Re: Round 2
zippy300 condo’s and dozens of monster homes will surround the lake.
A new ski lift will spin up Mount Fernie.
Usage will increase 100 fold, year around.
This weeks BS Dialogue focus on saving Wildlife. The proposed activity will be very effective in pushing wildlife out of the valley.
The greedy NY capitalist is spinning whatever BS is necessary.
CBM will have less impact on the valley.
There will be a new road which is completely stupid. They should keep the old road and have snow coach access in the winter and limited resident car access in the summer. Developing a year-round road will destroy the ambiance of the lodges. Numerous current snow cat guests have said they will reconsider visitng if the road is put in. And maintaining the road will cost more than running snow coaches for guests and residents.
Max units (including current ones to be moved) is right at 300.
Two new fixed grip quads will be built on Mt Fernie and a base lodge.
Usage may be 100 fold or more, but it is concentrated in current usage areas (except for the ski area) not dispersed throughout the property,
Originally the new power lines and the road would have gone through the old growth forest and Steve K stopped that and moved it across the valley and up the hill. There have been concerted efforts to keep development in current usage areas.
About spin. There is a huge question as to the economical viability of the project. The cost of the infastructure is huge. Their own sewer plant. The new road alone would sink most projects. This sort of "enclave" is having major problems staying afloat. The Yellowstone Club just went into Ch 11 after years of struggling. Tamarck did the same a year ago. All the spin in the world will not change the numbers. Right now if you ask any developer (local or national) about the project and the numbers as presented, they will say it will not work.
There is no comparison with CBM. CBM is a mesh of roads and pipe lines spread across the land without thought. It completely de-populates the environment. The IIL proposal is a concentrated development that leaves much of the critical areas on the land undisturbed. Two very different animals
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