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<br />Zigan to post additional bond amounts and to "obtain a processed <br />and approved amendment to the permit which includes revised <br />mining and reclamation plans and maps which increase the maximum <br />allowable pit size. ." The Order also stated that Zigan must <br />"cease and desist from conducting all activities until he <br />obtained an approved amendment." <br />II. ARGUMENT & RELIEF <br />Zigan has no objection to the Boards' directive concerning <br />the bond. All matters concerning an increase in the bond amount <br />are being settled with the Division and the bond will soon be <br />posted. Zigan has no objection to the Boards' directive to <br />obtain an amendment to the permit increasing the size of the <br />severely disturbed area. That application was submitted 2 months <br />ago. The sole problem Zigan has with the March 29, 1996 Order is <br />the inclusion of a cease and desist order. First of all, the <br />transcript establishes that the board voted upon a proposed <br />motion which made no mention of a cease and desist order. There <br />were vague references to ceasing mining operations 17 minutes, <br />two witnesses, and board discussions prior to the motion voted <br />on. The actual motion, however, made no reference to such an <br />order. Secondly, the imposition of a Cease and Desist Order is <br />unfair. It is undisputed that Zigan acted as the Board ordered <br />4 <br />