Show Hopes for r Pack Creek Dam Darn Fade Evans Evanss Tells TeUs s Hopes that Pack rack Creek 1 Dam bar am I might ever be a reality were faded last Mondo Monday when H n. B. B Evans Grand Orand county commission commis sion ston chairman reported that E. E O. O Lars Larsen n. n regional director Bur Bur- Bureau eau coo of Land Management had informed him Wm that the tho preliminary ary lIry report soon to be completed and presented In Washington Indicated fh- fh that the project could have but a marginal priority and that as such he could not recommend it for construction fl Mr Evans stated that Larsen had told him this during rc recent ent discussions Evans stated that Larsen because of land withdrawals with the present cost of the project would amount to 2000 per pcr acre of ot land benefited which was not economically sound Mr Larsen according to Evans pointed pointed poin ted out that when the preliminary ary survey on the feasibility of the Pack creek creel project was made it appeared that the cost would bo be only per acre Withdrawal Withdraw al of land through private enterprise enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise and the possible tion lion of ot acreage near the river riverby riverby riverby by Federal Fish and Wildlife Service along with added materIal mater mater- Ial lal costs had brought the 2000 estimated figure Mr Evans reported re re- ported He lIe said that Hlat Mr Larsen Larsen Lar Lar- sen had indicated he might feel fed It to be advisable to recommend commend I construction of ot the dam if the per acre cost did IUd not exceed 1000 but he could not s see c feasibility In the higher higher figure figure I Mr Evans told the other commissioners com corn missioners WInford Bunco Bunce and I Jack Riley that while the Bureau Bureau Bureau Bur Bur- eau of Land Management report was not yet fully completed Mr Larsen gave Evans the information nna- nna tion as to the projects project's while white the commissioner was in Salt Lake Lale City last week Mr l Evans presented the information mation at the regular commissioners commissioners' commissioners commissioners' commis commis- meeting held In the court courthouse courthouse courthouse house Monday forenoon with community representatives pre pro sent lIe He stated that he felt definite definite definite de de- de- de finite action should be taken by the commissioners and others others oth oth- ers Interested in a last ditch fight to obtain approval for the project which could mean so sq much for lor Grand county Dan Winbourn conservation officer for the state fish and game department stated that he understood the Federal Fish oish and Wildlife Service lid did not w want nt more than about acres acres' for their proposed waterfowl refuge In Moab valley volley This land much of ot it ti now a n swamp area located adjacent to the Colorado river pr probably bably was not considered as acreage t to be Irrigated by tho the Pack Creek Dam since it was hardly suitable for cultivation he observed At the request of the commissioners however Mr Winbourn stated he would contact con con- t. t tact c. vice to determine whether they would abandon their refuge project project pro pro- should it prove to be detrimental detrimental detrimental detri detri- mental to obtaining the Pack Creek Dam He lie indicated that it it t might be that the Service would not consider such a refuge as feasible since the r reservoir created by the dam would probably probably probably ably make a better better- refuge for waterfowl Commissioner Bunco Bunce stated that he believed the most Important Important Important Im Im- withdrawal of land caine came through the establishing of ot hous hous- housing ing subdivisions in the Poverty Flat area The land now being cut up Into building plots would no longer be considered as acreage acreage ac QC re ge which could fall tall under the Bureau of ot Land Manag ments ment's definition of land which could be cultivated under irr- irr gation gutlon Mr Bunco Dunce and Mr Riley Mey pointed point point- ed out that tile the building of the the ie dam would not only provide waI water water wa wa- I ter tel for Irrigation but would also create a n recreational area which could benefit not only people from Southeastern Utah but allover all aU allover over the country They emphasized emphasized sized the use which could be made of at the reservoir through fishing nad nod boating by the thousands thousands thou thou- sands of tourists which now com comInto corns come into this area on summer vece vece- Following this discussion the commissioners decided to continue continue con con- th their lr efforts toward obtaining obtaining ob oh- taming the tho project both for its n needs eds for Irrigating present land being wasted because of the lack of water and for its recreational values contacting federal rat agencies agencies agen agen- cies Iles for assistance in getting approval for lor the dam Other action taken at the Monday Mon day meeting included auth authorizing riz ing Len Stocks county road superintendent to hire equipment equipment equip equip- ment necessary for repairing the Sha Shafer er Trail road had and the ap up apI appointing pointing of Mrs Howard Lance 0 I to the county library board replacing replacing re to- placing Mrs A A. A T T. Ludlow Judlow and Md andR R R. L. L Holyoak to the county welfare welfare wel wel- fare Care fare board replacing D H. H Shields Kent Johnson and Jack JackE E. E Riley Ril- Ril ey were wore appointed d t to th Mosquito Mos Mosquito Mos Mos- Mosquito quito Abatement Board serve serve with Mrs Jack Corbin and ond S Sam Sant Taylor f The The commissioners also authorIzed authorized auth authorized that n a request a st to to th the state stale department of or agriculture be made for th the employment of L. L B B. B Perry rr el-rr as as cou county 1 y agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural agent on a n six or seven months basis |