| OCR Text |
Show ;.;'' . .-',! 1 - .:: , , x 1 w 1 " " '" " i:; fx' VS VV : - .-2 :a " i--:-:m:i IV w j, :::':'::::::KStfiS.sjSi - ; rVT4 r " 1 ""J" 111 """ WestonCook, ' 'Fresh water could be used for recycling." Ted Prokopis "It would be the most wonderful Jhing for Davis County.' Mrs. Barton NoiUi "It would broaden Davis County's tax base." Valeen Anderson "It would solve problems of an unsightly lake." Why would anyone oppose fresh water Lake Wasatch? W'" . Til ,.,W(H:-:-:v;w.iwr pi xxf ' N . ByjGARY R. BLOPGETT During a recent Wasatch Front survey, 63 percent of those questioned ques-tioned said they would like to see the east shore of the Great Salt Lake diked into a fresh-water lake. Our Man in the Community response was even more jubilant, with all six of those chosen at random ran-dom saying that they favor the fresh-water recreation concept that is being studied by the Utah State Legislature. The proposal by the Lake Wasatch Wa-satch Coalition would provide a - fresh-water recreation site -that would be five times larger than Utah Lake, and feature 16 miles of island-to-island diking which could feature a scenic parkway lining a multi-lane highway. - - - -The proposed project along the east ' shore of Great Salt Lake through Davis, Weber and Box Elder counties r would . open thousands of acres of lake shore property which could be developed into park, recreation and residential ' and commercial development" "It could be one of the greatest tourist attractions in the state if developed de-veloped properly,"- was on . the minds of all six who were question-: ... . ,.v,.,,.,,, j... .:r..n:-..-f-v.. - ed by the "Davis County Clipper." " Glen Anderson smiled from ear to ear as he responded, "It's the most wonderful thing that could happen in Utah today. It will "greatly increase in-crease tourism and do a lot to benefit those who privately develop the east lake shore." Mr. Anderson added that residential residen-tial development should come first with waterways (channels) right up to your doorstep. "It will be not only an economic boon to Davis County and Utah, but it will also provide the local residents with additional ad-ditional water recreation that is so badly needed.' His wife, Valeen, addedthat - development - of- the Great Salt Lake shore will provide a substantial tax base for the county and state. "But as important as commercial development is, I would like to see commercial and tourist attractions set back from the shore line, leaving private development as a preference," pref-erence," she said. "I would also like to see Antelope Island developed, de-veloped, but kept in a primitive . state." -. Mrs. Barton North said diking of the lake would do a lot to solve the smelly, unsightly problems that exist ex-ist with the Great Salt Lake. "It would also improve the existing Riley Goodfellow "Both residential and commercial developments would flourish.' ' Ted Prokopis said he is a boater and "would love to see a fresh-a: fresh-a: water lake developed." "It would be incredible the good that could come from such a pro-. pro-. ject," he noted. "Everyone would benefit" i Weston Cook said he would like to see the development, but primarily primari-ly for local residents, rather than tourists. "It would be real nice for everyone every-one and could provide a badly needed recreational facility for residents of northern Utah," he said. Mr. Cook added that he, too, would like to have private development de-velopment along the lake shore with commercial and tourist attractions away from the. lake. Glen Anderson "Businesses would profit from the tourists." lake's salt content and benefit lake . shore industries. This has been in the planning stage for a long tim;, but now I think that they (legislators) know it can be done, and that the project should be approved and funded as soon as possible." ' - Retired Bountiful - Postmaster Riley Goodfellow noted that the fresh-water lake could do a lot more than just providing recreation facilities. "The water, could possibly be reused,' ' he said. "It would be good to store the water for summer recreation use and then pump it inland in-land for. later use. Meanwhile, tourism, recreation and related in-dustries in-dustries should really flourish.' |
