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z <br />June 18, 1985 <br />Daniel's Pit 2 <br />C. Farrell <br />Grazing was also considered. There is some agricultural land in <br />the rather large backyards of homes along Bradley Road, but it seemed to <br />be somewhat discordant to designate an alternative land use as grazing <br />with residential areas just to the north and industrial areas rapidly <br />surrounding the site on other sides. Also, no cattle have been placed <br />on this land for ages, even though in its current vegetative condition <br />it would make some rather good grazing land for horses or cattle. <br />We also considered open space and parklands, but these seemed to <br />carry an undesirable connotation that Daniel's Sand Company was going to <br />create a 200 acre recreational park for the general public. Such an <br />alternative would probably alay the fears of some possible objectors, <br />but it wouldn't be very honest either. <br />We chose "revegetation" because it seemed to carry a connotation <br />that something was going to be done to revegetate the land, but any <br />actual land uses of that revegetated land would be, so to speak, up for <br />grabs. If somebody wanted to put horses on the site they could or they <br />could build a park or develop the site, but with revegetated land at <br />least erosion would be controlled and the potential uses most flexible. <br />If an alternative other than "revegetation" is absolutely <br />necessary, then we would select grazing. The species to be planted are <br />suitable for that purpose. However, we do feel that in some cases, this <br />being one of them, "revegetation" can be a land use in that it provides <br />the greatest flexibility in situations where surronding land uses are <br />rapidly changing. If the operation was 20 miles east of Colorado <br />Springs, revegetation would not be a land use, but in this case we can <br />find no other term that accurately and honestly reflects the actual <br />circumstances. <br />Exhibit C - Pre Mining and Mining Plan Map <br />Item 1 - Please provide the acreage of those mining phases located <br />West of Academy Boulevard. <br />RESPONSE: Please keep in mind that the phasing on the west side of <br />Academy is a rather arbitrary matter. These phases actually merge <br />extensively with respect to their uses and features. In comparison to <br />the phases on the east side of Academy, which tend to be more natural <br />with respect to operational features, these phases are very vague. <br />The acreage breakdown in these phases is as follows: <br />/ PHASE ACREAGE <br />Iw 42 <br />IIw 16 <br />IIIw 10 <br />IVw 31 <br />