FW_ _External_ _Mining Permit 92-10_ Boy scouts used to be here_ until Wake Stone comes along - Stop quarry operation at Odd Fellows Tract (2)

Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 11:52 AM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Boy scouts used to be here, until Wake Stone
comes along - Stop quarry operation at Odd Fellows Tract
From: Patty Dennis [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 9:58 AM
To: Sams, Dan <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Boy scouts used to be here, until Wake Stone comes along - Stop quarry
operation at Odd Fellows Tract
My inairne is Patty Dennis Joines, II llive In HoHy Sprliings, but Ihave been a
Tir9iainglle area iresident for ineairly 20 years. One of the irnaliin attractaints for
me In deci61ng to irnove to the Tir94nglle was the airnount of inatu14l space In
the area. As someone wlho works In the tech lIndustry and wlho is an avid
outdoor entlhusiast, tlhlis was sornetlhling that was Iiincredlibly liirnpoirtaint to erne
as II considered vairiious (locations around the country to Ipursue
advancements In irny career. II can't stress enough Ihow vaIluable tlhlis space
is and Ihow irnuch it liirnproves the quality of life for the citizens of the
Tir9iainglle. II urge, ino II IBEG you, the DEO, to deny Welke Stone°s request to
expand tlheliir Tir9iainglle Quarry. II cannot fatlhoirn Ihow expaindliing tlhlis quarry
will improve the quality of (life of Tir94nglle iresidents or could ireirnotelly be
beineficiall for the einviroinirnent, wildlife, or ecology oftlhlis area.
It slhoulld be denied due to 0.S..r4 51(d)(5) it will Ihave a siginlificaintly
adverse effect on the Ipurposes of a (publicly owned (park, forest or
recreation area. This expanded quarry will Ihave a siginlificaint adverse
rnpact on Uimstead Park and the East Coast Oireenway. This expansion
wound (place Welke Stone°s quarry irnuch closer to Uimstead State Park and

affect a much Ilairgeir Ipoirtion of the Ipairk. It woUld allso move the quarry inext
to the East Coast Gireeinway, wNich ruins abing OM Reedy Cireelk Road.
This is a very IpopWair bilking and waflking area wNich connects IL.alke
Crabtree Park to Uimstead Park, and allso connects the Cary Gireeinway
system to the Ralleiglh gireeinway system. The Nasting, allir IpoIMution, and
inoise of a quarry woUld have a siginllficaint negative impact.
It shoUld allso Ibe deinied due to G.S. '74 51 (d)(4) it woUld Ibe a Erect and
substainfiall Iplhysicall Ihazaird to a ineighboding dw6lklking house. The Duinin
residence is o6ly 200 feet from the (proposed quarry (pit. Walke Stone and
tlhellr coinsuftaints have stated that tlhellr blasting WH inot damage a IbulH61ng
as cbse as 500 feet away, Ibut they have inot and cain inot cVallim that th6lir
Nasting MH inot damage the Duinin's house 200 feet away.
1I urge you to deiny tNis expainsion and to continue to fight to imallintallin the
inatui4l Ibeauty of this area. It was ceirtallinlly a consideration for me llin
choosing ain area to(hive and cointftute to as a member of the commu6ity.
woUld (love to continue working and Iliviing llin this area, Ibut decisions about
these imatteirs uftiimatelly affect my decisions oin my owin quafity of Ikfe. 1I
Ikinow that there are a inumbeir of other areas llin the country that do
consider the ec6logy of tlhellr area to Ibe very important. 1I woUld hope that
the Tiriainglle woUld do the same llin order to continue to attract those llin the
tech industry to this area.
Thank you for your coin sid eiration. Flease do the right tlNling for citizens and
the einviiroinimeint
Patty Dennis
pattymdennisCcD_qmail.com
4601 1BasiVlica give
HoMy Spdings, INC 27540, North Cair6lkina 27540
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