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l <br />• <br />• ~'-I-~_~~J <br />~' <br />- ~r ~ r <br />=.J~IYC <br />;ec;~6'~ <br />liivisiorl or MiliClc:La lynd %~eoldgy <br />131 Sherman Street, i~oam 21S <br />Derr~er CO EC'=C~~ <br />Ii. err sirs <br />~.:.i Pd Oa4.. <br />i <br />1'~ <br />U1.= are ~•iriting in regards to tea regular constrl_iction materials <br />operation rec lamatidn permit applied for by the All R.i+,e i'aviny <br />and R.edi-Mi:: Comparr; I,~ith ti'.e Colorado Land Reclamation Board. <br />The proposed mine site is k:nouin as the Narth River .,F'it, and is <br />located at o^ rlear Sections 1 8< ~6, Toy+inships ~~' a< 24 S, Range <br />SSW, 6th Pr-ilne Meridian. ~~ <br />0~_ir concerns are hoi•i a gravel pit mill affect the nearby <br />ayric~_ilt~_~ral and residential area, as uiell as the abl_indant <br />natural uiildlife in the immediate vicinity of the mine. <br />The proposed Irvine mill create a problem not only !•iith dust, but <br />the standing mater created mill greatly add to the e::tensive <br />mosquito problem. The applicants propose to be able to p~_imp the <br />water bac4:: directly into the nearby Arkansas River. A unique <br />theor;v considering the mater table in the area is uiithin ~~ to C6 <br />inches tram the top of the ground. <br />The reputa+.ion of the applicants has been questioned as to their <br />lack: of responsibility in the past for cleaning ~_ip fuel spills, <br />and' ho~•i that ~=ol_i1d affect the local and ~nigratdry uiildlife and <br />the gl_tality of mater in the area down river. <br />Colorado State High~•iay 194 is the route their trucker will have to <br />use, as it is the only thoroughfare available from their proposed <br />location. This highway is used by the agricultural people in the <br />area, school children uialk:iny to and from buses, people riding <br />horses, snd bicyclist=. The highway is already o•verrrowded, <br />especially when yo~_i include the to~_irists traveling to anu' from <br />Banta Old Fort National Historic Site. it is a narrow two lane <br />highway, devoid df any shoulders, with deep drainage ditches orl <br />Jdt~l sloes. <br />Wa _, no `, I,~.aging a personal protest against constr~_iction <br />materiale; mines. Th-= prdv.de a much ne,_.,Led prodl_P=t, holya•:er, file <br />1~~=i:: ~T tilG~_lyI-it t~l:i: il.ne gone irltO ~=hddSln4 this 1dCat~On, and <br />~; I-le inharanr danger to the surro~_indin~j resider,re on the par *, c~i <br />t;he aopli~_anr,a n~a,1~,_1 ro be bro~l.yh~t to your attention. <br />L <br />~~~1 %~~ <br />Greg h Store.: <br />