Show - £: :f nwr f lfc::3 - rCCC u WM If WW-H-1 -- t gmsnmm- M'W-- p S"® Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $2000 in out of months $1300 (In Advance) Copy 50c Senior Citizens (65 and older) $18 00 in CUP accord near by Ken Rand Millard County Commissioners will pay taxes to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District they had threatened to withhold but only if the county gets written assurances that water will flow into the area under local control It also appears the district will not go along with a county request to escrow its share of an IP A tax protest At a meeting of the CUP board of directors in Orem Thursday Jan 12 commissioners said they wanted to withhold the taxes because they doubted water will ever reach Millard as County promised when the project started 27 years ago Commissioners also asked the district board to join other county taxing agencies which have agreed to an escrow of tax payments protested by the Intermountain Power Agency District officials said they wanted more information before they would agree to the escrow They also said they would provide assurances water would be delivered to south central Utah in exchange for immediate payment of the unprotested amount due The tax due the district this year is about $950000 IPA has protested 44 percent of its taxes “I have reviewed the tax statutes and really do not see any basis for Millard County withholding payment to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District” CUP legal counsel Ed W Clyde told the CUP board In a letter Clyde wrote the board Jan 19 he said “While our board apparently has authority under the statute to negotiate a different payment schedule it is my recommendation that the board not do so” County Commissioner Frank Baker said the escrow came about at the quest of IPA because “They’re afraid these taxing entities will spend the money and they won’t be able to get it back But Central Utah told us they wanted that money up there and they were capable of paying it back We have an agreement with IPP that we will put those funds in escrow with the state treasurer The water project people haven't gone along with that They have told us to send them the money that they were a taxing entity and it belongs to them” CUP Public Affairs Director Eldon Laird said the district was capable of making a refund should it become proper or necessary “We have plenty of money here to send that refund back” he said “but we would like to have that $20 00 county out of DHS champs Again! Delta High wrestlers made history by taking state again this season Story written bv DHS students and pictures on page 8 Correction In the Thursday Feb 2 issue of the Chronicle Progress under “Hamilton retrial being considered” by Ken Rand attorneys Fred Metos and Ron Yenguich were identified in ror as public defenders Millard County Attorney Warren Peterson said the original public defender in the case Marcus Taylor filed the original notice of appeal but out when notified stepped Metos and Yenguich had been retained by Hamilton's family “The major distinction as far as we’re concerned” Peterson said “is while Taylor Metos and Yenguich are all competent counsel the distinction is that Millard County doesn’t pay for Metos and Yenguich as we did for Taylor” George Wesley Hamilton was convicted in 1987 of second degree murder He is currently seeking a retrial as detailed in the Feb 2 article shaded area territory The covers the Central Utah Water Conservancy District our coffers or control of it” Laird said Clyde was asked at the Jan 12 meeting to respond to the quest to allow taxes to be put in escrow “Mr Clyde explained the tax protest procedure” Laird said “noting the state statute clearly states that taxes should be remitted to the taxing entity He said he would be uncomfortable in recommending that the board approve this request” There are penalties for withholding tax payments to entities like the CUP Laird said “All payments are under statute and directed to the county treasurer” he said “The county treasurer is responsible for making those payments and can be fined or reprimanded under the law for failure to do so” All of the other local taxing entities for whom the county acts as collecting agent have gone along with the escrow in The Water District is the agreement only exception Mike Styler said Commissioner district officials apparently were not aware of an attorney general’s opinion the county received several years ago that said it was legal to put protested taxes in escrow “They wanted to be able to look at that further before they made any decision on whether or not they would allow us to escrow that or go along with us escrowing it” Styler said “They think their case is different” Baker said “and they’re checking the law out on that” The problem is new to the district Styler said “This is the first year they have ever received any IPP money” he said “so this is the first time we’ve gone to them and said ‘Okay folks we need to make you aware that we See CUP page 2 USPS County Public notices public notices appear in this issue on page 8 They include: A public hearing to amend the Zoning Ordinance Manual of the county has been scheduled - FmHA is considering offers on a duplex apartment