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Show ' Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday Qptober3,20Q2 5 County planning board members endorse BOC Gases plant project: f Opponent challenging Matheson re-elect- ion (Continued from pege 1) development stage at foe present time. Following the discussion, the bid commission-membe- county planning approved the subdivision and the conditional use per- Jim Matheson . . Carbon County holds a mit special place in the economic, social and political fabric of Utah. From the ancient rock : art in Nine Mile Canyon, to the world-das- s dinosaur artifacts, to the raucous tales of mining camps and outlaws to the modem day industrial suo-- . cess ofcoal mines and college campuses, Carbon Countys independent, people hold the key to its future growth and development Carbon County powers Utah," as the saying goes. I would be honored to repie- sent tms enterprising pan oi Utah. Before being elected to the United States Congress, I woriced in the energy industry for 12 years, including operating my own small business. I understand the importance of a balanced, comprehensive energy policy to our countrys the requests as well as the companys 002 plant proposal to foe county commusion for a public haring and final approval of the project .Addressing unrelated agenda . items at the Oct 1 public meeting, the county planning oommis-sio-a members: Approved a conditional use a gas weU Phillips permit Petroleum cm land owned by Ri. hard-worki-ng to technology. Recently, to chard Borrell south of Ridge Road. The location lies between 1000 East and Upper Miller Creek Road. woongmaimcitBircswcnoc They know the value of a dollar and understand the importance of putting something by for the future. I suplives. within 1800 feet of die proposed cem about the noise the ongoing production equipment might produce. Is this site going to have an enclosure over the well to keep the noise level at zero? inquired Ibpolovec: ported the tax cut that doubled the child credit, reformed the marriage penalty, eliminated foe estate tax and increased incentives topeople to save for the future. I voted for greater protections for pensions. I supported tough regulations and penalties Coal is this countrys most abundant energy resource and it will be a critical component of the mix for years to come. That is why, as a member of the House energy task force, I for research into dean : BOC will now have to submit Represar planning at the meeting, Nick n Sampinos and Jean Scmboiski voiced concern about the idea of zero noise being produced by equipment at any wdl site. lam concerned about this idea of haying no qoise, indicated Sampinos. That is just not possible. Levanger pointed out that, in the past, foe planning board had mainly worried about the levels not surpassing the ambient noises in the area. I think the commission settled at S3 decibels at 1,800 licet, explained Levaqger. Planning commission chair Richard Iktton also pointed out that frequency was another important 'aspect of noise levels. Cbmmissianer Mike Milovidi, who acts as Carbon governments representative on the planning board, brought up the fact that foe county could not require foe noise level lior anygas well to be less than the ambient noise level in an area. Actually, foe coal track trafiBc in foat area is mudi noisier than S3 decibels, stated Uuton. Sampinos pointed out that he was just concerned about getting into a situation wbere to low a tolerance is sought. planning board members approved Phillips request to foe conditional use permit At the Hiesday meeting, the planning board members also heard from Delynn Fielding, the county economic development di- rector. Fielding explained a plan to designate Ridge Road as an economic development area. Fielding pointed out that the dan would designate everything 500 feet on each side of Kidge Road from the Wellington city limits to about 1000 feet west of the streets junction with State Road 10 as the economic development corridor. Fielding explained that, by taking foe proposed action, foe taxes from the lands would go intoaspe-da- l fundfor developing foe area. The revenues in the special fund would be used to develop infrastructure along the coriridor and provide incentives for companies to move into the area from outside the county ortonew businesses deciding to start up there According to the county's economic development director, infrastructure could indude sewer services and any increase in power that would be needed such as heavier lines oranew substation. The particular economic development area hasatime limit of 15 years. During the designated period, changes cannot be made 15-ye- ar mtheai (asked the county planning boardto write a letter of io tnc Haie ponccnuQg the corridor and the members agreed to giant the request Did You Know? Nationally, more than 56 million newspapers are sold daily, with an average of 2.1 readers per copy. On Sunday, more than 60 million are sold, with an average of 2.2 readers per copy. newspapers Source: Adi About Ncwapapen rubbhed by Newspaper Aaodadoo of America for corporate leaders who would defraud employees and the investing public. Most Utah businesses play by the rules. But when they dont, I beiieve they need to be held ao: i I sat with coal com to their concerns. I met with employees at Utah Powers Hunter plant I support the addition of a fourth generator at Hunter. Utah needs additional power. This is the logical place to build it As a member of die transportation committee, I have worked to ensure that Utah J j a doh geo us oir 8D8I9 ofliraeni lars for infrastructure important to economicc in rural areas such i and airports. As a member of die budget committee, I sponsored an amendment to fully fund PUT payment in lieu of taxes - to bring the level up to full authorization because I know the importance of keeping government promises to rural communities with large federal land holdings. Carbon County citizens have worked hard all their countable. Asthesonofadowrrwinder andacongressman who represents sick, dying and widowed victims of past nuclear testing, I was the only member of the Utah delegation to vote no on shipping thousands of tons of Americas most deadly waste through Utah to Yucca Moun-tain,Neva- We have a responsibility to protect our land whikpromot-m- g economic growth. We need balanced federal lands policy Utahns to make decisions and i that we have been goodstewai does not have to come at foe of local control. All -- ineedaseatatfoe table and an open, inclusive debate is vital to ensure that Utahs natural heritage is passed on to our children and our grandchildren. John Swallow I am running for the United States Congress because I believe Utah and the pjH repracntatim id ington,D.C Wfeneedanepresentatrvein the U.S. Congress who will , support the agenda of President George Bush. But most of all, we need a representative who will be true to foe conservative Utah values we all hold dear. I believe in foe virtues of oopGBffneeiGcss (Jpoduq raspcansiicsDo's raopCicsG limited government and local control. When it comes to education and effective land use, no one knows better than a comThese are my priorities. munity what is in its own best interest. V But this race is about more Washington should not be than my philosophy or the telling us what to teach our philosoplty of my opponent TheNovember election children, and they should not be telling us the best uses for will determine the direction our land. of our nation for years to IbdieveOoogresshasaie- - come. I win not support ultra-liber- al f to iielp economic by decreasing representatives in the taxes and encouraging trade US. Congress who will tiy to raise our taxes, take our land andgrowth. . ' . v ' ' . We must support that .growth through an effective, limited government and we must support needed tax relief for Americas families, i ' I support President Bushs tax cuts for Americas families and I will fight fa Congress of saying thank you for being a reader of the Sun Advocate, you could win $200 In gift certificates from .Workmen's Market for giving us your opinion. Please take the time to help us serve you better. 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