Minutes from Community Meeting Held on 1/29/2017
Re: Special Review Permit (Agriculture to Commercial Zoning Parcel # 080133100002)
Location of Meeting: Mark Villereal & Alama Garcia Residence 26659 WCR 62 ½ Greeley CO 80631
Attendees:
Mark Villereal
Alma Garcia
Karolyn Patch
Connie Ley
Gordon Mesbergen
Iris Mesbergen
Carmen Mesbergen
Camy Padgett
Warren Hammerbeck
Rick Sponaugle
Theresa Sponaugle
Dallas Ley
Meeting Convenes: 12:25pm
Adjourns: 1:40pm
Opening Comments Presented by Mark Villereal: States they have applied for a Special Review Permit to
change current agriculture zoning into commercial zoning for their business. Business hours would run
from 6:00am to 6:00pm, Monday through Friday with an occasional Saturday. They would run 4 trucks,
not including any trailers. Application of permit was submitted on 1/20/2017. Business name is
Colorado Well Site Service, LLC.
Connie Ley: Presents she respects all neighbors and the wishes of them.
Rick Sponaugle: Does the permit require overhead lighting and resurfacing?
Mark Villereal: No overhead lighting required, possible resurfacing
Alma Garcia: Since mechanic work will be performed a firewall will need to be installed. For
purposes of resurfacing crushed asphalt or gravel would be used.
Warren Hammerbeck: Why type of environmental compliance will need to be done pertaining to
permit? Is there a limit to the number of employees you can employ? How many trailers are allowed
under your permit?
Mark Villereal: No requirements of environmental standards required in permit. Do not own
trailers therefore trailers were not discussed when applying for permit.
Rick Sponaugle: What are the EPA regulations near an irrigation ditch?
Dallas Ley: Believes any work can be performed up to 35 feet of an irrigation ditch
Iris Mesbergen: When were you (Villereal & Garcia) interested in the property?
Alma Garcia: July 2016
Mark Villereal: This is all new to them. Prior work in the oil field in 2014, lived in town and invested in
small trucking business when oil field started to crash.
Alma Garcia: Seller of property didn’t think it would be an issue to park semi-trucks on property.
Warren Hammerbeck: Concerns about noise control and what measure would be taken
Alma Garcia: Not sure, Planning Commission didn’t say anything about that
Mark Villereal: Wants to be conscientious about neighbors and noise control
Iris Mesbergen: States wishes for commercial business to be held on a different location, there has been
a lot of noise within the last 5 months that has been disruptive. Admires hardworking individuals, but
highly concerned with the re-zoning.
Gordon Mesbergen: States areas of concern include air wrenches, back up alarms, lights and excessive
noise in the middle of the night.
Dallas Ley: Makes statements regarding supporting the operation proposed
Theresa Sponaugle: Has concerns for plans with the growth of the proposed operation
Gordon Mesbergen: reports there is already dissention in the neighborhood because of this proposal
Connie Ley: Doesn’t believe there is any neighborhood dissention
Warren Hammerbeck: What are the plans for noise control, dust control, run off from the equipment?
Would sales of used pipe be permitted under this permit?
Rick Sponaugle: States drivers continually come in way to fast and there has to be a stop to this
Connie Ley: Controlled speed a good idea
Theresa Sponaugle: How long would this permit be effective for?
Dallas Ley: Suggests Villereal/Garcia check with the SBCC and that a diverson dam may be needed.
Rick Sponaugle: Expresses concerns for flooding issues and how water would be managed.
Mark Villereal: They are looking into pulling a ditch to the canal for water management.
Connie Ley: Reports communication with Josh Lang with Weld County suggest they are working to widen
the county road, but it will take time.
Iris Mesbergen: Would like solid answers to these valid questions as this is a big concern for the
community.
Mark Villeral: States they are going to put 6” foam insulation in the shop to help with noise. If the
business would grow they would need to re-apply for a new permit to encompass larger business
operations.
Alama Garcia: States if their business is successful they will be purchasing an industrial property.
Proposed permit is for 6 semi-trucks
Warren Hammerbeck: Brings up concern for surrounding properties and environmental control
Rick Sponaugle: Property values will decrease if permit is allowed and gives example of a neighboring
property.
Warren Hammerbeck: Concerns with burning, Can any type of trucks be used under this proposed
permit regardless of what is being hauled? (i.e. trash trucks, cement trucks, etc)
Gordon Mesbergen: What do you haul?
Mark Villereal: Fresh water, frack sand/gravel
Theresa Sponaugle: If the community would call to make a complaint would the complaint be handled?
