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Show CR UT PRESORT -165 16-2-F C 123199 UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION J9 307 W 200 S &5005 HU SLC. UT 84101 Single Copy 50 $ 777 Ifla-nC I K Turn clock ahead page 3 iL I i -Mr i . i i I J Inside I Wheat quarantine page 2 0fM I X I t-SB-MBr1 Outlaw auditions ...n ft i?SKJ I "I ' t f I vwmm Overtime thriller ... :::::: J wsV n WEDNESDAY, April 3, 1996 Vernal. Utah 84078 low, Year No. 14 22 Pages V - 1 k Jf Q Republican candidates Glen McKee, Ron Hatch, Shar Benson and , ww ,,, , luiuympi Two Dand inn KepulbDican by Steven Wallis Express Editor Delegates narrowed the field of candidates"-for -Uintah County Commissioner during the Uintah County Republican Convention Monday. The final vote count in the election elec-tion will put H. Glen McKee and Ted Chambley into a primary runoff in June. Chambley received 75 delegate del-egate votes and McKee received 66. Other candidates receiving votes were Shar Benson. 18 and Ron Hatch. 10. The results of the delegate vote at the convention would have remained a secret, except for pressure pres-sure for the Republican delegates to reveal the totals at the convention. An initial call for the results of the delegate voting be made public by Maeser delegate Max Adams was not going lo be entertained by Larry Steele, who conducted at the majority major-ity of the convention. The Republican Governing Board had Association looks to continue recreation funding The Uinlah Recreation Association will meet with leaden from four governing agencies Thunday work out i continuation of an Interlocal agreement thai determine deter-mine the association' existcnance. The agreement wa ratified in 1992 between Vernal City, Uintah-County. Uintah-County. Naples City and the Uintah School District, The four enlitie contribute about S300.000 in money and use of building for the opera ions of the Recreation Association. About $40.000 it generated per year through user fees. Speaking to the Vernal Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. Shane McAfTee, director of the Recreation Association. Mid one of the large drains on recreation funding is the indoor shimming pool sshich is lubsidired $70,000 to J80.000 i year. With very little addition mainte-nance mainte-nance ctwt. McAffee Mid he believe improvements to the indoor pool could boost revenues 120.000 t year. He i proposing shallower outdoor pool and water slide. Pari and Recreation employees ill be taking to an architect this UINTAH COUNTY) REPUBLICANS ANSJ o ia vjayic morcawillie, Itill. already voted not to reveal the results of the delegate vote, but only to announce the top two winners, as in pgst yeajs. Upon threat of many of the deflfgates walking out" of the convention, the governing board agreed to grant the motion. The motion was seconded by Jeff Thompson and it passed. County "candidates were given four minutes to state their position. County Candidate Ted Chambley said the Uintah County budget is a "run away freight train" where surplus sur-plus funds are quickly evaporating. "The county this year is spending a half a million more than it is bringing bring-ing in," Chambley said. Glen McKee, candidate for Uintah County Commission, said that much of government is run by those who show up. He said for the past four years he has been a watchdog on federal intrusion into county affairs. "It's an uphill battle as long a Clinton is in the White House." he said. Ron Hatch, county candidate, said wcck ior renovations ot me swimming swim-ming pool. McAffee said Parks and Recreation operates over 30 programs pro-grams which have about 65,000 participants. par-ticipants. The Recreation Association is governed by 9-member board: four from each of the entities and five member pick at-large. The original agreement, which established the Recreation Board, expired in 1994 but was extended until July of 1996. During the past four years, the Association has had to do more with less. Funding for the Association has only increased one percent. Currently the Association has one employee for every 103 acres of pari, The average on the Wasatch Front is one employee for every 1 1 to 23 acres of pari. McAITee said the Recreation Association offer benefit by pool ing resources, giving the four enti-tie enti-tie a reason to communicate and one-stop recreational services. On the negative side. McAffee said that sometimes the organisation ....L . . 0 o Ted Chambley listen to delegate Glen McKee speaks to county delegates. that he disagrees wiih the county being involved in construction which could be handled by the private pri-vate sector. "I will work for the positive things in the county," said Shar Shane McAffee talks recreation recre-ation with Vernal Chamber membership. of the Association can become cumbersome, entities feel a lo of control, and budget posturing of the entities makes it difficult to operate. Thursday' meeting is open to the public and will be at 7 pm. in the Vernal City Council Chamber. The Recreation Association administer Naples, Vernal City. Kiwanis Pari and Uintah County paris. Projects the Recreation Board has supported is the Kids Canal path. Lapoinl paselian. Steinaker trail and others. V V voting instructions being give'n by Priroiiaify Ted Chambley leads convention. conven-tion. Benson, commission candidate. "The best government is a government govern-ment which governs least," she said. The State Republican Convention will be May 4. principals shuffled by Kathlttn Irving Start Writer The Uintah School District has shuffled its administrative deck for the 1996-97 school year. Three of the seven elementary principals will stay where they are: Dixie Allen at Discovery, Leonard Sullivan at Davit and Loyal Summer at Todd. The other have all been reassigned. reas-signed. Ashley Elementary' Frank Andreason is retiring. He will be replaced by Lyle Southern, current principal at Maeser. In tum, Souiham'i spot will be filled by Larry Klein, who ha spent over a decade at Naples Elementary, Sherrill