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Show Address Correction Requested P.O. Box 224 Milford, UT 84751 ~ Public Safety Building It’s School Time.....Watch For e Kids! The jail advisory committee meets with county commissioners Friday, August 30 to hear a presentation by Gary Deland regarding merits of the design/build concept versus conventional -bid process for the proposed public safety building. Deland is a former Department of Corrections employee. Washington County recently contracted for an 81,000 Square-foot,; 400 bed facility a design/build low bid price of Residents Petition For Township Beaver County Clerk Paul Barton received a petition Monday with 50+ signatures requesting that the County Commission form a Township in the unincorporated western section of the county. In order for the issue to be placed on the November ballot, it must be addressed by commissioners in the September 3 commission meeting. Although not on the agenda as of press time, Barton said he expects to have time to review the petition with the county attorney so that it can be formally listed. Canvassing the signatures is not likely to be time consuming since the majority of those listed are registered voters from the same precinct. (As of 2:00 P.M. Thursday, agenda appointments for 3:00, 3:30 and 4:00 P.M. were still open on the commission agenda.) Only residents actually living within the Township boundaries $11.56 million. Competitive bids - same concept - ranged to almost $18 million. When the price and will be eligible to vote on the issue. If approved, the area will acquire township status immediately following the election. Township status gives residents a little more say in local government, especially planning and zoning. H.B. 120, sponsored by Sue Lockman in the 1996 General Session of the Utah State Legislature, specifies that a township shall have a seven-member planning and | zoning board consisting of: three registered voters living within the contract are set, there are no surprises at the end of the project. The designer/builder agrees to deliver a building....meeting all required specifications....at the township who are elected to the position; three persons appointed by the _ designated figure. | county commission; and one person chosen by a majority vote of the combined six elected and appointed planning and zoning board members. Topography and proposed land use is widely. varied between the Milford Elementary students Camber Boyter and Jenna Wadsworth area little safer on their way home with east and west sides of the county. Milford flat residents pointed out that the help of Nancy Lake, crossing guard. Lake said traffic has been slow and responsive in her cross walk on SR21. The design/build concept is a cooperative teamwork association of architect, engineer, governing body, and public safety personnel to design the structure in stages, - “what works in Beaver does not necessarily work west of the reservoir.” staying just one step ahead of actual - construction. This _ ~— dail... Who Pays? effectively eliminates costly change orders, and allows the builder to adjust purchasing for the use products Current Utah State prison population stands at 4,320. Uinta 4 recently opéned 192 state beds; an additional 192 beds will be ready for occupancy in the Uinta 4A unit by October. And, construction is beginming for yet another 192 beds in Gunnison. The Department of Corrections currently has 310 county which may be available at a reduced rate. Obvious caution to this beds under contract, with 280 to 290 occupied. method of building is the need for Duchesne County facility, now under construction, will add 112 beds in April of 1997. 100 Prisoners are housed in Texas. | vigilant inspection to insure that quality is maintained. : Is there a limit to the demand for prison beds? “That is a question for the people. As long as the public pressures politicians to make stricter laws and put more people ini jail, there will be an unlimited : " auniion will undoubtedly be to build a new facility instead of remodeling the existing one. When the county donated the property next to the jail for the Med-Shed, it virtually eliminated the possibility Mitchell, Department of Correction researcher, explained. A recent U.S. Department of Justice report shows that the nation-wide incarceration rate has more than doubled since 1985....at times, even surpassing the per capita rate in Russian jails. _ Prisoners are the only segment of the population with total medical, dental, and psychological care paid by taxpayer dollars. Mitchell said that approximately 25% of the cost of incarceration is for medical of adding on to the present facility. the poor and the elderly, they are provided for inmates. Although major medical treatment for state inmates is prowided at the state prison, the portion that trickles down to the counties....fully funded by the state.....can add to: the local economy... Down side is that, with HIV more common among prisoners, local residents may hesitaite to use the same medical and dental practioners. While trend remains to “lock “em up” there is indication that a growing number of residents are Recommendation of the demand for bed space. States like California are actually robbing highervducation to pay for prisons.” Chris Size and cost of the recommended Commissioners have site inside the Beaver Industrial Park as probable location. agriculture. County in When the ordinance was originally presented to Beaver 1994, commissioners appointed an advisory board to recommend acceptable conditions for implementation of stich zones. After several months of meetings and. negotiations, the board recommended 300 contiguous acres as a minimum for an agricultural protection zone. Commissioners lowered the requirement to 20 acres, further strengthening the argument for two zoning boards. Saying; “not in my back yard” and “not at my expense.” Mitchell said that Utah County residents, with a not yet opened 544 bed facility and a still usable 275 bed jail, have sent a clear message to politicians that they They have negotiated