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Show 1, an after thought, the non-agenda , j of forming a valley-wide city was '.'.(glit before the Uintah County Combers Com-bers during a joint meeting with ;fcity Monday morning. The valley-je valley-je city proposal, which is receiving ection from the media and city of-' of-' proposes incorporating outside as in the city under one form of ;ernment, thus giving equal presentation to the outlying areas . ft commissioners were opposed to ; valley-wide city idea and wondered .re the idea precipitated. Commis-.'cer Commis-.'cer Merrill Mecham said he opposed idea of a valley-wide city and ad-rjled ad-rjled "letting nature take its ;jse." flie people should petition for the iiey-wide city, if they want it, and it ,aldn't originate with us," he said. There was some concern about the "ration of land usage involving i stock if the outside areas were in-crated in-crated into the city. "It will restrict what you want to do with your land," said a lady opposed to the incorporation idea during the meeting. Mayor Samuel Snyder said land usage would remain the same if incorporated incor-porated into the city, but no additional stock or usage violation would be allowed. allow-ed. Although the city councilmen look at a valley-wide city as the answer to problems pro-blems with annexation, water and sewer most of the councilmen are hesitant hesi-tant to endorse a move to incorporate a valley-wide city. "People can develop unity," said Councilman Gene Anfinson, "and still retain their identity as Glines, Maeser and Naples." ' Anfinson said the poeple aren't ready for a valley-wide city because they want different identities. Anfinson said the issue of the valley-wide valley-wide city is confusing the people about the real issues at hand; the aqueduct which will give Vernal City water from Red Fleet Dam and a treatment plant. Councilman Karl Migliori said that the problems facing the valley cannot be solved by agreements of any kind, and a valley-wide system, although it would create problems, its problems would not be as great as those now facing fac-ing the city, management and administration. ad-ministration. Migliori said all councilmen would be willing to resign to form a valley-wide government, if the people so decided. Councilman Greg Hawkins said the valley-wide system, as far as he had studied it, would solve a lot of problems if the people wanted it. 'To date, the idea is just on the drawing draw-ing board, and no action has been taken either way," Hawkins said. "No one is trying to sneak it through," he added. He also thought the idea should be studied and not dismissed dismiss-ed without any consideration. . - x v t -. 4, " .''- , S V ' ": ; 1 . ' ' ' ' . - - , - , . 4 ;'!' ' .. ' - " .. - ' ' ... .... AONE CAR roll-over seriously injured a Vernal boy last Thursday near the Last Chance Restaurant. Three other boys were in the car. |