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areas with the potential for significantly more dust, noise, traffic and other <br />problems than currently exist. I have no reason to believe that the <br />proposed Tucson South operation will be run in any better manner than <br />the existing Tucson Pit. <br />I have found that I cannot trust verbal statements and promises made by <br />representatives of AI. In order for AI to comply, everything must be <br />stated very clearly in writing, must have specific timetables and must not <br />be fraught with loopholes, generalities and conflicting documentation. In <br />other words, if something is not specifically and clearly stated in an <br />enforceable document - I do not count on AI complying. <br />It appears to me that the Adams County Planning and Development <br />Department and the Adams County Planning Commission and the Board of <br />County Commissioners ("the County's are the only governmental entities <br />that can require comprehensive, specific and mandatory stipulations in <br />order for someone to conduct a mining operation. The County through <br />the conditional use permit can impose requirements on a mining operator <br />that are more stringent than any of the other governmental agencies. In <br />other words, the County has the power to say, "If you want to mine in <br />this area, these are the conditions that have to be met; otherwise, we will <br />not permit you to mine in this area." <br />• Adams County has numerous sand and gravel mining operations along the <br />Platte River. Some of these operations are run reasonably well, do not <br />cause unreasonable negative conditions for neighbors or the environment <br />and are attractive additions to the area when they are reclaimed. Others <br />are exactly the opposite and from what I have seen from AI as an <br />operator, my expectations are that they will only do what they are <br />required to do in conducting the proposed Tucson South operation. <br />The Tucson South operation will be adjacent to the Tucson Pit, and also <br />adjacent to another sand and gravel mine north of AI's Water Storage <br />Reservoir B area. The end use for all of these mining operations is water <br />storage for Thornton, Aurora and possibly other municipalities. Given the <br />number of water storage areas in the vicinity and that there are nature <br />preserves within the area, the County has the opportunity to make this <br />entire area a very large park when reclaimed. Creating a park on this <br />property could be a great benefit to the residents of Adams County. <br />2 <br />