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Show VOLUME I, NUMBER XVIII THURSDAY, CITY EIECTIONS NOVEMBER NOVEMBER Official Rich 3, 1983 County Newspaper TWENTY CENTS -- 8 Polls open Tuesday, November 8, for munici- pal elections in Woodruff, Laketown, Garden City and Randolph. Voting begins for Woodruff in the Woodruff Ward Cultural Hall. Since no candidate has yet signed up for the two Woodruff City Council spots up for election, it will be a write-i- n election. on is Voters are urged to decide who their write-i- n votes should go to. Betty Winfield is the only candidate to be the Randolph City Ballot, but John Comia running as a write-i- n candidate. for the' Randolph election will be Rich County Courthouse in Randolph. the at Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Garden City where four candidates are contesting for two places on the City Council. Seeking those spots are Harry A. Bennion, Voting held Glen Hansen, D.K. Malcora, and Mary Theresa (Teddy) Shank. Harold Nebeker is seeking the Laketown City Council. RICH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS to re-elec- tion TACKLE TENTATIVE 1984 FISCAL COUNTY BUDGET r g " - Rich -- their regular November meeting, spent hours discussing the preliminary discussion on the 1984 fiscal county budget. Anticipated-cost- s for 1984 was to operate Rich County ' set at $1,114,200 in the tenta- tive budget, against $1,114,200 in anticipat- ed county revenues. At this point commissioners are discussing increases, where needed, and cuts where possible with various department heads. . "This is the beginning," Commissioner Drew Cook (above) from North Rich Eleraantary School gave the Halloween program for the PTA this Halloween season. GHOSTS AND GOBBLINS said. A In other business. Rich County Commissio- good turnout was adequately frightened. ners: ourt Signed an agreement with the Circuit Cto accept $7,985 from the Circuit Court as payment for providing court facilities, Signed an agreement with the Bear River Mental Health to pay $507 every six months for health services received in Rich County. Commissioner Ken Brown reported he would see to it that an application would be submitted to get matching fund money for remodeling the Sheriffs Department and Jail in the Rich County Courthouse downstairs, which was damaged by floods this year. He discussed the drain system already comis hopplete around the courthouse, which ed would help keep flood water away from the basement it Forest Service representative Craig Peti-gre- w signed an agreement with commissioners for the 1984 fire season budget in the amount of $5,830. This is $222 more than last years budget which was $5,608, and would cover the truck repair and the fire marshals salary. In answer to Randolph Fire Chiefs question, Petigrew said the five truck repair money could be used for maintenance provided the (Continued on Page. Two) SHERIFF'S STATISTICS SHOW CRIME JUMP Last week when the Impact Coordination Committee met with school and Rich County officials, Rich County Sheriff's Department presented its third quarter crime statistics for the county. These figures showed that 48 percent of county crimes were oil related. The crease for 1983 report also showed a substantial in- showed that 1982 crime statistics were up 29 were percent over 1981, and arrests in the county for 1983 up 65 percent. Complaints handled by the county sheriff's department in 1983 showed: January, 54 cases; February, 47; March, 76; Statistics June, 42; July, 116; August, 83; and September, 80. Forty eight percent of criminal arrests (49 April, 48; May, 40; of 124) were oil related people. oM n f w nM |