External Mining Permit 92-10 Stop RDU Quarry (10)

Johnson, Robert E
From: William Carpenter <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:43 AM
To: Regan, Michael S
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Stop RDU Quarry
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
There's little more llimpoirtaint thain our stewardship of the Earth for the inext generation.
Bul061ng ainotheir quarry liin the ceinteir of a gem of a irecreatioinall area willll inot oinlly irullin oine of
the last remaining tracts of Ilaind for recreation liin the Tir9iainglle, it willl spray dust liinto the Iluings
of healthy Ipeople wainting to use Uimstead Park for healthy and inecessairy irecreation. We
doin't ineed more large inolisy, Ipolllluting trucks liin or inear Uimstead Park either. We must Ihave a
L.ARGE distaince Ibetweein any Ipollllution and recreation areas, which will Ibe impossible for a
inew quarry.
You must do what's right and staind up against obvious Ibaclk room deals which destroy yet
more of our precious forests.
Rlease DEQ deiny Walke Stone Corp's application for a inew iroclk mine (Permit 92 10) due to
the negative impacts oin Umstead State Park, Crabtree Greek, the East Coast Gireeinway,
recreation liin the Old Reedy Greek Corridor and the three adjacent Ihomeowineirs
Ask DEQ to restore the Sunset ClIause to the current Walke Stone quarry operations that were
promised to eind liin 2031, 50 years from 1981.
The Odd Felklows Tract has Ibeein identified as a "Cirificall IL.aind Acquisition Tiract" Iby NC State
Parks for Umstead State Park for water quafity protection wind Ipoteintiall forested Ibilke traHs.
The 1Boy Scouts Ihave camped, Inflked, and (bilked oin this property since 1958.
RIDU Airport Authority was offered a fair deal to conserve the Ipropeirty Iby the Conservation
Fund and should reconsider that offer liin light of the (public Ibeinefits it would Iprovlide

There is Iprecious IllittVe undevebped gireein space heft llin the Tiriainglle area; lit s1hoUld Ibe
treasured and protected iratlheir than destroyed.
A inew quarry at Odd FeElows Tract would sever the nine Ikinowin Mldllhlfe corridor connecting
RaIleiglh to the rest of the Eastern WHdway that ruins from Canada to Florida.
Do what's ir9ight or Ibe ireirneirnbeired for destroylling our (last tracts of forests.
ffllfiaim Carpenter
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32 Feinineir Ave
ASHEVIL.JI-E, North Cairohina 28804