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Committee notes rockfall occurrences but reports no recorded structural damage
Summary
Members reviewed recent rockfall incidents, found no recorded damage in Castle Valley, and advised updating incident dates and road‑closure procedures in the plan.
Committee members reviewed the rockfall section of the draft mitigation plan and reported several recent rockfall occurrences but no incidents that caused structural damage to houses in Castle Valley.
Members noted rockfall events are plausible in certain locations and recommended updating the plan’s chronology with dates committee members can verify from local records or photographs. The committee suggested treating rockfall as a localized hazard with low probability of causing damage to structures in most parts of town but with higher consequence where a fall could reach a road or building.
Suggested mitigation steps included adding plans for temporary road closures and short‑term traffic management when rockfalls occur, and maintaining an incident log with dates to support future probability and magnitude assessments. No formal action or funding decision was made; staff was assigned to review records for specific dates to include in the plan.
