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Show continued from page 1 If she defaults on her Commission He also requested approvhire Logan Davis and Cade Beck as assistant fire wardens. They would be used only on call as needed. When used on public land they would be paid by the state with Davis being paid $9.50 per hour and Beck al to receiving $8.94 per hour. When used on private land the county will have to pay them. It was approved by the commissioners to hire them to be paid at the closest county pay scale similar to the state scale when used on private land. Johnson also requested the commissioners to grant authorization to accept the for the needed easement Skyline Mountain Fire Escape Route. It was authorized. Sheriff Kay Larsen requested approval to hire Steve Mondragon as a deputy sheriff. Mondragon speaks fluent Spanish and has previous experience and would be paid $13.82 per hour. The kind." Jeff G. Rappley, Fairview of fee. $800. He also indicated that the vent hood and fire suppression system for the kitchen at the jail should be here erator for alternate power source in the Indian Ridge Subdivision which is north of Fairview. Thursday. Ranata Johansen, who owes a sizable property tax bill, has requested the commissioners to allow her to pay it off at $100 per month. It was stated that this is not the first time she has had past due property taxes and that interest on the past due taxes must also be paid. They also approved the subdivison plans for a two-lfor Nathan and Katrina Palmer and Paul and Heidi Bouck. It will be known as the Twin Creeks Subdivision and is located east of the North Sanpete High School on the road to Pine Creek. commissioners Bruce Blackham also accepted the appointment of serving on the Skyline Drive Technology Board and to also serve on the Division of Wildlife RAC. agreed to allow her to make payments for the past due taxes due with interest, she must stay current with her regular taxes also. state attorney generals office would not comment. The case ended up in Emery County. Concerned recitizens called the peatedly Emery County attorneys office. These calls were never returned. Four years later, as the "statute of limitations" was about to expire, charges were finally filed. No witnesses were contacted. Weeks later, a judge dismissed the case. And so the theory is true, "sharks dont eat their own exempt her efforts from the fee stating that right now they cannot because the fee is under review and is slated for possible changes and may become a sliding scale type hiring was approved. Sheriff Larsen also requested approval to use John Eicher, the county computer specialist, for help in updating the county 911 database. It was approved. In regards to the county jail, Sheriff Larsen stated that plumbing parts needed for the showers will cost The Reader expounds on illegal elk shooting current taxes or the past due taxes the property will be included in the next tax sale. Kimberly Blackham, a resident in the Mountainville area, met with the commissioners to contest the $500 Dear Editor: conditional use permit she On Nov. 14, 1998, in a has been told she must pay to quiet area of Sanpete County, get approval for a child day several elk were illegally care in her home which is in killed. This occurred at an agricultural zone. daybreak, on private properThe commissioners were ty, not to the told that Sanpete County has shooter. belonging a serious lack of child care Bullets flew near homes providers and that they and endangered peoples should encourage the devellives. Law enforcement was opment of child care facili- notified and they investigated ties. the incident. Care givers only get paid $1.75 per hour per child and The suspect, a wealthy it will take a long time to from Salt Lake City, raise $500. She has been attorney was questioned. waiting for six months to try Sanpete County claimed a to get this resolved. conflict of interest and reCommissioners Dettinger fused to The prosecute. and Blackham refused to When asked when those changes may come to be, she was told that perhaps by August the new fee schedule would be done. In other business the commissioners have authorized a public meeting to be scheduled to review the and Linda request by Clyde Holm to seek a conditional use permit for use of a gen- Carpet sales Commissioner County Utah counties receive $18.6 million ete WASHINGTON, county will receive a D.C.