with Beaver City to extend services and upgrade the road as payment for the property. . It is considerably less do not want state prisoners. At the end of this year, Utah County Commissioners may be forced to declare Truth in Taxation Status and ask voters to approve payment for operation of the new facility, creating a staggering tax increase. Will it cause voters to change their minds about state prisoners? If So, it could put an additional 400 to 450 vacant jail beds into the state system early next year. expensive to use city water than to drill their own well for the jail. The How does housing state prisoners rate as security for borrowing money to build a large-size facility for that purpose? When jail advisory committee member Bruce Brown asked that question of Conrad same applies with sewage treatment, even though the county i i Walton, a construction consultant with Magellan Municipal Financial Corporation, the answer was, “The investment would have to be secured by the county.” will be required to pay substantial impact fees to Beaver City for the services. agreed to include a clause in their covenants to advise prospective buyers that they would be exposed to the sounds and smells associated with related services. While proposed welfare reforms and Medicaid cuts limit services to children, immigrants, building has not been determined. chosen a At their request, Commissioner Gary Sullivan previously asked the county commission to consider the possibility of a planning board for each side of the county. No action was taken. On March 4, 1996 the county adopted an Agriculture Pietection Area Ordinance (96-03) following discussion of a possible subdivision near Adamsville, although owners of the subdivision property readily Ly c — Monitor Photo/DeAnne Harris I- 15 Closed By Cunningham Fir. The bins and hoppers are done; the receiving shed is done; equipment is being set in place; generally speaking......construction is right on schedule and all is well. Todd and Sargent still has Between August 18, when the Cunningham fire was started by lightening, and August approximately 40 construction workers on the project. Additionally, block layers are working on the pharmacy building located just west of the mill and workers are finishing metal outbuildings. _A Western Rail crew is placing track on location. Upon completion, the mini-rail yard will have 4 to 6 sets of paraliel tracks. West Hills is bringing in local ballast which Thieme says exceeds Union Pacific specifications. Computer equipment will go in about the end of October. When completed, the mill wil be operated by a “Windows” program. All bins, mixing, pelleting, and loading will be traced on the computer screen. Opening receiving car doors is the extent of “physical labor” required. Receiving legs- those shiny metal objects now appearing on the outside of the building- when completed, will extend 60' above the silos. “Cups” attached to conveyor belts inside the legs carry grain from the receiving area to bins selected by computer. The company chose to locate the mill inside Milford City boundaries to increase city tax base. In return, the city deeded their industrial park to the company and agreed to provide services. 26, when it was declared totally contained, the fire effected a total of 14,847 acres, damaged a rest area, destroyed a semi-truck, an 80-ton haystack and 15 power poles. Interstate 15 was closed on two separate occasions, and electrical power and television service were disrupted. By “It’s a. class Thieme’s. description act,” is Bob of the Circle 4 Farms feed mill, now under construction in south west Milford. Thieme will manage the mill when production begins in late December, It is his fourth mill construction project, and he says this one ‘feels good”. “It's like raising a kid. You start with just a little something and watch it grow. If you do your job right, it all turns out great.” August 24, fire fire to 40% containment. And then the rains came....turning the fire lines and back roads to mud. Although lightening — started additional fires, there was enough beneficial rain declare 100% Monday. for B.L.M. to containment by firefighting. County Clerk Paul. Bartom said he does not know ifit is Jor one or both of the fires this month. Total cost for the Honey Boy fire was $2.4 million and $2 million for the | Cunningham fire. Although. the Cunningham burned more acreage, it was contained mostly by ground crews, while more expensive aircraft was needed to fight Honey Boy. |, Federal dollars pick up the majority of & the expense, with the remaining costs paid by the state and county. The} county is charged by the amount of | private land in the fire area. Ron Larsen, State Division of Forestry , will meet with commissioners at 2:30 Tuesday to discuss county obligation. Fire Camp was set up at the Beaver swimming pool park. — Football Parowan at Milford Aug. 30 Cedar JV at Milford Sept. 5 Cedar Fresh. at Milford JV Sept. 5 Millard at Beaver Aug, 30 Beaver at S. Sevier Sept. 6 S. Sevier at Beaver JVSept. 5 Volleyball. Beaver at N. S. Tourney Aug. 31 S. Sevier at Beaver Sept. 5 _ Bryce Valley at Milford Aug. 30 Wayne at Milford Sept. 6 Milford Classic Tonrreyv Sent Saturday, crews....totaling 507 workers....managed to bring the By the time the smoke had cleared Monday afternoon, Beaver County received a _ bill for approximately $77,000. for 7 Search & Rescue and Emergency Medical crews assisted Sheriff's Department personnel in providing security and services for the firefighters. Flam-In-Go, from the Utah State Prison had 6 strike engines, each with a 2-» man crew, assigned to the fire. Other crews came from Idaho, Norther. . Utah, Arizona, and Color Country. ‘ Lee R. Beaumont, a local resident and volunteer fire fighter, added a little excitement when he landed his Ultra-lite aircraft on the. freeway during the time it was closed. He said an individual on the ground waved him down. “I thought it was one of our firemen waving at me,” he said. Instead, it was a B.L.M. official who mistakenly miouEn the craft was inside controlled air space. - |
