_External_ PLEASE “Deny Mini333ng Permit 92-10”

Johnson, Robert E
From: Anna Smith <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 11:52 PM
To: Sams, Dan; NCMiningProgram
Subject: [External] PLEASE "Deny Mining Permit 92-10"
Dear Mr. Sams and Mr. Wrenn,
My name is Anna K Smith, 632 W South Street, Raleigh, NC 27603. I'm requesting for DEQ to please deny
mining permit 92-10 under subsection 74-51d subsection 5, "that the operation will have a significantly adverse
effect on the purposes of a publicly owned park, forest or recreation area."
Our suburban area is one of the fastest growing areas in the entire United States with an average of 67 people
per day moving here. Why would we want to effectively destroy a beautiful, historic state park bordering our
capital city - the only city in the nation built to be a state capital.
I know that NC DEQ has sent a letter stating "industrial mining is generally not conducive to the support and
promotion of or compatible with the very elements that led William B. Umstead State Park to being listed on
the National Register of Historic Places: land restoration through landscape design and outdoor recreation.
Please take this letter seriously as it should be the NC staff members of the state park who should be the
experts deciding on what is and isn't compatible with the park. The NC DEQ had denied the quarry initially in
1980.
Lastly, Wake Stone Corporation has been a poor environmentally -conscious corporate citizen to Wake County
as noted in the misleading and changed wording in its government contracts.
PLEASE DENY THE RDU - UMSTEAD PARK QUARRY, PERMIT 92-1o. This is your legacy, please help keep
our Raleigh a wonderful place.
Best, Anna K Smith