Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-11-19 | Page 17 | County Takes Action on Flood Control

COU Tales ces 0 o ors cm a od CO Steps toward establishment of or ofa ora a flood control district in the flash flood area north of Salt Lake City were taken Monday 1 by bythe bythe bythe the Salt Lake County Commission Commis Commis- sion sion County Commissioner Ray P. P Greenwood was authorized to launch an investigation of the feasibility of establishment of a district after he told the commission commission commission com com- mission some to could be appropriated annually from the county's flood control funds for the work Action followed a request from the Women's Conservation Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil of Utah urging establishment of the flood control district Under under under un un- der the Utah State law enacted in 1949 The from Mrs 1 lieber Heber Benmon Denmon Jr president president dent asked that the women be i permitted to sponsor a 3 project in a small area to apply the principles of oC conservation conser Mr 11 Greenwood emphasized that the county has been working working working work work- ing toward a flood control program program pro pro- gram in the area and hoped to work out a program in cooperation cooperation cooperation tion with the U. U S. S Soil Conservation Conserva tion Service or the U. U S. S Forest Service The contemplated p pro program r o g r ram a m would provide construction con con- turing and receding While the county could organize such a district district district dis dis- it would have to have permission permission per per- mission of 10 1070 of the he property owners to proceed with the corrective corrective cor cur measures said Mr Green Green- wood The area has been heen the source for flash floods which have swept down from the north foot hills in recent years damaging the City Cemetery and northeast residences resi resi- dences