Lamb, former Central Elementary principal who has pent the past year a an assistant HIS principal, will take over fed ership at Naple. Errol Merkley will step into the high school slot. Merkley ha served a Lapoint Elementary principal. He will be replaced by assistant distrkt super intendent. Eart Allred. Al the district level. Wayne Cumey will become the assistant Set District en page 3 Even amrDODug Republicans, opinions cOiffeir by Steven Wallis Express Editor Public opinion on crime, transportation trans-portation and county government was spot lighted in the annual Republican Party survey. The 13-question survey was sent out to 176 delegates. Only 82 replied. Over 50 percent of those responding respond-ing said they were very satisfied and somewhat satisfied with the current Uintah County Commissioners' management of tax dollars. Forty-seven percent of those responding said they were somewhat some-what dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the county's performance on managing tax dollars. Under no circumstance would 85 percent of the those surveyed increase taxes. The other 15 percent said they would increase taxes for youth programs to keep young people peo-ple off the streets and out of trouble. for Parks and Recreation to keep people off the street and for improvement of roads. Utah law allows Utah County to accumulate up to one year's property proper-ty tax to pay expenses until taxes are collected in the fall of each year. Most of those surveyed. 74 percent, per-cent, supports this use of county taxes. Only 5 percent supported the county spending extra to reduce its Fund Balance. Nine percent said the county should budget and spend less than the amount of estimated taxes and other revenues for the current cur-rent year and increase the Fund Balance. Concerning the Uintah County Landfill 65 percent said that all costs should be paid from a balance of user fees and general county taxes in such a way as to keep user fees reasonable. The current hours at the landfill. 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Sunday are not adequate said 57 percent of those surveyed. Better opening times would be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 45 percent said. Another 25 percent said the landfill should be open at least until 5 p rn. ' The cost to dump garbage at the landfill that received the largest support sup-port (44 percent) was S4 to S7 per Spring cleanup to begin April 13 The annual Spring Cleanup will begin at 8 a m. Saturday, April 1 3. Vernal City residents can participate partic-ipate in Spring Cleanup by volunteering volun-teering their time to assist Vernal City crew or by placing item they want pkked up at the curb tide by 8 a.m. Items the clean up crew can pkk up are tree limb no longer than 8 feet, rock, cement, miscellaneous construction material no longer than 8 feet, tin and metal, empty 30 gallon barrels w ith ends cut out and barrels washed and other miscellaneous mis-cellaneous material. Item the city w( not pickup are dead animals, appliances, tire of any kind, bike, trkycles and motorcycle, sod or gta clippings, clip-pings, household garbage or hat-ardous hat-ardous aste material. "We will not Hast the participation participa-tion as in pM year from the National Guard, because they will be in Panama aid Vernal Ciy Manager Kenneth Bett. fcWe really need the help of Vntumeer group like the Vernal Chamber of Commerce." The Vernal National Guard Unit ill be building a road to a reme pickup load. Sixteen percent of the surveyed delegates supported a dumping fee of $1 to $3 per pickup load. The delegates (34 percent) urged Uintah County to seek funding from private sources for a feasibility study and preliminary plan for a private pri-vate railroad from Price to Myton. However, 43 percent said they do not favor any feasibility study regarding a private railroad into Uintah County. Other sources for the study in the survey were state tax dollars, 24 percent; local tax dollars, 10 percent and industry donations, 27 percent. A clear majority, 62 percent, said they would cut county expenditures. Areas targeted for cutback in order of priority are road department, sheriffs department and Western Park. The most important issues facing Uintah County are improving roads throughout the county, crime more police officers on patrol, landfill land-fill let private enterprise operate it, create more business opportunities opportuni-ties for local business, improve commissioner communication, balance bal-ance the budget, work for the welfare wel-fare of Uintah County and not the federal government, plan for economic eco-nomic growth and promote recreation recre-ation programs for county. Forty-three said Uintah County should take sealed bids rather than allow direct vendor purchases for equipment costing in excess of $5,000. Only 20 percent of those surveyed said they were affected by the Federal Government shutdown. Delegates said they would like more information on a railroad, a part-time commissioners, selling the care center and landfill to private enterprises and how road monies arc spent. The survey results were given out at ' Monday's Republican Convention. village in Panama. "It would also help if people have their items for pkkup at tlx curb before 8 a m ," Batt said, indicating that it would be difficult diffi-cult for crew io return to an area for a later pickup. To facilitate the pick up of items, residents should ort the items they want piiked up. Also, on April I J. the Uintah County Commiisioncr have agreed to waive the landfill fees for the day. The County w( estend the hour at the landfill to 8 a m, to 8 p m. starting April 8, The landfill will remain tM on Sunday, "Emplojws at the landfill need at kae one day off" said CommiMiorwr Lewis Vincent. Ctf anup Day is a project of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce Community Destlopmcnl Committee hkh is also over the fVm on Main Sreet. Buinee wanting tfnre planter this year should wmact the Vernal Chamber or Judy CbamNey at lob Vr ke. |