30 years ago – November 24, 1989
In recommending approval for a special use request for a placer operation and removal of sand and gravel at the Blue Spruce Campground, the Gilpin County Planning Commission attached 13 stipulations to the request. The recommendation for approval was presentedto the county commissioners Tuesday by Margaret Jordan, chairman of the planning commission. The commissioners have not yet set a date for a public hearing on the special use request. The utmost consideration was given to residents who voiced concerns at an earlier public meeting, Jordan said. “A nine to 10-acre lake will be a tremendous boon to the county,” she said, praising the operation. The project is expected to last seven years, and will be operated by Bryan Adams, Jim Nobel, and Kurt Linn, none of whom are residents of the county. Operations will be conducted during the summer months. Gravel removed from the site will be used primarily for landscaping in Boulder and Thornton, said Jordan. “It is river run material,” she explained, with rounded edges, and unsuitable for road base. Lakes now on the site are the result of a 1930s placer operation, Jordan said, and once the new operation is completed, they will afford a prime location for recreation and leisure. A copy of the planning commission’s recommendations and stipulations for the special use permit is on file at the office of the county commissioners. It is identified as Blue Spruce (Sleeping Giant, Inc.).
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