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Show A4 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Post Office, Cottonwood Elementary, latest break-ins in Orangeville When Orangeville Postmaster Deborah Newman, arrived at the Post Office on Nov. 26, she discovered it had been broken into and some of the packages had been opened. She imme- diately called the Postal Inspectors and her supervisor. The Emery County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the break-in. Robert Maes, Postal Inspector, and Newman found the packaging from the opened boxes and also the contents had been left at the post office, nothing had been stolen. It hasn’t been determined how the break in occurred but several safe- ty precautions were taken to secure an already secure building. Since then, both Cottonwood Elementary School and the home of Lee Moss was broken into. The inci- dents were reported to the Sheriff’s Office on Sunday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office revealed that one juvenile has since been arrested for the break-ins and the same ju- venile is suspected to be responsible for a number of break-ins reported earlier in the city. No further information was available from the Sheriff’s Office regarding the issue as of press time. Five Emery County employees receive bonuses C. Josie Luke During the Emery County Commission meeting on Nov. 18, the commission voted to reward five county employees with bonuses totaling $11,000 for their hard work, using funds that came to the county by way of Mur- PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing A Public Hearing to receive comment on the 2009 budget and to amend the 2008 budget of the Emery County Recreation Special Service District will be held on Monday, December 8, 2008 at 6:00 pm at the Emery County Recreation Center located at 75 South 400 East, Castle Dale, Utah. The tentative budget for 2009 is on file and available for public inspection in the Emery County Recreation office, located at 75 South 400 East, Castle Dale, Utah from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. -s- Ryan Jensen Chairman Published in the Emery County Review December 2, 2008. Holiday Specials “Don’t know what to give, Give a gift they’ll be sure to use”. Need Help with a Party? We’ll Take the Fuss and Muss For You. Order a Meat Tray Today! Custom Meat Packages Gift Certificates Available! The Meat Shop 790 N. 400 E. Huntington, UT Wane & Orson Justice/Owners 687-9000 ray Energy for the work and overtime provided during the Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster. Commissioner Jeff Horrocks recommended that Captain Kyle Ekker receive $5,000, Lieutenant Bill Downard receive $2,500, Morris Sorensen from the county road department receive $1,000, and Kathy Jensen receive $500. The council also voted to give Brenda Dugmore and Jeff Guymon $1,000 bonuses for the hours they put in several years ago during the voting machine controversy. The funds came to the county from Murray Energy after Sheriff Lamar Guymon submitted an itemized list of the county’s costs, for expenses like overtime payments for those who assisted in the ordeal. According to Sheriff Guymon, the sheriff’s office received a check paying the bill in full soon after, and they turned it over to the county for disbursement. Since then the county has been considering how best to distribute the funds. Some of the funding went to cover the hours paid to workers who were able to receive overtime, but a number of workers in the county are exempt from overtime payments. The sheriff’s office had asked the commission to make a decision on the exempt workers compensation a number of times and had been discouraged that it had taken so long. “We believed that the county needs to be made whole certainly. We weren’t going to die, we just wanted them to say yes or no,” Guymon explained. So, as Commissioner Horrocks later explained, “At the meeting we took some of that funding and gave it to employees who are salaried and can’t get overtime.” The bonuses were the result of the process. (Though four of the employees who were given bonuses are not in fact salaried, they are actually exempt from receiving overtime pay, Jeff Guymon is not.) The payment also included approximately $10,000 to pay for Sheriff Guymon’s efforts during the disaster, but since he is en elected official he cannot legally accept the money. He has asked the commission to consider giving the money to the Search and Rescue Posse. Horrocks said the issue would be considered during budget hearings. “We’re going into budget requests, and so when the sheriff comes in to do the requests, he’s going to request that, but whether that happens or not is yet to be seen,” he said. The commissioners were pleased to be able to reward the employees. “We have certain employees who routinely step up and go the extra mile to help people. They all continue to step up and do jobs that are not really required of them, and the reason they do that is because they’re dedicated to what they do, to the people they work with and to the people in the county,” Horrocks reported. “It’s because of them, and