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<br /> 10. Proximity to residences (direct line of sight for some, quarry located unnecessarily close to
<br /> residential A-5 neighborhoods, area too densely populated for quarry, area not appropriate
<br /> for a mining operation)
<br /> (S.Harper,K.Rawson, C.Burnell,M. McClurg,J.Enderson,S.Firks, W.Baker,M.Baker, W.Sheaves,A.Sheaves,A.
<br /> Sickels, P.Heacock, L.Pecoraro,S.Fentman,J. Townsend,S.Bell, B. Chisnell,R.Eddy, K.Baird,J. Rigdon,K Rigdon, T.
<br /> Offutt,S. Diggs, W. Diggs, L.Steer,B. Donahue, H.Sandler,D.Harrell,B.Louzon,L.Louzon, G. Cousineau, C. Cousineau,
<br /> P.Ragan, C.Ragan, W.Flaharty,J.Flaharty,S.Rawson, C.Reed,N. Reed G.Klein,B. Powell,D.Martin,L.Martin, T.
<br /> Hight, T.Swonger, C. Watkins,P. Watkins, C. Hancock,D.Hancock,S.Sovaiko,J.McFarlane,J Gard, D. Gard, T.Day,M.
<br /> Harper,R.Eddy Jr.,E.Dean, C Newby, K.Newby,Richard Rudduck, W.Dean,M.Heer, C.Heer,Joe Koscove,S.Koscove,
<br /> Jack Koscove,M. Koscove,A.Fellows, T.Fellows, C Kimble, C.Lick,D. Lick, L.Rogers,J.Miller,K. Troutt,J.Salazar,Jr.,
<br /> M Hodges,M. Yugovich,D. Yugovich,Raven Rudduck, E.Bransby,S.Baehr,R.Blair, D.Larrabee,R.Hassell, G.McCowen,
<br /> R. Welch,S.Samson,Brian Gardiner,Betty Gardiner,S.Milliken, G.Sovaiko, M.Lihs,B.Delgado,J. M. Turley, K. Turley,
<br /> B.Hughes,J.Kline,L.Decker)
<br /> 11. Concentration of mining operations in area (4 existing quarries within 5 mi radius, 3
<br /> existing quarries within 8 mi radius, existing quarries operating at% capacity—should
<br /> expand existing quarries rather than open new quarry, other local companies say they can
<br /> match demand without need for additional quarries, Transit Mix could use existing train
<br /> line to transport any needed materials from existing quarry in Canon City)
<br /> (S. Harper, K. Rawson, C Burnell, M.McClurg,S.Firks, W. Baker,M Baker, W.Sheaves,A.Sheaves,A.Sickels, P.Heacock,
<br /> L. Pecoraro, M. Yugovich,D. Yugovich,S.Fentman,J. Townsend,S.Bell,B. Chisnell,R. Eddy, W.Flaharty,J.Rigdon,K.
<br /> Rigdon, T. Offutt,S. Diggs, W. Diggs,L.Steer,B. Donahue,H.Sandler,D.Harrell,B.Louzon,L.Louzon, G. Cousineau, C.
<br /> Cousineau,P. Ragan, C.Ragan,S.Rawson,J.Flaharty, G.Klein,B. Powell,D.Martin,L. Martin, T. Hight, T.Swonger, C.
<br /> Watkins, P. Watkins, C Hancock,D.Hancock, G.McCowen,J. Moore,K.Moore,S.Sovaiko,R. Whitehead,J Whitehead,J.
<br /> McFarlane,J. Gard, D. Gard, T.Day,M Harper, R.Eddy Jr., W.Dean,M.Heer, C Heer,Joe Koscove,S. Koscove,Jack
<br /> Koscove, M.Koscove,L.Rogers,J. Miller, K. Troutt,J. Salazar Jr.,M.Hodges, Raven Rudduck,E.Bransby,S.Baehr,R.
<br /> Blair,D.Larrabee, R.Hassell,R. Welch,S.Samson, V. Wekamp,D. Wekamp,Brian Gardiner,Betty Gardiner,J.Day, G.
<br /> Sovaiko, M.Lihs,B. Delgado, M.Spoor)
<br /> 12. Proposed reclamation plan may not be adequate (revegetation plan, weed management, steep
<br /> highwalls dangerous, won't return site to pre-existing environment, orientation far
<br /> outweighs effects of soil types in consideration of revegetation,pre-mining forest won't be
<br /> available to wildlife in 50-80 yrs as application states—will take much longer, removing&
<br /> replacing topsoil makes recovery time extremely long, how get seral stages when plant
<br /> Douglas Fir trees directly after grasses, bare blasted highwalls not aesthetically pleasing—
<br /> need to reclaim, may not be sufficient to protect& reclaim existing plant communities &
<br /> conservation values on property, cannot return location to anything which resembles or
<br /> functions as it does now in its natural state, will lose natural hillside slopes which hold soil,
<br /> grasses & trees—to be replaced by highwall benches, while reclamation is goal—may not be
<br /> possible to `put humpty dumpty back together again"after 50 years of abuse & depletion - &
<br /> then what?Successful recultivation of destroyed biome physically unlikely & economically
<br /> infeasible, standard plan of replacing topsoil, "native"grasses, & mix of trees is not
<br /> reclamation but a mutation of what was destroyed)
<br /> (J.Enderson, E.Jessup, C Reed,N.Reed, W.Dean, G.Klein, M.Heer, C Heer,A.Fellows, T. Fellows,S. Milliken)
<br /> 13. Impacts to existing vegetation (existence of dry xeric tallgrass, mountain
<br /> mahogany/needlegrass community,pinon pine/scribner needlegrass community, mesic oak
<br /> thicket community, white pine/fir trees; underestimate current biological richness;LTC
<br /> pinyon juniper area has trees>200 yrs old, some possibly >400 yrs old; two giant White Fir
<br /> trees exist in LTC canyon —will destroy?)
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