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Show loot 10 It 'lraiitrit,'1iurv, (h toUr 3(1, 9S0 Office Seekers Voice County Commissioner - Four Year Lee V. George Buzianis Bracken been THAT problem, water,-hawinked ini bv the formation of a water said. He further csNiservamv district, lie new sources and developing suggests s Picscrving tin? lifestyle Trawlt ha ami cmimrug'iig lilit industry into the county art prinurv goals of comity commission landidatr let lirat Lett Tootle tail aivniuphsli these, he said, l t realm) a climate of unity that will show potential companies that they would lie comfort aMc and at rtted in the counts BRACKEN is tniiiM-tinfor the four-seseat on a platform that includes gradual! t ry mg to recover the land in the counts fiom the fetleral g eminent. lie suports the sagebrush reU llion, he said. lie esplametl that the tax money colg ar lected l.s the federal government, SNKUiOO (Ins sear, is sijihnned off during its rouudalioot oiirnev to Washington, I) C. and liac L to loc al I'tah governments. Torade could gam a lot of nesv laiul. available for mining, grazing, recreation or tounsm, Orac hcn notcd Out he warned that the c minty must lie prepared to administer that projHTty so that it licuefits Tora-l- (anility. To haiulle Tom-l- County's imjiendmg growth, (amnty Commission iiicumlieut (ieorge Buzianis save he wmild encourage clean Imsinesses, such as computer firms and inc reased tminsm. Buzianis said he lieheves the county will see growth, as it has, but not the heavy growth predicted, lie said he prefers that the Inc reases the enmity must face lie slow so that adequate planning can Ik? made. SPECIFICALLY what the county wauls to avoid, he said, is a company that might prodiH-- heavy smoke. To stimulate the tourism business in Tornde (amnty, Buzianis said he would like to see a monolith or gondola Imill to the summit that overlmiks the Bingham Copper Pit. Buzianis, Democraticcandidate for the four-- ) ear commission term, said he the cmmty doesn't have many problems facing it. (hie problem which does face it, water, has 1kcii attended to by his administration, he says. Bl CAUSE of the large amount of money ami vast amount of land, the shift to Im al coot rol w mild need to Ik? steady, Imt slow , he suggested. Orac ken pointed to water as the limiting factor to any growth in the count v and it w ill emit lime to Ik? a primary problem. I le endorsed formal ion of a Water Conservancy Dist rid to conserve, find and use water. The board for that svould consist of Im al people, he said. BRACKEN imted he has 25 years of as a supervisor and said his w ork with the Boy Scout program and church add to Ins cpialificatlous. Hie candidate said he would like to tiHinsm in the county, calling it one of the greatest things we could bring. lie explained this by saving it has little environmental impact and favorable financial impact. Bracken said he sees public officials as servants, not masters, and said he would "equitably represent the county, build on what is already here. e Imildmg a reservoir. Buzianis noted that while he has lieen a ciHumissioner the county has never had a . ik fit it at the end of a year. He explained that Tooele County has its taxes in the lower third for the state. lie backed this by pointing out the count v was able to pay off its 10 year Umd in only six ihi the County Courthouse s has a years lie added that the county . now coffers in its sur-plu- THE commissioner noted that he spearheaded building the Nursing Home Center in the county and that he is on eight committee's for the governor of his position mi the commission. One of those, a wilderness committee, studied possible wilderness areas in Torale. Buzianis cut the area Wing studied for wilderness classification from 665.000 ac res to 65.0110. he said. George Buzianis County Commissioner - Two Year Keith A. Waul ass Tom-lto build a master Counts plan to dial with the potential growth Tora-lmav see in the next five vears. That quality of life, plan would stress lora-lc'Keith Wanlasssaid Waulass is the Demra ratic parly ton-- t ci ider for the two vear county- commiss e e - sion seat IF AM. ASS heljK-- w it h the draft mg of the dm imieiit, it would bring what he calls 'controlled selective growth." The county commission would explore every avenue hi fore industries came into Tom-le- , he promises voters .uilass also c alls for mdiist ry to at c ept resMiiiMbihtv for t heir act ions, takings are A of problems they cause. anlass Ik-- lev es Tom-l- is alicadv feel' C are Wing ing the statew ide growl h crowded already by Salt Wke ( ity growing west, he said F. will be looking to Tom-lCounty," he added. Tlie sagebrush rein lliou has less ajqieal to anlass than it does to Ins opponent. "I e I wonder if state control Cliarles Stromberg is the answer." lie Tora-lneeds lxith short and long term ment of roach would lie extended, for one, planning to deal w ith growth, w hether or said. St romlicrg said he would like to see the not MX arrives, and w ith water under any circumstances, says Charles StronilK?rg. county sell some of its land that b not Stromlierg is the Republican incuin-lien- t liemg used, letting individuals purchase e said he is comfortable with the payments counties receive from the fedu eral government. antatss sees other campaign issues as Wiiigtouiisin and water. Ill SAID he would work with people who can help to bring the potential of an overview of the Copper Pit to reality. And Waulass, a past president of the North Willow- Irrigation Company in Crantsvillc, said he thinks that as soon as water is available, the growth toward Tora-lCounty will speed up. lie also suggests formation of a water conservancy district. It would not affect private users, he promises. W anlass said he thinks of the commission job as a full tune position and said if he is elected he would give up his other job to give the commission seat his full attention. I would work eight, 10 or 14 hours a day," he said to his seeking seat on the county commission. e on the land, Stromlierg notes. Manage- - Stromlierg said he found his first two years in the county commission office a good learning exjienence''n and said he just now feeling comfortable in the job. A. Wanlass State Representative 64 Beverly J. White Rep. Beverly WTnte said she is proud of the support she has given the Tooele Army Dejxit while in office and feels she has lieen the strongest defender