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M1988112
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12/11/1989
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• iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />November 28, 1989 <br />~~'~EIVEp <br />~ E C 11 1989 <br />Attn: Board of Mined Land Reclamation Bureau !MINED ~f~qt~ <br />Dear sirs RECLgAAAT~ON OlVi56'OPd <br />Please accept this letter as a formal protest against the on};final and/or <br />amended mining plan submitted by the Battle Mountain Gold Company (BMG). <br />"Costilla, the poorest county in Colorado"; perhaps, if the measurement tool <br />is money. San Luis, as you know, is a community within Costilla County. <br />We, in San Luis, believe that though we have little monetary wealth, we have <br />an abundance of wealth money cannot buy: aesthetic beauty, clean air, pure <br />water, rich soil, proud people, etc... <br />"San Luis, oldest town in Colorado"; historical aspect! I ara an E:onomic <br />Development Committee Board member, and though I cannot speak for tle <br />rest of the board, I feel that this industry goes against all that is <br />happening in our town. Fr. Patrick Valdez' Stations of the Cross, cur <br />museum, art galleries, the Bed & Breakfast - all of these are proje=ts <br />being implemented in order that we, the people of San Luis, are ena~led to <br />market our God-given talents and share with others the beauty and jay of our <br />quaint town via touristry, an industry far safer than that proposed by BMG. <br />Gary Dodson says that he has held several public meetings to clescri~e plans <br />and answer questions. I have never heard of any such meeting:> other than <br />the ones that the Soundness Committee has held. And, at that:, Mr. )odson <br />has attended only one! <br />Mr. Dodson said that he would distribute newsletter informing the public <br />of progress updates and specific interest issues. I have yet to sea any <br />type of newsletter published by BMG for the citizens of San Lriis. <br />Gary Dodson says that a number of people have been through thceir tr.3ining <br />programs and are now full-time employees. I ask, how many people hive <br />been through these programs? How many of those people are actually working? <br />He said that BMG would bring substantial new employment for the residents. <br />Initially he said that BMG would employ 80 people. Months latter he said <br />BMG would employ 70 people and now he says that BMG will employ 40 ~~r 50 <br />people. Everytime he speaks, the numbers decline! <br />Gary says that the project will make major contributions to t}~e loc.il <br />economy and government; he even went so far as to give us numbers. "BMG will <br />buy an estimated $300,000.00 per year in materials, supplies and eq~iipment <br />from our merchants:' How much have they purchased in two (2) years? Is it <br />anywhere close to $600,000.00? Highly unlikely! <br />"The project will enhance local efforts to stumulate tourism". "People love <br />to visit gold mines". I ask, how many of you have taken your vacations to visit <br />a gold mine(s)? Would you ever? <br />"We will not poison the water". "The mine will have no impact: on water <br />quality or supply at all". "The project will be a zero dischtcrge f.;cility, using <br />state of the art design and equipment". Our experts show that: the project will <br />
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