Show Chamber Hears Forest Land S Use Study Plans Land use planning on the Ashley Shley National National Na Na- ti nal Forest was explained d members to-members to of th the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Com Corn merce coerce at the Tuesday Tu noon noon directors meeting by Vaughn Francis Vernal District Dis Forest IR Ranger nger SINCE THE p passage of the National Environmental l Act Act requiring e environmental environmental environ environ- v ron mental menial impact statements for land uses th the i Ashley Forest orest has hasl been een developing g plans plans large area uses uses' and preparing environmental statements for approval tto sa sav tJ for future tUIe d development development-de vel nt la lays s explained Ranger Rang r Jt Francis The The Vernal Planning unit was specially pe a ly r organized and a team of specialists as assembled to make a resource inventory fit af this area and how to best use use these resources resources r rA A PUBLIC field trip has been pl planned nned for foi September 19 to go directly into the areas and review first hand w what at has been done so so far on inventorying the fo forest est resources resources stated Mr Francis A rough draft environmental statement statement state state- ment will be available at the time of the Ji field ld trip and additional suggestions in the f form rm of will be welcomed at the HARVEY MADSEN reported at the Tuesday Chamber directors meeting that the annual membership drive will start September 4 and the final report meeting meet ing will be held September r 18 A road and transportation committee report was made by L L. L Y that included a tour of the Browns Brown's Park Colorado to Wyoming road on September 26 26 The tour will will meet with witha a aRock Rock Springs Chamber hamber delegation at ata a designated place on the East Side road in Wyoming stated Mr Other road efforts include the Jones Hole road U. U S S. S 40 from the Silver Creek Junction to Strawberry Reservoir Reservoir Reser Reser- voir and from the state road shed to toM M McGuire Canyon in Daniels Canyon THE ROAD committee is also Working on on getting the State Highway Department Department Depart Depart- ment to hold one of th their ir monthly meetings meetings meet meet- ings here reported Mr tI r rd d rs S.- S. S s r P ia t 1 r e y i iW J. J 1 W v st v M f lw t-iS t A r L kv ASPHALT Is unique to this area and Is used for Tor road and parking lo lot surfacing urfa During the hot summer months strings of heavy trucks race back bock and forth to the county asphalt quarry west of Vernal Each year the volume of f asphalt paying paving Increases This year will be a record reco-rd year b because of the boom being experienced Ir in the county |