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Show Green River site dropped for use as vouth camp Consideration of the vacant facilities at the Green River Missile Site for a Young Adult Conservation Corps camp has been deleted according to Gene Day, Moab Bureau of Land Management District Manager. Day said, "the facility could be reconsidered upon request of the citizens of Green River." The majority of the people there expressed opposition oppo-sition to the camp at a recent public meeting. A number of unsubstantiated fears were voiced but the fact that fifty enrollees would place a significant sig-nificant burden on local facilities was the main reason for the deletion. President Carter signed legislation authorizing the Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACQ on August 5, 1977. The program is designed to provide work for young unemployed Americans, both male and female, ages 16-23, from all economic backgrounds. back-grounds. BLM, as one of the agencies requested to support the program, is currently seeking opportunities to establish resident resi-dent and nonresident camps. The Green River site was considered because it would utilize existing government facilities, and thus, save thousands of dollars. However, How-ever, it was felt that the community's desires should be the overriding consideration in this case. RETURN FROM TEXAS Mr. and Mrs. Ross Thomas returned last Friday from a month's vacation in San Antonio, An-tonio, Texas where they visited visit-ed their daughter, Mardy, and husband, Bill Lewis, and daughter, Kellee. They report they had a wonderful time, beautiful weather driving down and back. |