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Comment/Objection Narrative* <br /> Acord St.Vrain Valley Ranch, LLC(Acord)objects to issuance of this requested permit to Raptor Materials, LLC <br /> (Raptor)to construct a gravel mine within 200 feet of the real property owned by Acord in Sections 29,30&32, <br /> Township 3 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M.in Weld County,Colorado for the following reasons: <br /> 1)The Public Notice provided by Raptor to Acord describes the proposed mine to be located"at or near Section <br /> 29"and the Certification provided by Raptor to Accord states that"Acord shall be compensated by Raptor for <br /> any damage from the proposed mining operation to the above listed structure(s)located on or within 200 feet of <br /> he proposed affected area described within Exhibit A,of the Reclamation Permit Application for Cogburn Sand, <br /> Gravel and Reservoir Project, File Number M-2025-016"yet the Exhibit A provided to Acord is reproduced in <br /> such a fashion that the actual location of Raptor's proposed mining operation cannot be determined,therefore <br /> Acord reserves the right to amend this Objection upon Raptor providing an exhibit to Acord from which the <br /> actual location of Raptor's proposed mining operation can be determined within a reasonable degree of <br /> accuracy; <br /> 2. Upon information and belief,Acord alleges that any berm to be constructed around the area actively being <br /> mined by Raptor will divert flood waters from the St.Vrain Creek unto Acord's property and will damage <br /> permanent structures owned by Acord,and without being able to discern the actual location of Raptor's <br /> proposed mining operation,Acord cannot provide further information to the Mined Land Reclamation Board as <br /> to what permanent structures of Acord will be damaged by any such flood waters,therefore Acord reserves the <br /> right to amend this Objection upon Raptor providing an exhibit to Acord from which the actual location of <br /> Raptor's proposed mining operation can be determined within a reasonable degree of accuracy; <br /> 3. Upon information and belief,Acord alleges that any excavation of the proposed mine will drain subsoil <br /> moisture from Acord's property which will kill Acord's trees, permanent improvements of material value,and <br /> without being able to discern the actual location of Raptor's proposed mining operation,Acord cannot provide <br /> further information to the Mined Land Reclamation Board as to what trees of Acord will be killed by such <br /> draining of subsoil moisture from Acord's property,therefore Acord reserves the right to amend this Objection <br /> upon Raptor providing an exhibit to Acord from which the actual location of Raptor's proposed mining operation <br /> can be determined within a reasonable degree of accuracy;and <br /> 4. Upon information and belief,Acord alleges that Raptor's proposed mining operation will likely cause <br /> significant damage to wildlife on Acord's property, including the permanent disruption of historical wildlife <br /> migration paths along and across St.Vrain Creek. <br /> Permitting Action Comment/Objection is Regarding <br /> • New Permit Change to Existing Permit <br /> Permit Number* (?) <br /> Enter a valid permit number <br /> M2025016 <br /> County* <br /> Colorado County where the proposed operation is located <br /> Weld <br /> Enter one county only <br /> Site Name <br /> Cogburn Sand,Gravel and Reservoir Project <br /> Perm ittee/Operator Name <br /> Raptor Materials, LLC <br /> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br /> Are there supporting photos, maps, or documents you wish to upload? <br /> Yes • No <br />