Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $1800 In out ot months $1000 On Advance) Senior Citizens Copy 50$ (65 and older) $1500 in county $1800 out of USPS County 0 Vol 78 No 1 July 9 1987 fi Delta City faces budget cuts Floyd Bradfield Bart Anderson The Intermountain Power Project is completed many of the workers have left the area and Delta is faced with budget cuts According to Mayor Ruth Hansen city council members have basically agreed to try to live with the present decreased income as it is And how does the Mayor feel about the issue? “It keeps me awake at night” she admitted with a smile “Sometimes wonder how I got into all this!” The cut backs in IPP funding are afseveral fecting as was anticipated areas of Delta City life Most apparent are reductions in work forces such as the police department “We knew the down turn would present problems” said Mayor Hansen “However some have that we didn’t arisen problems expect” Initially IPP had agreed to fund one new police officer and his automobile for the increase of every 500 people in the community Although there were never actually as many officers as the formula stipulated more policemen were hired Mayor Hansen stated that last year 50 percent of the police department funds came from IPP Until January of this year the force cluded eight officers In January two were let go and another one was terminated July Although there remains a need for some overtime such time has been drastically reduced Mayor Hansen stated that approxiof the budget came mately Stanley Bradfield Leamington monument completed Following fifteen years of determination and hard work the monument is completed Stanley Bradfield’s dream the town of Leamhas materialized ington has a handsome new monument and the historic bell from the old English ship Leamington has a permanent home The old bell Is securely mounted on top of the white banded ragnite covered base On the front of the monument is the emblem from the ship Leamington LeamThe plaque commemorating ington’s veterans is on the right side and the Anderson family plaque is on the left In its entirety the monument is a magnificent art work which has been placed in front of the Leamington municipal building The motivating force behind the project was Stan Bradfield However he is quick to acknowledge the many people who have helped along the way Stan’s number one supporter has been his wife Rhea Backing him “100 percent” she told her husband “I don’t care if you have to pay for the whole thing I want you to go ahead and do Hats and Emblems in Salt Lake City The two worked printing the commemorative plaques until 5 pm on a Sunday then personally delivered them to Leamington the same day arriving at 10 pm) This year the Anderson Family Reunion will be held in the Leamington Park rather than in the traditional Oak City location The gathering scheduled for the second weekend in August will be in Leamington specifically for the dedication of the monument on it” Floyd Bradfield worked with his brother constructing the forms and lenTodd Tolley ding moral support poured cement figured yardage and stayed until the monument was completed Furnishing wood for the frames and helping with the base was Billy Ralphs Bart Anderson was responsible for the Anderson family involvement and instrumental in raising funds for the family plaque The Leamington Town Board paid for the cement used in the foundation and Inez Babb is credited with keeping the grounds surrounding the monument in excellent condition Stan Bradfield was especially impressed with the dedication of Jim and owners of JW Joyce Whittington Saturday evening The job is done and as Floyd Braddid a field commented “Everybody good job and now the town knows where the bell is” Stan is satisfied and he has satisfied others His efforts and contribution have been recognized and appreciated for he has been invited to be an honorary guest at Leamarado Days this year from a direct grant from IPP With the loss of the funds and with end of Federal Revenue Sharing the City is of the expecting less than money it had to work with just one year ago One position in the City’s front office has been eliminated and Carol Parr who works in the police office picked up the slack Now there is a financial need for additional cut backs in office staff and one position in public works has been eliminated On July City Manager Jim Allen whose position was funded by IPP ended his tenure in office as expected ‘‘We have had some may disagreements” Mayor Hansen stated “but we learned a lot from Jim Allen He did bring about some improvements and there is no way the City can afford a city manager now” More responsibility will now fall on the shoulders of the Mayor and the councilmen The unexpected budget problems that have surfaced are the precipitous drop in sales tax revenue and the of property The assessed evaluation on property tax according to the Mayor is down between $10000 and $20000 based on the current value That means that the City must be tremely careful with its expenditures for money is really tight Additional areas suffering from the budget crunch are road maintenance and library funds Little road work other than essential repairs can be done Fourth East will be completed and there is enough money left over to chip seal the roads A cloud may appear to be hanging over Delta’s economy but Mayor Ruth Hansen remains optimistic about the City’s future She believes that there are very few if any small areas in the state that can offer more than Delta and she is hopeful that things will come in to boost the economy Attracting new dustries and businesses has been left primarily to the Chamber of Commerce and redevelopment groups “Anything that comes into the county benefits us all” Hansen concludes Areas of interest to the Mayor are the airport and the railroad “I have been told that the Delta Airport is the third best in the state It should be developed and I wish that we could do what needs to be done The Department of Commerce wants a hangar” Mayor Hansen also maintains that as Delta’s workforce is a “There are any in the country young people who would like to stay in Delta” she said She also pointed out that many industries desire to move out of more conjested areas to areas such as Millard County Another plus is a fairly moderate climate which does not interfere with or halt activity The Mayor despite her concerns mains optimistic Deltans will have to wait and see what transpires Caution during fire season urged Utah’s fire season is underway The hot dry spring and low winter precipitation this year make the state extremely vulnerable to major fire hazards Numerous wildland fires have occurred throughout Utah already this season Last year fire suppression crews battled 525 fires which burned 62042 acres fires accounted for 54 percent of those fires State Forester Ralph Miles is askUtahns to be especially cautious ing with fire and fireworks during Pioneer “We are Day and other celebrations approaching the most critical part of the season for firefighters and it appears that the potential for a severe season definitely exists The number of reported fires this season is well ahead of the same time last year” says Miles “Just a spark from campfires fireworks or smoking can cause destructive costly wildland fires We are asking the public to be particularly cautious with fireworks since the fireworks laws are now liberalized” adds Miles 250 acres of BLM land burned On Friday July 3 1987 250 acres BLM land were burned According the fire was the fire dispatcher reported at pm The location of the fire was township 21 South Range 10 West Section 35 and township 22 and South Range 10 West Sections 2 The fire is attributed to human causes the result of heavy equipment use of to Estimated containment time said the was 6 pm on July 4 and dispatcher estimated control time was 10 pm on the same date It was estimated that the fire would be completely extinguished by 6 pm on July 6 BLM engines from the Fillmore station and two Delta fire engines responded to the call 4th of July in Delta a banner for the Children's Parade Friday evening was followed by decorated bicycles wagons and costumed marchers Right Bottom right Miss Liberty Lisa Taylor and her attendants Jena Edwards and Shelly Bunker reigned over July 4th celebrations Below is Cookie parade float Jar Child Care's Left Mallorie Dutson took 4th of festivities in stride from the parade to the fireworks July IP tm Delta South Elementary Auditorium Iii Must have complimentary ticket available at Zions Bank t m Thurs Fri Sat July 16 July 17 0 July 18 8 (7 pm pm am-- l pm 0 NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES |