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I'OCATIIU.O, IDAHO, TtlVHSDAY, -SlCTIUIltK 2, 1971 ldohi S'aie Journal - Sedion B - Page 3FOR NOT MAKING TETON DAM REPORT PUBLICWafer Board Head Draws CriticismIDAHO PALLS (AF)-Gerald A. Jayne, Idaho Fills, pres Went of Ibe Idaho EnvlronmentalCoun-cil, In an open letter to Dr, Robert R. Lee, director of the Idaho Water Resource Board, has sharply criticized Lee for not making public an adverse Lower Teton Dam Project report,Jayne noted hi the letter that Scatl Reed, Coeur Alene attorney, and member of the board, had requested the Teton Project be halted immediately on the grounds that it is economical-ly unjustifiable/1Scaled bids on Che prime proj-chief administrator of the state’s water resources agencyt would have been aware of the existence of this report, and would have read it. is lliis the case? if so, did you make known its contents to the members of the Idaho Water Resource Board and-oreet are scheduled to be opened in Idaho Falls Oct. 1( having been delayed from Sept. The project has the support of the entire Idaho Congressional delegation.Jayne wrote Lee that Mr*Reed mentions the existence of the Bureau of Reclamation's definite plan report of early 19G9, _ _ which the Bureau has not made Tf) f n tf* rttt I H public. He says that Ihe cover lei-ter on this report concedes that BLACKFOOT— Ken Delo, one the project could not beeconom* of the stars of the Lawrence ically justified on Ihe first phase Welk Show, will entertain with alone. his romantic ballads, up-tempoOne would hope Ihat you, as times, musical comedy and folkbanes on Sent. 10 and 11. at themembers of the Idaho Congres-sional delegation? To my knowledge, you have not mentioned it to the public, and I believe that you have had a responsibility as a public servant to do so,Since a significant fraction of the funding for the operation of the Idaho Water Resource Board com os from federalgiants, do yon not have an obligation, not only on a slate level, but also on a national level, to make such information known? II is this type of action on your part which only reinforces the contention that you will blindly support any water development project that comes along, no matter how ill-conceived it is.'5C/iic/cen Manure firings 5 Days in JailPROVO (AP)-A Utah Valley was found of ignoring achicken rancher has been sen- county lie alth depart rnei it ontertenced to rive days in the county to disperse or remove the:- m;i-jail for failure to remove mire piled on his land, chicken manure from his farm.
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Idaho State Journal
Pocatello, Idaho, US
Thu, Sep 02, 1971
Page 20
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