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Zoning and Natural Resources Committee 20 Oct . 1995 Dane County Zoning Department Room 116 City-County Building Madison. WI 53709 Re : CUP #1262 Howard Lien and Sons Zoning and Natural Resources Committee : When the Dane Country Zoning Committee votes on this Conditional Use Permit , we are hopeful that you will keep in mind the size and time line of the proposed project , even on a reduced basis . At a meeting before your first public hearing on the CUP, Town chairman Lien estimated that there was 80 ,000 ,000 tons of limestone in the proposed 190 acres . If not approving areas I and III , as recommended by the Christiana Town Board , reduces the tonnage by one-half , there would still be close to 40 ,000 ,000 tons available for mining . If by putting the other quarries in the area out of business , the Lien Corp , can sell 300 ,000 tons of aggregate annually , it would take 133 years to deplete the deposit . It is difficult to imagine that this amount of stone can be marketed each year as the quarry in proximity to the proposed CUP mines around 100 ,000 tons per annum. As is constantly pointed out , the cost of transportation prohibits trucking stone any great distance . The existing mine has been in place for 40 years . During this time less than ten acres has been mined. In view of the time involved in mining just the areas recommended by the Town Board , it would seem prudent to accept their recommendations and not grant a CUP for areas I and III which would also afford some protection for the County Park . No one knows what conditions will prevail when the recommended area is depleted , and such judgements could best me made at that time . Thank all of you for your consideration, and for taking the time to come out to Christiana Town Hall . Citizens for Rural Land Preservation by R.H. Rovelstad