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<br />OOOH6 <br /> <br />!6~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Thf'Denver POllt/Thl1l'f;dAy, !Iota)' 16, 1985 <br /> <br />STATE & REGI( <br /> <br />Eagle County team runs thro~ <br /> <br />BJ Bl1I Walk..- <br />~_8t&ll_ <br />VAIL - Ernergmcy ofrlciaJs lested their re- <br />sponu- WedoesdIy to pou.nUally dlsutrous <br />mudslides ill EaP Counly _ ",'eD &5 Vall. Ule COWI- <br />ty's largest town. continues to debate cle-velopment <br />policlesforslideJOOf$. <br />Among offiCIals at thl- t'mergt'fIC)'-rrspoIL'Jt es:- <br />t'r'nSt'. Vall', 1Jtdloasa0ll ovt'f }ong<<layflll. bazln1 <br />zoneregulatlons,lDthefaceof",'hatcouldbecome <br />Ulestate'sworst-f'Wrm~slIde.ralsedagalDtbe <br />qlK'StJons of tilt wtsdom and safety of motmtabl df- <br />\....Iopmenl <br />"PeopIe see the beauty of the ItlOW'Itains and <br />....lllltlobuild.\llr'ilbDutthinkingoftbe4angen.,..SDd <br />Bill StaD.ton. l'lood l:OIlIn:ll duel of tile ltate 'ilo'ateT <br />Consen,.UOn Boarti .'Tbty doll' w&nl to lhlnk <br />about lhese p-oblems _ bill UlU', why we're here <br />l.oday_" <br />GreenbdU Instead of Itoases <br />"!ft'heollookll.fOUlldthls\-alIey."saidJohnRold, <br />dlret-tor of the Colorado Geological Slll'iey, "I &e(' <br />k1isof ptaces where It would have been Wise to put <br />park5or~nbeltslnsleadofbouses." <br />StAnton. RoI4 and Olber members of r~ <br />JlaleandJocalagmdesltageda''tat>>elopdnll''ol <br />responses to fallure of a nmofl-..eakMed UlpP at <br />Meadow Mounlain. Dear l!ltel"llt.lte 70 and U.S. 24._ <br />There and at Whiskey <nek. . lJ\lW west on 1-10, <br />fitall'gl'OJogisUhaveldenltnedpot.e1rtJalmlld~ <br />larbIgRerUWllheontwlUchcau.sedll00mlllionin <br />liamageal1lustle,UL&h.inltll3. <br />.....OI'll.-cue_DIltXIIl'arbotb5lJdetl$ilv.wa11ot <br />mud.(l)DLaiD1ngh~of.tTel5of~C'OUld <br />COVl'r one or both hlgbwlY' and the RIo Crande &. <br />Weslmt IWIroad tracks. thrNteo tINI1)y boustng <br />and dam 011' EllIe Rlvet,baekinj:WIte:rUptotbe <br />IlOItbcrn edge of Mmtura Theil the dam could <br />break. flood1ng parts or Minium. AVOll and Wt-st <br />Vail, <br />"Thls Is uot a ptt-.UI-lbHky ~.. saldJlm <br />SE'avef,plannt-rwtlJ1the~Dtvlslo!IofDIsas- <br />ler Emergtll(,Y services, wbo d1rerted the drtIl al <br />Baltle Mounl.ain HIgb SChool DHt A.valL "Irs OUl'" <br />brsl esWnate 01 the potrnt1al problem. bas0d on <br />e\'aluaUonoftheCUTrellt~" <br />$U,OllCIforriedroCll('mooltorlIIg <br />Go.... Du'k Lamm has alloeattd $S.1,000 flWTl a <br />sptdaI dLsa.stff IUlld for t-lteVofIIC monslOrtng alld <br />study of the slide anu. aid Roll Clt1ally. UWlant <br />dir<<tor of the ltate Depar1.m('nt of Salural Re- <br />llIOW'"C'fS. YaWl IiDM OIl Meadow MOUll1&1n U. now a <br />footv.'\d(o,be5ald. <br />Two IItW cradt!l ~Ioped Iut 'Ioftk. Clllany <br />5aid.altbfNgbbeempbl.5l1ledtberel5lnt>>immedI. <br />atedaD8('fofllilde. <br />~fud 5bdes form whrll nllIO!f from rMhiDg snow <br />pefll'U'atestobedrock.lubncat1ll.g mov.nl.ain5lopes. <br />The Eagle Riwr V~, ,'.-be~ _iaD has bten <br />unusually be.ny for four years, ..-as p1aguE'd by <br />slIdeslastspring,butnonenearlyublguthost- <br />IlOwbeingwatcbed. <br />Sincelben.VailorticWsbave'lVtrt~invalnto <br />t-n.act an onIlDante gownWlg bGI14llIg in Ml.tnU!led <br /> <br /> <br />.~~rl~: ~ <br /> <br />Thao.-""",,__ <br />Dogs look ~vllley h&lard llrfIIat Eagle-VaH. <br />abde IOnt-I. Heavy oppoQUon bas OOIl'lt' from RI"aJ. <br />loraand~Iopl'n,wboll"arthe~llIwtll <br />slow growth and}ower prllpi"fty vailit-. <br />'1be VlUl Board of Rl"altors' OOIK"E'rn5 ba\.t- beE-n <br />the rf'ason for the long (rO('ftS." Town Manager <br />Ron MIillips S8ld Wfdnesday. <br />IUdI;Perog.presidEontofthl'~altyboan1.saldhto <br />is not llppllWdto IIlOml" reslnctlon!; on Gl'\'elopmenl <br />I.Il sUdl'~. But, be saki. real enatl" agl'nLs and <br />dl'VI"Illpl'n fear the "Sllgm8"ofba\-mg propl'I"lIl'S <br />IdenWil'<! as being III huardous arMs. <br />"We've ROt to t.lanot the llHd lor ~lwn <br />....1m the nghtl of lhl' O'Wnl'r not to bt- unduly <br />deorwedol. U!leofh1s~perty, or tobave lbe <br />\-aloe 01 Ius property unfl1rly jeopard1m1 .. <br />On Tul'sdIy, tM to....lI'.staff and counnl mt-Ilor <br />lourhours'lo1lhlt-ad1ngrl'alestlleagE-D15,dratllng <br />.comprwruseon1L:w1cB.....-tuchgoestotheCOllllai <br />for a vote Dexl Tueliday. <br />PhiIbpl SllJd be beUeo."" the oomprl)/IU!iP wtll <br />draw the support of coUDC1lll'lt'mbll!'ni who IWl\"e <br />symp&thi1l!d 'A1lII developers' COlIC'enIS. HI' ('ailed <br />thelatestwnonollheOl'dutanct-. ....'hIctlreqUlf'rS <br />at?fulstulbl'sbefonCOMlnlctJonmlllll2ewnes, ~. <br />dlffl'rent awroad1 than ....'t ,,"'anted. .. (bul) ade- <br />quate." <br /> <br />I <br />I Potential rnud...side .... . <br /> <br />- <br />