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Volume 4, Number 31 | September 13, 2012
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That’s the sound Patrick Johnson’s arrows made when they hit the target at Carbondale’s new archery range in the Delaney dog park (aka Carbondale Nature Park). The range is located in the far southeast corner of the park and the five targets are situated along the base of a 20-foot embankment. The distance to the targets ranges from about 20 to 75 yards. Johnson said he hadn’t shot his bow in about 30 years but most of his arrows were finding the target. Photo by Lynn Burton
Commissioners dive into proposed waste facility Sept. 17 By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer
C MRI co-owner Don Van Devander answers a question during Monday’s site tour for a proposed solid waste transfer station at the former Mid-Continent coal load out property on County Road 100 one mile east of Carbondale. Photo by Lynn Burton
arbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot got it right at a trustees meeting on Aug. 28. That’s when she told a room full of people hankering to speak against a proposed solid waste transfer station, she realized they were there as a “warm up” before the Sept. 17 Garfield County commissioners meeting. Well, the commissioners hold a public hearing on the proposed transfer station on County Road 100 at 1 p.m. on Sept. 17. If a Sept. 10 county commissioner meeting in Carbondale was any indication, oppo-
nents will be well represented. Opponents packed the room on Sept. 10, although the commissioners, citing concerns over ex parte comments, declined to take much input, and said that’s what the Sept. 17 meeting is for. As for applicant Mountain Roll Off’s Inc. (MRI), co-owner/general manager Don Van Devander read a prepared statement at the Aug. 28 trustees meeting. On Sept. 10, he fielded questions from the county commissioners and public during a site tour following the meeting. Expect Van Devander and MRI’s consultants to explain their plans on Sept. 17. With so much to digest from both
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sides, the commissioners can continue the public hearing beyond Sept. 17 if they choose to do so, said County Attorney Carey Gangnon.
The application MRI and the property owner, IRMW II LLC, are proposing a solid waste transfer station and recycling processing facility for the former Mid-Continent coal loadout facility, located about one mile east of Carbondale on County Road 100. The property is zoned industrial. According to the application’s narrative, found on pages 16-17 (22-23 online), MRI PROPOSAL page 3
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