FW_ _External_ _Mining Permiaaat 92-10_ Protect our state park!

Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 7:32 PM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect our state park!
From: Blake Clayton [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 6:32 PM
To: Sams, Dan <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect our state park!
l Iheireby request that the 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, recreation llin the
OM Reedy Greek Corridor and the t1hiree adjacent Ihomeowineirs.
l Ibellieve that water qualhlty data would uindoubtedlly Iprove the adverse
effects of the existing quarry on our groundwater and surface water
quafifies. Another quarry on the otheir side of Crabtree Greek would meirelly
enhance the negative effects already witinessed llin t1his area.
l aim also concerned for the IheaIltlh and safety of the Ipublic during tunes of
recreation and for those w1ho liii ineiglhboir9ling Ihouses. Umstead and
Crabtree Parks are Ibotlh Ihliglhlly trafficked areas that Iprovlide thousands of
people outdoor oppoirtuii that would otherwise Ibe very Illirnited. This
operation will obviously Ihave a direct and substaii liirnpact to those w1ho
use t1his area, wNich is ever liincreasing. Not oii constructing a quarry
�beside a Ihliglhlly trafficked IpulbBlic Ipairk and state Ipairk, Ibut also slhair9ling an
access way through these very pairks, eindaingeirs the IpeopNe w1ho use
these areas with coinstaint construction, Marge imaclhliinery, and Ipooir air

quafity through dust generation and fuirne IbulHd up from equllprneint. 1I tlNlinlk
this is a horrible idea and shows (lack of concern for einsuirrling the safety of
�people who use our Ipublic Ipairlk spaces. This allso shows Ilaclk of foresight
for the einviiroinirneintall damage that woUld deposit se6ment llinto our
streams and further Ipollllute the IIIimited inatuirall resources we have llin this
area.
RDU Airport Authority was offered a fair Beall to conserve the Ipropeirty Iby
the Conservation Fund and shoUld irecoinsideir that offer llin Illight of the
�public Ibeinefits it woUld Iprovlide. The use of this IpubBlic space as a quarry
woUld stifle actuall Ibeinefits to the IpubBlic, rather than Iprovli61ng ad6fioinall
outdoor opportuinllty that is cVeaidy ineeded llin this area as evidenced Iby the
lincreasing traffic through the adjacent Ipairks.
1:11alke CIIaytoin
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