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• ~~. ~~ .~1®, ~~ ,~19~9 ~~P ao ~ FG ~` ~~hS~O a~~~ ~~- Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Bureau Attn: Dan Hernandez 1313 Sherman St. Denver, Colorado 80203 Dear Mr. Hernandez: • iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 999 ~~5 202 Crystal Hills Blvd. Manitou Springs, CO 80829 May 1, 1989 I am writing to oppose expansion of the Snyder Quarry. My home in Crystal Hills overlooks the Quarry across the valley. I moved to this area and bought this property 13 years ago largely because of the natural beauty of the mountains. So I find it distressing that tMe Quarry is spreading like a cancer and is destroying our unique and irreplaceable natural beauty. If this is allowed to continue, I know that future generations will ask and wonder, "Why did they let them do it:' Almost equally important is the fact that when the wind blows in dry weather (which is often) we see large clouds of dust rise out of the quarry and drift over large areas. The dust permeates our houses, our cars, and soils everything that is outdoors. I find it difficult to understand why our air pollution control agencies work so hard on the subtle, difficult-to-detect sources of pollution, and then appear to pay little attention to the obvious and massive particulate pollution that arises from the quarry. I'm sure you are familiar with many other reasons why those of us who live here feel that this operation is detrimental to our area, and why expansion would make a bad situation worse. To mention a few, the traffic of large, heavy gravel trucks through our city is objectionable and adds to traffic hazards; the quarry operation adds silt to water run-off and impairs water quality; the mining operations damage and destroy wild-life habitats and life patterns. Most of these situations also apply to the proposed opening of the Waldo Canyon quarry. I do hope that your office will be able to help protect our beautiful front range area from those who would damage it. Very truly yours, _ ~+~aniel A. Hirsc ler, Jr.