Show Recreation Facilities Due Doe For Fir Improvement in Area Local recreation board representatives representatives representatives rep rep- and members of the Fish and Game Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment met Thursday evening with members of the State Recreation Board to formu Sate date te a range long-range improve Improve- ment program of recreation facilities In this area I Visiting officials included Temple Reynolds chief ot of o the and programming administration of the State Outdoor Recreation Board of Salt Lake City Virgil Draney southeast regional coordinator tor Price Scott Soil Conservation Service Price Forest Rangers John Hougaard Hougaard Hougaard Hou- Hou gaard of Moab and Vern Corporon Corporon Corporon Cor- Cor Monticello Dan Winbourn Winbourn Win- Win bourn hourn local conservation officer officer of ot county commissioners and other representatives of ot ofSan ofSan San Juan and Grand counties The meeting was designed to explain a planned tory of existing recreational areas and the evaluation of potential recreation areas as asa asa a n means of appropriating the 51 1 11 Vt Yz million of government funds allocated to the State for recreational use Mr Winbourn said all recreation recreation recreation re re- re- re creation facilities would be Included in the Inventory r ranging l from swimming and amt other facilities in cities to mountain recreation facilities Various agencies will cooperate in the effort I lie He explained that the demand for recreation in this area was building up so fast future plans must be laid now to preserve pre serve potential park areas find and other recreation land needs As soon as possible inventories Inventories inventories tories will be analyzed against against against ag ag- ag- ag population economic transportation and other projections projections pro pro- which are now being being be be- ing developed to come up with a range long acquisition and development plan for statewide outdoor recreation State officials have requested request request- ed one person be designated from each individual city to serve as contact man during process of r inventory Select Sel t l las as the Moab representative was Richard O. O Cozzens In Tn Blanding the contact man is Francis D. D Nielson and in Monticello it is Phillip K IC Palmer The long term long term recreation plan of the recently passed Land and Water Conservative Act was discussed and the city will participate in Inthe the program Inventories of present pres ent recreation facilities will be made and submitted and proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed additions will be made in the future |