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Dou Moulatain Resi€ieats' ~As~oeiatior~ 32360 Robinson 1B11 Road ~ Crolden, CO 80403 !?/I.fR14DMRA Later • Page 1 Odrerrelated concerns i}tat will need to be addressed before a mining permitis granted by the State of Colorado include dustoontml andtnitigatian, sect the impactof heavytmck traffic ontha safety ofthe public traveling on Highways 119 and 6. Specifically, the State wr71 need to evacuate amt disclose all potential impacts to the public and the envrronmect in this sensitive area DMRA will need assurance from the State that air quality ataadards will be met at the facility, downwind of the fact~ity adjacent to and within say residential area, and along highways 119 and 6. Air quality and dust are elreaay major problems is Gear Creak Cagyoa as a result o€tha Frei tZuarry, where neithea the facility northe highway lrtrcldng dust standards eta e~'orced by the State. A strict umbiant airquality monitoring and enforcement program wr71 ba required by DMItA. What will the traffic impacts bo oa CO 119 and I7S 6? How will these impacts be factored into MOTs t;,arning Area Access IIS? Based on the application, how ma~+daily htrck trips will there be to and from the facility. Whatwill the impact4 be ~ the icterxction of Douglas Mouusain Drive and CO 119, where a traffic light is already needed due to existing heavy gambling traffic? Alt of these issues will need to ba evaluated, and an impact mitigation p]an submitted to DMRA for review and comment We Iook forward to the State of Colorado's respa~nse to the issues ptesented in this lefts, along with plans that detat~ how these concerns will be addressed if a mining permit is granted. Sincerely, DOUOf.A3 MOUNTAIIJ RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION ~ry~~"~ Michael W. Crouse VicoPrasident Cc: Grin Cormty Commissioners The Gilpin News Upper Clear Creek Watershed Association Silver Dollar Metro District City of Black Hawk City ofCenhal City of Golden Black Hawk/Central City Waterand Sanitation District