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. . . ^ , . 4 - gas marker for the 12" high pressure gas main along the quarry on PD. I was told by the people who do the blasting at the Wingra quarry , that they will shoot approximately 200 - 3" diameter holes, 50 feet deep with no problems to the pipeline or water towers which are both much closer to the Wingra quarry than the pipeline and water tower are at our Cottage Grove quarry (minimum 1700 feet versus minimum 2800 feet) . In addition our shots are much smaller ( 1670 lbs. total explosive versus 46 VF x 3. 5 lbs. /VF = 161 lbs. x 200 holes = 32,200 lbs. total of explosive) . Before the Town of Cottage Grove Blasting Ordinance in 1986, we would shoot up to 200 holes at our quarry with no problems to the 3 homes with wells , which are as close as approximately 900 feet of the quarry. I have letters attached from the 3 closest neighbors, Dave, Angela & Jeff Bowers, Vic & Jan Horstmeyer and Jeff & Rhonda Broukhorst. All 3 support our CUP request and feel it is needed . I also have a letter from the Dane County Highway Department, attached , which indicates that they use approximately 45,000 cubic yards (CY) of crushed rock aggregate annually for roadway improvements and maintenance. They use a figure of $.40/CY/mile for the cost of hauling the crushed rock . If the sources of this aggregate where further away, on average say 6 miles, the County would spend 6 x $.40 = $2.40/CY x 45,000 CY = $108,000.00 more each and every year in their budget. All of. 'us as taxpayers would need to pick up this extra cost. In conclusion , I truly believe there are many advantages, in approving our CUP request. First, we will build a 15 foot high earth berm along the West & South sides of our CUP area. We will plant grass and trees on the berm and install a fence along the berm. This will act as a sight & sound barrier for our neighbors. In addition , we follow all the Federal , State and Town of Cottage Grove regulations and conditions regarding the quarry, which are very strict and provide a very large SAFETY factor for the site. I feel somewhat like a farmer, who has worked his land for years with livestock and then developers buy up property near him and now tell him he is no longer compatible with his neighbors. In our case, the quarry was there long before the pipeline, Village water tower & well and the developers. I only ask for the opportunity to be able to remove the rock on our T. r - -