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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS News WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6, 1995 Garkane Power pays taxes City Airport lease terminated By Richard Negus will be made to find a new tenant. There is a strong body of Darwin Crawford read the re- support for aviation since the port. Among items discussed, formation of the Gateway Aero Harvey Zilm requested a permit Club with Macy Burgin, counto put a 12 x 16 storage building cillor elect, as its president. on the property used by the Senior citizens Kanab Seniors for senior and Harvey Zilm asked for permisfood other programs. Ralph Wade sion to erect a storage building on was granted a permit for mobile the site by the Senior Citizens home sales. Apublic hearing was Center. This is city property, so held on revised ordinances to the the consent of the council is recity code that affect planning and quired. Motion passed unanizoning. Not one member of the mously. Ziln then asked for waiver public came to comment, so the of the application fee, but under planning commission passed all the city rules this can not be done. Garkane Power Association Planning commission the changes and sent them to the Other city business council (report under city busiA. Adoption of ordinances from ness below). the planning commission were passed for City Zoning OrdiAirport Ron Parker made a motion to nance, City Subdivision Orditerminate the lease with Lynn nance and City Mobile Home Elliott, dba Cowboy Aviation, as and Recreation Coach Park Orfixed base operator ofthe Kanab dinance. These can be examined Airport. No details were put in in detail in the city office during the motion but there has been business hours. B. Release of bond for dissatisfaction with Elliots administration for some time. The Creekside Plateau Townhomes. termination will be effective This was passed subject to cerNovember 30, 1995. Several tain legal requirements . C. Merit evaluation and consemembers of the Kanab Aero Club in attendance were taken by quent step raises were given the surprise. The vote happened so following city employees: Parks quickly they were unable to com- & Recreation Supervisor Jimmy ment on this move, and were Johnson, City Treasurer Raelene sujprised that no mention was Johnson, City Attorney Secremade of what will happen to the tary Sharon Scott, and Patrolairport operation nor what steps man Jeff Thomas. I 66 information released by the utilitys General Manager, Carl R. Albrecht. dress worn by Jessalyn Swapp's grandmother was part of the Centennial committee's booth at the Christmas Festival. The committee encourages everyone to dress up in clothes worn from 1896 into the 19th century in upcoming Centennial events. Photo by Barbara Pyles. A wedding $500 reward offered A $500 reward has been of- vandals have damaged the string fered by the Kanab City Power insulators by shooting at them. Board for information leading to Its becoming extremely costly the arrest and conviction of the for the city, said Houston. individual(s) responsible for Transmission and distribution vadalism and damage to the lines are getting affected. If you have any information power substation on Chinle Taxes paid by the Rural Electric Cooperative to local counties is as follows: to Kane, $55,746.46, and to counties in Arizona (Coconino and Mohave), $57,234.82. Many people are under the false impression that cooperatives dont pay taxes, stated Albrecht. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are an important part of the community tax base, paying real estate and personal property taxes, sales and excise taxes, motor vehicle and gasoline taxes; generally all taxes paid by a corporation. Most cooperatives, however, do not pay federal income taxes because they have no net income. Albrecht noted that unlike investor-owned utilities, Garkane is not in business to make a profit for outside shareholders. Any revenue earned in excess of the cost ofservice is returned to Garkanes for-prof- it The refunds, Drive. on the vandalism, please call called Capital Credits, are made Power supervisor Greg Hous- the Kanab City Police Depart- in proportion to the amount of ton said that for the second time ment at electricity customers have used. 644-585- member-consumer- s. 4. i WHKFITEIi99 BMP AIT I will pay $247,404.48 in 1995 property taxes to counties in Utah and Arizona according to AIL IKKMfl 400 Pair Durango Boots - 40 OFF (Mens and Ladies) Mens & Ladies Moccasins - 40 OFF Mens & Ladies Western Shirts - 12 OFF Oil T-Shi- rts - 12 OFF Ladies Purses - 40 OFF Mens Western Dress Jackets - 20 All Store Inventory - 20 OFF Rfc 0 (fiQDj&m. d ttimDg&s jfo IS I No other coupons or discounts will be honored during this sale. d. ALL SALES FINAL VAVj rkA.. OFF L $ p g |