FW_ _Exteaarnal_ _Mining Permit 92-10_ Deny a new rock quarry permit - protect Crabtree Creek

Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 8:38 AM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Deny a new rock quarry permit - protect
Crabtree Creek
From: James Nishimuta [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:11 AM
To: Sams, Dan <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Deny a new rock quarry permit - protect Crabtree Creek
l aim widting to request that DEC. deny Wake Stone Corp's application for a
inew crock mine (Permit 92 10) due to the negative impacts on U imstead
State Park, Crabtree Greek, the East Coast Gireeinway, and recreation llin
the Old Reedy Greek Corridor. l also ask the DEC. to restore the Sunset
CIIause to the current Wake Stone quarry operations that were promised to
eind llin 2031, 50 years from 1981. As a Ibilke advocate and enthusiast,
recreatioii gireeinways should have a 250ft undisturbed Ibuffeir to ma�lii
the gireeinway experience, which means ino Ibeirms or walHs within that
buffeir zoine.
The Odd FelHows Tract has been identified as a "Cirificall IL.aind Acquisition
Tiract" Iby NC State Parks for Uimstead State Park for water quality
protection and Ipoteii forested Ibilke tral10s. The 1Boy Scouts have caimped,
Milked, and (bilked on this (property since 1958. The RDU Airport Authority
was offered a fair deal to conserve the Ipropeirty Iby the Conservation Fund
and should reconsider that offer llin light of the Ipulbllic Ibeinefits and touidsm it
would Iproviide.
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FiinaEly, a new quarry at Odd FeElows Tract wound seveir the one Iknown
wHdlhlfe corridoir connecting Ralleiglh to the rest of the Eastern WHdway that
ruins from Canada to Florida. More linfo about Eastern VVHdway can Ibe
found Iheire Wth linteiractive map:
httr)s:Hwildlandsnetwork.ora/wiIdways/eastern/
Thank you,
James
James NisNlimuta
a nishimutaCcD_qmail.com
1617 Shawnee Street
Duirhaim, North Cairofina 27701