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Show CASTLE VALLEY TIMES HARVEST TIMES :\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Castle Valley, Utah - Volume 3, Number 10 - October 15, 1994 - Gatheri ng What We’ve Sown I! H ats Off . . . - to Carrie Pacheco, for filling in and then shining in a recent production staged by the Tributary Theater group. Great job! Hope to see you in future roles. - to Kao Ritz and Laura McCoy for donating a costume to the CV Players. - to Valli Smouse, CV mayor, who was named Outstanding Appraiser for 1994 by the International Association of Assessing Officers, at Salt Lake on September 26th. Way to go, Valli! Lot Pavilion Coming Soon On September 28, the Town of Castle Valley received a grant from the Grand County Special Services District (County Recreation) to build a 20' x 40' post—and-beam open pavilion on our Community Lot. We would like to see the structure finished this fall. Those of us who attended the September Community Lot meeting are astounded at how rapidly this once-ina—lifetime opportunity is becoming part of our valley reality. We worked as a team and things happened fast. We owe special thanks to Trish West, our CV representative on the Rec. Board, who let us know what to do and by when, and who had some really good ideas which she drove out to share with us; to Joan Sangree, who recognized a good thing when she heard it and made us listen; to Lois Oliver who ended up carrying the ball and coordinating our efforts; to Dean Kirkling, whose initial The Fight for Round Mountain This is an abbreviated version of a report by Donovan Roberts regarding Atlas Mineral's plans to cap their radioactive tailings piles. The information bears directly on Castle Valley and Round Mountain. To read hisfull and much more colorful report, please call Donovan at 2708. Atlas Corporation is faced with the responsibility for doing something about the tailings mountain at their old mill site just north of Moab. Basically they have two options: Remove the stuff to another and presumably safer location, or cap it in place. They want to cap it, because it will cost them less money. But to cap it, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says they need certain kinds of material. They need plan made it easy to know what we wanted and easy to show the board who reviewed our proposal. The pavilion will provide shelter for all sorts of community activities— private picnics and visits, annual celebrations, family events, plays and other performances, maybe a few chess games. All ages should be able to enjoy it. The trees are in and looking great. There are some bacterial problems with our water, which will need to be treated. That should soon be accom— plished, again through the efforts of Lois Oliver. —Cris Coffey, Lot Chair Specifications for Open Pavilion on CV's Lot will be available after The Old Cottonwood Tree On October lst the Town received a letter from John Dunning, owner of Lot 417, stating that he was contracting for the removal of the huge old cottonwood tree at the intersection of Castle Valley Drive and Castle Creek Lane. Since receiving that letter, Town and POA representatives have been in touch with Mr. Dunning and his attorney. Since this issue is of great concern to many Castle Valley residents, it seems appropriate to reprint Mr. Dunning‘s letter: Dear Sir, I am concerned about the liability of the large Cottonwood located at the intersection on my property. For that reason I am contracting for its removal. I understand there is no permit neededfor this. Thank you. John Dunning I have thought of deeding it to the town but that is impossible under the new County Zoning ordinance. Because there is a stipulation in the POA Covenants requiring that permission be obtained before cutting down trees over a certain diameter (greatly exceeded by the cottonwood), Mr. Dunning’s letter was passed on to RCA Board Chair Ann McLanahan and Joan Sangree. They wrote a letter to Mr. Dunning stating that the commu— nity was interested in working with him to find ways that the tree could be preserved and that liability issues could be resolved to Mr. Dunning’s satisfac— tion. Mr. Dunning’s concern about liability is a reasonable one. It is only fair that if the community wants the tree preserved, it should bear the financial responsibility for any liability arising from the singular location of the cmshed bedrock. Igneous intrusion, to 19 Oct 94. tree. Since the tree is probably in the be specific. The kind of rock you find Bids from local road easement, there might be some in the La Sals. The kind of rock that is Round Mountain. This makes me very nervous, so I've been sewing a small pouch out of ‘ More Round Mountain on Page 8 Licensed Contractors legal way to transfer its ownership to either the Town of Castle Valley or to will be solicited. If you are interested, please call Lois Oliver, 9108 or Cris Coffey, 2245. * More TREE on Page 4 |