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'2841 ..,: .... ,",," " ~ .." :-';:~:T',::/ .~~? :/:"'.:. ~.~. ~,-.~: " : ~.. "", -. ':<.:,;'~':.-;' .......;.. "". .", " .', '-""'-,:r, '.. ~. . A meeting Was held of the boa rd of directors of the Chamber of Com. merce Wednesday noon. The meet_ jng Was called by President Herb Boehm to act on a resolution adopted by the Brush, Sterling and Fort Morgan Chamber. representa_ tives held at Brush Monday favor. ing the location of the South Platte river darn at the Narrows. There Were 18 chamber representatives at the Brush meeUng from the three chambers. The [oHowing is ..the resolution that was adopted: .- "That the Brush, Fort Morgan and Sterling Chambers of Com- "merce are united to the. fullest ex- tent in supporting and promoting'l a water conservancy district and any other assistance tIle Colorado' J Water Conservation Board deems necessary or helpful in construct_ ing a dam on the South Platte : ~ -River at the Narrows site in Mor- gan County, CoJarado." The resolution was submitted to the Sterling Chamber of Commerce tOday. It will be submitted to the Brush ChiJmber of Commerce at .the regular meeting Monday. At the Fort Morgan meeting WitJl 13 directors present, the . resolution was unanimously adopt- ed. There was a vcry general dis- cussion of the project in which rriany phases of the dam were dis- .cUssed. Last year the local cham. bel' adopted a pOlicy favoring the . construction of dam at Some point on the river which the Bureau of Reclamation might decide would :' be in the best interest of the South Pla'He Valley. Since that time, all the communities east of Fort Mor- gan have acted in fa"'or of the Nar_ rows site. Speakers, who are in Position to know, have said recently that the 'decision would I:le made Soon. The Fort Morgan Chamber has been active in getting tbe sentiment of the people in regard to the lo~a- il'on of the dam. The \'<1st major. j Y of the 317 members of the chamber 'ha\'€ voted for the Nar- rows site. While Fort Morgan of- ffci-ally has been open minded on ,. o ," '. '-'- '.:. '.' . '..\ ~ . . .,;, ......,.... , ".,