FW_ _External_ Protect Umstead State Park

Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 5:49 PM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] Protect Umstead State Park
From: Elizabeth Slight [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 5:47 PM
To: Sams, Dan <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] Protect Umstead State Park
l Ihave Ibeein a iresident of Wake County for 32 years. l aim wirifing you today
to request your assistance to require DEC. to "ir6l instate" the 50 year suinset
clause for the Wake Stone quarry Ibetweein l 40 and Uimstead State Park.
The suinset clause llin Wake Stone's orligliinall DEC. Ipeirmit stated that
quairiryllii (alka miii operations were to eind llin the current location witNlin
50 years. If the suinset clause were to be irellinstated it wound ireirnove the
ecoii vl4bflllty of tlhellir inew proposed quarry, as the old oine wound still
be required to process the inewly mined mateiri4l from the inew (pit.
l also request you DENY any Ipeirmit for a inew quarry pit oin the Odd
Fellows Tract. A (private business s1hoWd inot be aIHowed to destroy and
�profit from publicly owined Ilainds, especially whein the Ilaind is so vaIluable
for the people of North Cair6lllina. Over a mflfioin IpeopNe frequent Umstead
Park ainii People ineed t1his safe and Ipeacefull Ipairk to mallii a
heafthy Illife. If theire is oine (positive that Ihas air9isein from t1his COVIID 19
paindeimic, it is that faimflies are searcNing for and fiii sofice llin our
pairks. We s1hoWd be doing eveirytINIng possible to Ipreseirve these precious
gireein spaces and addling to theim wheire (possible.

Ad61ng a inew, fourth iroclk quarry inear RDU and Uimstead State Park does
NOT Ibeinefit the Ipeople of Walke and Duirhaim counties. Whein you Iloolk at
the einviiroinimeintall impact, the negative llimpact to the einviroiniment from
security fencing, air IpoHution from iroclk quarry dust and diesell truck
emissions, inolise Ipollllutioin, and liincreased water Ipollllutioin and the Illilkelly
death of Crabtree Cireelk, these abine are reasons to DENY a inew quarry
�pit adjacent to Uimstead Park. Flease ireviiew the issues irellated to
protecting our IpulbBlic Ilainds and request DEQ to reinstate the 50 year
suinset cVause liin the imiinlling Ipeirmit for the cuirireint Walke Stone quarry at
Harrison Avenue and DENY any inew Ipeirmits for mi16ling operations oin any
�hinds adjacent to Uimstead Park.
Thank you for time, coin side ratio in, and service.
&inceirelly,
Efizabeth SIHglht
405 IL.ochside Drive
Cary, INC 27518
919 614 1940
01FAmmum
libbyslightCcD_qmail.com
405 IL.ochside Drive
Cary, North Cairohina 27518
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