2006-11-01_REVISION - M1983102 (5)

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nom of os oa:2sP Aus 31 2006 12:12 JILL HRNSEN HP LRSERJET FAX 970-887-106s~ECE~V 3 NOV 0 1 2006 Division of Reclamatwn• The rument raining operation has several plies of pit run anti Class C material that has ~I~~wing out of it because it was mined and mixed incorrectly and can not be sold. The neighbors have been advised by reputable persons knowledgeable: in gravel operations, that there is still plenty of gravel in the current acreage of the existing pit to be mined and used correctly. It is not in the best interest of the State, County, Tower of Granby, or surrounding property owners to allow Thompson's to expand and be wasteful. The residents of the platted subdivision of Great Divide Head Lettuce are also sending this letter to oonose the renewal or approval of a new permit for the mine to expand. Please seethe attached petition signed in ~ 9Q_9. The neighbors all believed the existing mine operation would be mined out and reclaimed by next year. An expansion into an established agricultural residential neighborhood where the East Grand County's only middle and high school are located was not realistic. 'Ihe noise, dust, and silica have caused alarm in some parents due to noise end air pollution as well as safety issues for the school children ifa new permit for expansion to the MESA is allowed. We believe that Thompson Properties, Ted Pratt, and Sam Conger can't operate their current operation pursuant to State and County regulations arrd definitely should not be allowed to expand aaa encroach flrrttter into our water table. We respectfully request that the existing operation be inspected and that the new encroachment be looked at prior to issuing a new permit. As the Stage is well aware, once they hit the water table, it is too late. Please feel free to contact one of the following spokespeople listed below with any further questions or concerns. Sincerely, ,~/ ~~ Great Divide Head Lettuce Homeowners P4 Box 1785 Granby, CO 8044b-1785 Lisa A4irabito -Spokesperson 970-887-9319 BiII Hansen- Spokesperson 970-887-1Oti9 Note: Because this letter was a collaborative effort of the neighborhood, it had not been sent out today, August 30, 2006. At g.00 p.m. tonight )ill and Sill Hansen visited the site and tookpictures where the water has been standing all summer. There are now truck parked Shore and they worked all day to cover up the ponds. We would be happy to show the State hydrologist our documentation and even ga on a site visit because this blatant offense, which they advised the county was only drainage of rain water, is now, literally as we type, "being covered u~~R".