External Mining Permit 92-10 Deny the permit!

Johnson, Robert E
From: Kevin Bobal <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 4:04 PM
To: Regan, Michael S
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Deny the permit!
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
Dear Trusted & Elected Representatives and Otheirs,
I'm IKeviin IIBoball of 6904 Ray Rd., Raleigh. l aim a Raleigh iresideint wind local business owineir
of over 25 years wind this is my Home.
I'm truly passionate about our Ibelloved coimni a true spectacle of the South, attracting
foflks from all over the world inow to also callll this Ipllace Home. Our inatui4l resources are part
of our aIkluire to people who love the outdoors, myseff Iiincluded. l Nike wind bilke the Uimstead
corridor tral10s wind Ipatlhs weelkly, as they are ain extension of my soup, these areas let my body
wind mind waindeir wind Ipllay.
As with mainy otheirs, l aim giravelly concerned about the expansion of Welke Stone's i
mine. l have seein the silty dust iruinoff wNich muddies the streams inear the existing quarry
many times. It saddens erne to witiness this at the Iprlice of "progiress".
l beg the DEQ to deiny Welke Stone Corp's application for a inew i mine (Permit 92 10)
due to these negative liirnpacts oin Umstead State Park & Crabtree Creek. Not to mention the
ineighb&ling homeowners.
Ad6tioinalkly, the Odd FeHows Tract has Ibeein identified as a "Crllficall IL.aind Acquisition Direct"
by NC State Parks for Umstead State Park for water quafity protection wind Ipoteint4l forested
bilke tral10s. The IIBoy Scouts have caimped, Inflked, wind bilked oin this (property since 1958!
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As you aEl Ikinow, we Ihave very few inatui4l treasures IIIilke Urnstead Park and Crabtree Cireelk,
we cannot afford to hose t1his Ilaind, especiaEly as we continue to see lhistoir9lcall girowtlh liin the
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Flease consider imy voice.
Flease consider our Commuinllty.
llin cbsing, to the ellected officialls, Iplease see imy imessage to the DECK as ain Iiin6cation of imy
opposition agallinst the quarry, and Iplease send a imessage to the DECK imalking your
opposition agallinst the quarry Ikinowin, as weH.
Thank you for your vallued time and coin sid eiration.
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lkbboball@gma�lll.com
6904 Ray Rd.
RaIleiglh, North afro Tina 27613