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P. 01 <br /> SIERRA <br /> CLUB <br /> to _ <br /> tin ,c <br /> Mt. Sopris Group of the Sierra Club <br /> RO Box 4648 • Aspen, CO 81612 <br /> March 9, 1994 <br /> Mr. Mike Long,Director ' ct <br /> Division of Mineral& Geology , <br /> 1313 Sherman St., Rm 215 - <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Subject: Coal Basin-Mid-continent Resources Liquidation Plan <br /> Dear Mr. Long, <br /> As Chairperson for the Mount Sopris Group of the Sierra Club, representing more than <br /> 400 members in the Roaring Fork and Crystal River valleys from Aspen to Glenwood <br /> Springs, I am asking that you urge the Mined Land Reclamation Board to accept the Mid- <br /> Continent Resources liquidation proposal whereby 5,000-6,000 acres of their Coal Basin <br /> 'holdings would be acquired by the Forest Service in a land exchange, on condition that all <br /> appropriate provisions to guarantee completion of an acceptable reclamation program <br /> remain in effect. As an environmental group, we are deeply concerned about any action <br /> by either the MLRB or Mid-Continent Resources which would result in the property being <br /> sold off in 35-acre homesites,thereby closing it to public access. <br /> Private development of this beautiful ridge and mountain valley area, virtually surrounded <br /> by National Forest land,would be a tragic loss to the public. The Supervisor of the White <br /> River National Forest is strongly in favor of obtaining this property through the proposed <br /> land exchange, and has indicated that the exchange also has the support of Pitkin County <br /> officials. <br />