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Show The Letters to the editor. (Coat, fiom preceding page) tests prove the geological, technical, transportation, handling, storing, and other factors to be safe and adequate, then and only then, do we support the repository. We believe to be either for it or against it without the studies and . . die from aspirin to name a few. Mr. Higgins questioned what benefit can be derived from burying this poison..., my answer is the foregoing, looking at the National scale and it will provide jobs and economic growth locally just the same findings is irresponsible. We have announced our as if the jobs and economic contingent support because growth came from tourism, of the outright opposition by mining, agriculture, or manof the ufacturing. It would not some-regard- less facts. The handling and permanent storage of nuclear waste is one part of the chain of the entire nuclear power industry which involves exploration, development, mining, hauling, milling, fuel processing and utilization of the energy, and waste disposal. This is no different from that of any other technology be it energy, food, fiber, or mineral and there are some replace or displace any of the above but be in addition to them. Furthermore, if the solution for storage of nuclear waste is not solved, what mining and milling and the associated economic activities we have will cease to exist. Associated activities evil? In conclusion, I believe Ms. Rees concerns will be answered by completion of the study, and no one is suggesting that any archeological district within the Park will be disturbed. Sincerely, Cal Black Dear Sam, The proposed Nuclear Waste Repository is causing quite a stir around here these days. I expect things to heat up even more as time goes on. I will not waste your time recalling the myriad of good reasons to keep that facility out of this area. Those of us that oppose it know why, and those that support it wont listen anyway. I would instead like to look at some of the pro County. Certainly not with any tax revenue. And why are we asked to believe that retail sales would be much effected when the nearest retail outlets are not in Mab? Then there is the issue of local jobs. The Department of Energy has been very candid in stating that the specialized labor necessary for construction and maintenance of the repository does not exist locally. Still, it's a big job and we are bound to feel some effects. Not so. Recently a new Uranium Mill was constructed in San Juan include school teachers, doctors, stores and shops and their employees, motels, and service stations and restaurants to name a few. If Good neighbor service and money-savin- g discounts make State Farm a real value in homeowners insurance. Aged rewards are evil from selling land or water, are they also evil from selling appliances and services, or automobiles and houses, or from selling labor in the form of teachers or construction workers, or HtfMMMH.P.O. Box S48 Moot, UT M632 Ml. 2SW161 a good State Farm Like lun mi INStflANCI neigriDor, is there. STATE FARM fkiMd Candy CsaiMsy HmmOMm: jj inn ROUND PTSHOVR CUGIVATOR human stupidity. I think the time has come for us as a county to stand up and be counted. Let us hold a popular referendum and see just how we feel. Our county commissioners need to know this before they attempt to represent us. Sure it will cost a little money, but money will never be better spent. This is a terribly important issue for all of us who love this country and make our homes here. I am however, not disillu- sioning myself with the hopes that the D.O.E. will The Moab Librarys Childrens Film Fesitval will feature seven movies this Thursday, March 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. The presentation will include The Big Easter Easter Bunny-lanEgg Hunt, The Kings Favorite Easter Egg Contest, The Little derella, House, Mothers Day Surprise and How Spring Gets Sprung. d, listen to us. Two years ago at the first public briefing held in the Grand County High School gym, I asked the panel a straightforward question. If the people who live here do not want the Nuclear Waste Repository in this area will we get in anyway? Their answer-yeSincerely, s. Larrv Hil,Jo "krt fr ul nr N PT. SQUARE SHOVE 7.99 W RAKEs 7.99 rIA. PACICJ'-Si!-- environmentalists have been able to limit access to the extent that few people visit the Park. Mr. Higgins also maintains that the Bechtel report says that the skilled labor to operate the repository does not exist in Grand County, therefore he questions that it would be beneficial. I would answer that they might have to get some of their peronnel from San Juan County if they in fact do not exist in Grand County! Seriously, if we are to be concerned that the only jobs we should ever be concerned about are only for the folks born and raised I wonder if Mr. here, Higgins and Ms. Rees qualify to live and work here? If, as he suggests, the only benefits are monetary and they will only be reaped by a band of local sharks land and water rights, perhaps he should name them. If monetary questionable posture, but to the proposal that seeks to expand the frontiers of entirely computable LIBRARY FILMS LAWN & GARDEN called selling Jfca Engk&right, contribute to our tourist honestly think that some industry, and not unless one folks are so opposed to counts the loss of one and environmental concerns that they automatically take the opposite side of every issue just to be there. This is a jVnruuoM must herbicides, germicides, tural gas, propane, gasoline, diesel, coal, etc. We also kill 50,000 people a year in automobiles, 2,000 a year on bicycles, and many children County. A construction project of similar size to the County can help Grand in all. Taken na- A3 Thursday, March 25, 1982 t, one half million gallons of precious water a day. Water that will be rendered radioproposed repository. The economic surge we should active and useless. Water have felt in Moab never that could be used to happened. It would not encourage clean, construchappen with the waste tive industry for Grand County, but will instead be dump. Our county officials have turned into poison. This been telling the state and water issue is very discournation that we here in Grand aging. They are asking for County are all for the virtually every drop this arid repository. That quite simply county can afford. This is not true. As usual a few leaves us not enough to local fat cats stand to profit, encourage the growth of safe but the rest of us get industry and the future of nothing. Not a tax base, not Grand County. It is not worth stronger retail sales, not jobs, it. They get the water. We nothing. Unless of course get the shaft. So why can anyone one wishes to count the air the proposed Nucsupport pollution that the burning of lear Waste tons will coal Repository? I of a twenty day ments, the big one being that it would be good for business and the local economy in general. I dont understand how a facility in San Juan be Mr. Higgins believes the in establishment of this facility mitigated total perspective, the nuclear would hurt tourism, he must power industry has the best not know that more tourists visit Salt Lake Valley in Utah safety record of any technolall the National Parks than in with less ogy history pollution, loss of life, or and other areas combined in health hazard. Presently Utah. The second biggest nuclear wastes are stored in tourist attraction in Utah is temporary facilities, mostly the Kennecott pit. The at the reactor sites, and have biggest is Temple Square been for 25 years without any which is surrounded by the deaths or serious accidents. bigest concentration of poiThat is more dangerous than son and pollution in the with permanent storage. 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