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8B -—Gazette Telegraph, Wednesday, Aug. 19,.1981 *By Dru WilsonGT Staff WriterA 4^-acre flower garden may soon add color to the downtown Colorado Springs area.A proposal to restore the formal garden that once adorned Monument Valley Park just north of Bijou Street was given concept approval Tuesday by the Colorado Springs Park and Recreation Advisory Board.The Junior League proposed the project and offered to sponsor it.Lynn Peterson of the league said the garden plan is part of theJunior League's Gift Catalog project She said the league will attempt to finance the restoration with private and corporate donations, and is working to secure a preliminary donation of about $20,000 from a local corporation.Gene Fuhlrodt, landscape designer with the park department, said the project could cost as much as $70,000.The garden design would include pathways, stone benches, fountains and lawn areas. Fulhrodt said that if donations are received as expected, work possibly could begin on sprinkler systems during the fall and winter months.The preliminary proposal includes a parking area adjacent to West View Place. Board membersGene Fuhlrodt, landscape designer with the park department, said the project could cost as much as $70,000. The garden design would Include pathways, stone benches, fountains and lawn areas.did not know if a parking area is permissable under the original park dedication specifications.Information on that phase of the project will be presented to the advisory board at its next meeting.In other business, the advisory board changed the proposed name for the city’s new 329-acre regional park north of Garden of the Gods Road.The original idea was that the park, commonly known as Rock-rimmon park, was to be called Ouray Park in recognition of the region’s Indian history.But members of the community objected that Chief Ouray was not a proper choice to represent the Indian heritage of the area. Theboard voted to officially recommend that the name be Ute Valley Park.The park is expected to be dedicated by the Colorado Springs City Council in late September or .early October. The name designation will be submitted to City Council for final approvalA group of northeast Colorado Springs residents told the board that an area the city could use to link its trails system from the east side of Academy Boulevard and Palmer Park may be lost to development.Vel Naugle, speaking for the citizens group, asked the board to consider obtaining right-of-way in Greencrest along Van Teylingen Drive for the trail link.Bill Ruskin, superintendent of park design and development, said his staff would investigate the matter.The advisory board asked that the Trail System Task Force provide a list of priorities to the board so that a final request can be prepared for submission to the city council. Harry Salzp|an. chairman of the advisory Dom'd, said that without the list there is no way of figuring how much money is needed for acquisitionXvi-XvXv:*:.v.v.v.v.'.v. .■ . • « »X •”* t ..yXv.v.v.mmJOHN MORGAN Gazette TelegraphJUST A TEST: A rfiushroom-shaped cloud billowed above Turkey Creek Ranch Tuesday as Fort Carson officials simulated a nuclear explosion. The blast, set off about 15 miles south of Colorado Springs, was to test the response of troops to a possible nuclear detonation The explosion was created with 1,000 pounds of tetrotol and four 55-gallon drums of gasoline.Social Security refunds due for county workersSome El Paso County employees may receive checks for up to $250 within a few weeks because of overpayments to Social Security.County Treasurer Sharon Shipley earlier this year contracted with a consultant to figure how much the county and its employ.-ees have overpaid to Social Security for times when employees were sick.Federal law requires no Social Security deductions for sick pay, but deductions are required for sick leave taken for funerals, absences to care for sick members of an employee’s family and medical appointments.County commissioners approved Tuesday a change in the county’s Personnel Policy Manual to separate the two categories of days taken for illness and days taken for funerals and other reasons.Mrs. Shipley said the policy change will save the county about $45,000 annually in addition to the money the county will be refunded for overpayments from 1977 to the first nine months of this year.County employees will get checks ranging from $1.99 to $250 for overpayments during that period, she said.Reagan due to visit DenverDENVER (AP) — President Reagan has agreed to address the 21st biennial convention of the National Federation of Republican Women in Denver on Sept. 18, the federation announced.Both Reagan and Vice President George Bush are to speak the same day. The convention begins Sept. 17.About 2,000 members and guests — the largest national gathering of Republicans this year — are expected to attend the convention.Reagan last visited Denver on June 29. ~More newsfrom metroFor other news concerning the Colorado Springs metropolitan area, see Section A, Page 13; Section F, Page 7; and Section G, Page 4
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Wed, Aug 19, 1981
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