Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $20 00 in county $23 00 aul cf county I month $13 00 (In Advance) Copy 50 t Senior Citizen (65 and older) $18 00 in county $20 00 out of LSPS County 79 No Vol 27 Jan 5 1989 Dump sites up to voters Happy Birthday Mr Fillmore! There were plenty of balloon decorating the two dance floor Man Camp at the Party ‘big success’ that took Among the celebration place on New Year’ Eve wax a dance Power Project at the Intermounrain Activity Center sponsored by the Delta High School acappd'a choir Actually there were two aaricn at the man camp In the dining room PHS choir director David Wankier was disc jockey for a Golden Oldie Dance with music designed to appeal to the In the gymnasium older generation choir member disc jockey played rr usk designed to meet the taste of the kids The dances began at 9 pm and ended at a m The price of admission was $5 each or $10 per couple Price included confetti noise maker and balloon A continental breakfast also included am was served from midnight to In addition to the dance price of admission also provided access to several pool rabies shuffleboards and pingpong tables in the large game room at the man camp AH saw heavy use “It was really nice” Jane Lkins said “We had a great time” Lkins is treasurer of the ad hoc g'oup of parents and friends helping the choir raise money for a trip to France this summer to participate in the bicentennial of the french Revolution Money earned at ine ciances went toward mat goal About 325 people attended the event Lkins said She estimated the choir effort cleared $1200 to $1300 “We want to thank those who have us and helped us because it supported really was a big success” Lkins said “Everybody who carie out commented how nice it was and how much fun they had It was a real big success” Use of the man camp was donated by IPP “We want to thank them especially” Lkins said “We also want to thank the chaperons who came out and helped make it a nice dance” The event committee was headed by Andrea Nielson and Roger Scoville “We had a good group of kids" Lkins said “We just didn’t have any problems at all W'e want to thank the Sheriff’s Department too They cooperated with us very well” II H The game room at theMan Camp was crowded early in the evening Legislators consider AIDS bills by Ken Rand The worldwide problem of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is growing and Utah has not been left out To date 158 cases of AIDS have been reported in Utah Of those 106 have died f (omosexuals are hardest hit by the disease Intravenous drug users are also at risk but a small percentage of victims are not IV users or homosexual Transmission of the disease is very specific Casual coniacl is not a source of contamination There is no cure for AIDS and as it spreads doing something about it becomes more and more of a priority Three bills concerning AIDS have been filed with the Utah state legislature a The bills concern confidentiality manadatory testing provision applying to inmz'c at the stae prison and what State Representative Joseph Moody called “contain tracing ” Moody is one of the sponsors of the bills along with the Utah Health Department bill has been The confidentiality changed from the one passed by the 1988 state legislative session but vetoed by Gov Norm Bangerter “It is quite a bit more narrow now in scope lhan it was last year” Moody said “It says all of these records are confidential in the Department of Health” Existing law stipulates that all health but the new records are confidential bill provides for specific exceptions such as notifying blood banks and law medical providers Undercurrent the right to such notification does not exist Ben Barr director and founder of the Salt lake AIDS foundation is concerned about the bill "Of the three January 7 1989 is the Saturday 189th birthday of Millard Fillmore Millard County and the city of Fillmore are named after the 13th president of the United States followers of Fillmore Dedicated pause each year at this time to honor him in what they call a “Millard moment of silent meditation” A year ago a portrait of Fillmore was donated to the Fillmore Library by Huntsman Dr A Blaine Huntsman taken bought the historic photograph Matthew by photography pioneer Brady from the Library of Congress Born in Summerhill NY and trained as a lawyer Fillmore was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1832 He served from and In 1848 he was again from nominated by the hig Party to run totlbe-vicpresidency with Zachery Taylor Fillmore became president in 1850 when Taylor died in office He served only two and a half years His most significant achievement as president was a trade agreement with He also supported the comJapan promise of 180 an attempt to ease growing tensions between the North and South Fillmore himself opposed slavery but analysts today say