Show Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley USPS Relevant data can improve programs for happier healthier children By Kathy 90 No 30 February The change of plans in the Millard County Jail expansion required additional funds to provide cells rather than dormitories as first discussed and the additional funds was approved by the County Commission at their Jan 8 meeting However that decision was rescinded during their Jan 22 meeting The Commission approved $360328100 for the jail modification Jan 8 although the budget had been set at 28 million Commissioner Draper made the motion and a roll call vote called by Norma Brunson County Clerk shows Commissioner Cooper - aye Commissioner Draper - aye and Commissioner Cox - aye At the Jan 22 Commission meeting Commission Cox said they want to comply with the law and a decision was made but in consideration of the code it was rescinded Utah Code states that any alterations or changes that require additional funds must take place in a regularly scheduled open and public meeting Cox said the Jan 8 approval was done with a new Commission Chairman and new Commissioner who felt they were under pressure During the Jan 22 meeting Cox stepped from the chair and made a motion to go into Executive Session Upon returning Draper made a motion to rescind the approval of the 36 million budget for the jail addition The vote was unanimous Draper made a motion to expend the budget amount to 24 million The amount can range between 24 million and 28 million with a cap set at 28 million Any amount more than the 24 million will require the Commission’s approval Inmates are classified one through six with one being the worst and level six ready for a halfway house Level four and five go into facilities with dormitories but the prison tries to keep them to do work at the prison The Department of Corrections needs housing for level two and three who get along but are not allowed outside the jail and are housed in cells Enough facilities already exist throughout the state house level four and five inmates Millard County Jaii will built the additional 54 cells required to house any level of inmate The increase of costs is a direct result of the 54 cells The cells will eliminate four officers and save $140000 per year for the life of the facility in salaries and benefits Construction of the jail expansion will begin April 2001 and be ready for inmates Feb 2002 Injury is the leading cause of death in childhood Almost half are caused by unintentional injury and about 50 percent of these are due to motor vehicle accidents Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States In Utah sui9 years old youths have cide rates for elevated by nearly 150 percent in the last 20 years Scientific research has established that most of the youth who committed suicide had diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorder and the majority had more than one disorder Teen males have a higher suicide death rate than their female counterparts More than 250 children under the age of 8 were victims of abuse or neglect in Millard County during the past four years making more than 50 children victims each year The victims are substantiated cases of sexual or physical abuse emotional maltreatment abandonment physical and educational neglect and fetal addiction to alcohol or other substances Over the last two years the number of victims in the state has also increased Daggett County had the state low with two victims during the period and Rich County had five reported cases Affordable health insurance is available for working families who have children less than 9 earn too much for Medicaid and cannot afford health insurance through CHIP The Children’s Health Insurance Program is administered through the Utah Department of Health CHIP benefits clude hospital and emergency care phy years old 51" 5’3" tall 112 lbs dark brow wavy shoulder length hair eyes are brown She had the lowing identifying personal features Multiple dental restorations cial freckles tattooed eyebrows small dark mole on the right ear towards the top small dark mole on the upper lip and on the chin and a small dark mole on the left January 29 2001 Garfield County (Jane Doe) was added to the Unidentified Body Section On April 20 1998 a body of an unidentified female was found on the side of Utah State Road 276 The body was found approximately 36 miles north of Bull Frog Lake Powell Utah When the female's body was found it was covered with plastic bags wrapped in duck tape wrapped in a rug (which had a design of houses and roadways for children to play on) The rug had been tied up The victim is believed to be either Hispanic or Native American age 37 - 45 Break-i- n Animal feeding moratorium request denied by Commission temporary sician visits checkups immunizations eye and hearing exams dental care and limited mental health services No monthly insurance premium exists and are as low as $5 depending on family income A child living in a family of four making between $21876 and $32900 annually may qualify for CHIP based on 1998 guidelines Most of the CHIP program is funded by federal dollars The state's contribution is 20 percent Habitual truancies for children less than 8 have dropped sharply for District 4 Juvenile Court since 1995 Truancy varies from school to school but generally means excessive absences without an cuse Truancy referrals in 1995 in Fourth District were 601 In 1999 the number had decreased to 24 Chlamydia is the most frequently ported sexually transmitted infection in Utah and the United States Adolescents and young adults are at the greatest risk of getting Chiamydia which can lead to fertility chronic pain and ectopic pregnancy The disease is more prevalent in more heavily populated regions of the state such as Salt Lake and Weber County Millard County had two reported cases ordinance instead By While walking on his daily physical ness program through downtown local business man Ron Baker observed a partially open back door on the Fillmore Drug Store Baker looked through the front window to see if any lights were on and if any workers were inside When he realized that the store was vacant then he notified the Sheriffs Office at 4:30 pm Monday 29 Jan moratorium on confined animal feeding operations requested by the County Planning and Zoning Commission was turned down by the County Commission this week Rather than the moratorium a new temporary ordinance will be enforced The new ordinance requires any applicant of an incoming concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) of 300 or more animal units be bound by future planning and zoning Ordinances Applicants must also enter into a agreement with Millard County to abide by all requirements and restrictions said County Attorney LeRay Jackson The County Planning and Zoning Board recommended the Commissioners put the moratorium on CAFOs while they are in the process of rewriting the county zoning and ordinance plan The made was the during request Commission’s Jan 22 meeting In the county's current ordinances a dairy confinement operation ordinance exists but does