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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The conclusion is inescapable that the authorized Narrows <br />project has been exhaustively and thoroughly examined over a long period <br />of years. The many state and federal technicians involved in the inves- <br />tigative process stand to gain nothing personally from their analyses <br />and recommendations. The objections now being made are not new and have <br />been thoroughly reviewed now for a period of over thirty years. Ultimately <br />there must come a time for decision. <br /> <br />Even mOre persuasive to the Governor than the recommendations <br />of state and federal agencies are the recommendations of the local <br />governmental agencies involved. The Lower South Platte Water Conservancy <br />District and the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District represent <br />almost all of the people residing in the South Platte River Valley between <br />Brighton and the state line. The directors of these two districts are <br />local citizens representing both rural and municipal areas. These two <br />districts, along with the elected boards of county commissioners 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, both the <br />United states and the state of Colorado are attempting only to carry out <br />the desires of local government. However, both the United States and <br />the state of Colorado are being asked now to override the expressed desires <br />of local governmental agencies concerning the Narrows project. Neither <br />the united states nor the state of Colorado proposes to do so. <br /> <br />For the reasons herein expressed, Governor Lamm supports the <br />construction of the Narrows project and is at this time submitting <br />favorable comments on the draft environmental impact statement. <br /> <br />Copied:CWCB(3-24-76) <br /> <br />-7- <br />