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vicinity' of these fire ruts: - "There is another type of grave marker which is almost undetectable in the cemetery. There are several slabs of thin bedded sandstones -protruding from three to six inches above the surface. These slabs were probably used as grave markers. The party using the sandstone ,slabs was unaware that this type of rock is very susceptible to , - ~ weathering. Tfie remnants can-still be seen standing three to six inches above. the ground, some may be eroded below ground level and Lost forever. It is in this general area that the southern one-strand fence has been lowered to the ground and the north fence tine has been cut in all strands so that a, vehicle, perhaps a dirt remover, as suggest by the fire ruts, drove across the cemetery in what seems as an attempt fo establish a road across'the cemetery." ' It is important to•recognize that°it may not be an easy matter for a person driving a loader, grader or other earth-moving equipment to simply steer clear of the graves, for only'upon a careful and skilled observation are some of the graves even apparent. For this reason, it is ciitical fora more solid, plainly visible.fence to be erected around the cemetery, and for the-set-back to be no less than the 30 feet recommended in Mr. Waldron's March, 2005, inspection report. ' MR. ESPINOZA MEETS THE REGULATORY DEFINITION OF "AGGRIEVED PARTY" Mr. Espinoza has a Legitimate interest, albeit primarily_'aesthetic and spiritual, industry is western Las Animas County for almost 100 years. (A review of the in protecting these gave sites~from the ravages of mining and extraction. Mr. Espinoza has a long family history in the Valdez area: His grandfather.and great grandfather both dedicated their lives to coal mining, which was'the primary ,enclosed Attachment B shows several large regions within the Castillo Pit boundary Page 8 of 11