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Show Exc; 12312004 -- liTAH w 307 .c.cc ftSSKlftTlON .... r SUITE W2y::,T, i, SALT 40Ut HJttffiUD 84101 Reflections winners Page VOLUME 72 NUMBER 24 12 COLOR COUNTRY S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 60e WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2004 Rocking V Cafe expansion plans turned down by Kanab City Council By Rachel Tueller Representing the Canyon Country 4x4 Club, resident Bob Wallen addressed the Kanab City Council during a January 27, 2004, meeting to ask the council to restate their commitment to Hog Canyon trails plan- ning effort in writing. According to Mayor Kim Lawson, on November 12, 2002, Say, anyone want to go Groundhog hunting? the city council authorized the Pictured above is Drew Hafen, son of Tyler & Ebbie Hafen. He is the grandson of Doug & Carol Crosby, and Arlyn mayor to sign a letter on behalf & Jean nine Hafen. Photos by Myma Cox. of the city. The November letter states the citys support of the Canyon Country 4x4 Club in cooperation with the Governors Utah Legacy Trails effort during the planning stage of creating a motorized trail system in Hog Canyon north of Kanab. The Bo is recommended issues and also said the city supports that turf letter By Joseph disregarding stead, they In a fiery meeting of the Glen the overwhelming community the seats be given to two candi- and believes the proposals would Canyon Special Service District vote for home rule. Unfortu- dates who were defeated in the provide the city with tangible meeting on Friday, January 30, nately the service district board most recent town council elec- economic benefits. 2004 in Big Water, County Com- is becoming a As the trails effort moves fortions. They also reappointed missioner Ray Spencer an- club rather than an accountable board treasurer Norma Hirschi. ward from its planning stages to nounced that he would not rec- and representative unit of demoMayor Willy Marshall placed the current scoping process, the ommend any elected members cratic the citizen advisories for elected 4x4 Club requests the city reof the Town Council for appointSure, some board members board members and town con- issue its letter of support to the ment to the board that governs have given lip service to town trol of the water system on the Kanab Field Office of the Buthe town water system. assumption of its water system, ballot after conversations with reau ofLand Management. The In the last general election, a but they have done nothing tan- Commissioners Habbeshaw and purpose of the letter, Wallen citizen advisory, asking that the gible to achieve it. Their lack of Spencer. I dont know why Ray said, was to support the trails board be composed of elected action and vote to exclude all would deny that he wanted a group in their efforts to secure members, passed by a margin of council members from the board citizen vote on this because I grant funding, and to show the 139 votes out of 156 votes cast. shows their record of evasion specifically asked him on March city backs the project in terms of Citizens also voted overwhelm- and stalling. I have always tried 16 of last year if we should put economic and recreational beningly for the town to assume to promote more cooperation and this on the November ballot and efits to the city. control of the Glen Canyon Spe- interaction between the town he said yes. Maybe he didnt like The city council approved aucial Service District. Over four and the water board, but appar- what the voters told him. thorizing a reissuance of the letAccording to Mayor Marshall, ter in support of the Hog Canyon years ago, the Glen Canyon Ser- ently the board wants less. Service district chairman J ohn Commissioner Spencer has Trails proposal. vice District Board passed a resotown Altheide opened the meeting and given lip service to town control lution requesting that the Victor and Victoria Cooper of moved that recommendations of its water system, but he hasnt the Rocking V Cafe reviewed at assume the water system. Big Water Mayor Willy for the three board seats be de- lifted a finger to really make it length the details of a request to Marshall stated, The town will termined by secret ballot. happen. He continues to stall, secure city rights of way for exbe submitting an alternate slate Altheide relented and allowed a make excuses for the boards lack pansion purposes. of service district nominees to public vote when citizens raised of action, and to throw up obWe want to bring the buildthe county commission. These the point that a vote on appoint- stacles to the process. He has ing out 12 feet into the city right nominees will be council mem- ments to a public office at a pub- failed to contribute any positive of way - the back part would be bers Frank Pellegrino and Bo lic meeting should be done in action toward making this hap- a building extension of the pen. He talks the talk, but he kitchen and from the middle of Joseph, and myself as mayor. public. We are certain that the commisThe service district board doesnt walk the walk. the building forward would be a Commissioner sioners will give this a more fair voted to exclude the mayor and 12 foot wide garden patio said SpenCounty Jocouncil town cer stated, Nothing has been Mr. Cooper. members Bo hearing than we got from the service district board. The board seph and Frank Pellegrino from The Coopers were familiar See BIG WATER, Page 10 with the concerns the seems hung up on some kind of the service district board. In- Planning Will Kane County Commission block Big Water voter mandate? self-perpetuati- ng self-governme- nt. and Zoning Committee and City Council had expressed during their long proposal process of several months. City concerns included permanently losi ng city rights of way and setting precedence with other similar business requests in the future. Cooper contended that the proposed extensions would not interfere with power or water lines and would serve to benefit the city in its beautification efforts. Cooper said what concerned him about the Planning and Zoning Committees proposals, in its master street plan, were plans to accommodate five paved lanes going through a neighborhood, which Cooper called a bad idea. Judging by the specs ofthe plans, he said, such a design would bring the pavement right to residents front yards. Whether we get to do this or not, the city is still faced with this problem of parking, Cooper said. Parking is going to need to be addressed at some point, giving examples of his and other downtown businesses that were faced with the daunting problem of coming into compliance with the zoning regulations that base parking requirements on seating capacity or the square footage of a business. 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