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<br />000731
<br />Mudflow areas 'a lousy place to build'
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<br />fly nUA:';F. THO.\! pso="
<br />\'",1'. ",ud~lidn t"heush"':!
<br />outornormallydryunyonslh;s
<br />"',..,karethe5amrprnbl'mslhal
<br />plae'"'' Calif"."i.. ..,-..,)' }'''1Ir.
<br />,,<"<'O,ding UI a CSU Il'f"Ol<:Oli:Y
<br />uprrt
<br />..It", prelly nuy.~ uid '-lih
<br />f!;uv..y. .. un,,,, .....earch
<br />~;rnli5Iorreom<>rphol<,i.:..._..lt.$
<br />ua..llyth.um..aitu3.jo';..athe
<br />nn)"o". in California, ',.h..,..
<br />people....build;ng<>nlh......b,li:
<br />d..b.;s buina and j;"ttlng
<br />to\.al..d_~
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<br />"The ver)' fact that you have fans
<br />should put up a warning {lac.-..
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<br />-csu geowgist
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<br />identified.. pOlr"tiall,.
<br />..nAtable ....... on <"ounl)'
<br />i:....IOt:'cmap5.indud,ngth...ki
<br />t<lop"'son Vail !\.'oun\.ain.
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<br />Th.. n..m.rous e..n)"ono are
<br />cnnduits fo,th..d.bn:.roO",
<br />Ih3trOtmlh..f"n.a~..ndlo"'n.
<br />....hi..hm.."n.e.....ntual1yhom....
<br />In Iho~ ar"u m..)' hue
<br />p,obl..m.
<br />~H you huild on.. fan. yo<<
<br />p...nym....hh.v..tonp<'<1l.011el
<br />hit with ..d..brisfl"...... Han..y
<br />uid. .
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<br />Vail'. probl..m i~ that l,u/:e
<br />a'M.oflh.vall.ybollomar.
<br />~Dmpoud of Ilope tailu..
<br />m..:.nalll'.1 "'~UfTl'd Over the
<br />laot IO.{)()') yu.... ""m... ..nd
<br />rondo. l,k.. th. Ones 1.'1 'n W...I
<br />
<br />hadth~d.bri.no.....Wilhlh"
<br />prin of real ""UII... in Vail.
<br />th...y'~ acrambhnl: ror .""ry
<br />\,tll.bilo(acrea/:.th..yca"
<br />l/.L-
<br />Harv.y. ..ho ..aid I.e',
<br />f.miliar ",'ith th.. ..all.y. said
<br />-H..ll. no.- ...1.." ....k...:! if h.
<br />....nuldb"yahome'mon.ofth.
<br />fanl,
<br />-B...ically, if. ;,"1 a lousy
<br />plac.tobui]d.-h~id,
<br />Surta....,d..po.ilaon bolh.id..
<br />of II.. vall.y h",v. b..n
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<br />V.il .nd Eut Vail Ihi. w..k
<br />n...,t to ~anyonl. ,,,.. b..ill o~
<br />Ih..... d.bri. tan.. unll.hl. mud
<br />lhalburou.o..toflh.mo..rhlof
<br />th..canyon...h.nlh.....ili.
<br />u.to....ted
<br />
<br />"1t'.an.uJ..,lproc...uinlh.
<br />a...:' If,UV...y .aid. -n.. ".ry
<br />{actlhatyouh..".tanl.ho"ld
<br />p..l..!>a ....,nin" 0.1:-
<br />-n...onlyt....onit". hKomea
<br />probL.-mi.peopJeh.".b..ill in
<br />an .,.. ...here hi.lori~ally. yo..
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<br />Hazards ordinance killed
<br />after developers, owners
<br />protest restrictions
<br />
<br />A ml'3liUH' thnt would have
<br />bannt'd conslruction in hazard
<br />3H'as withuut costly study was
<br />killed Tut>sday by th.. Vail Town
<br />Council aher protests by
<br />dl've]up("s.
<br />Mayor Hod SHf!'r,.... no argued
<br />fur ,1pprnvat of Iht, f>l)-day
<br />bui]din/: mornlorium. said
<br />s.1fl'lY ufttu' r!'sidl'nts .....lIS also
<br />involvt'<l,
<br />.., don't want on my
<br />const'il'nl't. that !;llrnl'tJJlt' IS
<br />injurt.d or hurt b;ully." SlifN
<br />said.
<br />But (('pn'st'nt'ltIH'softht. \'ai]
<br />Bonrd of HI,:!lt"fs fdt Inat
<br />dt>si,.:-n;Hio.: hazard art'3S llO Int'
<br />town'~ I'lpft'"ial J,:I'Ulllgy mups fOf
<br />huildmJ.: rl'stnctions could hUft
<br />prupt'rty vall/t,s. 00(' I{l'allur,
<br />G('orgt-' t1a]ll'nl>l'ck. also
<br />claimed Wl"st Vail n'sidt.nls
<br />hnrmed hy the mudslidt's wou]d
<br />not hl' ;lbll' to mak(' fl'paifs
<br />wllhout .'lpt'dnt >,ludil's.
