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" -- . . WEST It on Colorado million to accommodate to,GOO to 50,000 persons, he predicted. That sort of ex. pense when teamed with countless other Colorado projects necessitated by growth is beyond present funding capabilities unlt'Ss new revenUe sources are found. A vital sollrce of money is the credit of the stale. he said. "It .is government that must LISP. itA public power to control and regulate the proper growth and development of the state, the allocation and use of land and waler resources, the creation of proper transportation and commwlic:atJon s)'s- iems, the protection of ecological values and tM dispersal of population not only in Ihe Front Range. but throughout the en- lire tHate," he recf'ntJy told the Joint l.egisJative Committee on Balanced Popu- lation Growth. He call1?d self.r~ulalion andrcstrilint tn IUain desirable growth patterns "pious lOpe" and "fantasy." ~lan)' existing and continuing problems Ire the n~liult of unbridled private inter- !lits. "It is hoped public policy will always 'ecognize private right.; and compensate 'or damages," he said, "but we can'l get he job done to enhance our f"nvironment ,ithout stepping on some private toes and :oring some llacred eows." ~~ <SO' Yet the job C;ln't bit done without money. And money won't be forthcoming _, without some finn changes in government and tile Constitution, the president of the l09-year..old bank believes, USing current ~venUe6, obligallon bond returns and property taxes in a combined debt repayment program is m>cessary, but politically it's a "hot potato." "But as pressures mount, the legislature is going to have to take these mCa6 more seriously, I would like to believe our chief of state (the governor) would be more concerned," Rockwell said. He feels fiscal reform. Indudin2 I change in the Constitution to pennit staIB borrowing is inevitable, but he would like' to see it done now so it can be more ef. fectively used to IIvert new problems and compounding existing ones. "We need ardent community !PO"" 5Orship. I hear mo~ of the idEa. but we're running oul of time for batting ideas amund. We'~ perpetuatlnJ: errou we'll never be able to correct," Rockwell said, The banker's insight into the problems isn't armchair caliber. It's trnm being the first chairman of Den\'er's Urban Renewal Authority - he served 10 )lears in the Continu~d on page 40.