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Show Gunderson Runs For Re-election Lamont B. Gunderson, chairman chair-man of the Salt Lake County commission, has announced his candicacy for the commission post again. He will run for the two-year term in the fall election. elect-ion. Mr. Gunderson was elected , to a two-year term in 1D53 and 1951 and re-elected for a four-year four-year term which ends this year. He has served as chairman of the commission for the past two years. In his six years in office, Mr. Gunderson has headed the roads and bridges department of the county. He was a construction con-struction man before entering politics, and his experience in the field has fitted him well, for the roads assignment with the county commission. During his administration records show that road construction const-ruction has doubled, while the budget has remained about the same. More than 800 miles of road are now maintained by the county. In connexion with the road work, about ten bridges per year have been installed during Gunderson's administration, eliminating narrow two-lane brides which have created serious ser-ious traffic hazards for modern cement bridges which cover the full 50-foot right-of-way. Two of these bridges have just been completed in the Kearns area. Under Commissioner Gunderson's Gunder-son's direction, 18 river-straight erring projects have been completed com-pleted in the Jordan River flood control program, bringing bring-ing some 750 acres of valuable valu-able land into use for playgrounds, play-grounds, homes or other uses. After years of litigation and delay, the much-needed county sewer program was started and has just about been completed com-pleted in all six sewer districts of the county. Mr. Gunderson will run on the Republican ticket. |