I am writing on behalf of the small businesses that will be impacted with the preposition around the gravel pit on or near 160th and HWY 85.
Opening a gravel pit in this area will start to detour traffic from coming this way which will in turn cause a decline in business in all the small businesses around.
This will not only cause a decline in foot traffic. The extra dirt and debris this will put into the air will also wreak havoc on many of the older residents as well as have an impact on all the near by appliances and mechanical machines.
This will then also have an impact on these small businesses to have an increase with maintenance costs.
There is a carwash near by which will have a decline in business, because who wants to go through washing their car and then right into an environment where it will get overly dirty from the normality, due to the increase of dirt and debris that will be in the air.
This land, sitting in a highly visible valley, off the main gateway to the downtown district, is NOT the appropriate place for an industrial mining activity, . . . perhaps 17 years ago it might have been (when they had planned to mine it), but not anymore. There is no way that you can begin to eliminate the off-site impacts and detriments that this mine would cause. Furthermore, there is no shortage of active gravel pits up in Weld County (which is where this gravel would be sold from) to supply our needs. This land can serve the County and community in a far better way and Aurora has not shown itself to be a good neighbor in the care they have demonstrated with their Challenger Reservoir. Please say no.
Aggregate Industries proposes to site an open pit gravel mining operation directly between downtown Brighton and an extremely large area currently undergoing new residential development and immediately adjacent to both a residential subdivision with $500K to $1MM homes and a park. Despite mitigation efforts, the operation will almost certainly create both dust and noise issues for the surrounding area and depress real estate values during the term of its operation. While this area may have been appropriate for a gravel pit 10 or 15 years ago, it is no longer an appropriate area for such an operation. It would not be appropriate, nor responsible, for the Commissioners to allow an open pit mining operation to be first established in the middle of a thriving and actively developing community. This is definitely not a harmonious and compatible use with the surrounding area. Accordingly, I would respectfully request that the Board not approve the proposed Aggregate Industries project.
Please vote NO on the Tuscan South Mining project. This mine is NOT compatible with ANYTHING in this area!
Many of us in Todd Creek Riverside are seniors. Enjoyment of our homes, our peaceful environment and views will be greatly diminished if this project goes forward. Our home is our sanctuary, where peace and health are key. What do we do when that is taken away?
AI has top lawyers to help them win. Those of us that have to live with this do NOT have the resources to hire lawyers. All we have is YOU, the people WE voted for to represent US. We hope you have the COMPASSION to make the decision to protect our lives and wellbeing.
I truly hope you never have to worry that a company’s ambition will ruin your health and enjoyment of life. It is SO difficult knowing this decision will be made by people who do not know us or our community.
We are the De La Cruz family and we live on Tucson St. We were only just made aware of the hearing today. We will never be able to open our windows or enjoy being outside. It will ruin our lives and destroy our property value. There is a tree across the street that has a bald eagle in it almost daily and that tree would probably be removed. I am also worried about my flood insurance increasing. Dust would also be a problem to us since we are right in between the mining. All that dust will affect my families health. There will probably be lots of traffic due to all the trucks passing by and that will cause lots of noise too. All that noise will probably cause my animals to be stressed. Please do not allow any mining here.
VOTE NO: THIS proposal is not compatible with the surrounding area, not harmonious with the character of the neighborhood, detrimental to the immediate area
1) NO FENCE ALONG HIGHWAY 7 WILL PREVENT THE NOISE FROM REACHING US IN TODD CREEK RIVERSIDE. Nor will this block the view of the pit under construction.
2) The 10 - 50 mph winds we have in this area will move the silica and dust!!! We have micro gust all the time, a monitor won't stop this from happening. The original proposal said it was going to be wet mining now it says it will be dry mining.
3) LOOK AT THE RECORD OF THIS COMPANY AND OF COMPLETING PROJECTS ON TIME in WESTMINSTER, EIGHT YEARS THERE HAS TURN INTO 20 YEARS! It also had an 8 year now 21 project timeline & uses conveyors.
