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Show J ' ' Wednesday, June 20, 2007 A5 Vernal Express Uintah County and Transportation Service District discusses priorities ftfipgniBf Express Writer At the June 6 meeting of the board for the Uintah Transportation Transpor-tation Special Service District, discussion revolved around prioritizing the many projects being proposed. Mike McKee presented the commission's list, with Davis Elementary road stripping and signagebeing the highest priority due to safety issues such as blind hills and narrow shoulders in the area. Their second choice is the Seep Ridge Road environmental impact statement from the tribal boundary to Interstate 70. Commissioners Com-missioners Darlene Burns and McKee wenttoWashington,D.C, in an effort to get this roadway included in the transportation bill in 2010. For the time being, they would like to fix the worst problems on the existing road until funding is available for the project. Kelly Harris of Korve Engineering Engi-neering presented the alternate truck route study traffic volume analysis final report. Although everyone notices the congestion Sound of Music performed by Uintah The 21st summer season of the Uintah Arts Council's Outlaw Out-law Trail Theater began June 19 withthisyear'sproduction, "The Sound of Music," by Rogers and Hammerstein. The play is similar simi-lar to the movie, but has interesting interest-ing differences. Uncle Max and Elsa have larger parts, including some vocal selections," said Ron Litton, Uintah Arts Council director. di-rector. "It's quite a change from the stage sets of the old west, but we have an abbey for the nuns, a house for the VonTrapps, and of course, we have mountains. When there is a full moon, it rises from behind the set, and that is quite impressive. There is a cast of 32, which includes children from the ages of 6 to 17." Early productions by the Outlaw Trail Theater were on the fields west of the present-day present-day middle school. The Uintah Arts Council is celebrating the theater's 16th year of actually actu-ally being in an amphitheater at Western Park by announcing that , thre are all Bew stadium seats throughout the Outlaw Trail Amphitheater. The new seating has more legroom, and there are nine designated wheelchair wheel-chair spaces and seven other handicap-accessible chairs in the lower section. "It is really comfortable now," commented Litton. "It is a theater under the stars, so light The seven VonTrapp children present the "Goodbye" song to chamber members. "The Sound of Music" is playing through July 7 at the Outlaw Trail Amphitheater. V I. I mm Great Starter home, located in town, will have new carpet, paint, tile and windows by closing date. Call Sonja Norton for details, 790-2719 MLS697842 r 065 West in town and at intersections, and the hazards of material going down Main Street, the conclusion from the data gathered by both Utah Department of Transportation Transporta-tion and the engineering firm was that there was not enough traffic volume to make it feasible to pursue an alternate truck route at this time. Although projected traffic volumes may not be high enough to justify constructing a new roadway now, Korve Engineering En-gineering believes it does make sense to identify a corridor that could be utilized as future development devel-opment occurs. The Naples Industrial Park project is finished. There was a final inspection walk-through on May 22, and the project was given back to the Uintah County on June 4. One of the biggest improvements, according to Dave Lawson, lead engineer for the project, from Engineering Services, was the turn at IFA. The head gate for irrigation was formerly in the road; it has been moved and a new box was placed down the road. Storm water will go right into the irrigation jackets and blankets are appropriate appro-priate as the weather can change quite suddenly. The production lasts for about 2 and one-half hours." "The Sound of Music" will f iiJ ft;' ' Maria leads the VonTrapp children in a song from The Sound of Music," delighting members at the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Y.IYwS: V J v" i' h t i . fit v) , TJi 'v j v- y ( Prudential Ashley Valley Realty 50 North, Ste. W-8 Vernal 789-72651 ditch. Some of the new curbs are the rolled-back variety, which makes for easier access to and from the street, especially where there are a number of businesses with separate driveways. drive-ways. For the Duck Rock Evacuation Evacu-ation Creek bridge project, four alternatives for alignment were presented by Ron Phillips of Morrison Maierle, Inc. They offered a matrix for those present pres-ent to evaluate the four options after they were described. It was unanimous that the option to realign the roadway which takes out curves and lowers the degree of the grades and allows for a longer bridge would be the least disruptive, fit well within the budge, and would be of the greatest benefit overall. The old bridge can stay in place until the new bridge is in and the road is ready. BLM has indicated it would move quickly for clearances clear-ances and ROW approval. The UTSSD also has several chip and seal projects for Uintah County and Vernal City this year. be on stage June 20 to 23, 26 to 30 and July 3 and 5 to 7. Gates open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in Vernal at Davis Jubilee, 575 West Main Street, Call Sonja for your appointment today at 7C0-2710. lOzd 9117623646 a o e jj jAJL 7 J? 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