Show FEDERAL FUNDS TO BE TERMINATED The Central Utah Resource Development Associations Association's financial financial financial finan finan- cial assistance under OEO is being being being be be- ing terminated on January 31 of this year CURDA has been trying to help the low-income low people in the area as an poverty anti-poverty effort however due to the fact of no real serious pockets of poverty poverty in this area is widespread widespread wide wide- s spread read and exists in each of the small towns and lack of citizen support as as as' aswell well as local government government govern government ment s support financial support Is is' being terminated Several months ago the six- six county ar area a had ili the opportunity to be a a pilot il t. t project ct receiving financial and technical assistance from the combined efforts of theOffice the theOffice Office of Economic Opportunity and the Economic Development Administration for Rural Economic Economic Eco Eco- Development This would have been the first time that two governmental agencies worked through one organization and one staff to cut expenses and attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt economic development in depressed areas The Industrial Promotion Commission the state agency working for Economic Economic Economic Eco Eco- Development throughout the state has attempted since June 1966 to get the six-county six commissioners to join together in a multi-county multi regional EconomIc Economic Economic Eco Eco- Development Program in Continued on page four FEDERAL FUNDS Continued from page pace one order that the population of 35 might compete with Salt Lake or Provo in Industrial Development Development Development De De- activities Five counties counties counties coun coun- ties have voted to accept the program How However ver Sevier County Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners have constantly voted negatively over the past several months If this program were accepted Richfield would be considered the Economic Development Development Development Devel Devel- growth center for the region region region re re- re- re gion and would benefit more than the other counties involved There is still time left for an effort of Regional Economic Development De De- II lf the commissioners will act immediately this opportunity opportunity opportunity will not be lost CURDA officials report State government govern govern- ment is through soliciting and begging th that t something progressive progressive progressive sive evolve from this area Therefore EDA financial assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance may go to Utah County or orSan orSan orSan San Juan County The board of directors of Central Central Central Cen Cen- Utah Resource Development Association which consists of commissioners from each county county coun coun- coun county ty citizens and low-income low rep rep- representatives will meet January 11 to determine what is to be the course course for the six-county's six future future future fu fu- fu- fu ture economic development |