Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Coov 50c USPS Dianne Hales Hinckley 1990 Queen Bill right: Darlene Western pictures by Ken Rand Dianne Hales daughter of Lonnie and LouJean Hales was named Miss Hinckley 1990 in ceremonies held at the Sutherland LDS church Saturday June 23 First Attendant was Darlene Western daughter of Sharon and the late Sheldon Western Sharing honors as Second Attendant were the other girls entered in the competition Iris Terry daughter of Glen and Barbara Taylor and Amber Jeffery daughter of KJ and Leslie Jeffery The Queen and her Attendants will appear in Fourth of July events in Delta the July 24 Pioneer Days celebration in Hinckley the Ute Stampede in Ncphi and other events throughout the summer The Miss Hinckley committee con Iris Terry Amber Jeffery sisted of Karen Redd Sarah Manis Lisa Riding Christine Colqui Sherry Lewis and Lynda Payne The event program listed special thanks to: Tina’s Jewelry Delta Floral Chronicle Progress Howard Western Mickey Brown Caroline Palmer Terry Hyde and the Hinckley Town Council Other sponsored thanked in the program included: Great Basin Real Estate and The Book Worm Galli Construction Stevens Drilling Paramount Cubing Hinckley Service Ekins Photography and Morris Supply Terry Hyde was MC Beverly Taylor Miss Hinckley 1989 danced and spoke Tiffany Talbot 1989 1st Attendant sang Judges were Beth Whittaker Spanish Fork Arlene Perry Payson and Kathy Sheridan Fillmore None hurt in gasoline truck spill The driver of a gas tank truck that southbound rolled on the south of Fillmore Monday morning June 25 was treated for minor injuries at the Fillmore Community Medical Center and released The accident occurred at about 7 a m It took ere ws the rest of the day to clean up spilled gasoline reload and remove gas remaining in the tank and right the truck and remove it Utah Highway Patrol trooper Paul Mitchell said the accident occurred Fillmore when Michael O'Camb driver of the truck owned by Premium Oil of Salt Lake City "look the turn just a little loo fast" The truck and tank full of gasoline rolled on its righthand side onto the guard rail Michcll said the guard rail ruptured one of the lank bodies that contained 5200 gallons of unleaded gasoline Much of that leaked on to the ground Two other compartments one holding premium gas the other holding reguMitchell lar gas were not punctured said the two compartments held about 3200 gallons The Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department and two L'HP hazardous materials officers monitored the scene Mitchell said winds kept fumes concentration down enough so that the freeway was "We woe lucky it’s not not closed down on the freeway itself" he said Jeep Posse members rerouted local street traffic around the area to the freenorth of town way 80 No 50 June 28 199Q aims to resolve IPA tax issue by Ken Rand The next state legislature will consider a bill designed to resolve a key issue behind the Intermountain Power Agency tax protest IPA which manages the Intermountain Power Plant near Delta has protested taxes since the plant went in 1986 The Interim Legislative Committee on Taxation and Revenue met in the State Capitol Wednesday June 20 to find ways to end the annual protest and keep tax revenue flowing smoothly A bill was proposed by Sen Omar Bunnell aimed at accomplishing that goal There were six issues in the original IPA protest Two wiE be resolved by precedent in lending court decisions in unrelated cases IPA and Millard County have negotiated an agreement on the other issues The Tax Commission will be asked July to hold a session to endorse that agreement The agreement favors the county on three issues and IPA's interpretation on the municipal tax exemption issue IPA paid 528 5 million in property taxes last year but protested 44 percent of those taxes The money is being held in an escrow account pending a settlement IPA taxes paid for 1990 were not put into escrow Favorable Tax Comremission action cm the quest would free the escrowed account "It is not our purpose today of interfering with (the Tax Commission) decision” Interim Committee Rep Frank Knowlton said It is rather to smooth the process in the future to determine what IPP taxes should be he said The municipal tax exemption issue accounts for about $22 million each year Power sold by IPA to Utah cities and towns is eligible for the 112 percent Power sold is exemption not Today the 23 municipalities that it to contract to buy IPA power California utilities IPA contends it should be subject to the exemption since its sale is to the Utah entities Others contend consumption constitutes out of- Wilderness issue to be on ballot Left to Vol by Ken Rand A referendum will appear on the November general election ballot to document Millard County voter's views on the wilderness issue The referendum was proposed