Rustic Motel Units? “We have commercial zoning,” Moore answered.

Rustic Motel Units?

“We have commercial zoning,” Moore answered. “It would help the ski area to have lodging there. We thought in terms of—very far in the future, very iffy—something along the lines of Skyland or Big Meadows...several rustic buildings. "We don’t want people to own'them and stay there...it wouldn’t be economically good for us,” Moore continued. “If we didn’t get financing for a motel, we’ve discussed time-sharing, something like that...We’re not going to do anything that will result in permanent homes, any addition to school taxes.”

Werner Krebser was the next speaker and he reeled off a list of objections to the “whole gamut of things” applied for in the special use permit.

Krebser maintained that Moore was using his 300 acres of commercially zoned property “as something like a club to hold over the county’s head...There’s a real question mark as to the zoning,” he added.

If Moore does have commercial zoning, “I sincerely hope the taxes are paid on that property back to 1961” based on its value as 300 acres of commercial land, Krebser continued. He noted the negative impact the ski area's farmers market would have on produce sales from existing roadside stands and asked where Moore intended to sell fishing privileges—in the Rush River or in a pond he may plan on building.

Krebser objected to granting the ski area rights to offer outdoor musical entertainment. “When this outfit is on shaky feet and they need money fast—look out,” he warned. A rock concert is a great way to raise cash in a hurry, he added.

Krebser also raised the possiblity of health dangers from the asbestos used in the construction of the Alpine slide track. “Do you know what tumors asbestos causes?” asked Doctor Krebser. “All I want to point out is that it may prove to be a hazard.”