PERMFILE49440

• Permit No: M1997089
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/19/1998
• Doc Name: RESPONSE TO 3/30/98 CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE FRIENDS OF SOUTH MONTEZUMA VALLEY INC STONE GRAVEL
• From: DMG
• To: MICHAEL B LONG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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RECEIVED TATS OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINER 'A GEOLOGY
Deparlmenl of Natural Re urces OCT 1 9 IS ~~,
1313 Sherman SL, Ronm 15
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone] DIV. OF MINERAL
FAX: 131731 A3?-A1 Ofi 8 GEOLOGY
DATE: October 3, 1998
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FROM
RE:
Michael B. Long, Director
Wally Erickson
DENVER OFFICE
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DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Roy Romer
Governor
lames 5. Lochhead
Executive Director
Michael B. Long
Division Duecmr
Response to 9/30/98 Correspondence from The Friends of South Montezuma
Valley, Inc., Stone Gravel Pit, Permit No. M-97-089.
On 10/1/98, DMG received an FAX transmission from The Friends of South Montezuma
Valley, Inc. (FSMV-, dated 9/30/98. The purpose of this memo is to provide a basis for
response to the various claims and statements made by FSMV.
FSMV's 9/30/98 correspondence attempts to record selected portions of a phone
conversation which occurred during the afternoon of 9/30/98, between Susan Campbell
Bell, Secretary/Treasurer of FSMV, and DMG staff. During the phone conversation, staff's
attempts to respond to Mrs. Bell's questions were frequently interrupted. Clear
communication with Mrs. Bell was exceedingly difficult.
Mrs. Bell's persistence for interruption is recorded from the 3126/98 MLRB hearing, during which a Board
member directed Mrs. Bell to stop interrupting staff attempts to respond to the Board's questions.
Potential for miscommunication exists, partly because Mrs. Bell refused to accept the
explanations provided by staff, and partly because staff's attempts to respond were
interrupted before completion. Miscommunication is evident in the inaccurate assumptions
and statements recorded by FSMV in their 9/30/98 correspondence.
Attempted Communication for Conflict Resolution -During the 9/30/98 phone
conversation, Mrs. Bell demanded an explanation for DMG not responding immediately to
FSMV's 9/9/98 complaint. Staff attempted to communicate to Mrs. Bell, DMG policy for
prioritizing citizen complaints and daily permitting responsibilities, which have associated
deadlines fixed by statute. Mrs. Bell refused to accept staff's explanation that DMG policy
allowed a 30 day response time for the type of issues identified within FSMV's 9/9/98
complaint. Mrs. Bell became notably agitated when staff informed her that DMG
inspection report could follow the inspection date by as much as 10 days. Mrs. Bell again
refused to accept the staff's explanation.