Show 0 A LONG HARD UNPOPULAR LOOK There Thero may bo be better reasons for than against but we fail lall to see the necessity for such tremendous expense on the interstate Highways through Morgan and Summit counties In hi fact were we're ready t to go along with the Federal Feder l officials who are trying to cut back Perhaps there Is need for full width all aU the way from Evanston to Echo But there the traffic divides and nd flows in tw two directions One needs only to drive slowly through Round und Valley in Morgan County where the e only completed ed Interstate stretch Is located to tb see SOe how much waste space apace has been used not utilized by the tho highway The Thet t Samo same amo situation will no doubt exist In id n many MAhy hy Other r places in ini i both th Summit and Morgan Counties What this road needs is straightening not tripling in 1 width There Thero is plenty of room for traffic within the existing present and foreseeable future without taking in all aU the farmland td and grazing land which the h highway pe people pl can buy 4 T Tiki ke a g good long hard look at the Narrows on oh Highway High High- i way YI 30 30 f rw vil Slide and I Henefer enefer How much will sill U it cost to fo double the he present road width And why is that necessary There Theres There's s plenty of room right now Take the ilia same same l look ok at Chalk Creek Canyon It needs a lot of sti straightening ning an and widening widening but but does it need as as much width dt as th the original planners demand Civil defense is trying to prevent necks bottle but necks but one welt well placed placed bomb will devastate a far wider chunk of real teal e estate than any highway can cover cov cover r. r This editorial will be an unpopular one in many quare terse Highway construction means big tig money to many pe people That's why we are bringing up the point at this time m. m Sen Senator tor Bennett h has just pointed out ut the fact that believe it or not th the n national debt and its payment are fRI TRILLIONS pO S of f dollars not millions or billions but TRILLIONS Its It's time we believe to take a good Iod long hard look at everything everything and and we c do o mean that everything that will add to our tax load in the future Your Your i Comments will he be e appreciated ted |