Gunnison Legals

–MEETING NOTICE–
the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy

The Board of Directors of the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District and will conduct its regular board meeting on Monday, August 25, 2008, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the District offices, 234 North Main Street, Suite 3B (Main Place Building), Gunnison, Colorado.  The public is encouraged to attend the meeting.  An agenda will be posted at the District office prior to the meeting. 
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 15, 2008. #081501.

 

–MEETING NOTICE–
the Upper Gunnison River Water Activity

The Board of Directors of the Upper Gunnison River Water Activity\ Enterprise will conduct a special board meeting on Monday, August 25, 2008, at 8:20 pm. at the District offices, 234 North Main Street, Suite 3B (Main Place Building).  The public is encouraged to attend the meeting.  An agenda will be posted at the District Office prior to the meeting.
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 15, 2008. #081502

 

–PRELIMINARY AGENDA–
Friday, August 15, 2008
GUNNISON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
 8:00 a.m.    •    Call to order; determine quorum
•    Approval of Minutes
•    Unscheduled citizens: A brief period in which the public is invited to make general comments or ask questions of the Commission or Planning Staff about items which are not scheduled on the day’s agenda.
8:10 a.m.
Pogoloff, Kris, work session/possible action on impact classification only; request for 240 square foot addition to existing building, Lot 30, Riverland Industrial Park, Flg 2
8:15 a.m.
Hard Rock Paving & Redi-Mix, Inc. – Hollenbeck Pit continued public hearing/no action request to add a portable asphalt batch plant to the existing Hollenbeck Pit, located approximately 6 miles east of the City of Gunnison, ½ mile south of Highway 50, off of County Road #42
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
SG Interests I, Ltd.  work session/possible action, request for the drilling of the Federal 24-2 WDW well, located on private land within Section 24, Township 11 South, Range 90 West, 6th P.M. , within the Bull Mountain Federal Unit, west of Highway 133, southwest of County Road 265 (Buzzard Divide)
Noon
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Cottonwood Townhomes/Blue Jay Condos, work session/possible action, application status, 6 condominium units, and 12 townhome units, in three duplex and two triplex buildings; located west of the City of Gunnison, south of Highway 50
1:30 p.m.
Lower Slate River Ranch Subdivision, joint public hearing/work session/possible action, request for the subdivision of 60-acres into two lots; 20-acres, with existing residence and 40-acres; located in the NWNW Section 28, T14S, R85W, 6th P.M., approx. 8 miles south of the Town of Crested Butte, west of Highway 135
2:15 p.m.
Break
2:30 p.m.
Gunnison Energy Corporation, joint public hearing/no action, request for 16 vertical and directional gas wells on 9 well pads, located in northwest Gunnison County, Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20, Township 12 South, Range 89 West, west of Highway 133
Adjourn
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 15, 2008. #081503

 

–NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING–
CONCERNING A LAND USE CHANGE APPLICATION FOR TIMOTHY MICHALEK FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF A 3.18 ACRE PARCEL INTO TWO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS
HEARING DATE, TIME AND LOCATION:  The Gunnison County Board of Commissioners and the Planning Commission on September 19, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in the Crested Butte Town Hall, Town Council Chambers, 507 Maroon Avenue, to hear public comment concerning a land use change permit application for the subdivision of a 3.18-acre parcel into two single-family residential lots. 
APPLICANT:  The applicant is Timothy Michalek.
PARCEL LOCATION: The parcel on which the land use change is proposed is located approximately eight miles north of the City of Gunnison.  The parcel is legally described as 3.18 acres in the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter, Section 33, Township 51 North, Range 1 East, N.M.P.M.  The parcel is located at 8218 Highway 135.
PROPOSAL:  The applicant proposes to subdivide a 3.18-acre parcel into two single-family residential lots.  The lots are proposed to be served by individual wells and individual sewage disposal systems.  There is an existing residence on the parcel which is proposed to be located on one of the individual subdivision lots, if approved. 
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The public is invited to submit verbal or written comments at the hearing, or to submit written comments by FAX (970) 641-8585, or by letter (to the County Planning Department, 221 N. Wisconsin, Suite D, Gunnison, CO  81230), so long as they are received by 5 p.m. the afternoon before the date of the meeting so that they may be submitted for the public record during the hearing.  A copy of the application is available in the County Planning Department, 221 N. Wisconsin, Suite D, Gunnison, CO; additional information may be obtained by calling the Planning Department (970) 641-0360.
ADA ACCOMMODATIONS:  Anyone needing special accommodations as determined by the American Disabilities Act may contact the Planning Department prior to the day of the hearing.
/s/ Cathie Pagano, Planner
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 15, 2008. #081505

 

–IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 4–
STATE OF COLORADO
TO:  ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN SAID
WATER DIVISION NO. 4

