Donna Severeson, Past President of Sweetwater Trailer Camper Park
For twenty years we have come every summer to enjoy the
peace and quiet at our place in Sweetwater Trailer Camper Park. We see deer
coming and going morning and evening, grouse and sage hens visit my lawn and
garden throughout the summer and we enjoy listening to the many birds sing their lovely songs. The
traffic at this end of the lake is very light except on weekends. It has been a bit of heaven for us all these
years.
During those twenty years, we have worked with the community
and enjoyed the people here in the area. Several years ago, when the EMTs
needed to outfit their new emergency vehicle, the people of Sweetwater raised funds
to help them. Many of us have
volunteered at community and church activities.
We support local business and bring money to the community.
However, now that Garden City and Rich County have seen fit
to build a gun club just over the small rise from us, all of that peace and
quiet will be gone. The animals will leave and the bird songs will come to an
end. All we will hear is the sound of weapons
firing. The traffic will increase on the proposed road just behind our southern
border. In dry weather, the dust will be
thick in the air. Our quiet peaceful life will come to a screeching end and we
will have to think about moving elsewhere.
At our recent home owner’s meeting, we took a show of hands
vote. As predicted the gun owners voted
yes and those who enjoy their peace and quiet voted no. The vote that most owners
wanted the gun club is wrong. The vote was only 50/50. Many owners
who were not at the meeting have called to voice their objections. We haven’t
heard from one gun owners because they figure it’s a done deal. As it
probably is.
With all the open land around this area, why did they choose
our backyard? We are really sorry that
Rich County and Garden City think so little of the 421 owners who live here in
the summer (some all year round). It would
seem that the local governments only want our money and not our friendship. It seems that they feel that we are just
summer people and don’t really count for much.
Again I ask, why in our backyard?
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