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Show Thursday. CUP -- December 6, 1983 Uintah Basin Standard water Continued from page 1 tte iUU," Hid Du Lawrence, director ef the states Division of Water Imoukm. to i Salt Lake-Tribun- reporter recently. threatened aouree of water tha atatoa allocation of water te the u Colorado River. Tho competitive naera wara the rapidly growing dtiea In Arisona and CalUorma. Tho old aaytag that poaaaaalon ia a of ownership wia and pfaua went ahead for Utah to take tha water that bdongad to them but waa being naed aomewbere aka. White actual deMvery of parmanant aappUan of CUP water to tka Waaatch Front in atill ysars away, tho goal of wearing tha atataa allocation from tha Colorado River eoald bo mat aa aoon aa 1987 when the first water la dhrartod from Rock Creek and carried S7 m&aa to tho enlarged Strawberry Reaerroir. Froo 8trawberry it cao be divsrtad to rine-tenth- Weather eon-ridsr- After a beautiful aununer that aeemed Ska it would never and, the winter finally got here and it arrived with a bang. Thte ana ia known for ita abruptneaa of aeaaona and tha weather changes so fast it makes ones bend spin. Always remember, if you dont Ska the. weather intne Basin, wait a minute. The forecast for the weekend calls for periods of anew aa a westerly flow ia expected to bring occasional showers to the area. Tha highs will in the 20s and tews In tho Western Utah. i When thia project waa eonceivod. tho Federal Goranunant waa witting to provide all of tho upfront money and allow the atate to repay tho money at a very tew intanot rate. Today, federal policy on new water projects ealla for the atate and federal govonmonte to ahare the upfront costs. Thao to another factor that haa not kept up with tha projections of tho CUP. When construction of tho Bonneville Unit atarted in 1987, federal officiate confidently predicted CUP water would begin flowing into Salt lake County by 1974. Today tho pbaa are atill onmte. Becauae oftiie price tag and the timo frame, CUP hM become controvaraial ia recent years. Ifa not that anyono'a calling for tha huge water project to bo abandoned but a growing number of elected offldala ana dtisen mopi are caUtag for a reovaloatten of ttejprdjeet and on margin and water. Thera have been several counties, threaten to withdraw from tha CUP' taxing obligations they say they can u ' batter spend that mooey developing their own water (applies. What will happen with tha project in turn years ia not certain. Tha Baste hu the coneari that their projects wiU either be built hat with signer eoata because of inflated dollars or wfll not be bnOt at alL A prime concern for legislators to review. . Changes in the factors setting gasoline pump prices over the peat, two decades have been charted and show interesting trends in the ofl industry. Pump pricee are generally divided into three categories: crude oil coats, taxes, and refining- costs. Texes took the biggest slice of total pump pricee throughout the 1960-8survey period. Before 1973, 3 Duchesne County budget waa called to order. Jeff These are the abridged, unapproved minutes of the Commissioners meeting held November 29, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission boardroom at Duchesne, Utah. Equipment Budget Sheriff Poulson discussed hie equipment budget for 1984 and possibly purchasing three new radars for the Sheriffs Department Ron Giles, the county paper server came in to discuss his job and tha amount of mileage that he travels each month on Marett was the only, person in attendance at the meeting and was given a copy of the proposed budget of the 1983 for his review. budget was discussed. County Attorney Dennis ; Draney . called i the vnmi STANDARD to have-thepublic notice advertising the reopening to be held on December 13, .at a-- f 10:00 a.m. -- Public Hearing At 3:15 p.m. the public hearing to county business. TV. Equipment Joe LeBeau .talked with the commissioners concerning the television equipment that will need to be next year. The Fruitland ' will need three ton watt ampliphiers at a total cost of about 17,600. Soma of the transmitters in Bluebell are old and worn out and two of them will need to be replaced t a coat of about 98,000. Hess items wen put into tha 1984 television . budget. Public Hearing At 11:00 a.m. the public hearing on revenue sharing was called to order.. No one was in attendance so that budget waa proved. tentatively ap- Public Hearing At 11:30 am. the public hearing to review the proposed 1984 general make comment on the new zoning and subdivision ordinance was called to order. Lynn Snow, Jerry Allred, Jack Wood, George Adams, JoAnn Workman, Jim Koertge, and Mayor Addlqy were in attendance. Jack Wood, the County planner, explained that a lot of things that were (inapplicable to Duchesne County had been taken out and a lot of good changes have .been made. Jack mentioned several items inducing attaching the health department application to the subdivision plot, dividing the subdivision into categories, protection agreement and the zone changes. Some minor changes till need to be made so the final will be presented to the commissioners on December 6, in commission meeting for their approval. Many hours were spent working on the new ordinance by the committee and the commissio- - . humway; the price paid for crude oil accounted for only about ten percent of the finished gasoline price. The oil industrys share, which went to defray the costa of exploration, production, storage, transportation, . refining and 'marketing and to 0 provide profit, amounted to percent of the pump price. Since 1973, the coat of crude oil has increased to take about ' 40 percent of the gasolines pump price, and the industrys share haa dwindled to lees than 15 percent, curtailing industry expenditures and making refining unprofitable, so said Ethyls Petroleum Refining developments magazine in October. The following breaks are the pump price into the three categories to show where the cost trends were and presently are: 1960: Crude oil 11.7, taxes 58.3, and., the oil industry 30.0. 