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Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 7:16 AM
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Quarry Application for Modification
Attachments: WakeCountyResolutionSupportingTCFPurchaseofOddfellowsFinal-1.pdf; Attached
Message Part; OSAPAC_Letter_BOC_RDU_Wake_Stone_Lease_2020_06_22 (1).pdf;
Attached Message Part
From: Jean Spooner [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 11:44 PM
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Modification
Dan Sams:
This was sent from the Chair of the Wake County Commissioners.
He sent it to be included in the Public Comments for the Permit Application.
He sent The Umstead Coalition a copy today and I wanted to make sure you had a copy.
Thanks, Dr. Jean Spooner, Chair, The Umstead Coalition.
Begin forwarded message:
From: Greg Ford <Greg.Ford(a-)wakegov.com>
Subject: Wake County Government's Position on the Wake Stone Quarry
Application for Modification
Date: July 3, 2020 at 1.52.26 PM EDT
To: "ncminingprogram(a-)ncdenr.gov" <ncminingprogram(a-)ncdenr.gov>
To: N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1612
From: Gregory Ford, Chairman
Wake County Board of Commissioners
301 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27601

Dear Fellow Public Servants:
Thank you for the opportunity you have provided citizens to share feedback regarding Mining Permit
92-10, the "Wake Stone Corporation Triangle Quarry Application for Modification of Mining Permit."
As you know, this matter has been a contentious issue within North Carolina's Capital County, and I
especially appreciate the efforts you have taken to ensure opportunities for public feedback.
As the County within which the proposed quarry expansion would occur, I would be remiss in my
duties as Chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners if I did not share Wake County's official
position on this subject. To that end, attached are two documents for your consideration.
The first document is a standing Resolution by the Wake County Board of Commissioners. In response to
multiple Board discussions, the County Manager sent correspondence to the RDUAA's President & CEO,
dated September 15, 2017, stating the County's "continued interest in potential public uses of these
properties."
On October 2, 2017, the Wake County Board of Commissioners approved a Resolution on this matter with
greater specificity. This Resolution was adopted by the Board unanimously. As the Board has elected to
maintain this position by not amending it in the nearly three years since its adoption, the Resolution remains
the official position of Wake County.
That document is attached. In it, the Board resolved to:
1. "Ensure the permanent conservation" of the Odd Fellows Tract;
2. Prevent "incompatible development and land use on the property;"
3. Encourage the RDUAA to accept the Conservation Fund's cash offer to "provide cash immediately for
Authority operations and/or investments" while at the same time avoiding a lease deal;
4. Increase "opportunities for recreation, open space, water and air protections, and help build and support a
healthy community;" and
5. "Increase recreational opportunities in the area" with a focus on "tourism, economic development and
community health."
The second attached document, dated June 22, 2020, is from the Wake County Open Space and Parks
Advisory Committee (OSAPAC). The purpose of OSAPAC is to advise the Board of Commissioners on
matters such as the one you are now considering. In it, the Committee unanimously recommended that Wake
County "take all prudent action to prevent the approval of the mining lease." As these are the citizen
representatives directly appointed by the Board of Commissioners, I ask that you consider their
recommendation as well.
Thank you again for providing our fellow citizens opportunities to share their opinions on this matter. As Chair
of Wake County's legislative body, representing the nearly 1.2 million residents of the county within which the
proposed quarry expansion would occur, I appreciate your consideration of this information as you deliberate
the matter at hand.
Sincerely,
Gregory Ford, Chairman
Wake County Board of Commissioners

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