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Show Seek ain ac ae ern c WASATCH COUNTY COURIER “August a. 1999” Help neeitie with the new animal shelter Sam Allen, Courier Staff examination room. It will also have an Hopefully, by the end of the summer construction will have begun on a new isolation pen for animals animal control shelter that will replace the old one that is currently located just pected of carrying rabies as well as separate pens for tame and feral cats. Dogs will have their own pens. south of the Heber Airport. This new $250,000 facility will serve as an adop- The construction contract for this facility will be put out to bid in the next week or so. The $250,000 price tag is in addition ‘to a shelter for © only an engineer’s estimate; the real cost could be different. If all the needed ken- Heber City will contribute $100,000, Wasatch County will contribute $100,000 and Midway will contribute $50,000 to the cost of the building. This facility will serve the entire county. nels are built it will cost an additional $25,000 on top of $250,000 that has already been allocated for the building itself. Tc knnuels for thictecilinn with be built one half is being cleaned the dog can be 4 facility desperately needs isa washer and Each pen will also have its own covered drain system which is required by the dryer. Occasionally, when Human One of the ‘itiaded items ane ‘this = animal con- smelly clothes home, the officers would like to be able to wash them at the shel- _ ter and save their families the pain associated with having a very strong skunk smell in the house. This facility will have a life span of approximately 20 years before any major John Gailey, the county’s S frieanclly neighborhood animal control officer, has a real love for the animals he works with. The new facility that ~~ to take care of the county’s pets. Eugene Owens: Owes sure that the roads meetings. With all the development going on in the area, the mayor must also make sure grows responsibly. - Unlike many other areas in the county, ‘Midway City makes sure that their developers have enough water they get a building permit. before With regards to the administration of the city Mayor Owens said, “We have ti yam inspections of the facility. ln dic WORE Of the Bailaige will be a _ holding area for smaller breed pets. If : - enough funds can be raised, it will also have a glass wall so visitors in the lobby area can quickly see what pets that are available for adoption. The animal con-_ trol department works closely with the Adopt-a-Pet program at Day’s Super-— market on Main Street in Heber. Ciena vith ; donations should contact Chief Rhodes at the Heber City Police Department aie 439- 654-3040. staff Minutes are written sum- maries of what happened during a meeting. Mayor Eugene Owens | lines that need to be installed; the water lines have already been put into the Soldier Hollow site. Courier the public that the county would now keep more detailed minutes of their busy making sure the city’s interests are protected. | In addition to the traffic problems related to the Olympics, there are new sewer ee area, and aan At last week’s county commission meeting, Chairman Mike Kohler, informed | ment of Transportation (UDOT) is offering some assistance but the mayor is City has been any major standards. John Fox of the Utah Humane Society conducts regular | © The Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) as well as the Utah Depart- Midway since the building Sam Alten, has the Olympics Chief. ‘County keeps better minutes of meetings — a tremendous increase in traffic, Mayor that the Utah Humane Society. laundry prep room, a come to town and the city experiences Owens must make can handle it. standards of - will contain two restrooms, one office, a County Water Board, and the Extension : Water Board. of Midway, the Current plans call for a building that is 80 feet in length and 34 feet wide. It board member for the Midway Sanitation District, the Heber ‘Valley Special Service District, the Wasatch mayor with designed for growth out one side. Bigaic Owen wears many ee i ell : as being the Mayor of Midway, he is a the “ance -modate Courier a many challenges. When ‘When oak owners lose their pets, _ this may be the place where they can find them. The well maintained stalls in the shelter are reg_ularly inspected and are in compli- needs of the department grow before then, expansion will be easy to accom-. ee iy As to have all the facilities that the department really needs, it does not violate will be built will better enable him renovations will be needed. Even if the AED, According Rhodes of .the Heber City Police Department, the Humane Society has very strict building requirements. Although the current shelter does not trol officers respond to a skunk call, they cet sprayed. When that happens, it really stinks. Instead of having to bring their sam Society. kighe IG en be put on the other side.| tiitie a gate that will divide it in half. When: Cetin be three feet wide and 10 feet long with PS larger animals. The pens themselves will has reduced will be built of the two planned ion es rent shelter are often pulled apart by Poe with a T-design. These are self-contained units with solid sides; chain link kennels like the ones that are in the cur- ee | Ie UT Lo I OUI kL WU. animal control department the number of kennels that as well as removed one garages that were originally the building. ers of the Heber Valley Airport. Although the outside looks a little rough, the inside is = immaculately clean. ee AGN The Animal Control Shelter sits right next to the tarmac and airplane hang- Even though the money ‘has already been raised for the construction of the building itself, money has not yet been found to equip the insides properly. In order to stay within their budget the got to do what's best for the county and | city. We take a lot of criticism controlling water, when they can build or not.” Also, he said, “We've got to stick by the ordinances. People will just have to forgive us and live with us.” Mayor Owens | was a general contractor before he retired and became involved full-time with city and county government. , | This is an important move since it finally enables citizens in the county to find out exactly what has been happening in their county government. Without accurate and detailed minutes it is very difficult for anyone to find out if any discussion took place or whether there was any formal apposition from citizens in past meetings. “Neetmate onal detailed minutes are 2, stray or wild animals that are picked up by Animal Control officers. panei - tion center that are sus- an. important tool that citizens and reporters can use to make sure that. politicians obey the law. They can also be used by the government to prove that it has followed proper procedures when there is a question about its activities. In the past the county usually just recorded the motions made and the votes taken. This is in contrast to the detailed minutes~kept by most other government agencies in the county. Utah State law shall include: requires that minutes The date time and place of the meeting. ; The names of members present and absent. . The substance of all matters proposed, discussed, or decided, and a record, by individual |member, of votes taken. --The names: of all citizens who appeared and the substance in brief of their testimony. ‘Any other information that any member requests be entered in the minutes. |