by County Commissioner Mike Styler at a in meeting regular commission Fillmore Tuesday June 19 The vote will be Specifically the vote will seek public opinion on the proposed designation of about 250000 acres in the county as wilderness Commissioners last summer told the Bureau of Land Management they oppose any wilderness designation in the An Environmental Impact county Statement incorporating the commissioner’s views is scheduled for release this fall “I think everyone is concerned about being good stewards of the land" Styler said “Let’s do it” Commissioner Jer'E Brinkerhoff said Commissioner Frank Baker was not present County Clerk Marlene Whicker said there would be no problem getting the She said cost measure on the ballot would be “minimal" Exact referendum wording has not determined been Styler said he welcomes suggestions from proponents and opponents alike He said he hoped the referendum would stimulate discussion and increase awareness about the wilderness issue Styler said he got the idea for the referendum recently when he heard Richfield Mayor Jay Anderson a Caterpillar salesman had been advised not to drive the company car for fear that he may be shot at by environmental radicals "He was really shook up at the things that were going on" Styler said He was told Millard County was very lucky compared to the rest of southern Utah "as far as environmental terrorism” But that may not be so A cow was found shot and mutilated recently near Meadow A fence nearby was cut "Cattle Free by "93" is a slogan tributed to unnamed radicals blamed for activities that recall the philosophy articulated in Edward Abbey’s "Monkey Wrench Gang" "Earth First!" members openly advocate guerrilla tactics to protect wilderness throughout the West "Ecotage"or sabotage of developers' property pulling up survey slakes See BALLOT Page 2 state sale and IPA should not enjoy the exemption Disputants cite the same wording in the law that created the IPA taxing mechanism in 1976 to support their opposing claims Millard Commissioners County have agreed with IPA to seek a Tax Commission conceding the IPA interpretation on the issue in order to free the escrowed funds However the deal does not rule out legislative action and Bunnell's bill would clarify the wording to deny IPA the exemption Bunnell said it was the legislature's intent when he helped write the law governing IPA that it pay all taxes to which any other corporation is subject He praised the utility which he said buys 6 million tons of Utah coal a year “a third of all the coal produced in 600 jobs for his CarUtah" creating "But I still bon County constituents think they should pay their fair share of taxes” The legislature has rejected bills sponsored by Bunnell before that had the same intent as the current bill IPP is among the five largest projects ever built in the US on municipal bonds It was so complex that a special law the Interlocal Cooperative Act had to be created by the Stale Legislature in 1976 to deal with it The Slate Tax Commission estimates IPP's 1990 market value at 5265 billion for Utah IPAestimatesthevalue at 523 billion “We’ve been frustrated in trying to resolve the problems that have confronted us with the protests that seem to keep coming up" Millard School District Superintendent Kenneth Topham said Millard County acts as collection agency for IPA taxes distributing to other entities such as the local school district and the state uniform school fund In fiscal year 56 million was due the fund but is still under protest Topham said For the figure is 57 million He said if the protests continue the district will have to borrow to operate nextyear "We’ve been trying to get the issues resolved and have agreed with those resolutions that have been presented to the Tax Commission up to this point But it can't go on much longer With those $13 million there needed in education we wonder why someone can’t get a hold of that and solve the issues" Searle said he realized the protests had been a hardship to Millard County "that we make up 85 percent of the tax base and we turn around and protest and lock up 50 percent of the properly tax We do appreciate them working with us in attempting to resolve this issue outside of the courts” Searle said IPA will not compromise on the municipal exemption issue “Our assumption is that when (the Interlocal Cooperative Act) was enacted it was very well understood" Bunnell's motion was meant to keep the issue before the committee Searle said “I think that's all it was as far as I could tell You have to remember Omar Bunnell has sponsored several pieces of legislation attempting to pose the direct property tax on the municipal portion of that project And he’s not going to give up" IPA attorney Bruce Johnson suggested legislators monitor the effect of Tax Commission action He said if the County agreement can