his support for the 1850 compromise ended his chances of reelection He left office on March 4 1853 after his party the Whig’s failed to renominate him He retired from public life in 1856 after an unsuccessful candidacy for the Party Fillmore died in 1874 Military project bill prefiied A bill that would require the federal to submit to the state government legislature and the governor information concerning military projects proposed fo' Utah has been prefiled by Lake City Rep Blae Wharton HB43 would require appropriate and specific information be provided before a draft environmental impact statement is prepared on a project or before a final decision is made W'harton said the proposed electronic battlefield planned for the West Desert would be an example of a project the bill covers The Air Force plans to expand the existing boundaries of the Utah Test and Training Range south into Juab and Millard counties to accomodate the test facility The bill would require the federal government disclose land and water use permits needed from state agencies officials would what be involved expected schedule of acand tivities expected environmental fiscal demands and information on the basic features and purpose of the proposed project bills that we are seeing in this session” he said “this is certainly the bill that with There we are most comfortable am conare concerns with it though cerned with release of some of the formation to health care providers I think for the most part people with AIDS want good care But they are able to provide thai information when they deem that it is necessary” Barr said AIDS patients he deals of with are afraid of discrimination losing their jobs and more He adds the jury is snl! out on whether insurance about need information companies AIDS He said insurance companies are using the information to "dump” AIDS patients and get out of paying their fair share of health care Salt Lake City attorney Karen W McCreary is also concerned about con- Sce AIDS page 2 by Ken Rand Millard county may soon become one of few places where certain land uses including hazardous waste disposal routinely depend on voter approval The decision to make what County Attorney Warren Peterson called an unusual move tame at the Tuesday Dec 27 County Commissioner meeting in Fillmore “If the big concern everyone has that an election be held” Peterson said "why don’t we look at the feasibility of incorporating into our zoning ordinance a referendum process?” The idea was prompted by opposition to plans by Rollins Environmental Services Inc to build a hazardous waste incinerator at Lynndyl While Rollins attorney Frank Willis during a visit to the area Wednesday Dec 21 announced the company would shelve those plans and would not consider any location in Millard County for at least months opponents sought a permanent solution reached at the The arrangement Commissioners meeting seemed to satisfy all parties Peterson said commissioners as well as the attorney representing the protest group thought it was "a splendid idea” Warren Commissioner County Jensen said “It really puts more controls on it than this group originally wanted ” Commissioner Abe Johnson said "I feel better about the hazardous waste feel situation now than ever have the people should have a vote ” Mike Styler had Commissioner decidW illis if Rollins that told earlier ed to locate in Millard County they would be subject to a popular vote to We can which Willis replied “Fine live with that ” The stipulation in the law would be soeeific to certain types of land uses six "That ot course is what zoning ordinances address” Peterson said "It would say tor instance that no conditional use permit shall be issued for the establishment of certain kinds of land uses unless approved at an election ” Peterson said the ounty Commissioners authorized him “to prepare such an ordinance for presentation to the Planning Commission for them to make a recommendation to the County Commission” The next monthly Commission is Planning meeting scheduled for Mondas Jan 9 but Peterson said he did not expect the Planning Commission to have a recommendation prepared until the February meeting “We're going to run it and see it it works out” I’eterson said “If it works out then Millard County will be one of the few places where zoning is done vote in some instances by popular rather than by the commissioners " Report says jobless rate improves The Utah Labor market for Nov 1988 showed the unemployment rate for Millard County was 4 9 percent That compares to 6 2 percent in Nov 1987 4 8 percent for the state and 5 4 percent for the United States in November The Report published in December said between Nov 1987 and Nov 1988 the civilian labor force in the county dropped from 5360 to 5060 a decline of 56 percent Nonagricullural wage and salary jobs in the county over the sirne period declined