12-04-2008, 05:08 AM
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]I attended the Utah Lake Commission Open House tonight at Willow Creek Junior High School in Lehi (I found out about the date and time from TubeDude's Utah Lake, Sportsman's Post and link). [/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Overall I am impressed with the plan they have put together. I learned much about what the lake could be and how we could get it there. [/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]The presentation I saw showed the plan consists of five major elements. [/#000000][/font]
[ul][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Land Use and Shoreline Protection[/#000000][/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Transportation[/#000000][/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Recreation[/#000000][/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Natural Resources[/#000000][/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Public Infrastructure[/#000000][/font][/li][/ul][font "Times New Roman"][#000000][/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]The plan has many details and is quite lengthy so anyone can read about it on the commission's website:[/#000000][/font]
[url "http://www.utahlakecommission.org/"]http://www.utahlakecommission.org/[/url]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]There are zone maps for every element in the plane that I saw which can also be seen online. [/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]What I like best is their proposal to build a trail along the shoreline in some segments and that the commission has established certain sensitive areas of the lake. [/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]The major focus of the group is to coordinate what needs to be done with the counties, cities, and municipalities bordering the lake. It has no authority or regulatory power over anything. Its "power" comes from the moral influence of its 20 members from the various state and federal agencies. [/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]To me this is a very progressive plan if cooperation and funding can be found. However, as everyone knows this is going to be the challenge. [/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Overall I am impressed with the plan they have put together. I learned much about what the lake could be and how we could get it there. [/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000][/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]The presentation I saw showed the plan consists of five major elements. [/#000000][/font]
[ul][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Land Use and Shoreline Protection[/#000000][/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Transportation[/#000000][/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Recreation[/#000000][/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Natural Resources[/#000000][/font][/li][li][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Public Infrastructure[/#000000][/font][/li][/ul][font "Times New Roman"][#000000][/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]The plan has many details and is quite lengthy so anyone can read about it on the commission's website:[/#000000][/font]
[url "http://www.utahlakecommission.org/"]http://www.utahlakecommission.org/[/url]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]There are zone maps for every element in the plane that I saw which can also be seen online. [/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000][/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]What I like best is their proposal to build a trail along the shoreline in some segments and that the commission has established certain sensitive areas of the lake. [/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000][/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]The major focus of the group is to coordinate what needs to be done with the counties, cities, and municipalities bordering the lake. It has no authority or regulatory power over anything. Its "power" comes from the moral influence of its 20 members from the various state and federal agencies. [/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]To me this is a very progressive plan if cooperation and funding can be found. However, as everyone knows this is going to be the challenge. [/#000000][/font]
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