HomeMy WebLinkAboutExternal Mining Permit 92-10 Protect our state park!Johnson, Robert E
From: Jason Peck <info@sg.actionnetwork.org>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 2:47 PM
To: Regan, Michael S
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect our state park!
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
I'm widting to request that the DEQ deiny Wake Stone imiinlling Ipeirmit 92 10. As the Raleigh
area grows, l feell that it's llimportaint for us to continue to Ihave a Iballaince of gireein space for
preservation wind recreation, as t1his is Ipart of what willl continue to attract Ipeople to imove
Iheire. We s1hoWd inot Ibe destroying ainy gireein space we Ihave, wNich is effecfivelly what
makiing the Odd FeHows tract aval10able for a quarry would do. As a) t1his Ilaind Ihas Ibeein
identified as a "Cidticall IL.aind Acquisition Tract" Iby NC State Parks for Umstead State Park for
water qualIlIty protection wind Ipoteint4l forested Ibilke tral10s wind Ib) a quarry Iheire would Ihave
inegative llimpacts oin Umstead State Park, Crabtree Greek, the East Coast Gireeinway, wind
recreation liin the Old Reedy Greek Corridor, l Ibelllieve t1his mocIffied imiinlling Ipeirmit s1hoWd Ibe
deinied. Thainks for IHstenliing.
Jason Peck
j61pid@gmallLcoinn
4605 CoininelH Drive
RaIleiglh, North Carolina 27612
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