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Show h I The 22 Sat Lake Tribune, Sunday , January Th Room 12, 1975 Coining O 7 if PSaimin & fforl Needed for Utah Growth iv John Cummin. Iribune Education Editor have a trcmiMiooui fear Hut 10 yt'an from now sen e (pin1 wul look hoik and won tiVSKtuKa sa y terned about clean air Ti I'. 1 whv tin heii di i it n,,hl ru 4 L' di In t do a ' I so i.ivs K fl i no Robson the roe.l for t iimh isiiii,; tpih and its M'HiUnti to hunch a mu sive tom pn hensne ptamnnp effort to the booming o t on. mod iti i wth lb it the impending tip u lopmi lit of the states uni i n sourv es is v irtually u ita I, ICV.-.- : j . services. 5 br )eve!oHjent at Hand urtui It A The people pollution problem can be the most critical crunch on the environment if we do not provide good schools housing, utildies and n ti hr in Mi ill s and ater, hut the greatest tlireat to the uivnonment is not the new plants and the mining, hut not to build good com mumties, lie said People PotasHon w f hobsoii txcrulive dr of the t nrversity ot Division of Ei anomie lr toil Community Rtoaith uid S" h es tidu the posi lion tnat w mt it or not th it devc loprrn nt on a bio at stale is at hand The props is are luevitu R Thayne Robson Says Plan for Booms hie The enei ).' Homru s .ire In it and the nation n t (Is the he said md general hcal jiowei His concern is tint the l.irgelv rural areas dextintd to receive the power plants and expanded mining uctni-t- v alone do not have the Miltures way of lilo Population Oet line foo manv in bait Like C Cv don t understand that we are talking about communities that have been going through a decline in imputation for tluee or four dot ados There will be a complete turnaround, a lx io m like they ve never seen tx foie he said stating that plans are m the win ks for six majot powei generating facilities in southeastern Utah I like to lunty mtstli as an envnonmentalist I niton planning and financial tapa bihty to prep ire the com mumties to serv e tlw influx of population the projutx will bring And, he notes that besides the phvsical futility the p ejects will tamg to Carbon, I meiy and Kane counties as well as their neighbors and the Uintah Basin the dt velopments will have a niaioi impact on school systems, hecxplauicd Pinpointing problem areas, Mr Robson said Utah does not have the manpower the projects will dt mand and can exnett a maior influx of construction workers ml low by those who will operate the facilities In Kane Lounty about 2 00 workers will be uivolved in the construction of a 3 000 megawatt generating plant for the Ka:parowits Project, Mr Robson said These will be follow ed by 2 000 coil miners who wiil provide fuel for the plant and loO to WX) workers who will operate the facility , he said High as 20,000 All told, were talking atmut a population of 16 000 it c ould lie as high as 20,000 he in a new tommuruty, said, stating that experience shows that tabor forces formed through migration are younger wotkers, a family forming population that tends to he customers of things like education tasting questions that need answers, Mr Robson asked whether Kane County should w ait until the 5 000 children the growth is expected to county and working m another For example, he said Utah Power & Light Co s new Huntington power plant doubled the tax base of Emery County, but many of the plant s employes live m Car- brmg arrive before buildmg the needed school system Who builds the schools when the cernty doesn't have the tax base and cant bond for them he said, predicting the need for the facilities will precede the tax base and bonding capacity the developments will eventual'y Similar exi-- t in conditions Similar the Uintah Basin, he said Emphasizing the reed for preparation ia urgent, Mr Robson said. The govt mor the legislature, the bankers and tiie utilities everyone is willing to concede these things are upon us and we have to do something but no one is getting the job done $-- Social Costs Warning that the "souJ costs and costs to employers could be astronomical if proper preparations are not made, Mr Robson pointed to recent boom development,, m Wyoming where inadequate housing, school systems and services have resulted m a skyrocketing percentage of worker turnover. People will bve m a trailer house or a shack for a few months, but then they leave even though wages offered by the projects are he comparatively high, said havent enough to build six water systems and each accommoh of the growth, date Mr Robson said, adding that the area s elected officials have the choice of letting one-sixt- or two quality growth r or designating one centers - SONNET! SPORTS CAR Our Shop c J J V r' . L r It , m . r V Cu CJT 2 Another problem m need of icsolution, Mr Robson said is the indication that eac h of the six power projects will involve people Living in one mu. f 99LE I j er v .a v - t s' i 5 As many deaie'o os Volvo 6 Price 7 The test drive is the tc&t Smaller outside More room inside 3 That's more than ample time to amortize the cost of preparing for them," he said Grow th Centers helter-skelte- ' Front wheel cHve Tins is not a boom and bust situation The power plants are going to have at lea 4 a 30 to life span half-doze- n growth occur . - wa 1 -- Awe vJ I intah Road Costs Just tlie roads needed at Kaiparowits are etimated to cost $20 to million, and then you will need the h hools, sewers, housing and all the rest, he said Similar Problems Fust Mr Robson said similar problems exist m the Carbon-Emer- y county areas where estimates "based on what the coal companies say they aie going to do project a population of 35 000 by 1'JwO, compared to 21 OOrt in 1970 In tlmt area ,v,e research professor said there are a already existing towns each desiring to grow They kh "Vli B r - bon County provide money i. consMsr a Sad is yours Ios!ditg at a Volvo. mn should " - r Hack and pinion steering Overhead cam 4 Its what a car should be, 7e e ore rrore than 4S0 Sacb deaers nat cnwide P- - v.e nut ir jae Oeaie prej- taxes and optional eq pme it any 4808 SouUi State 'MANY 74s LEFT AT OLD PRICE' A Gifts for savings should be the last reason for choosing a financial institution. 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