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<br />..Proj~Giiri~i..~;_~~
<br />DetailB} . Knigblf;
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<br />The first o~ thre,e meetings on ,the Narrows dam.<~~-~,~.-~:,
<br />leet, the results of which are expected to detennine .'.tlitr:.~~~r:._
<br />..-;Ioeation of the"giant earth-fill dam, moved int.o' the'ati::~~~"'--";i~
<br />noon today as the background and explanatio'n of:, the: ..,~',,>:,
<br />'project consumed the two.hour morning seSSIon a~ th'c ",'
<br />.:VFW ha)1. , .!/~;.
<br />There were 110 persons ,registered for .th.e,' hearing
<br />:'.". ';which included representatives from various locafditcti_
<br />'. ~\!and canal companies, representatives of- both .rall.road~:'~
<br />:others"from'the Water Conservation Board and"BUreaU.'
<br /><of Reclamation. There were people from-the Weldo.n,.~ai~'
<br />';Iey, who earlier expressed their opposition to the projfi!dt' '/,
<br />~which ,would -flood _out their farms .and three towns ;in'
<br />. ~I the valley, and interested Fort Morgan businessmen. . .-".(~~
<br />'..'~" .......' J In opening lbelses810~; :C,!~t~~'
<br />.. " H:. StoDe, water board dl~~r1
<br />who presided &"aVe the blLCkgrollnd'
<br />to the project. . . . . : i :~',. .
<br />He mentioned the elttenelV6"tu4?
<br />lea undertaken by thll ,bureau;: to
<br />answer the q,uelltlon8 ~brouKtil-_"~~
<br />by the State Water. Con8er~..tI~.'
<br />board and 'the g..OUP8 of ,?~OPI~,~i:iF.
<br />. I volved. . ,~, - '_';~~
<br />I Mu.t Take DefInite' 8h"d~':(,~
<br />The tlme'j'hll.8 arrlved,':he~hal~~
<br />when the water board mqst, t8.lU!j
<br />a definite .stlltnd on the 'prl>~~a:I
<br />so meetings ,were scbeduled >tor
<br />Fort Morgan, Sterling and' GreeleY
<br />to enable the board to' Ket Jnf()r~
<br />matloo from all different ~gioliPs
<br />so a'declslon could be reacHed.. j_:
<br />. i J. H. Knights, district, en,loeer'
<br />for the" Bureau of ReclaniatlPb.
<br />strell~d the' multiple purpoll'es'.'iit
<br />the dam. gave tb.e hlstor,." of '.tli~.
<br />proiect and the autborlty" for !t.....I:j'
<br />He dlscussed- the, six ;lloSllfbl~
<br />Bites which had been, cons1de"NId;
<br />why the Narrows site wall. selecLe:d
<br />Il.Ild the adnntagell' and dlsadyiir-.
<br />tages of each one. He a1so~ .poke
<br />on the plan of development - aDd
<br />procedure for going about .:relri.~~
<br />tlng. the publlc"uttlltles.-.Ilnd. :Uie.-'
<br />roadll and the bUYing. of.'tbe: la)i'l
<br />Th'(l water rights ariec'ted,'" :ths
<br />means tbe _county 'bad of ;ecoYet~..
<br />Ing Its tax 108sas and the. adTilI.
<br />ta<<9lI.' theJ;'e.,woul-d be,' -froin. .t.blt.....,_.~
<br />project" were' &l~o e:J:'plalned. : ."..~t.:
<br />....17,400 Acre. Colt._ . I.
<br />. Here. fa, how tb:e,:p~#08e"d"~: '.
<br />project would ~fect MtlTgab:.c4iWi;:'
<br />ty, accordIng to'fignrei Cateti1fi'0iU,
<br />the county allsellllor'. n'1~:! :"'.:; .-;
<br />A total of 17,400 acres -or "Ii.nd'
<br />would be marked off the- w'-ron
<br />Ilnd of tbls total, 6.470 acre..'are
<br />Irrigatsd. -
<br />Three .Bcbool districts 1I'ould',be
<br />aUected '",Ilh a ,fourth' SUrferiDE'~
<br />little. , ',' '-':.' '-;, '_', -;-':::':::'-~~",~
<br />; 'Fr?m B~!I(:~o~-Dlstrlct;~o;.,:"'~W'~f'.'< )~~~
<br />~ dona.-. the.:cl?U.n~Y '.,,!"~h.ld"I,o:ae,...~~t~':;~., ...,
<br />,290 bll.l;led\on:B.88_e,SBed T&1l.t'1IP.Di.~:':--::c.,~
<br />I On, S,ChO. .O.l. I;l.i~.~rl~.t; ~~~, 8i."'~t,~tm.9~f"'_[~' __)
<br />Tlc.h; '+8~,?20:'~~~W~.e:10lJt~: .1UI~.,~.. "''-'':
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<br />be,' t.Q';a: small .-portlon,_of 'Behool :... '.'-,:'
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<br />" -~,'. ~~ r:~r:;:~i;i~~~',~;,~':~%~.~~81~~:;~~r;;:_~%
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<br />th!L noed control Bet;) the :'1Jiltlal: .,',. ~
<br />cost' wae 'es'Umated 'at:'~2. '.~bOO,oliO~-. - ,',
<br />'" An 'addltlOna.l-.'7,OOQ.,tiOO"9xPe!tj' ,
<br />, , ) would'be Involved In.brjriglIlg~ ., .
<br />water, whlcbl would be.'hto"reB<ti .
<br />tbe dam, to addlUonal farm.;'larl.if!:
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