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06!22!2000 18:40 3346601904 WMOB/WYND RADIO <br />O, ~ /~~,9-17o N(~:I~ ~ /fr~a~ ~e~ Ls~i~Ifl-~.t/~ <br />~~'~~ '~`~`r~~ ~~SBU~` ~;5 III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />3 r3 S~j,e~i+~/,fn~ s T, ~j'oors~ a~ 99s <br />May I5, 2000 ~e~t/(/e~', ~p. ~O.~Oj <br />GU~o~ ~f~~~ ~~C~PF./~ <br />PAGE 01 <br />303 -~~a <br />I am writing to inform you of what I believe to be an environmental disaster and negative impact <br />to ow quality of life in the making. <br />Elbert County is drawn a permit to re-open the Fondis Gravel Pit on County Road 94 and intend <br />expand it to the entire 40/b0 acres owned by the county. The mine was last active from 1990 to <br />1992, though the surrounding community strictly opposed the operation. <br />Though I agree that our dirt road aze in need of constant repair, the gravel provided by this pit is <br />very poor road base (as admitted by the Main Operator) and other mines within Elbert County <br />provide better road base. <br />Moreover, the impact of their previous mining was tremendous, and only will be magnified <br />going forward. Impacts included: <br />• Erosion of the hillside as the County did not adequately pmtect it. <br />• Debris and trash from the site was washed down the Bijou Creek from the site to adjacent <br />landowners. <br />• Destruction of several acres of trees, which were tens of years old. (And the County did not <br />replant trees when the "reclaimed" the ]and.) <br />• Excessive dust floating over the crop fields, trees, and into ow houses from the Hauling <br />Trucks driving on the roads. Not to mention the danger factor of those trucks driving SOmph <br />down the roads. <br />• Relocation of wildlife due to the noise pollution and ecological destruction. <br />Thus, the cost/benefit does not prove to positive for neighbors of our community. We aze putting <br />a petition together for the Elbert County Commissioners and the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Division. In addition, several community members aze writing letters to both. <br />Please contact me soon if you are concerned With this matter. /~ <br />Best sonal regazds, t/C~~t-i~ t--l~/ Ut/~~ <br />