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Show •'•Y >< 'AUTO^DIOIT 84124 UMMI UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 1521 E 3900 S SALT LAKE CITY UT 34124-1501 !l 1 ,!,,Ll,,,ll,<l,LL,!.,,!l,l,l,ll,,,..l!l.t..l.lM.llnl Coalville, Utah 84017 Friday, November 11, 2005 Vol. 76 No. 47 Regional News Notes ':l\ Utah Supreme Court Reverses District Court Order Town/City Elections Small - Offer Few Surprises BY PAMELA ROBBEMS Bee Editor Summit County's east side election results presented some challenges and unplanned results - a far cry from what was expected to be an uneventful election. In Henefer, a successful write-in campaign gave resident Randy Ovard the lead and the win for Mayor with 164 votes over incumbent Mayor Jim Rees who was seeking a second term in office with 77 votes. Tyler Rowser removed his name from the ballot last week. Upon learning of his victory, Ovard commented he was "Stunned! I just can't believe it!" Brent Ovard with 173 votes retained his council position while Kay Richins won his write-in campaign with 162 votes for the second council seat up for grabs as council person Cory McQueen chose not to run again. Christa Rees received 42 votes. Coalville citizens will have a new Mayor in January with Duane Schmidt elected when he received 246 votes over opponent Rex Smith who received 185 votes. Schmidt was at the county courthouse when the results came in and said "I'm a happy camper! This is good news and I am very happy for the solid support I have received. Working together, we can make progress. 1 stand by my campaign promise to 'get back to basics'. Taking tiny steps, we can make improvements, we shouldn't move on a fast track. I am very excited and want to thank those who voted for me.'1 lost his bid for council seat. Incumbent Ron Boyer will take the oath of office in January after receiving 246 votes. The second council seal however, is still undecided after RaNae Crittencien and Brent Scholes tied with 185 votes. In the town of Oakley, Blake Frazier received enough support to once again lead the citizens as town Mayor. Council seats will be filled by Kendall 'Tiny" Woolstenhulme with 102 votes and Bob Elbert who received 86 votes. Randy Hoggan who also ran for council position received 69 votes. Despite the fact that Kamas only had three names on their voting ballot, residents took lime to use their right to vote as they showed support Former Mayor Howard Madsen, who chose not to seek re-election for Kamas Mayor Lewis Marchant, and council persons Diane Atkinson and Rodney John Smith. Marchant and Atkinson each received 79 votes and Smith received 78 votus. In Francis. John Bergin won the Mayoral election with 135 votes over incumbent Rae Prescott with 80 votes. John Don Kcyes won one of the two open council seats with 139 votes. The second seal is still undecided with voters giving Georgia Bales 97 votes. Rex Hallam with 98 votes and Lorin Prescott with 91 votes. Official notice will be given next week after a canvas is held. Craig Gines received 285 voles to win election in the South Summit Fire District over Dustin Sexton with 150 votes. Park City Mayor Dana Williams who ran unopposed still managed to receive 499 votes. Roger Harlan with 435 votes and Jim Hier with 426 will be on the city council. Mark Blue recehed 124 votes. Veterans to be Honored November 11 In a ruling issued by the Utah Supreme Court last week, the court determined to reverse a district court order dismissing a civil antitrust case previously brought by a private water provider, Summit Water Distribution Company, against Summit County's;] water special service district, Mountain Regional Water, and the case will now be allowed to continue and proceed to a trial. Mountain Regional Water had filed a motion to dismiss the antitrust claims made by Summit Water, which motion had been granted by the Third District Court. In its decision, however, the Utah Supreme Court overruled Judge Hildcr's decision which had ruled that the county and its districts were immune from suit under Utah law, declaring that all political subdivisions of the State, including counties and special districts arc not immune from civil aoti-trust lawsuits. While the Summit County Board of Commissioners, who currently act as the governing body of Mountain Regional Water are disappointed by the Court's ruling, they are confident that when the facts are presented at trial, the court will rule in favor of the water service district and that there will be no finding of any ami-competitive activity. Their confidence is bolstered by the fact that, at the request of Summit Water, the United Stales Department of Justice opened and conducted an investigation into the anti-trust allegations Summit Water makes in the case, and after an extensive and exhaustive review of all the facts, the Department of Justice closed their investigation concluding that no ami-tru.->t violations had occurred. "It is a disappointing decision because Summit Water and Mountain Regional Water had been working together and had just cooperatively settled a prior lawsuit and had committed to work together providing water from the spring creek source. This decision will simply take them back to court in adversarial roles which benefits no one,"' slated Bob Richer, who as chair of the County Commission, is also chair of the governing board of Mountain Regional Water Special Service District. Not withstanding Ihe court's decision, the county through its*special service districts including Mountain Regional, continue to be dedicated to ensuring that citizens of Summit County have safe and stable culinary water when and where needed. " ' • - y " • - ' • ' ' - • . • • • ; • : : : • ; " * * • " - , • ' • • • • r ; ~ • • • • ^ • y . FOG Committee Announces Community Meetings M ^ I Members of the Coalville American Legion group stand at attention prior to issuing a 21 gun salute at the graveside recently for a veteran who served his country. Standing left to right are: Phil Geary, Kay Crittenden, Robert Williams, Doug Geary, Reed Warner, John Hortin and Ted Boyer. Not featured are: Lafe Bowen, LeGrand Lewis and Owen Staley, who were involved in the official flag folding ceremony in which the flag was presented to the family. BY PAMELA ROBBINS Bee Editor Veteran's Day is a day set aside to honor and thank all who have served Honorably in the military in Wartime or Peacetime. November 11, is the anniversary of the Armistice (a truce) signed by the Allies and the Germans in 1918 ending WWI-after four years of conflict. At 5 a.m. an order was issued for all firing to cease. It was a time that many happy demonstrations took place all over the world. In November 1919 President