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<br />Gr-airlEL_r., rl7:zEras AL..LI:AI`JCE -- F'CJSI:TIf]hJ <br />;7-ATEf",F_l~yT ON f=ASTSIDE CL]AL_ FEBR!JAF'";' .:8 J.`~'9.1 <br />the Gc-~rfield C.itizr?ns Al l i.ance his he~•n a.n <br />contact with the Color ado ilined L._and Rer_lamatinn 1?iv.ision <br />ist:e at.t:achrnent=.;) as 4ara1.1 as 6~~:~.rf:i.eld County regarding our <br />concerns about i.he future of the row closed Eastside Coal. <br />m~i.nr--~ near' Harvr=:~•;• Gap. Tt :is ot.ir position that East.=.i.dc must <br />now •_~cure a cor.rn~t.y special u'ar.= permit or- cornrner-ice fui 1 <br />recJamat:i.on c.~f ±hie mine :;i~t.c. Tn treat. end we havra pursued a <br />coot-sc- wii.h the state and the r.c:~unl:.v ir~at we hrliedr_~ w:il1. <br />li=arl tip thzit end. <br />We~ .al sr b[-`1.i.G•Je that Ea-~t=idE: must. F!rwi.de <br />informer±ion and update the.i.r permit with the stc-.it:e regarding <br />1_i-rr_ estimated area for the 1.Ife of the mine 1nr..=lLlding <br />information r: r,ncer-ning the location of an•~ coal load DLit <br />faci.lJ.ty and if Eastside still anticipates constructing a. <br />power plant of an•~~ type. Infiormatinn regarding tree proposed <br />annual coal production also is needed. <br />l"he GCA has reviewed the letter dated Feb.15, <br />1951 from Eastside's attorney to Garfield County. We <br />disagree with the conclusions reached by Mr.Lochead in that <br />we do not believe that Eastside has any right to Maim any <br />valid pre-e::isting non-conforming use r~or do we believe that <br />Eastside has the right to any cl.a.~.ms under Garfield County <br />Resol;..rtion No.85-4~. That permit e;:pired nearly a year' ago <br />and Eas~ts.ir_le was a participant in the proceeding where .it <br />was so determined and dial not enter any object.=inns of that <br />time. <br />The GCA has als^ staff-.ed to both the state and <br />CDLln ty that if Eastside desires to operate the rn.ine in the <br />future in the manner that the mine was historically - <br />inclLrdi.ng a prodLction capacity of the historic average - <br />that the GCA would not oppose such an operation and would <br />cooper~.te in securing Eastside a permit to reflect that type <br />of mine permit. <br />The Gr_q has a long history of dealing with the <br />various proposals of Eastside Coal including the power <br />plants at both Harvey Gap and a'1.ong the Colrado River near <br />Silt. The Eastside mine is lor_at:ed in a very ~~ensiti•.~e <br />location near Hsu~vey Gap State F'ar4~. and in the midst of a <br />populated area of our county. the neighborhood surrounding <br />Eastside is growing and present and future residents deserve <br />to I•.:now what. the owners of Eastside propose 'to do with the <br />mint? property. We be7.ieve that it is only fair and equitable <br />for Eastside to so ar.t and to also secure and revise their <br />permits as r"egt.iircd by law. <br />