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5. Unless it can be demonstrated that topography will shield existing residents <br /> from visual,noise,and dust impacts,all resource extraction operations should be located a <br /> minimum of two miles distant from any dissenting residents. <br /> 6. Wildlife and wildlife protection routes should be protected through the <br /> development of a wildlife overlay zone,addressing the need for protecting critical habitat <br /> areas. <br /> 7. Development should not be allowed in riparian areas,both because the <br /> hazard of flooding and because of their exceptionally high wildlife values.Any drainage <br /> improvements undertaken in the area should be treatd in the most natural way possible to <br /> minimize any impacts on riparian areas. <br /> 8. The specific area of Aiken Canyon is identified as a unique and significant <br /> biological resource of state-wide significance that should continue to be preserved. <br /> Preservation is not compatible with most public access,and management should maximize <br /> wildlife and scientific values. <br /> No Alternatives.Residents in close proximity to the proposed quarry have no other alternatives but <br /> their status quo.They have but one source of water,their individual wells.They have but one route <br /> of ingress and egress to their properties,Little Turkey Creek Road.They have but one transportation <br /> corridor into and out of the community,Highway 115.Even routine operations of a Hitch Rack <br /> Ranch Quarry will have a significant impact on residents. For example,blasting operations,which <br /> Transit Mix proposes to conduct two or three times each week,will require closing Little Turkey <br /> Creek Road,precluding the owners and residents of 43 lots from leaving or returning to their <br /> properties.More severe occurences run the risk of closing the only highway and/or effectively <br /> sealing off access to properties in the area. <br /> The objections addressed above should be considered representative,but incomplete due to the <br /> limited time frame available to us for review,research and analysis.We reiterate our request that the <br /> study period be extended to give us a reasonable amount of time to conduct a thorough and <br /> meaningful study. <br /> Thank you for your time and consideration. <br /> Respectfu <br /> 1 <br /> ( h � <br /> illiam&Marion Baker <br /> Copy to: <br /> Congressman Doug Lamborn,U.S. House of Representatives,Colorado's Fifth District <br /> 1125 Kelly Johnson Blvd.,#330,Colorado Springs,CO 80920 <br /> Senator Kevin Grantham,Colorado State Senator,District 2 <br /> 200 E.Colfax Ave.,Denver,CO 80203 <br /> Representative Lois Landgraf,Colorado State Representative,District 21 <br /> 200 E.Colfax Ave.,Denver,CO 80203 <br /> 4 <br />