Show a professional departs Leaving Moab soon after serving here the past several years will be Highway Trooper Odell Match Hatch who has accepted accept accept- ed a transfer to Morgan In northern Utah Mr Hatch and his family will make the move upstate In the very near future Trooper Hatch has been a real credit to his department during his service In this area He lIe has conducted himself inan In Inan inan an Impartial and extremely professional manner and his cooperative cooperative cooperative co co- co- co operative and cheerful nature will be missed In this area t Mr Hatch will carry with him on his new assignment the best wishes of the people of Southeastern Utah we ve are sure what about roadside parks Once upon a time a n roadside park was called a camp campground campground campground ground It was a place to stop and rest along the road to somewhere Today we call such a place a roadside park and the public need Is apparently still present as roadside parks are spotted all along the highways of America A master plan has been developed by the Landscape Design Design Design De De- sign Section of ot the Utah State Department of ot Highways for forthe forthe forthe the eventual construction of 33 rest areas six view view areas areas and four emergency stop areas These are arc to be strategically located located located ed along the Interstate highway system Before Defore this ambitious plan was put In mot motion It was necessary to determine the extent of usage and the tM need for these facilities for the traveling public I 1 Under the direction of B B. Dale Daie Burningham m research engineer a n detailed study has been made and the factual data gives strong justification for the developments s now finalized At roadside parks already developed was found that Silver Creek Creale Park I located ted at the Junction n of US U.S. 40 and US U.S. approximately 28 miles mUes east of Salt Lake City h had Irad d people use the facilities s from 6 G a. a to to 8 pm p.m. during a two two- day period In August l 1062 q Thi This wasja a lot Jot of ot people but only I 14 per pcr cent of the pa pa f c a which 47 per cent was out pf f state cars cart It Is also noteworthy thy that 24 per cent of those thos stopping topping stayed st overnight over an and t the c present facilities for forea ea eating n water and rest rooms were ver not tie adequate for the peak tourist season HUon s v 4 r Similar conclusions were dodo made from the research data gathered at Lunt Park located located some somo 30 milos north of Cedar City on US U.S. 91 and Kane Bane Springs l Park ark on US U.S. 15 miles mUes south of Moab r f T Tie e of opinion n of all motorists Interviewed was that t t the State of Utah should be commended on tho thYl th excellence ex ex- of these three throe major fO road roadside Ide parks larks but ut more are arc needed Favorable rable comments were received relative to the num numerous picnic tables placed in other shaded areas throughout through through- out th tats tate T Thee facilities have created a feeling of good goodwill for tor more tour toward the great t State Stats of Uta Utah |