Show Asks Forest Land Trade A proposal for tor Bountiful to trade arid or sell some of oC its mountain land was again presented pre pre- to the city council during duro dur ing its last meeting GORDON CORDON Van Buren district forest ranger who has talked with ith the council several times on the subject presented it to the group Bountiful now owns acres In the mountains east of the city Some 1440 acres were obtained from railroad rights and private land There are arc no 1 restrictions on its use This is the land we would like he said Bald TilE THE REMAINING REl 1840 acres have specific use regulations re lations limiting it to watershed tion All Ml land was obtained wig g- g to protect the city's water wa wa- tel ter supplies from the canyons But now all water either ither comes from deep wells or Weber Basin Ba sin In order to use canyon water tile the city will have to treat tr at it TilE THE FOREST service owns O acres along the lower foot foothills foothills hills below the Lions club house bouse not suitable for its development de Mr Van Buren said This could be traded for some city land higher up For the difference we have some money available to buy land he continued But it will not always be available so we would like to take tak advantage of it now SOME CITY land such as the head of Ward canyon would bewell be bewell well suited for tor recreational use se if iC water can be kept unpolluted An agreement such I as as theone the theone one by which Bountiful l gave the Buckland area to the forest service might be feasible h e said UNDER TINS TillS contract th the e land would return to Bountiful if it is no longer used s d for rec he said Bountiful can now sell its land The forest service may not sell land once it if is pur pur- chased And this is the real reason for acting now Mr Van Buren said MOST 1 OF US are close enough to to the watershed lems We know what happened when the kills hills were not kept up and floods came Now as younger persons become be come responsible for governS govern ment they might allow it to tobe be sold for homes or grazing This should not be ONE additional inducement is the agreement Bountiful ha has with the forest service to fight fires on the city land The price has bas been three cents an acre in the past This Thi s will have to be raised to ten to n cents the forest ranger said an increase from 98 per year yea to 1328 TilE THE MATTER was refer to a committee for recommendations |