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Show c From page four Canyon Heber Memmott, it would then desire something else in 1994. Soon the area would not be open to the people at all. There also was a concern, expressed by those present, that the forest service might put up a gate and charge a toll for entering the area. Commissioner Brough also said vast portions of the canyon will be entirely closed in the future. Brough, who conducted the meeting and requested it be set in the first place, said the commission had had a lot of comment about the canyon in the last several years. In spite of meetings with forest service officials, said Brough, the commission had managed to accomplish veiy little. Various missioner s over the last few years had had discussions with forest service officials, and all they had off to citizen travel, and the can- managed to get done was the re- yon was turned over to the group, opening of Cottonwood Canyon They the forest service are to camping. discriminating against us, and I However, he said, even the dont think it is right, agreed Cottonwood camping area could Richard Hansen. We the be taken away by the forest sercommissioners have vice at any time. never had a clear mandate from Its been a real frustrating the people, said Brough, in talk- thing, Brough said. ing about the proposed referen- One of the members of a citi- dum. Once the commission knew zens committee organized by the the majority of the people county commission to handle the wanted theissuehandled.hesaid, commissioners could clearly problemhad resigned because the on the desires of the mjyority. job was so frustrating. In spite of If the majority want the can- newspaper headlines which indicated some headway, said yon returned to the people of the Brough, he never in his heart county, he said, the commission believed that the forest service would do all within legal bounds could be trusted to do as they had to make the desire of the people agreed in discussions. come to fruition. Meanwhile, he said, Juab No matter who is elected com- County residents continue to be said Brough, who is discriminated against by the For- facing an opponent in the Sep- est Service. primary election, the com- One example, he said, was al- mission would be bound to serve lowing the Sundowners motor- the desires of the majority. cycle club to take over the canyon However, he said, it would not when they rented the Bear Canpossible to put the issue on the yon campground on an annual primary ballot as he desired, due basis. Guards were posted, a to legal problems. county-owne- d road was blocked Brough said he had been a his- - tory teacher for over 30years and knew the constitution. There is not one word in the Constitution that gives the federal government the right to own land, he said. The 1787 Northwest Land nance allowed states to enter the union on an equal basis with other states. The West is no longer equal, however, said Brough. For ample, 82 percentofJuabCounty is owned by the federal govem-th- e ment, which means that 82 per-acent of the decisions made about land control in the county are not made by the commission, but by the BLM and forest service, The Sagebrush Rebellion needs to be rebuilt, said Brough. We need to get the federal govern- g ment out ofthe ness, he continued, He also suggested citizens tact those running for elected positions and find out how they stand on the issue of getting Salt Creek Canyon away from the for-b- e est service and back in the hands Ordi-coun- ty ex-ho- w will be realistic legislation and that he would seek support and would follow through. The mer-no- n its ofthis issue lie with the people of Juab County, the statement continued, 1 O Brough said he had contacted Cannon, a candidate for U.S. Je -- Mrr Sotttago is now accepting enrollment for child con-temb- er the people, Nephi, Utah August 5, 1992 ' Sttory&saEi busi-mission- land-ownin- xi I IITlOSlNCWS llIC T' 'ifSao ct a Discount on And get Senate, and read what he ,said was an authorized statement firomhim. In the statement, Can- pledged to do whatever was within his power, if he were elected, to solve the problem. 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