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ley RECEIVED <br /> RM2=0220 MAY o 8 20 19 <br /> ROYAL GWE PRESERYUM PROJECT UftON 0;:;ZSc <br /> April 29, #dA'D <br /> p ,,z,� <br /> Fremont County Board of Commissioners <br /> 615 Macon Avenue <br /> Canon City, CO 81212 <br /> Re: Zephyr Minerals, Zephyr Gold USA, Dawson Gold Project, CUP Extension <br /> Honorable Members of the Board of Commissioners: <br /> The Royal Gorge Preservation Project (RGPP) board and associates have spent time <br /> reviewing the Fremont County Commissioner's "RESOLUTION FOR MODIFICATION AND <br /> EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FIELD NUMBER 12-003 DAWSON GOLD <br /> PROJECT-ZEPHYR GOLD USA, LTD SECOND AMENDMENT" as well as a variety of <br /> documents associated with the permit. It is noted that the above Resolution(No. 44) dated <br /> December 25, 2018, states specifically that"CUP 12-003 shall remain in full force and effect, <br /> except as provided for and modified in this resolution." Therefore, we have relied on the <br /> findings made by the County Commissioners in Resolution No. 13 on February 12, 2013 in <br /> granting a CUP to Zephyr Mining. In addition, the latest renewal was contingent upon Zephyr <br /> giving proof that they had legal access to their private properties. <br /> Before the County Commissioners allow Zephyr to continue operations, we believe the <br /> following items stipulated in the original CUP and subsequent extensions need to be reviewed. <br /> They were apparently important enough for the County Commissioners to specifically stipulate <br /> that they be addressed by Zephyr for them to acquire the subject CUP and Zephyr's compliance <br /> or non-compliance as well as the county's compliance efforts should be considered in the <br /> discussion and decision of any continuation of the current CUP. Hopefully these stipulations <br /> were not ignored by Zephyr and Zephyr's attempts to comply with these very specific <br /> stipulations were scrutinized, inspected and followed up on by the County Commissioners and/or <br /> the Department of Planning and Zoning. <br /> The CUP was issued contingent on the acceptance and observance by Zephyr Minerals of <br /> several conditions that are listed in Section 2 of the permit. Condition B states that the <br /> Department of Planning and Zoning (Department)" ...shall review the permit annually to <br /> determine compliance with the conditions of the permit and forward it to the Board for their <br /> review as required by regulations." Has the Department reviewed the subject permit and <br /> prepared annual reviews for the board? If so, would those reviews be available for review by the <br /> public? <br /> In the original CUP (Section 2) it was stated that"Total surface disturbance shall not exceed <br /> two (2) acres. While this total acreage was not amended in Resolution No. 44, the acreage limit <br /> that has been discussed for some reason, has been five acres. It is not clear which is correct. In <br /> a November 1, 2018 letter from Environmental Alternatives to the County Commissioners <br /> PO Box 173 . Canon City, CO 81215 . www.RoyalGorgePreservationProject.org <br />