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i <br />]ttly 25, 1997 <br />Susan Steers <br />OI LO County Road 157 <br />P.O. Bo~c 1 193 <br />Canon City, CO 81215 <br />Governor Roy Romer <br />State Capitol Building <br />136 Office of the Governor <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE. Proposed Aggregate Strip Mine in Parkdale, Colorado <br />Dear Governor Romer: <br />~ ~ ~~- III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />~,. <br />:, r ` i = ~ 1, v_ ~, ~~'~ .. . <br />r`~ <br />._ <br />~~~: cr <br />~' <br />_i 'i <br />My husband and I live at O1 10 County Road 157, Parkdale, Colorado -directly in Cront of the <br />proposed gravel pit and strip mine area, currently known as Permit irCUP 97-5. Agile Storte <br />Systems, Inc. is requesting a Life of the Mine Conditional 11se Permit at this site. At the same <br />time one of the principals of Agile Stone, h1r. Bill Fehr, is attempting to purchase the rail line <br />between Canon City and Parkdale through his company T.T~T.A.P. (I Need A Profit) in order to <br />facilitate this mining operation. <br />Governor, please do not allow this to happen. This area of Colorado is a scenic corridor, <br />exceptionally beautiful in appearance and a true attractor of tourism to our Stai:e. Agile Stone <br />Systems, Inc. is planning bench cut mining of the mountain range right at the entrance to Big <br />Hom Sheep Canyon off Highway 50. There is certainly nothing scenic or beattiful about this type <br />of tnirtinb -it's just a big scaz on a mountain with no hope of reclamation.And this is a permanent <br />scar - it will never diminish or look better. We already have the remnants of this type of mining <br />Northwest of the Gazden of the Gods outside of Colorado Springs -please do not allow this to <br />happen again! <br />1 have enclosed copies of three letters 1 have sent to various organizations concerning rebulating <br />this company if it does indeed come into power -but 1 am still hoping that this will nut be <br />necessary. <br />Thank you for listening to my concerns - T hope you can help. <br />l ..._ .~. <br />Sincerely, ~> <br />!~ ~ ~_ ~ <br />-- ~. 1? <br />- san Steers <br />