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Show Statement of Water Board Of Pleasant Grove-Lindon Grove-Lindon District Last week we enacted an ordinance calling an election to determine whether or not the Metropolitan Water District of Pleasant Grove-Lindon shall subscribe for 500 acre feet of water in the Deer Creek Project. In order to get the water the District will have to buy 600 shares of stock In the Provo River Water Users' Association which is the contacting con-tacting agency which deals with the United States. In submitting the question of whether or not the district shall subscribe sub-scribe for water In the project to the voters of Pleasant Grove and Llndon we are following the mandate of the voters of these two towns when last February they authorized by an overwhelming vote the formation or the Metropolitan Water District of Pleasant Grove-Llndon as the first step necessary to get Deer Creek, water. Matter Carefully Investigated We have made careful investigation into our needs and have consulted con-sulted with the mayors and members of the city council of each of the towns as to the amount of water that will be necessary to supplement the supply and provide for possible future growth. The boards worked harmoniously together and there was a more or less general agreement in substance to the amount that we are submitting to the people to be voted upon. ' . , .. There has been much publicity on the Deer Creek Project and it hardly seems necessary at this late date after the smashing victories which have been recorded for the project in all the towns participating, beginning with Provo and ending with Salt Lake City only recently by a vote of 23 to 1, to give very many reasons why a favorable vote snou id 1 be recorded at the coming election. However, we shall summarize briefly I some of the reasons why we think the voters should approve our partici-nation partici-nation in the Prolect: Reasons Listed , . 1 We shall need water for drouth years and for future growth and even for present necessities if any improvement programs are undertaken. 2 There is no feasible source of obtaining an additional water supply sup-ply for the cities and towns of northern Utah County, except from the Weber, Duchesne and Provo Rivers in a project such as Deer Creek is planned tobe water sQme agency sucn as the United States which can advance funds without interest will have to undertake such a mammoth undertaking. No one city, town or irrigation company could undertake it alone. , f v, 4 We will be required only to pay our proportionate share of the actual cost of the project. The amount named in the repayment contract to-wit: $7 6000,000, is the maximum. If the project costs less we pay our proportionate share of that lessened cost. Will Furnish Employment . 5 Our citizens need employment. This project will spend $400 - 000.00 or better for labor. We feel that we should take some part in building the project if we are to have our citizens employed. BmPlQy- mVnt will last about three years and it is estimated more than 3,000 men will be working that length of time. , , will M ls caU waterthat is, it is water held the same as money is held in the bank-which can be called for when needed most Tn this respect It is much more valuable than ordinary gravity water which we must take when nature sends it our way. 7 Considering the fact that Deer Creek water is call water we think the cost is very reasonable. We are convinced that we will never be able to get it cheaper or under any better terms than are now being offered by the United States. Paym The water c paid for out of rentals received for it or in the event it is used by the City as part of its culinary supply water rates will be sufficient to make the annual payments. We are particularly im-nreied im-nreied wnh this since Salt Lake City completed' an engineering report whTh shows that in that city the Deer Creek water, including an extra mvestment of five million dollars for an aqueduct, can be paid for out of exiting water rates without the necessity of levying property taxes, borrowing bor-rowing monev or even raising the water rates. rowing money Qur suppj f water from Deer Creek through the Salt Lake City aqueduct. When the application Deer creeK uiruub" ii . , tho 0,1PHiift included as a part ii'oc maHp tn trie united OLateb w nave m- - of thT project it was agreed then that the cities and towns which could ?,L the aoueduct would be permitted to do so by special arrangement with LXColiTan Water District of Salt Lake. The Salt Lake District Dis-trict has been very willing to cooperate in this matter and has assured us mat thev wiU permit us to participate on very reasonable terms. Finally we urge the voting taxpayers of Pleasant Grove and Lm- c7ripr the matter carefully, and we believe that after they have done 'thirthey wm Slow our recommendation and vote to subscribe for water in the Deer Creek project. suhmit D. B. THORNE, WRENARD TOMLINSON, S. A. KIRK, EDWARD HARDMAN, Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Pleasant Grove-Lindon. |