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Show ; V'a- Page Eight - The Pyramid August 25, 1993 -- m ' rj yLpto Great Basin Center dedicated in Ephraim Canyon by Dean ODriscoll EPHRAI- M- Even Mother Nature couldnt dampen the spirits of those attending the g official ceremony for the Great Basin Environmental Education Center (GBEEC). Hundreds of people traveled ribbon-cuttin- - - ' - ME up Ephraim Canyon last Thursday to enjoy the rebirth of the experimental station started by the Forest Service over 70 years ago. A joint effort is credited for the success of the environmental well-meani- CaRd oF Thanks v t thur and other dignitaries participated in a U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, Ephraim Mayor ribbon cutting at the dedication of the Great Basin Environmental! Education Center (GBEEC) last Thursday up Ephraim Canyon. Robert Warnick, Utah Senator Leonard Black-haSnow College President Gerald Day, Forest Service spokesman Dr. Durant McAr Mark Coombs files for Ftn Green mayors seat FOUNTAIN GREE- N- Mark Coombs has filed as a candidate for Mayor. He graduated from North Sanpete High School, Snow College, and received a degree in Medical Technology from the University of Utah. He is currently employed at Central Valley Medical Center as Lab Manager. Coombs is currently serving on the city council, Economic Development Advisory Board, Special Service Fire District Board, Fountain Green Fire Department and a special citizens committee to get a school in Fountain Green. He feels that with his experi Mark Coombs r - ence as lab manager handling a big budget, and his experience on various boards, he is capable of serving the citizens of Fountain Green. His goals are to work toward getting a recreation center for the youth, letting the citizens know that he will be honest with them concerning the operation of city government and he says he will continue to listen to the peoples opinions on how to make Fountain Green a better city. An active member of the LDS church, he is currently serving as first counselor in the Elders Quorum Presidency. Mark and his wife are the parents of four children. - EP A compliance confusing tember showing cities how to compare water rates against actual costs to deliver it. She said that most cities fined so far are those with a population of 3,000 or less and that fines of $1,000 per day are not unusual. The courts wont even take these cases; cities have to comply, period. She said its apparent that small communities are going to have to abide by the same rules governing solid waste landfills as the large cities and recommended the city get an airtight contract with the solid waste contractor (who should also be bonded), otherwise the liability could fall back on the city. In order to finish the grant project, she needs input from each council member on whether or not they think the program is understandable, helpful and employable. She distributed notebooks a questionnaire on containing environmental procedures. Each council member was asked to answer the questions as they pertain to Mt. Pleasant. In a week, she would be calling each Testing and repair of these units will be much easier once phone lines can be installed in the hydro houses. City employees will, then, be able to troubleshoot with experts on the phone while having immediate access to the equipment. He said US WESTS internal problems are preventing these installations, which have been postponed from July to September. He reported the overhead utility line from Section C to Section D at Skyline Mountain Resort is in place and work on the underground line would soon begin. An impasse over payment is complicating the situation; he by Lynda Grover MT. PLEASANT-T- he city council studied rapidly changing EPA regulations at the Aug. 10 council meeting. Sydney Fonnesbeck of the Utah League of Cities and Towns in Salt Lake City explained that the League has been working for nearly two years through a grant issued from an agent of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), trying to make sense of the technicalities that encumber compliance with EPA regulations. Their concern was that small towns in particular could be out of compliance in many areas because they dont have the resources by which to understand the complicated, overwhelming regulations. The League was offered a grant to invent a method whereby elected officials would be able to assess compliance with EPA requirements, she said. The League dealt directly with "technocrats" to get information translated into a language lay people could understand. She reported that a bill pending in congress prevents EPA lawsuits against small communities if they have done assessments, developed plans and are actively pursuing EPA compliance. They are hopeful of the bills passage next year. She briefly explained the law community in or requiring companies dealing handling hazardous materials to notify city officials of how and where these materials are handled and stored because the city bears the ultimate liability. She warned that coming into culinary water system compliance usually costs a lot of money