FW_ _External_ _Miaaaning Permit 92-10_ The public deserves our public lands to be protected - deny rock mine (14)

Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 4:07 PM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] The public deserves our public lands to be
protected - deny rock mine
From: Susan Sink [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 4:06 PM
To: Sams, Dan <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] The public deserves our public lands to be protected - deny rock mine
II Request That DEC. deny Welke Stone Coup"s application for a anew irock
mine (Permit 92 10) due to the negative impacts on Uimstead State Park,
Crabtree Creek, the East Coast Greeii recreation liin the Old Reedy
Greek Corridor and the tlhiree adjacent homeowners
The current Welke Stone quarry on Harrison Ave liin Carry has been a (bad
ineliglhlbor for Uimstead State Park (trucks, nolise, dust, more) For mainy
II am requesting DEC. restore the Sunset Clause to the current Welke Stone
quarry operations that were (promised to eind liin 2031, 50 years from 1931.
As recreation areas gireeinways should have a 2 s0ft undisturbed (buffer (old
Reedy Greek Road) to malli lin the gireeinway experience, II request these
be (put liin Iplace without (berms or walllls witNlin that (buffer zoine.
The Odd Fellows Tract has been identified as a "Ciritioall IL.aind Acquisition
Tiraot" by NC State Parks for Uimstead State Park for water quality
protection and Ipoteii forested Ibike tralills. The 1Boy Scouts have camped,

(Milked, and bilked on t1his Ipropeirty since 1958. It is a Ipairt of the Tarr 4nglle
RDU Airport Autlhoir9lty was offered a fair Beall to conserve the Ipropeirty Iby
the Conservation Fund and s1hoUld ireconsideir that offer llin light of the
�public Ibeinefits it woUld Iprovlide as weEl as the ineed for open space to
exercise With adequate space inow that Covid Ihas impaired our abifity to
get outside.
There is Iprecious IllittVe undevebped green space left llin the Tiriainglle area; it
s1hoUld Ibe treasured and protected rather than destroyed and it is vitaHy
ineeded inow with Covid 19.
Air Ipollllution from quarry imiinlling operations WEI fuirtlheir inegativelly impact
the vlisitors of Urnstead State Park for the inext 25+ years if a inew quarry is
at work.
A inew quarry at Odd FeElows Tract woUld sever the one known Mldllhlfe
corridor connecting Ralleiglh to the rest of the Eastern VVHdway that iruns
from Canada to Florida.
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