Alpine Aggregates, LLC.

December 10th, 2009:

Thank you to all those who came to our pre-application hearings to support the formation of a gravel pit on the south side of Steamboat!

Through the month of December we will be working to put together the necessary components to apply for a Special Use Permit (SUP) through Routt County. Our goal is to have applied by Christmas, so that we can be mining in the summer of 2010.

The primary objective of the Steamboat Sand and Gravel Mine will be to ensure the continued supply of sand and gravel products to the growing Steamboat Springs and Routt County Community.

Further public benefits have been identified as follows...

·Lessening truck impacts through downtown Steamboat Springs by locating a gravel operation south of town and providing ease of delivery to South Steamboat Springs and South Routt County, as well as other parts of the County.

·Conservation of wetlands at an off-site location

·Enhancement of existing wetlands on the mining site

·Minimal acreage disturbance; Alpine Aggregates will work to only have approximately 10 acres disturbed at any given time (5 acres of mining and 5 acres of reclamation).

·Extensive new tree and willow planting around the site to improve habitat. Alpine Aggregates is working to set a new standard for gravel operations and reclamation efforts. We will aim to produce an end product which maximizes usage of hay meadows and wetlands expansions.