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05/27/2004 13:17 9702475104 DMG DURANGO OFFICE PAGE 02/05 <br />~ gar 2 6''' <br />May 20, zoos p~,~,_ ~~._ <br />Colorado Division ofIvlinetels and Geology •~~0~ o~goFle,~G O~~ <br />D~1 CammoDelnRio Room 125 /$$ ~,6~ <br />1)iiraago, Colorado 61301 <br />Mr. Erickson <br />I ato. wriltiag to register a wnaplaint aboua a mmober of small end, I believe, lllegal mining activities <br />occurring itlthe 5otrth Fork area I ttm increasing alarmed at the growing mrmber ofprivata gravel pfts <br />along Cotmty Road 15 to the east of Soath Fork which are not permitted and which have ao apparent intent <br />to parfarm airy kind of reclamation. <br />Since marry are occurring br a rosiderrtlal area, I am ctyrcemed about the safety and property values of the <br />residcats in the area. Having property of ttry awn in the area of a few of these, I em mostly concerned <br />abort the adverse effect this activhy is baying ea my property. <br />I wr71 idcrnify, as best I can, a few of ffiom hero and I am requesting that you make a vleh to these sites to <br />make a delermimdian as to the legality sad impact of ffiese pits. I our fivffiet rcquestirtg drat if you £~ad <br />ffiesc activities m be Invielatioa of state law that you slap the activity and affect reclamation of. the silos to <br />as near orlgittal condition es is practical. <br />Tho first activity I amyl Question shoos is a gravel pit just to ffic tact of my house on the fitk Hors Ranch. <br />Ia speaking with you by phone the other day, .it is my tmderstanditlg that yon fiadm record of a permit ibr <br />this aperatlort. Tbay have craehad sevaral6roasaodyards of gravel oa the proporry anal are enermtly <br />exportirigthe material for a das'elopmeat oa Aqua Barons It is my understerrdlag that ffiis cemstltutes a <br />gravel pit in its purest form mtd.as sash would require pcrtnitting. I wouldhave objected to ffie pit had I <br />enjoyed ffie opporiuairy to do so tlrtvugh the pmrmittiag procw which requires public notice and <br />opparWnity for irpra end objection. The exact location of this activity is ittmaodiarely prcotmtate to nny <br />property wMch is located at 3365 CR 15, 300ffi Folk, Colorado, <br />9ecorully, there aro a nwnber of small excavations along County Road 15 throagh Alpine village which is <br />immediately west of my property. These are and have beau excavated by one or more excavating <br />contractors Pot severtd years now only for fill material which is hatiled off site and prcstmably gold or used <br />in bid work MY somewhat limited understanding is that this also constitutes illegal activity which would <br />aarmally fell under the permittutg and rcclamatioa process. <br />Tae first of Fkcsa is on the comet of CR i5 and Wolf Greek Pass Read. This location is Lot # 13, Black # <br />32, Alpine Vista A quick look at the lots to the north of this sire tvtll indicated that thry have probably <br />undermined any building Lability oa those lots by iheA activiry. 9ittce this is, as you will see, in a <br />residential area, it is also a sigmficmrt eyesore. <br />1'hesewnd of these is on the ca~mer of Cit 15 and Loveland Pass Road. This loeafloa is Lot # 13, Block # <br />35, Alpiac Vista <br />Another site is located at 2489 CR 15. The owner of record of this site is Tom O'Rourke and the site was <br />areavaled 6y Team O'Rourke. While I aclmowledge that he has in fact btdlt a home sad ddached garage on <br />this silo, erACavatioo to the north and east ofthe house continues w!ffi Ste material bamg exported off site <br />for sale or use its bid work Since ffiR covcnenty In this deve(apment are vary strict, he is excavating more <br />sites ffian covenants will allow roastruetion. <br />1be ilaal site is located a ways east of my Lmrch at 6133 CR 15, South Form TWs site is owned try Tom <br />Q'rourkc of O'rotntre lrarcavating. It too has been mused apparurrtly forthe material and while it is a ways <br />