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Ms. Amy Eschberger <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Ms. Eschberger, <br />30 November 2017 <br />RECEIVED <br />DEC 072017 <br />DMSION OF RECLAMATION <br />MINING AND SAFE1y <br />I lived my first twenty-five years at Star Ranch, off Highway 115. Maintaining the <br />natural beauty and health of that area has been a passion of mine, and I was thrilled to see <br />The Cheyenne Mountain State Park designated immediately south of our old Ranch. <br />I am strongly Rg22sed to the Transit Mix Concrete Company's pplication to establish a <br />quarry on Ditch Rack Ranch. Their application (M2017-04 not only jeopardizes water <br />quality, but also fails to protect critical wildlife habitat, and, in my understanding, may be <br />in serious violation of property owners' easements on Little Turkey Creek Road. This <br />application should be denied for the sake of the long term health of the land. <br />I also think that it is only fair that prehearings and hearings on this be held in Colorado <br />Springs, where the damage will occur if it is passed. <br />We have had enough extraction from the Southern Front Range as it is. Too many scars <br />on the mountains. This is not a worthy proposition. <br />Yours truly, <br />Sam Johnson <br />1520 W. Kiowa Street <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80904 <br />719-244-8233 <br />johnsonsamuelarfliur@gmail.com <br />