Show Weber Conservancy Plans Vote To Hike Contract by 24 Million I Because ot of higher costs of ot labor and materials dynamic growth and Inflation and nd other factors f. ro cost coat t of ot Weber Basin project has gon up 1 nearly 24 2 sineo tt project was In 1032 1012 o 0 f rill Bis announced ed ell Key Feature Accordingly qualified voters oters will wilt be bo asked at a special t election Juno June 21 to authorize the Weber Basin Dallin Water Conservancy District District Dis Die tract to amend Its contract with the government to raise tho the amount users will have to repay from tho the original obligation 1 in jn 1852 1062 of ot to Eligible to vote voto are property owners in Davis Weber Morgan I and Summit Counties the area comprising the Weber Basin pro pro- project Joel area However higher costs of Iho ho project does docs 6 not mean that tho the present unit cost and rates wilt witt be bo increased or the length of time timeto to repay extended said Elmer Carver Car chairman of ot the tho Conservancy Conservancy Conservancy ancy District Board of ot tors Added income to pay payoff oft off the tho project will wilt be obtained through gh greater Consumption and moro more users who will buy the water ho said eald lIe He said since the government repayment contract was signed In n 1952 by the Conservancy District the steady rate of ot population o 1 Increase In Increase In- In 1 crease changes from open ditch dUch to sprinkler Irrigation moro more trunk lines more land to wat water r inflation and other factors increased Increased In Increased In- In creased the project cost Special Election i The Tho Weber Basin project ds is isnow s snow now about 60 50 per cent finished A Akey Akey Akey key feature yet to be built bunt th tM f Willard Bay reservoir would en able the system to catch water pow now running to waste into Great Salt Lake There are now no dams on the tho I west side of the mountains mountains' to catch and store water not held in the dams and reservoirs Inside I Weber and Ogden canyons Willard Willard Willard Wil- Wil lard Bay Day on the extreme western western west west- western I ern edge of ot Box Elder County would store acre acre feet of of I. I water water nearly nearly twice the amount m nt I held by Pine View reservoir By pumping water exchanges and use of the Davis and Weber aqueducts the water in Wm Willard rd Bay reservoir would adequate adequate ade- ade de I. I quate supply for all aU us ho system Mr Carver added 1 Even without the prE present e t damand dam damand am and other ph physical facilities of of th the Weber Basin project the present pre sent t water shortage would be be hoof of a aj j great deal more serious nature he added If IOU voters defeat the Issue tissue I 1 there would be restrictions to some degree on construction w with th the result the tile entire district j I would suffer sutter he d declared |