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Show CASTLE VALLEY TIMES SCORCHINGTIMES ‘Castle Valley, Utah - Volume 5, Number 8 - INITIAL SURVEY RESULTS: Results from the first minisurvey have been tallied. The complete results are on page 4 of this issue. The results of this first survey have been used to prepare the next mini-survey which is supposed to be mailed out very soon. 180 surveys were mailed out to registered voters. 111 surveys were tallyed for a 62% return rate. These surveys are extremely important as the results are going to determine to what degree business and commercial activities are permitted in the Town. Results of the first question: 8 respondents felt the Town should AUGUST 15, 1996 POAANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Scheduled for Oct. 26th, at 10 am, LDS Church. - 100+ TEMPS CONTINUE ROUND MOUNTAIN/ ATLAS TAILINGS U P DAT E : A bit more good news: Lance Christie (Citizens Task Force member) reports that after re- examining the figures for groundwater contaminates from POA BOARD CANDIDATES: There willbe4swts openonthe POA Board. Elections to fill these openings will occur at the Oct 26th annual membership meeting (voting for these positions an be by mail, by proxy, or in person at the meeting.) Board positions are for one year except that the candidate receiving the most the present tailings pile, both he and the Utah Dept. of Environmental Quality concluded that the tests were inadequate. Samples had been tested in uncertified labs. New sample tests conducted in a State certified lab indicated much higher levels of contamination from the current Atlas site. More sampling will also be done votes gets a two year term. Any CVRR property owner in good standing may run for these positions. on the fish population in the Colorado River to see what that felt that the Town should remain a Pleme contact Rebecca Manin (2594319)or Melody Taylor (259-8252) if residential zone with home and premise occupations permitted; you wish to run or for more information. There is no deadline for announcing your candidacy. and POA members have decided to run at the annual meeting and have bear elected. contamination level might be. Lance also reported that there was no valid ground water be a purely residential without home or premise occupations; 86 and 15 voters felt that light com— mercial zones should be per- mitted. (The entire survey results are on page 4 so that readers can interpret for themselves the meaning of the responses.) Question 11-3: 76 respondents felt that a home or premise occupations should be allowed to hire outside employees who do not live on the property—27 disagreed. Either the upcoming or the following surveys will try to ask more specific questions to estab- lish how large home or premise occupations should be in this community. Some questions will try to evaluate voters concerns about various impacts from home or premise occupations on neighbors. In the July CV Times, I incorrectly stated that non- residing property owners were excluded from participating in the survey. A better statement would Also, the Castle Valley Times will print statements by the candidates next month (approx. 400 word max.) If you wish to have a statement printed, please submit it to the Castle Valley Times by Sept. 10th (CVT, CVSR Box 1903. Moab, UT 84532). have been that all non—registered individuals are excluded, i.e. only registered voters in the Town were allowed to participate. There were a number of residents upset that they were not able to participate in such a crucial survey. (But with only a 62% return rate, there are apparently quite a few people who do not share my view that the degree of commercialism allowed in the Town is important.) Anyway, if you missed the first survey, there are supposedly two more coming. —Jack Campbell contamination remediation plan in place. The State of Utah apparently has the authority to take over the site as a “point source polluter." Heavy metal pollution would determine this, rather than radiological concerns. This would be good news since the performance of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been more a matter of ’9 “overlooking” than “oversight on this potentially harmful situation. According to Lance, the State Division of Radiation Control has the authority to prevent the site being turned over to the Feds until it meets their discharge criteria. This could be an incentive for Atlas to want the present site to be turned over to DOE which is expected to do more adequate control measures than what the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is presently requiring. —Jack Campbell |