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RE9JLIIPION NJ. 1589 <br />PA(~ 2 <br />i~S, the application submitted by the Castle Concrete Company rantains no <br />evidence that they will be in coug~liance with C.R.S. Section 34- <br />32-109(6) requiring them to be responsible for assuring that their <br />operation and post-mining land use will ooa~ly with local land use <br />regulations and any master plan for extraction adopted pursuant to <br />Section 34-1-304; or that the ooatgx~ny has a clearance from the State <br />Engineer with regard to administration of water rights; or a <br />clearance fran the Colorado Department of Health with regazd to the <br />discharge of pollutants .into the waters of the state; or a cleazance <br />froth the same d ~**~*+t with regard to the need for a fugitive dust <br />permit; or a clearance fran the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br />regarding a dredge and fill permit, and <br />F~.S, the City of Manitou Springs is dependent upon tourism and believes <br />that the further destruction of the natural lanoscaD_e in such a <br />visible mariner will affect tourism in a negative way; <br />1~~1, '1~'CffiE, ffi I'1' RESOLVID SY ~ CPPY ~~, CF ~ CP1Y ~ lg+HI'lU[J <br />SPIES, C~QI~, '1ffilT: <br />SEXSI(Id 1: The City of Manitou Springs opposes this expansion because it may <br />pose threats to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of <br />Manitou Springs. <br />SEf:1TQd 2: The City implores members of the Mined Iand Reclamation Board to <br />.__ provide the City of Manitou Springs with reasonable assurance <br />that they will pursue with due diligence an exhaustive review of <br />the Castle Concrete Company's application for an amenament of its <br />permit to mine the Snyder Quarry. <br />SD'TI(N 3: The City expects that the Board will hold the Castle Concrete <br />Company accountable for cotmliance with all applicable. local, <br />county, state and federal law. <br />SDLTICN 4: The City urges the Board to establish recuirements for the <br />applicant that will provide adewate safeguaras: <br />A. Against personal injury from rocks falling into W~iams <br />Canyon during mining operations. <br />B. .~crainst increased air and water pollution particularly as <br />they might affect the current designation of Fountain Creek. <br />C. Against increased water run-off due to reduced vegetation <br />that may increase flash floods in Williams Canyon and the <br />City of Manitou Borings. <br />D. Against destruction of invaluable geological formations in <br />Williams Canyon and adjacent areas from blasting and the <br />operation of ear`,_n moving eauigrent. <br />