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History of the campaign to protect Johnson's Up-On-Top and the water supplies of Moab and Spanish Valley

March 08, 2011
by John Weisheit

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October 12, 2000 - Cloudrock developers face county planners, capacity crowd

December 21, 2000 - Cartoon & Christie LTTE.

February 1, 2001 - Water board upholds contract with SITLA

March 8, 2001 - Critical time for Cloudrock

March 22, 2001 - Public Notice

March 29, 2001 - Cloudrock service central to water talks

April 5, 2001 - It's all Cloudrock in recent political talk

June 14, 2001 - Planners approve changes to code while Cloudrock opponents cry foul

July 12, 2001 - Trust Lands begins planning discussions with area groups

October 18, 2001 - County OK's Cloudrock development

November 8, 2001 - County approves Cloudrock annex

December 20, 2001 - County balks at projects

May 2, 2002 - Sparks fly at Cloudrock meeting as board of adjustments questions conflicts of interest

March 6, 2003 - Living Rivers to target Mill Creek Revival March 14

March 13, 2003 Water agency asked to reconsider White land/water purchase

March 14, 2003 - Living Rivers and Grand County Citizens for Clean Water launch a campaign to protect the water supplies of Moab and Spanish Valley from innappropriate development. See full-page ad from the Times-Independent.

March 20, 2003 - Mill Creek Rally organizers say Grand County water agency puts greed before welfare of land

May 8, 2003 - Lawsuit launched against Grand County over illegal action on SITLA properties at Johnson's-Up-On-Top for a development called "Cloudrock."

December 31, 2003 - MCA case tossed out of Seventh District Court; appeal filed too late

July 28, 2006 - MCA loses lawsuit to stop Cloudrock annexation

August 2006 - Cloudrock brainstorming sessions to be held in Moab this week.

December 21, 2006 - Cloudrock spreads, challenges planning process

January 18, 2007 - Cloudrock changes approved

February 1, 2007 - Council sets Feb. 6 public hearing for revised Cloudrock PUD

February 15, 2007 - Grand County Citizens for Clean Water place a full-page ad in the Times-Independent.

February 22, 2007 - Council delays decision on Cloudrock development

May 3, 2007 - Grand County Council struggles with amended preliminary plat for Coloudrock development

April 19, 2007 - GWSSA approves Cloudrock watershed protection measures

November 29, 2007 - Group appeals County PC decisions on Cloudrock.

December 13, 2007 - Board of Adjustments vacates PC approval of special exceptions for Cloudrock

November 22, 2007 - County council approves changes to Cloudrock lodge configuration

December 20, 2007 - County PC again approves Cloudrock special exceptions

March 14, 2008 - A Look at Johnson's Up-On-Top. A publication of Grand County Citizens for Clean Water

March 17, 2008 - Moab activists call builder a threat to area's water supply in the Salt Lake Tribune.

April 1, 2009 - State's high court says citizens have standing in Cloudrock appeal. Click here to read Supreme Court Decision. Article in Times-Independent


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