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iiiiiiiiiiiiii iiu Jim Ellis Norma Ellis 12 River Road Somerset, CO 81434 October 1, 1991 Susan McKennon Mined Land and Reclamation 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 215 Denver, CO 80203-2273 Dear Ms. McKennon, REGE~v~D p~Z 0 7 1991 Mined Land Reclamation Division During the summer of 1990 a petition claiming a dust problem was being caused by Bear Coal Company Trucks of Somerset, Colorado was circulated by Mr. Andrew Moschner, a resident of Somerset. It is believed that the petition has been misrepresented by Mr. Moschner. When the petition was presented to the citizens of Somerset for signatures, it was done so with the understanding that our signatures were for showing support for Mr. Moschner's effort to control the dust from the Bear Coal Company trucks and to discuss our concerns with Bear Coal Company officials. After the circulation of the petition was completed, it was found that Mr. Moschner had at no time contacted any of Bear Coal Company's officials. He then started talking about sending the petition on to the Governor's office. Mr. Moschner was asked by Mr. Jim Ellis not to send the petition, but rather call a community meeting and ask Bear Coal Company if they would send a representative from the company to the meeting. This would give the people of Somerset and the mine an opportunity to meet together for discussing the community's concerns. At that point Mr. Moschner agreed. A meeting was held September 20, 1990. There were approximately 20 community members and three representatives from Bear Coal Company present. The Channel 7 News Crew from Denver was also there. During the meeting there were numerous suggestions by the community on possible ways to help control the dust. Bear Coal Company representatives stated that many of the suggestions were already being implemented and others were in the process. The meeting was overall a very positive one between Bear Coal Company and the majority of the community members.