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Show SED RE, IL RA CO SE A3_ ~ WASATCH COUNTY COURIER aT (UEpa ee Federal Grant Not Flushed Airport sewer extension gains largest portion. | A portion of a federal | Olympic grant originally ear- infrastructure for majority of the money managed begins at the intersection by the Daniel and road, heads Airport west to the airport, — animal shelter and hangers, crosses Hwy Environmental a Protection Agency (EPA) will fund a Heber park and moves onward towards 1200 requested the cities submit funding con- requests slated county the public don’t know where it’s “The commissioners didn’t make it more f going to go, what the a for by previously collected impact fees. “We have those funds available. No debt City Anderson wet required to provide total. original grant sion is not directly Olympic Nordic exten- linked to 4. the. | Weber City Engineer design, HEBER wa) | 10 to 36 industrial need the EPA and Congress will allow the county to use the funds for non-Olympic related requests as long as allocation benefits the county and the environment. “We're aware the sewer project is _ not Olympic related. I don’t think we > can get it back,” Razzazian said. “At least they’re doing something there to improve wastewater—they could have — done something else with it.” Email: kirsten@wasatchcountycouriercom | S47 aT 654-1515 “Only the city will be benefited fan this right now. Some portions run through the county, but there 654- 757 CITY Commission meets Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. | 1 #JORDANELLE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT oe es ites Fire Station B 654-9900 ae - won’t be any County. people tying in at Mumford. this point,” _ said. We don’t know where it’s going to go, _ “Gradually, this will serve (Heber City), and pieces of the county will be what the boundaries are and impact on annexed in as growth continues to wetlands. It may relate to growth, so occur.” we'll have to take a look at that,” said - “We are concerned about growth. A few weeks Mohammad Razzazian, the EPA Special ago, 654-3227 b. {Sat 7 Ba rsday, Feb. 22 at 7: 30 p. m. Utah ‘Valley 34 9992 PINDER’S SENTENCING POSTPONED AGAIN = 654-0280, : take up to four weeks to get the tran“HEBER CITY Utah. (AP) — scripts from last summer’s ores Attorneys for a Duchesne County jury ‘trial. rancher convicted of murdering two A Wasatch County jury found people and then blowing up their: ‘bodsay they: af Pinder” guilty in July of aggravated ies to hide the evidence er City ee ¥ Feb. oe at 7. Bs Tes d, dan cs expect to ask for a new trial’ next es murder i in the deaths of former ranch month. John Pinder, 42, was ‘to have been sentenced last Tuesday i in 4th District Court, but he was granted a continua- tion until May 29. area,” industrial hand ‘Rex Tanner and ranch secretary a June Flood. He was also convicted of — It is the third time sentencing has been postponed. Once, a crucial presentencing report was handed over| late; another time Pinder dismissed ~ _ the attorneys SS ee him at trial. Pinder’s new attorneys, CA cow ~~ nine other charges, including kidnapping, burglary and evidence tampering. The state did not seek the death penalty and j jurors said Pinder should _serve life in prison with the possibility of parole. Ranch hand Filomeno Valenchie: Ruiz, 36, admitted aiding Pinder in the crimes and is serving two concurrent Parnes of Ketchum, Idaho and Robert . terms of five years to es in A oe <= Booker of Salt Lake City, say it will «State Prison, © | 75 North Main, Heber City : ~ City Council meets Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7p.m. Planning - inches. the wetlands. promised the the 25 North Main, lie City | 3 Town Board meets Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Bart and construction diameter will range from in Atkinson said. “We lands.” Razzazian said DANIEL bidding will begin in May. The line which shadows portions of Heber’s South Fields, will empower construc- Anderson > Town, Board meets Thureday, Feb. 22 at 7 p-m. is working with Horracks Engineering to draft the sewer extension water. “It’s the extension ee issued,’ ” will .~ Mumford and biathlon events held at the venue, county officials said the health. department stated the extension was a top priority. Some are concerned the extension, tion and endanger However, the EPA plans are inchoate. said Anderson. “Tt. serve the southern and southeast part of Heber. Our vision isn’t to encourage a lot of growth west of 12th West.” was approximately $2.2 million, of which $981,200. supported the Soldier Hollow sewer project. While the airport Sewer there,” be unable to due to lack of sewer and —. and- would help the industrial area with a unique. density. He said the county ects’ costs. The are agreed will assured. County Planner Sieron Atkinson said although the industrial area is fairly undeveloped, many people have wanted to build in the area but were They priority. - Heber... impact on wetlands.” approximately 45 percent of the proj-. ernments North administration, is $1.43 million. The city could have put it under discussion, but they worked with HVSSD, boundaries are and Fields.I don’t think the city anticipates there will be much development west of 12th West. It is quite © the ment of the college,” Anderson said. including | The estimated cost, hearings about growth ... We “‘’m not really concerned about risk of developing the South but cussed during the two © manager said the local cost will be paid regarding distribution last year. water quality with a sanitary system. airport extension, $362,340 to the Heber Valley Special Service District and $200,000 towards Midway’s sanitation district interceptor. Local gov- year, “I think the goal was to deal more with existing water quality issues rather than supporting the develop- Midway,” said Mathis, who penned the realloSouth and 1200 West. © accept the funding, officials stating cation request to From there, the line MOHAMMAD RAZZAZIAN, they didn’t want the system, which Razzazian. “Heber City heads north to EPA Special Projects would incur growth. Recently, the wanted to help make Coordinator EPA and Congress granted Wasatch — Midway Lane along . . the project—number South Field Road. County authority to reallocate spendone to the health Heber City ing. The County Commission, assistdepartment—more affordable. Manager Mark Anderson said the ed by Olympic Coordinator Bob Currently, you have to have five acres _ county awarded the large chunk of the Mathis, requested the funds be for sewer. Whoever heard of having funding towards the extension to divided between three projects. . that requirement in an industrial replace the numerous individual septic Federal officials accepted the countanks near the airport, enhancing area?” ty’s plan to provide $449,000 to the Last year, Charleston declined to last Village was not discussed. due to a lack of infrastructure— including a sewer line—availability. Local officials said allocating :a portion of the grant towards the North Village was never dis- “We are concerned 189 at the industrial Valley Airport sewer extension. the to be built a few miles north of Heber, will be delayed for one year could not be reached for comment. The proposed sewer line route projects. The announced to do environmental assessments. We health department officials and the Midway sanitation board members Wasatch College eee DIGEST ON A ENERGIE ORAS County million State the struction of the new campus, tion to see what they’re up to.” County Commissioners, system has been amended to pro-$1.1 overseeing will sit until we the get the documenta- 2002 marked for Charleston Town’s sewer vide Coordinator tee Projects grant. “The county and state DEQ have AM KIRSTEN SHAW COURIER STAFF Lh ¢ TYING FEBRUARY 14, 2001 * : SE © 188 South Mai He a |