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March 6, 200
<br />Lafarge West, Inc.
<br />Eric Reckentine. Land Manager
<br />10170 Church Ranch Way
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<br />The original bazgain in the "Option" which we did sign with Mobile Premix Concrete, Inc. was
<br />an agreement to allow Mobile Premix 24 months to explore our property in consideration for
<br />$3,000.00 per month. The Option also says that "in order to maintain this Option in effect, the
<br />rnmpany chap pay thr P'j,(1Qt1.OQ mr tnnnth as advance rriyaltie_,g", However, any further
<br />premise of the "Option", including the premise of your arguments in your recent letter, is entirely
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<br />we never initialed nor did we sign any attachments, legal descriptions, or any other agreements
<br />or proposals from Mobile Premix andior iafazge. in fact, we have been notorious in uur
<br />objection and refusal to accept certain terms of all your proposed leases. Nothing that you have
<br />ever proposed has been reasonable or remotely acceptable. )n fact, not even our attorneys have
<br />been able to negotiate a satisfactory lease with Lafarge. We have rejected the terms of two
<br />additional lease proposals which were attempts on our part to act in good faith.
<br />J As far as accepting your option money, that was our right in consideration for your right to
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<br />paying the $3,000.00. If you no longer want to maintain the "option" then stop paying the
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<br />Perhaps you keep paying the $3,000.00 because you don't want to terminate the agreement and
<br />let it become null and void. That seems to be in your control, not ours. Please note, we are
<br />accepting your money because we gave you an "Option" and we have been hopeful that we
<br />would reach an agreeable tease. Our acceptance of your money does not conf rm or legitimize
<br />your bogus lease. In good faith, we have expended a large amount of money with three attorneys
<br />ci_nro the "(l.,tinn" was ciunvit to r~nc,~mmata a le~ce, Nlpne of t11P attnmevc rPnreaentinu ~1c were
<br />able to negotiate a satisfactory Sand and Gravel lease with Lafarge. Lafarge has rejected our
<br />c ii vi W and cFi%ti ieFue uogvtiaitiru lulled v2Gatiuc of LafaIpc S dC:mafld$.
<br />You have always known we wanted to sell our property and even you, Lafarge, has never made
<br />an offer to purchase it. Basically you have thwarted our efforts. You have made ii impossible to
<br />self, maintaining publicly that you have our land "under lease". In fact, we have sent
<br />prospective buyers to you and we have either never heard from them or have never received a
<br />bonified offer from them after they have met with you. It is obvious from your letter and the
<br />attachments you so kindly rn~pvided that yott have maliciously consnired to devalue our
<br />property. Your actions, through this day, continue to perpetuate and underpin a process to
<br />devalue :;,:r property. Ycu :antinue to perpetuate an uhjust act and y0u I`.a•!e er°..ated ^» !°..ry
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