P.O. Box 224 Milford Tigers welcome Big Blue for the first county league play in 10 years! Milford, UT 84751 Set pcge 6 for more Monitor readers have voiced concern over the past few months that personnel and policy changes at the Utah State Department of Corrections may effect Beaver County 's plan to pay for the public safety building with revenue derivedfrom housing state prisoners. A list of questions regarding the issue, and law enforcement in general, was presented to county commissioners on September 4th. The following report is compiled from a September 23 response signed by Doug Carriger, and follow-u- p conversations with Commissioner Chad Johnson and County Clerk Paul Barton. With bids from subcontractors still outstanding, an accurate total for the building is not currently available. It is, however, considerably more than the $6.5 million in GO Bonds voters approved last November. The original contract amount was $8,454,046. According to Carriger, construction budget $1.4 as of June 6, 1997, was $8,489,045.89. Series 1997A GO Bonds $5.1 million; Series 1997C Lease Revenue million; Scries 1997B GO Bonds Bonds $2,555,000. for a total or $9,055,000. Semi- - annual debt service of slightly over $200,000 per payment will be paid from the Capital Interest Fund until June 1, 2000. Debt service will then average about $650,000 until 2022. Total payback is scheduled to be $16,201,603.53. Start up and staffing costs are in addition to the construction figure. The loan was designed to allow the county to receive revenue from lease of jail and court facilities for up to a year before payments begin. Such revenue could be used for startup costs. To date, at least two employees are on the payroll in this capacity: A jail commander at $33,168 plus benefits, somewhere in the neighborhood of $1 1,000. (Carriger's report indicates this employee is being paid from the County General Fund.); A Maintenance Supervisor at $2 1,960 and $1 1,000, plus or minus, in benefits (according to Barton) is reportedly being paid from construction funds. The new building will have an extensive computer system, cost not yet determined, to keep tabs on the inmates. Some furnishings and equipment may be transferred from the current courthouse. Estimated cost of the court complex is $2 million. Lease rate as of November, 1996 was $8.04 per sq.ft. for 2,945', providing $23,678 lease income for the county from the current court facility. An April 7, 1997 Memorandum of Agreement (signed at least by Johnson, Barton, and County Attorney Leo Kanell) indicates that the new court lease will be for 7,088' of turn-ke- y space at an as yet undetermined figure to reflect cost of construction . ..without purchase of land, utilities, landscaping, parking, etc. All permanent fixture furnishings shall be provided by the county building basis, authority. Although the lease rate is reportedly calculated on a renewal is at the discretion of the legislature each year. Bed lease space, like court space, is renewable annually. Do the commissioners have a contingency plan if "rent-a-cofalls through? ("Rent-aeon- " is in quotes because it is a term used in the major daily papers, both in and out of the state.) Carriger declined comment regarding other revenue sources, answering only, "We feel that the use of such a disparaging description to describe a contractual agreement through which County taxpayers benefit is unwarranted." Johnson additionally stated that the Utah Sheriffs Association (Gary Deland as president) is investigating the possibility of importing prisoners from Montana, or possibly negotiating for federal prisoners. Jobs and training programs: Carriger answered, "Jobs could be for the private sector in a Utah Correctional Industries operated facility. Inmates " working in such a facility would come into contact with local residents Johnson said such Correctional Industries facilities would have to be built adjacent to the prison. The state would pay for the major portion of cost for training programs. Volunteers may also contribute, leaving minor cost to be paid by the county. Utah Correctional Industries can not contract inmate labor into the private sector below the minimum wage rate. Prisoners may receive a portion of the wage, with the remainder going to support the cost of construction, maintenance and staffing of the facility. Or, inmates may receive the full wage and be required to pay for housing, food, and medical expenses, in addition to restitution for crime. While this provides training for prisoners, data is not currently available depicting impact on job market competition in the private sector or the overall effect on the economy. Neither Johnson nor Carriger are willing to talk about the number of county residents on probation, or the likelihood that they will be the future population of the jail if other inmates are not available. County residents who violate terms of their probation could, under the direction of a district or justice court judge, be sentenced to the facility for work release. A portion