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<br />tiL3Vl"~ ' <br />~lt;trn t~" (~tF ; 4h2J tQGMT, <br />Er.'~.~l~ JC7.. C~? <br />August 31, 2006 2~C6 SEP i i PM 4~ 0 I i <br />BLM, Grand Junction Office ' <br />C/o Dave Lehmann <br />2815 H Road <br />Grand Junction, CO 81506 <br />RE: Scoping Period, CAM-Colorado, LLC <br />Dear Mr. Dave Lehmann, <br />I wanted to take a moment to discuss the potential benefits the <br />proposed Red Cliff Coal Mine, located outside Loma Colorado, would <br />bring to Mesa County. <br />It is my understanding that the CAM Company will spend millions as <br />they complete the construction phase of the project. This will in turn , <br />end with the full-time employment of 200 people earning over $58,000 <br />per year. <br />The economic impact this project could have on Mesa County and the <br />surrounding counties it serves goes far beyond the jobs and wages it <br />provides to its employees. Not only will the mine employees spend <br />money here, so will the mine itself. And that doesn't' even begin to <br />address the money construction employees and construction sub- <br />contractors will spend. <br />In short, everyone wins. <br />The BLM has to acknowledge the potential benefits of this construction <br />in the EIS. In order to complete the construction, CAM will have to use <br />the services of water haulers; cement specialist; safety personnel; <br />construction firms; and heavy equipment companies. The EIS needs to <br />include the potential multiplier for how many local companies could be <br />positively affected by the new mine. <br />Sincerely, <br />Juan Chavez , <br />2985 %2 Elam Ave. <br />Grand Junction, C081504 <br /> <br />r <br />