be “effectuated" by the Tax Commission “that would take care of those four sues from now on" No legislative tion would be needed he said Bunnell disagreed He asked for a vote to direct the committee staff to draft a bill “to require IPP to pay a tax that would be equivalent to what they'd have to pay if they were a private corpo- ration" The vole was not unanimous “I think it's premature” Senator Charles Peterson said “I’d like to wait and see what the Tax Commission docs before we go off making further studies" “I don’t know why those guys are Fighting so hard on this" Bunnell said "It’s 52 million a year and we have a 525 billion budget It’s really not that big of an item as far as the total picture is concerned" Fillmore say 'no' to gas franchise bid by Ken Rand The Fillmore City Council has jected a bid by a Ncphi company for a franchise to deliver natural gas to the city Mayor Keith Gillins said the action was taken at a city council meeting Tuesday June 19 to keep the city’s options open "I don’t believe we’re in such a hurry that we can't afford to shop just a little while and see what’s available out there first" he said Central Utah Gas Co requested the franchise “The council made the unanimous decision at this lime not to enter into that franchise" Gillins said “because we felt it was just going to limit our options if we did" Gillins said options the city wants to consider include a municipal owned deliver system or an agreement with Mountain Fuel Supply Co “Maybe situation where we even a could tie in and have a county utility I don’t know" he said “At least we have those options by not entering into the franchise" Ncphi is studying the feasibility of a municipal system Gillins said Fillmore is watching that study He said he was not aware of any plans by Mountain Fuel to approach the city for a franchise No one is discussing a county system Gillins said the city remains interested in getting natural gas to residents “We are not saying that we don’t want to get natural gas into the community" he Photographed at the annual company picnic in Oak Canyon Saturday June 23 Top row left to Allen Alldredge Erick Gillen Ray Searle (who will all get their pins in Sept) Mark Talbot Duane Rowley (Rowley has transferred to the Wen- - said "That’s not it at all I hope people All we’re trying don’t misunderstand to do is sti look out for the best interests of our citizens to get the best deal available" The original CUG proposal presented to the city council Tuesday June 5 was for an exclusive contract City officials said they would prefer a non exclusive deal and CUG Earl and Wayne Andrews said they could live with that City Attorney Scott King found out franchise would not that a give the city the ability to get out of an agreement if it wanted to do so Gillins said “It just meant that if we entered into he said that franchise agreement" franchise “then wecouldenterintoother agreements as well But we could not We just disregard this agreement would be tied to it" Gillins said the door is not closed on a deal with CUG “(Andrews) indicated that there would still probably be 90 days available to change ourminds if we so desire and still not jeopardize that agreement if we wanted to enter into it" CUG asked the Delta City Council Monday May 14 for a franchise to deliver gas in west Millard County The deal was similar to the Fillmore request No action was taken The request was scheduled to appear on Delta's Monday July 9 agenda k dover plant) Bottom row left to right: Plant ager Russ Dobson Tom Valerio Dave son Joe Yardley John Frampton Not pictured: Lewis Dutson Mike Palmer Jerry Beard and Jack Anderson Lime plant employees honored Ten Continental Lame Co employees were honored this month for 10 years of service to the company Three more will be honored in September pins were presented to the men during a safety meeting Monday June 4 at the plant south of Deseret All were at the plant when it went m 1980 Plant Manager Russ Dobson said the company employs 36 workers and seven salaried Dobson started with Continental Lime in Townsend Montana in 1982 He came to manage the local plant in September 1989 He and his wife live in Delta About 12 million tons of limestone comes from the quarry west of the plant each year The plant process 800 to 900 tons of product each day The product has to many different uses Lime is used for environmental clc an waste up programs like municipal sludge disposal industrial waste acid neutralization and power generation plant slack gu scrubbing for sulphur dioxide manuis also used in steel Lime facturing gold and silver recovery and the processing of petrochemicals and concrete products It is also glass used in processing butler and sugar A more recent use is in a St Helens Oregon paper mill where it adds bulk to wood fiber reducing manufacturing costs and using fewer trees |