Show Voters Approve Airport Project by 5 S to 1 Grand County's voters voter Tuesday affirmed their support sup tup- port of a movement to provide provide pro pro- vide Ide adequate air all facilities In the county when they voted to authorize au au- selling of thousands thousands thou thou- sands In bonds as Grand County's portion of a major construction project The voters In all but one district voted by nearly a a 5 to 1 margin to approve the Unofficial totals Tues Tue i I. I Say lay evening shortly after the tha polls closed showed voters were In favor of the Issue and amt only dissented A breakdown of the vote follows Moab District 1 for 53 against Moab District No 8 for 50 against Cisco 3 for tor 7 against Thompson 16 for tor 5 against Elgin 6 G for 5 against Work will now pro proceed ed on the new airport which will bo be located 16 miles north of Moab Ion on what is known at Klondike Flats The old airport will be bo phased out and worthwhile buildings at the old site will willbe be dismantled and moved to the new airport The runway itself will Be feet teet long and feet adequate fo for nearly any type of commercial aircraft aircraft air air- craft now In service Participating Participating In the runway runway- construction construction con con- costs will be the tho federal federal fed fed- eral oral government for nearly thousand and the tho State Stat of Utah to the tune of a little littlemore littlemore littlemore more than 50 thousand Grand County will match the state contribution of the tho runway runway runway run run- way job and In addition will plow nearly thousand i Into additional needed ties tics Estimated expenditures for facilities at the new Canyon lands Field are arc as follows Power development 13 thousand thousand thou thou- sand and water development thousand hangar construction construction construction con con- 21 thousand and administration building 50 thousand Estimates on the latter included facilities necessary necessary necessary sary for the airport operation and rental space for commercial commercial commer commer- cial airlines airlines' and and companies s. s From comparable facilities in other cities It was estimated that this major facility would cost 50 thousand Also planned a at t the hew airport are complete landing lights so that the facility facility fa fa- can be available 24 hours a day Federal and state support are expected on this addition also Present plans call for the complete closing of the tho old airport It has been termed permanently inadequate by bythe bythe bythe the Federal Aviation Agency and closure will be necessary According to recent word from Neff Engineering of Salt Lake City In charge of plans and specifications for the tho new airport major contracts willbe will willbe willbe be ready for contractors in the immediate future Plans are aN that construction can begin this fall and major portions completed before the first of the year Final paving and finish work on other fa- fa dUties can be done In the early spring and It Is anticipated anticipated anticipated antici antici- that the new airport can begin receiving its first flights lights In May Mayor or June I a k t a j cw W RUNWAY iU i U FUTURE DEVELOPMENT Re T j t tAG S TE R lB AG a o Jr n P It SSi r Sr f i iI M-j- M i I CG JOS' JOS I C E FI y N Q t 0 A ALOES 4 S. S PA 0 is M MJ f ef rf 0 pia J V NORTH O TH TO eO ONE INCH H 2000 O FEET 7 T j I FjELD t ELD FINAL AIRPORT LAYOUT This art 1 int at newly approved Field aft after drawing shows location of facilities art J construction is completed |