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Show nr fl Letters ftfffk To The KlMEd,tor Fairground change I Editor: The planning proposal for a new Utah State Fairgrounds to be constructed north and east of Saltair Beach is very responsible and exciting for the near future. The present Fairgrounds site is a nuisance to the residential area around it because of traffic, noise, odors, insects etc., and it will only become worse, causing a constant irritation. The 55 acres of the Fairgrounds is now landlocked for future expansion, plus it is too valuable for such minimal use by today's standards. Upgrading the facilities is unrealistic in costs, plus Utahns should not accept such a shabby showcase for display of their quality exhibits. If "Utah is The Best of the West," the Utah State Fairgrounds is a y: disgraceful way to show it! Utah has an urgent need for state office space. I propose that the present Fairgrounds property be developed for a quality state office complex and that Utahns become a landlord instead of a cost plagued tenant, plus the convenience con-venience for state employees and citizens. Rent saved with US Government Govern-ment funding assisitance to projects of land reclamation and development will have these two projects on a paying basis by the year 2000. jf Utahns have a special responsibility to "Dress the Garden." Let's do a lot with zest and quality, as an '80s goal! Jerome C. Meitchen Ogden, Utah |