Show chamber explains buck P passing assing oyer levan road letter from richfield chamber of commerce explains obstacle in way of road correction to the people on highway 89 this letter is being published in order that the interested people on U S highway 89 might know of the events which have transpired with regard to the levan highway project as of this date the richfield chamber of commerce and other civic organizations from communities along highway 89 have met with nothing but disappointments and buck passing in in this entire project it is therefore believed important that a report be viven given to inform all interested parties of 0 what has been done to correct the problems arising out of the bad intersection of U S highway 91 and utah state highway 28 at levan there is little need to remind our citizens of the activities covering a period of some 25 years of work it is is an acknowledged fact that we of highway 89 are discriminated di against with respect to tour tourist st travel ravel by the confusing and in inconvenient congeni ent intersection at levan on april 20 1948 the richfield chamber of commerce called a meeting in m richfield of representatives senta tives from every major community in southern utah along highway 89 from G gundson to kanab at this meeting a plan was formulated loo looking kingto to a re alignment of the present S turn in levan which realignment alignment re would involve 12 miles of new right of way and the entire project would cost ten thousand dollars it was the unanimous opinion that an option on the necessary property be taken and that a delegation meet with the governor and present the ille option and the findings A delegation did meet with the governor and requested action to be initiated this delegation was informed by the governor em or that it was necessary to obtain formal consent by the levan Tow Town noard Board to this proposed road change certain objections were voiced by a few citizens of levan to any alignment realignment re and to resolve these differences of opinion meetings were held subsequently in devanand Lev levan anand and richfield with officials and citizens of levan one of the meetings held in levan was a formal town board meeting at which were present preset day and maxfield of the state road commission and representatives once again of all communities concerned along 89 at this meeting arid and in the presence of 0 massre day and maxfield the levan officials ciali agreed to abide b by any decision by the state road commission with re gard to the realignment alignment re proposal on september 15 1948 a delegation from the richfield chamber of commerce met with the state road commission in the capitol building in salt lake city and presented signed petitions bearing some signatures of persons along 89 requesting that a correction be effected at this meeting leavitt and day of the state road commission were present and this delegation was given to understand that a definite answer one way or the other would be given within two weeks after waiting 25 days for a decision the chamber of commerce wrote on october ath for a report on the status of the matter sending copies of the letter to all members of the state road C commission 0 emission a and nd to the governor N no 0 replies to any of these letters were received and on october 20 the chamber began a series of telephone calls and telegrams to the office of the chairman of the state road commission after spending some 58 dollars for telephone calls and telegrams the chamber was successful in arranging a meeting to be h held ead in levan on october at which would be present commission or a delegate authorized to speak for the commission the Levan Town council in formal session and representatives from towns from gunnison to kanab at this meeting a definite decision the chamber was informed would be announced all ali persons concerned were notified at great expense arid and inconvenience veni ence and agreed to be present on the morning of october the chamber was advised by telephone by a representative of the state road commission that this meeting had been called off at the request of levan officials bials the chamber immediately telephoned the mayor of levan upon receipt of this information and was informed by the mayor that the state road officials would not attend the meeting it was the unavoidable conclusion that this meeting had been called off not by levan officials but by the decision of the state road commission not to be in attendance desp despite e it is t the e firm purpose of the chamber to act with the other civic groups and continue to press for favorable action in this project ii signed richfield chamber of commerce |