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June 9, 2014 <br /> Eddie Kochman,Chair <br /> Park County Advisory Board <br /> on the Environment <br /> Via Email: eddiekochman&ol.com <br /> cc: teisenman@parkco.us <br /> Re: Sandborn Sand&Gravel-Permit No. M-84-094 <br /> Golden Cross Aggregates,Inc. <br /> Black Cross Trucking,Inc. <br /> Townsend Excavating <br /> Dear Mr. Kochman: <br /> I am writing this letter as a homeowner in the Beaver Ridge development in Park County. The <br /> above information was on the sign located at the Sandborn Sand&Gravel Pit located on Hwy 9 <br /> north of Fairplay. Several months ago,my neighbors,my husband and I noticed the Sandborn <br /> Gravel Quarry had moved its location from near Fairplay,north on Highway 9 directly across <br /> from our subdivision. The quarry operates from 8:00 a.m. (sometimes earlier)to 5:30 p.m. <br /> seven days a week which, of course, includes Saturdays and Sundays. We no longer can enjoy <br /> the peace and quiet that we moved to the mountains for,cannot enjoy sitting on our decks,or <br /> sleeping past 8 a.m. on any day of the week. All we hear is the constant loud noise of the diesel <br /> truck and pump engines,the dropping of loads of rocks and the crushing of rocks. This is on a <br /> constant basis,with no let up,every single day. The noise,dust and diesel fumes we have had to <br /> endure is unacceptable and our quality of life has been direly affected. <br /> In addition to the impact of the noise on the environment,after doing some research, it has come <br /> to our attention that other communities who have had gravel pits move adjacent to their homes <br /> have incurred health issues,as well as the obvious devaluation of their property values. In one <br /> such community in New Mexico,an article was written on the effects of gravel mining upon its <br /> rural community and it was stated,in part,that......."there is a health danger of breathing in dust <br /> containing suspended particulates of sulfur compounds,nitrogen dioxide,carbon monoxide and <br /> volatile organic compounds which,according to the American Lung Association,causes <br /> asthmatic conditions of wheezing, coughing, respiratory irritation and can trigger heart attacks, <br /> cardiac arrthythmia and even death."Another article written about a mine in Montrose,CO, <br /> states"...crystalline silica dust from pit and quarry activities that will blow off site ..... is a <br /> known carcinogenic and can kill you.....Larger particles can stay in the air for minutes to hours <br /> and travel as little as a hundred yards or as much as 30 miles...the smaller particles can stay in <br /> the air for days or weeks and travel many hundreds of miles." <br /> We are requesting that the operation of this gravel quarry be investigated as to the following: <br /> 1. When was this gravel pit last inspected? <br />