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Co <br /> fA� �° <br /> 1876 <br /> KEN SALAZAR STATE OF COLORADO 152 STATE SERVICES BUILDING <br /> Attorney General 15..o Sherman Street Sth Floor <br /> y DEPARTMENT OF LAW Denver,Colorado 80-03 <br /> BARBARA MCDONNELL Phone 303 866-4500 <br /> Chief Deputy Attorney General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FAX 803�866-5691 <br /> MICHAEL E.MCLACHLAN <br /> Solicitor General <br /> April 16, 1999 <br /> Daniel Himelspach <br /> Dispute Management, Inc . <br /> 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 2501 <br /> Denver, Colorado 80264 <br /> Re: Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, et <br /> al v Mid-Continent Resources, Inc. and Louis M. LaGicrlia, <br /> Creditors' Trustee and MidCon Realty, LLC v. Division of Minerals <br /> and Geology <br /> Dear Mr. Himelspach: <br /> The Division of Minerals and Geology ("Division" ) submits this <br /> letter pursuant to your request for a confidential settlement <br /> statement . In addition to this letter, the Division submits a copy <br /> of some of the pleadings in this case ( "pleading book" ) and a copy <br /> of other critical written documents in a separate "exhibit book" . <br /> Also attached to this letter is a summary written by Steven <br /> Renner about the history of Coal Basin, the site conditions and a <br /> description of reclamation tasks performed, or to be performed, at <br /> the site by the Division. Mr. Renner' s summary is essential <br /> reading to understand the complexity of the Coal Basin mine site <br /> and reclamation of the site . <br /> 1 . Overview and Procedural Background <br /> This case concerns a coal mining site situated above Redstone, <br /> Colorado and a separate, related mining facility called the Coal <br /> Load Out located in Carbondale, Colorado. Mid-Continent Resources <br />