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Show T Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place To Live! Volume 93, No. 48 Wednesday, November 29, 1995 10 pages Single Copy Price 500 City goofed by not notifying citizen of date or agenda By Myrna Trauntvein council meeting because he had not been properly informed of the time and date of the agenda item. Mayor Robert Steele said, at the last Jared Sperry, Nephi, was not in- discussion, that a state statute allowed formed of the night or ofhis time on the pet dogs to be killed by owners of farm city agenda, so he did not attend coun- animals if the farm animals were bothcil meeting to discuss the firing of guns ered or threatened by the pet dogs. in the city and the killing of pet dogs by Im still going to talk to the council a city resident. about this problem, said Sperry. They I would have been there, said Sper- need to understand what is really hapry, if anyone had called to tell me what pening. time I was supposed to be at the meetNephi City Council members extended a moratorium on all building of resiing. Randy McKnight, city administrator, dential property greater than single said he made a mistake and did not re- family dwellings inside the city. I recommend we extend the moratoalize, at the time ofthe discussion, that realbeen for six months, said Nephi MayHe not had notified. rium Sperry ized, after talking to Sperry, that he had or Robert Steele. We need to get the not called Sperry to inform him of the general plan completed so we know date of the meeting or the agenda time. where we want to place apartments and Sperry said he wants to talk about the planned unit developments before we problem at a future council meeting and start allowing building again. this time McKnight will schedule a time Single family homes are not affected and will inform Sperry in advance. by the moratorium. Six months ago, the council placed a Sperry said he wanted to talk about moratorium on all residencases where pet dogs were killed by a neighbor who used a firearm to dispose tial building except for single family of them. There were no farm animals homes. During the moratorium, the city staff, at council direction, began an involved, he said. ' He thought the circumstances congeneral plan Council members then determined to cerning the use of a fire arm in the city, which is against the city ordinance, to kill a pet dog were not the same circumContinued on page 6 stances the council discussed when at the not in was attendance last Sperry Times-New- s Correspondent six-mon- th se up-dat- e. These Juab Middle school students IT MUST BE WARMER WHEN YOU ARE A FOOT OFF THE GROUND our discuss and to whatever discuss cold that on the in of photographer took their picture. As boys age Tuesday gathered it is in the low 30s , all that we could figure is that it must have been warmer at that level, either that or its just one of those kid things. The weatherman is calling for cold temperatures for the rest of the week with some improvement. Commission protests Ortons stand on wilderness derness in the state had been adequately studied over the last decade. However, I believe there has been a basic flaw in the debate on Utah wilderness up until this time. That basic flaw is the assumption that wilderness is the only management designation which can adequately conserve public lands and resources in other words, that public lands either must be designated as wilderness or not designated at all, he said. While some think there are 5.7 million acres of land in Utah to be designated as wilderness, some areas do not qualify under the 1964 Wilderness Act. Some of the lands could be managed By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Juab County Commissioner, Ike Lunt, drafted a letter to Representative Bill Orton protesting the stand Orton is taking on the wilderness and national conservation proposal which Congress will address. Lunt said he, and the commission, spent a great dead of time and effort to hold public hearings and to study the issue of how many acres of wilderness from the state of Utah should be set aside. We made our recommendation after listening to our people, said Lunt. The majority of our people support multiple use, saud Lunt. Tfie countys people also favor a minimal amount of land being designated wilderness. Great chunks of land in Juab County are governed by the federal and state governments. The Republicam Congressional delegation for Utah, with the support of the governor, introduced legislation in both the house and the senate that would designate approximately 1.8 million acres of BLM land in Utah as official By Myrna Trauntvein wilderness. s Correspondent While I have publicly commended the ison for this hard working delegation Any community resident who is consue, I could not lend my support to a conthe to the natural gas line can save nected that seemingly ignores proposal cerns of both the local communities that money and put in a new appliance for are near proposed wilderness areas and Christmas. the environmental community that Nephi Cify actually began the prowould like to see a more comprehensive gram on November 1 and it will continue for a limited time only, said Randy approach to wilderness designation, wrote Orton. Anderson, city gas superintendent. Instead, said Orton, he intended to Anderson made the proposal to the city present the citizens of Utah and the council and received permission to ofnation a clear and viable compromise fer the program in Nephi. We are offering to existing residenalternative that seriously addresses the belief that tial customers of Nephi City Gas Demost valid concerns. It is my this to settle ever if we are issue, partment an incentive program to engoing we must break from the minimalist ap- courage additional gas appliance instalproach outlined in the Utah Republican lations, said Anderson. This program will include a rebate delegation legislation and begin to consider viable alternatives that address on new gas appliances to be credited to the real conflicts associated with this the customers gas bill, he said. Those who purchase a furnace will issue All comments received in letters and receive a $150 rebate, a water heater postcards on the issue were categorized will bring a $100 rebate, a cook stove a and filed by Orton and his staff, he said. $25 rebate and a dryer a $25 rebate. This should help both residents and The study, touring and debate have a the him city said Mayor Robert Steele. He develop comprehensive helped and said it would raise the number of peofor the prodesignation approach tection of the most treasured and valu- ple using gas appliances which would able BLM lands in Utah. help the city with gas demand and would with the not did he help those who had been planOrton said agree add gas appliances to their wil BLM to of issue the that ning delegation - dy to adequately protect them from future There would be six NCAs: the San degradation by man. The use of primi- Rafael Swell) the Canyons of the Escaltive and designations ante, the Slick Rock, Cedar Mesa, the will allow BLM to manage many of these Book Cliffs, and the Henry Mountains. d vehicle use Cedar Mesa would be managed for its areas by restricting and mining exploration and spare some cultural and archaeological significance, rural communities the negative effects the San Rafael Swell, the Canyons of of wilderness designation, said Orton. the Escalante, and the Slick Rock arMy proposal includes approximately eas would be managed as recreational 1.3 million acres of wilderness and ap- conservation areas, and the Book Cliffs proximately 3.1 million acres of National and Henry Mountains would be manConservation Areas, for a total of ap- aged as wildlife conservation areas. My legislation recognizes the impact proximately 4.1 million acres of specially protected land (approximately 350,000 and degradation of man, and it tries to acres of wilderness designation would resolve those issues by creating alterbe included within the various NCAs), native management schemes that will allow the BLM to manage many ofthese said Orton. semi-primiti- off-roa- areas in direct response to the specific impacts and uses of the area. However, my alternative also recognizes the multiple use needs of many of the residents in the area and it will allow the local communities the opportunity to continue to survive while at the same time accomplishing many of the major goals established by the environmental community, said Orton. Those who would like a copy of the proposed legislation can call Ortons Provo office at or writBill Of440 Cannon House Orton, ing fice Building, Washington D.C. City says save on Natural Gas appliances by installing them during the city rebate program period Times-New- homes. The customer wins in both cases, said Steele. The gas rate, when more customers use it, will be better and the customer will also save money on their gas bill. This program will apply only to new gas appliances installed in existing homes, said Anderson. He said a mechanical inspection by tober 1, 1995. The program applies to the city building inspector is required. appliances installed after November 1, Also, if the customers buy andor has as determined by the date of the methe appliance installed by a local Juab chanical inspection. Proof of appliance purchase will be County licensed contractor, Nephi City will waive the $10 mechanical permit required and applications for the refee. bates will be taken at the Nephi City This program only applies to homes office. that had an occupancy permit as of Oc-- Santa is worried... 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