External Mining Permit 92-10 The public deserves our public lands to be protected - deny rock mine (9)

Johnson, Robert E
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
Dear Representatives,
l doin't usually comment oin issues such as these Ibut I've had a chainge of heart. After imy
family ireceintly vacationed at IL.alke Norman, we saw (wind read about) effects of the systemic
damage that ineighboiring Bindustrial sites have created oin the citizens and commuinllfies
surrouin6ing the Ipoweir plaint and the residual Iloing term adverse affects as well. 1By inot fully
undeirstain6ing the Ipoteintlall future hazards oin the ecosystem, these Bindustrial complexes
have sustained larger Iprobleirns that I'm sure they originally ineveir anticipated. The Tirr�ainglle is
a rapidly growing and evolving area. Currently, we have the power and abHkty to sustain
inatui4l Ihablts, recreation and resources for generations to come. Urnstead Iparlk and the
�hinds surrouin6ing are ain liincredible inatui4l ecosysteim that is home to thousainds of 6ffeireint
species, inot to imeintion the seireine recreation it's creating for us iresideints as well. As l look to
the future and lirr agine imy teein daughter Ihlilkling these same tralOs with Iheir Ikids, l would hope
to imagine she would have access to that abuindaint inatui4l Ihabltat as well, especially lain a
vast uirbain area, what a Ibooin to Ibotlh Iheir and Iheir commu16lty. Furthermore, l just flinished
reading a Iboolk called 1Birali6ing Sweetgirass about Indigenous stories and ecosystems. In that
�boolk the story of Oinoindaga IL.alke lain NY (surrounded Iby imy direct ancestors the Oinoindaga
trllbe) was shared as the imost Ipollluted Ilalke lain the U61ted States oin what was oince The
Onondaga's Ilaind. The Ilalke Ibecairne Bindustrial wastellaind Ibeca use of ineighboiring Bindustrial
sites and residual downstream iruinoff. What was oince sacred Ibecairne Ibotlh ruined and
degraded Iby lack of respect Iby its inew cairetalkeirs. Flease spaire this area from Ipoteintlalllly
similar Iloing term effects. Flease save this Ilaind as a inatui4l area.

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