Let's keep the Ruby Mountains as undeveloped as possible!
An
out of area landowner has applied for a zoning change from Open Space
District (OS) to an Agricultural-Recreational District (A), for the
2296.22-acre parcel owned by Ruby Mountain Ranch Holdings, LLC, adjacent
to the Spring Creek Campground.
Application 24-2000-0010, Modern Land and Development, LLC
This parcel extends to 9,455 feet in elevation, virtually to the top of the face of the Rubies.
Reason
Why are we against this?
- While this parcel may be private land, it is also a bold face of the Ruby Mountains. Allowing the zoning change for future development would not only change the aesthetics, peacefulness of the area, and dark space of the Rubies but also displace the wildlife that currently calls it home.
- That parcel is part of a critical migration route that thousands of Mule Deer use each year.
- On the back side of the ridge line, you can find Mountain Goats, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Himalayan Snowcock, Pika, and many other species.
- In a state with little water and struggling habitat, developing such a critical area to wildlife would be detrimental on a biological and ecological basis.
- A zone change allowing future development would set a standard for neighboring parcels to follow, turning our Ruby Mountains into a smaller version of the Wasatch Front in Salt Lake City.
More details to consider – Where do we draw the line?
- The developer hired by the landowner, has offered the idea of using the parcel for a recreational area, including 1200-acre ski resort.
- It takes about 200,000 gallons of water to make one foot of snow on one acre of ski slope. That’s 40 million gallons of water (737 ac-ft of water) per year to make 1 foot of snow per acre over the 1,200 acres of ski-able area. Where is that water coming from?
- How much vegetation will be removed to accommodate a ski slope, resort, and access road.
- The impact a development like this will have on our roads, traffic, taxes, and emergency services.
- Soils for both Mountain and Valley parcels are rated as “limited to very limited” for Septic Systems and road development due to Dust, Frost heave, Shrink and Swell, causing negative effects for air quality and maintenance issues into the future.
- The access may still be closed to the public that can't afford to pay for it.
- An actual plan is not required for the zoning change to pass.
No amount of positive economic impact could replace the lost resource. Land is one of the few things that we don’t get any more of. Once we develop this one, there won’t be another mountain to turn to.
For more information contact: [email protected]
Thank you for your time and support!
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 23, 2024
Reached 100 supporters
September 29, 2024
September 26, 2024
We are approaching one hundred signatures. Please send this link to three friends now so we can hit that mark before the council reviews the application.
353 Comments
We see time and time again how wealthy developers take over an area, price the citizens out and essentially ruin nature in the name of their profit. Absolutely not! Do not develop this raw beautiful land for sole benefit of out of state investors and their cronies.
Absolutely NOT, no zone change no resorts we don't have enough irrigation water as it is . We don't need the Rudy's turning into Lake Tahoe where you can't even hardly drive around the lake summer or winter because of to many people.
No to the resort. It will have way too many negative impacts on the area wildlife, residents, roads, water, and schools. Let people ski at resorts already built in other states or in the Tahoe area. We have chosen to live rural and this development would destroy that lifestyle.
The Rubies have been my untamed home for nearly 30 years. I’d hate to see them be developed and ruined by tourists and people who don’t respect the land. If people want to explore these mountains in the winter, they can heliski them.
High density with no access out of Spring Creek for fires is not good. Elko County needs to do this road first and require developers to install hydrants. SCA property owners will see their insurance policies increase and devalue of their homes.
Tribal Burial Ground maybe disturbed for a playground.
Keep Nevada wild!! STOP building!
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Let's keep the Ruby Mountains as undeveloped as possible!
An
out of area landowner has applied for a zoning change from Open Space
District (OS) to an Agricultural-Recreational District (A), for the
2296.22-acre parcel owned by Ruby Mountain Ranch Holdings, LLC, adjacent
to the Spring Creek Campground.
Application 24-2000-0010, Modern Land and Development, LLC
This parcel extends to 9,455 feet in elevation, virtually to the top of the face of the Rubies.
Reason
Why are we against this?
- While this parcel may be private land, it is also a bold face of the Ruby Mountains. Allowing the zoning change for future development would not only change the aesthetics, peacefulness of the area, and dark space of the Rubies but also displace the wildlife that currently calls it home.
- That parcel is part of a critical migration route that thousands of Mule Deer use each year.
- On the back side of the ridge line, you can find Mountain Goats, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Himalayan Snowcock, Pika, and many other species.
- In a state with little water and struggling habitat, developing such a critical area to wildlife would be detrimental on a biological and ecological basis.
- A zone change allowing future development would set a standard for neighboring parcels to follow, turning our Ruby Mountains into a smaller version of the Wasatch Front in Salt Lake City.
More details to consider – Where do we draw the line?
- The developer hired by the landowner, has offered the idea of using the parcel for a recreational area, including 1200-acre ski resort.
- It takes about 200,000 gallons of water to make one foot of snow on one acre of ski slope. That’s 40 million gallons of water (737 ac-ft of water) per year to make 1 foot of snow per acre over the 1,200 acres of ski-able area. Where is that water coming from?
- How much vegetation will be removed to accommodate a ski slope, resort, and access road.
- The impact a development like this will have on our roads, traffic, taxes, and emergency services.
- Soils for both Mountain and Valley parcels are rated as “limited to very limited” for Septic Systems and road development due to Dust, Frost heave, Shrink and Swell, causing negative effects for air quality and maintenance issues into the future.
- The access may still be closed to the public that can't afford to pay for it.
- An actual plan is not required for the zoning change to pass.
No amount of positive economic impact could replace the lost resource. Land is one of the few things that we don’t get any more of. Once we develop this one, there won’t be another mountain to turn to.
For more information contact: [email protected]
Thank you for your time and support!
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 23, 2024
Reached 100 supporters
September 29, 2024
September 26, 2024
We are approaching one hundred signatures. Please send this link to three friends now so we can hit that mark before the council reviews the application.
353 Comments
Aside from the ski resort, I’m largely concerned about the effect the “ski resort” type homes will have on our economy. The people who work ski resorts can’t afford to live in the towns they work in. Let’s not make this another Tahoe.
We see time and time again how wealthy developers take over an area, price the citizens out and essentially ruin nature in the name of their profit. Absolutely not! Do not develop this raw beautiful land for sole benefit of out of state investors and their cronies.
Absolutely NOT, no zone change no resorts we don't have enough irrigation water as it is . We don't need the Rudy's turning into Lake Tahoe where you can't even hardly drive around the lake summer or winter because of to many people.
No to the resort. It will have way too many negative impacts on the area wildlife, residents, roads, water, and schools. Let people ski at resorts already built in other states or in the Tahoe area. We have chosen to live rural and this development would destroy that lifestyle.
The Rubies have been my untamed home for nearly 30 years. I’d hate to see them be developed and ruined by tourists and people who don’t respect the land. If people want to explore these mountains in the winter, they can heliski them.
High density with no access out of Spring Creek for fires is not good. Elko County needs to do this road first and require developers to install hydrants. SCA property owners will see their insurance policies increase and devalue of their homes.
Tribal Burial Ground maybe disturbed for a playground.
Keep Nevada wild!! STOP building!
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Aside from the ski resort, I’m largely concerned about the effect the “ski resort” type homes will have on our economy. The people who work ski resorts can’t afford to live in the towns they work in. Let’s not make this another Tahoe.