons. We don't choose to have the amenities of
where we live changed to a less comfortable situation because of road changes, residential and
business growth, or expansion of recreation areas. But it happens. When it does occur, we
believe Weld County should recognize these changes to neighborhoods and take strides to
make them as pleasant to live in as possible in spite of the changes.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
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Pamela M. Schaal
Carl Schaal
13900 County Road 1
Longmont, CO 80504
303 776-5899
schaalpc ci.com
cc: Janet Carter
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