building in Delta The county has an opening for a golf pro at the Sunset View Golf Course in Delta A public hearing has been set on a proposed Industrial Revenue Bond issue to build a road at the south end of Sevier Dry Lake Several parcels of land are being sold in an auction - There is also a notice to water users Six Vol bill clears Senate acused to pay for extracurricular tivities like dances Parents realizing that money must now come out of their own pockets now favor passage of HB46 Gubler said The existing language restricts school districts' flexibility according to Sen “We’ve Lorin Pace Lake tightened things to the point where districts now have little versatility” he said Moody said the Senate voted to approve HB46 Friday Feb 3 He said only four Senators voted against it The bill now goes to Gov Norm Bangcrter’s desk where he is expected to sign it Press Secretary Francine Giani had earlier said the governor supported HB46 “We support the law and she said “which the amendments” basically say the schools can do what they want They have the discretionary those use of funds” Delta High School Student Council President Rex Butterfield was elated 'o hear of the bill's success “I think it’s cool" he said Butterfield said the DHS Student Council and Advanced Placement itness the signgovernment class may ing of the bill into law by the time you read this “We’re going up there on a field trip on the eighth" he said "We ith the Governor so have 10 minutes maybe he'll just decide to sign it there don’t know” by Ken Rand A bill that would eliminate legislative intent language restricting public school vending machine profits for use only in buying textbooks and supplies has been passed by both houses of the state legislature It only awaits the Governor’s signature to become law The bill was originally drafted by students at Delta High School House Bill 46 was introduced by Rep Joseph It cleared the House Moody without amendment But an amendment was attached before it moved out of the Senate Education Standing Committee to the Senate floor for debate there That amendment was introduced by Rep Jordan Kelly Atkinson Atkinson originally introduced the language two years ago He said he had no problem with simply dropping the intent language but he added he would prefer the amendment to ensure accountability Atkinson said some local school districts are already imposing measures on vending accountability machine profits and expenditures on their own Utah PTA President Darlene Gubler said parents favored the bill when it was introduced by Atkinson two years ago because of concerns over a lack of supplies and textbooks in schools But vending machine money had once been regroups Six-Coun- ty by Ken Rand Efforts are underway to reorganize the Commissioners Association to clarify the relationship members have with the various entities involved in the group The Association is composed of the 18 commissioners from Millard Juab Piute Wayne Sevier and Sanpete Counties The group was created in 1969 by Governor Calvin Rampton to function as a regional entity to receive federal funds for planning and development in south central Utah As time passed the entity grew and began taking on more and more responsibilities for various boards and authorities Millard County Commissioner Mike Styler said in many cases commissioners assumed they had more authority than they really did “For instance” he said “the federal Economic Development District Board is comprised of people within our six counties but it’s funded by the federal Economic Development AdministraCommission had tion The underwritten part of the salary of the staff and they were involved to the point where they almost felt like they But when it comes were synonomous the right down to the Economic Development District Board is set up according to federal statute commissioners and the have no say in it other than having a lew of their members on that board” Clarification is also needed in the Public Health Authority Board which Styler said is an autonomous “They set the group salaries they decide which programs they will run they administer the federal and state grants” he said Although six of the 18 commissioners sit on the Public Health Board Styler Commissioner said the Sec page 3 1 It’s darn W ld! v '0 Teeth-chatterin- g cold Only a few days ago Old Man Winter seemed about to retire for the year Warm temperatures prof to form duced enough these icicles on the south side of the Chronicle Progress building in Delta Some of the icicles are bent by the stiff wind But this week Old man Winter showed he still had his teeth as he bit deep into Utah with recordsetting cold temperatures Tuesday morning Feb 7 it was 26 in Delta 36 in Kanosh It was 56 near Logan Even St George was cold at 10 above A bit nippy Everybody’s cold Water pipes froze furnaces stopped working power went out cars wouldn't start - but schools stayed open despite cold temperatures throughout Utah When students arrived for school Monday morning Feb 6 at Millard High School in Fillmore some later than others they were greeted by the Eagle mascot who stands vigil faithfully despite a sore throat head cold and a runny nose That's the spirit No 32 Feb 9 1989 Student-writte- n "c C-c-co- 79 - )’ i |