FW_ _Externa2l_ _Mining Permit 92-10_ Protect Umstead State Park from PCB contamination by stopping the quarry operation

Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:57 AM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] [Mining Permit 92-101 Protect Umstead State Park from PCB
contamination by stopping the quarry operation
From: Chelsea Hartweg <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:48 AM
To: Sams, Dan <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect Umstead State Park from PCB contamination by stopping the quarry
operation
Dan Sairns,
To whom it may concern and to anyone who wiH Ilisten,
I'm snot the type to take the time to write letters to anyone about anytlhling, but this tissue is
sornetlhling II Ibellieve is more than worth my tirne, and you absolutely should too
Uirnstead State Park was created to Ipreseirve inatuire for the enjoyment of Ipeople, and the
inouiriislhirnent of aH the creatures who ineed a habitat. It Ilegalllly Ibelloings to the IpulbBlic, and that
should be enough to stop the ridiculous notion that a Iprlivate company could seize the Ilaind for
their own galiin. It appears, however, that the Ipowers that be ineed even more of a treason to
deny the atrocity of Ilaind destruction, so let erne Ilist a few:
The Odd Pellllows Tract has been identified as a "Ciriticall L.and Acquisition Tiract" by NC State
Parks for Umstead State Park for water quality (protection and Ipoteintiall forested Ibike traHs.
The IBoy Scouts Ihave camped, Milked, and (bilked on this (property since 1968; how many
others could find their (love of inatuire sparked or their linineir (peace fed In this space?
A anew quarry at Odd Pellllows Tract wound seveir the one (known wHdlllife corridor connecting
PaIleliglh to the crest of the Eastern Wildway that iruns from Canada to Roir9ida. We cannot (let
that (happen; to tNlinik that we (humans are above the inatu14l world is Ihubrlis. Too much of our

natu14l world has already Ibeein destroyed lien the inaime of Iprogiress or Ipeirsoinall Iprofit, and we
are seeking the llimpacts of that lien aIlairrniing ways. Why would anyone tNlink it's a good idea to
destroy even imoire? Especially lien such a iralpidlly devebping area? We have already done the
hard work of deci61ng this hand is worth protecting; we imust keep it that way!
In light of aH that, here is a list of what l ask of the you.
For the DEQ
1. Deny Wake Stone Corp's application for a inew crock amine (Permit 92 10) due to the
negative llimpacts on Urnstead State Park, Crabtree Greek, the East Coast Gireenway,
recreation lien the Old Reedy Greek Corridor and the three adjacent Ihomeowneirs.
We've already seen the impact they've had to their ineighboirs off Hairirisoin ird, and the
poHution of this would llimpact inatuire and (people for decades if this is aHowed to go through
2. Restore the Sunset Clause to the current Wake Stone quarry operations that were
promised to end lien 2031, 50 years from 1981
This is Ipulbllic land. A Iprlivate company asked to inot oimly use it, Ibut to crime and take
owineirsNlp of what is Ibelbw the dirt and ir9iglhtfUllly Ibelbings to the owneirs of the land (agallin, the
�public). The sunset clause was a con6tion to that(belling (permitted. The reirnovall of it without
any Ipulbllic comment is alkin to theft. You cannot chainge the terms of a contract without aIH
�pairties Ibelling lien agreement. We, the Ipubllic, are inot.
3. Establish and rna�lintallin that as recreation areas gireenways should have a 250ft
undisturbed Ibuffeir (old Reedy Greek Road) to rna�lintallin the gireenway experience. No Ibeirms
or walls within that Ibuffeir zone.
For Ipulbllic officialls:
Flease see imy imessage to the DEQ as an Iiin6cation of imy opposition agallinst the quarry, and
l llimplore you to (please send a imessage to the DEQ imakiing your opposition agallinst the
quarry known, as welH.
As a Ipulbllic official, you are lien your role to Ibe the voice of the Ipublic at these imeetiings and lien
these contexts where the thousainds of us you represent cannot aIH Ibe Ipreseint. We ineed you
to speak up! Indeed, it is your duty as our representative to do so!

Flease do inot Ilet faincy wordsmiths or anyone ellse try to convince you that destroylling this
piece of Ilaind for is a good choice. We, the Ipeople, ineed this Ilaind llintact; the earth and aEl its
inhabitaints ineed this Ilaind llintact; Iplease do eveirytINIng llin your Ipoweir to Ikeelp it the way it was
meant to Ibe.
Clhellsea Hairtweg
chelsea.hartweqCcD_qmail.com
6721 HoEly Sprllings Rd
Ralleiglh, North Cairofina 27606