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18905 Ward Creek Road <br />Cedaredge, Colorado 81413 <br />February 14, 2005 <br />Delta County Planning Department <br />Delta County Courthouse <br />501 Palmer Street, Suite 115 <br />Delta, Colorado 81416 <br />RE: SDOS-001 BENSON BROTHERS -RED CANYON SHALE QUARRY <br />Dear Sirs: <br />ERAS CHANGE! Earlier lifestyles evolve to meet the demands of an ever changing <br />present. Boazdwalks in old towns are torn up to accommodate the new, dusty streets are <br />paved, demographics shift, and residents` visions of their neighborhood respond <br />accordingly. A case in point is Coalby Canyoxi. It is no longer the isolated, rural valley it <br />once was. The Coalby general store has moved to Cedazedge's Old Town, the coal mines <br />aze closed, the last mine (Belden's Red Rock Quarry) is being reclaimed, land has been <br />and is being subdivided, and a new generation of older, retired people have moved in to <br />reside alongside the long-time residents. Yet it remains a wonderfully cohesive <br />community. <br />Accordingly, it is time to move on in our thinking. Please recognize that Coalby Canyon <br />is now a sought after residential area and that approval of this quarry would create an <br />inappropriate land use in the existing environment. I urge denial of the Benson Brothers <br />application to none the Red Canyon Shale Quarry. <br />Sincere ~ ~, / <br />l~~{-. <br />Laurae Fortner-Welch <br />