Woodrow Wilson issued his Armistice Day Proclamation with the last paragraph saying; "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nation." President Calvin Coolidge issued a proclamation for officials to display the U.S. flag on all Government buildings in 1927. At Mayors/Council and Commissioners Meet BY PAMELA ROBBINS Bee Editor The Summit County Commission Board; Bob Richer, Chair, Sally Elliot and Ken Woolstenhulme invited town and city mayors and their councils to a meeting on Wednesday, November 2, at the courthouse. The meetings are held twice yearly in an effort to discuss ongoing and new problems and possible solutions on both town and county levels. During his welcome. Commissioner Richer thanked ihosc who were in attendance which was "one of the largest crowds we've had yet-this is impressive." Three attended from Kamas, four from Coalville, four from Oakley and three from Henefer. Several county department representatives this same time, celebrations began to be held in churches, schools and communities. In 1938, congress passed a bill dedicating November U as a day "to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and. . . hereafter celebrated and known as Armistice Day." For 16 years, the U.S. formally observed Armistice Day in which the Chief Executive placed a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The American Legion was called upon to be in charge of many community observances that included parades, flag ceremonies and religious events. With the ending of WWII, new veterans emerged that had nothing to do with the Armistice. On November 11, 1953 in Emporia, Kansas a special "Veterans Day Observance" was held, and through the efforts of many groups, an Act of Congress changed the day officially to become Veteran's Day. It is a time for all citizens to observe ihe day remembering "the sacrifices of all who fought gallantly and through rcdedication lo promoting enduring peace." REMEMBER TO THANK A VETERAN ON THIS SPECIAL DAY! were also in attendance. Fust on the agenda was the introduction of Nora Sheppard, who was recently named as the new County Planning Development Director. Richer pointed out the attributes of Sheppard who has been employed and working in the department for several years. Sheppard said she was excited about the new appointment and looked forward to working throughout the count) on planning issues. Placing her career on the back burner for several years, Sheppard added she was now at a poinl in her life where she could give the needed time to the planning department. Public Works Director Kevin Callahan took some time to present information regarding the transit syMem in the West side of the county. An inter-local agreement entered into in April of 2002 between Park city and Summit County provided transit sen ices between Park City and the Snyt'crville Basin, and was funded by an assessment paid by businesses within the Basin region, and a contribution from the county as well. In 2003. Park City and Summit County jointly developed and funded a Stk . Range Transit Plan that would estimate and plan for continued services. "The actual level of transit riders between Park City and The seven member Form of Governance (FOG) Committee met at the Summit County Courthouse Tuesday evening to.once again "tweak" the tecfirr^sendalionlhcy will be presenting to the^cQijpjy wmmisslonboarji.Cfc^e'y Aih^ ernment and determining if there is a need to change (he three person commission, the committee has met twice monthly for the past 11 months trying to come up with what they felt would be a positive recommendation. Their lask has taken them down the path of meeting with past commissioners, current commissioners and council members from other counties, talking with current county department heads, & holding debates within the circle of their committee regarding the various form of government changes they had an option to recommend. With a draft proposal presented to the commission board several weeks ago. Commission Chair; Bob Richer, met with the committee to present the boards recommendations for changes they wanted the committee to review. On Tuesday evening, the FOG group met for over three hours as they agreed and disagreed on various topics but ihe basic plan will remain the same as they originally agreed upon. This includes advising the county government change to a fivecouncil/manager type of leadership. That the budget advisor would be the county auditor, who would in turn present the budget to the manager. He/she would then present it to the council. And salaries for the council members be set at $17,000 per year with no benefits for a part time position. The manager would take over the executive portion of the county and be on hand to answer daily questions that may surface. The entire plan will be available for the public to listen to and review for themselves at three public meetings that will be held in the upcoming weeks prior to Thanksgiving. Citizens are being invited to attend these important community events. After they receive the plan, the commission board will make the final determination as to if the plan will be placed on the voting ballot in 2006 or disregarded. Meeting dates, location and times are: Tuesday, Nov. 15 in Park City. Thursday, Nov. 17 in Oakley at the Town Park Building at 6:30 p.m.and at the Summit County Courthouse Commission Room in Coalville on Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. This is your government being addressed. Mark your calendars now and plan to attend one of these meetings! North Summit School Open House North Summit School District cordially invites the public to attend the Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Nov. 17. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. followed by tours of the new school, as well as the upgraded facilities throughout the district. Tours will include the new middle school, renovation of the "West Wing", high school multi-purpose room, elementary addition and the district office. The bus garage is on schedule and will be complete in mid December. Please mark vour calendar for this date, and join our celebration of the new facilities. We are proud to show the entire public and community what great learning facilities we have. Continued an page A4 Continued on page A2 Inside The Summit County Bee 2 Sections Ilinilt Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday H56L35 Few H49L28 Partly H47 L34 Mostly H51 L32 H48 L30 H49 L30 Partly Partly Partly Cloudy •;"•'•".. C l o u d y •;.';,.; ; Thursday Friday H51 L31 H48 L29 ':••'-. S u n n y Sunny Classifieds Happenings Movies Obifua *es <°;;-;nion public Notices School News 16 Pages B5 6,7 * A7 B4 A2 B4 B1 2,3 |