Scrapers, graders, front-end loaders, giant backhoes and bulldozers are working the land like busy ants, but gigantic ants at that. We're putting in fill over here and over there, we're cutting down 20 feet for a pond. It's like we're a bunch of kids playing with our Tonka Toys. Developer Harry Rinker will turn the 132 acre parcel into 27 high-end, spacious lots located adjacent to the existing first phase of the Golden Eagle Ranch subdivision. Rinker said his part in the development involves the groundwork and landscaping of the property.
Buyers then purchase the lots and build their homes through other contractors.
Residents of the Wood River Valley, however, have mixed emotions about growth and the dwindling open spaces along the Highway 75 Corridor. Construction workers such as Plumber depend on growth and development to make a living and feed their families. Some residents believe that open spaces and the valley's scenic wonders add to their quality of life. America is a free country, Blaine County Commissioner Dennis Wright said in an interview. We can't put up a gate at the valley's entrance and stop people from moving here.