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Show 307,, resM.. Standard Rate US Postage 'I P.O. Box 224 Milford, UT 84751 Paid 005 Mitfofd, UT 84751 PerrratNo 15 mm i September p. O. Box 224 Milford, Utah 8475 25. 1997 hi i i i i i ii vol. vii no. 39 1 MHS 199798 HOMECOMING ROYALTY 1 Photo Jenny White - MHS Yearbook Staff Left to right: Dusty Wiseman and Lynette Holm, 3rd attendants; Dustin Whittaker and Lindsay Barnes, 2nd attendants; Craig Thompson and Cheryl Barnes, King and Queen; Kaden Leko and Natalie Nelson, 1st attendants. Milford Memorial Handbell Choir Crossing the County Line The first crisp days of fall are on the horizon, and Circle Four Farms is ready to start "moving earth" for construction of the Blue Mountain Pyramid. Although the company has enjoyed complete and unconditional of Blue Mountain cooperation in Beaver County, approximately is scheduled to be in Iron County. Circle Four proposes to construct and operate breeding and nursery facilities for a 43,200 sow unit on 4673.74 acres the company owns south of the BeaverIron County line. The company THE PETITION two-thir- ds WE, THE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENTS OF IRON OUR EXPRESS COUNTY, CONCERNS AS FOLLOWS: Because the lifeblood of the land on which we live and work is the water on and beneath the land, we believe that any request to establish a facility which could impact the quality of the underground aquifer should be carefully considered before a decision is made. Because a request has been made for a Conditional Use Permit to establish a Blue Mountain Pyramid Swine facility for producing swine within Iron County and above Aquifer No. 7 1 (which extends from Modena to Delta), We request that this facility or any facility. (A) Be denied a permit if it will be built in an area which may affect the quality of the underground aquifer, (B) That a Buffer Zone be established to disallow any facility which could have a negative effect on water quality in Aquifer Basin 71, with the distance of five miles from the aquifer basin being kept free from contaminants which could penetrate to the aquifer below, and that Iron County use its influence to encourage Beaver County (0 establish this buffer zone within its presented a development plan, first discussed in the September 4th Planning and Zoning meeting, to the Iron County Commissioners on The Monday. commissioners also a petition to the aquifer, signed protect by a few hundred of their received constituents. Commissioners said they received the development plan just minutes before the meeting. Supporters of the bonding petition say they were denied access to the plan before the meeting. A document from P & Z V4 1 . 2 ., DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT Conditions of the agreement include, but are not necessarily' limited Circle Four is subject to to: 1. compliance with all applicable Federal, State and County Ordinances, and Regulations. 2. The Company agrees to notify the County of status. 3. The company that Iron County acknowledges emergency services take up to one hour to reach the area. Circle Four will waive liability towards Iron County for any loss of life andor property. (Beaver County emergency services from Minersville may be closer. in the barns, working Employees Circle for Four, are nondirectly union.) 4. The company will abide by federal hiring standards, including and citizenship. random drug testing are company policy. 5. Circle Four will hire their own security officer. 6. The company will cooperate with Iron County law enforcement on criminal reports. 7. The company has agreed to an assessment of traffic flow in the next three to five years to determine the degree of road damage. Fencing for livestock andor bussing employees if there is too much traffic are options discussed. 8. Dead animals will be disposed of daily. 9. Controversy will be settled by arbitration. 10. If Circle Four sells, the agreement goes with the land. mmf II I if "'"SI yi Back Row left to right: Director Arlene Malchus, Marie Schofield, Wendy Boyter, Suzanne Bettridge, Nedra Spaulding. Front Row: Carol Wiseman, Donna Whitney, Pant Durrant, and Mary Schaidt. The Milford Memorial Handbell Choir traveled to Salt Lake City to participate in an all day workshop. It w as a great opportunity to meet other choirs from around the state, and learn some new musical pieces. Nine choirs in all attended the event, the biggest choir being from Murray High School with a complete set or 4 octaves played by the students. The choir had a chance to try many new arrangements of music from the most simple to some quite complicated pieces. The ladies really enjoy ed their trip boundaries; That the Iron allow not ( C) County despite having to maneuver construction of the facility, and if any through all the construction in additional construction is allowed in Beaver the Salt Lake area, and they County, that Iron County protect the aquifer came home with several of by demanding Beaver County require two places. their favorites to perform bonds be provided by the owner for existing Craig Clark, who made the motion to recommend bonds in the throughout the ear. The choir facilities and before any additional facility P & Z meeting, expressed concern that there is potential for a cone of has an opening for a new be constructed to assure that, depression west and south of Lund (not related to the Circle Four member if anyone is interested (I) if the facility were ever closed operation) which could reverse flow direction in the aquifer. "I don't see Arlene contact clean available to be would how you can finalize this until after the Department of Water Quality please down, that funds Malchus. Schaidt or the left on contamination information and schedule an he will concluded Mary property, up any meeting hearings," DWQ and a public hearing in November. Dates will be set after final draft of Circle visit with with any of the Nedra Spaulding and Mary Schaidt tried out two of the big (ii) if the ground water were polluted Four's groundwater discharge permit application is submitted. current members and let them while the facility is in operation, that funds Warren Peterson, Circle Four attorney, told commissioners that know. bass bells played by one of the larger choirs. would be available to provide for cleanup of the development plan is something the company is offering. "Hog the site and the aquifer and to compensate ranching" is an accepted use according to Iron County's land management Beaver County, How Will Beaver operation in Milford? other users of the aquifer for losses Rob Adams, code, and does not require a conditional use permit. "The surrounding sustained because of ground water former general manager for Circle Four who stepped down earlier this be Affected? commissioners have County may contamination, month, threatened legal action if bonding is demanded. When Clark Commissioner Chad something to say about that," the bond be of that the amount to (iii) asked, "If the risk is minimal, why are you opposed posting a bond?" Beaver County Johnson declined comment on the Johnson answered. based on the potential costs of cleanup and Adams answered, "It's an additional cost." still have not Commissioners "Dick bonds. Iron County resident Jerry that the amount of the bond be reviewed Commissioner Tom Cardon quoted Iron County Attorney Scott request for to responded questions Bums as saying the company does not have to bond. Would the company (Rollins) and 1 will be having a Wood says he has documentation annually and increased as potential costs and cost increased increase because of inflation or dinner meeting with the Iron that the first pyramid of' 40,000 concerning jail plans bond voluntarily? for use. The response was in brood sows, housed in Beaver Peterson added that Department of Water Quality has no County Commissioners usage of the facility. legislative or statutory authority to require bonds because pig waste is not October. The only thing 1 1 dw County when the Skyline assigned to Doug Carriger, toxic. "We have contacted an agent from the Leavitt Group. They do not about the bonds is what I have is will administrative assistant. Fax completed, complex have a market available for that type of bond," he said. read in the Spectrum." he said. waste to that from produce equivalent Carriger last week When the dust cleared. Iron County commissioners decided the If Circle Four is of the entire human population of indicated that answers will be 1 take the matter under advisement for three weeks, until October 4th. During that time they will accept written comments. restricted in Iron County, w ill they the state. "It over an aquifer with available on the 25th. Circle Four is not restricted from "moving earth" to begin construction at the site, but they do so at their own risk. be allowed to concentrate their a fault line," he added. bonding recommending apparently has not yet been the to forwarded commissioners. True Ott that their requested concerns, and the bonds, be added to the development plan. Individuals in support of the bonds clearly stated that they do not oppose Circle Four's expansion; they only want protection from possible damage related to company operations. Ott advised that Iron County look at their history in other The Jail COPY |