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<br />a <br />r <br /> <br />s a ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ r <br />p-uoubon <br />-}1-i-t <br />PO Box 2081, Boulder, CO. 80306 <br />1 fi t ~ ~ ~ ~+ <br />Date: August 12, 1993 <br />To: The Boulder County Commissioners <br />The County Attorney <br />The Boulder County Planning Department and Board <br />CC: Southwest Portland Cement/Southdown Inc. <br />From: The Conservation Committee, Boulder County Audubon <br />Society <br />Subj: Proposed Mining of Dowe Flats <br />We would like to express our appreciation to the County <br />Commissioners and Planning Staff for the opportunity of <br />submitting our views at this time on the Dowe Flats proposed <br />mining project. <br />Although we are not in favor of the project as a whole, we <br />would like to commend Southwest Portland Cement for their <br />efforts in producing a fairly thorough set of ini*_ial <br />documents: It's clear that they wish to approach the project <br />in a responsible fashion, and we appreciate their concern for <br />the environmental factors at stake. <br />Our Position <br />Boulder County Audubon Society (SCAB) does not support the <br />;Wining of Dowe Flats. However, one of our primary concerns <br />is the long-term future of the region, beyond the year 2021 <br />when mining would be complete. <br /> <br />COUnty <br />Society <br />Several options have been discussed for post-mining <br />development, including the following: <br />