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<br />1~ <br /> <br /> <br />William E. Taylor <br />8519 County Road #27 <br />Post Office Box 26 <br />RECEIVE© <br />JAN 3 0 2002 <br />Division of Minerals and Geolpgy <br />Masonvtlle, Colorado 80541 <br />Phone:' (970) 221-3526 C ~S "e <br />E Mail: 76026.3523@eompuserve.co~ ~ ~ ,(C .l" ~ <br />January 28, 2002 ~ r V` \ <br />Division of Minerals & Geology J~ 1 ; ~~ ~ ~~~ Q, ~ p Z <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 ~ ~ ~~ ~ 9 ~ ~ Z' <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 vV C,,~/l. (~ C, <br />Re: Proposed Expansion Of Starks Quarry By Lookonen Brothers Stone f~ <br />Deaz Division of Minerals & Geology Representative(s): <br />I am the owner of 8519 County Road #27, otherwise known as "Old Buf`fiun School," a <br />historic property established in 1866. The property is in very close proximity to the <br />currently existing Quarry site and proposed Quarry expansion (see enclosed map). <br />I strongly object to the proposed expansion for a number of reasons: <br />/ The currently existing Quarry is highly visible from CR #27, Buckhorn Canyon <br />Road, as well as my property. The Quarry has the appeazance of an ever <br />expanding gaping wound (see photo). The nature of the azea is rapidly changing. <br />It is evolving from a significantly rural area to one that is significantly residential. <br />The negative appeazance of the Quarry impacts many more people today than <br />were impacted in years past From my perspective, in the least case, there should <br />be an on-going reclamation process that restores the land to the original elevation <br />and contour simultaneously and at the same rate the quarry process is being <br />executed. If the quarrying process were coupled with simultaneous backfilling & <br />replanting of native plants, there would at least be limited visual impact. As the <br />reclamation process is currently executed, it may be many yeazs before land <br />reclamation is implemented. Or; reclamation may never be implemented because <br />the companies that fmancially benefited from the removal of the stone (or <br />whatever) go out of business when it comes time to execute reclamation. Even <br />when reclamation is implemented, elevation and contour aze often not considered, <br />even though these are the natural and appealing features of the original landscape. <br />I would be interested in securing a copy of the Reclamation Plan for the currently <br />existing Quarry. If.your organization could provide it to me I would appreciate it. <br />.. <br />,,- _ , <br />.. ,.. , <br />Page 1 of 2 ~ ... <br />