of their wages could be retained by the county to be used to offset the cost of their housing. "Work release is a judge's decision," Johnson said. It is also an obvious revenue stream possibility. Defense costs: The county is obligated to pay for both prosecution and defense of crimes committed in the jail. A murder case at the Gunnison facility, which had a devastating financial effect on Sanpete County, prompted the state to offer counties the opportunity to buy into a Capital and Felony Indigent Defense Funds for such an incident. With less than the required 15 counties opting in, the state will not create the fund under present guidelines. There is currently no cap on the expense the county could incur from a crime committed in the jail. Johnson said he expects the indigent defense fund to resurface during the next legislative session. Carriger reported that subcontractors with Sahara Construction to date are: Riley Construction; Daw, Inc.; Christiansen Drywall; IMS Masonry, Inc.; Utah Structural Coatings, Inc.; Dixie Construction; S & S Fabrication, Inc.; ABS; Tetra Mechanical; Taylor Electric; Fire Engineering; Modern Tech Concrete. According to Carriger, subcontractor bids are "proprietary information held by Sahara Construction." Law enforcement: The Sheriffs Department annual budget is $599,892.00. Beaver County has 10 deputies. The department operates with 15 vehicles, ranging from a 1954 Willys Jeep (valued at $500.) to four 1997 Dodge pickup trucks averaging about $20,000 each. Corrections budget now stands at $426,422 and includes the approximate $64,000 impact fee paid to Beaver City as part of the land acquisition. 20-ye- ar I COPY I Utah Press Association Suite 5005 307 West 300 South, 84101-121- 2 Salt Lake City UT No. IS Tun Milford, Utah 84751 VOL, VII NO. 40 MS Wall of Fame Building Not Yet Determined - Parmt 1 dost of Public Safety - ill P. O. Box 224 OCTOBER 2, 1997 Milford. UT 84751 4 ii Standard Rate U S Postage Another successful Wall of Fame assembly was held September 24th at the High School Auditorium. Former students of Milford High shared their experiences of their school years in the old school. They many different careers and represented vocations gave encouragement to the students to follow their own dreams and strive to make their high school years productive in preparation for their chosen vocations. We hope to continue this tradition in honoring the alumni of Milford High School in the future. We have an outstanding group of former students who have accomplished great things with their lives and have made this world a better place because of their We hope this will be an endeavors. incentive to our young people to set goals for themselves and strive to give the necessary effort to accomplish these goals in their own lives. The potential is here, and the sky is the limit. In the weeks ahead the new spaper will publish the biographies of those alumni honored this year, Ira Mithchell Fisher, Jack Goodwin, George Horton, Hughes Williams, Beth Thorpe Thompson, Georgia Waddingham, Shaun Cox and Laney Johnson. It was noted that five of the above honorees were residents of South Milford. ' J'a C-- J i y - S .1 Week In Review High School Omstruction Cost: At the end of October, 1996, the district had paid out $3,908,371. for Milford High, MIDSHIPMAN lC SHAUN DENNIS COX- - UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY June 20, 1973 -- July 5, 1994 and $5,839,729 for Beaver High. Total Shaun Cox was born on June 20, 1973 at the Milford Valley Memorial Hospital in Milford, cost from one plumbing subcontractor Utah. He was the oldest of five children who were bom to Dennis S. and Maxine Stewart Cox. His still not finalized. Upon completion, younger brothers and sisters are: Aaron, Heather, Crenelle and Vincent Cox. From the beginning, Shaun must have sensed in some way that his time on earth was going to bottom line for both buildings is expected short. be le always made die most of every moment and opportunity in his life. He loved growing million. 5 very to be in the neighborhood of $9. near and around Milford. I le attended Milford Elementary and Milford High School and graduated up School Enrollment: The number of in the Class of 99 Shaun was a very serious student who pushed himself for excellence in everything students in class on October 1st he attempted. He loved participating in spelling bees while in school. Shaun held many leadership determines funding for the coming year. positions in student government, the Lettcrman's Club, Model United Nations and athletics. His favorite awards in football, wrestling The Tuesday following Labor Day, sport was football. I Ic received recognition by earning Academic track. and Dcseret The News him with for award an football in 99 presented 31 students down enrollment was by Shaun was a loyal member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Saints. He was a real from May of the previous year. " who never gave his parents any problems. He graduated from his Church's Primary, Safety Issue? (Excerpt