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Rationale for Recommendation for Approval, Over Objections <br />Hard Rock Paving and Redi-Nlix, Inc. 110 - 112 Permit Conversion Application, <br />Buena Vista Pit, Permit No. NI-77-196 <br />November 23, 1999 <br />Introduction <br />This document is intended to provide a basis for the Division of Minerals and Geology's <br />recommendation for approval of the Buena Vista Pit Conversion Application over vazious individual's <br />reasons for objection. <br />Hazd Rock Paving and Redi-Mix, Inc.'s application was found complete and considered filed with the <br />Division on June 22, 1999. The application proposes to increase the site of their presently permitted <br />sand and gravel mining operation from 9.5 acres to 23.81 acres and change the permit type from <br />Limited Impact (110 permit) [o Regular (112 permit). The site is located about 1 mile north of Buena <br />Vista, Colorado, east of Highway 24 and west of the Union Pacific Rail Road tracks. Crushing and <br />screening of the gravel resource will take place on the pit floor. No asphalt or concrete hatching <br />operations aze included with this conversion application. The depth of mining is expected to be 20-50 <br />feet. <br />Hazd Rock Paving and Redi Mix, Inc. owns the surface of the land to be affected by this operation as <br />well as the subsurface (mineral) rights and as such has legal right-of-entry to conduct the proposed <br />mining and reclamation activities. <br />I.Objections: <br />The Division received objections from the following individuals during two required public comment <br />periods. <br />Objector Status Dated Received <br />Kenneth and Beverly Goggins (parties) 8/11/99 8/12/99 <br />John and Muriel Lynch (withdrew party status) 8/1 I/99 8/12/99 <br />Glen and Kathleen Mussetter (parties) None 8/11199 <br />Curtis and Wrae Maupin (parties) 8/11/99 8/12/99 <br />John Koehler (party) 8/11/99 8!12(94 <br />Eugene and Mazlene Winnen (parties) 8/11/99 8/12/99 <br />Frank and Barbra Hofineister (withdrew party status) 8/10/99 8/13/99 <br />-1- <br />