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Show Gen Overton Tells Views on Running County Government Glen Overton, candidate for County Commissioner, addressed address-ed two key issues of his campaign cam-paign at a recent meeting of the Council of Governments. The meeting held in the county building, was attended by the various mayors and other oth-er city officials of the county and was part of a meet the candidate night sponsored by the Council of Governments. Mr. Overton restated his position pos-ition on the establishment of a Utah County Fair and the development of recreation in conjunction with the cleanup of Utah Lake. According to Mr. Overton, Utah County has an abundance abund-ance of talent and natural resources re-sources immediately available within the county that deserve to be displayed to the public. "It Is only fitting that a county coun-ty such as ours, which is a leader lea-der In industry and agriculture have a showcase for these talents tal-ents and assets," said Overton. Mr. Overton was quick to point out however, that the fair shouldn't be a carnival, but an activity to help unify and bring together all of the cities of the county. Addressing himself to the issue is-sue of Utah Lake, Mr. Overton said he felt Utah Lake is a potential po-tential gold mine for Utah County. "It has unlimited possibilities pos-sibilities for recreational, agricultural agri-cultural and water resources use if immediate measures are undertaken to prevent pollution pollu-tion and eliminate algae and other related problems," continued con-tinued Overton. |