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Comment/Objection Narrative* <br /> Dear DRMS, <br /> I very much appreciate you taking the time to hear the objections of the community about the proposed <br /> Leadville Mill by the CJK Milling Company.The concerns and complaints are well known at this point:as a <br /> community,we have very little reason to trust the assurances offered us by the parties that will benefit <br /> financially from this operation.As is typical in these arrangements,those who will benefit from the project do not <br /> live here and those that will suffer the consequences if anything goes wrong do.We are concerned not only <br /> about our water quality--which we have fought long and hard to recover after 100 years of abuse--but also <br /> about our beloved recreation areas where we run,hike, bike,and ski. If this permit is approved,the truck traffic <br /> on East Fifth Street alone will have a significant impact on the east side,and living here,we've learned enough <br /> to understand that once you start disturbing the slag piles and exposing minerals to the air,the impact is not <br /> insignificant and the results are largely unknown. <br /> Let me just say a few other things for your consideration and try to explain why many residents have felt such a <br /> visceral no to this project and have not been swayed by the rather rote reassurances of CJK Milling.This is a <br /> community whose natural environment is both incredibly pristine and incredibly disturbed.We live in a strange <br /> juxtaposition where elk herds stand atop slag piles,where in one gulch runs the purest water in Colorado and <br /> just one gulch over is water so orange we can't walk our dogs near it. Many of us spend year round in the <br /> mining areas where CJK Milling will be running their trucks hauling debris.We know how fragile this ground is. <br /> We know how fragile our water sustainability is.We remember the poisoning of the Arkansas and its effect on <br /> every aspect of our lives.While we understand the profit motive involved in CJK Milling's desire for this project, <br /> we do not buy the idea that this is good for us.That rings patronizingly to our ears. I've had the thought that if <br /> the owners of CJK Milling were willing to live on East Fifth Street for the duration of their project--breathe the <br /> dust while these piles of slag are dismantled and transported and watch the water run orange by their own <br /> houses—or if they were willing to commit to generations of their families living downstream from their mill--if <br /> their commitment to the well-being and viability of this community were that strong, I might be able to hear their <br /> ideas differently.As it is,the risk is all ours.The reward is all theirs.This is a deal Leadville has struck before to <br /> its own detriment,and we have to do all that we can not to make the same mistakes again. <br /> Thank you for listening. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Amy Frykholm <br /> Permit Number* <br /> Enter valid letter and then numbers,for example M1977999, M1999777UG or C1981201. <br /> M1990057 <br /> Permitting Action Type <br /> Select revision type or leave blank if comment pertains to a new permit application or NOI <br /> Permit Type <br /> County <br /> Lake <br /> Enter one county only <br /> Site Name <br /> Permittee/Operator Name <br /> CJK Milling <br /> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br />