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JoEllen Turner <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 215 <br />Denver, Co. 80203 <br />February 5, 2013 <br />Dear Mr. Berry: The paper article states to write this letter to you. This is in regards to the Morgan <br />property. I am requesting an informal hearing in Nucla, Colorado. This request is for the Pennit <br />renewal that Western Fuels is requesting and for the Permit Revision number 7. I live at Paradox, <br />but I know the property well. My late husband used to go over there years ago and help JoEllen <br />farm the place that is known as the Sunshine place. He helped plant corn, hay, wheat, and oats. <br />He did many hours of disking and land leveling. I am objecting to everything they are trying to do <br />here. The Morgan farm was well irrigated and well farmed. My husband would tell me how nice <br />it was to work the ground and how nice the ground was. This was all rock free and planted easy <br />and was easy to work up. I would ride on the tractor sometimes and for hours just get it really <br />level and nice. <br />My husband would tell me that it was one of the best places he had ever helped farm. He would <br />go over there and help them harvest and put up hay. He helped build the shop and was there day <br />after day_ They put up tons and tons of alfalfa. I am presently buying hay from them even today. I <br />have watched the piles of dirt for years now and they have not been able to farm. This isn't right. I <br />watched them mine the places on the other side of the road and those places were put back right <br />away. This dirt is an eyesore. This dirt has been piled there for more years than I can count, it <br />seems like forever. These people are not being done right. They have pretty dirt and they have <br />had a pretty farm_ They are getting old and you have not done them right. They should have <br />been allowed to enjoy their farm. <br />It doesn't look the same anymore. It was always so pretty and green and it smelled good. Now, <br />nothing. If the mine can't do better than that, then they shouldn't have a permit and they <br />definitely should not be allowed to revise and change the property from what it was to something <br />else. This is my objections and my request for a hearing here if they don't fax it like it used to be. <br />Thank you, f ? tJc 2 n ct <br />970 - 864 -7682 p.4 <br />