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~azette.com [local] ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III ~vys~v~.//6/hap://www.~azene.com/daily/loc2.html <br />V <br />IL <br />\I <br /> <br />home <br />top stories <br />~~\ ~ ,1 local news <br />V ' a wire <br />v sports <br />lifes les <br />entertainment <br />business <br />o inion <br />weather <br />archives <br />=1 Group proposes blasting to help <br />quarry recovery <br />By Todd Hartman/The Gazette <br />Edited by Bill Vogrin; headline by Connie Becchio <br />Instead of their usual tools of topsoil <br />and trees, a group that repairs mining <br />scars wants to use dynamite to repair <br />a large gash in the foothills in <br />northwest Colorado Springs. <br /> j. , , ,, jI The Colorado Mountain Reclamation <br />~ classifieds Foundation wants to blow up a hillside <br />, <br />1 ' <br />employment <br />-just as mining companies do -above <br /> real estate the Mountain Shadows and Peregrine <br />~ automotive <br />yellow pages nei hborhoods near the south border <br />g <br />~ / of the Air Force Academy. <br />^ <br />~ ~ <br />` ~, I *.d15~ . r . <br />~ community The foundation, known for raising <br />1 ~ cinemaguide money and rallying the community to <br />/ coloradosprin gs help repair local mining scars, is <br /> militar seeking support from several public <br /> t~ilt43= ?'!`j~ agencies as well as neighbors for its <br /> subscription plan to blast at the north end of <br /> e-mail Pikeview Quarry - a working mine <br /> resources owned by Castle Concrete. <br /> columnists <br />~- Why blasting? The slopes at the <br />d~ quarry are steep, making it difficult to <br />lay topsoil and replant trees. By <br />blasting the hillside, the slope could be <br />made gentle enough to reclaim, said <br />Wanda Reaves, the foundation's projec <br />What's next <br />• The Colorado <br />Mountain Reclamation <br />Foundation will present <br />its plan today before a <br />joint meeting of the <br />Colorado Springs City <br />Council and the EI <br />Paso County <br />commission at 11 a.m. <br />The meeting is in the <br />City Council chambers <br />at the Colorado <br />Springs City <br />Administration <br />Building, 30 S. Nevada <br />Ave. <br />• Wanda Reaves, <br />project manager for <br />the foundation, is <br />seeking the blessing of <br />city and county elected <br />officials before seeking <br />approval from the U.S. <br />Forest Service and the <br />state Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board. If <br />any blasting occurs, it <br />wouldn't likely occur <br />until much later in <br />2000, Reaves said. <br />Contact information <br />Todd Hartman covers <br />the environment and <br />may be reached at <br />636-0285 or <br />toddh(a)gazette.com. <br />t manager. <br />"These will be 'sculpting' blasts," Reaves said. "It's <br />short-term pain for long-term gain." <br />Even so, Reaves and other foundation supporters are <br />concerned about how the public may react to the plan. So <br />far, Reaves is unaware of any opposition, but she's <br />offering tours of the site so neighbors understand the <br />project. <br />\ r '~~_ <br />1 of 2 I /5/00 8:24 AM <br />