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.,. • Effective dust prevention techniques should be implemented along with ways to eliminare mud from being tracked on the road. "this should include paving the entry road (Ranch Road) a[ least [o the point where truck will nun oIY the internal access road. It may be appropriate [o pave the internal access to the office building ns well, if water trucks cannot keep this road damp enough to prevent dust problems. It would be wise m install a wheel washing facility at [he beginning of the paved section. • Reclamation standards, and a reclamation phasing and re-vegetation plan should be developed, reviewed and approved prior to granting any approval. • Any water rights associated +vith the property should stay with the property, and not be sold or transferred. Irrigation ditches efTected by mining should be restored as reclamation occur, so that vegemtion will have a water source. • An annual review and inspecuun program should be set up, and input from the Towns of Gypsum and Eagle should be sought during these reviews regarding the performance of the operator. One last point. The Town's Masicr Plan calls for the development of a bike path along High+vay 6 bebveen Gypsum and Eagle. This is also a goal of the Eagle County Transit Authority as well The Transit Authority's Open Space and Trads Committee is emtducting an informal feasihility study of the Highway corridor+eith the intent of planning and constructing a bike path along the highway bet+veen the two towns in the near future. Currently, H ighway 6 is extremeh~ unsafe for bicycle or pedestrian travel due [o narrow or non-existent shoulders and heavy traffic during peak times. During [he summer months a high percentage of the traffic is composed of trucks hauling gravel from the pits along [he highway. The section of highway adjacent to the Schmidt Ranch Company, for the entry to the National Guard headquarters to the east side of the proposed gravel pit, is severely constricted and unsafe for bicycle traffic. With the additional trucl: traffic generated by the pit this will go from bad to +vorse. We feel that the applicam should address this important safety issue in the context of the special use permit application. Again thank you for the opportunity to comment on this important land use proposal. We will work with your staff in any way possible to help you address this application. Sincerely, GYQQPSUM BU/ILDING & PLANNI//NG /1,~.~iy ~~L~c~ Randy Stouder '~ ~~ Town Planner RS~ec