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CO DRMS RECEIVED <br /> Attn: Jared Ebert <br /> Re: Permit Number M-207-036 Site Name: Knox Pit NOV l 4 ZQf j <br /> 1313 Sherman Street - Room#215 DIVISION OFR <br /> Denver, CO 80203 M�NINGgHSAF f BION <br /> Mr. Ebert, <br /> I'm writing to ask that you oppose the proposal set out by Knox Pit for their industrial <br /> developments in the town of Laporte. As a resident of Laporte, I can see no benefit and and a <br /> lot of harm that will come from the approval of and subsequent implementation of this <br /> proposal. I oppose the mining and reclamation aspects of the plan under DRMS jurisdiction, <br /> such as natural resource impacts, ground water and flood plain impacts and harm to <br /> agricultural, wildlife/conservation and recreation values. <br /> The quality of life in Laporte is already suffering from increased traffic due to development and <br /> the construction on Hwy 287. Long term residents of this community are seeing their quiet, <br /> agriculturally oriented lives uprooted as a result of these issues. There is no room here for <br /> industry. Allowing 318 trucks per day to come through Laporte will impact everyone in this <br /> community via noise, traffic snarls, increased air pollution and declining personal safety. To say <br /> nothing about the impact on wildlife and property values. The presence of these industrial sites <br /> will only bring distress, noise, pollution, turmoil, and congestion to our town. <br /> I seriously can't see a single up side for Laporte and its citizens, if these proposals are approved <br /> and enacted. There is certainly no environmental upside, no economic upside, no safety <br /> upside, no personal health upside, so what does this community get in return for putting up <br /> with all the downsides? Nothing. Nothing but the downsides. <br /> I urge the CO DRMS to make the only decision that won't destroy our community. To reject <br /> the above named proposal and leave Laporte and its citizens alone. <br /> Thank you for your time and for reading my comments. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Pamela May <br /> Overland Trail <br /> Laporte, CO <br />