Guest comment by JRP - a comment in response to our post:
Public Hearing on June 1st about Powder Mountain
JRP asked some questions early this morning and we wanted to make sure the questions were not overlooked by our humble readers. We copied and pasted the post below unedited.
Can anyone help JRP out?
Forgive my ignorance, but what is so bad about the general idea behind Powder Moutain being developed. I know that there are certain restrictions and limitiations but those are arbitrary, right? I mean, they can be undone just as easy as they were implemented. In fact, some people would argue that the current zoning rules regarding Ogden Valley are biased or skewed toward a thype of unfounded protectionism.
I also, find it interesting that people don't seem to look at how this will benefit the local and general Utah economy. The quintessential objection to any type of development (helipad etc...) is "NIMBY" (not in my back yard). I think that holding such as stance reduceds the objector to a mere hypocrite, as per the objector argues that the developers are egotistical yet is he not being equal?
I would like to know, economically and morally, why the basic idea of allowing Powder Moutain is reprehensible.