of the installation among elected officials to the Rep. White is seeking Utah State Legislature, representing dis- will get MX, but not the benefits Christensen said he would also fight to bring in the mission with the Weteye bomlis and the 150b jobs it could have brought. He blamed his opponent partially for the loss. His incumbent opponent also caused Tooele to lose another project, he said. THIS second project was for building tnet 64. I HAVE battled Gov. Matheon every inch of the way over the transfer of the Weteyes, Mrs. White said. And I will continue to do everything possible to secure the mission of TAD. Rep. White said she has held numerous meetings and conferences with the governor, wntten letters to federal officials, and binary chemical munitions because the governor and the representative made the military think Tooele did not want the work based nearby. Christensen said he would work for that type ofmission by calling press conferences and using the media to publicize the issues he wants out front. He also said he would support tax limitation, although he does not support the two on the ballot next week concerning food and property taxes. He said he wants on that is linked with personal income. As salaries go up, so would taxes, he emphasized. discussed her feelings concerning the Weteyes and TADs mission openly with the media. She feels that the important issues facing the state immediately will be growth, budget and taxation. ALTHOUGH the MX will not be built in Tooele County, we will definitely be affected by it, Re. White said This project will bring people into our area, which will broaden the tax. But we also Beverly J. White John E. Smith John E Jack Smith, legislative candi- date for district 63, says he opposes the MX as it is planned and agrees with the Sagebrush rebellion m concept but not present methods Smith said he would prefer to strengthen the other two legs of the military triangle, aircraft and submarines, instead of missiles WE SHOULD strengthen what we already have, explained the incumbent representative Smith said he thinks the sagebrush rebellion, although a good idea, has relied too heavily on threats The emjrhasis should be more subtle and through the due process, he explains He would advocate Congresisonal meetings, he said Smith, who has served five terms m the Utah House of Representatives, said he also supports giving more programs to the Tooele Army Depot OUR equipment is capable of hanhe said dling the weteye, Smith said he believes Gov Scott State Representative Matheson acted prematurely when the governor began his fight against bringing the weteye mission to Tooele Austere budgeting would be a goal of Smiths, he said Ive had to tighten the belt m y own business He thinks Utah is he said going into a financial crisis, MANY programs will have to be reduced or eliminated, he speculated That is especially true for education, he said He suggests that the basics be financed Everything is a matter of if we can afford it, he said He believes finances for the state and schools will be delayed on access for the have to realize a lot of peojile bring people problems. She said one of those problems will be rural health care and she has been working closely with local health care officials to help meet the needs of the county. Rep White favors the removal of the state saies tax, but feels that right now is not the proper tiem because of problems in the state. WE CANNOT give tax breaks to the that we would jeopardize the state of Utah, she added That would be fiscal irresponsibility and we just cannot allow that to happen Rep White said she was one of only four representatives that voted against the income tax refund of 1979, and largely blames that rebate for placing the state budget in its current trouble. During my time in office, I have been responsible, listened to my contingency, and have handled hundreds of personal requests from Tooele people. I have a firm committment to Tooele County and want to represent it m the state legislature, she concluded 63 Dee Earnest Anderson handicapped One the subject of tourism, Smith said he would try to build an overlook of the Bingham Copper Pit through a cooperative effort with the county, state and federal government, and maybe involve the National Guard He also stressed that he is very and would work to reduce costly regulations in the state i budgetary jKiint Mr. Dee E. Anderson could not be reached for comment. He is Republican seeking a seat in the state John E. Smith f relx-llio- Stromlierg also supjiorts the sagebrush lie ready for a changeover in land ownership if it occurs. NEW resjionsibihties would arrive if the federal government releases its holds Keith The sagebrush relielhon has imjiossible goals, but its efforts are not in vain, says Doug Christensen, candidate for state distnet 64 Even if the work doesnt return lands in Utah to Utahns, it alerts the federal government to the concerns of the West Maybe they will listen more next time, Christensen said. ALTHOUGH he supports the rebellion, Christensen said the financial aspects are important. He says Utahns must lie willing to pay for the services paid for by federal money if the government returns the lands to the western states Christensen believes we do need growth but qualifies that by saying that increase needs to be controlled both by state and county governments As a rejiresentative, he would actively solicit companies to base their operations in his district, Christensen said THE candidate feels certain MX will lie based locally My concern is that we relation, but he warns the state I letter in conWhile he supports the cept, he said the methrals used need improvement. Stromlierg said the methrals have leaned toward the side of threats instead of using the appropriate channels. STROMBERG said he would work to retain the small town atmosjihere, the community attitude. The idea of an overlook for the Bingham Copjier Fit is also an idea Stromlierg supjiorts. He said he wants to see pnvate enterprise build a gondola to the mountain's summit. HE SAID he supports the MX if it will deter the Soviet Union as military experts have claimed. Crowth is foreseen by the candidate, but he doesn't lielieve the MX project would have much affect on Tooele County. It may affect businesses, but in terms of population, the result will lie minimal, he predicts. - Douglas Christensen it. two-yea- r Dee Earnest Anderson |