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<br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MRS. HILDT: <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MRS. HILDT: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I~&..J <br /> <br />to do - ask you that question." <br /> <br />"I am familiar with the river. I am not a <br />fisherman, but I thought it was as polluted as <br />the channel in Denver. I am amazed at how <br />badly the channel looks. But as for people <br />fishing, I want them fishing wherever they can." <br /> <br />"May I read you a letter?" <br /> <br />"Yes, indeed." <br /> <br />"This is to Governor John Love, State Capitol, <br />Denver, Colorado. <br /> <br />'Dear Governor Love: A growing number of <br />citizens are becoming increasingly opposed to <br />the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' plans to <br />channel the South Platte from Chatfield Dam <br />downstream. <br /> <br />The alternative is a 'Natural Flood Plain <br />Park' which could create a large, new, major, <br />multi use open space area. This park not only <br />would provide urban recreation opportunity but <br />also would serve as'a green' belt to oontrol urban <br />sprawl. <br /> <br />Trout Unlimited, the other 43 COSC organiz- <br />ations, and a number of city, state and federal <br />representatives believe that a narrow strip park <br />containing a channeled ditch (similar to Cherry <br />Creek) is not the best use of the South Platte <br />River resource. Not only does channeling dras- <br />tically change the natural stream to the detriment <br />of both fishing and aesthetic values, but it also <br />uses up a large amount of money which could be <br />used to greater advantage in acquiring a larger <br />park area. <br /> <br />A large open space area encompassing the <br />natural flood plain could include a wide variety <br />of recreational pursuits: fishing a semi natural <br />stream for trout; fishing a series of ponds for <br />warm water fish such as bass, croppies, walleye, <br />