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:~ <br />March 2:, i 999 = C ~ (~V/ C. I_i <br />:9 <br />Dnisicn of St:neral and Geology <br />vir. iviiiie Lung .'c15 ; G'_clCr; <br />n. <br />1313 Sherman St. <br />Denver CO R0203 <br />dike: <br />m :::id.^6 :n ;e3Wds to a muuag Fe.^ntt application for All Rite Patvtg & Redi Mi.~ an said land in Ot~-ro <br />%ounty, legil description as, Sec. l & 30, township 23 & 24 S. Range 55 W, 6th Prime b[eridian, al,o <br />known as 30000 Hwy 194, La Junta CO. 81050. <br />I live on said Hcry, within I mile of proposed mine site, this Hwy is less than 30 foot wide, with no <br />shuulder, artd lus extremely deep drainage ditches on both sides of said Hwy. The drainage ditches range <br />from 3 to 6 feet deep on the North side of this Hwy, to 4 and 7 feet deep on the south side of the Hwy. The <br />Drainage ditch on the south side of this Hwy runs water constantly, as the ditch drains ground water on a <br />constant basis. The ntnrting of this ground water has caused this ditch to slough off in numerous areas, the <br />water stands approximately 1 foot deep ai all lanes in this ditch. My concern with allowing tkris mining <br />pemut to be issued, is of public safety. We don't have allot ofheavy truck traffic on this Hwy ptesrntly, we <br />do have numerous farmers who move farm machinery up and down this Hwy on a regular basis, as we all <br />k: ow, E:rrtl equipment is very big in ttahrre and slow moving. When ever someone is trying to move <br />equipment on this Hwy, they will take up the complete Hwy at times, with motorist giving tight of way to <br />said Farmers, because getting off of Hwy is impossible. Because of these deep draatage ditches as I <br />described eazlier. A caz can pull into a driveway and escape this allot easier, than a large commercial vehicle <br />pulling a railer. <br />I do not feel that this Hwy, will hold the added weight of the gravel trucks that wdl transport gravel from <br />this mine, because of the ground water, and sloughing of the ground next to the Hwy now. We all know <br />that F.eavy t: acks do allot of damage to roads that aze in goad shape, but the road that these trucks will ktave <br />to baud too and from this mine, is in no way, at good enough shape. <br />I have next to my driveway a problem with trees (brush) growing in the drainage ditch, which i asked the <br />Stara Hwy dept to remove, when they acme out they out down theca trees end told me that removing theca <br />trees could possibly weaken the batila of this Hwy, and cause damage to the road These trees grow back <br />every• year, and impair my vision getting on this hwy. I know that as Waal as this azea is, these trucks wrIl <br />be moving along at a fast rate of speed, whrn going by my drive way. This will add a very dangerous <br />sitt:aCOn tc y°Wttg on this Hwy. <br />Then are numerous other concerns with other fecal people in this azea, and we do hope that you will <br />consider onr plea's when making your decision. <br />Thank you <br />~l/, f >'' 7~~~ <br />Tery'E. M2ng2s <br />3;0 Trail Rd. <br />La Junta CO. 31050 <br />('19)334-'92a <br />