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Show Citizen Group Will Discuss Community Problems Thursday The question of how local government units can be organized or-ganized to coordinate attacks at-tacks on such wide-ranging problems as law enforcement, enforce-ment, animal control and air pollution will be discussed in Salt Lake City at Thursday's Thurs-day's meeting (September 4) of the Citizens and Officials Offic-ials Advisory Group on Local Lo-cal Government Modernization. Moderniza-tion. The 150 member group composed of citizens from every part' of the state is approaching the halfway point in its investigation of the needs, problems and objectives ob-jectives of local government, according to LeRoy F. Harlow, Har-low, director of the study. During a meeting earlier this month the members assessed as-sessed the value of present city and county services and offered recommendations for expansion, modification or elimination of these activities. activi-ties. The modernization study is a combined effort by local, state and federal governments govern-ments and the University of Utah. "The advisory group was formed to help us learn how the people feel about their government," says Mr. Harlow. Har-low. "We've found that nearly near-ly everyone wants more specific spe-cific definitions of responsibility responsi-bility so they know exactly who to see about a specific problem." The advisory group's third meeting will be held Thursday Thurs-day at 1:30 p.m. in the studios stu-dios of KUED-TV on the University of Utah campus. Mr. Harlow said the members mem-bers will consider possible options for reorganizing local lo-cal government so that it will function more smoothly. A comprehensive package of recommendations will be published when the modernization modern-ization study is completed later this year. "Hopefully, our proposals will provide Utah taxpayers with better service for the dollars they invest in local government. |