FW_ _External_ _Mining Permit 92-10_ The public deserves our public lands to be protected - deny rock mine (2)

Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 2:50 PM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] The public deserves our public lands to be
protected - deny rock mine
From: Rebecca Lem [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:32 PM
To: Sams, Dan <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] The public deserves our public lands to be protected - deny rock mine
To the DEQ:
OVIID 19 has made even more evident the vallue of local gireenslpaoe and
traHs for the irneintall and Iphysical health of our citizens. II have llived In this
area for over 20 years and have spent time almost every week In Umstead
Park and on the suriroun61ng connected gireenways and tralills. It is clear
that snow more than ever, local citizens are fullly ufi izliing Umstead to Nike,
bike, and spend time with their faimi lies. There is abuindaint research that
both green space and outdoor exercise is critical for IpeopNe"s health and
weIH belling, and Umstead State Park and the suriroun61ng gireenways and
are a (huge threw for Ipeople In this area.
Ad6tioinalllly, it is clear that air travel is on the decline, and likely willll be for
the foreseeable future. PDU willll snot ineed ad6fioinall funds to expand, as
expansion wound be a tremendous economic disaster right snow. The Iplan
to destroy inatu14l (habitat enjoyed by Ipeople and required by local wHdlllife
is a shortsighted and completely unnecessary waste of a (precious local
resource.

1I request that DEQ deny Wake Stone Corp's appfication for a inew crock
imine (Permit 92 10) due to the negative lImpacts on Uirnstead State Park,
Crabtree Creek, the East Coast Gireenway, recreation llin the OM Reedy
Greek Corridor and the three adjacent homeowners.
The cuirireint Wake Stone quarry on Harrison Ave llin Cary has aIliready
caused IlocaIl Iprobleims for Uirnstead State Park iresulltiing llin toirn up iroads,
poHuted Iloca�l water, and incise. DEQ shoUld restore the Sunset CUause to
the current Wake Stone quarry operations that were Iproirnised to eind llin
2031, 50 years from 1981.
Recreation areas gireenways shoUld have a 250ft undisturbed Ibuffer (6ld
Reedy Greek Road) to ima�lintallin the gireenway experience, Wth ino Ibeirms
or walls WtNlin that Ibuffeir zoine. Road and inoise IpoMution are Ibad for
humans and Mldllllfe aIlflke. The Odd FeHows Tract has Ibeein identified as a
"Cirificall IL.aind Acquisition Direct" Iby NC State Parks for Uirnstead State Park
for water quallllty protection and Ipoteintiall forested Ibilke tral10s. The 1I.Boy
Scouts have camped, (Milked, and bilked on tlNis Ipropeirty since 1958.
RDU Airport Autlhoir9lty was offered a fallr Beall to conserve the Ipropeirty Iby
the Conservation Fund and shoUld ireconsibeir that offer llin light of the
�public Ibeinefits lit would Iprovlide, and llin light of the chainge llin economic
circumstances liinv6llviing COVIID 19. This would Ibe a disastrous firne to
expaind the allrport.
There is Iprecious IllittVe undevebped gireein space left llin the Tiriainglle area; lit
shoUld Ibe treasured and protected rather than destroyed. Air Ip6llllutioin from
quarry imii6ling operations can further inegafivelly lImpact the visitors of
Uirnstead State Park Ipeir year for the inext 25+ years lif a inew quarry is at
work. Furthermore, this it deter other economic dev6lopmeint llin the area
as (people choose inot to(hive ineair this IpoMution and inoise.
FiinalHy, a inew quarry at Odd Fell ows Tract would seveir the nine known
Mldllllfe corer doir connecting RaIleiglh to the rest of the Eastern MIdway that
iruins from Canada to Florida.
1I request that you (please Iput the citizens' and einviiroinirneintall weffaire

alhead of a Ipoorlly thought out and Ibadly firned Ipllain to irullin a cruddl and
too rare tract of inatui4l woodland. Thank you, Rebecca IL.em
MOMMOM
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