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Transit Mix Concrete Co. <br /> Colorado schools and public institutions when the operation reaches its planned maximum <br /> production. <br /> Once the operation has reached designed capacity, within five years, it will produce 1.5 million <br /> tons of crushed stone aggregate annually for use by Transit Mix and its customers in markets <br /> within the County, Colorado Springs and surrounding communities. Subject to receipt of the <br /> permit, and when the Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry is operating at full or near-full capacity, Transit <br /> Mix will also close and reclaim their active Snyder and Pikeview quarries, which have several <br /> years of resource remaining. The early closing and reclamation of the Snyder and Pikeview <br /> quarries allows for the repurposing of those lands and elimination of the visual impacts associated <br /> with those sites. <br /> Over the forty-year life of the proposed Quarry, Transit Mix expects to invest over$100 million in <br /> capital purchases. More than $30 million of this amount will be spent during the first ten years of <br /> the operation as initial equipment and plant are installed. An additional $100 million in local <br /> wages, and a further $265 million in routine operating costs, will be spent over the life of the <br /> Quarry. These costs will be paid to local suppliers and vendors. <br /> Transit Mix recognizes that the proposed Quarry development will have a long-term presence in <br /> the County. Accordingly, Transit Mix has invested significant time, financial resources, and <br /> thought into the selection of the location, investigation of existing conditions, design of the <br /> proposed operation and will employ modern mining practices, to ensure that the project mitigates <br /> potential adverse impacts, and takes into account the safety and protection of environmental and <br /> wildlife impacts consistent with legal requirements. This will provide for a safe operation that <br /> protects the environment and is visually discrete. <br /> The Quarry has been designed to meet or exceed current industry best practices and to be <br /> compliant with all regulatory standards. In addition to the 112 permit review process conducted <br /> by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, Transit Mix will obtain permitting <br /> consents from numerous County, State and Federal regulatory agencies and will fully comply with <br /> statutory and regulatory requirements over the life of the operation. Transit Mix has consulted <br /> numerous regulatory agencies and the Wildlife Habitat Council in the preparation and planning of <br /> the project. This dialogue has guided design decisions. <br /> Potential impacts to environmental conditions, wildlife, dust, noise, surface water, groundwater <br /> and erosion control have been evaluated and mitigations have been incorporated into the <br /> proposed development plans. <br /> On March 8, 2016, Transit Mix submitted an initial application for a 112 permit to the Colorado <br /> Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (the "Division"). The Division, following its technical <br /> review of the application, recommended approval of the 112 permit. Following the application <br /> review process, two public comment periods, informal public meeting, pre-hearing conference, <br /> and two-day formal hearing, the Mined Land Reclamation Board (the"Board") issued its "Findings <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application <br /> October 3,2017 vi <br />