The three-entity initiative includes access management, telecommunications and airport, Lungman said. To make it work, he said the businesses and government must come together. He said the chamber s vision is to preserve the valley s quality of life, and by endorsing the initiative, the city of Providence, as well as other local governments and businesses, would share this same vision. The first emphasis of the initiative is access management. Lungman said if something is not changed soon, several access roads through the valley could become real problem areas.
Telecommunications is the second emphasis.
Lungman said the goal is to establish a state of the art telecommunications system with redundancy. Redundancy would allow two accesses into the valley. Utah State University and businesses use telecommunications the most and if the valley had better access, it would attract businesses. The airport is the third emphasis. The airport would have a longer, thicker, wider landing so it could accommodate smaller commuter planes, Lungman said, and become more of a regional airport.