Show Abandon Airport Site to As Not Feasible In a meeting o of the city council and the airport committees o of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club and the owners of the land proposed for tor the Panguitch Panguitch Pan Pan- PanF F gultch Airport it was concluded that the enterprise was too expensive expensive expensive ex ex- pensive for tor the city to undertake The land owners were of the opinion that they should not take less than they had had been offered for Cor their land by private indi IndI- This would necessitate a cash outlay in excess of any amount Panguitch City could gather without a huge debt It would also mean that the City would have to become a real estate dealer The City is not set setup setup setup up to do this The opinion of the mayor of Provo was read concerning the value of keeping the best farming farming farm farro- ing land as weighed against in increased increased increased in- in creased cost of construction In a a. aless aless less favorable location The Pro Provo yO mayor said that It was well worth the extra money to keep good farm land land intact This statement statement of Provos Provo's mayor maor pretty well well described the feeling of those present at the Panguitch meeting All the men present were and are of an airport as it means a benefit benefit bene bene- fit tit to the community They feel however that a site which would be disadvantageous only because of a n. few more minutes travel time to town would mean more to the cit city and county both because because because be be- cause the airport would bring In money in addition to the tax money already paid on these farms A motion was made to write J Joe Bergen State Aeronautical Aeronautical Director and ask him about the feasibility of ot the alternate air airstrIp airstrip airstrip strip sight o on- on othe the tho East Bench Dench which has been discussed several se times previously The motion was passed and further action on the theair theair theair air field will be delayed until word is received from Mr Bergen It is the intention or the Ule city council and the land owners to todo todo todo do all that they can to insure Panguitch of its airport but if H the only deterrent nt of the East Bench sight sight sight-is is the added five to ten minutes travel time the feel th that t the city can have haye its I air airstrip strip and the count county can ha have e eI I its taxes also not to mention the living made by these families on this farm fann land |