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• iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii CO~OrdC~O PreaSS~_I ,,,,r~,,,~,, nuenavlsca. Residents oppose BV pit expansion by rcatby Davis Times Reporter Denver Division of Minerals and Geology heazd from about 30 Buena Vista residents who oppose the expansion permit for the Buena Vista Pit at an informal conference at the community center, Friday, August 27. The purpose of the-confer- ence was to evaluate and look at issues and discuss if these can be resolved. After the informal conference and a pre-hearing conference, the the permit may be recom- mended for approval or for denial. Hard Rock Paving's application then goes to a for- mal boazd hearing which will be Oct. 20. The discontented citizens were concerned about several items including the type of zoning and how the mining would affect the lives of 180 neighbors. At this meeting, primarily, the residents learned that they may have to rely on the Chaffee County Commissioners to address their problems. From a list of 17 issues addressed by the protesters, there were only four which•aze in the jurisdic- tion of the Minerals applica- tion review, advised Bruce Humphries, a Minerals pro- gram supervisor who conduct- ed the conference. Other issues such as zon- ing, dust, noise and potential water pollution aze all in the countys jurisdiction, he said. Other agencies such as the Environmental Protection ' Agency would also review the i application and make recom- mendations. ;; In response to the discus- sions a"t the conference; BevJ' Goggins submitted a prepazed letter of demands from the cit- izens. . Angela Bellantoni, Hard Rock Paving's environmental scientist said that most of the issues have been addressed. Recently, Hazd Rock Paving applied for a conversion from a 110 to a 112 permit. The conversion means that they company could operate a bigger pit. The company already can operate the gravel pit on the 110 permit and can operate as long as the resource is there, according to Humphries. They can also apply to be inactive on the mines permit for up to 10 years, according to Humphries. Persons wanting to be named as parties in the suit must file with Denver by Sept. 2. ... rrcC wYgIT AYES &iwla Yuo~, CO (ChaMee Coungr) Thu, 2,~0D ..