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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />JAMES R. SILVESTRO <br />ATTORNEY AT LAW <br /> <br />303.628.3632 (direct) <br />jsilvestro@irelandstapleton.com <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />October 27, 2021 <br /> <br /> <br />Sent Via Email and DRMS Objection Intake Tool <br /> <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Drms_info@state.co.us <br /> <br />Re: Protect the Hogback’s Objection to Application to Convert Permit No. <br /> M1976-007UG and Petition for Hearing <br /> <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />This law firm represents Protect the Hogback in connection with its opposition to the <br />application submitted by Acme Brick Company to expand its mining operation just north of <br />Golden, Colorado by converting its existing mining permit (DRMS Permit No. M1976-007UG) <br />from a 110 Limited Impact Permit to a 112 Reclamation Permit to allow for such expanded <br />operations (the “Application”). <br />Protect the Hogback is a Colorado non-profit corporation that was formed by residents and <br />business owners within the immediate vicinity of the hogback north of Golden and west of North <br />Table Mountain to advocate for the protection and conservation of the area’s many environmental, <br />aesthetic, and recreational amenities. The Application seeks to dramatically expand the scope of <br />Acme Brick Company’s existing operation by nearly ten times and in a manner that directly <br />threatens Protect the Hogback’s interests and core mission. Accordingly, Protect the Hogback is <br />“aggrieved” by the Application such that it is a “party” with respect to the Application as those <br />terms are defined within Rule 1.1.1 <br />The purpose of this letter is twofold: (1) to set forth Protect the Hogback’s objections to <br />the Application for the reasons set forth herein; and (2) to petition for a hearing on the Application <br />under Rules 1.4.9, 1.7.1, and 1.7.4 consistent with Protect the Hogback’s rights as an aggrieved <br /> <br />1 Unless otherwise noted, any references to the “Rules” or a “Rule” in this letter is intended to refer <br />to the corresponding rule within the “Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for the Extraction of Construction Materials.”