PRESENTATIONS, NEWS and OPINION about the proposed development project at Kings Bottom above Kane Creek
February 17, 2024
Kings Bottom, mouth of Kane Creek and Williams Bottom
PUBLIC PETITION AGAINST KANE CREEK DEVELOPMENT
THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
Kane Creek Development Watch (KCDW)
- CLICK HERE - To Donate To KCDW via ZEFFY
- Fiscal sponsor: Friends of the Abajos, doing business as Canyonlands Watershed Council
- Contact the petition organizers: keepGCgrand@gmail.com
- Website: Kane Creek Development Watch
- Mission Statement: Kane Creek Development Watch (KCDW) is a group of dedicated citizens committed to preserving the unique beauty and ecological integrity of the Colorado River corridor near Moab, Utah. Our mission is to safeguard this vital area from a development that poses significant socio-economic and environmental threats to our vibrant local community. Our goal is to secure the land back from the developers and ensure its protection for future generations.
- DONATE TO KCDW via ZEFFY
RADIO INTERVIEWS
- February 22, 2024 - Utah Public Radio. By Tom Williams. The guests are: Jon Kovash, Molly Marcello, Sophia Fisher, Laura Long and Bill Love.
PUBLIC COMMENT & LETTERS
- Citizens to be Heard: County Commission Meeting of January 16, 2024 - Meeting begins at 1 hour, 3 minutes and 50 seconds). You Tube.
- Click here for a presentation about flood hazards at Kings Bottom by John Weisheit, conservation director of Living Rivers & Colorado Riverkeeper. Note: this presentation was shared with the developer, engineer, attorney and our administrative agencies and elected officals.
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OPINIONS AND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (OpEds & LTTEs)
- May 28, 2024 - What could go wrong? By Jerry Shue for Moab Times-Independent.
- May 14, 2024 - General Plans are more than a wish list, they are the law. By Alison Simon for Moab Times Indenpendent.
- May 14, 2024 - Former Commissioner: New groups to Moab were here in the 90s. By Sam Cunningham For Moab Times Independent.
- May 9, 2024 - Actually setting the record straight on Kane Creek. By Laura Long For Moab Times-Independent.
- May 7, 2024 - Rebuttals to Jackson and KCPDs General Parters. By Cody Priano And Paul Lehr for Moab Times-Independent.
- April 30, 2024 - General partners set the record straight on Kane Creek. Trent Arnold et al for Moab Times-Independent.
- April 23, 2024 - Responses to Lynn Jackson's OpEd. Baird, McGann, and Roseme.
- April 16, 2024 - Don't let emotions drive Kane Creek development decisions. By Lynn Jackson for Moab Times-Independent.
- February 20, 2024 - Kane Creek developers address mining allegations and other issues. Arnold, Weston & Gottlieb for Moab Times-Independent.
- February 13, 2024 - Putting the 1992 Kane Creek Zoning decision in Context. Sam Cunningham for Moab Times-Independent.
- February 13, 2024 - More On The Alleged Unlawful Mining At Kane Creek. Tuesday Wright for Moab Times-Independent.
- February 12, 2024 - Concerns over sand and gravel extraction at Kane Creek Project. Kiley Miller for Moab Times-Independent.
- February 5, 2024 - Town unites to fight a floodplain development. Mary Moran for Writers on the Range.
- January 31, 2024 - Former County Commissioner: Kane Creek Was Supposed To Be a 10-acre Campground. Sam Cunningham for Moab Times-Independent.
- January 23, 2024 - Please spare Kane Creek. Barb Crossan for Moab Times-Independent.
- January 23, 2024 - It's time to stand up for what Moab deserves. Emily Sukiennik for Times-Independent.
- Janaury 23, 2024 - It's Not Too Late To Shut Down Kane Creek Project. Steve Russell for Moab Times-Independent.
- January 17, 2024 - Sewage concerns, water realities at Kane Creek Development. John Gould for Moab Times-Independent.
- January 09, 2024 - Kane Creek development proposal "is bad, sad idea." Carrie Bailey & Marsha Marshal for Moab Times Independent.
- December, 2023 - Kane Creek development and Grand County's "adventurous small town spirit." Laura Long for Moab Sun News.
- July 27, 2023 - The developers at Kings Bottom & Kane Creek Road do not understand the flood history of the Colorado River. John Weisheit for Moab Times Independent.
