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Show SUPF chooses negotiators team. Cedar City leaders also felt that Fadel's role is legal counsel, rather than a negotiator. The Cedar City Council felt that Starr, Bowler, Staheli and Kanab Mayor Claude Glazier would be adequate to negotiate with UP&L solely on behalf of Cedar City, if things ever reached that point. Council members stressed they were merely keeping one option open and not giving up on obtaining the entire see POWER on page A4 By MIKE CANNON Record Reporter Unity and power transmission were two key items stressed by George Fadel as he met with the Southwest Power Agency and Southwest Utah Power Federation recently. Fadel is the attorney representing both groups in negotiations to obtain the municipal power system inthe . "As long as we can keep Cedar City as a good hub, it strengthens our club," explained Fadel. He referred often to the need of wielding a strong "club" in the current negotiations with Utah Power & Light. "I don't think we should ever admit that if we lost Cedar City we're through," stated Fadel. The question of unity among Agency and Federation members was raised because Cedar City officials didn't agree with a negotiating team named recently in a resolution drafted by both bodies. Each city in the Federation was recently asked by Fadel to send a resolution to UP&L requesting an option to buy the distribution portion of the power system within their own city limits. This action was made possible by the Utah Public Service Commission's Com-mission's order to UP&L to grant Federation municipalities such an option, if individually requested by each city within 60 days. Included in the original resolution was a negotiating team of Barbara Starr, Federation president; Frank Staheli, Agency president; Leon Bowler, Dixie REA president; George Fadel, legal counsel; and Rudger McArthur, member of both boards. Part of Cedar City's concern was that the proposed team had two members from St. George which already has a municipal power system. While Cedar City only had one representative on the PoWCr continued from page Al system by requesting the option. Other cities mailed in the same resolution but left the original negotiating team intact. in-tact. McArthur felt Cedar City was out of line in recommending a, separate negotiating team. "Are you conceding defeat?" he asked a Gjedar. xepresen- tative. ; .- ' Fadel said he feels-UP&U wants to see southern Utah cities divided and not presenting a strong, unified front. They will offer communities "bits and pieces" of the system but retain overall control, according to Fadel. "You get the bait, then you have to watch out for the trap," said Fadel. "You can make a deal for five, seven or maybe 10 years, then that deal is gone." Obtaining transmission facilities was the other area emphasized by Fadel. "You're not getting much unless you get the transmission and power supply," sup-ply," he said. lie especialy emphasized transmission. tran-smission. Generation can bring problems and uncertainties, according to Fadel." With transmission you can get good wholesale rates and buy from solid, cheaper sources." A team of Starr, Staheli, McArthur, Bowler. Fadel and Kanab Mayor Claude Glazier was finally approved to do negotiating with UP&L during current talks. Authorization lor these six to represent individual cities will have to !e granted in supplemental resolutions by each municipality. |