FW_ _External_ _Mining Permit 92-10_ Protect the integrity of wildlife corridors by protecting Odd Fellows Tract (2)

Johnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:10 PM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] [Mining Permit 92-101 Protect the integrity of wildlife corridors by
protecting Odd Fellows Tract
From: Nancy Merrick [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:02 PM
To: Sams, Dan <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect the integrity of wildlife corridors by protecting Odd Fellows Tract
II aim wirliting to express my concerns iregairdliing Welke Stone Corporation's
application for rno6 ication to Permit 92 10. II aim greatly concerned about
the negative consequences of IbulH61ng a anew quarry
Duirliing this tGirne of social dlistaincing due to the IpandeirnGc it has Ibecome
iincreasinglly evident that the Ipublic ineeds clean open space to use for Iboth
physical and rneii health. The inuirnbeir of Ipeople using the local tralills,
pairks and gireeinways liin the area have sky irocketed duirliing this time.
l-easing Ipublic Ilaind Iboirdeirliing on oine of the area's Ipreir ieir state Ipairks to a
private company is an egireglious misuse of highly valued Ilaind.
The negative and costly effects of this (proposed quarry are mainy
• Water Ipollution from irock dust washed off (processed giravell
• Air Ipollution from fiine Ipairticles of irock dust
• Wear and teair on roads and Ibridges from liincreased liindustri4l trucks and
equliprneint
• Increased ruinoff from ireirnovall of tree cover and cullverts for 41inwater
• Creating an eyesore of a vast, gaping, slheeir sided, daingeirous (pit when

Welke Stone's 30 year Meese is up
- Cost to Welke County to Beall Wth the ineed llinfirastructuire and
einviiroinirneintall daimage
- Unusable Ilaind for the allrport or any otlheir Ipuirposes at the eind of the
�lease Ipeir9iod
1I stroinglly urge the Noirtlh Cair6lhlina Department of Einviiroinirneintall Quallhlty to
abandon t1his Ipllain and to urge the RDU Airport Autlhoir9lty to reconsider the
Conservation Fund's offer to Ipuirchase the Ilaind outright and therefore
�preserve tlNis Ilovelly Ilaind for the citizens of Noirtlh Cair6lhlina.
1I Request that DECK deny Walke Stone Corp's appfication for a inew iroclk
mine (Permit 92 10) due to the negative lImpacts on Uirnstead State Park,
Crabtree Creelk, the East Coast Gireenway, recreation llin the OM Reedy
Cireelk Corridor and the t1hiree adjacent Ihomeowineirs.
To the ellected offic4ls, Iplease see my message to the DECK as an
lin6cation of my opposition agallinst the quarry, and Iplease send a message
to the DECK imalking your opposition agallinst the quarry known, as weH.
Thank you,
Nancy Menriclk
Ul marmiffloDim
Cary NC 27513
Nancy Menriclk
n me rri ck 1 (a-)- n c. rr. co m
108 Sirnallklwood Ct
Cary, North Cairohina 27513