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Show Milford Monitor P. O. Box 224 Milford UT 84751 BULK RATE U.S: POSTAGE PAID: MILFORD UT I Np 84751 Formely the Dodge City aa MARCH VOL.V NO. 11. 17, 1995 Rob Adams, circle. Four Farms general manager, says he has been charged by the company for more than 30 years. Before that, the access strip was acquired and used by Sullivan's father. He had previously planned _to continue farming the land ~ with the responsibility of building a Utah operation iti that is compatible with local culture. "We are trying to define a set of values and transfer ownership to acceptable to the company and to the community. Dealing with change is a another family member sometime in the future. -There are no good guy and no bad guys here; just a piece of property cruitial to joint effort,” he said. both. Sullivan would have To date the company has spent $8 million in Beaver County. This figure includes purchases, salaries and property preferred the meeting to be open. "There is nothing here that I am unwilling to taxes. discuss town," According to Adams, they plan to spend a whopping meeting Smith, the newest member of the council who appears to be emerging as $40 million locally during 1995. The budget is for the natural leader, remarked that closing the meeting was completion of the current production Sites, construction starting unnecessary. “I asked that it be closed, and that was probably because of my additional — sites, and a feed mill and rail spur along with all maintenance facilities necessary to push the project forward. Adams, who is originally from Monticello, understands rural Utah. Job opportunities in his home town were scarce, so he left home in pursuit of an education and a career. He sees the advantage of developing a work force with a high percentage of | productive career jobs for people with roots in the area. “People moved away who have for lack of opportunity to make a livine can return to careers in various areas of expertise,“ he said. Swine nutritionists, veterinary assistants, management trainees through cooperative university programs, and spinoff suppliers are just a with the whole he said. After the inexperience. There were no secrets and no surprises. The landscape is changing! few of the opportunities he has in mind. However, it isn't all smooth sailing. -"As the activity some project level increases, segments tend lightening rods. of the. to become It's tough to catch the local flavor," Adams said. Two years ago, when the project was a mere dream, it was wholeheatedly welcomed by community leaders, local residents, and job seekers. Today, that acceptance has shifted somewhat to one of caution, To Adams it is positive rural development. To an increasing number of local residents it is political and financial clout taking charge of'a familiar lifestyle. Feed Mill: The company plans to break ground on a _ $14 million feed mill complex March 28 - but where? If Circle Four decides to locate the feed mill on the 80+ acres east of the industrial park, which can be annexed, Milford City stands to gain approximately $50,000. per year in tax revenues. “We have one reason, and one reason alone, for locating the mill there; the only direct benefit for the city is the tax base generated from — said. He added that negotiating for an RDA could bring this figure as _ high as $200,000. It may be prudent to note that RDA funding is speculative in this era of government spending cuts. Milford City Council moved quickly. and decisively to ease tensions from the March 7 council meeting. Councilmen met in a closed session last Friday evening with Commissioner Gary Sullivan to request that he come to terms with ’ Circle Four Farms on the 33' the inception of the project, strip of ground landlocking the acreage considered for the mill. . The contested and it will be sad. if Milford strip. the feed mill. The commitment was made at looses out now," Adams allows access to property Sullivan has farmed © . Weare all - Gary included working for the benefit of Milford. If this tax base is available we want it for the city," he said. There is no indication that Sullivan had previously unreasonable made demands, or that he outright refused to sell the access, as was indicated in the March 7 meeting which he did not ‘attend. Thursday Update!!!! Sullivan has Morning Commissioner submitted a proposal. In oversimplified terms, he will accept their offer for a turn-key trade if ’ they will change the site to the north end of the industrial park with access through lots 7 and 8. ee (continued onpage 5): |
