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Show Pulling needs Be sure you get the root! Not many are-aware, but in the past few weeks the FCAG South West Health District has made an extreme effort to entice Beaver County back into the fold. The effort has not been just directed at Beaver County. A total revamp of the organization has been necessary to keep it from completely breaking apart. Other counties are seeing the corruption and miscarriage mis-carriage of purpose, almost totally benefiting bene-fiting St. George under the guidance of Murray Webb and Dr. Traffon. This brought about a complete reorganization reorgan-ization which, according to reliable sources will completely eliminate the above mentioned. And reportedly is enough for Iron, Kane and Garfield to give it another chance. Beaver County, which pulled out in 1974, almost succumbed to the temptation. But thanks to the medical community, school district, and the Increasing cost to the county, coun-ty, Comm. Roberts and Johnson hung fast to their determination to go it alone. Comm. Pryor admits, he believes that certain required environmental services could be provided by the FCAG Health District. Services such as sanitarian, food handling, han-dling, restaurant inspection, etc. But what does the record show? When we were in the health district, they not only did not provide the above, but our county health nurse spent more time in other counties, and filling out reports than working in Beaver County. Since going it alone, the county has fared well except in the environmental areas. The problem was solved for awhile by hiring a retired sanitarian. This deal was terminated when a FCAG sanitarian offered to provide the service for a lesser sum. However, his services were soon terminated by the FCAG S.W. Health District, Dis-trict, leaving Beaver County high and dry once again. We are sure Beaver County can work things out and the county will be better for it. So why all the concern? A question and answer pamphlet from FCAG SWHD indicates that they are of the opinion that they have the right to come into Beaver County and provide services whether we want them or not. Another letter from the State Health Dept. Indicates that the state contribution con-tribution received by Beaver County is in jeopardy if the quarterly reports are not filed. A quick check by the COUNTY than socialized medicine. We still believe in private enterprise. While we admit that some social welfare is necessary, it can best be handled on the local level. The budget for this year approaches $1.4 million in the five county area. Each year the federal dollars become less, the state and local funds more. But administration at the district level continues to take the bulk of the dollars, no matter who pays. And let me remind you, that regardless of whether it is federal, state or local dollars they all come from taxpayers. Where does the rest go? Well, according ac-cording to figures released to the COUNTY NEWS, over $24,000 went to provide medical med-ical and social services to a half dozen Indians at Bullfrog Basin last year. Most of this was to provide transportation from St. George to Bullfrog. Is it just a coincidence coin-cidence that the doctor providing these services also owned a houseboat at Bullfrog? Bull-frog? Many more thousands were spent for three to five day trips to Las Vegas, Los Angeles or elsewhere. Take the family along, stop and register for a seminar along the way, and you've got a nice little vacation all expenses paid. What about the AOGs? The FCAG is not quite as bad as in the past. Much due to the fact that Beaver County has two voting Commissioners. Pryor representing rep-resenting the County and Roberts on the Gov. Advisory Council. They have brought fiscal matters back to the County Commissioners almost. Only commission members of the Steering committee now vote on expeditures. Supposedly Sup-posedly with approval of their respective commissions. Previously, mayors and school board representatives also voted. This is a big step forward. Staff personnel seems more reasonable, and less aggressive aggres-sive but still over plentiful. But the mechanics are still there. So, for the present we have commissioners protecting the county's interests. What about the future? Elect enough namby-pamby's namby-pamby's they don't have to be from Beaver County and get another aggressive ag-gressive Executive Director like Christen- ' sen, and your running wild again. ! The fact remains that the Articles of Incorporation gives the steering committee the power to make decisions affecting all counties in the FCAG, which is a clear abrogation of power of the individual county NEWS indicates these reports have been filed regularly. So what happened? Milfordites in particular and Beaver Countyites in general should be aware of the harrassment that can be created by these bureaucrats, after Milford's past years of tightrope walking over chlorina-tion. chlorina-tion. There is nothing so frustrating as dealing deal-ing with self righteous bureaucrats, with almost unlimited funding and time, if they want to make trouble. We're suggesting that this may well s be the case with missing reports. We're suggesting that this may be the case with Milford chlorination. We're suggesting that this is the case with the multi-plicity of pressure brought on the county recently, to rejoin the FCAG Health District. Both Neil Christensen and Keith Stroud are recent graduates of the FCAG and SW Health District. Appointed to top positions in the State Health Dept. by Gov. Matheson. Both are capable of attempting attempt-ing to erase past setbacks from their lofty state positions. But why should the old Redhead continue con-tinue to be so voicerously opposed to Dis -trict Health, AOG's and COG'S? Well, District Health is nothing more commissioners. When you pull weeds be sure to get the root. The duties and responsiblities of city 'councils, school boards, county commissions, commis-sions, state government and federal government govern-ment are clearly defined in their various constitutions. Any abrogation of these powers pow-ers is clearly unconstitutional. Executive orders from the President of the United States, or state governors to circumvent the constitution are unlawful, and automatically void. We cannot support the ten regional governments gov-ernments so designated by President Nixon, nor the COG's and AOG's set up by Gov. Rampton, until the constitution is amended by a vote of the people. A vote we don't think will ever by forthcoming. On the good side a release crossed our desk the other day, which shows that 23 states, mostly in the midwest and east, will vote this fall to toss out the COG's and AOG's. It's time we joined them in Utah and then in two years let's disband the ten regional governments, on a national referendum . Of course, a simple court decision could accomplish the same thing. . |
