External Mi44ning Permit 92-10 The public deserves our public lands to be protected - deny rock mine

Johnson, Robert E
tMichaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
II Request That DEQ deiny Welke Stone Coup"s application for a anew i amine (Permit 92 t 0)
due to the negative limpacts oin Urnstead State Park, Crabtree Greek, the East Coast
Gireeinway, recreation lain the Old Reedy Creelk Corridor and the tlhiree adjacent homeowners
The current Walke Stone quarry oin Harrison Ave lain Carry has Ibeein a Ibad inelighlboir for
Uirnstead State Park (trucks, incise, dust, imore) For imainy years.
II aim requesting DEQ restore the Sunset Clause to the current Welke Stone quarry operations
that were Iproirinlsed to eind lain 2031, 50 years from 1981.
As recreation areas gireeinways should have a 2 0ft undisturbed Ibuffeir (old Reedy Cireelk
Road) to r a• lintaliin the gireeinway experience, II request these Ibe Iput lain Iplace Without Ibeirms or
walls wiitlhliin that Ibuffeir zoine.
The Odd Fellllows Direct has Ibeein identified as a "Ciriiticall IL.aind Acquisition Direct" Iby INIC State
Parks for Urnstead State Park for water quality (protection and Ipoteintlall forested Ibllke tralils.
The 1Boy Scouts have camped, Ihlilked, and (bilked oin this Ipropeirty since 1958. It is a (part of the
l idainglle coirr•rrr•ruinlity.
RIDU Airport Autlhoir9lty was offered a fair Beall to conserve the Ipropeirty Iby the Conservation
Fund and should reconsider that offer lain (Might of the Ipubllc Ibeinefits it would Iprovide as well as
the ineed for open space to exercise With adequate space snow that Covid has limpaired our
abllllity to get outside.

There is Iprecious IllittVe undevebped gireein space heft llin the Tiriainglle area; lit s1hoUld Ibe
treasured and protected iratlheir than destroyed and lit is vutaHy ineeded inow Wth Covid 19.
Air IpoIIIIution from quarry rniinlling operations WEI fuirtlheir inegafivelly lImpact the visitoirs of
Uirnstead State Park for the inext 25+ years lif a inew quarry is at work.
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.
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