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RECEIVED <br /> DEC 18 2017 <br /> December 13,2017 D/VI <br /> MINING,gND)S.4,, /ON <br /> State of Colorado Via email. DMG_web@state.co.us AFETY <br /> Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Re: Transit Mix Concrete Application for aggregate quarry <br /> Southwestern El Paso County, Colorado. <br /> To Whom It May Concern: <br /> I am writing on behalf of the Colwado Mountain Reclamation Foundation(CMRF)as <br /> past president and director ' uppo f Transit Mix/Castle Concrete's application for a <br /> new aggregate quarry in El Paso ounty. CMRF was a public/private partnership created <br /> in 1994 from a City/County Advisory Committee study to implement enhanced <br /> reclamation and community vision for the Snyder, Queens Canyon and Pikeview quarries <br /> in El Paso County. The partnership between Transit Mix and a board of concerned <br /> citizens developed and implemented the successful reclamation of the Queens Canyon <br /> quarry scar and oversaw reclamation on Snyder and Pikeview. <br /> CMRF was a community-wide organization funded and endorsed by the State, County, <br /> City and the public to reclaim the mining scars beyond state required base reclamation on <br /> Transit Mix/Castle Concrete properties. Transit Mix/Castle Concrete was a partner and <br /> major supporter providing financing, equipment, labor and in-kind contributions to <br /> underwrite the CMRF's work on the quarries. The Queen Canyon quarry reclamation is <br /> now complete and the site was turned over to the US Forest Service in 2004. The most <br /> noteworthy aspect of the Transmit Mix and CMRF's joint efforts was the eventual <br /> transformation of the community's attitude toward the quarries. Transit Mix/Castle <br /> Concrete transitioned from being the "bad guy"to being recognized as a partner in <br /> restoring our community's scenic mountain backdrop. <br /> I have not studied in detail Transit Mix's Application for a new quarry in El Paso County; <br /> However, I can vouch on behalf of CMRF for Transit Mix's attentiveness to neighbor's <br /> issues, safe environmental business practices and their interest in the well being of the <br /> Colorado Springs Community at large. <br /> I have been publicly involved in Front Range protection since serving on Governor <br /> Romer's Colorado Commission on Mountain Scars in 1989. <br /> Thank you for your consideration..... <br /> 3760 Camels View <br /> Colorado Springs, CO 80904 <br />