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Show RIM FIRE ON Diamond Mountain belches up smoke Monday as high winds fan the fire up the County pays $16,500 for airspace Uintah County finally settled with F,Uert P.aese, owner of the Lazy K Motel, 1581 East Highway 40. at $16,500 for the removal of a 100-foot popular tree which w;is blocking the east-west 'lunwiiv cii li.o Yuiiui! Municipal Airport. Air-port. After nearly three years of court battles, the tree was cut down in December 1979 because it interfered with the airspace of the runway. Since that time several auditors have appraised ap-praised the value of the tree and the detriment of the airplanes flying over the motel to settle the issue. Two of the best auditors in the state came up with appraisals that were way apart, but they got together with a third (Continued on Page 2) mountain. The fire is burning 2,500 acres and 80 firemen are fighting its flames. Airspace (Continued from Page 1) appraiser to come up with the $16,500 figure, said Clark Allred, county attorney. at-torney. Payment to Baese was made last Wednesday. The county is hoping the FFA will subsidize 90 percent of the cost, but if not Vernal City will pay a fourth and the county will pay three-fourths. |