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Show THE ZEPHYROCTOBER 1990 PAGE 15 TORRES (continued) see On of my Ideas Is, sine we're the bike capital of the world, I don't why we cant go out and talk to the people making these bikes and have a amall factory to put the bikes here In Moab and sell them right out of here. People come here to ride mountain bikes. You would think that custom bikes would sell right here In Moab. That's a dean Industry. And It would pay more than 4 dollars an hour. There are other little projects that come and go, but people are afraid to Invest their money because, oh, Ifs not going to work, or people say lfa not as dean as wo want If Well, were Just going to have to reach out and start grabbing on to these little factories, because If we don't, our tax base will go up and up and PETRA 59 S. Main Western Plaza .COMPUTER SERVICES Service Sales Supplies 259-625-2 Upgrades up. NUISANCE ORDINANCE Zephyr: What do you think of the countv nuisance ordinance? Manuel: People In the county moved out of Moab so they wouldn't have those ordinances. I'm not saying every house out there Is the most beautiful. But that doesn't matter. They moved out there to have that freedom. Ifs hard to go out there and say, "hey, your place doesn't look wed. Im going to give you 24 hours to clean It, or a year. If they want to come up with a plan, they ought to have people from that area come In and discuss It, let people know where they are headed, Instead of Just coming out with a law. Ind hi$ hi ppie sideKidCPSEU-Z-- Q who -- la d, pseudo-yopp- le COUNTY DUMP Zephyr: There has been criticism for accepting asbestos and the contaminated dirt at the dump. Should we be allowing that? Manuel: Where else are you going to put It? I think what they are doing with the dirt, they have a pit out In Lisbon Valley and they are hauling the dirt out there. I may be wrong, but I know they have a pit out there for hazardous waste. If they are doing It here at the dump now, they better be careful, because they might be liable. Zephyr: How about asbestos? Manuel: Because ours Is a dump where they bury, I don't think asbestos would hurt you. I would say that's ok, If you use a little common sense. Zephyr: New EPA regulations may force us to close the dump. What should county commission do about that? Manuel: Theyve already started looking at It The League of Women have already come In and talked about recycling. If they are going to ahut ue down, you got to start a new one. These guys come up with all these plans and all these laws but they don't stop and use a little common sense. If they come and shut our dump down, what Is everybody going to do, eat their garbage? They got to stop and think, come up with some alternatives, and give us some time. Zephyr: The recycling task force Is coming up with a budget now. Should the fund that? county Manuel: No. I think that right now, Bobby Hawks Is set up to do It, because he has the equipment The only thing that he doesnt have Is the machine Itself to crush the cans or whatever. In fact I think there Is a person here In town who Is doing that right now. Jeri Pilling. Anytime you get private Industry to do K, let them do It Because then you dont have the cost Theyll make money, theyll hire employees, they'll pay taxes. The community comes out ahead. deAd-heA- WAR? TO TIME AMCICMT CWA -- TO l&pAlR. A MALPUtfCfMl ABACUS WE ... ANSWER 1HE CALL, lo MATTER WHEN OR WHERE1 Your yard can be fun! & Simplify your Irrigation system with drippers mini-sprinkle- rs CALL KEN. and let him design your Irrigation system. Where High-Te- c and Common Sense Meet. ATLAS CLEANUP Zephyr: The Atlas cleanup Is going slow. Is there anything the county can do to speed It up? think thafs In the govemmenf s hand, and the states I hand. understood that the state Is liable for either 10 or 20 percent of the cleanup. I Imagine what theyre looking at Is another alternative. Ifs like anything else, you wait a couple of years, something, somebody Is going to discover a way to do some of the things that Is much cheaper. Atlas Is liable for some of It, but our federal government and state government Is liable for a lot of that cleanup. Zeohvr: In the meantime, what do we do? Manuel: I think the commissioners have to get up there and talk to the state. Manuel: I dont think so. COUNTY GOVERNMENT Zephyr: Do Castle Canyon Nursery I you favor moving toward STRUCTURE full-ti- me CALL ANYTIME zeke and maralee francis Four Corners Design (across from the post office) commissioners or a full-ti- me executive? am. Because there are so many counties doing It that they have a head commissioners. It might cost a little money right now, but In the long run start on part-tiIfa worth It The way things are done In government, you better have somebody there, day Manuel: 259-827- 4 WE DIRECT SCREEN I me after day. come see our mountain bike designs large stock of neons and sweats COUNTY ATTORNEY ELECTION Zanhvr: The question of the countv attorney will be on the ballot ves or no on keeping Elaine Coates. Where do you stand? Manuel: I like Elaine Coates as a person. I dont know how she Is on the Job. I cant honestly tell you. And I havent even asked the county commissioners how they feel about It You would think If they were unhappy they would be saying things. YriWj--J I CRAIG BIGLER Whats vour opinion of Craig Bigler? I really dont know the man. I met him out at the League of Women Voters. not the type of guy to Jump all over another guy. What I heard Is that he came to Moab Zanhvr; Manuel: I'm to help the economic development and Im Just taking a second hand thing, but he cam out with the same Idea that they already had. He came highly recommended from whoever, the to agency they hired him from. So again, I don't know the man. I'm not going eay anything. He must be alright, he'a running for county commissioner for the Democratic Party, 111 Just say that Zephyr: What Is vour biggest weakness. In terms of getting elected. In terms of winning votes? man. Ithlnk my biggest drawback Is that Im notaso-caU-ed I more want Im to do than sometimes but As far as speaking, I can convince people, I not a IL Because lm man, fed capable of. Because I feel that I can do well-educa- ted Manuel: oldest wed-educa- ted Intimidated, and I shouldn't And thafs my weakness. Other than that I'm not hurting. 3 irt shop in moab estb. 1980 |