-Sanp- X-- f 00-391-4723 -8- bockhomoin Sanpete County iKetitwul - sAtlr c?anly cy KENNARD LAW OFFICE 9 North Main, Ephraim, Utah 84627 (435)283-833- 6 Monday - Friday: 8:00 to Payment-In-Lieu-of-Tax- Home Jqufty Loans are currently lower than theyve been W ; Ur v. VV ft i . A Wells Fargo home equity"-':-thp Interest $ay be years te an intelligoutee of money and canjw hsed for everything from ', fk a newcactrudtH JW.You'&an even pay for your childs education. Best 74 choice t ofdflf'kj? u. AcJtAold, 26 Years Experience es Toll-Fre- . e ate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Bennett has worked to successfully increase PILT funding for the past seven years. Bennett added that as the largest landowner in the state of Utah, ownership totaling nearly 70 percent, the federal government has not been paying its share of property taxes like any other landowner would. IB All Met Hauls sad Walk Out Mcnibat Uuh Rwiifltf Deck Friday, Saturday & Sunday June .. AWW Sen- bpcchtlUiae Tooele Arts Festival 2003 es were first authorized by Congress in 1976. Administered by the BLM, PILT payments are intended to offset the loss of tax revenues due to the tax exempt status of federal lands. The payments also help counties provide services required under the myriad of unfunded federal mandates. Oh k'k remodeling and home repair to debt consolidation and buying NOORLANDER said Bennett. Payments-In-Lieu-of-Tax- 6:00 Saturday: 8:00 to 12:00 $706,273 share of $18.6 million in (PILT) from the Department of Interiors Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a $2.5 million increase over last year. "As Utah counties are forced to provide essential services with limited resources, PILT payments help take the sting out of this burden," As a member of the Pikrj and X ot UEESfiSREfftlglTJfr Interest rates 445-322- 5 First year agricultural students received their Chapter Greenhand award and pin. To receive this award they had to memorize and recite the FFA Creed, have a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAEP) and attend an FFA meeting for at least 15 minutes. 1 ry ; & "How your home . & vinyl Fountain Green, Utah installation Smart financial management starts at home ; TaNeal Nunleys baby was due on July 2 and her sister Holly Hoopers baby was due on July 18. These sisters share the same birthday, June 28, so they were kidding about having their babies on the same day. Logan Hooper was born two weeks early on July 2. To ever) ones surprise, Haylee Nunley was born only 16 hours later, just shy of sharing the same birthday. Logan and Ila) lee both weighed in at seven pounds 13 ounces. Being cousins and living only a block apart, they are best friends. Floors Roger Huff man 50 South State The Next Stage Jt June 26, 2003 - The Pyramid - Page Five iiim 27-2- 9 Tooele City Park Over 90 Artists Childrens Art Yard Ut it w VltwSfl Over 20 Food Booths Offering a huge variety of Entertainment tills year. Please Join us! MT. PLEASANT POSITION AVAILABLE Mt. Pleasant City will accept applications for the position of a Police Officer (Patrolman) until June 27, 2003 at 5 p.m. Minimum qualifications: High school diploma and graduation from the Utah Police Academy. Must be POST, Radar and Intox certified. Experience: 40 hours of POST training. Hourly wage from $1 1.97-$- 1 5.19 DOQ, plus benefits. Complete job description and applications are 4 or available by calling (435) 6 (435) during office hours or by mail or in person at: 1 1 5 West Main, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647. 462-272- In nearly every instance, these lands would be worth thousands of dollars per acre if held in private ownership and responsible to local tax rolls. 462-245- Olson Family Dentistry 210 West Main, Mt. Pleasant native of Ephraim, recently purchased Dr. Glen Jorgensen's Pleasant. Dr. Olson graduated from Manti High School, Snow dental practice College, Southern Utah University, University of Nebraska College of Dentistry. He then completed Officer Training School in Montgomery, Alabama where he received his commission as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed at Offutt Air Dr. Glen S. Olson, a ( am iSZSS j s aw 'SSHi m i i iBi 'in a in Mt. ' in' Qin:n' Advanced Education in General Dentistry Education and then spent two years as a general dentist at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Force Base where he completed a I'f n Ei He is scheduling 462-207- one-yea- r patients beginning Tuesday, July 1 at (435) 0. a variety of services such as: Comprehensive Oral Exams, Sealants, Third Molar Extractions, (including most impactions), IV Conscious Sedation, Root Canal Treatment, Oral Biopsies, Emergency Exams and Treatment, Tooth Colored Fillings, Nitrous Oxide upon request, Crown and Bridges, Complete and Partial Dentures, Oral Cancer Screening and Periodontics. Dr. Olson will provide |