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<br />January 28, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />William E. Taylor <br />8519 County Road #27 <br />Post Office Box 26 <br />RECEIVED <br />JAN 3 0 2002 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Masonvdle, Colorado 80541 <br />Phone: (970) 221-3526 ~ C ~S "e <br />E-Mail: 76026.3523@compuserve.co~ ~ ,C/ .r <br />i <br />Division of Minerals & Geology J Y.~ ~~ ' , i 1 ~ e- L ~~ 0 ~' <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 ~ ~ ~~ . g ~` p <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 ~~~/// v C ~ ~`, <br />Re: Proposed Expansion Of Starks Quarry By Lookonen Brothers Stone <br />Deaz Division of Minerals & Geology Representative(s): <br />I am the owner of 8519 County Road #27, otherwise known as "Old Buffum School," a <br />historic property established in 1866. The property is in very close proximity to the <br />currently existing Quarry site and proposed Quarry expansion (see enclosed map). <br />I strongly object to the proposed expansion for a number of reasons: <br />/ The currently existing Quany is highly visible from CR #27, Buckhorn Canyon <br />Road, as well as my property. The Quarry has the appeazance of an ever <br />expanding gaping wound (see photo). The nature of the area is rapidly changing. <br />It is evolving from a significantly rural area to one that is significantly residential. <br />The negative appeazance of the Quarry impacts many more people today than <br />were impacted in years past From my perspective, in the least case, there should <br />be an on-going reclamation process that restores the land to the original elevation <br />and contour simultaneously and at the same rate the quarry process is being <br />executed. If the quarrying process were coupled with simultaneous backfilling & <br />replanting of native plants, there would at least be limited visual impact. As the <br />reclamation process is currently executed, it may be many years before land <br />reclamation is implemented. Or, reclamation may never be implemented because <br />the companies that fmancially benefited from the removal of the stone (or <br />whatever) go out of business when it comes time to execute reclamation. Even <br />when reclamation is implemented, elevation and contour are often not considered, <br />even though these are the natural and appealing features of the original landscape. <br />I would be interested in securing a copy of the Reclamation Plan for the currently <br />existing Quarry. I£your organization could provide it to me I would appreciate it. <br />. ... <br />. ~ .~ <br />,; .. <br />. .... ... Page l of 2 ~ . ... <br />