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Show GUSTY TIMES - JULY 1992 - 7 LETTERS totheTimes Dear Ann, THANK YOU for reminding us that the easiest, most considerate & most inexpensive way to solve our dust problem is just to s-l-o—w down. Cultivate serenity! ——Alice M. Drogin because that is where the trappers used to hide their furs until time for the annual mountain man rendezvous. —Allen and Alice Stokes We welcome your letters, and have printed all we've received so far. Sorry, we cannot print annonymus letters, but will withhold your name ifyou request. Oh yes! It’s time for . . . To Castle Valley Newsletter: Thank you for the two great visits to Castle Valley. I always enjoy reading your newsletter. Here is a drawing for it of a shooting star. We have it here in Cache Valley. Do you have it there? A plant we don't have, but I think you do have is a particular penstemon, called Penstemon palmeri. Maybe you can find one. I liked your line drawings. $20 enclosed toward your newsletter expenses. And thanks for sharing the beauties of Castle Valley with friends from Cache Valley—named Cache POWER continued from Page 1 cost savings could have been achieved if planning and foresight had been used, rather than each lot owner having to start from scratch. Choosing underground power now is also a cost/benefit situation. In the opinion of the Town Council, the benefits so strongly outweigh the costs that this action is worth taking. The benefits of putting power underground are long term; the costs are‘‘up front” for new builders. As more new home builders are choosing underground power already, this ordinance will help preserve their investment. A major intention of this ordinance is to protect Castle Valley residents IHOSE PES ! I EAC BORE "Yes indeedy . . . we had so many peaches that l was up all night canning! We made jelly & peach leather 8- peach pudding. We made peach pie, peach lasagna, peaches jubilee & peachburgers. We left bags of them ln people's care. And those magplesl blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ....... " their views. I had just such a request several weeks ago. Someone wanted a permit to run new lines over a lot whose owners had already paid to have their lines buried. This would have ruined the second lot owner’s investment in their underground lines. Given that we are fortunate enough to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world, and that most of us chose to live here for that reason, it is in our best interest, for ourselves as well as future generations, to develop our community as sensitively as we can. What's going to be hard now is to make wise decisions, given the 1/2 shell blah blah blah blah 9 GO completely haphazard distribution system we already have. When drafting this ordinance fell to me, I attempted to —A|ice Drogin the moratorium that had been in place for four months. It is exciting to see us implement something first recom- avoid any situation which would force a lot owner to spend money on what would only be redone when we mended so long ago. improve the general system in the future. One of the strongest criticisms making changes and adjustments as we are presented with specific situations. applicants for power connections get the least expensive and most efficient service possible. One way to accomplish this is to find out who might be planning to develop their properties in the next few years. If we know people’s general development plans, transformer and line placements can be made in ways that save a lot of money. If you know of anyone thinking of building in the next few years, let me know. I will put them in contact with their neighbors who might also be intending to build. A copy of the new ordinance is included in this issue. Please look it much larger project: finding ways that of the ordinance as written is that it isn’t strong enough—that it left some loop-holes and possible exceptions. (“Too many weasel words,” as Bill Viavant described it.) But I’m equally worried that we didn’t address all the contingencies that may arise. A rule like this is changeable, and I would be astonished if we didn’t find ourselves from being penalized by a new devel- opment running power lines across ..peaches on the Now that the ordinance is in effect, we have a responsibility to help new This is only the beginning of the over and give me your comments and the Town might slowly (over 20 criticisms. If you think it may affect years??) have the remainder of the above ground service lines put under— ground. If we chose to do this, the project could be done in small segments, a bit at a time. As with so many something you want to do, and you are not sure how, please call me. In a situation as complex as this, a policy of fairness and clarity will only come after some good, healthy, vigorous critiquing. Please do it. During the four months we have been discussing this ordinance at Town Council meetings, the general response went from skepticism and hesitation to strong support. The people attending the July 1 Town Council meeting urged the Council to “Just do it!” and pass the ordinance instead of again extending other things, it’s easier if we start now, rather than waiting until more overhead lines are put up, only to need replacement later. The ultimate goal is the freeing and preservation of Castle Valley’s breathtaking views and unsurpassed beauty. —Jack Campbell |
