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/~Ma~ <br />March 31, 2003 / <br />Division of Minerals and Geology '~ V <br />~ ! 1313 Sherman Street Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />APR ^ 3 2003 ~~~ <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Re: Communication from ADCO Consulting dated February 26, 2003 <br />for Cherokee Investments, Inc. ~. <br />2090 East 104th Avenue Suite 305 ~~ 2G~ ~~~'Qjtj <br />Thornton, Colorado 80233 <br />COOLEY RESERVOIR AND FULTON WILDLIFE AREA AMENDMENT #1 <br />JERONIMUS PROPERTY <br />As an "adjacent property owner" let us review some of the issues that will.concern u~ <br />should a mining operation of the magnitude you describe mmence. <br />We have owned our property since May of 1979 choosing it for the rural setting with <br />access to urban amenities if we would so choose. The neighborhood was well established <br />at that time and we soon became a part of the community, making friends we have today <br />and serving when civic duties called. Our area is quiet and supports a variety of <br />wildlife creatures with which we are privelged to coexist. <br />The drastic impact your operation implies causes us great distress as we are located so <br />close. Our property backs on the eastern border of the proposed HR area. How will the <br />private wells that supply the household water be affected? When the amount of soil that <br />will be disturbed is shifting how will this affect the foundation of our structures and the natural <br />artesianal flow of subteranian aquifers? What consideration has been given to the vast <br />displacement of a most varied array of indiginous wildlife in the HR area which includes deer, <br />wild turkeys, hawks, eagles, Canadian geese, owls, ducks, turtles, racoons, skunks, snakes, <br />muskrats, coyotes, foxes-red and gray, field mice, rabbits? Just running down <br />this cursory list of creatures gives one a picture of an ecosystem that will be forever lost. <br />During the actual mining of this area the amount of noise from the back-up signals at all hours <br />of the day and night is almost as alarming to consider as are the vibrations and gravel noise <br />white loading and transporting this product. We are concerned about dust as we have an <br />evaporative cooler system that requires open windows for optimal operating function during <br />----the hot summer_months. (Which in Colorado we all know can include April, May and <br />September, October) How many years to complete this proposal? How will the land be <br />reclaimed to minimize erosion and be pleasing to the eye. It has been our experience in <br />Adams County that little consideration to this point is given when mining ceases. We call <br />your attention to hunks of old concrete and chain link fence wiih razor wire headers that adorn <br />various abandoned gravel mining sights along Old Brighton Road and 104th Ave. <br />We believe our concerns to be valid and would welcome your reply in person on our <br />property. <br />Sinc re , <br />~, Steve and Margaret Davis~}~~ w~ ~"~`~' <br />8155 Counter Dnve <br />1 Henderson, CO 80640 <br />(303) 287-2350 <br />