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up the potential problem that may be caused by 3,000 people a day with young children visiting the ski area. “Somebody’s going to get hurt,” he warned.
Luke also acknowledged that visitor traffic would have an impact on the town of Washington, on county roads and on the sheriffs department.
“How many other businesses will you allow permits for?” Luke asked the Board. “Once these things get going, everybody’s going to want to hang up a little sign.” he predicted.
In addition. Luke noted that the Highway Department wouldn’t widen and pave the 1.2 miles of Harris Hollow Road that is still gravel unless landowners along the road to the ski area donated an additional 20 feet of right-of-way.
Not Enough Right-Of-Way
Doug Baumgardner admitted that there were a couple of landowners along the road who wouldn’t deed the necessary 50 foot right-ofway without which the highway department won’t widen a secondary road.
“The problem is not only with paving,” interjected BZA member Hal Forward. “There’s a dangerous blind curve.”
Moore said that the ski area previously operated at capacity with 1,600 skiers and approximately 600 cars on several weekends. “I never heard of any serious injuries (in traffic accidents) then.”
According to Moore, resident highway engineer Don Askew said "he would be happy to pave it (Harris Hollow Road) to the extent that we have right-of-way,” since the road already meets traffic count standards for surface treatment.
Moore said Askew indicated that he would pave as far as right-of-way was obtained in hopes that holdout landowners would be persuaded to deed the necessary 20 feet as they saw road work progress.
“That’s the way Huey Long used to do it in Louisiana,” interjected Chairman Gardiner.
Jack DeBergh, landowner and farmer along Tlarris Hollow Road, spoke for approval of the reopened ski area. He agreed that it caused increased traffic along his road but maintained that there had never been a serious accident involving ski area visitors.
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