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Mr. Jim Stevens 2 <br />claim group. On January 9, 1985, Mr. Ellis replied to another lefts; I had sent him on <br />January 2, 1985, clarifying the exact location of the proposed millsite. In this letter, Mr. Ellis <br />stated that "The proposed millsite as indicated on the map you sent is also located in the <br />Forestry Zoning District, and is allowed as a use by right in that district. Therefore, as long <br />as the millsite and any legal activities produced from mining from the site remain on land <br />zoned Forestry, the use would be acceptable in the Forestry Zoning District." Copies of this <br />January, 1985, correspondence are also attached to this letter. Based upon these <br />representations, the Boulder County Land Use Department issued a building permit on <br />November 12, 1985 for the construction of the Gold Hill Ventures' milling facility. A copy of <br />that Boulder Countbuilding permit numbered 32416 is included with this response letter. <br />~~' <br />Under the section titled "REMARKS" the building permit states that the approval of the permit <br />was issued upon the following three conditions: <br />;~ "To process minerals extracted from the property only." <br />~ "Milling Accessory to underground mining on the same property only -- no custom <br />milling using imported ore." <br />"This building permit approval and occupancy and use of the mill is contingent upon <br />receiving prior approvals from the Mined Land Reclamation Board and any other <br />applicable federal, state and local agencies." <br />This amended permit application was a matter of some concern in the local mountain <br />community. At the special Gold Hill town meeting held September 19, 1985, called for the <br />purpose of reviewing the mining and milling permit application, the residents were assured by <br />me that the mill would not be used as a custom milling facility or to process imported ores. <br />Mr. ltichazd H, Fraser and several senior employees of a company owned by Mr. and Mrs. <br />racer, were in attendance at that Gold Hill town meeting. <br />Following the construction of the Gold Hill Mill, the facility processed approximately <br />2,500 tons of development ore from the Cash mine that was stockpiled on the mine dump. <br />The mill ceased operations on June 30, 1988. A dispute <br />difficulties kept the milt shu o nooerable for the next two yeazs On October 23, <br />1990, Mr. Wayne Tatman (Gwen Fraser's brother) and several employees of COM, Inc. took <br />Mill, and i <br />I'. <br />;` <br />a <br />Colorado Springs and Pueblo, <br />