Show Moab Airport Improvement Top lop Project The Grand County airport has lias been listed as the No 1 l project of the state of Utah on a listing of Improvement projects as outlined by the office of Harlon W. W Ce De- Dement Cement ment director of the Utah State Aero commission This fact was revealed here Tuesday at a meeting of the Grand county commissioners during a discussion of plans for Improving the local air port Others attending the meeting were Charles Donaldson CAA district dis- dis air port engineer from Carson City Nev Pete Byrd manager of ib local air port and Don Howard Howard How How- ard newsman of the Salt Lake City Tribune Word was received last week that federal funds to the amount of had been approved for Improvements to the local air port A planning committee was named named nam nam- ed by the county commissioners to survey the project and develop a along along along long range Improvement program Dan was named chairman chairman chair chair- man of the group Others on the committee will be Hub Newell Sam Constantino A. A M M. Stocks and Ken Tentative plans were s set t for tot resurfacing the runway and apron and extending the runway an additional additional ad ad- feet The Importance of the Moab proJect project pro pro- was pointed up In a letter written by Dement Bement to Donaldson listing the air port needs for Cor the state In order of their importance The present Uranium boom in Southeastern Utah spotlighted the program of air port Improvements asked by the state Following the local project others others others oth oth- ers named were Carbon county as the No 3 project Monticello ant and Blanding rated equally as No 4 and work at as No 9 i |