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<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Colorado Deparhnent of Natural Resources <br />OS/01 /08 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />6. The visual impact of adding yet another gravel pit to the area will unduly burden the <br />adjoining landowners in the area.; <br />7. The proposed SerFer Pit will unreasonably impair the public health, welfare, <br />prosperity, and safety of the current and future residents of the area. <br />8. Existing wildlife in the area will be displaced by the development and operation of <br />the proposed SerFer Pit. <br />9. The proposed SerFer Pit will have a significant adverse environmental impact on <br />the air and water in the area. <br />10. Heavy equipment and trucks accessing and leaving the proposed SerFer Pit will <br />cause additional road damage to already heavily used highways and roads. <br />11. The utility of the HOA's Open Space will be adversely impacted by the proposed <br />SerFer Pit. <br />12. The proposed Hours of Operation of the proposed SerFer Pit are too long. <br />13. The storage of sand and gravel material mined from the site, as well as the storage <br />of materials on site but not mined on site, will further adversely impact the <br />aesthetics of the area. <br />14. It will require professional landscaping of the site, including, but not limited to, <br />trees, bushes, other plantings, and a permanent irrigation system to sustain the <br />plantings during and after the project has concluded. <br />15. Migrating airborne weed seeds from the proposed SerFer Pit into existing HOA <br />Open Space that has been re-landscaped, will result in a loss of investment in weed <br />control by the HOA to date and cause the HOA to incur even more expense in <br />controlling such weeds. <br />16. It will require a significant surety bond to assure reclamation of the area into a <br />natural space with water storage that is permanently maintained. <br />17. The proposed SerFer Pit will be immediately adjacent to the existing River West <br />residential development, and is currently believed to be the closest that a gravel pit <br />has ever been proposed to be located near such a large residential development in <br />the State of Colorado. Home values and market appeal for the area will decline as a <br />result of the proposed mining operation. <br />