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t <br /> <br />~~ '•L <br />III III III III "II•III 1. <br />Colorado Springs, Colorado <br />20 October 1977 <br />RECEIVED <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />723 Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />NOV 251977 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 MINED !.AND AECIAMATION <br />• Cole, Dept. of Natura~ !+escurces <br />The undersigned citizens respectfully request the Reclamatior, Hoard <br />to schedule a public hearing Sn Colorado Springs during xeek-end or evening <br />hours to consider our verbal objec~ionJ to Castle concrate's pending <br />applications to continue mining activities in our community. <br />Our protest x111 stress severa~i poidts~ <br />1, Public documents filed by Castle concrete in Colorado Springs <br />at the E1 Paso County Clerk and Recozder's Office exclude <br />reclamation plans from public scrutiny. These plans are <br />stamped "confidential", <br />~r <br />i' <br />2, Castle's actions speak louder than their words, The <br />company has wrought almost total devastation at Snyder, <br />Queen's Canyon, and Pikeview quarries; clearly evident <br />to the casual or trained ob ~~ <br />3, We request the Reclamation •o inspect this d~.stat.ton - <br />and to reviex reclamation a v ties within-the upper twelve <br />acres at Queen's Canyon whic border on ~ntal failure after <br />many years. * ~ ''" _ .. +~ <br />4, Castle concrete should be judged on almost two decades of <br />dismal reclamation performance, Surity should be significantly <br />J ^.y~ <br />increased to insure adequate reclamation, <br />5. MininC permits should be denied until Castle submits convlncinp, `~ <br />evidence of successful reclamation efforts within a realistic <br />time limit, <br />*seer "A Report on Queen's Canyon Quarry" <br />Colorado Springs Park and Recreation Department <br />Design and Development Division <br />November 1, 197u ' <br />CO V ~ U'~ <br /> <br />