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Show ' M THE Wednesday, March 20, 1974 PARK CITY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR fflumaH During a visit to the Grand Canyon shortly before he it a national proclaimed Kdilur'x Xute: av Mmrr rf I'ark Cttv. I'lah. haw Joiiml thiw wlalm idr rffurt. Ilr haw taken thr rrwpanwibility of eirrulalinj' a petition in Park City. KyaigninK the petition, cilizenw of the wtatr of I'tah are giving the chance to decide on thiw bill by otherwise the popular vote in November bill become Ian on April 4, 1974. them-wetve- w Senate Bill No. SB 23 entitled The Land Use Bill was passed recently over the objection of many persons who had studied the bill in depth. Since the Concerned Citizens Committee, Headquarters 1990 S. 11th E., Salt Lake City, Utah, feel that our rights are not being truly represented, they have united in getting petitions signed which will bring this matter to a direct democratic vote. This can be acby the citizens for it to appear on the petitioning complished ballot in November so they can vote on it individually as they see fit. This is how the petition reads : We, the undersigned citizens and legal voters of the state of Utah respectively order that the Senate Bill No. 23 entitled The Land Use Act passed by the Budget Session of the 40th Legislature of the state of Utah, be referred to the people of the State of Utah for their approval or rejection at the regular election to be held on the 5th day of November, 1974: and each for himself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the state of Utah; my. residence and post office address are correctly written after my name. It will take the signatures of 60,000 registered voters in this state to get this issue on the ballot. Petitions must all be in and counted by midnight April 3, otherwise (Hi April 4th, this bill becomes law without our having had our choice in the matter. N0 W0 140 Many selfless individuals have rallied to this work. Since those circulating petitions in the public interest must be Notaries Public, in recent weeks around 500 new notaries have qualified themselves at their own expense. The workers at the Secretary of States office are swamped with work as a result. All the counties of Utah are organized and hae committees engaged in accomplishing this work.. Counties which have already submitted petitions for processing to the office of the County Clerk are: Washington, Iron, Rich, Morgan, Summitt. Box Salt Lake, Cache, Elder, Weber, Davis, Tooele, Utah, Duchesne, Wasatch, Uintah, Juab, Millard, and San Pete. The clerks in County Clerks office are cheerful and cooperative in the face of this extra work load. We must remember nevertheless that the counting and processing of petitions from will be a 60,000 persons monumental job, therefore time is of the essence. Those persons who are busily and constantly engaged in getting signatures are making a sacrificing and unstinting effort to see that the people of this state have the right to choose, which is vital at this time. We must retain the privilege of accepting or rejecting ingovernment tervention in the control of our land, water and air at any cost to ourselves. The tireless endeavors of those faithful souls who always rally to such a work can never be measured nor proper ap- preciation shown here. Sincerely,, II. Austin Belnap Congressional Candidate 2nd Congressional District 140 M0 (9(40 Page 3 monument in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt articulated what has since emerged as the underlying purpose of the area as a national park: In the Grand Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder which, as far as I know, is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world. I want to ask you to do one thing in connection with it in your own interest and in the interest of the rest of the country to keep this great wonder of nature as it now is. . .Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do is keep it for your children, childrens your children, and for all who come after you, as the great sight which every American. . . should see. We have recently learned that the Arizona Power Authority (APA) is attempting to obtain hasty approval for the condam struction of a hydro-electrnear Bridge Canyon in the lower Grand Canyon. This new version of the Bridge Canyon (Hualapai) Dam would be different from the one proposed in the 60s. The APA plans a structure apic proximately 300 feet high designed for the production of peaking power. This type of dam is characterized by large daily fluctuations of its reservoir due to huge discharges during power production and rapid refilling after, peak demands have been met. as now The damsite itself would in the built be planned Grand Canyon but outside the present boundaries of the national park and monument. Senator Barry Goldwater is sponsoring a bill (S1296) which would enlarge the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park. We have heard the APA is fearful the passage of S1296 could bring resistance to their project. 140 (40 DC H0 0 DC FREE DINNER SHUTTLE In their 1971 draft entitled Master Plan for Grand Canyon the Park Service noted : The lower Grand Canyon ad. dition involves lands within the presently authorized boundaries of National Lake Mead Recreation Area containing outstanding scenic and geologic features, including the Lower Granite Gorge. The addition would complete a natural Grand Canyon unit by establishing the lower extremity of the park near Separation Rapids, which is approximately the end of the rivers condition and the beginning of Lake Mead's potential impoundment level. National Park status for these lands lying north of the Colorado River would help ensure preservation of the canyon and rivers character, as well as facilitate control of riverrunning boat parties under one jurisdiction to the Separation Rapid vicinity. The APA and other proponents can easily use the current energy crises as an argument for building the dam. Also, a dangerous precedent has been set in the flooding of Rainbow Bridge National Monument by the rising waters of Lake Powell also on the Colorado River. Its unbelievable to us that some Auiericans would even consider the construction of a dam in the Grand Canyon! Its entirely possible for the dam to become approved, funded and built unless many individuals make their feelings known now ! If you feel as we do about the Grand Canyon, please take the time to write YOUR congressmen and send a copy of your letters to the following individuals : free-flowi- The Honorable Sam Steiger, House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20215. The Honorable Paul Fanin, House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20215. The Honorable John Rhodes, U.S. Senate, Washington D.C. 20510. The Honorable Morris Udall, House of Representatives, Washington D.C. 20215. Mr. Russell E. Train, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C. 20006. Mr. Ronald Waker, Director, ng National Park VTHE SKI RACK atoraga and tuning Expert ski tuning and waxing by Park City Professional Dick Neilsen and staff. storage by the week or month day, night, at reasonable rates. 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