I am writing in response to the story about Ed Zink’s effort to build a road in Hidden Valley (Herald, Sept. 26). A lot of time, effort and money were spent in the 1990s to permanently protect the archaeologically rich Hidden Valley area. Zink is trying to reverse that protection.
Contrary to the story, the Zink property is not landlocked and he does have other alternatives. I commend Zink for doing an archaeological survey of his own private property, but that is not the issue here; it is about the archaeology, the wetlands and the peace and quiet now enjoyed by many Durango residents that will be compromised by the planned road.
What we really have to wonder is what is Zink’s endgame? It certainly is not to just build one home on his 30 acres. Durango residents should watch this controversy closely. It could mean the changing of the definition of “permanent protection” to “sort of permanent unless someone with a lot of money wants to change it at some time in the future.”
Steven Allen
Durango
