Show Little Hole HOI Movie Set Future Debated at Meet In a joint meeting of oC the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Development Development De De- Committee and Dinosaur Land Advertising Inc along with representatives representatives represent represent- of Vernal City Uintah County Ashley Forest and it was decided ed the movie set at Little Hole should be torn down and the area restored to its natural state GLENN COOPER chairman of the Chamber Industrial Development Committee Committee Com Com- mittel conducted the e noon meeting meeting meet meet- ing held at the Hotel Vernal Coffee Coffee Cof Cof- fee Shop Background of the movie set construction construction construction tion on land at Little Hole was explained by Odell Frandsen district supervisor Mr Frandsen said Sanford Sanford Sanford San- San ford Productions Company had signed an agreement with the which expires June 1 I to construct the movie set and remove it and restore the area to its natural environment This is the first reason the set should be removed stated Mr Ir Frandsen THE SECOND reason is because of the unique natural beauty of the river which should be kept in a natural state This Is one of the few unpolluted stream left in Utah emphasized Mr Frand Frand- sen The third reason for removing the set given by Mr Frandsen was so the area could apply for a national designation as a Wildlife Scenic River System PROBLEMS WITH vandals maintenance ance souvenir hunters livestock and youth were mentioned Water oriented activities are arc the reason reason rea rea- son for most tourists visiting the Little Hole area Rafts would have to be hauled W h mile back from the Little Hole movie site to get back to a road and tourists on the north could only see it from across the river The south access access access ac ac- cess is long and arduous over Diamond Mountain through Jackson Draw which would require expensive road work and maintenance The movie set has no historic historic his his- value in the present site continued continued contin contIno Mr Frandsen THE THE FLOATING attraction is good without any allY further attractions stated Andrew R. R M McConkie Conkie Ashley N National Forest supervisor Additional attractions would would create overuse overuse problems Another approach ch to the movie set was was given by Dwight W secretary sec sec- r t ro an a g r-or r the Chamber He stated stated stat stat- ed he ha agreed that the area was not a apra pra practical tl al tourist attraction but could be used as as im an industry for future ies The set eo could ld entice other movie companies to come come here for other western west west- western ern movies s. s The state is going all out outto outto outto to get the movie industry into Utah and with a set already constructed this would save time and money IT WAS expressed by others that movie companies very seldom use the same same set more than once they are almost always always al al- al ways torn tom down Alvin Kay Vernal city mayor and Melvin J J. J Burke county commissioner both expressed that it would be too expensive to maintain the set and it would be foolish to keep it as a tourist attraction AFTER FURTHER discussion mostly mostly most most- ly all directed to abandoning the set a vote was taken Twenty eight oral votes were counted for tearing down the set and two for keeping it intact Sanford Productions have agreed to leave the more than worth of buildings at Little Hole if arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments can be made with the Also at the annual meeting Robert Redford Bedford recommended keeping the site as a tourist tour tour- 1st attraction De Because cause of these the possibility of keeping the movie s set t intact intact in in- tact was considered by the local agencies agencies agen agen- cies at the Monday meeting |