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I was not asked to testiiy about the effects of public lands use upon my businesses, but I 

 would like to add the following written testimony for the record. I own "Andrea's Chain 

 Saws" in Hill City, which has been severely impacted by the loss of 2 1/2 area mills. We 

 have added other items, such as mowers, wood splitters, weed trimmers, to our inventoiy, 

 but even with the expanded prodiict lines our sales are down 10%. Because of that and 

 because of the cost of the additional products, I have not had a paycheck from "Andrea's 

 Chain Saws" in over a year. 



My husband is a logging contractor who was working for little River Lumber when it went 

 out of business. The only job he could find was in Montana. My children see their father 

 only on weekends now. Although his income has not decreased, his costs have drastically 

 increased. We must maintain two homes, with increased costs of travel and 

 communication between them. We have also had to increase payments to our 

 crewmembers so that they can afford to live away from home. 



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