External Mining Permit 92-10 Protect our Park entrance (6)

Johnson, Robert E
From: Valerie Macli <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:52 PM
To: Regan, Michael S
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect our Park entrance
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
My inaime is Va�leirie MacNabb. l aim widting to the cypress my hope that DECK willll deiny the
�peirmit Ipeir geinei4l statute '74 51 d, subsection 5, the operation for this inew Iproposed quarry
willll Ihave a sig16ificaintly adverse effect oin the Ipuirposes of a Ipubllicly owined Ipairk, forest, or
recreation area.
Wake Stone clallims oin their appfication that the quarry would Ihave 100 feet Ibuffeir from the
�pairk, (but the liinforirnatlon is mislea61ng (because Wake Stone should Ibe measuiring the Ibuffeir
from the top of the Ibainik, inot the ceinteir of the stream. In that sense, the Ibuffeir size is much
sni thain they claim. Furthermore, the stated(buffer is stllll fflied with iretalinliing wall, fence,
oin top of massive clear cutting, so llin that sense, this Ibuffeir is llin ino way capable of protecting
the Ipairk from the inolise and dust generated Iby the quarry operation should it happen.
Wake Stone also Iproposed to Ibulilld a Ibrlidge over Crabtree Creek for their operation. The
bridge is 800 feet from the Umstead Ibouindairy, (but l do inot Ibelllieve that is fair einough to inot
Ihave impact, especially if theire is going to Ibe massive clear cutting. Also, llin the schematics
submitted Iby Wake Stone, the roads from th6lir Iproposed Ibrlidge seeims to Ibe located llinside
their Iproposed Ibuffeir. If that is llindeed the case, is theire any ireall protective Ibuffeir for the Ipairk
at aH?
For these ireasoins stated albove, l stroinglly urge DECK to deiny Wake Stone's Ipeirmit.
l also disagiree with how the hearing was Ihaindlled. It appears that Iby calling people to speak
Ihouirs (before th6lir slotted time is a way to deiny people their abifity to voice their concerns.
Thanks for your time,
Va�leirie MacNabb
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