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<br />"10'" <br />t:. )"' ',:' <br />... v~~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />-21- <br /> <br />the figure suggested in this paragraph. Assuming that the Railroad would continue <br />to traverse Morgan Co~~ty, the potential loss in revenue to the County taxwise would <br />-,~ in excess of ..12,000.00 a year which would made an added burden on the other tax- <br />;Ja;)'ers of Morgan County. <br /> <br />TIe believe, without expressirgan op~n~on, as to the merits of the ~arrows Unit <br />that the BUEQU and Congress should make provision to reimburse this County for loss <br />of revenue from taxes on all properties condemned for a period of not less than ten <br />years while the economy of the County is being adjusted, This Vlould not cover the <br />economic loss to the COtU1ty but would in some measure permit a readjustment period. <br /> <br />The County Commissioners feel and join with the citizens of the west end of the <br />County, that control of Bijou Creek upstream and tae conservation of vmter from Bijou <br />Creek to charge underground storage ,(ould be most bene:^:.cial. Upstream control of <br />the Bijou '(Quld likewise save the Count:;. large expenditures for flood damage that <br />occurs to bridges and highways crossin~ this stream. \'e d~ ~ot believe that other <br />lands are available for irriGation to replace ~~y but a very small part of the lands <br />that would be inundated in Iieldon Yalley. <br /> <br />Res~~ctfully submitted, <br /> <br />R. J. Lamborn <br /> <br />Jesse K. ~nodgrass <br /> <br />Steve Christensen <br /> <br />*~E-**.:.l.-****JJ-* <br /> <br />Ft. dorgan, Colo. bept. 13th, 1951 <br /> <br />The Ft. l,iorgan Reservoir & Irrigation Co. and the Jackson Lake Reservoir & Irri- <br />gation Co. jointly make the following com~ents on the report of the Bureau of necla- <br />mation relative to the 'Harrows Dnft of the i'issouri !Liver Basin l-roject and withhold <br />their approval until all items mentioned are given a satisfactorJ solution. <br /> <br />(1) Arrangements are to be made giving reservoirs the same rights for refill as <br />they have enjoyed in the past, and with the same status, for the reason that all <br />shrinkage is either returned to the river or will be i:<:ounded in the proposed reser- <br />voir.. <br /> <br />(2) The Ft. lliorgan reservoir & Irrigation Co. is to be furnisehd with a Court <br />Order approving and alloning a change in th3point 0:' ,:'--:~rsi,on of their main canal <br />with no change in the decreed quantity. <br /> <br />(3) A more definite and better solution of the \!eldon Yalley Ditch water, we <br />believe it should be returned to the river. <br /> <br />(4) Water for irrigation of additional lands to be junior to present reservoir <br />decrees. <br /> <br />/ <br />