Show — sre—kk— t- land i i vjv" i This architectural drawing depicts the new Sevier County Courthouse which is part of a $10 million criminal justice complex The complex will include in addition to the court T - I i i facilities a new jail county sheriffs offices county attorney's offices Utah High Patrol the county-widdispatch center Utah Department of Corrections field e offices and Utah Division of Youth Corrections field offices Construction is expected to get underway in the near future (See Site Map on Page 3A) Bids Opened For County Criminal Justice Center By Bill McClure Reaper Staff Writer WP Harlin Construction of neers have ensured all bid requirements have been met and funding for the project is in Salt Lake City was the low bidder at S732 million for the Se- place vier County Criminal Justice Upon award the contractor will have 400 calendar days to complete the structures Center Eight companies responded to the request for bids which were opened Tuesday by the Sevier County Building Authority Contract award will not be made until architects and engi Total cost of the complex is estimated at S10 million In addition to the cost of the two structures about $303000 has been spent for land acquisition while dormitories Support spaces the remainder of funds will be used for parking lots landscaping and interior equipment in- clude booking and holding visiting indoor and outdoor recreation areas food service and laundry facilities The facility is planned to provide the best possible inmate supervision with a minimum staff requirement The project is a 70000 square foot complex which collocates the county jail sheriff and attorney's offices with the state court system Department of Corrections field operations Youth Corrections field operations and The sheriffs office includes staff offices records storage conferencing and a large patrol area the Highway Patrol The county attorney office The jail is designed to house 122 inmates in 46 cells and four in- cludes staff offices support space and combinauon library and ference room con- The county-wid- e dispatch ter is included in the facility cen- Spaces allocated to state agencies include both office and support functions A large training roomauditorium is included and is intended to be used by all building tenants as well as outside agencies The court facility is a two courtroom set serving three judges and the required clerk spaces The court facility will stand alone from the rest of the complex but will be connected to the jail by a secure corridor for prisoner transfer Funding for the project in- cludes Community Impact Board funds totaling about $39 million a $17 million loan from Zion's Bank a $44 million Farmers Home Association loan and S220000 in county funds A Pclivant Eida Tfzzr Gcal Of CO CCD Cane CO S' (i“ f i I ' V i Utih Wednesday April Price 50(f 13 1C34 J : CUP Compromise Offer Rejected By Sevier County By Bill McClure Reaper Staff Writer Sevier County Commissioners formally rejected Wednesday a compromise offered by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District The action came after commission chairman T Merlin Ashman explained the proposal to several representatives of Sevier Valley canal companies What the CUWCD proposed was to allow Millard and Sevier counties to withdraw from the Central Utah Project but remain in the CUWCD Such action would cancel the proposed piping of 36000 acre-feof water from the Strawberry Reservoir to Yuba Lake to be traded et to Sevier River water users upstream CUWCD officials said if the two counties remained in the district they would set up special accounts in which to deposit tax rebates for the five southern Utah counties to be used as matching funds for projects desired by the counties rnmmm If frfc Checking Source Of The Fire Riel 5eld firemen check area of gaa dryer in utility room at Scott Adams home in Annabella to pinpoint source of fire and heat which swept through the home Monday morning Ptiot By Hal Edward Mr Adams second from right came home about an hour after it is believed the fire started Damage is expected to reach several thousand dollars Damage High In Annabella Home Fire By Hal Edwards had been gone from the house since 8:30 am returned home ANNABELLA — Damages were still being counted Tuesday following a Monday morning fire which caused smoke and heat to sweep through the Scott Adams home 10 West 100 North in Annabella As he opened a door near the garage heat and moke roared out of the structure Mr Adams ran a half a block cast to the Annabella US Post Office where the fire Reaper Editor The fire was reported about 10:10 am after Mr Adams who alarm was turned in Three engines and some 20 men from the Richfield Fire Dept responded to the alarm Most of the damage was the sult of extreme heat and smoke re- Weather Date High Apr 5 Apr 6 Apr 7 Apr 8 Apr 9 Apr Low