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Show Volume.Eighty-Seve- n County Commission prepares S3 Moot The Juab County Comonly get a 3 percent salary increase, mission has begun the process of said Don Eyre, Jr., county attorpreparing a 1993 county budget of ney. Central Valley Medical about $4 million, by reviewing proposed budgets with elected of- Center did not submit a budget ficials and department heads. request this year, according to the Most of the departmental commission. They were granted budgets are close to their 1992 $125,000 last year, $50,000 the figures, and increases, if any, are previous year and $40,000 in 1990. The hospital building is minimal. A public hearing on the owned by the county, but the plant budget will be held Dec. 21. Pat is operated by a private non-pro- fit Greenwood, county clerk and au- foundation. I'm not sure what his ditor, must certify the budget and file it with the state auditor within (Mark Stoddard, hospital adminis30 days of its adoption. By state trator) plans are, said Dave law, the commissioners must final- Cloward, the county's indepenize die budget no later than the Dec. dent auditor, who assists with the budget process and audits the 21 meeting. There were several ques- county's records. uWe included in the tions which the commissioners $32,000 (for the hospital) he said. for 1993, would like answered before their budget The commission also next meeting Dec. 7. wants to know if a grant to help pay All budget items are only for ambulances can be used along tentative at this point and will not with a grant to help pay for medical become final until after the public supplies, or if one will cancel out hearing. In the planning process, . the other. the commissioners must decide Commissioners also had whether to offer a salary increase questions about a forest service or to pick up the increased cost of grant. insurance benefits for county offiAll grants plugged into the cials and employees. budget are proposed. If any of Of an approximate $1.9 them would fail to materialize, the million payroll, the county pays budget would be affected. $208,000 in health insurance premiums annually. When the payroll increases , the commission also must pay more for FICA, workmen's compensation and retirement costs . Eureka Improvement The cost of health insur- Committee will hold their No vem- ance could increase IS percent in meeting Monday, Nov. 30, at 1993. 7 p.m., in the Memorial Building. Employees probably Officers invite all inter-would prefer staying at the same ested persons or groups to attend, health insurance level if they could . Commodities Commodities Representative Leah Towers has announced that USDA commodities will be distributed in Eureka on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 1:30 p.m., after the senior citizen's meeting. Food items will be available for both groups: 60 and over, and 59 and under. Guidelines have been posted. One allotment will be allowed per household. Leah requests the same helpers she has had in the past. More items will be available this time, as distribution has been cut down to two deliveries per year. Home-bourecipients will receive deliveries as usual. Eligible persons, who are home-bou- nd and are not listed as such, may call: Leah Towers nd (433-690- 2); Edna Jasper or Curtis Butler Price $.40 EUREKA, UTAH 84628 - November 27, 1992 (433-668- 4); - . ' a ' , Number 48 SEritk.J ' ThiS'Picturewas among those turned over to the historical society during the Untie Silver Festival, by Tommy Hore. In trying to identify it, he was told it is the Chief 12. Closer inspection reveals the terrain is not right. Can anyone identify the location or name the mine? Many hours have been spent with this picture in hand, driving around the area, but so far, no luck. ' wildfire burns Juabs Single entire 2 firefighting budget county has exceeded its fire bud- - ment will receive $1 ,400 for fire-g-et. fighting efforts, she said. In addi- tion, food for firefighters cost $3,700. This would bring the county bill to roughly $21,000. According to Ike Lunt, chairman of the county commis- sion, the money is in addition to the funds already spent to pay for bull-b- er dozers to build a fire line. fire burned vegeta- tjon on j 550 acres, said Gardner, The fire is still under in- vestigation, said Gardner. There Baroara Gardner, repre- - were nine other previous starts in senting the forest service, told the the same area, she said. Juab County Commission that the of the total cost, said Buckeye Fire, which occured near Gardner, the county will be re- Eureka last summer, cost about sponsible for 34 percent or about $55,000. $16,000. The Bureau of Land This is the first time in the Management will be responsible 10 years she has been working with for 53 percent and the state for 1 3 the county, said Gardner, that the percent of the cost. The Eureka Fire Depart- - in its , 1993 law requires mine owners to pay new rental fees for claims The fiscal year 1993 Ap-- Aug. 31, 1993, and Sept. 1, 1993, propriations Act for the Depart- - through Aug. 3 1 , 1994. Claims are ment of the Interior, signed Oct. 5, defined as lode claims, placer 1992, requires holders of claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites, unpatented mining claims to pay There are more than 1 million Federal Government a new mining claims of record on federal rental fee of $100 per claim per lands. The BLM is issuing in- year. The new fee is expected to terim procedures for meeting the reduce unnecessary surface distur- - new requirements and for process- bancethat may be carried out solely ing the fees. Draft rules will also be to maintain a mining claim and to published shortly for implement- discourage nuisance mining claims . ing the rental fee provisions , with The rental fees will be deposited final rules expected early in 1993. into the general treasury, and a Congress made an excep- portion will be returned to the tion to the rental requirements for small miners who have 10 or BLM to fund the agency's mining administration program. fewer claims and who meet certain The rental fee requirement, criteria with respect to levels of which will expire Sept. 30, 1994, production or exploration activity suspends a Mining Law require- - and unreclaimed surface distur- ment for performance of a mini- - bance. The BLM is reviewing these mum of $100 of assessment work criteria and will issue guidance to per claim per year. The two rental mining claimants in the near fit- years are Sept. 1, 1992, through ture. Hospital staff heads drive The COunty fire-suppres- sion had $10,743 budget, said a.BM, sub-for-sa- nta Once again Mountain View Hospital employees are dig- - ging deep into their hearts and pocketbooks to aide others. The Activities Committee is spearhead- drive. ing a The money collected will be given to the Elks Foundation who in turn match the amount of money given by the hospital. Area mercants have also rallied behind the cause and discount the toys and gifts purchased by the Elks for this worthy cause, Mountain View Hospital is also one of the sponsors of the Benefit concert per-la- w formed by the Dalton Brothers. A Hometown Christmas" with the Dalton Brothers will be held on Nov. 28 and 30 at Payson High School, Tickets can be purchased at the hospital gift shop. The shows begin at 7:30 p.m. each night. Sub-For-Sa- Sub-For-Sa- nta tie budgeted amount Gardner submitted a $15,193 fire budget for the 1993 year. The wildland fire budget eluded $5,843 for fire suppres- sion, $4,900 for fire suppression in-t- he supplies, $3,700 for the fire warden's salary, $150 for public notices , and $600 for equipment, supplies, maintenance and fire nta reminds you to protect your body from cold this winter, especially areas such y0ur nec nose anj toes easy-to-overlo- ok The head and neck lose heat more rapidly than other parts of foe body. |