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Show I Question: I ! Dee Tranter, will consolidated government be more j responsive to the people? i I I 1 k. Answer: 1 I i, Jx 1 i S" ' i 1 I I I think so. I hear a great deal of talk about reducing the number i 11 of elected officials under the consolidation plan. To me the 1 I I significant change would be the expanding of the present three I I 1 man governing board to a five member board. That is where the 1 I I ; real voice of the people can be expressed... not with individual I ' IsasasJ department heads. Let's face it. ..there have been times when ? ""J our county has been run by just 2 men. That is not so likely to 1 happen under consolidation. It seems to me a five member S board of commissioners will be more responsive to the people i i than our present three member commission. 11 I mu v w i i Consolidation Dnter M. I Paid Adv. by Committee for Manager , ir I J Grand County Consolidation Radio KURA s I Charles McMurray, Chairman SmmS ' Betty Bowen, Secretary ' !FAST, EFFICIENT JOB PRINTING THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT 259-7525 Adding a patio - a carport? Call the Man with Concrete Knowledge over 20 years experience Mark's Concrete Construction Mark Beeson, Custom Work 259-6775 L i n iBiin i i.i i i nn-ii.i - ID we Emow enough . caboufi Omn IKtate&i to eHecfl him our semtosr? We should be disturbed and concerned that we in Utah do not know enough about Orrin Hatch's background and where his support is coming from. Hatch was born, raised, practiced law and spent most of his life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He moved to Utah 'only 7 years ago. He has no record of service to or interest in our state and its people. His ties to Utah are new and weak. The Hatch campaign is paid for and run by out-of-state extremists -including the beer money of Joseph Coors. Do we ireslEf Emow enough caboofi Ovxin EMch? What has he done to deserve our support? Is this the element who can speak for us? Re-elect Senator Frank Moss, whose lifetime of service to our state has earned him respect and influence in the Senate. Moss is the strong Utah voice we must have in Washington. works for you! Paid for and authorized by the Moss for Senate Committee Donald B. Holbrook, Chairman Let's get a bit more light -A on the "fc& subject! r hi, I'm Reddy Kilowatt, your friend at Utah Power. This column is devoted to questions and suggestions we receive trom our customers. You are warmly Invited to participate. Questions and suggestions regarding electricity, your electric service or energy conservation are welcome. Why not build more hydroelectric plants? Why doesn't Utah Power & Light build more dams and use more of the cleaner and cheaper hydroelectric hydro-electric generation instead of building more coal-fired generating plants? A The management of the com- pany would be delighted if they couid find suitable locations for additional addi-tional hydro-electric installations. At the present time almost all feasible hydro-electric sites in our country have been utilized; most of the remaining attractive sites are in national parks and scenic areas and not available for dam construction, it should be noted that an economically acceptable site for a hydro-electric plant requires a year-round large supply of running water; small streams do not have large enough flows of water to provide acceptable sites for hydro-electric installations. The State of Utah's one large hydroelectric hydro-electric installation is at Flaming Gorge, and the power available from this facility is totally committed. There are no further firm plans to construct hydro-electric dams on other possible Utah sites, which are in national parks and scenic areas. Installed generating capacity in the State of Utah, including both steam and hydro, is not adequate to supply the energy requirements of people in the state; for example, in ( .....1975. 48 of the needed power that UP&L supplied its customers in Utah . came from a steam-electric plant in Wyoming, and whenever available, from hydro-electric generation of other companies in the Northwest. Electric rates: increasing in Utah, decreasing elsewhere? QWhy are rates increasing in Utah while others are decreasing? A Electric rates are increasing everywhere, and isolated, rare instances of rate decreases are special situations of very short duration. In the UP&L service area rates for residential service have increased about the same as the cost of living index for food and services since 1967. Why are power rates lower in the Northwest? QWhy, in power-rich Utah, where there is an abundance of cheap coal and water power, are rates higher than cities in the Northwest? A First, there is not an abundance of water power in Utah. The rates of power companies in the Northwest are lower than most other western utilities util-ities because of the fact that they have been, up to now, predominately hydro-generation utilities where the cost for fuel (falling water) is zero. When sites were available for construction of additional dams to generate power using falling water, this was the most desirable and inexpensive way to generate electricity. Second, since hydro-electric sites are no longer available, utilities in the Northwest are now turning to coal-fired generation and nuclear plants, and it is inevitable that this will cause their customers' bills to increase, probably more rapidly than those of customers in Utah. Address your questions or suggestions to Reddy Kilowatt. P. O. Box 899, Salt Lake City, Utah 64110. Due to space limitations, all questions and suggestions cannot be printed In this column, but each will be answered. Jjj & LIGHT Ca |