Precip 10 Apr 11 Apr 12 Water year precipitation to date 308 to the same date last year 646 all of last year 1023 which filled the entire house Firemen believe the fire began in the electrical portion of the gas dryer in the utility room near the center of the house Mr Adams said everyone was out of the house by 8:30 am after his wife Kim an aide at South Sevier Middle School and the couple's four children had ail left for school Mr Adams a coal miner was on a later shift Monday and had gone to Elsinore He returned about 1005 am and as he opened a door to go inside the house to check on clothes left in the dryer he discovered the fire There was no blae when firemen arrived but the fire had spread from the dryer up the side of an adjacent wall The intense heat caused walls to blacken and paint to peel off the ceiling and walls To sweeten the pot CUWCD officials also proposed to split fees paid by the Intermountain Power Project in Millard County among the five counties That idea brought the immediate ire of of IPP attorneys and Millard County officials who investigated The structure was covered by insurance Investigation into the incident is continuing firemen said One candidate was virtually assured a spot on the Sevier County Commission the flip of a coin was used to decide the second place winner in another commissioner race and a veteran incumbent was seriously chalicngcd during the Sevier County Republican convention in Richfield Wednesday Peggy Mason Salma received of the delegate votes in the Commissioner A race remore than the quired to eliminate her competitors to win the nomination for that nt Post Office Will Accept Late Tax Mailing Friday The Richfield Post Office is one of 17 post offices in Utah which will accept late mailing of taxes on the deadline of April 15 ’Wliile the Postal Service urges residents to avoid the April 15 crowds by mailing their income taxes early offices will provide collections and April 15 postmarks until midnight on Friday The Richfield Post Office will accept collections at the office at 93 North Main Postal officials remind customers that first class postage is for each additional ounce They for the first ounce and also remind customers to make sure there is proper postage when mailing their tax forms 29-cen- ts ts fee for each project Following the cxplanauon of the compromise Ashman read a proposed resolution which pointed out elimination of Sevier County land from the CUP was contemplated and authorized by the Central Utah Completion Act The resolution continued "the Central Utah Water Conservancy District cannot provide water storage or delivery features as contemplated by the Act and can provide no services that arc not available sources" other through The resolution then rejected the CUWCD proposal and authorized Sevier County Attorney Don Brown "to proceed with any and all action deemed appropriate to cause the lands located in Scier County to be removed from the district and to obtain the rebate of taxes paid" Canal company representatives unanimously supported the resolution which was quickly adopted by the commissioners Sevier County's future actions will depend on CUWCD reaction to the resolution Brown said Thursday Hodge Podge Of Action At Sevier GOP Session By Hal Edwards Rea per Editor Every room in the house was smoke damaged and most of the furnishings damaged said Sevier County Sheriffs Sgt Bill Brewer And for providing planning procurement environmental compliance construction supervision and other engineering services the district would charge a 25 percent nt Olsen Richfield and Dwight Daniels Glcnwood tied with 27 votes each for second place and a spot on the primary ballot A flip of the coin gave the win to Olsen who will go against Mendenhall in the June 28 primary The winner will be assured of a spot on the commission as there arc no Democratic candidates In the third contest newcomer Charles H Watkin received 51 votes to edge incumbent Lcda Jensen for the treasurer's nomination As neither received nt of the delegate votes they will also post in the June 28 primary w ith f As there are no Democratic canthe winner there facing no didates Mason is assured a spot on competition in the November fiin 1995 face-of- the commission beginning nals The office is presently held by T Merlin Ashman Of the 99 delegates authorized to the convention 98 cast ballots stated Cecelia Bythcway county party vice chairman "We felt that was an excellent showing for the party" she said Gov Mike Leavitt keynoted the convention reiterating the need for Republicans to hold office to stem the tide of liberalism in the nation who is not seeking another term Joe Springer Salina received 17 votes and William Crane Salma received three votes However it was a different story for the Commissioner B race In- cumbent Gene Mendenhall Richfield received 40 votes but Tex V |