External Mining Permit 92-10 Protect Umstead State Park - Deny new quarry permit (2)

Johnson, Robert E
From: Elissa Dandal <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 2:57 PM
To: Regan, Michael S
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect Umstead State Park - Deny new quarry
permit
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
Dear DEQ and elected officials,
Rlease DENY the it iinlling Ipeirmit to Wake Stone for the following ireasoins:
1) NEGATIVE llimpact oin Uimstead State Park, Crabtree Greek, the East Coast Gireeinway,
recreation liin the Old Reedy Greek Corridor and the three adjacent Ihorneowineirs.
2) Wake Stone quarry oin Harrison Avenue liin Cary has Ibeein a 1BAD ineighboir for Uimstead
State Park due to the inoise, dust IpollllutGoin produced Iby their activities.
3) There is Ipein6ing Iiinvestigation oin the SUNSET OL.AUSE. Ain uinllawfW chainge oin oine term
has Ibeein imade and ineeds to Ibe resolved with the irespoinsible parties Ibrouglht to justice.
Given this, NO ACTIVITY Ipeirtaining to issuainces of ad6fioinall Ipeirmits allowing ainotheir
quarry liin the area should Ibe Ipuirsued uintfl there is clarity and iresollution oin the imatteir.
4) The orligliinall suinset clause states that Wake Stone quarry operations willll eind liin 2031, 50
years froinn 1981. It is ir9iglhtfull that this clause should Ibe restored as a correction to the
uinllawfW irevlisioin oin the agreement.
5) The Odd FelHows Trace is identified as a "Crllficall IL.aind Acquisition Tract" Iby NC State
Parks for Uimstead State Park for water quality protection wind IpoteintGall forested bike traHs.
The 1Boy Scouts have camped, Inflked, wind (bilked oin this property since 1958.

6) RDU Airport Autlhoirrlty was offered a fair Beall to conserve the Ipropeirty Iby the Conservation
Fund and shoUld reconsider that offer llin light of the Ipublic of the Ipublic Ibeinefits it would
provide.
'7) There is Iprecious IllittVe undevebped green space (left llin the Tidainglle area; it shoUld Ibe
treasured and protected rather than destroyed
8) A inew quarry at Odd Fellklows Tract would seveir the one Ikinown M6kfe corridor connecting
RaIleiglh to the rest of the Eastern WHdway that runs from Canada to Florida. This (letter aIlso
provides a voice to the affected Mldfife that imay IpoteintiaMy disappear as a resuft of the
disappearance of their waflkway (habitat.
9) The ad6fioinall air and incise Ip6IIIIution from quarry it iinlling operations llin opeinlling a second
mine can fuirtheir inegatuvelly impact Iparlk users and iresideints for the inext 25+ years. As a
mother and a iresideint, I'd Illilke imy cNlMirein and Iposteirrity to enjoy the unimeasuired Ibeinefits of
the current state Iparlk especiallkly llin this time where the corona virus is affecting a (lot of North
Cairofinians.
10) There is ino lasting Ipublic Ibeinefit llin aIlklowiing a second quarry llin our area. In the end, oinlly
Welke Stone stands to (profit llin the short term whHe residents MH Ibe experiencing the Iloing
term adverse effects of the quarry and the (loss of imore gireeneiry llin our area.
We have had two hearings where residents and Iparlk users gave limportaint data stating why
the DECK shoUld deny Welke Stone airiinlling Ipeirmit.
Flease DENY the it iinlling Ipeirmit.
Efissa Daindall
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3000 1Birist6ll Creelk Dir
MoririsvHkle, North Cair6lkina 27560