Show Commissioner Candidates Speak to Chamber Candidates running for Uintah County Commission seats in the November election election election elec elec- tion were guest speakers at the Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce directors meeting J IN COMMENTING on local problems Hyrum Democratic incumbent year 2 cern commissioner missioner running for the year 4 seat this year stated that to needs to be spent on the county hospital hopital to keep it up to Medicare standard stan stan- dard A new X-ray X machine has been ordered for the hospital Mr stated The county has about in its collector road budget and has road projects projects projects pro pro- in the planning state The county has delivered more asphalt material this year than ever before concluded Mr WARREN D. D Richardson Republican candidate for year 4 commissioner stated he thought we should arrange priorities within our finances and was in favor of better roads upgrading hospital facilities facilities facilities and if we can afford it build a new swimming pool Mr Richardson questioned the location location location loca loca- tion of the Vernal Municipal airport it might be better to move it because of all the expense it has cost with the drainage problem Zoning should be enforced as booms dont don't last forever and we should take a sensible look at things Mr Richardson concluded ORLAN COOK Republican candidate for year 2 commissioner stated he thought that doctors were in short demand demand demand de de- de- de mand in Uintah County and this is the reason people are going to the Duchesne County hospital Mr 11 Cook said our roads are better than our neighbors neighbor's and we should keep them up lie said he was in favor of zoning cooperation with Vernal City recreation swimming pool and good law enforcement Loren McKee Democratic candidate for year 2 commissioner seat scat had been invited but was not at the meeting IN A road committee road report Ralph A A. A reported on a recent meeting of his committee with the State Road Commission where they stressed five road needed for this area Number one was to start planning for a four lane highway from the Silver Creek junction on US U.S. 40 to Strawberry Reservoir Re Re- Extending to four lanes tanes US U.S. 40 east cast of Main Street from East around the curve was suggested to the Road Commission A new irrigation culvert under Main Street was also mentioned THE JONES Hole road was placed next Provo Canyon construction to Interstate interstate in In- standard and the Lonetree road near Manila in Wyoming to be finished concurrently with the East Side road by Wyoming and Utah were all on the thc list of needed road projects for U this s area |