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Show CASTLE VALLEY TIMES REPORTING TIMES Castle Valley, Utah - Volume 6, Number 1 - January 15, 1997 TOWN COUNCIL SPLIT VOTE ALLOWS MORE B & B’S IN TOWN Charlie Kulander and Dave Wagstaff cast the crucial votes at the January Town Council meeting that will allow more B&B’s to open business in the Town. Valli Smouse and Jayne Smythe voted to prohibit more B&B’s, (at least until the Town had adequate procedures in place to regulate B&B’s). With Pat Drake absent from the meeting (she was out of town), the 2-2 tie vote defeated the proposed Zoning lamendment that would have prohibited additional B&B’s. (Even if this amendment had passed, it would not have affected the existing CV Inn B&B or Janie Tuft’s B&B application that is being processed). The defeat of the amendment to prohibit more B&B’s was quite a surprise as the recent survey indicated a strong 2:1 support for prohibiting more B&B’s. The members of the Town Council spoke at length explaining their votes. The statements beginning on page two are Town Council members comments from the January 8th Town Council meeting. —More B&B Split Vo te, p. 2 B & B SURVEY DISMISSED Town Council members Charlie Kulander and Dave Wagstaff both overtly dismissed the results of the recent Town survey on B&B’s before they cast their votes to allow more B&B’s in the Town The survey responses clearly indicated a large majority of the Town registered voters did not want more B&B’s and other tourist attracting businesses. (115 Surveys were answered and returned) The survey questions and responses were: 1. Do you want the Town to permit additional businesses that attract tourists to Castle Valley? Yes 31 No 80 - A Difficult & Delicate Task HARD REPORTING The task of reporting news in Castle Valley has been extremely difficult It’s easy, enjoyable and satisfying to report good news. The effort by members of the community to prevent Round Mountain from being quarried was easy and immensely satisfying to report. It would be wonderful to be report— ing the struggles of a small town that is looking ahead and trying to protect the high quality of life that its residents now enjoy. This kind of news has been all too rare. The CV Times is going to begin printing more of what’s actually going on. This will not be as enjoyable. —Jack Campbell POA D-UES SECOND NOTICES MAILED For the first time the FDA is ending out a second dues reminder notice. Hopefully, this will avoid the few instances where dues notices were “lost in the mail.” These should be 2. Do you mind having additional Bed and Breakfast businesses in the Town of Castle Valley? Yes 67 No 46 were reduced to $70 per lot. 3. Would you want a Bed and Breakfast business next door to you? Yes 34 No 76 POA dues must be paid by Jan 31, 1997 to avoid late fees and interest 4. If more Bed and Breakfasts were to be permitted, what is the maximum number of rooms for paying guests that you would want allowed? (A charges. maximum of 4 rooms is currently allowed.) Please answer even if you don’t want more B & B’s. [Many numbers were picked: 79 responses were for 4 or fewer rooms, of these 79 responses, 44 were for 2 or fewer rooms] mailed out Jan. 22~23rd. Dues for 1997 If you are a CV property owner and haven’t yet paid your 1997 POA dues, please send your $70 per lot dues payment to: CVRR POA, HC 64 Box 2612, Moab, UT 84532. A.S.A.P. MINERS BASIN The Utah gold fever that struck in the 1890’s involved every corner of the state. At the 10,000 foot elevation on the flank of Mt. Waas, east of Moab, gold—bearing gravel was discovered in 1888, although not much work was done until a Etlamp mill was built below the Tornado mine in 1896-97. A mining district called Miners Basin was established in 1898, d a small town by that name, and abbreviated to Basin, grew up. The town is located above a glacial moraine also containing some gold. The moraine gravels were hard to work, however, as the stones were angular rather than being stream worn. From about 1896-1905 some 75-80 people lived in town. Buildings included two saloons and restaurants, a hotel, blacksmith shop, post office, mine buildings and dwellings, all made of logs as timber was so readily available. Mail was taken up from Castleton on horseback six times a week, and supplies as needed. By 1900 only six to eight families were left attempting to wrest the copper, with traces of silver and gold, from the mountain. After 10 years most of the shafts and trmnels extended only 90 feet into the mountain, with the farthest barely 150 feet. The mine and buildings are still under lease: a caretaker lives in one of the log houses built in 1898. A couple of mine buidings and powder house sit on a ledge up at the caved-in mine entrance. Cold, clear water trickles from the opening. Down in town, several old log buildings of various sizes are clustered together in a picturesque high, mountain meadow surrounded by evergreens and quaking aspens. (From The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns, by Stephen L. Carr.) |