slightly from 3180 to 3190 a drop of 03 percent In broader terms the Report showed between the second quarter 1987 and the second quarter 1988 the number of nonagricullural jobs in the county declined from 3582 to 3288 a drop of 821 percent The document also showed total nonagricullural earnings in the county in the second quarter of $18110317 in the 1987 dropped to $15545351 cond quarter 1988 a decline of 14 16 percent In addition the Report said Millard County had the 12th highest population growth rate in the nation between at 58 6 percent the 1th largest percentage in change in households between at 55 5 percent and the 8th largest decline in growth rate for the civilian work force between ai 16 4 percent The Report said Utah's unemployment rafe of 4 8 percent for November is a full percentage point below the November 1987 level and 0 6 percent lower than the November 1988 United Stales rate of 54 percent FVnL US and Utah figures are 0 I percent higher than their respective Octobei figures About 36000 Utah residents are currently unemployed 147 percent fewer than a year ago The Report also revealed: Utah’s job growth rate at 3 4 percent in November is double that of a year ago new 22000 nonagricullural jobs - - have been created since November 1987 in Utah The long emplovment decline in Ltah’s construction industry has finally bottomed out Services is now Utah’s number one employment industry It replaces traJe in the ranking - New services industry jobs 200 in the past 12 numbering months comprise half of Utah’s total job increase Business services jobs in Utah now number 46 000 up 13 3 percent from - - - NoIljti Zu t The Report is a regular publication of the Utah Department of Security Public notices There are 12 public noties in this issue ot the Chronule Progress You'll find them on page seven Fillmore may get swimming pool by Ken Rand Millard County Commissioners have put up $250000 to build a swimming pool in east Millard County The action came at the commissioner’s Tuesday Dec 27 meeting in Fillmore The money came from an $800000 check the county recently got in a sales and use tax settlement with Power Agency the Intermountain “W'e though we’d use part of that in helping the east side of the county in getting a swimming pool which they need desperately” County Commissioner Abe Johnson said “They are hurting for recreation ” Johnson said the commission has three goals: to build the pool to get and to maximum local participation do it affordably The county money is matching funds Commissioner Mike Sty ler said the match is contingent upon wo “Either the East Millard things Recreation District passes a vote to provide continuing operation and maintenance money for the pool” he said "or Fillmore city would assume all responsibility for maintenance and " operation of the pool Styler said if the Recreation District operates the pool “then they would be able to dictate the site where it was built and dictate the type of pool that was built If illmore was to assume responsibility then they could dictate type and place of the pool" County Attorney W'arren Peterson explained the East Millard Recreation District is a special district with taxing authority but before the authority can be exercised there has to be an authorizing election “There was one Peterson said “and the previously” East Millard Recreation District voters turned down a proposition to fund a " swimming pool through a tax levy That was in 1982 A special “tax levy authorization” election has been tentatively set for March 21 Fillmore has already committed to match the county's money to build the pool “It’s Fillmore city who ts asking us to hold the vote to see who will be running the pool” Styler said Commissioners appointed a committee to determine what the communities want and to see how the issue should on s ballot "The cnmmitbe tee has until the second week in February to come up with something to bring back to the commissioners" Johnson said “then they'll go out to the communities in the East Millard Recreation District to explain to the recompublic what the committee mends what the options are” is made up of The committee representatives from Fillmore Kanosh Scipio Holden and Meadow County Administrator Robyn Pearson and Commissioner Abe Johnson also sit on the committee The group is the same one who had earlier conducted a poll ot about 500 east counts residents and discovered the majority wanted an indoor pool An outdoor pool could be built for about $500000 Johnson said An door pool would cost about $1 million Johnson said he hopes creation of an Fast Millard Recreation District will lead to a counts wide district “I would like to see the Fast Millard Recreation District join the West Millard Recreation District” he said Swimmer prepare for the starting gun at a recent meet at he pool in Delta This scene may soon become common in Fillmore |