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By Tomas Carr. * Jenny Wilson, At Large A * Richard Snelgrove, Chair, At Large B * Jim Bradley, At Large C * Arlyn Bradshaw, District 1 * Michael Jensen,

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1 By Tomas Carr

2 * Jenny Wilson, At Large A * Richard Snelgrove, Chair, At Large B * Jim Bradley, At Large C * Arlyn Bradshaw, District 1 * Michael Jensen, District 2 * Aimee Winder Newton, District 3 * Sam Granato, District 4 * Steve Debry, District 5 * Max Burdick, District 6

3 * Destroyed 1 home and 1 tennis court * Damaged 1 other home * 27 homes evacuated * Previous landslide activity in 2000, but no action done to prevent it. * 500x500 ft of land moved downhill

4 * Moved about a foot each year * Slowed because of low rain * Has been active since at least 2005 * Speeding up predicted, once normal rain returns it could move over 2 feet

5 * Excess rain * Little vegetation * Steep slopes * Loose topsoil * Removal of material at bottom of slope

6 * Clean previous landslide sites * Reduces risk of landslide occurring again * Allows things to work normally * Clean up quickly * Replant landslide site

7 * Plant new vegetation on steep slopes with little vegetation or previous landslide sites * Build barriers to block falling rocks from above slopes * Clean up existing landslides quickly

8 * Landslides: Events and Information. (n.d.). Retrieved May 23, 2015, from http://geology.utah.gov/hazards/landslid es-rockfalls/ * Debris-Flow Hazards in the United States. (2013, January 9). Retrieved May 25, 2015, from http://goo.gl/mfPPiH


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