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Show Utah Press Association Box 1327 Salt Lake City, Ut. 84110 WEDNESDAY', JULY 28, 1976 HELPER, UTAII-472-5- 671 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 30 10 CENTS Special district possible for Pleasant Valley area or I 3 - , f .. v'.JV;". : ; those were dwellings discussed at a meeting held at the Waste Water Quality management office in Helper last Thursday. "We have proof and the results of samples that the lake is degraded and fast becoming useless as a trout w 71 Despain explained the The possibilities of setting up a special service district to aid the people who live and own property in the Scof ield area in cleaning up the pollution coming from fr fishery", said ; Cortney Brewer, water quality ' i of- fice manager. H - K- r Representatives from Scofield and - the area function and process of setting up a special district within the Scofield area. He said that a would be special district a legal entity involving both the city of Scofield and areas in the county. He noted that the situation is a complex one and that the solutions are just as complex. "We can't point a finger at one thing and say that's the problem," Despain said. The main thing that must be done before the district could be formed is that the exact boundaries and specific problems must be identified, Despain said. When that is done, then the district could be formed. surrounding the reservoir and officials of Valley Camp He noted that the of Utah were invited to residents could turn the attend the meeting but only proposal down, but may end Valley Camp officials at- up in a unfavorable light tended. Also invited were with the EPA and end up members of the Carbon receiving pressure from the County Commission and EPA to get things cleared Rod Despain,- land use up. consultant for the Water Despain emphasized that the creation of the district Quality office. - Assisting Mr. and Mrs. Louis Berbis buy the right Greek pastries during the Greek Festival Saturday morning in the basement of the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church is Athena Kontas of Price SA photo (right). The Helper City Council Thursday night agreed to maintain the property mill levy at its present 16 mills. The council agreed that a raise of the levy was not needed at this time. Al Fossat, Helper city, recorder, reported to new members of the city council on the city budget, explaining the procedures of accounting used by the city. Fossat told the council that the city would end up with a surplus of funds, but that the purchase of the new garbage truck and the regular bills due by the city would make the surplus much smaller. He noted that the city paid over $11,000 for the truck. Councilman Ralph Noel presented the council with a letter from the state industrial commission on city working areas and conditions which need to be In old-time- rs and entertainment, swimming pool admission. He also asked the city to build a float for the parade to be held in Price on Labor Day. The council voted to donate the $100 to the committee, but took no action on the float. Mutz also expressed his opposition to the proposed girls home planned for Helper. The council also agreed to buy six outdoor speakers to be placed along Main Street to broadcast music at the Christmas' season. They also discussed the options available to the City to help build the walkway from the Castle Gate subdivision into town. The council agreed that the be curves should straightened and the road widened and a sidewalk be built alongside the widened road. private lands in the Scofield area, Despain explained. If are there significant amounts of development, the problems will get worse, he said. a Taylor, Jerry representative for Valley Camp of Utah said his firm would oppose the planned special district if it excluded the present Clear Creek sewage treatment facilities because of the cost additional equipment, but that Valley of adding Camp would support it if eluded as a part of the overall plans. Marx said the county commission would schedule a meeting with the residents of the Scofield area sometime in the first part of August to explain the ; special district proposal and to answer questions about the project. No specific date has been decided upon. Socio economic statement on August 2 delivered to EDA officials Exit to close Property tax levy to remain the same improved. Among those imthings which needed provement were new fire extinguishers for the city shops and the swimming pool. He said the city workmen needed hard hats and orange vests to comply with state law. Noel noted that after the first citation, the state will fine those not in accordance with the law. In other business: Jim Polito asked that the city allow him to place a fence on city easement property to prevent neighborhood residents and children from destroying the lawn and to prevent loitering late at night on the corner of his property. Ron Mutz, representing the UMWA labor day committee, requested that Helper City donate $100 to the committee for the celebration. He said the money would be going for does not mean that Floyd Marx said the county everyone in the Scofield commission would do ail area will have to pay for a they could to aid in cleaning, complete sewage tran- up the Scofield problems, smission line and treatment including supporting the plant, but that it would allow experts to examine special district. the problems in the area Despain noted that a map and to present the most of the Scofield area plausable solutions to them. prepared by the Soil ConDespain said the Carbon servation Service did not County Commission could show any area around be very effective in helping Scofield reservoir or at solve some of the problems Clear Creek as being in the area and have done so suitable for septic tanks. He said the reasons for that lately. He said county officials could rezone some of were probably that the land the property around the was sloped too much and reservoir to a zone which that the water table was too would prevent the use of the high to accommodate the land for subdivisions. tanks. The state allows the Despain explained that tanks, though, he said, the rezoning is just an because a percolation test alternative in solving the on the septic tanks proves them to be all right. He said problems of the reservoir. He noted that Utah if the conditions are right, County was discussing the the tests will give possibility of zoning land in readings. that county near the lake so There is a tremendous that 50 acres must be owned potential for expansion before a house or cabin because of the coal comcould be built on