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© COLORADO <br /> / Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> October 9, 2025 <br /> Arboles Sand & Stone, LLC <br /> Attn: Steve and Joyce Wright <br /> 12577 Highway 151 <br /> Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 <br /> Community Banks Colorado Div NBH Bank <br /> Attn: Cynde Aaron, Letter of Credit Dept <br /> 1111 Main Street, Suite 2700 <br /> Kansas City, MO 84105 <br /> Re: Reason to Believe a Violation Exists and Notice of Board Hearings and Notice of <br /> Consideration of Possible Financial Warranty Forfeiture. <br /> Lob Lolly Pit; File No. M-2013-066 <br /> To whom it may concern, <br /> On September 24, 2025, Community Banks of Colorado notified the Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining, and Safety (the "Division") that Letter of Credit No. 2014485318-1 will expire on <br /> December 31, 2025. Therefore, the Division believes Arboles Sand & Stone, LLC (the <br /> "Operator") is in violation of C.R.S. § 34-32.5-117(6)(a), Rule 4.1(7), and Permit No. M-2013- <br /> 066 for failure to maintain the financial warranty in good standing for the entire life of the <br /> permit. <br /> Therefore, the Division has reason to believe that a violation exists to the Colorado Land <br /> Reclamation Act for Extraction of Construction Materials, C.R.S. § 34-32.5-101 et seq., and <br /> have scheduled this matter to appear before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ("MLRB" or <br /> "Board"). <br /> First, a Formal Public Hearing will be held during the November 12-13, 2025,Board Meeting <br /> for consideration of this possible violation. The hearing will be held at 1313 Sherman Street, <br /> Room 318, Denver, Colorado,beginning at 9:00 a.m. on November 12th or as soon thereafter as <br /> the matter can be considered. <br /> In order to be considered at the hearing, all exhibits, materials and witness testimony you wish <br /> for the Board to consider must be submitted via email to the MLRB Administrator, Camille <br /> Mojar at: dnr drms mlrb-submittals@state.co.us, no later than 5:00 PM, October 31,2025. <br /> �w°Fp�O� <br /> Physical Address: 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 I �� !Y 90 <br /> Mailing Address: DRMS Room 215, 1001E 62nd Ave, Denver, CO 80216 https://drms.colorado.aov <br /> Jared S. Polis,Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Michael A. Cunningham, Director ** � ; `** <br /> *1876 <br />