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Should the man-made hot springs stay or go?

by Maggie O'Mara

Bio | Email | Follow: @maggiektvb7

KTVB.COM

Posted on October 22, 2009 at 8:02 AM

Updated Wednesday, Oct 28 at 10:44 AM

Goodbye Hot Springs?

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The U.S. Forest Service says the man-made hot spring pools in Rocky Canyon (between Crouch and Silver Creek) have to be destroyed!

That has many people asking WHY?

You may not know this, but about a dozen tubs were built illegally off of Rocky Canyon about a year ago. A man built them without a permit, and the Forest Service says that's a violation. The man responsible did pay a fine and do community service as a punishment.

On top of the man-made pools being a violation, a spokesman for the Shoshone-Paiute Indian Tribe says the hot springs are sacred, and are being misused by people drinking alcohol, doing drugs and having sex.

But, some of the hot spring supporters/enthusiasts are working to keep the pools intact. They say it's ridiculous to destroy them, and that the public should have a say on what happens to them. The group is looking into getting legal help to stop it.


 

What do you think?

 

Should the homemade pools stay or go?

 

Watch the full story on our home page at KTVB.com - and chime in!

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