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JAN-12-95 THU 19:02 P. 03 November 8, 1994 /~ Page 2 Our letter of November 30, 1994, incorporates several different complaints. Similar issues were addressed at a December 15, 1993, hearing before the Colorado Land Reclamation Board. I am enclosing for your review a copy of "Request for Party Status and Exhibits" presented at this hearing on behalf of Raton West - Baldwin Ltd. Development. While much of this information in this package does not apply to our complaints, some of it is relevant. Please review the July 26, 1993, letter to Robert Krassa from ilhillet riert.artUa~. l~l i~i~ iai.~faL' t)anttl rieittdllCleL states •'We agree that longwall mining and retreat room and pillar mining can cause subsidence," The map in this package incorporates the location of our home and property. I have marked our home site in red. our fine old ( 60 plus years) adobe home is now showing subsidence and much damage whereby it had no such problem. before the mine came under our property. The mine continues to evade their responsibilities and obligations to abide by the law. Enclosed is a copy of the October 26, 1993, memos from Steven Renner to Michael Long. In total, 26 Notices of Violations were issued to Sasin. ,_, Renner states "The Division believes that these Notices of Violations and one Imminent Harm Cessation Order .do not represent isolated departures trom lawful conduct, but rather a broad, overall lack of concern with regulatory. compliance by the permittee." "The Division further believes these ~ialations were caused by the unwarranted failure of the permittee to comply with the requirements of the Act, Rules and permit conditions. Therefore, I recommend that you concur with the staff determination that a Pattern of Violations exists at this mine." The mine did not secure a Las Animas county building permit for the exhaust shaft on our property until 6 - 12 months after"the installation was installed and until the mine was threatened by the Las Animas County Planner's Office. While I understand that this violation of the law is not under the jurisdiction of the Division, it does display the mine's basic total disregard for the law and the rules. What assurance do we have that the information the mine provided us with regard to the distance from our home to the ^First Mine" is correct'! We were first told the mine was 750 feet from our home, then later advised they were 200 to 30o plus feet from our home. we know that the