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Town Council <br />Dawna Morris, MAYOR <br />Richard Craig, MAYOR PRO-TEM <br />Don Brown, TRUSTEE <br />W.A. Tony Lobato, TRUSTEE <br />William Long, TRUSTEE <br />Christina Pierce, TRUSTEE <br />320 Main Street <br />P.O. Box 219 <br />Nucla, CO 81424-0219 <br />November 3, 2010 <br />Ms. Sandra L. Brown <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Letter of Support Western Fuels, LLC <br />New Horizon Mine, Montrose County <br />Permit Revision No. 6 <br />Dear Ms. Brown: <br />(970) 864-7351 <br />(970) 864-7600 fax <br />Nov. 03 2010 <br />f b4cn ut Reu;eria§on, <br />Wing wtd SarWy <br />The Town of Nucla located in the Southwestern corner of Colorado has approximately <br />720 residents with 21 of those residents having direct mining jobs. Should those 21 <br />residents loose their jobs and have to move away because the area is economically <br />-deprived, we would loose 19 students from our school7districf and possibly 21 spouses. <br />Not only would we lose those directly related to mining but also truck drivers and their <br />families. The Tri State Power plant would have to contract with an outside contractor <br />and pay more to have the coal hauled long distances. The Town of Nucla benefits from <br />Western Fuels employing the local people owning their own homes and paying property <br />taxes. <br />Western Fuels is not only as asset to the town but also a good neighbor. Western Fuels <br />is always supportive of the town. They constantly donate to civic groups, the schools and <br />the senior programs. Without Western Fuels the Senior Building that houses senior <br />meals would not have become a reality. Western Fuels does an excellent job of <br />reclamation also.