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If you climb the dobie hills on the east side of the highway and look back west toward the property in <br />question, it is impossible to deny what a travesty a pit of this magnitude would be for all the local <br />inhabitants. It is simply not feasible to mitigate the grossly negative impacts this type of industrial land <br />use will have on the surrounding area. <br />The devastation a pit of this size would wreak on this environmentally sensitive and wildlife rich area is <br />irreclaimable. The proposed 105 year permit would allow Rocky Mountain Aggregate and Construction, <br />LLC to inflict a wholly incompatible industry on a peaceful and beautiful valley where the current <br />residents, both human and wild, live in relative harmony. <br />And in answer to a question a supporter of this proposed pit asked me lately: <br />Would I rather have a gravel pit for a neighbor or another subdivision? <br />Hands down .. I would much rather have another neighbor for a neighbor. <br />Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to consider all our comments. <br />/Karen Michaelis <br />21115 Uncompahgre Road <br />Montrose, CO 81403 <br />raken lee'a)hotmai I.com <br />970.240.4790 <br />RECEIVED <br />APR 242013 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety <br />