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December 18, 2017 � <br /> a�C Z�201 <br /> Ms. Amy Eschberger 4'YlS 1 <br /> 313 SheColorado Division of rman Street, Rlooma215 Mining and Safety M/�Ijk������'44t/O <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Permit M-2017-049 Objection Letter <br /> Dear Ms. Eschberger, <br /> This letter is in regards to Transit Mix Concrete Company's application to open a new quarry on <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch near Colorado Springs, Colorado. <br /> My home is located at the east end of Little Turkey Creek Road. I oft to this quarry proposal <br /> for the following reasons: <br /> • It could affect our fragile wells, which get their water from fractures granite. Transit Mix <br /> has not been able to prove that they will minimize impact on our wells. <br /> • It will terribly affect the local ecosystem and wildlife to live in and migrate through the ar- <br /> ea. Little Turkey Creek is a fragile but vibrant riparian corridor and the quarry will be lo- <br /> cated immediately adjacent and in the creek. Thus, it will destroy the whole south side <br /> of the corridor. <br /> • I live close to the Little Turkey Creek and we will suffer the effects of noise large quanti- <br /> ties of dust. <br /> • It will create a tremendous amount of traffic on highway 115, which already has a lot of <br /> high-speed truck traffic. Including an intersection at an already dangerous curve in the <br /> highway. <br /> • There are already three permitted quarries operating along Highway 115 that are able to <br /> provide construction materials. They are operating well below capacity due to lack of <br /> demand. They all also have massive reserves in place. <br /> Transit Mix's proposal to open a quarry does not comply with El Paso County's Southwest <br /> Highway 115 Development Plan. <br /> Thank for your consideration. <br /> Yours truly, <br /> Georgia Dean <br /> 3075 Little Turkey Creek Road <br /> Colorado Springs, CO 80926 <br /> (719)a5D- b� <br />