and drains general funds ,dry. A conference will be held in Sep right-to-kno- w future who are interested in education, the environment and natural resources. "What you are seeing here today is just the beginning of what we hope to see here," President Day said, noting he first saw the GBEEC shortly after arriving in Ephraim four years ago. After a ceremonial ribbon cutting, guests were treated to a lunch and tour of seven buildings and various GBEEC sites. Anyone interested in more information should contact Dave Lanier at the college, 283-402- 1, ' said Skyline wont pay the city until the line is in and the city wont put the line in until payment is made. A power agreement signed by both parties called for work to be done as funds come in. With only about $1,600 having been received since the first of July, the city is within contract stipulations. Mark Huntsman said he per- -' formed a cursory evaluation the sewer system to all and proposed that residents city Sunrise Engineering do a formal study necessary to apply for a hardship grant to finish the sys-- ; tem when funds become available; the first of next year.. He said grant funds are also; available for this type of study; which he estimated to be in the; neighborhood of $28,000. The; would probably grant CIB ' $14,000 toward the study. In the city managers report,' William Way said he was contacted by the health department last month about the condition of the Power Plant Park rest rooms. The present unit is being removed and two portable units have been ordered. The council approved building a cement structure and the use of irrigation water for flushing. The structure, is estimated to cost around $3,000 if the city crew laid the leech field. Councilman Paul Madsen was sure he had the forms and volunteered to help lay the cement. The school district has signed the lease agreement on the recreation center with changes suggested by the council at their last meeting, according to Mayor Christensen. He also said the Association of Governments oil recycling program is progressing and getting closer to actuality. Six-Coun- ty NOTICE OF DELINQUENT CEMETERY ASSESSMENTS The following lots in tjie Spring City Cemetery are delinquent in payment of perpetual care assessments. Spring City will proceed with the reclamation and sale of unused portions of lots that remain unpaid. . Any parties who wish to contest this action should do so within the next three weeks at Spring City Hall.. You may call 462-224- 4 or plan to attend the regular city council meeting September 2nd, 1993 at the Spring City Hall, 150 East Center Street, at 7:30 p.m. - . . NAME BLOCK LOT Christian Nilssen Paul Strate 13 24 PORTION East Half 7. 17 All I Published in The Pyramid August 18, 25, and September V A , ng ed Fairview Museum 1 o d. . A ;V Kristy Jensen seeks Fairview mayor seat Proposed ordinance targets mobile homes, unlicensed vehicles O Q Hi education center. The USDA Forest Service and Snow College have taken lead roles for many individuals and entities who have helped refurbish the former experimental station. Snow College President Gerald Day, who was among a long FAIRVIE- W- Kristy Jensen and installation of a sprinkler list of honored guests, commented, "This is a stellar example of system in the cemetery while on says that deciding to be a candidate for mayor took some thought the city council, as well as defeat what people can do and debate within herself, plus of the sewer. when they get together to take on a worthwhile project." Looking back at those deciencouragement from others in the Jensen feels were the He told Senator Orrin Hatch sions, they community. for the ones of the to the that elected he was proud of the partnerbeen right good Having North Sanpete School Board and community. She says she appreciship which brought the. project to fruition. Fairview City council, she says ated the opportunity of working for the people of Fairview in the The GBEEC will now be used she feels she has the background for this position. past and looks forward to doing it primarily as an education facility where students of all ages can Among her accomplishments again as mayor. have a chance to learn more she includes: helping halt school Kristy and her husband, Que, consolidation with South Sanpete have been married 41 years and about environmental topics. . have four children. Their sixth Dr. Durant McArthur of the while on the school board; helpForest Service said the station ing initiate the planting of grass grandchild is due in October. was begun in 1912 in response to serious flooding in the west caused by the improper use of range land. Continuous research and experiments were conducted to find better ways to manage the watershed as well as testing and grazing techniques. McArthur told the audience that range management and grazing ideas for more than a generation came from people who had at one time or another been stationed here. He added, "The information gathered here allowed us to management confidently say decisions can be science-base"This (GBEEC) has a role as an education Albert Antrei gives a historical perspective of GBEEC during a