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~. Group orgarizes to profect Dolores Ri` <br />dedicated t6 protecting the nat~ Citizens .for Accountability the .town ,of Dolores and the bonds taken out , fr <br />e '.. •ural;values..of the Dolores River and 'Respons.lbflity . in the sinaq community of Stoner. mine reclaxnatton, .an <br />Valley; has .been.,'focmed and'..IS Dolores River Valley emerged in <br />• ~,"Right now, the group is a lot , logical razniflcattons l <br />satibn -'ldokipg;fot_~re~Yuits.,.;,; :~ ~ ~~ ~~~' , response,_to a <br />~lethora of.grav- ~ of;.~ neighbors .whose lives and ~ .have•bn~flsh, <br />wildlife, <br />-_ -~- ---a• ~' - --` el-mine operations that aze; or <br />.. ... properties. aze beirig,disrupted . <br />trol, -that sort'of, th <br />: .,yrlllbe;.OPeratldg-in•,theasra,. bX.,this..type:.of-development;__ :Scctt-E:latg'._a.:-watt <br />riienf along the. river comdor in <br />order ao sustain ahe natural <br />beauty that led to the designa- <br />'-,tion of ,adjacent Highway 145 <br />as a National Sc2mc Byway. , <br />"We think that supporting <br />tourism is a. more .gentle. eco• <br />~: ndmic base foiatFls~valley~that's <br /> <br />z <br />ie~d~y.'-f~;, .e a~eLh~nhieS~lii?Sfe"~'edhetvei <br />1" ;' ~ .Y. .F.. <br />::.r~., . :, . i' <br />_..:a - .. .._ ..-- ......... ......_..._.. <br />terns should have more of:an• <br />iuipaCt;'on?decislcins ;made =for <br />this,azea," Kantor said.: ' . , <br />Water -and air quality, <br />impacts of development on <br />wildlife, abandoned-mine <br />runoff neaz Rico, .and highway <br />safety aze other issues the <br />group is concerned abciut. <br />Several investigative commit- <br />tees.have already been estab= <br />fished, Kantor said. <br />A ~ reseazch committee was <br />formed to'study,hnpacts.gravel <br />mines: have. oq 'the surrounding <br />environment In cooperation with <br />the Western Colorado Congress, <br />a laird-conserJatton coalition: -. <br />"We:re looking Into the effec- <br />tiveness , of (performance) <br />-;esearch`~eTi -. '" tCee--=fe <br />xaY:-i-.. <br />platiS. t9; wor& • cooj <br />.with local planiiing <br />lions, Dolores and'M <br />County governments, <br />~natfonal representat <br />local or statewide grc <br />similaz interests: ' ' <br />"We fee] that' iesid~ <br />to be stewazds of the <br />live in because,we az <br />here for a certain a <br />time before the next ~ <br />"comes along to enJoy i <br />said. 'Preserv(ng.for 1 <br />is our responsibility." <br />'For more'.: inform <br />CFAR, call. Kantor,:88: <br />Cheri Robinson, 882=9 <br /> <br />•' <br />