HomeMy WebLinkAboutConstituent Letter - Mail Packet - 4/22/2014 - Letter From Darin Atteberry To Ms. Kirsten King, Colorado Department Of Public Health & Environment Re: Martin Marietta Materials - 1800 North Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, Co Formal Request For PubliCity Manager’s Office
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April 17, 2014
Ms. Kirsten King - Program Manager, Stationary Sources
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Air Pollution Control Division
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80222
RE: Martin Marietta Materials – 1800 North Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, CO
Formal Request for Public Hearing on Draft Air Quality Construction Permit
Dear Ms. King,
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. has a pending air quality construction permit application before the Air
Pollution Control Division for its hot mix asphalt batch plant, located at 1800 North Taft Hill Road in
Fort Collins. The project site is adjacent to the City of Fort Collins City Limits and within the City’s
Growth Management Area. Lincoln Middle School and two elementary schools, operated by the Poudre
School District, also lie in close proximity to the project site. Approximately 7,000 residents of Fort
Collins and Larimer County live within two miles of the plant. In addition, the City of Fort Collins
maintains a popular recreational trail along the Cache la Poudre River which abuts the subject property on
the south side.
Local citizens have approached public officials in the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County expressing
concerns related to the pending air quality permit application for the Martin Marietta Materials asphalt
plant. Citizens have appeared before the Fort Collins City Council, Larimer County Board of County
Commissioners, and the Board of Education for the Poudre School District to express public health
concerns related to air emissions from the asphalt plant operations. The City of Fort Collins is being
responsive to these concerns within its capacity, however, it does not have jurisdiction regarding the air
quality construction permit for Martin Marietta Materials.
As the regulatory body responsible for issuing an air quality construction permit to Martin Marietta
Materials, it is requested that the Air Pollution Control Division convene a public hearing as part of the
required 30-day public comment and review period for the proposed permit. A hearing will provide the
citizens of Fort Collins and Larimer County an opportunity to appear before the proper regulatory
authority, the Air Pollution Control Division, to express their concerns related to the public health impacts
of this facility and to have these concerns addressed prior to issuance of a final permit.
Sincerely,
Darin Atteberry
City Manager
cc: Mayor Weitkunat
City Councilmembers