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Holcim said they will water the roads several times a day to keep down the dust, the <br />drought in 2002 -present has limited several well productions here. Watering roads <br />seems like such a waste of a limited resource and necessity.. Why can't they pave the <br />mine road? <br />Fremont County Road 6 is the main road the heavy trucks will be traveling on to get to <br />Hwy 50, the road is patched, and not in good condition now, the trucks will be tearing up <br />what little road is left. We don't have funding now to keep our roads in repair. The <br />intersection of County Road 6, and County Road 45 is where our Medical Clinic, <br />Community Building, Playground, and Fire Station are located, this is at the bottom of a <br />hill, if the truck driver's don't do the 30 mile speed limit there will be accidents. The <br />HWY 50 and County Road 6 intersection will also be a problem, the speed limit is 50 <br />mph. on the highway, turning trucks onto, and off of the highway will cause accidents, <br />there have been several accidents already in this area. <br />According to documents the mine has had 3 extensions to fmish the reclamation and have <br />still not finished. Whv would you allow this mine to become active aeain after 17 <br />years?, they haven't 5xed what they destroyed from before. <br />We understand the need for the Gypsum, but can you understand our needs? <br />Holcim had intentions a year ago or more to start up this mine, they should have given us <br />notice then. We could have sold our house and got our money back and moved <br />somewhere else. <br />I had a phone conversation with Mike Toelle of Holcim prior to a meeting, he said that <br />the operation hours would only be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday -Friday. <br />At a meeting Holcim said the hours will be 7 a.m - 7 p.m ,they didn't guarantee any jobs, <br />or show how Coaldale will gain anything by them mining here. They also said that they <br />can contain the dust to their property, and that only 10% of the existing reclamation will <br />be disturbed. In the plan they submitted they state 15%. So Holcim has already told two <br />lies, and how can they contain the dust to their property? How many more lies will they <br />tell just to get their foot in the door? <br />They get the cash, and we get the trash. <br />For many of us that live here, several of the issues I mentioned also apply to them. <br />Times are hard, some people moved here because of health issues, several invested their <br />life savings into their homes because it is a peaceful, beautiful place to live. <br />We can't just pack up and move in one day. <br />If this mine is allowed to reopen please put restrictions on the operating hours, and hold <br />them accountable for any problems that Holcim may cause. <br />Please don't allow this minine. <br />ATTACHED IS A PETITION OF OBJECTION SIGNED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS . <br />~y2 S~~cnATu~sJ <br />