HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.130-19 RESOLUTION 9130
(Series of 2019)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO, OPPOSING EXPANSION OF THE MID-
CONTINENT QUARRY, AKA THE TRANSFER TRAIL MINE,
AND SUPPORTING COUNTY REGULATION OF THE MINE
WHEREAS, Rocky Mountain Resources ("RMR") owns a small limestone
mine known as the Mid-Continent Quarry, aka the Transfer Trail Mine,
overlooking the City of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County, Colorado (the
"Mine"); and
WHEREAS, RMR is seeking to expand mining operations by 5,000% to
allow mining 24 hours per day, blasting from 9am-4pm and hauling out as many as
500 trucks per day; and
WHEREAS, the proposed expansion would lead to large visual impacts in
Garfield County, significantly increase truck traffic in the area, damage the
region's tourist economy, and seriously impact the water and air quality thousands
of rural Coloradans;
WHEREAS, the Mine is located within Garfield County's Public Lands
Zone District and is subject to County Resolutions and a Special Use Permit; and
WHEREAS, the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners has
issued a Notice of Violation concluding that RMR is not operating the Mine in
compliance with the applicable Resolutions and Special Use Permit and requiring
RMR to correct the violations on or before June 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, RMR is claiming the County does not have authority to enforce
the Resolutions and Special Use Permit against RMR and has requested a court to
rule that RMR is not subject to the Notice of Violation; and
WHEREAS, the claim by RMR that a County lacks the authority to enforce
a Special Use Permit could have a negative impact throughout Colorado and limit
the ability of all counties to protect residents from harmful environmental impacts
of the extraction industry.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
1. The above recitals are hereby incorporated as findings by the City of
Aspen.
2. City Council officially declares its opposition to the Mine expansion
and supports the Garfield County's demand that RMR comply with local
regulations, County Resolutions and the Special Use Permit.
INTRODUCED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the
City of Aspen on the 12" day of November 2019.
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Torre, Mayor
I, Linda Manning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the
foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council
of the City of Aspen, Colorado, as a meeting held November 12, 2019.
Linda Manning, City Cle k
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