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Show Utah Press Association 307 West 300 South, Suite 5005 Salt Lake Chy UT 84101-121- 2 I BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID , MILFORD, UT 84751 2 ;x rvv vv Ml l.lM.I ! CI - him with having excellent skills as an administrator and a communicator. Departmentmorale is especially high due to recent drug related arrests an culminating investigation. However, a recent beer burglary at Crisp's Bestway in Milford has the department smarting. Yardley was on me scene less nun 2 minutes after the call Finger prints and an immediate search of the area did not indicate a suspect - is a word that seems strangely out of place in Officers Beaver say County. "cooperation" or "contract" better describes . tbe change in their to According department Milford between Chy, agreements Beaver City and Beaver County, all law enforcement personnel and equipment will, as of July 1, be under the direction of Sheriff Kenneth Yardley. Minersville's role in the change has not yet been defined. Saving money and providing better coverage are basic reasons given by Officers like the tbe cities. communication and cooperation of working on one team with no competition between agencies. All officers will rotate , through all communities. . II III ( Hie Bcdget Crisis Milford Chy is struggling V4 V h jl Lit Cody Black as a Black, certified 1 officer last November, is just beginning his career in law enforcement. "Metro (he doesn't like the term either) wiU bring the officers closer together as a team," he said. Black is married to the former Chenile Tuckett They live in Beaver, have one son, and are expecting another child soon. Category in RuuSeEose Rose started his career as an officer with the Milford Chy Police 7 years ago After a year he transferred to the Sheriffs Department. He is currently attending the second phase training in Richfield, and was not available for comment Rose has received various awards for his work with Special Kids throughout the Olympics. county know him as "Officer Friendly" from his visits to schools. He and wife Debbie live in Milford. They have three children; Riley, 7; Randan, 5; Chandra, 2. of FEMA ' v Yardley, by a landslide last November, for a 3rd term as sheriff is favored by constituents because of Us common sense approach to keeping the peace, even as growth changes tbe makeup of tbe county. Department goal is to stop violations without drawing a hard line en enforcement On June 16, he met with Rob Adams, Circle Four Farms General Manager, and subcontractors associated wrm the con$eny. "The icaponae was good. New, they know us personally and know what we Yardk's employees credit Dave Matt 3 The newest member of me department, Mott will be in P.O.S.T. . I DaveLomy the joining two Lowry ago, years Department worked for the Bingham County Sheriffs Department, Shelly, Idaho Chy Police, and Utah State correctional facilities in Bhifldak and Gunnison. He has been P.O.S.T. certified as a Category I Officer in Utah for 2 H years. "One group, one office; closer cornimaikation with other officers will provide a more efficient team to serve the County," he said uuuuoming the combined service. Lowiy attended a seminar in Richfield this week for additional FEMA training in mess fatality 'Before , F expect,"hesaii Adams told Yardley mat the company is supportive of law enforcement and win work with the department to avoid problems. All subcontractors understand (hat hiring illegals could leave mem without a crew on any given morning. 5 training until September 12th. and wife Robin live in Milford. He for the actual work. Kennedy will work as an instructor only. The 199495 budget and 199596 budget can be opened for the actual adjustments when condition of city finances surfaces Tax increase is not an option since the date has passed for the city to fine intent to raise taxes by a vote of the to complete a budget for the 199596 fiscal year before they enter into a penalty period. "We simply don't know where we are financially," Mayor Mary Wiseman said in a v ) 1 - Deaver Coontjr Cboanes to llefro" "Metro" m PERMIT NO situations. He and wife, Barbara, live in Tbeir children are Jared, Tausha, Amber, and Caden, with another to arrive soon. (continued on page 4) Adamsville. 1 people. special meeting Tuesday evening. Council members and administration hope to have the situation resolved by Thursday, June 29, at 7:00 P.M. when they meet with Ken Hinton, Auditor, in a public meeting at the Milford City Office. State guidelines require that the city council adopt the upcoming year's budget prior to June 22. Tentative budget and supporting data are public records and must be available for public inspection at least ten days before that time. A opy of the certified budget must be filed with the state auditor within 3Cf days after adoption. The state auditor is authorized to withhold state funds, such as sales tax, if a city fails to Lccal fcL-jl-e Icpcfcn Against Circle e, retired high school principal, as office. ttemdw tonmorary With new office personnel (Deanna Sparling as Recorder and Trish Netto as Treasurer) and a budget to prepare, the council agreed Tuesday evening to bring in former recorder Nedra Kennedy to help with training on a temporary basis. Sparling and (Irish) Netto, as bonded city employees, will be responsible to Farm Helen and Robert Christiansen, Beaver, have owned and farmed 485 acres northwest of Minersville for 26 years. Their life savings and hopes for retirement are invested in the property. They allege that stench from the Circle Four Farms waste lagoon two miles from their farm is interfering with farming practice, and that completion of another comply. A What happened? least one out at virus wiped computer month of work early this year. The computer repair technician failed to reinstall the system clock after replacing the hard drive. In all, the office was effectively without a computer system for almost two months. This was followed by one session of directing all bills individually through the printer by hand. Susan Netto, City Recorder, and RacheUe Griffiths, who was still being trained as City Treasurer, of these advised the council problems and asked for help in February or March. The requests were discumed. but no action was taken. At about that same time applications for water and sewer grants were added to the office workload. It was not until late May, when Griffiths quit and Netto gave notice, that the council authorized an expenditure to bring in Enoch Swain, Seeks j - ' proposed facility approximately quarter of a mile west of the farm will create an unbearable situation. Response date for the complaint is Jury 5, unless extended by agreement of both counsel. Rob Adams, Circle Four General Manager, preferred to withhold comment cortcerning the suit except to say that the company would like a postponement to prepare defense. the Application by Water State for a Quality company Ground Water Discharge Permit is.;, in the canmentperiod until 30-da- y Jury 13. "lYe Aix3Tt part-tim- , - , ir2 Councilman Harlan Thomas Maid. Minutes from the April IS council meeting state a temporary chy policy of waiving hookup fees for any dewkxw extending water and sewer fines to tots inside city boundaries. Excerpt "Lory Carter ask the Council about water and sewer connection at Lewi Addition After building lots were sold Councilman . Sower discussion motioned that die temporary policy ofthe City, until the City adopts new codes, is that the developer extends tf ; the main water and sewer Una to (continued on page 5) |