The reasons people have come to Castle Country and continue to stay in the area vary a great deal. For some who have stayed there were job opportunities that brought them. For others it was family, or the allure of a more quiet setting than what city life offers.
David Brewer is presently a detective with the Carbon County Sheriff’s Department. He moved to Castle Country when he was 15 because his family relocated in the area after having lived most of his young life in southern California. After high school he went into the Marine Corps and then afterward moved to Colorado then back to the area. Then once again he moved to the Salt Lake metropolitan area because of a business he was involved in. Finally he moved back to Castle Country and stayed.
“I can’t exactly tell you what keeps bringing me back here, but the people here are good people,” he says. “The schools are good and it is a great place to raise kids. I always said I didn’t want to bring up my kids where I grew up in California.”
As they say in the Castle Country area, “Many come for a day, but stay for a lifetime.”
He also likes the size of the towns and area.
“I think my favorite things about living here has to do with the size,” he said. “It’s small enough that you almost know everyone, but it is close enough to a larger metropolitan area that when you want that kind of thing you can go there. I’ve always liked the downtown areas in the cities here. They are friendly and older looking. The development here is more laid back.”
Being a police officer would put him in the right spot to see the more negative parts of the area, but he says that doing that job in Castle Country is really very interesting and generally satisfying.
“We don’t have a community here that is anti-cop like they do in some places,” he said. “People here are always willing to help. It is just a great place to be in law enforcement. As a detective I get to do a great variety of work because of the size of the community, whereas in a big city I would be assigned to particular divisions. It makes you well-rounded as an officer. And violent crime in the area is very unusual.”
“I just find I get along with everyone. People are very friendly,” he concluded.