from September honored his priesthood, earned the Faith in God Award and his Duty to God Award. He graduated from 16th Milford City Council minutes) Seminary and was ordained to the office of an Elder in the Church in 1991. Cub Scouting and Boy Scouts were real special to Shaun. He earned his Arrow of Light Award "Councilman Russell Smith asked what the process is to develop an ordinance and also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, fie loved to assist young boys in their Scouting efforts. He was a member of the National Eagle Scout Association. When he was about twelve years old, his Boy disallowing the blowing of horns on the Scout troop visited the Air Force Museum at Hill Air Force Base. After watching the Navy Blue Angels, Union Pacific Railroad engines at he made the decision that he wanted to strive to attend the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. After many years of hard work he achieved his goal. On April 2, 1991, he was notified mat he crossings during certain hours of the day. Councilmcat John Carter stated the had received an appointment to the Academy from Representative James Hansen. He entered USNA UPRR requires engineers to blow the in July 1 99 He exerted extraordinary effort during each of the three years he was at the Academy. In of 1994, he was chosen to be Company Commander for the 9th Company. Shaun was never able horns for safety reasons. Attorney Leo May to fulfill this assignment. While returning to El Toro Marine Base where he was doing summer training Kanell was instructed to check on the for the U.S. Marine Corps - frying F. 18 Fighter Jets and helicopters, he was tragically killed in a car " accident in Barstow, California on Jury 5, 1994. Ills dream was to become an officer in the United States process to develop the ordinance. Best Wishes to Commissioner Ross Marines and fry fighter aircraft. In tribute to Shaun, Lt. Joseph T. Lyons, 19th Company Officer, stated: "Shaun was the type Marshall for a speedy recovery! The of person I hoped other Midshipmen would emulate. I le had a strong sense of integrity, conviction and commissioner was scheduled for heart a loss for is 1 1 1 . All-Sta- te All-Sta- te A 1 1 . Latter-Da- y "straight-arrow- 1 . 1 compassion. surgery Wednesday morning. It us to lose someone of his caliber". truly This article is the first in the 1 99798 Wall of Fame series. Primary Election October 7th Historical Tidbits Beaver County voters go to the polls in next Tuesday's primary to determine candidates for the November election. Six Milford candidates: Rhoda Browner, Nolan Davis, William Easton, Doug Garrett, David Lake and Cynthia Webb are competing for two council seats. Two will be eliminated in the primary, with the remaining four advancing to the general election. John Carter and Gary Staheli have dropped out of the race. Mayor Mary Wiseman is unopposed. With three candidates: Douglas Albrecht, Todd McMullin and incumbent Howard Pry or, the Minersville One will be Mayoral race will be on the primary ballot. eliminated. Council candidates Robert Craw (incumbent), Laura Garten, Peter M. Jones and Paul Marshall are competing for two positions, outcome to be decided in November. Incumbent Michelle Barton is not seeking Two of the tl ree Beaver Mayoral candidates: Joseph During the 1920's there were a few tribes of Indians in Southwestern Utah. I remember only two of them. One was just west of St. George and the other was located north of Coal Creek at Cedar City. In late summer they went through this valley on their annual migration to their reservation at the Indian Peaks area. While they were there they harvested the deer, dried the meat (Jerky) and tanned the hides. From this leather they made Moccasins and fringed gauntlet gloves. Each had fancy, intricate beadwork. My older brother bought a pair of those gloves and even after years of washings and cleanings, they remained soft and supple. Their smokie odor remained to the end. They must have used sage smoke in their tanning process. But, their pine nuts were beyond description. When you cracked the shell, the nuts were shiny with oil and had a flavor that cannot be duplicated. My Dad said that they dug pits, lined them with rocks and built a hot fire in them. When the fire died down then they dumped in the pine, cones, covered it with wet sagebrush and poured in some water. The heat of the rocks and the steam cooked the nuts to perfection (pure ambrosia). Can't you just see... men, women and children working on those cones? to match the During my life I have tried flavor of their nuts, but have never been successful. Brennan, Roger Murdock, and incumbent Mayor James Robinson will proceed to the general election. Five of the nine council candidates: Marsha Dalton, Lynn Mclnelly, Joseph White, Gregory Gurr, Kelley Bradshaw, Bob Beat, Clarence Pollard, Ann Marshall (incumbent) and Robin Bradshaw (incumbent) will be eliminated on Tuesday. The remaining four will be on the ballot in November, competing for two council positions. every-which-w- ay