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AW <br /> ccmcx <br /> May 2, 2022 <br /> Dale Case,AICP <br /> Director <br /> Boulder County Community Planning& Permitting <br /> 2045 13th Street <br /> Boulder,CO 80302 <br /> Re: Application to Extend Special Use Permit for the Dowe Flats Mine <br /> Dear Mr. Case: <br /> Enclosed for filing with Boulder County Community Planning& Permitting is a complete land use <br /> application by CEMEX, Inc. ("CEMEX"),for a Special Use Permit to extend operations at the Dowe Flats <br /> limestone and shale mine for an additional fifteen years. In anticipation of the submission of this <br /> application, CEMEX has been working with Boulder County Parks&Open Space regarding potential <br /> additional open space preservation and trails commitments by CEMEX if an extended mining term is <br /> approved as requested. These potential additional commitments of CEMEX include the following items: <br /> • A reduction of the purchase prices for Boulder County's existing options to acquire real <br /> property north of Hwy. 66 to zero dollars plus title and closing costs, resulting in savings to the <br /> County of approximately$6.6M; <br /> • The grant of an additional option to Boulder County for the benefit of Boulder County <br /> Parks & Open Space for its potential future purchase(when mining at Dowe Flats is completed) <br /> of four additional parcels totaling approximately 200 acres around the perimeter of the Dowe <br /> Flats mine,at a purchase price of zero dollars plus title and closing costs; <br /> • An increase in the required rental payments by CEMEX to Boulder County pursuant to <br /> the existing buffer lease for properties around the Dowe Flats mine from the current amount of <br /> $1,000/year to an increased amount of$400,000/year, equating to a total value of$6.OM for <br /> 15 years; <br /> • The dedication of a permanent, non-exclusive recreational trail easement to Boulder <br /> County for the benefit of Boulder County Parks &Open Space along the south bank of the St. <br /> Wain River or another mutually agreed location; <br /> • A commitment by CEMEX to permanently conclude ongoing cement plant operations at <br /> its facility south of Hwy. 66 within the same 15-year timeframe for completion of mining <br /> CEMEX, Inc. <br /> 10100 Katy Freeway, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77043 <br />