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P. O. Box 146 Cottage Grove, WI 53527 October 6, 1994 To Whom It May Concern: You may know that the matter of Dane County granting a conditional use permit for the location of DeConstruction Inc. , a demolition and excavation company (Roxanne Seeliger is the President) , at the quarry located just west of County Highway N on Gaston Road is one of grave concern to the many residents of the Monona Grove School District, the Village of Cottage Grove, and the various sub-divisions adjoining that site which are all located in the Town of Cottage Grove. Major concerns include: The quarry has not yet been reclaimed or restored as agreed upon with the prior operators of the quarry / mineral extraction company even though the quarry operation has been closed for years. In the present non-restored condition it lacks the normal clay layers of sub-soil that should prevent harmful materials from passing through the porous layers of limestone into the aquifer below. That poses a question as to what will stop lead from old painted construction materials, PCB's, or dangerous petroleum products used in the manufacture of old roofing from seeping down into the water supply used as drinking water by so many residents of the areas named above? We sincerely believe the restoration of the proper grade and depth of sub-soils must be done before that site is considered for any commercial or residential use and it should be done immediately. Other factors that must be considered before that conditional use permit is granted is what will be the effect upon others now • attending school, living, and working in that area and what will it do to the proposed new school site that adjoins the proposed site for DeConstruction Inc. . Concerns must include safety from hazardous airborne particulate, fumes, dust, noise, as well as what will keep asbestos waste products from becoming airborne? What will be done about the road hazards caused by so many slow moving trucks turning across the east bound lane of Gaston Road which will be totally obscured from the west by the steep slope? These conditions all indicate that this is not a Good location for this kind of an operation! When I bought my home property from Edward Olson Sr. , in mid-year 1968, I was concerned about the proximity of the old quarry / gravel pit which he also owned and I told him so. He then assured me that it was closed and would not be reopened. He said that only occasionally he would take out small amounts of gravel and limestone rocks for small landscaping projects.