- July 7, 2023 - Kane Creek development should be opposed, Sarah Stock for Moab Sun News.
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NEWS
- June 18, 2024 - Citing improper actions by Winfield, Nassau Resigns. By Doug McMurdo for Moab Times-Independent.
- June 6, 2024 - Controversial Kane Creek developer quietly makes major donations in state Attorney General's Race. By Eric Peterson for the The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and Moab Sun News.
- May 30, 2024 - State shuts down Kane Creek Project water well. By Doug McMurdo for Moab Times-Independent.
- May 8, 2024 - County nixes Kane Creek Developments wastewater permit. By Sophia Fisher for Moab Times-Independent.
- April 17, 2024 - Commission delays vote on Kane Creek Permit. By Sophia Fisher for Moab Times-Independent.
- April 1, 2024 - Four organizations protest Kane Creek water application. By Sophia Fisher for Moab Times-Independent.
- March 5, 2024 - Kane Creek Earthwork Is Legal, County Says. By Doug McMurdo for Moab Times-Independent.
- March 5, 2024 - Legislature grants $1M to nonprofit led by Kane Creek developer. By Sohia Fisher for Moab Times-Independent.
- February 27, 2024 - No Consensus On Kane Creek Mining Allegations. By Sophia Fisher for Moab Times-Independnent.
- February 27, 2024 - Legislature on track to grant $1 Million to Kane Creek developers. By Sophia Fisher For Moab Times-Iindependent.
- February 15, 2024 - Interview with Jon Kovash: Kane Creek developers wield cash. By Molly Marcello for KZMU Community Radio in Moab, UT.
- Febuary 2, 2024 - Kane Creek development / Moab campground turned into homes near Colorado River. Sophia Fisher for Salt Lake Tribune.
- January 26, 2024 - Mining Monitor, Moab's Kings Bottom Development and Sun Zia lawsuit. By Jonathan Thompson for The Land Desk.
- January 23, 2024 - Uproar over Kane Creek Development Dominates Commission Meeting. By Sophia Fisher for Moab Times-Independent.
- June 29, 2023 - We are honestly trying to be good neighbors. By Sophia Fisher for Moab Times-Independent.
- June 14, 2023 - 50 Residents Protest Kane Creek Treatment Plant. Sophia Fisher for Moab Times-Independent.
- June 1, 2023 - Kane Creek Development Pursues Wastewater Plant. Sophia Fisher For Moab Times Independent.
- Septmber 08, 2022 - County opts to keep thumbs on Kane Creek Development. By Sophia Fisher for Moab Times-Independent.
- September 08, 2022 - New special Service District established for Kane Springs. By Rachel Fixsen for Moab Sun News.
- August 8, 2022 - County Opts To Keep Thumbs On Kane Creek Development. Sophia Fisher for Moab Times Independent.
- October 29, 2021 - Kane Creek development leads to evictions: Developers promise community benefit, but first tenants must leave. Rachel Fixsen for Moab Sun News.
- October 28, 2021 - Kane Creek project leaves some residents in the lurch. Carter Pape for Moab Times Independent.
- October 28, 2021 - Kane Creeks future: A research and innovation hub. Carter Pape for Moab Times Independent.
- October 28, 2021 - Kane Creek Project leaves some residents in lurch. By Carter Pape for Moab Times-Independent.
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RESPONSE TO PUBLIC FROM KCPD, LLC
- We are pleased that the developers have publicly confirmed that their project will be constructed in the historic floodplain and that federal flood insurance is required for all home owners and busines operators.
- It is important for buyers and investors to understand that the 100-year flood designation from the federal government is an arbitrary number.
- In the last 2,000 years, there have been over 34 floods greater than the USGS 100-year flood; over 20 floods greater than the USGS 500-year flood, and 5 floods have exceeded 282,000 cfs, and 2 floods were greater than 349,000 cfs.
- REFERENCE: A 2000 year natural record of magnitudes and frequencies for largest Upper Colorado River floods near Moab, Utah. Greenbaum, 2014.
- This designation is also a moving target. The elevation of the 100-year floodplain has already increased due to an enlarged data base from new paleoflood studies in the Colorado River Basin.
- Visit this flood resource page at On The Colorado.
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