<br />Most of tht. oppusitinn
<br />Ct'nterNI nrnund thl' town's
<br />~t'oln!:"y maps nf halard art'as.
<br />which was compi]!"d in 197i.
<br />Ol'\"I']"I'('rs enmp],\int'lllh;lt tht,
<br />maps Wl'rt. mlldait't1. Uf that
<br />"nllw "WI1<'f.. ],;ul 1'''rre'i.INI tilt'
<br />probll'lI1>' in th"H' art':\S. which
<br />1"f1 a "sl1L.:m:\" atWcht.d Ln Iht'lr
<br />prnpI'rlv
<br />('''lIlwiJlnan{'],lIdl i\nd,'r",nn.
<br />Sllppul"lL'd 10\. nt..st of tht>
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<br />t'ouncil. said till' maps
<br />ft'liabilit\. had n,ml' untlt.r
<br />qUl."sliun: and should ht. UPllatt-d
<br />firsL lIis st.ltl'm,'nls wI'rt>
<br />J::(l.t'l,'11 with ]nud apP!;H1S" II)'
<br />tbe alldit'nC't,
<br />Tnwn plannn I't.tl'f !'allt'n.
<br />....ho lIr!:"d tnt> "<lundl to
<br />ilpprove tht' t'rnerj:"l'ncy
<br />unhnanct>, indicatPd tht, maps
<br />wt'fr only J,:uidelinrs. and
<br />projl'ct studies would takp
<br />IITt'r<.dt'nc('.
<br />Hul in tht' motiun to tah]p tht'
<br /><lfdlO;mcl'. the council said it
<br />would follnw ils J.!uidl,lint's until
<br />a rompn'hl'n!livt' ofdinnnc('
<br />could lw prt'parl'd
<br />'n rt'latt"d maU('rs.lhel'lIuncil
<br />apprm.t-d a 56.!)()() study for a
<br />IW('und n'\"i!'w of lhl' fud.. fall
<br />problems abo\"(' the Rooth Falls
<br />subdi\.ision in East Vail.
<br />And in th(' first prnpo>,a] ('\','f
<br />fOf a f()ck fall harril'r in Vail.lht'
<br />Vail Plannio,.:- and F:n\"i((ln.
<br />mt'ntal C"I1Imission ;Ippr,,\.t.c! n
<br />plan for Vail Mountain School.
<br />which lit's undt'rn{'ath thl' samf'
<br />cliffs
<br />Thl' s('h....1 ha" I'r"I",,,,,'d ;In
<br />addition. whlt'h wnu]J h,.
<br />pro'Il'I"!I.,1 h.v a tn.m.11 Hrlll
<br />l':ifthen bafnt'r bdlind tht'
<br />schou],
<br />It i>, ('xpt'eli.1t tll ~u Iwf"rt' tnt.
<br />lnwn ('<.uncil for;l rinal 11,'..iswn
<br />in Junl',
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<br />Th.llu....liClnisho..Clf~nthi.
<br />can ~ur, Th.. best w.y to
<br />d<'l..rmin..thi."CI..ldb.-lhrCl~i"h
<br />test. of t...nchlni: out th.la~',,"
<br />afaoilin Ih"debriaOo....nd
<br />dat;nr th.. maleri.l. 1I....ey
<br />uid.
<br />CuUinr into .lop... for
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<br />";i -o~ ~ ..."'.'
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<br />parkin~ lots. "'3ds.orbuildinll'.
<br />..an aho cs~" sl".,. failur.. and
<br />m..d .lid.....H".....y nat...:!.
<br />Th.C.patlorth..probl.mal
<br />no,,'dJ~..ction.
<br />'The\' ('\II th.. t.... out atlh..
<br />ola.,.:'.Ha",..y uid. MAllolhcr
<br />Ih,nll'.b.-,n/:"llua1.th..dope",',ll
<br />"tay...I.Il"..ly 51abl... BulityOll
<br />romei"....ilh.b;ll'b..Udo..rand
<br />bile thc boUDmafth...lopenuL
<br />).011"'" alt..red tit.. .lren
<br />di,uihulionafth...lopeandlt
<br />..,\I t..il, T..k,nClh.boltomout
<br />arlhe.lopeis.d......i.cau...a(
<br />.lopersilufe.-
<br />A <crtain amauntat....I..in
<br />th...lllact..an).,nCT.........iu.
<br /><"Oh..."..""".. Ihrv"y nOled,
<br />and m.kn th..'.Lo.... more
<br />.ubl..Ruton<<asluraINl.il....
<br />increu.. the pr........ on any
<br />..uk points.alsaacti",;ua
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<br />t~~~,: THE.. ~wL TRAIL
<br />~l~_" VO".C'...lnt".......P4/>"S.......',965
<br />VaiL Color.do Fnd.y. M.y 18. 19&4
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