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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII -1c.FF <br /> SEP2 ' 1978 <br /> To Whom It may Concerns MINED LAND RECLPiv.A- N <br /> Colo. Dept. of 1,1= upal ?asoUrces <br /> I would like to once again register my concern over the proposed <br /> gravel mining operation Best Way Paving has planned. If one were <br /> to look at the neighborhood area, it would first strike you as <br /> an attractive, quiet residential area. I am a homeowner at 118 40th <br /> Avenue and take pride in my property and in the neighborhood, my <br /> neighbors share in the responsibility to keep the area quiet, <br /> attractive, and appealing for living and raising families. <br /> Some major changes in the actual makeup of what this neighborhood <br /> is ,would not only be possible, they would be a certainty, if Best <br /> Way were granted the rightto mine beyond what they are already doing. <br /> First, the noise level would increase to a constant hum in the <br /> background of our lives. And most likely, it would start early <br /> and go on weekends . Was the noise level ever considered as a factor <br /> for accepting or rejecting the mining request? Noise certainly <br /> would change the atmosphere and appeal of the area - and it would <br /> be to our detriment. <br /> Although I have no formal training in the area of road conditions , <br /> soil conservation, or land use, it appears that the already <br /> deteriorating road conditions would worsen with the constant use <br /> of huge equipment. Restoration of the land after this 15-20 year <br /> period would basically be filling the huge hole with water and making <br /> the edges pretty. I ask you, how much land waist is that when the <br /> present location is prime for more nice homes , large yards , and <br /> families? I don' t want the danger of equipment, marred earth with <br /> dugout areas , fences , and unpatrolled water areas. <br /> If you were to visit this area this fall, next January, or in the <br /> spring , you would find that the wind is quite strong , and if a stock <br /> pile df dirt and open pit mining were going on, much dust and dirt <br /> would be carried to the homes, yards and surrounding areas , and we <br /> the homeomnwes , do not want this. <br /> On further concern is on the set back plan that Best Way has presented. <br /> I cannot believe that anyone would be comfortable after paying for a nice <br /> home if 15 ft. away from the back yard was a gravel mining operationll <br />