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<br /> September 29, 2016
<br /> According to the proposed mining plan, the operation will maintain a 100 foot setback from the existing
<br /> creeks, except at the three crossing areas. No mining will take place within the 100 foot buffer zones.
<br /> Therefore, vegetation that exists in Little Turkey Creek Canyon (e.g., White Fir trees) will not be
<br /> "destroyed"by the operation if it exists within the 100 foot buffer zone.
<br /> 24. Concerns regarding Applicant's other mining operations and character of the Applicant
<br /> (Pikeview — wonderful example of how not to conduct quarry operations, remediation may be
<br /> impossible, how will ever reestablish vegetation, is a complete wreck, operator has not done credible
<br /> reclamation in northern CO Springs; Queens Canyon — extremely long term recovery, tree
<br /> establishment has failed,still an eye sore—particularly to those that live above it;31'Block Pit—buried
<br /> under park is remains of demolition material (located next to landfill); Castle Sand Plant — now
<br /> junkyard and rightly so, buried under yard are contaminants and old equipment, one can only wonder
<br /> what cost to El Paso County taxpayers for clean-up may have been had site been pawned off on city;
<br /> Continental—pawned off and left to Co Springs to reckon with, turned into recycle plant and located
<br /> across Hwy from Castle Sand Plant junkyard;Black Canyon Quarry—no mining for many years, only
<br /> rarely see a truck entering/exiting quarry, seems as long as permit kept up to date eyes will continue to
<br /> look other way rather than deal with issues; Daniel Sand — buried topsoil that was to be used for
<br /> reclamation with mud from clarifier and recycled concrete waste; Castle Concrete has extreme history
<br /> of not following through with their promises of reclamation, and when, if any,partial measures were
<br /> taken, what methods were used to do so; Transit Mix has historically not been a good neighbor in areas
<br /> of quarries it currently operates—have left horrendous scars on front range that will take 100's of years
<br /> to recover-have faced numerous lawsuits for refusal to adequately reclaim land)
<br /> (C.Burnell,J.Enderson,S.Reinsma,R.Pace, V. Wekamp,D. Wekamp,S.Mulliken)
<br /> The Applicant, Transit Mix Concrete Co., currently holds no active mining permits in Colorado. One of
<br /> the mine sites identified by the objectors, Castle Sand Pit, Permit No. M-1977-213, was previously
<br /> permitted by Transit Mix Concrete Company and released in 1993. This permit was incorporated into
<br /> Permit No. M-1973-007SG, Daniel Sand Pit 2, which is an active permit now held by Continental
<br /> Materials Corporation.
<br /> There are no permits with the site names of 31 st Block Pit or Black Canyon Quarry,which were mentioned
<br /> in the objection letters. However, the Division believes that Black Canyon Quarry may refer to an active
<br /> permit named the Snyder Quarry,Permit No. M-1977-210. The other mine sites identified in the objection
<br /> letters were permitted by Continental Materials Corporation and have been released, with the exception
<br /> of Pikeview Quarry, Permit No. M-1977-211, Daniel Sand Pit 2 (mentioned above), and the Snyder
<br /> Quarry(mentioned above).
<br /> Although Transit Mix Concrete Co. is a subsidiary of Continental Materials Corporation, it is considered
<br /> a different operator due to its separate business filing. Furthermore,there are no outstanding violations for
<br /> any of the seven active permits held by Continental Materials Corporation.
<br /> Because the Applicant holds no active mining permits with the Division, and thus, does not have any
<br /> outstanding violations, the permit application cannot be denied pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32.5-120.
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