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Show ' W 7T 2 (i f rj 40 p 5 "Ait lake city ut i f;S Celebrating more than 95 years of service to the citizens ofEureka. pi m & Volume PA aMs At the regular Tuesday work of the Eureka City Council, the Environmental meeting SSf Protection Agency admitted making mistakes during the soil removal and promised to correct the problems. At the meeting, which was moved up a day in order to deal with the concerns. Council Member Robert Pagnani expressed concerned about the uncovered soil that was placed in the middle of town. The hazardous soil was not covered and the high winds caused the soil to blow all over town. He has also seen trucks that were not covered and soil was spilling out during transport. Pagnani went to the EPA office located on Main Street to discuss this problem and there wasn't a representative there. He did speak to msamwa! enrws again. The owners of the property already being clean up seem to be happy with the clean up. Lange said there have been no complaints from the residents theyve worked with so far. responded immediately. Mayor Conder feels weve lost The light that shows us our Some residents are concerned either way. If we dont clean up, sin is the light that heals us. A1 was said the contaminated dirt placed in town only temporarily while legal Council Member Pagnani said, A1 Lange has addressed every concern I had. My attitude has changed completely since last week. He said that he even addressed a concern with some of die crew members and they Wildfire Silver City areas. The overall goal together the plan format that on Wednesday, of the plan is to make Eureka, includes all committee members, in the Memorial Mammoth and Silva- City into a community description, all formal attending were firewisc area that can prevent or organizations; fire and safety media support, Bigler, Lynn and survive wildfire damage and organizations, Jodie Elliott, Max and Afton provide adequate safety services in utilities, schools, political and structure, transportation, Beny, Tarsula Lucas, Fred L. the event of a disaster. Some areas discussion from Johnson State of wav community fire plan partners. Garbett, Janet Lands and Forestry, and Kathy community facilities and We got a lot accomplished at Hammons from Sundance. equipment, fuel management, this meeting and hope to get more The purpose of the meeting education, emergency action, and people interested in this was to come up with ideas on legislative issues. worthwhile cause. Our next putting together a community meeting will be held Thursday, wildfire plan for the Eureka, Patricia Bigler and Afton August 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Junction Tintic and Mammoth, Beny were put in charge of putting Memorial Building. Committee met July 23 at 7 p.m. Building. Those Kyle and Patricia - m- State water plan available The Utah Divisions of Water Resources has now released a comprehensive State Water Plan which is intended to guide and direct Utahs water-relate- d planthe into and ning management This document next century. titled, Utah's Water Resources: Planning for the Future, addresses issues of importance to all future water planning efforts, identifies water use trends and makes projections for future water use. The plan explores various means of meeting future water demands and clarifies important issues that need to be considered when making water-relate- d decisions. An interactive version of the touch with Lange before the press was notified because he feels that Lange would have taken his He urges concerns seriously. residents to go and talk with Lange any time they have questions or concerns. Mayor Conder also urges residents to come to the city council meetings to voice any concerns they have, My door is Lange said, I will address any always open. questions or concerns anyone has. will even go to their home and discuss them. - go down, property feels once the clean up is done and we are given a clean bill of health, they will rise again. She says that the lead danga doesnt both ha, but we need to move forward with the clean up so we can ga a clean bill of health. It seems that no matter how the city council or EPA officials handle such problems, negative press will follow. Early this week, residents were criticized fa not working with die EPA This it. unfortunate, since the problems have been solved effectively and most residents seem to be more than happy to assist the EPA with having the clean up go smoothly. Drapa agrees. Reunionset Restoration for Silver City appreciated The time is fast approaching for the thirteenth Silver City Reunion. The date is Friday, August 17 in Silva City. The old ghost town will again come alive with forma residents gathering to reminisce the good old days, renew friendships, and share a fun day Don Hartley, architect fa the State Preservation Office, was in Eureka this week to check on the stucco repair (fame on the current City Hall by Chuck Riley Plastering. Don was very pleased with not only the Coot House together. (City Hall) job, but the otfia things Some folks will come early going on in our little town. He and stay late. There will be (fay campsites (no drinking wata) and loved the clock on the bank, and The was veryprimitive accommodations. glad to see it is still part committee also organizing of us. He likes what Joe is doing promises wind and unpredictable with the front of the Oxfad Club. weather, but come join the fun. He is pleased with the Fancy Registration will be on arrival, Painted Lady although it is not followed by visiting, food (potluck listed on the national Register. on Friday at 1 p.m.), rallies and an The City and the Eureka auction. Bring chairs! Preservation Commission worked Please help pass the word to together to have the plastering Next yea the former Silva City residents, their repairs done. be will painted with a families, and friends. Hope to see building vou there. paint formulated to fill the minor cracks. The building has been 1 Anger is a wind which blows around for 10 years and wed like to keep it around for many more. out the lamp of the mind. - . document is available on the interna at: Pagnani said that the negative said that its press has probably made our unfortunate he couldnt get in but he values Pagnani .1 residents. Committee plans lire safety Eureka we are labeled as unsafe so we have no choice but to clean up, but he feels our town will neva completely recova from the unsafe label weve been given. A major concern of City Council Member Maiylou Draper is the lack of communication between the EPA and the city. She said she would like it to be a good working relationship between the two organizations so problems like this dont happen in the future, Mayor Lloyd Conder agrees with Draper. He said that he feels residents and the city arent being told very much. A1 Lange said he has typed up a written plan that contains general rules for the clean up that has been sent to council members and will be sent to each resident by In the plan, there are Monday. phone numbers for Lange which will make communication easier between Lange and concerned negotiations were taking place between the EPA and the Chief, werent taken seriously. owner of the permanent site for the After being unsuccessful in contaminated soil. The about the negative press we keep getting regarding the EPA clean up. Pagnani said that notifying the press did the job. Draper said Negative press is killing us, but the EPA needed a wake up call. trying to contact A1 Lange, EPA On-Si- te Coordinator, he requested the work meeting be moved up to discuss the concerns. The press was invited, not including the Eureka Reporter, in order to get the EPAs attention. The town of Eureka was once again in the spotlight A1 Lange admits they deserved the bad We deserved the press. criticism." A1 said, Procedures were not being followed and I have discussed these problems with the crews. A1 said the problem was fixed immediately by watering down the soil, covering it, and parking tractors and placing sandbags over the cover to stop the contaminated soil from blowing around. The truck that was uncovered was also fixed so the coverTs now working another representative involved with the clean up, but she is not employed He became by the EPA. his frustrated when concerns Number 31 Price $.40 EUREKA, UTAH -- August 3, 2001 Ninety-Si- x http:www.nr.state.-ut.uswtrreswaterpla- n. A printed copy may be obtained by contacting the Utah Division of Water Resources, 1594 W. North Temple Suite 310, Salt Lake City, Utah 841 phone number (801) 14-620- 1, i IpQOR COPY |