4)There is NO WAY to guarantee at what point these ugly reservoirs will EVER have water in them. . There is no info structure to fill these additional pits and no guarantee by Aurora to do so.
I am opposed to this for the following reasons:
- There does not appear to be a benefit to Adams Country or the surrounding areas. The mining is focused solely on the material needed, with little focus on revamping the land after the mining period. This would result in little financial benefit to the area short or long-term as well as an ongoing eyesore and challenge for future development (e.g. shopping, river walk, etc.).
- The environmental and health impacts are not a negligible consideration either. Considering the materials being mined are known to have health impacts to residents and the amount of trucks, dust and industrial use of the area it is hard to see how this benefits the residents or the river area, which currently has a fair amount of use by families year-round.
I would encourage you to vote against this proposal in the best interest of Adams County, its residents and businesses.
I am opposed. I know you’ve heard all of the reasons residents are opposed: hazardous dust, trucks (despite a conveyor, there will be trucks for other stated reasons), eyesore, NO BENEFIT to immediate area, poor track record with AI, not harmonious with surrounding area as required, etc. Please consider all of these reasons, especially the lack of benefit for those of us most impacted by this mining. The only pros I hear about this project is that we need the material (nobody is saying we don’t; just that the opportunity to mine this area has passed) and that the residents will get a lake with trails when it’s done. The end result is NOT a beautiful “lake” with recreation afterwards. The reservoir will sit empty with a fence around it; look to the pits to the north for examples – they are nearly empty even with the unallowed water that has leaked into them. Please say no to this application, as there is no accountability to provide anything of TRUE benefit to those impacted the most.
I greatly oppose the application submitted by the AI project Tuscan South. I believe it would have an incredibly negative impact on our community. Brighton has worked so hard and come so far in trying to develop business and a sense of pride. I believe all that will be lost if AI is allowed it's gravel pit at the western gateway to Brighton. I have many concerns about the economic, environmental and health impacts of this project as well. Please say no to this permit! Thank you for your time.
To Whom this May Concern:
I am writing on behalf of the small businesses that will be impacted with the preposition around the gravel pit on or near 160th and HWY 85.
Opening a gravel pit in this area will start to detour traffic from coming this way which will in turn cause a decline in business in all the small businesses around.
This will not only cause a decline in foot traffic. The extra dirt and debris this will put into the air will also wreak havoc on many of the older residents as well as have an impact on all the near by appliances and mechanical machines.
This will then also have an impact on these small businesses to have an increase with maintenance costs.
There is a carwash near by which will have a decline in business, because who wants to go through washing their car and then right into an environment where it will get overly dirty from the normality, due to the increase of dirt and debris that will be in the air.
Please do not open this up
Sincerely,
This land, sitting in a highly visible valley, off the main gateway to the downtown district, is NOT the appropriate place for an industrial mining activity, . . . perhaps 17 years ago it might have been (when they had planned to mine it), but not anymore. There is no way that you can begin to eliminate the off-site impacts and detriments that this mine would cause. Furthermore, there is no shortage of active gravel pits up in Weld County (which is where this gravel would be sold from) to supply our needs. This land can serve the County and community in a far better way and Aurora has not shown itself to be a good neighbor in the care they have demonstrated with their Challenger Reservoir. Please say no.
Aggregate Industries proposes to site an open pit gravel mining operation directly between downtown Brighton and an extremely large area currently undergoing new residential development and immediately adjacent to both a residential subdivision with $500K to $1MM homes and a park. Despite mitigation efforts, the operation will almost certainly create both dust and noise issues for the surrounding area and depress real estate values during the term of its operation. While this area may have been appropriate for a gravel pit 10 or 15 years ago, it is no longer an appropriate area for such an operation. It would not be appropriate, nor responsible, for the Commissioners to allow an open pit mining operation to be first established in the middle of a thriving and actively developing community. This is definitely not a harmonious and compatible use with the surrounding area. Accordingly, I would respectfully request that the Board not approve the proposed Aggregate Industries project.
Please vote NO on the Tuscan South Mining project. This mine is NOT compatible with ANYTHING in this area!
