OCR Text |
Show Utah Press Association 307 West 300 South, Suite 5005 Salt Lake CityUT 84I01-I2I- 2 P.O. Box 224 Milford,UT 84751 Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Paid Milford. UT 84751 Permit No. 15 4$ .iMtiffif Formerly Dodge City News 50 Cents Serving Beaver County Since 1991 It's Time To Talk To Your 5 Board Approves Modified Fridays County Commissioner About A At High Schools In Beaver County Public Safety Building! school week left students and Changing from the work time to increase teachers without academic performance. In recognition of this need the board approved a modified schedule for Fridays. Students will be excused at 1:15 if 8:00 to 8:35 1st period j 8:40to9:15 2ndperiod they do not need 9:20 to 10:35 3rd period extra help or have 10:00 to 10:35 4th period other obligations 10:40 to 11:15 5th period their requiring 11:20 to 11.55 6thperiod Students Jr. High Lunch 11:20 to 11:55 , presence. 12:00 to 12:35 6th period have the option of 4-d- ay one-to-o- ne 1 I i " 1 r jot n i MILFORD 7:00 P.M. Thursday - November 16 Milford Elementary MINERS VILLE : , 7:00 P.M. Friday - November 17 Minersville School ? Sr.HighLunch 7thperiod Barry Barnes downed this 6 point bull elk Saturday morning at Indian Peak. One shot to the lungs from about 60 yards distance did the trick. The accommodating animal stopped about five yards from the road on the high side, to make loading and transportation easy. This was the 4th Black Powder hunt for Barnes. He says it's a welcome addition to the family freezer, and they plan to utilize every ounce 12:00 to 12:35 12:40to individual 1:15 BEA VER 7:00 P.M. Saturday - November 18 Beaver High Auditorium help, makeup work, or using computer and keyboarding rooms. The time can also be used to make up credits in the event a student has received an F. Parents are Busses will run at the regular time. that take activities for afternoons use to Friday encouraged the student out of school, such as shopping, doctor appointments, etc. The district will still provide 1015.5 hours of instructional time for students, well above the state requirement of 990 hours. Themandated 180 days with at least 4 hours of instruction per day will also be honored. of the meat. Beaver County is currently experiencing some pressure to upgrade the current jail facility. According to county officials, long-tercontinued use of the present facility is not a viable option.. Although the current jail is technically listed as a facility, with space for 8 people in the south section and 4 in the north section, square footage area does not meet state requirements for that many prisoners. Thecounty also has an obligation to classify prisoners, housing felons together and misdemeanor offenders together. Present conditions do not always allow such separation, raising a question of liability in the event of an incident resulting legal action. Commissioners would like to know which of the following options their constituents prefer : ( 1 ) Upgrade the present facility and add a few new beds. (2) Build a new jail for county use only. (3) Build a new public safety center to house state prisoners by contract in addition to county prisoners. (4) Do nothing until they are forced into action. Proponents of the 1 50 bed facility for housing state prisoners in addition to county inmates have chosen a site near the South 5 Interchange on the road to the Beaver Airport.. In addition to the 30,467 sq. ft. jail, the complex would "house admihistrauon offices for sheriffs department, highway patrol and county attorney plus Justice Court, Juvenile Court and District Court. Cost estimate is in the neighborhood of $8M. This figure does not include related vehicles, additional or upgraded computer systems, environmental work and possible capping of the old landfill near the site, or upgrades for the airport road. The road is paved, and was upgraded about two years ago to meet life flight specifications for the airport. Tim Jones, advising engineer on the project, suggested tying the environmental work at the old dump in with the actual site survey. Discussion of 'donation of the property by Beaver City, the current owner, is probably not an Attorney Leo Kanell advised that outright purchase or lease would be necessary. Beaver County Commissioners took a definite step toward the new public safety building by passing a resolution to establish a County Building Authority. Vote for the resolution, in the November 6 regular commission it meeting, was unanimous. A County Building Authority is a corporation with the elected County Commissioners as the Board of Directors. Once formed, the Building Authority is empowered with the prerogative to sell revenue bonds, generating funds for one or more building projects, which will be leased from the Building Authority to the County. Neither referendum vote nor public hearing is required before the sale of such revenue bonds. The County is required to publish notice of intent to issue bonds, and an equal notice of the sale of bonds. a y Commissioners appointed Paul Barton, Beaver County Clerk, as agent, or the person to whom papers can be served, for the authority. Articles of Incorporation will be