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<br />Mudflow areas 'a lousy place to build'
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<br />n~ nUA~~: TI\O~II'SOS
<br />\'",1'. mud.lid.., lh~l ~,,~h...d
<br />oUlofnotmallyd'yunyonsthi.
<br />'"Hk....th.."mpp'obl.m'lh;\\
<br />p!at... CalifornIa .,..)' lru.
<br />ac('Ordinr u> " CSU r...,10/:1
<br />uprrt.
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<br />~It'. pt.ny cr.'Y.Ruid ....fih
<br />Ih.....y. . "n,o, ru."rrh
<br />"CHnl,"of,,,,,morphol"i:,,."l!'.
<br />.u,IJylhu,,"'UII.....'....n.".th.
<br />can)"onl in Calof",n,.. "'hr..
<br />pr.opl.....build,nronlhn.b,J:
<br />drb.i. bui..s and /(.ui"l>:
<br />tD1.al..d,~
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<br />"The vcr)' (act lhell you have fans
<br />should put up a warning [lac... "
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<br />-CSU geologist
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<br />id.nlifi..d .. potu'li"ll,
<br />"n~llIhl. ~'r..' nn ...unl)'
<br />i:""IOj;":m"p..indu<!,ntlh....,
<br />"lo~"nVa;lMDunlaln
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<br />Th. nurn.,o"s un)'''n. ar.
<br />c<mduits fnrth..d.bri.n.....
<br />Ihatfn'mth.ran...oundU>"'....
<br />..hieh m";"In"~.nlu"lIyhom"
<br />In ll",~. ''''''IS may h...
<br />probl..m.
<br />"!fyo..b..ildon.f.n.)'ou
<br />pr~tlyrnu~hh.v~toUP<'<"tl<lir1
<br />h,t wilh a d~bri. 00...." tlar''<tJ
<br />uid. .
<br />Th~q"nlion;,h""'c(lI'nthil
<br />~.n O('CUr. Th~ bUI ".J ...
<br />d~ltr""ln~ Ihi.....ollldb..lhIDlIlh
<br />l""I.Dft.~t><:hinl':o"tlhtta).n
<br />of.",itinlh..d..bri.now,nd
<br />datinc th.. m"l.rial. II.",.,.
<br />uid.
<br />ClIltinc into .I..p.. fo.
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<br />Vail'. pn:>bl.m i. Ih.t brg.
<br />.r.....flh.uJltyboltllrn...
<br />('o",paud o{ .lap. fail"..
<br />",a,.nalth.t oc~""..-d ov..th.
<br />I..t 10.0lXl )08"'. !lamn "nd
<br />C'llndal !jk.lhta".,hllinW.~t
<br />
<br />h.dlh....d..bri.n..wl. W,d'lht
<br />1'''<''0' of ,ul tSl.:ll.. in V.il.
<br />Ih..,... I~rambl"'a: ror .v.ry
<br />littl..bil..r.""u,'lh.,..n
<br />ii:d."
<br />H.,...,. wha 'aid h~'1
<br />{amilia. wilh Ihr ...II~" said
<br />"H~Il. na.- ",'h~n as~td if h
<br />...ouldbll,.hom..,nDnr.,{lhr
<br />f.nl.
<br />"B..intl,. il'. jU.lI .lo".y
<br />plau'lab",ld.-"...aid.
<br />Sllrfa<'t'd~p.o.iuanbolh.idn
<br />of lh~ v.lI~, "...r b~rn
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<br />Vail.ndF...tV"illhi...,....k
<br />"".1'" ...n,an.. ... buill aO:
<br />th....d.b,i.r"n..un....bl..mud
<br />Ihalbur.uollt..flh.mlllllh.a!
<br />Iht ~an,anl ...h~" th.. .oil i,
<br />oalura\.Ni,
<br />
<br />-1('.11 nalll.al P""''''' in th..
<br />a,u."II..r...,....id.'"Th.....ry
<br />ra~1 that YOIl hav.. fan. .1I0uld
<br />plllllp...uningOIli:-
<br />'"Th.onJ,.."-~onit'.bn-om..
<br />p,abl.", il ~_pl~ h." built in
<br />.n .,.. ....h... hi~lori~.lt" )'001
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<br />Hazards ordinance killed
<br />after developers, owners
<br />. .
<br />protest restnctIOns
<br />
<br />A measure thilt would hilve
<br />banned construction in hamrd
<br />areas without costly study .....as
<br />killed Tuesd,1~' by the Vail Town
<br />Council after prOh'sts by
<br />developers.
<br />"twor Hud Slif,'r. who ;lrj.!uI'd
<br />ror :ipprnvnl of the flO.day
<br />huildinJ:' mor:ltorium. said
<br />s.1fely ufthe residl'nls was also
<br />involvl'd.
<br />"I don't wttnt on my
<br />cnnsC'lI'nn: that soml'lml' IS
<br />injun.J or hurl hadly." Sldt'r
<br />said.
