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Show l'iox 6310 Lincoln, Neb. 60506 wafteir boondl passes by 6 to 1 marairi Grand County voters, turning out in record numbers for a bond election, overwhelmingly approved financing for the Mill Creek Project hero Tuesday. The finance package, designed to bring some $4 million in bonding and borrowing authority to the local water project planners to construct a multi-purpose water project which is expected to cost somewhere some-where in the neighborhood of $3.6 million, was approved by a vote of better than six to one. Issue number one, which granted the Grand County Special Service District authority to issue $2.5 million in general obligation bonds, was passed by a vote of 1231 to 203. A companion measure, which allows the Grand County Water Conservancy District to borrow $1.5 million in interest free loan money from the Utah Division of Water Resources, passed by an astounding 1250 to 209. The victory for financing the project means that final design work will begin immediately, with some construction planned for early next year. It is expected that water from the project will be available to . farmlands in upper Spanish Valley by the growing season of 1980. The Mill Creek Project will divert waters of Mill Creek in upper Spanish Valley through the Sheley Tunnel to a reservoir site in upper Spanish Valley. The reservoir, some 100 acres in surface, will store winter runoff and excess spring I runoff of Mill Creek for use for culinary purposes and for irrigation. irriga-tion. 1000 acre feet of water developed will be dedicated for use in the Moab City culinary water system; 400 acre feet for use in the Spanish Valley water system and the remaining 4600 acre feet will be available for irrigation of existing farm lands in the Valley or for new lands that might be brought under cultivation. Water rights of Moab Irrigation Company will be protected protect-ed under terms of an agreement, and will be in addition to the above stated amounts., Officials of the Grand County Water Conservancy District, who have been working on this project for the past six years, were elate;' over the vote outcome. "We are thrilled at this vote of confidence , from the people who understand the value of water conservation in the arid west," stated K. E. McDougald, chairman. In the issue to authorize the issuance of -bonds, votes were cast as follows: Moab District 1, 214 for, 25 against. Moab District 2, 312 for, 74 against. Moab District 3, 248 for, 32 against. Moab District 4, 190 for, 39 against. Moab District 5, 266 for, 31 against. Thompson District 6, 1 for, 0 against. Elgin District 7, 0 for, 2 against. Total: 1231 for, 203 against. To authorize the borrowing of money, the votes were as follows: Moab District 1, 216 for, 23 against. Moab District 2, 316 for, 70 against. Moab District 3, 252 for, 28 against. Moab District 4, 191 for, 38 against. Moab District 5, 265 for, 33 against. Thompson District 6, 5 for, 14 against. Elgin District 7, 5 for, 3 against. Total: 1250 for, 209 against. T: tor- C, . 'V - .--v' " .r r - t ni IG, V . i " U"V--v.. Sr ' " Vn- i i rr;,; v i yf ; j U Jf Country Store, featuring freshly-ground coffee 2d 4 hundred pounds of spuds for 98 cents won first the historical category of floats in the highly Bful Diamond Jubilee Parade here Saturday afternoon. Utah Governor Scott Matheson led the parade down Main Street to the Moab City Park. (Photo by John Heggeness) |