Mark Villereal: They would stop any violations right away
Warren Hammerbeck: Are there any environmental concerns pertaining to frack sand? If cargo consists
of any poisonous materials are precautionary measures going to take place?
Mark Villereal: No environmental concerns for frack sand. Cargo is not stored on site and all
trailers on site are empty.
Rick Sponaugle: If hours of operation are 6:00am to 6:00pm, when will maintenance/mechanic work
take place? Do you do background checks on employees?
Mark Villereal: 3rd party company completes random UA’s, any employee’s actions while leaving
the premises would be the company’s liability.
Mark Villereal: Would like to have another meeting in a week or so with answers to the community’s
questions.
Diana Aungst
Subject:
Response from the applicant.
FW: FW: CASE NUMBER: USR17-0007 Mark Villereal & Alma Garcia
From: CWSSTRUCKING [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 4:03 PM To: Diana Aungst <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: FW: CASE NUMBER: USR17‐0007 Mark Villereal & Alma Garcia Good afternoon Diana, our neighbors to the south and west Denis and Joann could not attend the meeting they
already had plans for that afternoon Joann stopped by the next morning and ask how it went i informed here
about the concerns that were brought up she said she did not have anything to add and singed the sing in sheet.
As for the follow up meeting we have decided to hold off to see what will be allowed by county so that we can
give our neighbors correct information and accurate. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON
Mark Villereal
Alma Villereal
Ofiice management
970-515-9093 Office
970-673-5196 Cell
970-330-0352 Fax
Colorado Well Site Services, LLC
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Diana Aungst
Subject:
FW: Colorado Well Site Services. M. Villareal
From: Raul Lara [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 8:54 AM To: Diana Aungst <[email protected]> Subject: Colorado Well Site Services. M. Villareal To whom it may concern.
My name is Raul Lara. I work for Colorado Well Site Services as a truck driver for the night shift. Last night (43-2017) I went to the yard at around 11:00 pm in a company semi truck to pick up some of my safety equipment
which was required for this specific well site. I drove in from the west off of CR53 made turn around inside the
yard and exited back to the west to CR53 as all drivers are told to do so whether it be day or night. It is the
quickest way to and from the locations where we are currently working. I was as quiet as possible leaving the
engine only at idle speed and had the truck slowly crawl to leave the area as to make the least amount of noise
possible. I shut off the headlights while making the turn around as to not cause a shine into anyones windows
which is something all night drivers are instructed to do. While we usually dont come back to the yard after
8:00 pm unless absolutely necessary, last night was one of the few times it was required. We are also told to
turn on our headlights only after we are on the road completely straight not facing any houses.
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Diana Aungst
Subject:
FW: Colorado Well Site Services. M. Villareal
From: Raul Lara [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 8:54 AM To: Diana Aungst <[email protected]> Subject: Colorado Well Site Services. M. Villareal To whom it may concern.
My name is Raul Lara. I work for Colorado Well Site Services as a truck driver for the night shift. Last night (43-2017) I went to the yard at around 11:00 pm in a company semi truck to pick up some of my safety equipment
which was required for this specific well site. I drove in from the west off of CR53 made turn around inside the
yard and exited back to the west to CR53 as all drivers are told to do so whether it be day or night. It is the
quickest way to and from the locations where we are currently working. I was as quiet as possible leaving the
engine only at idle speed and had the truck slowly crawl to leave the area as to make the least amount of noise
possible. I shut off the headlights while making the turn around as to not cause a shine into anyones windows
which is something all night drivers are instructed to do. While we usually dont come back to the yard after
8:00 pm unless absolutely necessary, last night was one of the few times it was required. We are also told to
turn on our headlights only after we are on the road completely straight not facing any houses.
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Diana Aungst
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
Carmen Mesbergen <[email protected]>
Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:45 PM
Diana Aungst
Letter for Case#: USR17-0007
Owl Creek Ditch Villereal Property.jpeg; Villereal Property April 12 2017.jpeg
April 13, 2017
Carmen Mesbergen
PO Box 873
Platteville, CO 80651
Dear Ms. Aungst:
Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to express my objection to the proposed project under Case #:
USR17-0007. I attended the community meeting Jan 29 at the Villereal residence and have watched this case
evolve since then. While I will always applaud hard work and small business building, I admire logical
planning and common sense even more. I was 8 years old when my family moved into my parents' current
residence across the road from the proposed truck yard, and have enjoyed the best of neighbors and friends in
the ten years it was my primary residence. Although I currently operate my equestrian business in Firestone,
CO, it is always an escape to Eden to come home again to visit family and the neighbors who had such a
positive impact on my youth. The more I see of the world, the more precious this neighborhood becomes to me
and the more critical the preservation of its peaceful and quiet purpose.
