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Show V r jm. JUL jU fi Rfi jr. qji.ft.jft.Af iL.LjuuinflMTwhAM Gifts, Souveniers, Books POf JENKS PLACE 430 Main Street Park City Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. BRIDAL VAIL GIFTS Bridal Vail Falls Provo Canyon RIDE THE WORLD'S STEEPESTTRAIN Page 8 Wednesday, July 13, 1977 Annex 0 Proposal Tabled ii Continued From Page 1 If km 00 Treasure Hills Treasure Hills representative Alan Thomson told the council, "We have the water problem solved." Thomson said Treasure Hills presently has enough water to supply 45 residential units. , Asked when he intended to start construction, the developer said, "We would like to start tonight." ; Thomson said Treasure Hills was ' prepared to build its own water storage facility but said he would rather see a reservoir built which would be large enough to serve the areas proposed for annexation as well as the Holiday Ranch area. "We think the city should cooperate in this and build a reservoir and let us carry our portion of the cost," Thomson commented. City Services Noting that the Planning Commission has recommended that both areas be annexed, City Planner Van Martin said, "Visually, they will be a part of Park City even if they are not annexed." Martin told the council that people living in Treasure Hills and Quarry Mountain will be using city services regardless of the annexation decision. "They will be taking advantage of all the amenities," he said. "If they are not annexed the areas will be a leech on the Park City community." The planner said that if the living units within the developments were in the $50,000 price range, property taxes collected by the city would exceed the cost of providing city services, such as police, water and garbage by $128 per unit. Mayor Uriate replied that these figures would hold true only if the areas were fully developed. He noted that a few scattered homes would require the same amount of road plowing as a fully developed community. City Councilman Jan Wilking disputed Martin's method of calculating the cost of city services per unit dividing the total number of living units now existing in Park City into the budget for city services. This assumes the cost incurred for the new units is equal to the cost of the existing units, Wilking said. The Quarry Mountain property is divided by a ridge line with part falling away from the city. Wilking said he would be opposed to annexing land beyond the ridge line, stating it is not topographically contiguous to the city. Martin responded that the Planning Commission did not feel this was a problem. He said property on the far side of the ridge "for all intents and purposes is not visually part of tghe city" but added that people living in that area would be using city streets. More Water City manager Wayne Matthews recommended to the council that the properties be annexed but called for "a lot of thought" regarding a stipulation that developed water, "not just a certificate," be supplied to the city. Councilman Richard Martinez replied, "With the amount of water we have now I don't see where we have enough for these annexations at the lower end of town if we want to keep Main Street the hub of the city." It won't stop at the ridge," Martinez added. "It will go all the way down to the junction." Matthews said no building permits would be issued until the water is developed. "I feel fairly confident they are going to provide ample water for development at no cost to the city , " he remarked. Councilwoman Eleanor Bennett complained that annexations were being proposed for the north end of town while little was happening in the older section of town. "We just tried this end and they didn't want it," Johnson responded, referring to the Planning Commission's decision Wednesday night to reject the proposed Norfolk Avenue subdivision, (see related story on Paget). Who Pays Matthews proposed that the developers provide the water, the distribution system and storage facilities and still pay the city's water connection fees. Johnson said, "I don't think Quarry Mountain would want that deal." Tom Ligare Mount Air Mall 13 a 7 -1 mi "State Farm has LIFE insurance, too! Call me for details." STATE FARM INSURANCE Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. Slate Farm Life Insurance Company Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois Merchant JMarine Act Perils River Runners Johnson was supported by city treasurer Bruce Decker. "It would not be legal," Decker said. "The $500 (connection fee) is in there for capital improvements which you are now asking the developers to provide." When Uriarte stated that the taxpayers bear much of the burden of new development, Johnson asked, "Where have the impact fees from the Holiday Ranch gone?" The engineer said much of the money has been spent on improvements for the upper part of town. "I think you can say the new part of town is helping improve the deteriorating part of town," Decker remarked when asked to comment on the disposition of impact fees. But Councilman Wilking cited capital improvements which have benefitted the new section of the city and added that one purpose of the impact fee is to negate the "lag time" between the provision of city services and the