(EDITORIAL) Taxpaying voters of Utah County – and in six other counties – have an opportunity and obligation to go to the polls Tuesday, Dec. 14 in what could be the most significant special election in the history of this state. They will be called upon at that time to authorize the seven-county Central Utah Water Conservancy District to sign a… Continue reading Your Ballot Needed – Vital Vote On Water Project
Category: Water Rights
More Than 500 Have Served on Provo City Boards
“The first requisite of a good citizen,” said Theodore Roosevelt, “is that he be able and willing to pull his weight.” This article is about more than 500 Provo citizens who have gone far beyond that “first requisite.” They are present and past members of Provo City “Citizen Boards” whose talents energies and leadership have… Continue reading More Than 500 Have Served on Provo City Boards
Getting C-U Project Back On Track After Carter Veto
We cannot quarrel with President Carter’s resolve to do something about unnecessary spending and inflation – he deserves support in this. But we think he erred badly in his choice of a place to make a stand – veto of the $10.2 billion public works bill, which the House sustained, lacking 53 votes for the two-thirds… Continue reading Getting C-U Project Back On Track After Carter Veto
Postscript on CUP Fight
With President Carter’s signature on the public works bill, the appropriation for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project apparently is secure for another year. The news brought relief to a lot of people here in arid Utah who would second this brief statement issued to the press by Rep. Gunn McKay, D-Utah: “I’m… Continue reading Postscript on CUP Fight
Inflation Ups Project Cost
Inflation has vastly increased the cost of the Colorado River Project as well as adding time to the schedule. Now, when original estimates called for construction to be nearing completion, the target date appears almost as far away as at the inception of the project – and cost estimates have more than tripled, according to… Continue reading Inflation Ups Project Cost