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QUARRY OPERATORS FEEL THE SAME. <br />MANY OF THE NEW HOMES IN THE AREA HAVE USED NATURAL STONE FOR RETAINING <br />WALLS, FIItEPLACES, PATIOS, OR OTHER DECORATNE ADAPTATIONS, AS FOR THE HOMI:S <br />THAT ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO BE BUII.T ON EXISTING RESOURCE AREAS, /~ <br />WE BELEIVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO DO SO CONTRARY TO STATE LAW <br />PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF SUCH RESOURCES. l <br />IT IS OUR DESIItE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, HOWEVER WE DO NOT EXPECT TO RECLAIM <br />AREAS THAT ARE, OR WILL BE, USED FOR RESOURCES UNTIL THE RESOURCE IS DEPLEATED. <br />AS AREAS ARE DEPLEATED OR DETERMINED TO BE OF NO FURTHER VALUE, THEY WILL B <br />RECLAIINED ON AN ON-GOING BASIS AS AGREED IN OUR PERMIT APPLICATION SINCE WE HAVE <br />BEEN QUARRING BASICALLY IN THE S G AREA FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS IT WOULD <br />APPEAR THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE EXPANDING THE BOUNDRIES TO INCLUDE ALL LAND <br />OWNED BY US, THE QUARRING TIIvIE AND QUANTITIES WCLL REMAIN WELL WITH-IN ~`~ <br />THE PREVIOUS PERMIT OF 3600 TONS PER YEAR AS GRANTED IN THE HEARING OF 199. <br />AS LONG AS THE AREA IS HEING USED FOR EITIiER STORAGE OR LOADING OR CUTTING, <br />OR STAGING AND PROCESSING, TT CANNOT BE RECLAIIvIED. OUT OF THE 9.9 ACRES THAT WERE <br />PREVIOUSLY PERMTI'ED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE WERE USING ONLY 8.2 OF THE ACRES <br />^ INCLUDING THAT WHICH WAS OUT OF THE BOUNDRIES . ~ <br />(/ It ~ WE CHOSE TO APPLY FORA 112 PERMTT TO INCLUDE ALL LAND OWNED BY US AND AS <br />THETHE Mr--~z OMMENDED, RATHER THAN ALTER THE PRESENT PERMIT WE NOW HAVE. <br />THIS WAS THE CHOICE PREFERRED BY BOTH OUR COMPANY AND THE M.L.RB. ~ <br />IS OUR DESIRE AND IM'ENT TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES <br />THAT EXIST ON~OUR PROPERTY AND TO PASS ON TO OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN <br />THE PRIVILEDGE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THEII2 LIVING BY FOLLOWING THE <br />FAMII.Y TRADITION TO BE STONE QUARRIERS. THE STONE QUARRIES HAVE PROVIDED A <br />GOOD LIVELIHOOD FOR OURSELVES AND OUR FAMILIES FOR WHICH WE GIVE GOD THANKS. <br />WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIIvIE AND ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER <br />NEQ, AND JUDY SPRAGUE OWNERS <br />