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c ~ <br /> <br />~. <br />0%T~ ~ 19i7 <br />Pfiti~=~ LA.~~iu RECLA~ri;:.?'IO <br />Co!:;. Dept. of ~!3'.ura~ Ees^erces <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />•. 1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Sirs, <br />_~~ <br />iii iiiiiiiiiiiuiii <br />999 <br />1206 Harrison Road <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80906 <br />October 21, 1977 <br />I am writing to express my concern about the applications which Castle Concrete <br />has submitted for expansion of limestone quanying operations along the Front <br />Range. I ask you to consider the following: <br />Will Castle Concrete revegetate the area so that itwill not 6e such an <br />eyesore and so that it will not be a dust and drainage hazard for people who <br />live below the operation? Supposedly, they are revegetating the area they <br />have already mined, but it appears the "scars" are getting bigger and bigger. <br />If they are in fact revegetating the area, it is not apparent. I drove very close <br />to the operation a few weeks ago and was appalled at how ugly and dusty the <br />area is, and could not imagine what could grow on that barren earth they have <br />left behind. <br />I appreciate the fact that Castle Concrete is in business to make money---but <br />I do not believe that any business, individual, or government has the right to <br />make money at the expense of the environment. Some sort of compromise must be <br />worked out and I sincerely believe that Castle Concrete operations should NOT <br />expand UNTIL they have completely restored the present scar areas to an <br />acceptable state of revegetation. <br />The front range of Colorado is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Do <br />you really consider that gravel is more important to the people of Colorado than <br />the natural beauty of the area? Please, please, consider this matter cane fully <br />before you approve the expansion of operations. <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br />Sincerely, / <br />7~~`-~ <br />~Ilrody Hansen 2`~ <br />P~. ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ d ~~~ 7~, <br />rR-~-J .Lkx'- /n'-.~: -h.:.(~.C ,c-t;.. c~a{.,.t~.c~ ,~{JC,w,....~.7/ ~•~ <br />_, <br />