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1W_ ~, V~ i Douglas Mouutain ~esit~ents' t~ssoeiation 32360 Robinson FFill Road ^ Golden, CO 80403 12/15/!14 DMRR Letter • Page 1 Other related concerns that will ~ to be addressed before a mining permit is granted by the State of Colorado include dust ~ntrot and mitigation, and the impact of heavy truck traffic on the safety of the public traveling on Highways 119 and 6. Specifically, the Staff wt71 need to evahmte and disclose all potential impacts to the public and the envunnment in this sensitive area. DMRA will need assurance from tbe State that air quality standards will be met at the facility, downwind of the facility adjacent to and within any residential area, and along highways 119 and 6. Air quality and dust are already major problems in Clear Creek Canyon as a result of the Frei Quarry, where neither the facility nor the highway tracking dust standards are enforced by the State. A strict ambient air quality monitoring and enforcement pmgram wiIl be required by DMRA. What will the traffic impacs be on CO 119 and US 6? How will these impacts be factored into CDOTs Gaming Area Access EIS? Based on the application, how anany daily truck trips will there be to and from the facility. What will the impacts be at the intersection of Douglas Moumain Drive and CO 119, where a traffic light is already needed due to existing heavy gambling traffic? All of these issues wr7I need to be evaluated, and an impact mitigation plan submitted #o DMRA for review and comment. We ]ook forward to the State of Colorado's respoaise to the issues presented in this letter, along with plans that detarl how these concerns wilt be addressed if a mining permit is granted. Sincerely, DOUGLAS MouNTns1 RESIDENTS AssocrATlox Michael W. Crouse Vice President Cc: Gilpin County Commissioners The Gilpin News Upper Clear Creek Watershed Association Silver Dollar Metro District City of Black Hawk City of Central City of Golden Black HawklCentral City Water and Sanitation District