Many of us in Todd Creek Riverside are seniors. Enjoyment of our homes, our peaceful environment and views will be greatly diminished if this project goes forward. Our home is our sanctuary, where peace and health are key. What do we do when that is taken away?
AI has top lawyers to help them win. Those of us that have to live with this do NOT have the resources to hire lawyers. All we have is YOU, the people WE voted for to represent US. We hope you have the COMPASSION to make the decision to protect our lives and wellbeing.
I truly hope you never have to worry that a company’s ambition will ruin your health and enjoyment of life. It is SO difficult knowing this decision will be made by people who do not know us or our community.
PLEASE make the right decision!!!!
Jeanne Ashburn
11581 E 161st Ave
Brighton
Dear County Commissioners,
We are the De La Cruz family and we live on Tucson St. We were only just made aware of the hearing today. We will never be able to open our windows or enjoy being outside. It will ruin our lives and destroy our property value. There is a tree across the street that has a bald eagle in it almost daily and that tree would probably be removed. I am also worried about my flood insurance increasing. Dust would also be a problem to us since we are right in between the mining. All that dust will affect my families health. There will probably be lots of traffic due to all the trucks passing by and that will cause lots of noise too. All that noise will probably cause my animals to be stressed. Please do not allow any mining here.
A project past it's time with no benefit to the neighbors or county.
VOTE NO: THIS proposal is not compatible with the surrounding area, not harmonious with the character of the neighborhood, detrimental to the immediate area
1) NO FENCE ALONG HIGHWAY 7 WILL PREVENT THE NOISE FROM REACHING US IN TODD CREEK RIVERSIDE. Nor will this block the view of the pit under construction.
2) The 10 - 50 mph winds we have in this area will move the silica and dust!!! We have micro gust all the time, a monitor won't stop this from happening. The original proposal said it was going to be wet mining now it says it will be dry mining.
3) LOOK AT THE RECORD OF THIS COMPANY AND OF COMPLETING PROJECTS ON TIME in WESTMINSTER, EIGHT YEARS THERE HAS TURN INTO 20 YEARS! It also had an 8 year now 21 project timeline & uses conveyors.
4)There is NO WAY to guarantee at what point these ugly reservoirs will EVER have water in them. . There is no info structure to fill these additional pits and no guarantee by Aurora to do so.
I am opposed to this for the following reasons:
- There does not appear to be a benefit to Adams Country or the surrounding areas. The mining is focused solely on the material needed, with little focus on revamping the land after the mining period. This would result in little financial benefit to the area short or long-term as well as an ongoing eyesore and challenge for future development (e.g. shopping, river walk, etc.).
- The environmental and health impacts are not a negligible consideration either. Considering the materials being mined are known to have health impacts to residents and the amount of trucks, dust and industrial use of the area it is hard to see how this benefits the residents or the river area, which currently has a fair amount of use by families year-round.
I would encourage you to vote against this proposal in the best interest of Adams County, its residents and businesses.
I am opposed. I know you’ve heard all of the reasons residents are opposed: hazardous dust, trucks (despite a conveyor, there will be trucks for other stated reasons), eyesore, NO BENEFIT to immediate area, poor track record with AI, not harmonious with surrounding area as required, etc. Please consider all of these reasons, especially the lack of benefit for those of us most impacted by this mining. The only pros I hear about this project is that we need the material (nobody is saying we don’t; just that the opportunity to mine this area has passed) and that the residents will get a lake with trails when it’s done. The end result is NOT a beautiful “lake” with recreation afterwards. The reservoir will sit empty with a fence around it; look to the pits to the north for examples – they are nearly empty even with the unallowed water that has leaked into them. Please say no to this application, as there is no accountability to provide anything of TRUE benefit to those impacted the most.
I greatly oppose the application submitted by the AI project Tuscan South. I believe it would have an incredibly negative impact on our community. Brighton has worked so hard and come so far in trying to develop business and a sense of pride. I believe all that will be lost if AI is allowed it's gravel pit at the western gateway to Brighton. I have many concerns about the economic, environmental and health impacts of this project as well. Please say no to this permit! Thank you for your time.