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•~ III IIilllllllllllll •~, ~~~ <br />RECEIVES -,~ <br />MAR 14 2000 <br />To whom it may concern; <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />Introduction. ~f (`) ~ ~l ~ 0 ~' 9 <br />Since the inseption of the <br />pit our rural community has had <br />This neighborhood has withstood <br />bad t~ridges, traffic accidents, <br />trucks, dust problems, odor pro <br />mining reclaimation. <br />Distel Farm,CandM gravel <br />to withstand numerous problems. <br />14 years of bad roads, <br />near accidents, speeding <br />~lems, and questionable <br />Dust Problems; <br />1) Roofs are getting ruined by the fugitive dust. <br />2) Livestock have been lost due to excessive dust. <br />3) Hay crops are being devalued due to the blowing dust. <br />4) Breathing of silica sand has presented respiratory <br />problems with surrounding people. <br />Odor Problems; <br />1) Odor when asphalt plant is started in AM. <br />2) Odor problem in the winter months when all the trucks <br />and equipment are started, creating a large cloud of smoke. <br />During downslope conditions it settles at nearby properties. <br />4:i ivi:ife; <br />~1) ii e dewateri :E ,id3 .(filed Well OVel' ivv 6ii..-121n. <br />cottonwood trees off the permitted area. <br />2) Dewatering is being done with buried asphalt and <br />corrcrete submersed around the dewatering pumps, <br />which discharge directly to the St. Vrain river. <br />3) Wildlife living in the area are slowly losing there habitat. <br />Property Values; <br />1) CaridPl mining operation has hurt our property values. <br />People do not like negative impact areas. I have had <br />this studied and with the plant as our neighbor our <br />property values have shown well below market growth. <br />