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Canon City Daily Record -Commission tables mine permit <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />The Dally aeeord Oellvered b you <br />~~r ~ <br />Q9ol <br />News and Information from Cal <br />and the Greater Royal Gorge I <br />HOME <br />News <br />-Local/Region <br />Nation & World <br />Business <br />Sports <br />Obituaries <br />Community <br />Opinion <br />Editorial <br />Speaking Out <br />The Civil Exchange <br />I <br />Local & Regional News ~ NationlWorld ~ Business ~ Sports ~ Obituaries ~ Community I Opi <br />Classifieds ~ Subscribe to the Daily Record ~ Contact Us <br />Publish Date: 1/10/2007 <br />Commission tables mine permit <br />Debbie Bell <br />The Darly Record <br />Concems over details of a new underground coal <br />mine near Williamsburg prompted the Fremont <br />County Commissioners to table approval of a <br />conditional-use permit Tuesday. <br />Marketplace The license would be required before the operation <br />Classifieds could begin. <br />Print Ads <br />Holiday Shopping A three and a half hour-long public hearing, including <br /> an extensive presentation by mine representatives, <br />Real Estate Preview failed to provide enough answers for the <br />Discover Your New Commissioners to approve the permit. <br />Home <br />Vancellen Ravensberg,a <br />resident of Chandler Heights, <br />gestures as she discusses <br />concems of the proposed <br />Northfield Coal Mine near her <br />home. Ravensberg attended the <br />public hearing Tuesday. <br />Debbie Bell/Daily Record <br />Bridal Services Guide Northfield Partners LLC is seeking to open the state-of--the-art mine and processing facility <br /> that would provide 61 new jobs and an annual payroll of more than $5 million. In addition, <br />Entertainment the Northfield Coal Mine wouldoffera$ISto$18millioncapitalinvestmentduringstart <br />Entertainment News up, and personal property taxes of more than $500,000 annually. <br />Menu Guide The company is still working through the lengthy process of obtaining the necessary permits <br /> through the state. Many of the issues discussed on Tuesday are concerns that eventually will <br /> be answered through that process. <br />Photos <br />Photo Gallery The county and state do not rely upon one another for approval; however, consent must be <br /> obtained from both entities before the operation could begin. <br />Kids <br />Homework Help -n [he end, the commissioners believed more answers were needed before they could <br />Kid Links support the endeavor, disappointing the standing room only crowd that was looking for an <br /> answer one way or the other. <br />...:J <br />;~~ <br />`:=-, <br />Sri <br />A cc <br />9rap <br />uran <br />pros <br />Cottt <br />t <br />A <br />°~I <br />..wJ <br />Customer Service "I don't want to put our decision on the state's timeline," Commissioner Larry Lasha said as <br />Subscriptions he offered a motion for postponement until Feb. 13. In the interim, county staff will provide <br />Vacation Hold a list of specific issues to company representative Angela Bellantoni, Environmental <br />Contact Us Alternatives, for answers. <br />Employment <br />at Lehman Concems about the proposed mine were voiced by a slim majority of the few who spoke up <br />Communications Corp. during the hearing. Water wells, public roads, slashed property values and land settling or <br />sinking as [he result of the mining -known as subsidence -topped the list of worries. <br />Search <br />http://wvvw.canoncitydailyrecord.com/Top-Story.asp?ID=5833 1/16/2007 <br />