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a very good job of regulating activity related to construction. In discussing this application with the planning department however, staff felt that keeping a restriction to tons sold would continue to be a good idea. (Please note that there are pits in Routt County with no restrictions ie. the buckles Hogue Pit, Connell Thompson, Connell Camiletti, Routt County Pits, Redmond pit). This is an important point to keep in mind with regard to our preference of no restriction. In any case, if a restriction is necessary, we would accept a restriction at S~Q,000 tons per calendaz year. We feel this is a realistic tonnage based on the economy, the realities of our short construction season and other competitive gravel operations. We have shown that we can operate safely and with no adverse impact at this level. Also note that a production level of 66,890 tons per month for 12 months would be 802,680 tons. Our construction season in reality for high gravel demand is 7 months. This would equate, with this example tonnage, to 468,230 tons. At this time however, Precision Excavating Inc._is likely to contract with TCC to supply approximately 80,000 tons per yeaz of sand and rock for concrete production not previously supplied by our company. This places us at the new tonnage of 550,000. This tonnage restriction is a fair compromise to, supply and demand with no restriction. Finally, any type of constraint impacts cost, whether it's a cost to Precision or the consumer. For example, if we can't sell when someone else can, pricing may increase. Lower tonnage higher operating cost etc.. Additionally, consumers' cost of gravel, including residential cost, typically increases when competition is reduced. Keeping as efficient as possible in Routt Countys'economy helps everyone with the cost of living in Routt County. In summary, Precision Excavating Inc. has proven our ability to effectively manage gravel mining and sales at the Camilletti Milner Pit #2 without detrimental effects to the immediate community and public at large. We would respectfully ask for a favorable response to our request to amend specific condition # 3 and allow a tonnage increase to 550,000 ton per calendar year. Sincerely, ~~~~. C~ David S. Zehner Precision Excavating Inc.