BOARD01003

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/1956
• Description: Meeting Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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MR. NELSON:

MR. JERMAN:
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MR. CRA\1FORD:

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JllR. CRAWFORD:

MR. NELSON:

MR. CRAWFORD:

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that you said the Federal Government could not
put any money into this, it would be up to the
State?"

"1 said the cost would be approximately
~130,000 of which approximately ~17,000 was
the Silt job, leaving $115,000 to $120,000 for
this part. Or we could wait until July and
fly that under our own expense, if the State
does not advance the $55,000 but that would
put us out of the land classification work
until the following spring."

"I would like to ask if it is the same
type of flying on the Silt Project as on the
'!lest Divide."

"Yes, it is the same type."

"I thought the Silt Project had a differ-
ent type of authorization than the West Divide."

"It has already been authorized by Con-
gress. Congress insists that we have a land
classification made on all these projects but
Silt went forward prior to the time this class-
ification was required."

"In other words, Silt skipped one step?"

IIYes." .

"Both are in my district.
ject is almost ready to go to
district."

The Silt Pro-
a conservancy

"1 think, in discussing this, we should
not lose sight of the fact that if the Silt
Project goes forward, it means other projects
will similarly be advanced."

"Does the West Divide and Silt come after
Bostwick Park and Fruitland Mesa?"

"No.
the Main
No. 1 on

The West Divide is No.1 project on
Stem and the Fruitland Mesa is the
the Gunnison."

"I thought land classification was already
in progress on the Fruitland Mesa."

"It is. We are supposed to have a report
on tha t soon."