Residential Asphalt & Industrial Compliance Committe of NoCo

05/14/2019

Zoning.  What is it?  Why does it matter?  How does it affect people?One of the most important tasks of government at any level is managing land

11/30/2018

A Weld District Court Judge ruled in favor Thursday of a local landowner and companies that sued the Board of Weld County Commissioners after it approved an asphalt batch plant near Severance earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed this spring by landowner Tom Moore, his crop company K&M Co. and the W...

09/19/2018

So, how do you like living in a left wing, big government County?   No, I'm not talking about Boulder or Larimer County.  Instead, I'm referring to that paragon...

06/06/2018

One is an incumbent. The other, a longtime Greeley City Council member.Steve Moreno, the Board of Weld County Commissioners chairman and at-large representative, will attempt to defend his seat

06/04/2018

Thousands of year ago, armies led by King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated Roman legions in two epic battles.Pyrrhus’ forces, though, suffered so much in the fighting that the victories

06/04/2018

Tribune wrong about teachers’ protestsThe Tribune just doesn’t get it. In its editorial (“Teachers protest had right aim, bad timing”), the paper took a position that the teachers’ walkout

03/19/2018

In the annual County Health Rankings report released Wednesday, Weld County ranked second-lowest in the state for physical environment health. In overall health status, Weld ranked 23rd out of

01/16/2018

The problem is the environmental impact and health issues these plants would have in our agricultural/residential area of the Weld County/Severance, Colo area. Asphalt is produced by mixing rock, sand and recycled asphalt with hot, gluey, petroleum-based asphalt cement. Asphalt plants produce the same emissions as power plants, including nitrogen oxides, hydrogen-sulfide, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, sulfur and lead oxides. These toxic emissions travel through the air settling out in high concentrations over sensitive areas affecting wildlife, fish and people. These toxic fumes have been proven to cause nosebleeds, breathing problems, and heart problems, decrease lung function in children, headaches, major health issues and multiple types of cancer. Children are very susceptible to these toxins. Living right next door this is a major concern for my children, my family and my neighbors. Air pollution affects the environment by harming soil, water, crops, forests, wildlife, decreasing visibility, and impacting global and local climate. Increases in global temperature (referred to as global warming) has resulted from an accumulation of greenhouse gases such as sulfur and lead oxides, hydrogen-sulfide, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, sulfur and lead oxides which are all produced by asphalt plants. Again, the problem is not the visibility factor. Please Weld County Commissioners, do not approve the permits for the asphalt batch plant or the concrete batch plant.

01/16/2018

Everyone is invited to share ideas and this is a neighborhood group, so it's not formal.

01/14/2018

This afternoon at 3:43 pm Simon Contractors page was invited to our site and they were notified by us that we will be monitoring and issueing puffing and excessive ideling tickets of their semi trucks. Stay tuned to committee news and actions.

01/14/2018

01/14/2018

We are now asking for e-signatures against the Simon Contractors Asphalt and Cement batch facility proposed to be located at Weld County Rd 80 1/2 Weld County, Colorado. This Residential and Industrial Compliance Committee was formed to give the area residence and home owner a group to reach out to and have concerns investigated. This committee will follow issues and provide reference materials to any groups. Rather than leaving our local governments and representatives to take action. This site will record complaints, issues any test results and letters sent to the Asphalt company and local commissioners. We are more powerful as a united group and need to be organized against these companies that twist information and pay off
"professional" testimony that covers up the real health and welfare risks we face.