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~ ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />April 26,198? 5J <br />Dear Gentlemen, <br />Why do we need tr_~ add anr.~ther problem tr--~ the already <br />numeroc.ts pr0pi.erns that Colorado Spri.ngs,lHanita~.r Springs and <br />Heathy residents must already cr_~pe with. <br />Air pollution i.s a ma,ior federal as well as a local sta{:e <br />prr.:~hlem. Our city shows clouds of dust plowing off the open face <br />quarries whenever the winds hegira to plow. That di.rst i=. 'visible: <br />not just nearby put from across tl-~e width of Colorado Springs. <br />Thi.n4:: how these d~.rst e:t;orm~a ].004: to new arrivals from t;he airport <br />or fron~ the-~ Interstate. W0r_rld you li4.e to l.ivr_ here"?? <br />Truck.=. that are loaded with roc4:: are going t0 be a real. <br />ha~ar-d~ tr_~ all traffic cn~ Fioute 2~r and will ci-eate even rn0r-e <br />pollution to ar_rr air as they strain wider load to pr.rla up 2G or <br />down to the Spring=, area. Their e;:haust emissions and unbun-red <br />fuel are what wc: are trying to eliminate in the :,tate. bJl-ry add <br />more to it. All yc~r.r have to do is follow a quarry t,ruc4~: up ~:~ <br />grade and then watch the e;:haust; pipe pelr_h out the placFi diesel <br />smak:e anti particles. The truc4is are usually nr_~t in cr_~mpliance <br />with emi=_sion standards ( from my personal ohsc.rvatior-a of <br />visiple smr.~ke) and trusting the drivers to conin-r_~l their ve.hi.cles <br />coming down thr~.r the canyon with its steep grade may pe. an open <br />invit.atir.~n to accidents on curve=_ and rest areas. <br />'The original permits were yrant•ed in another time era <br />when pollution was not a "Real problem. F'eopl.e tor.~k i:hir-~gs <br />like that for granted as a part of growth fcn- the area. Now we <br />are looking at Mother Lar'th as a non-renewaple resar.rr-ce and are <br />wor-4:.iny arar.md the world t,o help save the environment for i:he. <br />future generat:icros. l•Jhy should we now qo pY past laws' <br />ThF_~ e;:pressian "Grandfathere:d" is not a open letter <br />allowing anyone to pypas=, normal laws. 'Thr_ people who made the <br />origi.na7. laws reyardi.ng land usage. did so t0 protect the :Land <br />frr.~m e;:plc~itation. However, an appeal to a Distric~F. Judge over <br />ruled their plans and a quarry was forced on us by L.awyer-s ar~d <br />Cast 7.e Concrete Mcn-rey. Let us stand up ten- the r_n`iyinal land use <br />and pe.tt a strap to Castle Conccretes e:;pansion plans. We have curly <br />to 1c~a4: at the "SCAR" to s>ee how Castle f_:oncrete reclaims its <br />ruined ].and. Perhaps they should erect a ski tow lift on tl-re <br />"5L;AR" and then it will at: least: lor.~4~ li4:e the land ran he used <br />f cn- somet:hing again. <br />Please help the people of t9ani.tou Sprinye.. Colorado <br />Springs, bJoadland 1='ark etc. preserve i;he nat~.u-ai pear.rt.y r_~f Ui:e <br />Pass for ar..rselyes and our visitors. People choose to live where <br />there are things 0f peauty and p:Iaces to visit not wheys there i_ <br />a du=..;t clot-rd, r,ver-loadc_d quarry tr~u:.4a on narrow windi.nq road., <br />with a 7 % grade, and a state government tl-rat igncn-es ats <br />populations. requesf,s. <br />Than4: you fr_~r reading our letter and wr_ hope that r-~ur- <br />cl-ri.ldren can lead a ic~ny healthy life here in ManiL-ou Spr-inge• and <br />er~;jcry the suerounding peauty of the Ute F'ass area. <br />Yacar-s truly, <br />n~~/ // ~~~ Allan 7 Markus _ - --- <br />`// ~~/~ ~•'/ Mar.l.ene F_ Mar4::us <br />n, , _~ 314 Crystal Hills Plvd ~-_`, <br />h/ Ar~~i~~ ~G~i/«~ ptanito~.r Springs, Colorc~zdro ~ .~ ~ '. <br />~/~" BG~329 <br />~"~ F' `' ~ i~89 <br />i .: <br />