1970: Crude oil 8.5, taxes 69.5, ando oil industry 22.0.-- .; 1973: crude oil 11.3, taxM 69.0, and ofl industry 19.7. 1974: crude ofl 22.6, taxes 61.9, and ofl industry 15.5. 1979: crude ofl 28.9, taxes 56.7, and ofl industry 14.4. 1980: 'crude ofl 36.5, taxes 50.4, and ofl industry 13.0. .1981: crude ofl 40.3, taxes 46.8, and oil industry. 1983: crude oil 38.0, taxes 51.9, and ofl industry 10.1. . 20-3- $ .NateyiSOoz. gpje teos. bottle PEPSI MR PEPSI 7-u- p i oz. CHOCOLATE Herxheyi 12 CHIP........... 1M BcAton 22 oz. WHEAT CHEX 1 Roktontooz.MCE CHEX Brand FROZEN T.V. 141" ...89 20 oz. 89 VEORAMES Totlno'i 10 oz. . 1" PIZZA... Grandma1! 11 oz. frozen ECO NOODLES...,. Hon 30"x50 ft. .79 Foods rol CHRISTMAS WRAP ners wanted to thank each of them for the work that waa done. Minutes Approved Minutes of Commissioners meetings held October 25, IMS, Novem- ber 1983, November 8, 1983, November 15, 1983, and November 22, 1983 were read. It wm moved by 1, F. Ted Kappen and seconded by Alton N. Moon that with the change 1983 made on November 22, concerning Gerald Leavitt that the minutes be approved m read. Motion carried. Following are the minutea that were added to the November 22 minutes: Gerald Leavitt denied these accusations and said that to his knowledge he hadn't issued any permits unless everything waa in order and that he had inspected properly all the buildings which he had tesued permits on. pare i offices. Persons desiring to see a particular topic discussed to this column are urged to call or write Mayor Lawrence Yads at P. O. Box 248. Roosevelt, Utah. Reg. 948 ' Non s7aouo t 8 , Redevelopment Green Belt check from Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources wm again sent back to them becauae the amount for taxes ia unacceptable to theCounty becauae the Division is claiming benefits under green belts and the commissioners dont fed the Division ia entitled to those benefits. Ice accidents Continued from page 4 v 1 belts and Shields attributed their minor jnjuriM to thia. Tha Utah Highway Patrol stated that people should eheek the roada they are driving ever so often for Mack ire and slid; conditions and when the weather is bad, don't travel if you can help it" Shields said that the sanding crews are good for sanding the highway but that they cant be everywhere at the ami time and there would always be lick conditions m it snows and melts kere in the Basin. So be carefuL Phone News Items 1 right-of-way- s. , 99 VbselnelOoz. INTENSIVE tanoN.-..- . deteriorated to the point that water wm leaking from the system faster than it could be heated. Maintenance costs on the new pod will be considerably less than for the old pod due SNOW REMOVAL Early heavy snowfall hM taxed the ability of the dtys atate surplus now removal equipment to keep up. Residents are urged to um caution when traveling on those streets that are still icy. Effort will bo continued to keep intersections sanded to help prevent accidents. Great assistance esn be given by residents if they will remove all motor vehicles and R.V.s from tha streets during perioda when snow removal ia taking place. City crews can do a much bettor jdi of plowing the streets if they dont have to detour around numerous vehicles parked in street If residents observe particular problem arising from the recent storms, they are urged to call the dty KK)KM KMUMSfg. - Pfcbury CAKE MIXES election for a proposed Community Center. The project under eonatruetion wm greatly scaled back from the one proposed under the bond election proposal. No funds are being borrowed for the new pod. Over ft of the coat ia from a grant; ft will be paid from city capital improvement funds accumulated for capital projects over a period of time; the balance will be paid from donations by the County and individual contributors. The decision to proceed at this time came after it was determined that the old pod wu no longer useable without extensive renovation. The underground piping in the old pod had The 1 CHIU u Some concerns have been expressed to the city aa to why we have proceeded with the construction of the pod after the failure of the bond asked the The commissioners county auditor to call Roosevelt City to have them come and meet with next them concerning Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. Main 9 tract Dudmsnri lu Since no article was submitted for teat weeks STANDARD, two subjects will briefly dieeuaaed this week: the new swimming pod and snow removal problems. SWIMMING POOL Although weather haa slowed progress on the new swimming pod, work will continue throughout the winter. All concrete and masonry work done during hearing weather will be covered and heated to prevent damage. At this time, the main pod and wading pod have been installed except for final plastering, which will take place in the spring. Footings and foundation walls have been completed on the main well as the installation of building, underground electrical conduit and mechanical work. Work on the building will proceed through the winter until it ia complete. Although considerable work wiU Med to wait until warm spring weather, it is still anticipated that the pod will be ready for opening by the end of May. to greeter efficiency. Practically speaking, the dty wm faced with the. prospect of either building a new pod or having no pod at alL The latter alternative aeemed dearly unacceptable. Based on the very positive response the dty hM had from ifa request for donations, it ia felt that the community generally agrees. 1 ' nnMBg0ii Office news at Roosevelt City 722-513- 1 i Reg. 525 HOD 349M we Deliver Financing Available While supplies last. Our annual Honda Holidays celebration is on now through Christmas. Get a sweet deal on selected 1983Hondas. 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