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Photo by Ashley Low Since a state board denied Peak Materials’ application for a gravel mining permit at the Hillyard property in April, neighbors have been left with many questions about what the property’s future might hold. Jonathan Knopf, president of Friends of the Lower Blue River and a neighbor to the property, said he and other neighbors have expressed interest in purchasing the property from Peak Materials — both before and after the permit was denied. “They know what we’d like to accomplish,” Knopf said. “We more or less need to see what they do.” Initially, a group ...
The Denver Post The Hillyard property, pictured Wednesday, April 21, north of Silverthorne, is the site of a proposed gravel mine. Owner Peak Materials is working through the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety's permitting process to mine and then reclaim the site. Photo by Ashley Low City Market grocery worker Oumar Ba breathed deep in Colorado’s Blue River Valley between wilderness mountains, remembering the beauty of his native Senegal. “I love the river,” said Ba, 30. But he also sees benefits of a proposal by Peak Materials to dig a new, 54-acre gravel mine alon...
A car drives past the Hillyard property just off Colorado Highway 9 north of Silverthorne on Wednesday, April 21. A gravel mine is proposed for the site by owner Peak Materials, which is working through the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety's permitting process to mine and then reclaim the site. Photo by Ashley Low What was supposed to be a decision day for the Mined Land Reclamation Board regarding the Peak Ranch Resource Project has been postponed to next week. On Thursday, April 22, the board heard about six hours of arguments from those who object to the project. Once ar...
Craig Robelen, president of the Blue River Horse Center, assesses the stables at the center's new home at the former 80-acre Hillyard Ranch property at 35405 Colorado Highway 9, 15 minutes north of Silverthorne, on Friday, April 9, 2021. The horse center is able to use the property this summer for equestrian-based emotional awareness and leadership training programs through a lease from Kilgore Cos., owner of Peak Materials. Photo by Joel Wexler The Blue River Horse Center has found a new home after all thanks to a generous lease agreement from Peak Materials and Kilgore Cos. Horse center pre...