Show Sen Bennett Lends Active Aid AidT T To Pack Creek Water Project In reply to a letter submitted to his office by a committee made up of Moab civic and local government government gov gov- groups Senator Wallace F. F Bennett Dennett again pledged his actIve active act act- ive lye and continued support to the Pack Creek Water Project and supplied the group with budget Information on the project The letter prepared by the committee committee com corn was signed by representatives representatives tives of the Grand county Soil Soli Conservation District the Grand county Chamber of Commerce the Moab Irrigation company the county commission City of Moab and the Moab Water Users as as- Replies from Senator Bennett stating substantially the same information were received by Mayor 3 J. J W. W Corbin and PresIdent President Pres PresS ident Ray lay Branscom of tho Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce The Senators Senator's letter read As you may know I have been actively act actively ively Interested In this program since 1955 and I was able to get the Bureau Dureau of Reclamation to include In In- elude dude In this years year's appropriations appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap bill and recommend In the 1958 appropriations bill the which will complete complete com corn piete the study by June 1958 This report was Initially planned for completion a year later than that but the Bureau Dureau agreed to Step it up a year You may be sure that I will continue t to push this project as rapidly as possible and as you know the Bureau Dureau of Reclamation Is not adequately staffed to meet the new demands Imposed upon 1 It by the Upper Colorado Project Project Pro Pro- particularly while working on all the other projects In this region I feel that we were fortunate fortunate fortunate for for- to persuade the Bureau Dureau to complete this project In 1958 |