Applicants for a gravel extraction operation along the Colorado River will return to the Eagle County Planning Commission requesting a special use permit to begin mining, County staff has recommended the commission approve the special use permit with conditions.
Ideas for a gravel pit in the Dotsero area along the Colorado River have been rejected twice since 2016, but the project found a new life in 2022 following a ruling from the Eagle County Planning Commission which said the project does not need an exception to the Dotsero Area Community Plan to be approved.
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