Show i i I Chamber Discusses Flood It j Control Problem Tuesday 11 The Moab Chamber of Com Corn Commerce merce coerce met on May 15 at the q Towne Town and Country club with 31 1 members present President J P Ed EM Claus presided over the Z J Mr Bruce Ol Olson n o of the Utah State Park and Recreation i commission stationed at Dead i i Horse norse Point was a 1 guest at the 4 11 meeting Ho ne thanked the Chamber Chamber Cham- Cham ber for their cooperation with d the Commission and announced j L the completion of the Dead I norse Horse Point building programS programS' program S' S 11 l as of May 9 President Claus I j then read the le wire from Sen f j t Bennett ann announcing nn an t for Improvements at nt the Arches l. l A discussion took place lace on th the water situation and flood control control control con con- problems in Moab Mayor Mayo Norman Boyd oyd said Sen Sm Frank Fran Moss had requested a letter lette written to him a concerning th the flooding conditions In Moab especially In the Walker Welker subdivIsIon subdivision subdivision sub sub- division area Mayor Boyd Boyt oyd wrote the letter and Moss Mos responded re reo re- re saying he had requested request request- ed ro 35 thousand to be spent to study the flooding However How hew ever engineers estimated 7 70 would be required for the study In Tn Moab City 6 Gib million more gallons gallon of ot water were us u- Ug cd Ml In A April 1962 than the same sam f f t m month nth A It r L there WP t 8 O wain meters meter's ft in Ih th the this there are mot more than 1000 Mr L v Inquired about the prospects of ot damming damming dam dam- ming minK up Mill Ct creek k and Pack laek creek for tor wat water r supply Mayor Boyd Doyd said lAid it had be been n cor dered d- d ered but wa wat financially impractical im impractical practical at the present t time Another suggestion was offer offered d that Mill c creek k be diverted Into l' l Pack flack Ck creek creel so M Mill creek k would not run through town Mr Bud Dud Lincoln reported t on the movie scouts scout visit recently recent recent- ly Iy and said they located an anarea anarea area one mile north of Dewey bridge that resembled Palestine a 12 mile area with no obstructions Mr Andre was most confident confident con confident con con- that this was was' similar to what they had In mind and said George orge Stevens head t of f the production company would be out to see the area in person The movie representative said It would take lake one month to construct the s t and and about bou 2 months to shoot the hum Him approximately Ap ap- Approximately proximately extras would be bt needed The Chamber should hear henr from Hollywood within two weeks on the matter A vote vole of thanks w was 9 given the Chamber of Commerce and police force for their aid In Inthe Inthe Inthe the recent fire by Mr Bill DIn Fanst owner of ot the recently destroyed warehouse Mr Jack West reported that permission be granted to place a sign across the highway In north Moab advertising the slide show and said he was working on the project now II Mr Denny Martin said help was needed for the Marathon race and Friendship Cruise Ray nay Branscom suggested the Chamber send out advertising t to lower California announcing the he road from Kayenta to Tuba Tu Tu- ba 33 City Ariz Is now open Ross Musselman suggested signs were needed directing tourists tourIst on mountain roads Harold Oliver liver of the Jaycees that his group would I work vork up a Christmas lighting plan Ian The New Years Year's dance netted GOO for the project a ath th of July dance will be held heldo to o swell that amount Commissioner WInford Dunce Bunce saId aid it would be bo July 1 before ny lIny any work could be done on the road because of lac lack of f funds He lie also said the area between the county property and nd Standard hanger at the aIrport would be blacktopped as s w well ll as the parking lot |