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<br />exaggerated I ifs ". <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />George A. Carlow <br />Cal Thomas <br />Thomas J. Jackson <br />Glen Gerstinberger <br />Paula A. Palmater <br />Richard G. Deane <br /> <br />R. Dale Williams <br />Patrick J. Carlow <br />Al Cusherd <br />D. E. Johnson <br />C. J. DeGraw" <br /> <br />MR.. SPARKS: As with other information, the board will take that letter <br />into consideration at such time as the board considers the final rec- <br />ommendations. . If we have other comments, criticisms or suggestions, <br />whether or not they are voiced at this board meeting, if we know about <br />them prior to the next board meeting, they will be fully considered. <br /> <br />MR.. SHERMAN: George, I wanted to just briefly respond to your statement, <br />because I was sent a newspaper article that reported the discussion <br />that took place at the meeting in Eagle County. From my reading of that <br />newspaper article, I think there were a number of misconceptions as to <br />how this minimum streamflow. program works. I hope between now and the <br />time the board meets at its next session that the county commissioners, <br />planners, members of the Chamber of Commerce, and others might have a <br />chance to visit with Mr. Sparks and his staff and go over the specifics <br />of how this program works. <br /> <br />Secondly, I think that this board has clearly been on record many times <br />as being a strong defender of the state's agricultural economy. I <br />think we have had excellent success in balancing agricultural and en- <br />vironmental concerns where both could coexist together without compe- <br />tition with each other. I think that this program has been very <br />successful in that respect. <br /> <br />And to you, Rolly Fischer, I can only say that we are well aware of <br />the lawsuit. The. department has set its budget for .1978 .and made <br />recommendations to the legislature that it include a continuation of <br />this program, because we believe in this program. We will watch with <br />interest the judicial resolution of the decision. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MR.. GATES: I don't think the county commissioners were criticizing. <br />you as you may have taken it. . I think what they wanted was to really <br />get a definite understanding as to what the end results would be. That <br />is why they voiced their concern. I don't think they were directly <br />criticizing you. <br /> <br />MR. KROEGER: Duane, as I understand that, you and your group and the <br /> <br />-31- <br />