External Mining Permit 92-10 Wake County needs more open space and public recr44eation areas not a hole in the ground (2)

Johnson, Robert E
tMichaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
Request DEQ deiny Welke Stone Coup"s application for a anew iroclk amine (Permit 92 t 0) due to
the negative liirrtpacts oin Uimstead State Park, Crabtree Cireelk, the East Coast Gireeinway,
recreation in the ON Reedy Cireelk Corridor and the three adjacent Ihomeowineirs
Share how the current Welke Stone quarry oin Harrison Ave in Carry has Ibeein a Ibad inelighlboir
for Uimstead State Park (trucks, inoise, dust, it oire)
Ask DEQ to restore the Sunset CIIause to the current Welke Stone quarry operations that were
promised to eind in 2031, 50 years from 1981.
Specify that as recreation areas gireeinways slhoUld have a 2 0ft undisturbed Ibuffer (6IId
Reedy Cireelk Road) to it ai lintaliin the gireeinway experience. No Iberms or walls within that
The Odd Fellllows Direct has Ibeein identified as a "Ciriticall IL.aind Acquisition Direct" Iby INCState
Parks for Uimstead State Park for water q uallity (protection and Ipoteintiall forested Ibilke tralils.
The 1Boy Scouts have camped, Ihlilked, and (bilked oin this Iproperty since 1958.
RIDU Airport Authority was offered a fair Beall to conserve the Iproperty Iby the Conservation
Fund and slhoUld reconsider that offer in (Might of the Ipublic Ibeinefots it would Iprovide
There is precious Ikttle uindevelbped gireein space (left in the Tiriainglle area; it slhoUld Ibe
treasured and (protected rather tlhain destroyed.

Discuss Ihow the allr IpoIlilution from quarry miii operations cain fuirtlheir inegafivelly impact the
visitors of Uimstead State Park Ipeir year for the inext 25+ years if a inew quarry is at work.
A inew quarry at Odd FeElows Tract woUld seveir the oine known wHdllhlfe corridor connecting
Ralleiglh to the rest of the Eastern Wildway that iruins from Canada to Florida. Moire llinfo about
Eastern WHdway cain Ibe found Iheire with interactive map:
https:Hwildlandsnetwork.org/wiIdways/eastern/
Eilpida Aravidis
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107 1Batlhgate IL.aine
Cary, North Cairohina 27513