reviewed by a law firm before being forwarded to the state for official filing. During the next regular meeting, December 4, the commissioners will elect officers. This means, quite simply, that they will vote among themselves to decide which commissioner will serve as president, and secretarytreasurer. The Authority will then be ready for action. In the event that Commissioners choose option (3) and use the Building Authority as a financing tool, payment for the bonds is then appropriated as lease payments through the county's annual budget. The county is obligated for only one year at a time. Upon maturity, when lease payments retire the bonds, ownership is transferred from the Authority to the County. Although the County is not technically obligated for the debt of the Building Authority, allowing a default could create a scenario where the County would not be able to obtain future funding for any type of project with or without the aid of a Building m 12-b- I- -1 non-prof- 30-da- 0 jEvery tree has it 's fleeting moment of glory. This example between Milford and Minersville on State ' :! Highway 21 showed it 's colors for only one day. County Inducement For Circle 4 i County Commissioners are pleased with the impact Circle Four Farms is having on the local economy. They are so pleased, in fact, that they voted to extend a little perk to Circle Four in return. The inducement approved Monday has the potential of saving the company .5 to 2 points in interest on bonds sold for revenue to construct waste disposal facilities lor their operation. Hond purchasers do not pay state or federal tax on municipal (pr government) interest income; bond income from business and industry ij taxable. When a government entity feels thai a private business is fringing enough benefit to the community, they have the option of providing inducement to allow the company to apply for tax free bonds. "This is a araight forward tool for Circle Four," Commissioner Chad Johnson said. Approximately $150,0()0,(XX). is allocated in Utah each year for tax bonds. Of that amount S50M is lor single family homes; S49M oxempt Higher education; S19.5M for small business projects, leaving S30M annually for such projects as waste disposal. This could be especially beneficial to Circle Four because 30 of their operating cost is in w aste disposal. If the application is approved, bonds can be sold to finance anything instigated within 60 days prior to the inducement. "i Kimball Young, s & Young Ixical Government Financial Services, and Rob Adams, Circle Four F arms General Manager, explained itat there is no cost, obligation, or liability to the county involved in providing this saving to the company. It simply employs the use of the opunty bonding authority to allow business to flourish. "What happens if the tnisiness defaults'.'" Commissioner Marshall asked. "There is no obligation OT liability to the county," Young answered. 1 -- vlAbi, "fin I . ft Ix-wi- mmn Authority. Commissioners have scheduled public information meetings in each of the three major communities. Data will be available to demonstrate the financial and practical impact of each of the above mentioned choices. Although the state does not guarantee prisoners to fill the facility if the taxpay ers choose to build it, literature from the Utah Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations states, "The State faces a prison housing crisis. Corrections' first priority long-tergoal is to provide adequate housing for violent and chronic offenders. Out-o- f State County jail space costs the State only $37.70 a day, compared to $60 a day in the State prisons. The counties inside and outside Utah have extra housing which they are anxious to rent to the state. As prison beds become more scarce, taking advantage of this inexpensive secure housing seems to be a very viable short-tersolution." Chris Mitchell, spokesperson for that department, said that although there is some inconvenience from the state's point of view in having prisoners spread throughout the various counties, the state is happy to work with counties as they build for their future growth. Why is it cheaper for the counties to house the prisoners than for the state? "If you are already up and running, the cost for housing 30 prisoners is almost the same as for 20 prisoners," she, said. In regard to related problems, Mitchell said knows of no incident where counties, once involved in the housing of stale prisoners, have refused to rent beds. Commissioners have repeatedly expressed a desire for public input on this decision. With an actual bond amount estimated at $9.4M for the $8M project, the entire county w ill be affected for some time in the future. If a small " facility is selected for county use only, tax increase is a certainty. Now is the time to voice a preference. m Scout Holiday Food Drive Bonnie Hardy '.v creativity is showing again in this turkey made from a wiring sjhhI. Where are the drumsticks? Milford Scouts will deliver food bags Saturday. November 1 Ith. Canned goods items will placed in the bags w ill he picked up Saturday. November and 18th. All donated food will stay in Milford. For more rfo contact Sam Florence. |