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C~ -b ~ <br />t1-15~g-(9~ <br />2 ~-4.' ~+~c~2I~ <br />~ (,.stJT~ <br />Alice Sawyer / 26695 County Road 342, Buena Vista, CO 81211-9783 <br />11/29/02 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology ~ RECE~VE~ <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 DEC 0 22002 j/ <br />Denver, Co 80203 <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />I am writing in response to the application for a Regular (112) Construcfion Materials <br />Operation Reclamation Permit by Chaffee County, for a proposed mine known as the <br />Circle 23 Pit. <br />I am concerned about the noise, dust and possible pollution this pit would cause. The <br />location of this pit is very close to recent development that has occurred in the last 8 <br />years. I feel that the activation of the pit would cause adverse impact on khe <br />surrounding land which I believe is zoned rural residential and which is becoming <br />more developed over time. <br />I am also concerned about the access to this pit. Heavy trucks travelling on paved roads <br />cause wear damage. Trucks on unpaved roads cause road damage, as well as dust <br />which obscures visibility. The location of this pit is to the west of the Buena Vista <br />Airport, and the prevailing winds could create dust clouds in the view pilots have while <br />taking off and landing at that airport. <br />I am also concerned about the ~eation of a mine right in an azea where seasonal <br />migration of deer and elk exists. Would this impact their migration? <br />I am not able to review the application for this pit because the office where I would be <br />able to look at it is closed due to the Thanksgiving holiday. <br />Thank you for your attention to these comments. <br />Sinc ely, <br />Alice Morie Sa e~ <br />w3' <br />