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Show Clark circulates Enoch letter Clark denied his efforts in Enoch were related to the county Commission's Com-mission's official position of opposing the efforts to block the selling National system to Utah Power and Light. "I'm doing this as an individual, a taxpayer and a businessman in Enoch." Clark also expressed disappointment over the decision earlier this month by the 4-County MX Coordinating Committee Com-mittee to officially favor a base site near Milford. Clark said he had heard about the meeting at 2 p.m. that afternoon, af-ternoon, and was told the siting would be the first item on the agenda. "I went up to it, intending to speak my piece but they decided to hold discussion and the vote for last. I had to leave early, so I left the official position of the commission com-mission in a written statement. It doesn't appear that statement received much discussion or consideration." Clark said the County Commission would withhold announcing its official preference to the Air Force until public hearings are completed next week in the Beryl area. Clark also expressed pleasure over two measures he had been supporting for spmejime. The Commissiopi in its regular meeting, set a two-hour limit on meetings, and established one a month during, evening hours. Beginning Begin-ning with the first meeting in August, the commission will meet on the second Wednesday at 10 a.m., and the fourth! Wednesday at 7 p.m. All meetings will be at the Iron County Court House in Parowan. Clark said he had been an advocate of evening meetings since his taking office in 1977. Clark said another approved motion, one allowing for rotating the Chairmanship Chair-manship of the County Commission every year, was one he strongly supported. sup-ported. The motion, tagged along with one to establish Clark as the "interim commission chairman", received unanimous commission support. A letter is being circulated in Enoch petitioning the town's Council to withdraw with-draw their support of the condemnation proceedings against CP National power company, and its organizer feels it may soon have the signatures of a majority of the town's residents. The letter was widely circulated during the town's 24th of July celebration, and Jim Clark, Iron County Commission chairman, and author of the letter, said about 60 town residents have signed ilt. Clark explained his role with the letter in an interview with the Record. "I am a businessman in Enoch, and am concerned with how power affects my business. I don't feel the power federation has given us satisfactory answers about firm sources of should a municipal system by established, among other things." Clark said reaction to his petition was favorable. "Everyone I talked to was in favor of it." That claimed public support may be more difficult to convert con-vert to council passage, however. "Right now, it looks like the council is split or nearly split. The mayor may have to end up casting, the deciding vote," said Clark. |