it. panies and development of County Commissioner coal reserves and the M. Angle Construction Company will probably close the north Helper exit August 2 to start work on the new bridge, according to John Ashurst, company engineer. He said a preliminary meeting will be held July 26 to plan the project. He also said the city water line going across the bridge will have to be moved for all the old bridge to be torn out and the line moving may take two or three days. Ashurst said crews from his company would also be pouring the concrete deck on a large bridge in the next week or so and that may delay the start of the Helper bridge. Crews from the Construction Company were putting signs up last Wednesday in preparation for construction. He said if all goes well, the old bridge will be taken out the week of August 2 and the new abutments poured. He said it may be the middle of September before traffic will once again cross the river at the North Helper exit. : rodeo, ' -- )- - The prospects of the promising," according toEconomic Development Administration releasing Stan Litizzette, PRWID ..'.-.; ,W! $1 million funds to the chairman. Price River Water Imin was Litizzette District Washington, D.C. last week provement look "very along with Earl Staker, (PRWID) PRWID manager, and William Welsh, PRWID to give testimony about the project. "The Denver office of the EDA does not have an environmental officer, so we had to go to An unknown thief made Washington," Litizzette off with $143 from the Bejo said. Club some time early The Friday morning. According to Karl Stavar, Helper City impact statement is a very Police Chief, the thief good thing, Litizzette said. passed cases of beer and It helps to answer some card punch machines and very important questions took only the petty cash box that needed to be answered with $143 in it. about growth and plans for Stavar said the thief it. It will also aid the coal apparently concealed companies in their apthemself in the Club before for mining ot it closed around 2 a.m. and plications coal reserves in that federal after closing took the money c and left through a coal the statement will answer a lot chute. He said there were no of questions about that marks to indicate the thief he said. mining broke in from the outside. Litizzette said John Money taken from Bejo chief of the EDA, asked questions about the plans , " s forcement facilities, and planning and zoning He said PRWID officials commissions for Carbon County, Price and Helper. will just be waiting for the right-of-way- vice-chairma- n, Socio-econom- environmental commented. Litizzette noted that the PRWID has not been idle while waiting for funds to be released. He said engineers for the future for such have been working on site things as schools, law enacquisition and obtaining for the water Hansel, Litizzette said he was EDA approval before going glad to see on his return to ahead. Carbon County that the line. He said most projects School District had received will wait for the granting of the master plan for the all the funds before gearing development of the district up for the construction, but in the County. the PRWID project is EDA officials said they already geared up and as would continue to examine soon as the word is received the document and "in two or about the funds, full scale three weeks" announce a work can be started, he decision whether the Ensaid. vironmental Impact Putting pressure on the Statement along with the legislative representatives impact from Utah through letters statement will be accepted, would not help speed up the he noted. If the document is project, Litizzette emaccepted, it will be sent to phasized. He said most the Council on En- governmental officials do vironmental Quality for 30 not work with that kind of days and after that, the pressure and do not bow to funds may be released, he it. ic Socio-econom- socio-economi- ic game The ballgame begins after the age of forty 4 4tfr ' i'X & Old time baseball stars from yester-yea- r frolicked on the diamond once again for the benefit of a huge crowd that turned out for the 9th annual "Old Timers" game in the Helper ball Park Sunday evening. The old timers zipped through five innings of play, somewhat slower and with just a little less finesse than they performed in their younger days, but their antics at times delighted the crowd. The oldest old timer introduced to the crowd on the field old Gilbert was "Lefty" Klecker of Huntington, one of the most colorful and vocal diamond performers who traces his baseball days back to his home town of Kansas City, Mo. where he started as a teenage rival of the famous Casey Stengel. The oldest player actually performing in the game was the veteran'Luke Cormani of Helper who donned the catching equipment to handle, the receiving for the Carbon County old timers at the age of 75. Cormani stayed in the game for three full innings. Joe Myers, retired Helper police chief, served as manager of the Carbon team and made one appearance at the plate as a pinch hitter. Myers was a well known baseball figure throughout Utah for years during his playing days and had professional experience with the Chicago Cubs chain in the 1930's. The visiting team for the occasion this year was a group of players who performed in the Utah Industrial League during the post World War II days when the Helper Merclub, was one of the chants, a Carbon County semi-prthe league. powers in Mandell (Ug Wilson, the old Helper Merchants managthe er, was on hand to throw out the first ball and manageteam Industrial Leaguers. On hand to play for the Wilson were old time favorites such as Orson Bailey, Bob Story, Bob Sanders, Southy Frantz, Doug Hansen, and Rod Knight. 54 IV 83-ye- ar o Ira 'Barefoot' Ixwe puts his act together during the Old Timers game Sun. night. was known in his earlier days for playing barefoot. 'V, fc V A r Luke Cormani just about made it safe ai firsf year-olbase in the game. The young oldster played three innings as catcher for the Helper team. 73 d Old-Time- rs ' Ed Marchetti, the retired postmaster of Helper who served as business manager of the Helper Merchants, and Ernest Gardner, a past team president, were on hand and introduced to the crowd when they made an appearance on the field. Local players participating in the festivities included Bud Laursen, Ira Lowe, Mike Kourianos, Boyd Lindsey, Gary Wilson, Lou Mele, John Gianini, Stubby Wright, Rusty Woolsey, Guido Rachiele, Frank Marrelli, Ernest Etzel, and Naz Giordano. , Nick Thomas, retired Utah Highway Patrolman, acted as umpire for the game and gained much notariety and discussion over several calls he made during the action. . |