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<br />-LARRY ErO'BRIAN ,' ~ ~~. -~,~ 7985 VANC~E DRIVE' SUITE 205A -
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<br />FA~(303-423-7599
<br />December 23,,'2004
<br />Mr: Thomas Schreiner: ~n',.~'' "'~'~~~
<br />Division,of"Minerals end Geology.:.
<br />Minerals. sectpn= xbrth. -DEC 2 u 2004.
<br />1313-Sherman.Street,"~5uite 215
<br />...:Denver, Colorado X0203 • ~~ ~-,.~..
<br />Dear Mr. Schreiner,,.;
<br />RE: Citizen Complaint Permit #-M-200.4=017 e ~t7ico~±~cVisrunNi,.j
<br />Willits Company. - Kattenberg: Pit. Ewss: ~!iSiutl ~ '~
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<br />I have. prepared the following; text is to. address your letter
<br />bf December 17j 2004 concerning a. neighbors complaint. on behaif,
<br />of WilTits.Construction CO.. I will address the,compla~nants
<br />letter in. the. order presented. i believe each..item im thi§ .
<br />" ..letter has.been.addressed in the-past and. are mainly"-due to "the'
<br />Grand County Assessors maps. and,fiTes being. incorrect at the time
<br />the adjoining owner research',was.completed. .Since. the County.
<br />Assessors records are .those of "record", as required by rule "
<br />~'6:4.P5"and defined.in :1..1.(34), then ,we would".have~had .no .way o'f .
<br />knowing if_.they were.,ncorrect"or not, 'We can-only assume, they;
<br />were correct,'until"proven-.wrong. :Attached.is a fetter from G&H
<br />Engineering explaining.what they found when Ms. Pauia`Sheridan.'
<br />raised-ahis issue in June 2004 after the public. .comment period
<br />ended and ,after the application was approyed.by-the Division of
<br />Minerals and:;Geology.
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<br />Background , '
<br />Ms, Sheridan .called at;"2 19 g.m.:on.JUne 8, 2004 asking why
<br />she was not notified that the. permit was .filed with.the.'state: I.'.
<br />told her I would have to:-get some .information and that:.i would'
<br />- ,get back to.herL.' I also suggested"she cail:.G&H.Engneermg. to .
<br />try-to blarify what was wrong. Z:then.began ao inuestigate,her .
<br />complaint: that resulted :in the'G&H letter:and ¢brrecti:on of the -
<br />Pre-Mining.Plan Map. .. .We :would have submitted this reuised map at•"
<br />-the .first Annual. Report.
<br />I called Mr. Carl Mount bn June 9,,2:004 to. explain the
<br />problem Ms. Sheridan: had raised and asked for some direction-from
<br />-the Division as `to what .we should do.:,Mr..Mount'asked,if`we:had..
<br />done,the proper;-public notice and the 20 day comment period:and I
<br />stated .that "we had L`explained that the f,irst:,publication'was."
<br />on March;18,.2004 and `the,.publc:comment=period ended on. .April
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