not include any other animals Several things have happened cently that need strict requirements said Planning & Zoning Commissioner Leon Smith The Board thought allowing permits to be issued based on existing ordinances where there is very little if any control would not give the county the control needed for enforcing necessary requirements Some applications are ready to be issued and P&Z wants to see them come in under the new rules rather than existing rules Smith said Dairies will not relocate to the county if the moratorium took place Maria Nyc Millard County Economic Development member said during the Jan 22 meeting Another business looking at coming into the county will also not locate here if the moratorium was adopted said Attorney Warren Peterson Animal feeding operations have tradiIn March 999 tionally not been regulated the US Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency completed a joint national strategy for the management of manure from animal feeding operations The Strategy divides animal feeding operations into two categories Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) and all other Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) All CAFOs must have a water pollution discharge permit and a comprehensive nutrient management plan and are subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act AFOs are not subject to regulation The EPA included a provision that - in 1998 Child advocates do not have to be professionals They do need to be caring concerned and responsible adults willing to put the needs of children first and making sure others do the same according to the report Additional information from the report will be on the web this spring shoulder There are excellent dental records and comparison can be made A photograph and additional information regarding Garfield County Jane Doe can be found on the UTAP website at: httP:utaporg'GarfieldCoSOhtm Media organizations are requested to invite viewersreaderslisteners to access the UTAP website for more information on how to provide tips and ideas to the this case investigator handling Please contact Sheriff Cooper of the Garfield County Sheri fTs Office at (435) at: GCSO'a or by if you have information garding this case in Fillmore Officer Rhett Kimball responded to the call Kimball and other officers provided an investigation The vandals broke into the back door which was steel and locked from the inside of the store which is cated on Main Street (29th North) either Saturday or Sunday Officer Kimball said the door had foot prints indicating that it was kicked with an attempt to open but entry was made Kathy Walker A by Knox Huntsman with the aide of a “crow bar” left by the door The owner will be interviewed to ascertain exactly what was stolen The pharmacy has been closed and boarded-ufor a number of years If anyone has information cm this Officer Kimball would appreciate a phone call The investigation was ongoing at press time tut- ' i V -- lows individual states to develop their own plan for implementing the Strategy Utah’s assessplan calls for a ment of all livestock operations to determine the number and location of CAFOs and AFOs After the assessment a general permit will be issued by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Quality covering all CAFOs with 000 animal units or more Utah’s plan gives livestock producers a opportunity to make voluntary improvements to facilities CAFOs with less than 000 animal units may return to AFO status without any fines or permitting requirements Identification and permitting of CAFOs began in 2000 An animal feeding operation (AFO) is a lot or facility where animals are con fined and fed for 45 days or more in any one year period and vegetation is not produced on the area during the normal growing season according to the USDA A concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) is any facility with more than 000 animal units confined on site or an AFO of any size that discharges pollutants such as manure or wastewater into any ditch stream or other water conveyance system whether manmade or natural ‘‘The temporary ordinance is already in effect and any applicants must follow the guidelines we have stipulated" said Commissioner LaVar Cox “Millard County is working with the state to develop the CAFO strategy and how it will affect the county” West Millard Cultural Council presents in Concert: Pan Jam - A Fri Feb 2 - Caribbean Steel Drum Band 7:30 Tickets: $5 Adults poor copy 2001 1 By Kathy Walker Unidentified body found 1998 Main Street Vol Jail construction budget restricted to $24 million Walker Many residents work with county youth regularly to further their goal of healthier happier children A recent compilation of statistics measuring child wellbeing in Utah show similar positive and negative trends in Millard County as found throughout the state according to data complied by Utah Kids Count Project Among the 30 indicators used in the report were prenatal care infant mortality child abuse and child health insurance Millard County mothers receiving prenatal care in the first trimester between was 791 percent This is an increase of 2 3 percent over the previous four years However the percentage of Utah mothers receiving early prenatal care dropped from 833 percent to 766 percent during the same period Women ceiving early and consistent prenatal care heighten their probability of giving birth to a healthy child Health care providers recommend prenatal care begin as soon as possible during the pregnancy An increase of infants bom with a low birth weight has been on the rise statewide In Millard County 589 percent of babies bom between 1995-- 999 weighed less than about 55 pounds Utah’s rate in 1999 was 7 percent which is lower than the national rate of 72 percent but provement is still needed according to the report The increase of low birth weight pregmay be due to an increase in nancies carried to term or improved care allowing more pregnancies to result in live births Infant death is an important measure of A slight health status and social decrease has been seen throughout Utah since 1996 An infant death is defined in infant the report as death of a within one year of birth and rates are per 000 live births Birth defects short gestation and low birth weight sudden death syndrome and respiratory distress syndrome account for more than half of all infant deaths In the county ten infants The rate imdied between with six proved between deaths The number of teen mothers in Millard County has remained stable over the last per year eight years ranging about Teen mothers are between years old Pregnant teens have higher risks for inadequate prenatal care incomplete education and increased poverty for mother and child The injury death rate in Utah for children ages years has fluctuated over the last ten years from a high of 311 in 1994 to a low of 245 for 1991 and is in trend from the downward a currently 994 high Millard County experienced a drop in the number of injury deaths from 12 between and 5 between 0 ’ I p pm - 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