collection of property taxes. "Not Prepared" Discussion on the annexation of Treasure Hills and Quarry Mountain was terminated when Councilman Jack Green stated, "It's fairly obvious.. .that the city council is not prepared to act on this." Mayor Uriarte then instructed city manager Matthews to meet with the developers to resolve the questions on water supply and storage. A vote on the annexation is expected at the council's July 21 meeting. Federal Drought Programs Named Reprinted from the National Enterprise Unless Sen. Jake Gam or Rep. Dan Marriot ; is successful in attempts to amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, river running businesses in Utah and other states as well will face financial problems and possible failure. The amendments, HR5476 and S1076, would exempt river rafts from the Merchant Marine Act, which prohibits use of foreign-made foreign-made vessels in commercial transportation of goods and persons. About 60 percent of the rafts used by Utah river running businesses are manufactured outside the United States. Didn't Intend To Include Rafts "The act is obviously aimed at mercantile ships," Mitch Williams of Moab Tag-a-Long Trails explains. "The government certainly didn't have river rafts in mind when that act was passed." Williams said half the vessels in his 25-boat fleet were manufactured in Japan or England and each cost from $2,000 to $5,000. "We can't afford to junk good boats.. ..we won't do it," he says. Williams, like other river runners, was forced to buy boats from foreign suppliers following the end of the Viet Nam conflict, he explained. "Lots of river raft companies opened during the war to produce raffS and pontoons for the military. We bought from them. After the pull-out, the ;nt V manufacturers were forced to close for lack of business, and river runners had to turn elsewhere." Since that time, though, Wjm'rSI river ran manuiaciurer nas opened in Virginia. r No exceptions ,r Regardless of the circumstances, foreign boats are still taboo says Bureau of Customs, with the cooperation of the Coast Guard, will begin to force river runners into compliance of the law next year. "Our hands are tied to exempt river rafts," Ed Kiterdge fof Customs explains. "A change will , . eligible have to ( ,. come from ranchers legislation. The application of the act does not depend on the availability of the vessels or specific use. As is, river rafts are in violation and we must act against the violation." Garn and Marriott's amendments seem the only alternative to the possibility of closure and financial loss Utah is currently experiencing one of the worst droughts in the history of the state. Agriculture is a major industry which contributes greatly to the economy of the state and is experiencing financial hardship as a result of the drought. There are several federal drought assistance programs which can offer some assistance to the farmers, aijd ranchers of the aiatp .Tprrv flirts savs thprp are iwo programs wnicn may be of great benefit: the emergency loan program of the Farmer's Home Administration (FHA) and the emergency livestock feed program administered by the Agricltural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS). Olds is coordinating federal drought assistance programs for the state. The FHA emergency loan program makes available to farmers and low interest (5 percent) loans for losses they have suffered as a result of the drought. Once a loan is approved, the farmer or rancher can use the money for almost any : purpose. One eligibility requirement for this f program is that the ' applicant be unable to obtain credit from other sources. If mm i mmm ITALIAN CUISINE Famous Italian Restaurant is now open 7daysWMk For Your Dining Enjoyment StHVING THb BEST ITALIAN fOOD WEST OF ITALY NOW REOPENED for Summer (and Carmen is Cooking!) 6-10:30 pin 649-8211 Mileti's Social Club also open 7 Davs a week every Teusday nite - special Happy Hour prices FHA has indicated that they will give first priority to drought related applications in an attempt to speed up the process time. The emergency livestock feed program administered by the ASCS offers a cost sharing program to livestock operators for feed he must purchase. To be eligible for this program, the county must be designated a disaster area.and in Utah all-the all-the counties except pSfl Lake and Utah counties'Tiave been designated disaster areas. Under this program, ASCS can pay up to $.02 per lb. not exceeding 50 percent of the cost on livestock feed. To be eligible for assistance under this program a livestock operator must have experienced a feed loss of either crop or of range land and now must purchase feed to meet the needs of his livestock. This program currently covers the period of up to September 1, 1977 but it appears that it will be extended into the winter months and any feed now being purchased would be eligible for this cost sharing program. For more information and assistance regarding this program, contact the local office of the ASCS located in most counties of the state. For other drought related information contact the Drought Information Center: 533-7777, Rm. 216-C, State Capitol Building. MURRAY FIRST THRIFT & LOAN CO. 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