center and Im happy to see the ribbon cutting ceremony at the facility last week. Senator Orrin tradition continuing. Its an excitHatch watches from behind. ing rebirth," McArthur said. Steve Peterson, Snow College professor, has been heading the project as the Forest Service and Snow College have been working with Ephraim City, the Historical and numerous other Society who have played a role in groups reviving the station. Peterson is on sabbatical for the next year and thus will be stepping aside as director. idea came from, Commission by Lynda Grover Snow Colleges Dave Lanier SPRING CIT- Y- It will cost president David Hamblin replied will now take the helm as direcresidents $10 per year per vehicle that the State had spent hours tor. President Day, who was to store their own unlicensed with them. (Actually, it was the with change, said, vehicles on their own property if Sidney Fonnesbeck, a member of pleased "His (Daves) background, his a revised, proposed ordinance is the League of Cities and Towns enthusiasm for the project and his accepted by the city council. direction will help the center At its Aug. 19 public hearing, in Salt Lake who came down at prosper as a new history starts the Planning Commission added the request of Mayor Ron Chriswith the facility. We look forthat vehicles must be at least 20 tensen.) ward to Daves leadership," he The inquiring citizen comyears old, covered by a tarp and said. care the what "We dont neighbors must consent to such mented, Historian Albert Antrei debe State shouldnt thinks; you storage. Inoperable farm machinmore concerned with what the lighted the crowd with his inforery must be at least 40 years old mational and entertaining commucitizens of Spring City want?" to be retained. Hamblin and the mayor told nity perspective of the stations The Commission also defined history. an uneasy mobile home owner the lawful status for retention of "I came here in 1926 and the as as the one that of long only an existing mobile home. Such me here," said station structures would be "deemed occupancy criteria are met, he Antrei. brought He said at one point retain lawful will status. unoccupied if any of the followaround the turn of the century ing occur:" 1) there are no curThe citizen was also con-- , there were as many as 500,000 rent residents for 30 days, 2) cemed with the legal aspects of sheep on the top of the mountains utility services are disconnected discrimination against mobile between Ephraim and Manti. and not renewed by an occupant; homes and the Senator Orrin Hatch followed possibility of 3) former occupants have moved someone Antrei and said that Albert had the in challenging city and there are no new tenants for court. The that replied quickly become one of his favor30 days; however 4) absences for most mobile mayor home owners dont ite historians. Hatch looked vacations or medical conditions have the kind of money it would around the audience and added, do not apply. "This is a classic example of take to proceed with a court case, Types of signs allowed in and 1 did would who prob-cooperation and creativity among anyone residential areas and their placea large group of people. live house a in anyway. ment has been added, as well as ably "Thank God we have people Christensen said legaliMayor conditions required for the operaties of the ordinance will be like you who care about saving tion of a home business. checked by an attorney and that beauty and watching over our Official criteria for conducting shouldnt pay as much environment." business in the commercial zone people attention to the language as to the Snow College workers have has also been incorporated to of its intent. spirit spent many months renovating give it distinction from the indusGBEEC buildings including the trial zone. insulating, painting structures, Several citizens were opposed and building improvements, to some aspects of the proposal electrical and plumbreworking FAIRVIE- W- The Fairview but, with only a few minor chanMuseum of History and Art has ing lines. ges, Planning Commission memPresident Day thanked many bers made it clear it will be recently received paintings from during his time at the people writcouncil to as the two well of known Utahs paintpresented but offered a special ten. ers, Theodore M. Wassmer and podium to Don Erickson acknowledgment When asked where this whole Judy Lund Wassmer. "for a job more than just well done. "This is something he should be proud of, because I certainly am," he said. "We definitely had (Uc mould liked ro thank cveRyone For die right man for this job."' Erickson directed work crews theiR contRibutions and suppoRt. who gave GBEEC a facelift CameRon is doing utell tuith his tReat-menr- s. during the past year. Snow College has been teachlive in rhankFul a (JUe aRe veRy aie ing a special summer school at the facility during the such uiith program people. thoughtful community several weeks. Students past Thanks again, participating attend classes, sleep, eat and live.at die station. Natalie &. JefF TuckeR The school and Forest Service Col6y fic CameRon plan to make the facility available Krisiy Jensen i? 1, 1993. |