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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, June 1-3, 2005 The Park Record A-4 Bond ratings for county bumped Summit County Treasurer Glen Thompson attends a County Commission meeting last week with Jon Bronson, a bond adviser for Zions Bank. Laat week, commis- sioners praised Thompson and Summit County Auditor Blake Frazier for their role in the recent upgrade of the county's general obligation bond rat- ing t o Aa2. Moody's Investors Service also upgraded the county's lease obligation ratings to Aa3. "The upgrade reflects the county's significant increase in wealth," Summit County Commissioner Bob Richer said. affordable Lopatriello Granite &Tile 435-658-1093 SCOTT SIN&'PARKRECORD COUNTY WATCH is made up of "corporations, public agencies and individuals" that own A Cayman Islands corporation. Weber River water rights. Utah State Engineer Jerry Olds and Olds' decision is flawed because the federal government have been it would allow for year-round diversued in Third District Court in sion in the area of Red Pine Creek, a Summit County for allegedly violat- Weber River tributary, regardless of ing property owners' water rights the volumes of stream flow, which along the Wcbcr River. contradicts state law. the lawsuit The plaintiff in the lawsuit, the claims. Weber River Water Rights By allowing well diversions based Committee, claims Olds harmed on measurements taken loo far local water users when in 2004 he upstream. Olds has allowed Alpine allowed the "enlargement" of a properties the right to take more water right belonging to Alpine water than might be available to Property Company by approving a rightful downstream users, states change application filed by the bust- the complaint, filed against Olds by ness. attorney Warren H. Peterson. After its final appeal to Olds The plaintiffs demand that Olds failed in April, the non-profit com- reduce the company's allowed volmittee filed a civil complaint May 11, ume of annual diversions to which asks a judge to review protests amounts "historically" available in to the engineer's decision. Olds the area. oversees Utah's system of water "[Olds' decision] allows diverrights. sion of greater amounts of water "The committee has exhausted than should be allowed under all available administrative remedies [Alpines water right]," the comregarding this final agency action plaint states. and is entitled to ... review before The suit asks a judge "[provide] this court," the lawsuit states. that diversion and use occurs only in According to the suit, the committee a pattern that will not unlawfully righto tawrott at$50/SF Installed* including full bullnose edge, sink & cooktop cut out Most Jobs Finished in 2 Days No Hidden Charges!!! 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Housing Trust will host "house Loomis said. warming and ground breaking" cer"In the county, there is just not emonies in South Summit Friday, many opportunities for home ownsays Scott Loomis, executive direc- ership," he said. "We've got a lot of tor of the local affordable housing opportunities and the hard part is group. finding people who want to learn Through Mountainlands' Mutual about it and want to do it." Self Help Housing Program. 12 firstCeremonies are scheduled in the time homebuyers. with moderate North Bench Farms subdivision incomes, are preparing to purchase June 3 at 10 ii.m. on the corner of new houses in Oakley. Loomis said. 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