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30 <br /> The Division's bond calculation included total removal of <br /> strap material and disposal offsite. Staff explained that the <br /> original bond calculation was mostly based on backfilling and <br /> grading. Staff said that due to the amount of strap and <br /> equipment onsite, the bond calculation subsequently increased <br /> for the cost of demolition and disposal. <br /> Staff said that the Coal Regulations allow for the disposal of <br /> solid materials within a permitted mine area. Staff said that <br /> the operator would need to dispose of about 35, 000 cubic feet <br /> of material on a hillside and that there is not enough <br /> highwall on the site for the placement of this amount of <br /> material. <br /> Staff said that no schedule had been set for the payment of <br /> the additional bond amount. Staff said the Division' s request <br /> would be that the Board allow the operator 45 days to complete <br /> any work at the site to reduce the amount of the liability or <br /> allow the operator 60 days to submit the additional bond <br /> amount. <br /> Mr. Weaver said that he has not actively mined the site in <br /> about one and one-half years. He said he has been attempting <br /> to sell the property since that time and now is in the process <br /> of sealing the portals. Mr. Weaver said he would like to <br /> dispose of the equipment on the site through an auction or <br /> other type of sale. <br /> Mr. Weaver items contained in the Division' s bond calculation <br /> summary which he said should be deleted, i.e. , property <br /> belonging to the county. <br /> The Director, Michael Long, briefly stated that the operator <br /> has an excellent compliance record. Staff said the operator <br /> does a good job of maintaining the site and that no violations <br /> have been issued in quite a while. <br /> Mr. Weaver requested that he be allowed until June or July of <br /> 1994 to either obtain bids/offers for the items he wishes to <br /> sale or complete some work at the site. Staff said the <br /> Division would not oppose allowing the operator until early <br /> December of 1993 to complete the equipment bidding process. <br /> Mr. Long said that the Division would work with Mr. Weaver, <br /> regarding the items that do not need to be removed from the <br /> site and any work he could complete, in order to reduce the <br /> amount of the bond. Mr. Weaver agreed to work with the <br /> Division in an attempt to resolve this matter. <br /> Ms. Barbara Strapman, the landowner, discussed her concern <br /> with the current conditions at the site, including inactivity <br /> and the refuse onsite. She said the site poses a safety <br />