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AUG-10-2004 TUE 03;17 PM CITY!OF!BRIGHTON <br />FAX N0, 303 655 2047 <br />methods to be employed if the piles are to be "active" for less than one year. Movement <br />of one shovel of material in each pile per year would allow them to employ NO control <br />method for the entire life of the mine. This is a practice the City finds unacceptable <br />The reclamation plan calls for concurrent reclaiming of each mined area. The plan is to <br />sell the pits for water storage. To meet this plan, Aggregate Industries will only grade the <br />area around the pit, plant "dry land grasses" on these areas, and plant some cottonwood <br />trees along the South Platte River. When the pits are full all reclamation would be <br />complete. The City requests that Aggregate Industries evaluate the impacts on the <br />Morgan Smith Nature area, which is quite close to this mining area. <br />Aggregate Industries also proposes to remove approximately 27 acres from the curnent <br />mine and include this area in the new mine. This area to be reclaimed as wet land and <br />upland meadow. If this is included in the new mine the area will not be reclaimed for up <br />to 28 years. <br />The City is well aware that your office does not consider air pollution, noise, traffic, and <br />other "non mining" issues. However, these issues have an impact on the City of Brighton <br />and our residents. We request that your agency established an Annual Review by you <br />office, Adams County, and the City to assure that these negative impacts on our <br />community do not Continue. <br />Sincerely, <br />C%~i.c~9 2° <br />'~anice E. Pawlowski <br />Mayor <br />Ce. City Council Members, City of Brighton <br />Adams County Hoard of Commissioners <br />Craig Tcssmer, Adams County Planning Bc Development <br />P, 03 <br />