<br />But rcprcs('ntatins ofth(' Vair
<br />Huard or Ih'allurs fdt th:ll
<br />df>siKn.1tinj;! hntnrd au'as on the
<br />to.....n.s spl'cial Kl'uluJ:'.v maps for
<br />buildinj;! restrictions cnulll hurt
<br />prupI.'rtv valu('s. On(' Hl'allor,
<br />GeorJ::~ Hallenb('ck. also
<br />c1aiml'd \\'('st Vail rl'sidents
<br />hnrmro hv thl' mudsliJt"s would
<br />not l~ a'blt" 10 makl' rl'pairs
<br />....,ithnul sr.",c.:tl studi..s.
<br />Mu"t of thl' uppusition
<br />c+-nlt'red around thl' town's
<br />t.:l.'olu)::~' maps of hazard <lrl',1S.
<br />....hH.h "';1" c"mpill"d in 1977.
<br />Ill'vt'I"I"'I" ....ml'binl,tllh;lt thl'
<br />mal'.~ .....l'fl. ..uL.latl'd. or that
<br />.~.."". ""'",'r.; k,d l""fl"('l".ltlu'
<br />p..,III"II\'" 111 tl",..,' ;.n'",... ",hldl
<br />Il'rt a ""ti)::nl;!" ."ltt;tdlt'd tnthl'ir
<br />prnp,'rl\'
<br />Cuulll'illllan('hlllkAn,!t'rMItl.
<br />suppurll'll It\' m""t or Ihl'
<br />
<br />l.uuncil. said thl' mnp...
<br />rdiahility had come unfll'r
<br />Ilue"tion. and should tl\' upd:lllod
<br />first. His stall'ments Wl'rl"
<br />/.:f(.(.Il;"d with Inud apl'laus(' hy
<br />ltH' nudicn("(,".
<br />Town planm'r p(.t!'r Path-no
<br />.....ho urJll'd lne Cfluneil 10
<br />approve tnl" effi('rJ:'t'ncy
<br />ordinanct", indicat('d the maps
<br />.....ert" only ~uidelines, and
<br />projt"ct sludit"s .....ould ttlkl"
<br />p"'('I'III'n('('.
<br />But in tta' moliun to t;.IJll' thf"
<br />orclinnnct, the council s.aid it
<br />wuuld follllw its J;:uilldin('s unlil
<br />a Cflmprl'nl'nsive urdin:lnc('
<br />could be prl'pared.
<br />In relat(-d m;'ltters. theL'Ouncil
<br />tlpproved a $6.900 study rnr n
<br />s('('Hnd n.\.i('w of lhc rud" rarl
<br />problems nbove tne Booth Falls
<br />suhdi\'ision in East Vnil.
<br />And in the firsl prnpnsal (""l'r
<br />for n rock rail barriNin Vnil,lhe
<br />Vail PI;moine anel F.nviron.
<br />nwntal C',mlnll'si.m appn"...el a
<br />plan for Vail Mountain School,
<br />",nil'h lif's undernl.'ath thl" same
<br />cllHs.
<br />Thl" Sdl"..1 h,,,.. pr"I",,,,"(l ;tn
<br />ndditiun. whit'h w..uld hi'
<br />pro,,,.,.t(.d In' a tn.nd. :.nrl
<br />(';lrlh,'n barrit'r t.l:hind the
<br />schoul.
<br />It is l')(J.l('('ll"d tll J:U Iwfurl'ltH'
<br />tllwn f'..uncil fur a fill..l(l,"('isi.."
<br />in June.
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<br />.an "I.... cau'" ~I..l.. ,...1".. .nd
<br />m"d .h<!r..H"""'J "altd,
<br />Th~f. pMt ar Ih. probl..m.1
<br />r>O....dJlIncllon.
<br />'"Tht)'c"lth..Illt'O"tDrlhr
<br />.loPt'." HarVO', .aid MAllothn
<br />Ihi"!:sbt,ni:pqual.lh.slopr..itl
<br />II",. ..1"t"..I.. ~l:1bl. RUl,f)'''1I
<br />."......in ...,th ~ b,t buUdourand
<br />bil.tlo.bouomofl)...lol""vl.
<br />)'ou.... .h....d lh. ."...
<br />d'Hribllllonoflh..loptand'l
<br />....ill tall Takinll't.h. botlOm aut
<br />o(th...lal't' il. d...,li.callHO{
<br />5Inl't'faiturt.-
<br />Aurtain .meuMof....t...,n
<br />110. ...,I.<'luaU)' inrr..sn its
<br />.....h".'''n..... lla",.y nDltd.
<br />aod malo.. Ih..',la",,"1 mort
<br />Il.bl..,nulonr.uluUIr-d.ilcan
<br />;ntlUH lh.. pron".. on .ny
<br />wuk poinu. .1.... Ulinll II.
<br />lubrinnl' "
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<br />Jim Funk, righi, gets help from a friend to dig out hiS
<br />sn~wmob.ile, buried In mud in Red Chff. Ph~to by David Lakey.
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<br />V.il. Color.do - fnd.y. M., U. 19,..
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