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<br />" <br /> <br />297'1 <br /> <br />CONCLUSIONS OF THESE AGENCIES DO NOT SUPPORT THE VARIOUS CLAJMS MADE <br />BY THE REGIONAL LANDOWNERS GROUP. <br /> <br />THE 'fOST SERIOIIS OBJEr.TION RAISE!) BY TlIP. LANDO"'NER~ GROUP <br />RELATES TO TlIE DISPLACEI~E~T OF FAMILIES IN TilE RESERVOIR AREAS. THIS <br />O~JECTION IS VALID AND IS ONE TO WlIICH THERE IS NO COMPLETE ANSWER. THE <br />CONSTPUCTION OF ANY ~AJOR WATER RESOURCE FACILITY. AS IS THE CASE WITH <br />"ANY LITHER CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. INVARIABLY I.EADS TO THE DISPLACEMENT <br />OF PEOPLE. THIS SAMF. DISPLACEMENT WOULD OCCUR IF THE RF.SERVOIR WERE <br />CONSTRUCTED AT TilE WELD COUNTY SITE. ALTHOUGII FF.WER PEOPLE WOUI.D BE <br />INVOLVED. THE ONLY RE~FDY AVAILABLE FOR SUCH DISPLACEMENT IS ADEQUATE <br />COMPENSATION, BOTH FO~ THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY TAKEN AND FOR MOVING <br />EXPENSES. <br /> <br />THE CONCLUSION IS INESCAPABLE THAT THE AUTHORIZED NARROWS <br />PROJECT HAS REE. PIHAUSTIVElY AND ~HOROUCIILY EXAMINED OVER A LONG PERIOD <br />OF YEARS. THE MANY STATE AND FEDERAL TECHNICIANS INVOLVED IN THE INVES- <br />TIGATIVE P~OCES5 3TAND TO GAIN NOTHING PERSONALLY FROM THEIR ANALYSES <br />ASD RECOMMENDATIONS. THE OnJECTIONS NOW BEING MADE ARE NOT NEW AND HAVE <br />BEEN THOROUGHLY REVIEWED NOW FOR A PERIOD OF OVER THIRTY YEARS. ULTI- <br />MATELY THERE MUST COME A TIME FOR DECISION. <br /> <br />EVEN HORE PERSUASIVE TO THE GOVE~NOR THAN THE RECOMMENDATIONS <br />OF 5TATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LOCAL <br />GOVFRNME~TAL AGENCIE5 INVOLVED. THE LOWER SOUTH PLATTE W~TER CONSERV~NCY <br />DISTRICT AND THE CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT REPRESENT <br />ALMOST ALL OF THE PEOPLE RESIDING IN TilE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY <br />BETWEEN ~RIGHTON AND THE STATE LINE. THE DIRECTORS OF THESE TWO DISTRICTS <br />ARE LOC~L CITIZENS REPRESENTING BOTH RURAL AND MUNICIPAL AREAS. THESE <br />T~O DISTRICTS. ALON~ WITH THE ELECTED BOARDS OF COUNTY'COM~ISSIONERS AND <br />CITY COUNCILS, STRONGLY SUPPORT THE NARROWS PROJECT. <br /> <br />MUCH HAS BEEN SAID, WITH CONSIDERABLE JUSTIFICATION. ABOUT THE <br />EROSION OF THE POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IN THE INSTANT CASE, HOWEVER, <br />BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF COLORADO ARE ATTEMPTING ONLY TO <br />CARRY OUT THE DESIRES or LOCAL GOVERNMENT. HoweVER, BOTH TnE UNITED <br />ST~TE5 AND THE STATE OF COLORADO ARE BEING ASKED NOW TO OVERRIDE THE <br />EXPRE~SEn DESIRES or LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES CONCERNING THE NARROWS <br />PROJECT. NEITHER THE UNITED STATES NOR THE STATE OF COLORADO PROPOSES TO <br />DO SO. <br /> <br />FOR THE REASONS HEREIN EXPRESSED. GOVERNOR LA~M SUPPORTS THE <br />CONSTRUCTION OF THE NARROWS PROJECT AND IS AT THIS TIME SUBMITTING <br />FAVORABLE COMMENTS ON THE DRAPT ENVIRON~ENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. <br /> <br />~6- <br />