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T0 ad ca ®iIII/IIrV� \ ottc1 U o 310 � •ynolae 5tPQQ1 :P'oef Office iox 156 Rolle: 839-4704 eo11o9Q roJQ, U9 J 5352t To : Dane County Zoning & Natural Resources Committee From: Village of Cottage Grove Date : September 4 , 1992 Re : William Paulson Conditional Use Permit - #1021 Dear Members ; The Cottage Grove Village Board is unable to attend this meeting because our scheduled board meeting takes place at the same time . We are sending this letter to be entered in your minutes registering our opposition to the conditional use permit for the following reasons : 1 ) The extremely close proximity to the Village ' s standpipe water tower , and the uncertainty of potential problems that may result over this substantially increased area for mining. What and where are the contingencies that would provide an adequate water supply to the Village when an "accident" should occur? 2) As detailed in the letter from our Utility Commission , and likewise our concern is the past three years spent in obtaining engineering studies , Public Service Commission and Department of Natural Resources approvals , locating a site , securing land, and testing to add a new municipal well . The chosen location adjoins the parcel where our water tower is located, and this too could be in jeopardy if additional mining is approved. 3) We are very proud of the effort that went into creating one of the first "wellhead protection ordinances" in the country that would help assure clean, safe water for our proposed new well site . We held public hearings , notified land owners , and held general discussion sessions as noted on our agendas . We will ask Dane County for recognition of this ordinance and it will be used as a model for other communities . Once again, this conditional use , if approved, would violate this ordinance . 4) The Village Board/Planning Commission has approved a 40 acre residential subdivision that is only a "stone ' s throw" across CTH N from this proposed expansion. Under review is an additional 37 acre residential plat . In our review of these plats , a great deal of engineering time was attributed to carefully planning around the Koch Petroleum Pipeline . The possibility of damage to the existing pipeline and the far-reaching effects it would have for all of us would be unthinkable . 5) The general land use for this property is a densely populated residential area and mining should not be permitted. 6) Also, to summarize our position, we have had less than one week ' s time to try to inform property owners , the appropriate Village officials ,