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Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Letter Requesting Extended Comment Period and Environmental Impact Statement 0
- Letters, Marblemount Quarry Application
- April 1, 2019
March 28, 2019 Mr. John Cooper Skagit County Planning & Development Services 1800 Continental Place Mt Vernon, WA 98273 Re: Kiewit Company’s proposed Marblemount Quarry Dear Mr. Cooper: The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (Swinomish Tribe) appreciates the opportunity to comment on, and share with you, our concerns with the project proposed by the Kiewit Company
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American Rivers’ Letter Asking for an Environmental Impact Statement for Quarry Mine 0
- Letters, Marblemount Quarry Application
- March 30, 2019
American Rivers, a leading river conservation organization dedicated to protecting wild rivers has written a strong letter expressing serious concerns about the proposed quarry mining venture. Like other concerned voices, American Rivers is formally requesting an extension of the public comment period under the State Environmental Policy Act, as well as an Environmental Impact Statement.
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Vancouver, WA, Company Trying to Leverage Old Gravel Pit Permit to Blow Up Mountain 0
- Articles, Marblemount Quarry Application
- March 30, 2019
A Vancouver, WA, company is trying to come to Marblemount and launch a massive quarry mining venture which aims to blow up a mountain to extract rock. The venture would look nothing like the small gravel pit business which used to operate here. It appears that Kiewit Infrastructure Company is trying to mislead everyone by referring to the
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Kathy Young’s Letter to Skagit County Opposing Quarry Mine 1
- Letters, Marblemount Quarry Application
- March 30, 2019
By Kathy A. Young Marblemount, Washington I don’t even know where to start but I have a feeling this will be the most important letter I will ever write. I have been reading the comments from local citizens who oppose the Marblemount Mine Proposal. About the large trucks on our roads (one every 3 minutes??)
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Skagit Audubon Society Opposes Quarry Mine 0
- Articles, Marblemount Quarry Application
- March 30, 2019
Timothy Manns, Conservation Chair of the Skagit Audubon Society, has written a powerful letter to Skagit County against a proposed quarry mining venture near Marblemount. Timothy Manns observes in his letter that the peace and tranquility of the area enjoyed by members of the Audubon Society and the citizens of Marblemount will suffer “profound and long lasting”
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Proposed Marblemount Quarry Mine Would Be a Catastrophe 1
- Articles, Marblemount Quarry Application
- March 27, 2019
The area near Marblemount in which a proposed quarry mining venture is now seeking special permit approval by Skagit County should not be zoned for quarry mining. The permit applicant, Kiewit Infrastructure Company of Vancouver, WA, is seeking county approval to begin a massive quarry operation that would be a catastrophe for the Marblemount community.
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