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Show ,ts A V. 'H. v. i rSf . . XJ ' . ' .. , ' M S 1 , , i :iS l-- i .. ' , x - , , Children visit Santa at the Fairview dance hall last Saturday as he made one of his many stops through the area last Saturday. Pictured are (L to R): Devin Lohmeyer (kneeling), Geena Nelson, Lindsey Pate, Santa, Adam Pate, Jordan Nelson, and Gene Lohmeyer (kneeling). Volume 103 MT. PLEASANT, UTAH 84647 - December 20, 1995 Number Price $.50 Fifty-on- e MP gets train depot restoration funding in 96 county budget by Bruce Jennings MANT- I- Theres $100,000 worth of good news for Mt. Pleasant in Sanpete Countys newly adopted 1996 budget; contained in three simple words, "train depot restoration". The $100,000 federal grant was applied for by the citys Main Street Committee. Its provided for by an appropriation to fund memorabilia of the nations railroad era. The $100,000 is actually passthrough money administered by the countys economic development office, headed by Joe Blain. Mt. Pleasant will get to use it in meeting provisions of its application to the Department of Transportation. Theres other good news for Mt. Pleasant and the area its library serves: $3,588 to compensate in a way for what the library does for towns that dont have libraries of their own. The budget also contains good news for personnel: department heads and elective offices will get four percent raises; other employees, three percent. The good news for tax payers the levy is is that no increase in planned. And there are, of course, numerous other providers of licenses, for example, permits and housing state prisoners. 5 Of special interest is the for debt service. Will that item become a zero sometime down the road? No one knows. The 1996 budget balances out at $4,953,248.14; 1 995 s comparable figure is $4,478,467. money-ma- rriage Sanpete County will receive more in revenue and spend more on a large number of activities in 1996 than it did in 1995. It can because of growth. The property tax in 1995 produced $1,957,787.19 in revenue. The 1996 estimate is $1,200,000. Another main source of revenue is the countys share of the tax on gas, projected at $807,-00- 0. Milburn to host annual holiday meet MILBURN Residents will their annual Christmas gathering at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 23, at the "Y in Milburn. Hot food and drinks will be served. There will also be singing around a campfire. Those coming may bring a favorite dish if desired. hold $296,-243.7- Local mayors recently signed the Sanpete Regional Heritage Tourism Project Cooperative Agreement in a ceremony held in the Ephraim Co-o- p building. The signing kicks off local UP&L to close two offices Cox explained that about 85 by Cheryl K. Brewer SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Utah percent of customers already do Power & Light Company recently business with Utah Power by announced 13 payment offices in mail or phone. "Those options their system will be closed during will remain and will be expanded the first quarter of 1996. Among by the end of 1996 to include those on the list are Moroni and payment options outside the Gunnison. Each office has two customer office, as well as other options, such as electronic transemployees affected. In a telephone conversation, fers, phone services and other ways for customers to save Mark Cox, general business manager in Richfield, stated the time, he said. shutdown would only affect office Other Utah offices included are personnel. Field service represenin Castle Dale, Delta, .located tatives will still work from the same locations and continue to Draper, Ivins, Laketown, Layton, additional customer Milford, Orem, Panguitch, Park provide services. Line crews will ensure City and one Salt Lake City electrical services which will be office. There are also five offices in Idaho that will close. unaffected by these changes. 24-ho- ur efforts to unite Mt. Pleasant, Spring City, Manti and Ephraim cities in efforts to promote tourism based on the historical and cultural assets they have to offer. Sanpete Regional Heritage Tourism Cooperative holds agreement signing ceremony MT. PLEASAN- T- Local and state officials signed the Sanpete Regional Heritage Tourism Project Cooperative Agreement Dec. 12 in the Ephraim Co-o- p building. Mayor Chesley Christensen, Mt. Pleasant, welcomed the "the and addressed Local group Perspective" by describing the rich history of the area. He says while local history is comparatively short compared to places like Europe and Iraq, citizens should be proud of their pioneer heritage and make every effort to show the world what Sanpete has. Joe Jenkins, executive director Division of Community and deEconomic Development, scribed the effort as a new kind of partnership. He credited the unity and willingness of the community to cooperative as key in the successful implementation of the program. He said that widi the 1996 state Centennial, 1997 sesquicentennial Deadline MT. PLEASAN- T- Due to the Christmas holiday, The I i a7 z - Santa Claus greeted children in Wales last Saturday during a marathon visit to Sanpete County. Santa and his elves handed out sacks of candy to Mt. Pleasant youngsters Saturday. Pyramid and Pyramid Shopper deadline for news articles and advertising will be Friday, Dec. 22, at noon. The Pyramid will be delivered on Wednesday, Dec. 27 as usual. The Pyramid office will be closed Monday, Dec. 25, for the Christmas holiday. and the 2002 Olympics, that people all over the world are watching Utah. "We have a window of opportunity in Sanpete," Jenkins added. Jenkins introduced the mayors involved: Chesley Christensen, Mt. Pleasant; Kent Larsen, Manti; June Crane, Ephraim; and Councilman Gary Parnell representing Spring City. Max Evans presented a $3,000 check to the four at the end of the presentation. six-ye- ar Rate decrease requested by gas company SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Mountain Fuel Supply Co. recently requested the Utah Public Service Com- mission (PSC) to approve a decrease in its Utah natural gas rates to become effective Jan. 1. In addition to the rate decrease. Mountain Fuel also requested approval of a plan to refund a projected $14.6 million to Utah customers during February. The refund will appear as a credit on customers February bills based on their 1995 gas usage, according to a recent news release. If this decrease is approved, it will decrease annual bills about 1.2 percent or about $5.93. Utah rates are currently lower than at any time since January of 1983. $4,-580,0- |
