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~~ <br />Richard D. Lamm <br />Governor <br /> <br />u <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />David H. Getches, Executive Director <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />DAVID C. SHELTO N, Director <br />August 8, 1986 <br />Mr. Joe U. Carrillo <br />Las Animas County Planning and Land Use Office <br />Las Animas County Courthouse <br />Room 104 <br />Trinidad, Colorado 81082 <br />Re: Clarification of Division Policy Regarding Recent Violations <br />and Civil Penalties Relating to Two Unpermitted Mining <br />Operations and Permit No. M-83-039 <br />Dear Mr. Carrillo: <br />~~~ I~~'I~I~~II~~'~~ <br />I am writing this letter in response to your letter to me dated July 29, <br />1986 and in response to Mr. Carmel A. Garlutzo's letter to Karen Hellner <br />dated July 21, 1986. (Thus a copy of this letter is being sent to Mr. <br />Garlutzo.) This letter will hopefully clarify for you our precise <br />recommendations to you such that Las Animas County can resolve all <br />outstanding violations and civil penalties found by the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board. <br />First of all, I would like to agree with you that it is in the best <br />interests of all for our two governmental agencies to cooperate as fully <br />as possible to resolve these problems. In no way have I intended to <br />create a climate of distrust between us as a result of my comments to the <br />press. When interviewed by representatives of your local press, I merely <br />tried to respond to their questions and, in so doing, outline the <br />situation as I saw it from the point of view of our Division. I made it <br />clear to the representative of your local newspaper that I was to <br />directly quoting any of your correspondence to me but was merely giving <br />Rly sense of it. As you are undoubtedly aware, an interviewer has little <br />or no control over the way in which his comments are reported. In any <br />case, in the spirit of cooperation that you mention, I regret any tension <br />my comments may have inadvertently caused. <br />I will next briefly outline the steps that Las Animas County needs to <br />follow in order to resolve the present situation (explaining the reasons <br />for each step, where necessary). These will be given in the <br />chronological order in which they should be accomplished. <br />423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 866-3567 <br />