Commissioned by a group of Colorado Springs neighbors and citizens fighting the development of another, unnecessary gravel quarry in a pristine foothill mountain environment, this study by Zach Perdue of ELEV8, a GIS consultant (http://elev8-inc.com/) proves that the quarry will be yet another unsightly and shameful scar marring our natural landscape. For MORE…
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Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry— The Official Denial for Transit Mix’s Application
The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB) recently posted the Board Order DENIAL for the application for the quarry permit on the Hitch Rack Ranch. The order outlines the testimony by both sides in the “Findings of Fact,” then the specifics of the reasons for...
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Community Celebration! BBQ With Live Music!
We pulled off the impossible twice with the Mined Land Reclamation Board’s DENIAL of Transit Mix’s second permit application last week! Now it is time to celebrate with all who supported this tremendous achievement! More details to follow, so please mark your calendar...
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Application DENIED
The State Mined Land Reclamation Board has voted 3-2 to DENY Transit Mix's application to mine on the proposed Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry site. For the SECOND time. While there are a myriad things to be said here, sometimes it's best to let others speak for...
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The Hitch Rack Ranch View Study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HITCH RACK RANCH QUARRY SCAR WOULD BE VISIBLE FROM AREAS THROUGHOUT THE PIKES PEAK REGION Transit Mix’s proposed Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry in southern El Paso County — which goes in front of the state’s Mine Land Reclamation Board...
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Formal Board Hearing—Hitchrack Ranch Quarry Permit—830AM WEDS!
Friends, Neighbors, Countrymen…! 2 Dates · Apr 25 - Apr 26 Formal Board Hearing HRR Quarry permit Hotel Eleganté Conference & Event Center Wednesday, April 25th, 830AM Thursday, April 26th, 830AM Let's let the Board know how important this is to us, to our...
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The Gazette Agrees—The History of Instability at the Pikeview Quarry Site Makes a Bike Park Dubious
THE GAZETTE'S RACHEL RILEY recently outlined the scenario that we were all presented with last week—this proposed bike park on the current site of the existing Pikeview Quarry ("The Scar"). Riley highlights some clear problems with Transit Mix's proposal, mainly that...
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El Pomar’s Bike Park Commitment
Last week, Transit Mix released a proposal to build a "mountain bike park" at the site of the Pikeview Quarry, aka the "Scar" marring the city of Colorado Springs' northwest side. We'll be writing about this more in the coming days, but we hope that folks aren't...
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The Gazette’s Editorial 4.8.2018—Our Response
The Gazette's Editorial Board recently published an opinion piece with the title, "Quarry plan a boon for Colorado Springs." We obviously disagree. One of our own, Kristan Rigdon, lays it out. Have a...
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