External Mining Permit 92-10 Deny the permit! (3)

Johnson, Robert E
From: Charlotte Jones -Roe <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:55 PM
To: Regan, Michael S
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Deny the permit!
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
l aim widting to request that the Welke Stone miinlling Ipeirmit 92 10 Ibe deinied (because
expansion of the quarry willl daimage IpubBlic Ilainds and have a negative effect oin the visitoir
experience at Uimstead State Park; contribute to Ipollilution llin Crabtree Greek; and violate
standards of air qualkty. To esseint4kly give away this Ipubllic Ipropeirty, a treasure of the
Tidainglle, is totally unacceptable.
My faimHy lives ineair Uimstead Park wind we have visited the traHs wind caimpsites theire for four
decades. l aim especially llinteirested llin the fate of the "Oddf6klows Tract" inext to Uimstead
Park (because l have caimped theire mainy times as a chapeiroine for scout giroup associated
with my church. We always had to contact the airport authority to request permission to use
the site wind we did so, giratefUl for the oppoirtuinllty. l was always told that whein the
Oddfelklows firateirnall organization gave up use of the Ilaind adjacent to the airport and to
Uimstead Park, they did so oin coin6tioin was that the site would ALWAYS continue to Ibe
avalOable for youth camping wind day activities.
The Oddf6klows site was especially usefull for Iprliirnitive camping Iby youth giroups who were
doing mouintallin Ibilkiing or oirieinteeir9ling activities, as wellll as for younger scouts Ilearnliing
geinei4l camping s1kiHs. The other good thing about the OddfeHows caimpsite wind its Iproxiimity
to Raleigh was that it allowed high sclhooll age Scouts who played footbalkl or had Ibaind
obligations, wind thellir Ipaireints, to join the giroup after the 8:00 pm gate closing for giroup
campsites within the Ibouindairy of Uimstead Park. The Occoineechee CouincH 1Boy Scout caimp
is inow about'75 miles away llin Moore County, wind this Ilocall camping option allowed mainy
youing mein to continue th6lir liinvollveirneint with Scouting wind Iprovlide Ileadershlip for the
younger scouts.

Whein l Ihave llinqullired ireceintly about the promise to Ihave the site remain avalOable for youth
camping, l Ihave Ibeein told that the OddfeElows file and any documentation of the agreement
had Ibeein 'Iost," or evein that cuirireint imeimbeirs of the organization imay Ihave Ibeein Ilobbied Iby
parties that stood to imake it oiney from the destruction of the site, Wake Stone and the Airport
Authoirrlty. l hope this is inot true, Ibut liin any case l think it is iregirettable that a promise to the
youth of our area is Ibelling Ibrokein and that future scouts will inot Ihave the opportuinllty to use
this site adjacent to Urnstead Park.
Whein l was working and commuting, l dodged Wake Stone trucks daily oin l 40 and Harrison
Avenue with their (big sigins saying that ino nine should drive within 200 feet to avoid damage
from flylling rocks. In traffic that is simply inot (possible. Wake Stone is inot a good ineighbor,
and l can't imagine how people who(hive inear the proposed quarry site will Ibe able to stay.
The inoise from the Nasting and the Ihuindreds of trucks that will carry away imateirrials from the
quarry daily will take away the llinteinded use of our Ipulbllic Ilaind, damage wildlife corridors,
degrade water quafity, and Iprovlide a great deal of dust and inoise that will imake Illiviing inearby
or using our Ipubllic Iparlk unpleasant and unheafthy.
This is clearly a (profit motivated taking of our Ipublic Ilainds as well as a Ibrokein promise to
youth of our area and local iresideints. l urge you to acfivelly oppose the granting of airiinlling
permit 92 10 to Wake Stone, and to look liinto why the Airport Auth&lty would support having
this (bad ineighboir destroying the site and the vallues of our Ipublic Urnstead State Park.
Sincerely,
Charlotte Joines Roe
Charlotte Joines Roe
joinesroe@imiindslpr�ing.com
6410 Arrington Road
Raleigh, NC, North Cairofina 27607