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DEC. 3 '98 10:16AM DMG,GJCT 1 303 2410336 P.11 <br /> 1 . Acceptability of Propo�;cd Use to Affected agencies <br /> The :lid-Continent postminingg land u3a plan i3 con- <br /> si�stent with surface owner plans and applicable State anti <br /> local land use plon.s and programs . our-ace ow-iers include <br /> Mid-Continent and the U _ S . Government . The land is unrjer <br /> management of the U , S . Forest Service _ ,areas o€ .3urf.-Ar.P <br /> disturbance arc located in Pitkin Counts . <br /> Prior , preocnt and postmining use of the Goal ?asin, <br /> including the permit and nine plan areas , includes multiple- <br /> use management by the U . S . Forest Service for outdoor <br /> recreation, range, timber, watershed , wildlife and fish <br /> purposes . <br /> :lid-Conci.nent operates under a Special Use Permit <br /> issued in 1977 by thn Pir.kin County Board of County Com- <br /> missioners in Resolution No - 77-60 : The permit is issued <br /> for lands "gencrally dcsdribed as the Coal Basin area" <br /> purzuant to Section 7 . 02 a . and b . of the Pitkin County Land <br /> Use Code . The area is zoned (AF-1) Agricultural . <br /> As noted in the permit , scenic disturbances have been <br /> relatively minor due to the underground methods of miring . <br /> Mid-Continent has pledged to Pitkin County nhan it wilt <br /> preserve ;semis and ecological values through propor mcrhodt3 <br /> of revegetation, refuse disposal , proper uti.li :ntinn of <br /> r�:arjw:�r and mine portal areas , so that post-mining uF;c: c:i 1 l <br /> be enhanced . <br /> —40— <br />