Show I I Report on Central Utah At Vernal Chamber of Corn Com merco merce meeting Tuesday L Y secretary manager managerI reported a meeting of the Ceo Ceo- Central I rd utah Project held Monday II evening in Provo lIe said that a vote on the rel re- re repayment payment contract will be held December 14 heldI I Ten acres in southwest Duchesne have been purchased for the construction of an office oCie and construction camp Specifications for Starvation Dam should be available in Jan Jan- January January uary 1966 Mr said lIe reported that Central utah Water Conservancy District will pay Uintah Water Conservancy District per year for the operation and maintenance of the Vernal Unit A meeting of the retail mer mer- merchants chants committee also was re- re reported reported ported The Christmas promo promo- promotion promotion tion program will start the day after Thanksgiving and the Jay Jay- Jaycees cees will be asked to have the Christmas lights installed and turned on by that time A sales circular also will be issued TWO CLINICS are arc planned in inVernal inVernal Vernal one on bad checkS and shoplifting and the other on cre Alvin Kay reported that the Chamber road committee met Monday evening A meeting is planned on areas affected by Silver Creek Junction remodel remodel- remodeling ing to discuss some adverse effects of the changes Mr Kay said that Earl John John- Johnson son district engineer attended the local meeting It was suggested that the Ver- Ver nal-Lapoint nal highway be placed on the county secondary road system so that federal funds may be obtained TOTAL COST of the road was estimated at of which 75 per cent could be obtained In federal funds with Uintah County paying the balance of 25 per cent The road would be completed to oil standards It was reported that had been programmed for the highway around Starvation Re Re- Re Reservoir Mr Kay reported that bids were opened for construction of the access road from Flaming Gorge to boat ramp Low bidder was LA Young Construction Co with and the next low bid was LC Stevenson with The en- en engineer's en engineer's estimate was LA YOUNG asked to with with- withdraw withdraw draw Its bid stating a mistake had been made and further action is pending Ralph A reported on ona ona a meeting on National US 40 Association held in Denver last weekend He said that the As As- As sedation would emphasize ski ski ski- log ing on areas adjacent to Us 40 He said that next year the Associations activities likely would be confined to the area from Denver to Silver Creek Junction as US 40 no longer would exist as a national high high- highway highway way as it would be passed bypassed by interstate highways on each side Governor Calvin L Rampton has asked Henry Helland dir dir- director ector of the State Road Hoad Com mission to expedite a sign at Vernal's main intersection in- in indicating Indicating the route to Flaming Gorge Recreation Area |