Granting this permit to Colorado Well Site Services therefore seems an illogical option for the good of the
community and the future of the small business itself for the following reasons:
1- The properties along County Rd 62 1/2 are maintained by owners who have lived in the area for 15+ years
and who selected this neighborhood based on its "country quiet," friendly neighbors, and agricultural
surroundings. To allow a commercial truck yard nearly half way down County Rd 62 1/2 from both
intersections (County Rd 53 and County Rd 55) puts residences on both sides at the mercy of the additional
dust, noise, traffic, light pollution, and road wear that this road was not designed to handle. Even with "normal"
agricultural and residential traffic, the dust can become unbearable regardless of county maintenance - an issue
that my father has alleviated around his property and that of other properties to the east of the Villereal
residence by investing his own time and money into ordering tanker loads of dust control solution throughout
the summer. Were the permit granted, I wonder how this added expense of dust control could fit into Colorado
Well Site Services' budget as the number of commercial trucks on the road would increase significantly and
create a subsequent increase in maintenance demands.
2- One of the main concerns expressed by meeting attendees the 29th was the impact a truck yard will have on
the local environment, and indeed, it is a primary reason for my objection to the proposed truck parking
permit. Owl Creek empties into a holding pond on the east end of the Villereal property and routinely floods,
nearly on a yearly basis, with the resulting flood waters pouring over the road into my parents' pasture and over
three other properties south and east of the ditch. Weld County has closed 62 1/2 from the area directly in front
of the Villereal property to CR 53 in years of excessive rain/run off when large sections of the road were
washed out, and to imagine a truck yard in the middle of this with any small oil leak or other commercial wastes
joining the flood run off and running through the whole of the flood plane sounds like a plan for neighborhood
contamination.
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When I stopped home last evening (April 12) it appears a sort of privacy fence has been built parallel to the
segment of Owl Creek on the Villereal property, and whether or not this is within regulation of the ditch
company's area of use I mention only as an example of the sort of planning that has gone into this project from
the beginning. It's no concern of mine if the fence washes away in the next flood or contributes to the severity
of flooding in the proposed truck yard, but its impact on the rest of the flood plane throughout the neighborhood
will have to be seen.
3- Allowing this permit in a current Agricultural and Light Residential Zone will set the precedence for future
commercial permits. If additional residential properties were zoned commercial and/or industrial, the whole
point of living in a "quiet agricultural zone" would be invalidated and the neighborhood devalued of what
initially attracted the majority of its current residents. My parents have already discussed the possible loss in
property value on their residence should the permit for truck parking pass and the field across from them turn
into an additional truck parking area, parts storage, and/or repair center as no one would pay maximum value to
live across from that.
4 - Should Colorado Well Site Services fail as is the fate of too many small businesses, a granted permit for
truck parking would open the door for other commercial and/or industrial purposes at 26659 County Rd 62 1/2
should the Villereals decide to sell their property in the future. If that were the case, would another owner of a
trucking company or other oil/gas small business need to apply for their own permit? Or could they set up shop
under the permit originally granted to Colorado Well Site Services?
An additional question I have is what the proposed permit actually allows. The notification cards from Weld
County state "USR for truck parking in the Agricultural Zone District" but Mr. Villereal originally stated at the
community meeting Jan 29 that he had applied for a Special Review Permit to change current agricultural
zoning into commercial zoning for his small business, with business hours running from 6 am to 6 pm Monday
through Friday with an occasional Saturday and that they would run 4 trucks not including any trailers.
(Minutes from this meeting are currently part of Exhibit 8). This sounds much more expansive than simply
parking trucks in an agricultural zone, so I would appreciate clarification on that matter. Does this permit allow
for on-site repairs and truck maintenance? Additional pickup truck parking or service vehicle parking? Are all
trailers permitted, including ones potentially carrying toxic material or waste? The last attached picture is from
the evening of April 12 which I took around 7:45 pm while en-route to my parents' property next door, and
should explain why I'm currently confused about what the proposed permit grants as to type of truck allowed
and hours of operation specified.
Ultimately, I hope Weld County Planning and Zoning will consider the dangerous consequences of granting the
truck parking permit to Colorado Well Site Services. The neighborhood and surrounding area's potential to
attract additional residents is unlimited in the years to come, provided Weld County respects the original
Agricultural and Light Residential zone put in place to protect the people who live here from the effects of
Commercial and Industrial land use.
Thank you for your time and attention to my concerns. I would be delighted to discuss any of the issues I've
mentioned in-detail and am available by email or phone.
Best,
Carmen Mesbergen
Ph#: (970) 324-3426
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