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Show ' P.O. Box 224 - ( - 4 I Bukfata Utah Press Association 307 West 300 South, Suite 5005 Salt Lake City UT 84101-121- 2 IStxdUT 84751 U.S. Pottage Paid Milford UT 84751 Permit No. 15 hp r il l 50 Cents Formerly Dodge City News Serving Western Beaver County Since 1 991 VOL. V NO. 27 JULY 7, 1995 Meet the New Doctor u. s. west sale Approved Salt Lake City, UT - The Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the transfer to U S ' West Communications' Marysvale. Circleville, Milford, Minersvilk, : Enterprise, and Kanab telephone exchanges to South Central Utah Telephone Association. Following : final approval from the Federal Commission Communications (FCC), U S West will transfer ownership of its facilities, and the , rights to serve customers jn the to the independent j exchange, 0 r S 1 i , i TiSE" A ' 'S-r- .J I J H ff ? t rrt T - -- 1 'HdrZmA 7 J Milford Municipal Airport (Councilman Carter at the wheel) Another New Job ..tv r There is another new job in Beaver County. Commissioners are calling for applications for the position of County Planner. The office will operate with an opening budget of $64,000., and be housed in the courthouse. A $25,000. one-tigrant from the Governor's Office of Planning and Economic Development provides startup money. Remainder of the cost will show up in next year's county budget Commissioners say they expect growth to pay for the aw-- independent telephone companies! To date, nine of those transfers have taken place: The Huntington and Green River exchanges to Emery Telephone; The Panguitch, Hatch, Bryce Canyon, Loa and Bkknell exchanges to South Central; The Garden City exchange to Bear Lake Communications; and the Scofield exchange to Central Utah Telephone Inc. The sale of another eight Utah exchanges - including the six to South Central - now await FCC approval These include the transfer of the Goshen and Eureka position. Milford 2nd Ward Won the Red Ribbon IV 3M L FACfc ,Z 1 i : I t V'iriir 'ill i I x.,t Jonnie Wilkinson, LEDI Program Director, said $25,000. is the maximum grant awarded by that entity. "The Beaver County Grant is for the purpose of addressing planning and impact related to Circle Four Farms development It is up to local officials to decide how they want to manage the research," he said. Funding is to cover. (1) Research and verification of Circle Four's impact on the area. (2) effect (3) Analysis of the long-terAnalysis of the capacity of local inlraitructure and the need for impact fees. (4) Assessment of land use plans as related to company development, the county master plan, and local planning and zoning ordinances. LEDI, which came into existence in the 1995 fiscal year, is funded by the state general m r C I appropriation budget According to Wilkinson, in fiscal 1996 they have awarded grants to 16 counties and 2 small cities totaling $230,000. They have an additional $130,000. left to either spend or hold over for next Union Pacific Railroad Hookups Rick Price, RobbyRose, Us Whitney, and Norm Davis Resolution went into effect Jury 1, 1995. The resolution was passed before the city published notice, leaving some building permit applications in questionable state. The council clarified their intent to not sell hook-up- s without building permits. In addition, building permit applications submitted within the last 30 days fall within the previous rate. The council also decided to repeal the free hookup offer from the April 18 minutes. City Attorney Leo Kanell was directed to draw up resolution to that order by the Jury 18 meeting, with a cutoff date of August 5-- 1st. . l - Dr. Saroor Alam, Huma, his wife, and 2 1 daughter Zoya, Dr. Alam and family, formerly of Karachi, Pakistan arrived in Milford earlier this week. Alam, who specializes in Internal Medicine, will be a vahiable addition to staff at Milford Valley Health Care Services, enabling the facility to expand treatment, and add services previously sent out on referral. He has worked in all aspects of medical care from OBGYN to Geriatrics, and will be assisting with Family Practice also. The doctor, in the U.S. onaJ-- 1 visa, practiced in large hospitals in Manhattan and Queens of which he said, "Their lives are hectic and filled with competition." He likes the calm, quiet, gentle caring approach to medical care at the local hospital "I am here to take care of people, not make dollars," he said. ' : After investigating opportunities in other countries, the Alams chose the U. S. because the medical system is more advanced. Mrs. Alam is also a physician. However, for the present time she prefers to postpone her residency and direct energies toward raising a family. Everyone is invited to meet the doctor and his family at an open house Monday, 6:30 P.M. at the Senior Citizen Center. ? fx A. . exchanges to Skyline Telecom, which the PSC approved last May. NaPcssltiiitjcf That's A iDghl) Dig Shovel, Partner! Hirt'xrFIctia Circle Four Farms is petitioning the chy to annex 165 acres southeast of the city as location for a proposed feed milL The feed mill will require approximately 10 acres, with an additional 10 acres for railroad y. lines and Zoned MI, the additional property can be used for cornmercial related of development industries. right-of-wa- year. ft ' ; telephone company. The companies filed with the PSC far approval to transfer the six exchanges after teaching an agreement in February 1994. The transfers will likely take place sometime later this year. By mutual agreement, the companies are not disclosing the financial terms of the transfer. the from Official in are said the they companies process of making plans for service improvements and that the transfers will have little or no effect on present rates. Bom the Marysville and Circleville exchanges will be upgraded with digital switching Milford, Minersville, systems. Enterprise, and Kanab are already equipped with digital technology. "We're pleased that the PSC has approved the transfer,'' said Dunne Cooke, spokesman for U West S Qxnmunications. "Assuming the FCC also gives its approval, telephone subscribers in these areas will receive the best service available from the telephone company in the best position to provide that service. Since 1992, U S West has reached agreements to sell a total of 17 rural Utah to five exchanges telephone According to Councilman Larry Sower, also a construction manager for Circle Four, there is no of locating the possibility slaughterpacking facility in mat annexatioa The packing plant will not go in that area for a lot of different reasons. Disease control andconouiunan'on make those facilities incompatible," Sower expects he said. industries aaociated may located mere for convenience, Councilman Mark Dotson teamed up with the city crew Wednesday to save a few dollars for the senior citizens in their parking lot The county has made a commitment to surface the area, but a drainage problem had to be solved first Previous suggestions, such as running a culvert under the road, were out of the senior's budget range. Dotson examined the area and recommended a French drain. The council agreed, and the work was completed in record time. With equipment and labor donated by West Hills Excavating and Milford City, the seniors liked the price, too! Water and Sewer Rate foaparison How does Milford City compare after the recent resolution setting increased rates for water and sewer services? The Milford residential monthly base fee for the first 10,000 gallons is $16.00. A summary of water rates for 230 typical Utah towns shows a higher water rate for only 24 towns. 84 Towns have rates approximately half or less than half of Milford's rate. The remainder fall into the $10. to $12. range. Residential sewer rate is now set at $24.00. 18 Other towns throughout the state are at or near the same residential sewer rate. 69 Are less than half that rate, with the reniainder around $10. to $12. Only 6 towns show a combined rate as much or more than Milford. Residential connection in the city now stands at $1,000. This figure is at or near the state average. Exlrernes run from $130. in Gorgosa to $7,000. for Glen Canyon City SSD. 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