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, as amended, you are notified that the following is a resume of all applications filed in the Water Court during the month of July 2008.
The names, address of applicant, source of water, description of water right or conditional water right involved, and description of the ruling sought are as follows:
CASE NO. 08CW77 (REF NO. 01CW251) Gunnison County, Gunnison River, Water District No. 4, Applicant: Mt. Crested Water Sanitation District, a Colorado special district, c/o Wilderson, O’Hayre, Dawson & Norris, P.C., 120 North Taylor, P.O. Box 179, Gunnison, Colorado  81230, (970) 641-3326; Type of Application: Application for Finding of Reasonable Diligence.  Name of Structure: Meridian Park Reservoir No. 1.  Location: Dam is located in the NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 22, Township 13 South, Range 86 West of the 6th P.M., Gunnison County, Colorado, the Center of the dam being South 70° 0’ East a distance of 2,212 feet from the West quarter corner of Section 22.  Drainage Basin: Washington Gulch, a tributary of the East River, a tributary of the Gunnison River. Quantity: 110 acre feet.  Appropriation date: August 1, 1973.  Use: Augmentation of domestic, irrigation or industrial uses. (An absolute decree was granted for recreational use in Case No. 87CW146). Type of Structures: Reservoir.  The Application on file with the Water Court contains a detailed outline of the work performed during the diligence period.  GUNNISON COUNTY.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day of September 2008, to file with the Water Clerk, in quadruplicate, a Verified Statement of Opposition setting forth facts as to why a certain application should not be granted or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions.  A copy of such a Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the applicant or the applicant’s attorney and an affidavit of certificate of such service shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by C.R.C.P. Rule 5.  (Filing fee:  $158.00; Forms may be obtained from the Water Clerk’s Office or on our website at www.courts.state.co.us).  DARLEEN CAPPANNOKEEP, Water Clerk, Water Division 4, 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A, Montrose, CO  81401
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 15, 2008. #081508

 

–IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 4–
STATE OF COLORADO
TO:  ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN SAID
WATER DIVISION NO. 4

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, as amended, you are notified that the following is a resume of all applications filed in the Water Court during the month of July 2008.
The names, address of applicant, source of water, description of water right or conditional water right involved, and description of the ruling sought are as follows:
CASE NO. 08CW75 Applicant: David L. VanDyke, 20200 Highway 149, Powderhorn, CO 81243.  Application for Surface Water Rights:  MRG #4 – SE1/4NW1/4 of Section 27, T47N, R2W, NMPM.  1,533.98 feet from the north section line and 1,948.04 feet from the west section line.  Source: Gunnison River.  Appropriation Date:  07/10/2008.  Amount Claimed:  .022 cfs conditional for irrigation.  GUNNISON COUNTY.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day of September 2008, to file with the Water Clerk, in quadruplicate, a Verified Statement of Opposition setting forth facts as to why a certain application should not be granted or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions.  A copy of such a Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the applicant or the applicant’s attorney and an affidavit of certificate of such service shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by C.R.C.P. Rule 5.  (Filing fee:  $158.00; Forms may be obtained from the Water Clerk’s Office or on our website at www.courts.state.co.us).  DARLEEN CAPPANNOKEEP, Water Clerk, Water Division 4, 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A, Montrose, CO  81401
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 15, 2008. #081507

 

–IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 4–
STATE OF COLORADO
TO:  ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN SAID WATER DIVISION NO. 4

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, as amended, you are notified that the following is a resume of all applications filed in the Water Court during the month of July 2008.
The names, address of applicant, source of water, description of water right or conditional water right involved, and description of the ruling sought are as follows:
CASE NO. 08CW82  Applicant: Harry J. Johnson, 8011 Co Rd 76, Ohio City, CO 81237.  Application for Water Storage Right – Johnson Reservoir – NW1/4SW1/4 of Section 23, T50N, R3E, NMPM.  1,820 feet from the south section line and 680 feet from the west section line.  Source:  Gunnison River.  Appropriation Date: 09/15/2003.  Amount Claimed: 20 acre-feet absolute for wildlife, stockwater and irrigation.  GUNNISON COUNTY.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day of September 2008, to file with the Water Clerk, in quadruplicate, a Verified Statement of Opposition setting forth facts as to why a certain application should not be granted or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions.  A copy of such a Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the applicant or the applicant’s attorney and an affidavit of certificate of such service shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by C.R.C.P. Rule 5.  (Filing fee:  $158.00; Forms may be obtained from the Water Clerk’s Office or on our website at www.courts.state.co.us).  DARLEEN CAPPANNOKEEP, Water Clerk, Water Division 4, 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A, Montrose, CO  81401
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 15, 2008. #081511 

 

–IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 4–
STATE OF COLORADO
TO:  ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN SAID WATER DIVISION NO. 4
Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, as amended, you are notified that the following is a resume of all applications filed in the Water Court during the month of July 2008.
The names, address of applicant, source of water, description of water right or conditional water right involved, and description of the ruling sought are as follows:
CASE NO. 08CW78 (REF NO. 02CW24)  Applicant:  James F. Squirrell, P.O. Box 115, Cimarron, CO  81220.  Application:  To Make Absolute.  Name of Structure:  Jim Spring and Pipeline and Linda Spring and Pipeline Nos. 1, 2 and 3.  Locations:  Gunnison County, Jim Spring and Pipeline, SE¼ of the SE¼, Section 27, Township 48 N. Range 5 W. N.M.P.M., Distance from Section Lines: Bears South 31º32’30” and East 1185.8 feet to said Spring and Pipeline; Gunnison County, Linda Spring and Pipeline No. 1, SW¼ of the SW¼, Section 31, Township 48 N. Range 4 W. N.M.P.M., Distance from Section Lines: Bears South 88º44’09” and West 1831.3 feet to said Spring and Pipeline; Gunnison County, Linda Spring and Pipeline No. 2, SW¼ of the SW¼, Section 31, Township 48 N. Range 4 W. N.M.P.M., Distance from Section Lines: Bears South 75º08’47” and West 1392.5 feet to said Spring and Pipeline; and Gunnison County, Linda Spring and Pipeline No. 3, SW¼ of the SW¼, Section 31, Township 48 N. Range 4 W, N.M.P.M., Distance from Section Lines:  Bears South 18º23’10” and West 2372.9 feet to said Spring and Pipeline.  Source:  All of the aforementioned Springs and Pipelines are tributary to the Gunnison River.  Appropriation Date:  Jim Spring and Pipeline and Linda Spring and Pipeline Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are June 8, 1995.  Amount Claimed:  Jim Spring and Pipeline and Linda Spring and Pipeline No. 2 and 3 each claim 0.2 c.f.s.; Linda Spring and Pipeline No. 1 claims 0.1 c.f.s.  The Application contains a detailed outline of the work performed during the diligence period to make this water right absolute.  GUNNISON COUNTY.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day of September 2008, to file with the Water Clerk, in quadruplicate, a Verified Statement of Opposition setting forth facts as to why a certain application should not be granted or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions.  A copy of such a Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the applicant or the applicant’s attorney and an affidavit of certificate of such service shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by C.R.C.P. Rule 5.  (Filing fee:  $158.00; Forms may be obtained from the Water Clerk’s Office or on our website at www.courts.state.co.us).  DARLEEN CAPPANNOKEEP, Water Clerk, Water Division 4, 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A, Montrose, CO  81401
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of August 15, 2008. #081509

 

Upcoming Agenda Items
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
GUNNISON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Meeting to be held in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room at the Courthouse

• Warrants and Transfers
• Monthly Treasurer’s Report
• HB 1177 Roundtable Update
• Gunnison Valley Observatory Update
• Enforcement Issue; Final Report on McFaul Residence
• Public Hearing; Petition to Vacate Certain Streets and Alleys Within the La Veta Addition to the Town of Pitkin, Colorado
• Lot Cluster Application Approval; Lots 1-32 of Block 27, Lots 53-68 of Block 28, Lots 72-73 of Block 29, and Lots 1-4 of Block 30; La Veta Addition to the Town of Pitkin; Owners Robert F. and
Connie D. McGovney
• Adoption of the Gunnison County Emergency Operations Plan
• Gunnison Home Association Water Rights Discussion
• Visitor; Hinsdale County Commissioner Linda Matthews; Silver Thread Scenic By-Way Discussion; Request for Letter of Support
• Visitor; 7th Judicial District, District Attorney Myrl Serra; 7th Judicial District 2007 Audit and 2009 Budget Discussions
• Appeal of the Lucky Jack Discharge Permit(s); Discussion and Possible Action; Possible Executive Session
• Library Site Trail Improvement Discussion; Draft Agreement
• Appeal of Impact Classification; Glatiotis Subdivision, William Glatiotis (continued from 8/5/08)
• 2003 Fire Code; Discussion and Possible Action
• Gunnison/Hinsdale Board of Human Services (see separate agenda)
• Consent Agenda:
 -Acknowledgment of County Manager Signature; Project Agreement to Cooperative Forest Road Agreement Modification No. 1 for Crystal #6 Bridge Replacement Between USDA Forest Service, White River National Forest and Gunnison County, State of Colorado
-Ratification of Correspondence; State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund; Support Letter for the City of Gunnison’s Application for a GOCO Planning Grant; VanTuyl Ranch Property
NOTE: This is a list of items tentatively scheduled for the Commissioners’ agenda. Items may be added up to 24 hours prior to the meeting, or deleted at any time. A final agenda will be prepared after the publication deadline for the newspaper. For further information or confirmation of specific times on the agenda, please contact the County
Administration Office at 641-0248.
Published in the Crested Butte News Issue of August 15, 2008. #081519