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Show 16, 1984 -- Friday, March Price, Utah Sun Advocate, 5 Council considers wetlands park idea By BRANDON FORD Staff writer way. There should be no maintenance cost to the city, he said. Most of the council and Mayor Art Lee s said they liked the idea and wanted to see more research done on it. This is the best proposal that has come along in a very long time, said Councilman Lamond Williams. Also at the meeting, representatives of Eckhoff, Watson and Preator Engineering Firm presented the results of a water system study the firm just completed. The study was funded by the Community Impact Board and the city, to be used as a resource for planning and construction of future Mar-tine- Although it is still in the planning stages, Price may be the first city in the state to have a wetlands wildlife park. A proposal to set aside an area of wetlands for a park surrounding the Price River south of the city was presented Wednesday night to the Price City Council by Larry Dalton, a regional resource analysist for the Utah Wildlife Division. He told the council that federal regulations regarding wetlands made the river bottoms in that area basicly undevelopable. The area also lies in a flood plain, Dalton said. The area under consideration is on the south side of U.S. 6, opposite the new city public works complex and extending to where Meads Wash bisects the river. Most of the land is owned by the city or by state agencies, although some of the land is owned by private individuals. Part of Daltons proposal includes obtaining land grant money to purchase privately-ownebut only if the owners were willing to sell. The natural area would be a valuable educational tool providing a good site for a nature trail that could be used by school children and scout groups. Civic and youth groups could also use the area to plant trees. The establishment of the wildlife park would also allow development of wetland areas on the north side of the U.S. 6 bypass owned by the federal government. Dalton said the federal wetland areas could be transferred to the south side of the bypass where the wildlife park would be located. The citys tax base would be increased by the possibility of development on the north side of the bypass. Dalton said the project would have the full support of the Army Corp of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency as well as the Division of Wildlife Resources. One of the disadvantages of the proposed natural area is that it could become a haven for skunks but Dalton said if this becomes a problem, traps could be used to lessen their impact. The natural area should not create any in fact the mosquito abatement problems number of mosquitos would probably be reduced, Dalton said. When asked if the wildlife park would create a maintenance expense for the city, Dalton said not a park no. This will be a natural area d water projects. Before the study was conducted, the city did not know exactly how much water they owned. The study showed water available to the city could only support 11,500 people in a poor water year. Currently there are about 10,000 people in Price. The study also showed that for the city to of water necessary to acquire support an additional 5,000 residents it would cost about $2.3 million. One recommendation made by the engineering firm was that the city add a series of PVC tubes to the existing settling tanks. The addition of the tubes would cost $25,000 and could double the capacity of the treatment plant during periods of poor water quality in the Price River. Representatives of the Mega Corp., that is building the large motel west of town, appeared before the council to discuss the installation of power to their new complex. The representatives were concerned that the project was going to cost $83,000 instead of the $68,000 estimate they originally received from the city. You realize that if the power system was owned by UP&L we wouldnt have to pay for the installation of the power, one of the men said. Councilman Charles Davis, who is head of the citys power company, explained that the first estimate did not take into acount bringing the power lines across the highway. The men agreed to meet later with Davis and discuss the elec1,800-acre-fe- trical hook-u- et Pool party Nina Williams, center, takes a break between laps at the Price City Pool Thursday morning to celebrate her 83rd birthday with her swimming buddies. Mrs. Williams walks to the pool five times a week in the early morning to swim laps with her friends. Students compete Mont Harmon Junior High School was filled to the brim with history projects last week during the annual History Fair. Students in all grade levels made projects depicting moments in history and the top projects were selected for competition in the Regional in History Fair History Fair to be held at Mont Harmon on March 20. First place winners in the fair were Andrea Warnick, Gwen Tolman, Heather Young, Glen Barber, Amy Edison, Melanie Whitlock, Dustin Hackney and Brian Akers. The theme for the fair this is year Family in Community and or History. Students from 4th to 12th grade will be participating in the regional fair, competing in three age divisions for the top awards. Winners in the regional fair will advance to state competition in April. p. The men reported to the council that the motel should be completed by May 15 and that the name would be, The Castle Country Inn. They said the motel would have a franchise associated with it but they were still negotiating with different motel chains at this time. o D Mom' Dean Nielsen Harold Pudge Nielsen Firemen give 107 years service Three volunteer HELPER firemen were saluted last week by the Helper Volunteer Fire Department for their combined faithful service of 107 years in the department. Harold Pudge Nielsen, Dean Nielsen and James Bottino turned in their rubber boots and fire hoses to pursue other projects. . Harold Pudge Nielsen served 31 years as a volunteer fireman. He gave up his position as a volunteer in order to claim retirement benefits from his railroad job. Dean Nielsen served 23 years the department before on moving his meat business to Price. Bottino remembers using a two- - wheeled hose cart when he started with the department. He is retiring after 53 years of service. Firemen dedicate alot more time than people understand, Bottino said. down to the next genertion is not the simple act of charity that it once was. Capital gains tax, estate tax, and gift tax must all be considered along with the possibility of probate. Tom C. Miller, J.D., C.L.U., a financial development consultant for the College of Eastern Utah, will discuss these intricacies of financial and estate planning at a free seminar Tuesday, March 20, 1984 from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. The will be held in the Theatre located in the CEU Student Activity Center. In addition to discussing how to increase your spendable income, Miller will discuss how to avoid taxes on capital gains and get a lifetime income, how to finance a childs education loan, through an interest-fre- e how to increase returns on investments, and how to avoid College, those attending the seminar will be entitled to a personal consultation with Miller without cost or obligation. probate. 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