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Show inside: Monticello High School Cariat I 1 Wx ti I ; Jv7 County, BLM face off again over road rights if eJ 4 - :S s3-3- 1 il - si by Anna Adair The Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice of trespass to San Juan County for doing maintenance on the Totiee Flat road, which runs west toward Grand Gulch off of Highway 261. ?5a ...... ... The road, along with the ' Visitation to Hovenweep National Monument has more than doubled in 1999. The massive 1998 manhunt of two fugitives and increased exposure as a result of the manhunt are two possible reasons for the increase in visitation. Larry Wells photo Vol 84 No 7 50 cents Planner Edward Scherick. Scherick said that the county road department went out and maintained the roads to the county B road standard within the radius of the previously disturbed area, with the exception of one or two minor spots. that the federal government has owmership of a road. Since San Juan County believes it holds the ownership of the 7 road through regulations, there is no need for a RS-247- Title V. The County says that the roads are mainly used for recreation purposes and for cattlemen who have permits for grazing in the area to acUTAH SINCE 1 91 5 County officials say that cess their land. Apparently, a they were surprised that the request was made by a permitNovember 24, 1999 county was issued trespass tee in the area to have the neconly on the Totiee Flat road essary maintenance done on and not the Shieks Flat road. the roads. Commissioners showed no When questioned, BLM officials responded that the signs of concern over the trescounty did not go as far out of pass notice. County Planner the previously disturbed area Edward Scherick commented addition. on the Shieks Flat road as on that it would give the county She also gave my family a the Totiee Flat road. As a re- one more point to argue in tour of the entire school, insult, the BLM did not issue a court. Commissioner Ty Lewis cluding a little museum, a said, "I wrnuld hope we contrespass on that road. school hogan, and the agricuThe notice was somewhat tinue to fix unsafe roads. If we lture project, complete with unexpected by the county as have any that are dangerous Charro sheep and llamas. had followed lets get them fixed and do It was obvious that Dorn had they thought they whatever we have to do." reasonable boundaries in maka great deal of pride in the to the unsafe road. school. And it is also clear why ing repairs officials surmise that the school is taking a great County The San Juan the BLM will probably sue for deal of pride in the recognition Record will close damages to the area beyond being given to Mary Dorn. the normal and customary The rest of the nation Thursday & Friday, boundaries of the roadway. learned ofDorns rare devotion November 25 & 26. In recent weeks, a road when she received the John maintenance agreement beStanford Education Heroes tween the County and the Award from the U.S. DepartBLM has expired. A number ment of Education. of attempts to develop a new The honor is designed to recagreement have failed. ognize those who have underThe County has attempted taken exceptional activities to cancel an agreement with to improve education. This is the court that they would conthe second year the national tact a judge within 48 hours of award has been given. The San Juan Record HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, Shieks Flat road, is a B road on the county system. Both roads were badly in need of maintenance following washouts due to the wet summer months, according to County doing any maintenance on disputed roads. Scherick said that the BLM sent a Title V permit to the county for their signature in order to do work on the roads. It is Commission policy not to sign Title V permits on roads claimed by the county. The county says that signing a Title V permit is admitting Monument Valley High volunteer honored again by Bill Boyle may be a need for her services. voluna tireless Dorn, retired nurse moved to the The Mary teer at Monument Valley High spectacular area on her own School, is now a renowned tireand began to volunteer on a less volunteer at the school full time basis at the school, after she received her second according to Principal Pat Seltzer. recognition in a year. ' The retired school nurse Dorn provides medical exfrom Kansas City was named pertise to the students, in adone of 12 education heroes by dition to running the school the Clinton Administration in store, making supply runs to the past week. She was pre- the city, covering the office, sented the award by Education and doing just about anything Secretary Richard Riley at cer- that needs to be done. Several months ago, this reemonies in Washington, D.C. The latest award comes just porter made a quick trip to months after she was awarded Monument Valley with my a $10,000 Huntsman Award small family. We stopped at for her volunteer work at the the school early on a Saturday school. She put the entire morning to find it locked tight. As we stood at the door, a deaward into a special account for the school. lightful woman appeared with All this recognition comes a key to the school and a dedespite the fact that Dorn does sire to give us a tour of the fanot like to have attention focility. The San Juan School cused on her. District had recently added a She came to Monument Valbeautiful new library to the ley five years ago after touring school and Mary took great the area and seeing that there delight in showing off the new Winter season layoffs announced at White Mesa Mill A series of layoffs have been announced at the White Mesa Mill south of Blanding. According to Harold Roberts, vice president of operations for International Uranium Corporation, the company that owns the White Mesa Mill, employment should increase at the mill in the spring, when IUC begins the process of recycling radioactive materials which have been trucked in in recent months. The alternate feed materials will be processed for so-call- ed COPY their content beginning in the spring, said Roberts, who said that without the alternate feeds, the mill would be shutting down for a longer period of time. In addition, Roberts knowledged that IUC is ac- cur- rently negotiating to receive additional alternative feeds from sites near St. Louis, MO. When fully operating, the White Mesa Mill is the largest private employer in San Juan County. Have a great Thanksgiving! |