people like them, that our county runs as well as it does. We’re really fortunate in Emery County, I think, because the people that work here are very capable, qualified individuals, and we’re lucky to have them.” Horrocks explained that Jeff Guymon and Dugmore were included in the bonuses because of their hard work. He said, “We thought if we were going to do a bonus to reward those employees, we should include all those that continually step up and go beyond what is required of them. Brenda and Jeff have done that repeatedly.” Emery County prepares to submit CIB wish list Emery County will submit a total of 32 projects totaling more than $25 million to the Permanent Community Impact Board for consideration for 2009. The local, short-term capital improvement list includes county and municipal funding requests for projects as wide ranging as fairground improvements for Ferron City, to an assisted living center for the county. Of the total of $25,115,000 being requested in funding from the CIB, $19,390,000 is being requested in the form of a grants and the remaining $5,725,000 is being requested in loans. County agencies and cities within the county complete a CIB priority list every year, detailing what projects they wish to take before the CIB for consideration. The county, in turn, prioritizes the final list that will be submitted to the CIB for the next year. A breakdown of projects that are on the 2009 CIB list for the county are listed below by priority A, B, or C. Priority A List: Castle Dale is request- ing a $40,000 grant to finish its equestrian center. The Castle Valley Special Service District is requesting an $800,000 grant and a $1,200,000 loan in a combined application for roads, drainage, curb and gutter for the year. Cleveland Town is requesting a $700,000 grant and a $200,000 loan for the construction of a fire station. Elmo Town is requesting a $200,000 grant and $100,000 loan for sidewalk construction. The Emery County Fire District is requesting a $2 million grant and a $400,000 loan for new fire trucks. The Emery County Municipal Building Authority is requesting a $350,000 grant and a $150,000 loan for a new Food Bank building and a $2.5 million grant and $500,000 loan for a new weed and mosquito shop and storage building. Ferron City is requesting a $300,000 grant for sidewalk construction. Green River City is requesting a $40,000 grant for a generator at the water plant and a $120,000 grant for engineering for water/sewer line replacement. Orangeville City is requesting a $425,000 grant for curb, gutter and sidewalks. Priority B List: Castle Dale is requesting a $65,000 grant to purchase park property and a $50,000 grant and $50,000 loan for cemetery improvements. Elmo Town is requesting a $100,000 grant and $25,000 loan for equipment purchases. The Emery County Municipal Building Authority is requesting a $2 million grant and $500,000 loan for the construction of an assisted living center, and a $200,000 grant and $200,000 loan for improvements to the Huntington Airport. Ferron City is requesting a $100,000 grant and $70,000 loan for fairground improvements. Green River City is requesting a $50,000 grant for creation of a sewer and water master plan, $600,000 grant for a new fire house, a $4 million grant and $100,000 loan for street improvements, and a $860,000 grant and $40,000 loan for sewer lagoon expansion. Huntington City is re- questing a $150,000 grant and $150,000 loan for an ambulance building. Priority C List: Clawson Town is requesting a $40,000 grant for ball field improvements. Elmo Town is requesting a $50,000 grant for a skate park. The Emery County Recreation District is requesting a $200,000 grant and $150,000 loan for the aquatic center park sprinkler project. Ferron City is requesting a $60,000 loan for cemetery improvements, a $500,000 grant and $250,000 loan for a community center, and a $20,000 grant for improvements to the Mayor’s Park. Green River City is requesting a $2 million grant and a $500,000 loan for an expansion to the golf course, and a $600,000 grant and $200,000 loan for a new community center. 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The Emery County Board of Commissioners is seeking application for appointment to the Public Lands Council. There are four vacancies at this time. Any registered/qualified voter who lives within Emery County and is interested in serving on this board may obtain a form at the Clerk/Auditor’s office during regular business hours. The volunteer form will need to be returned to the Clerk/Auditor’s office, P.O. Box 907, Castle Dale, Utah 84513 by December 5, 2008 at the close of business. Any registered/qualified voter who lives within Emery County and is interested in serving on this board may obtain a form at the Clerk/Auditor’s office during regular business hours. The volunteer form will need to be returned to the Clerk/Auditor’s office, P.O. Box 907, Castle Dale, Utah 84513 by December 5, 20087 at the close of business. Citizen involvement is the basis of good county government. Citizen involvement is the basis of good county government. 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