Show County hospital service district hearing scheduled The date for tor a public hearing concerning establishing a Uintah Hospital Special Service District was announced Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day by Uintah County Com Corn missioners The special taxing district is necessary to Incorporate incorporate incorporate in In- corporate according to provisions In Utah code and constitution to allow a high enough mill levy to raise an estimated 52 million for medical facilities consisting of ofa ofa ofa a bed 48 general hospital in Uintah County THE TILE HEARING will be held August 29 in the Vernal Junior High School auditorium at 8 pm p.m. At this time interested persons may appear and be heard either In support of or in opposition to the creation of the proposed taxing district Written statements will also be accepted by the County Commissioners Com Com- missioners If after 15 days after the conclusion of the hearing 50 percent of the qualified voters within the proposed district file filea a written protest against the formation of th the hospital service service service ser ser- vice district the County Count Commission will be required by bylaw bylaw bylaw law to abandon the proposed district establishment IF THE TIIE district is approved a special service election must be held and approved by the majority of the qualified electors of the district before taxes can be levied or bonds sold The full text of the Notice of Intention is published In n this issue of the Express and will be published three consecutive weeks The establishment of a hospital service district would change the governing authority and give the extra ability to increase the tax levied for or such services A COMPREHENSIVE hospital study has been made of the area by Design West Health Ja Facilities Inc of Logan making evaluations of the area and the present medical facilities Three alternatives were suggested to continue the present hospital as long as possible eventually closing It remodeling the structure at a aast acost acost cost ast of about 37 million or pick a new site and build a new facility f The Commissioners decided ii t go gd g along with the third choice arid and present the proposition to county residents to make the final rival determination tion in the public hearing to form farm f rm a hospital district and then finally voting in a bond election |