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Show Utah Press Association 307 West 300 South, Suite 5005 Salt Lake City UT 84101-1212 P.O. Box 224 Milford,UT 84751 0) i Mr s ll P mm toi Formerly Dodge City News Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Paid Milford, UT 84751 Permit No. 15 A 50 Cents Serving Beaver County Since 1991 cr Beaver County Approves $3,173,328. Budget For 1996 t U V'.' I' Ti MTlAMr if A II , IE $10,000. Raise For County Attorney r Commissioners budgeted a $39,960. salary in 1995 for County Attorney Leo Kaneil. For 1996 they approved raising his salary to an even $50,000. plus benefits. The ' increased salary does not necessarily reflect job security. Enoch Swain, Milford City Coordinator, is one of the residents suggesting the increase. "We are paying a premium to bring in professionals when we need their services. We would be dollars ahead by paying the higher wages that entice them to live in our County," he told commissioners before the December 4th budget hearing. Total operating budget is projected at a $300,000. increase from 1995. Class "B" Road fund revenue is budgeted up almost $50,000. to $916,000. The Commissioners gave themselves a $528. raise, bringing their compensation up to $10,848. plus approximately $8,150. in benefits for each of them. Beaver Justice Court Judge J; increased by $3,000. was salary Closes Milford from $15,600. to $18,600., while Milford and Minersville justices Office received only minimal increases. Utah Power announced today that it is restructuring Wages for the clerkauditor and the sheriff are in the $32,000. range its operations to enable the company to provide a greater - plus benefits, of course. The variety of customer services, while also continuing to keep low. treasurer, assessor, recorder, and prices C i Y V 9 Mm Power Q Customer Service C? Photo Courtesy Dance Unlimited Front row: (left to right) KatyGledhill, Andrea Mayer, Mackenzie Thompson, Kelsy Davis, Danielle Wunderlich, Charisty Hardy, Alexis Bradshaw. Second row: AlishaMayer, Anna Potter, Megan Denny, Megan Dotson, Heather Schow, Lakita Van De Vanter, Brittany McDemott, Loni Mayer, Vanessa Gray, Jennifer Fowles. Third row: Lettie Thompson, Chelsie Suggars, Desiree Carter, Michele Wiseman, Macall Smith, Jackie Jo Mayer, Jenna Wadsworth, Kriscmne Acklin, Jackie Thompson, Erika Stewart Fourth row: Katy Dotson, Mellissa Schow, MakaylaMayer, Makendra Davis, Cassie Hardy, Jordan Dotson, Chelsie Hardy, Jennifer Van Leuven. Back row: Anne Griffiths (advisor) Heather Seidel, Tara Thompson, Holly Willis, Lindsey Wiseman, Felicia VanLeuven, Heidi Mayer, and Tiffany McGinn (advisor). building administrator salaries are $27,000. County road employees make between $24,800. and $26,500. Salary for deputy sheriffs varies from $19,000. to $27,000, with dispatcherjailers at about $15,000. The budget also serves as a reminder of such ' individuals" as senior citizen site directors, aides, the county fair coordinator, and others who preform tremendous tasks for only token Dance Unlimited presented their first performance in the July 24, 1995 parade. They have since delighted audiences at the mhs lootoaii games and Meet l be I lger night, t he group consists of four age groups: Preschool, Kindergarten through Second Grade, Third through Fifth Grade, and Sixth through Eighth Grade. They are currently conducting a fund raiser to earn money for competition uniforms. $200. in cash and $ I SO. in cash and prizes will be raffled off at the Milford Chamber of Commerce Christmas drawing December 16. (See page 2 for other prizes and winners from last week's drawing.) ocavta county r air, minora senior iruzen center, " 4-- H compensation. Feed Mill Construction Schedule Altered : ' :'- - d, 24-ho- At 24-ho- ur r J ut 4 IK 'WIS J. w lilt J Tara Rose did some serious Christmas shopping at the annual United Methodist Women s Bazaar last Saturday. With handmade articles and home made goodies, the bazaar was a successful fund raiser for the church. program. HWs Road Is It! Gary and Janice Sullivan say that when they signed a property trade agreement with Circle Four Farms a few months ago they expected access to the property. "I don't want to be restricted by a private road. If I decide to develop or build storage units, I want access to the public Sullivan said Wednesday morning. Sullivan added that the trade option agreement, which includes the 33' easement needed by Circle property," Four Farms, has since expired and he isn't going to sign a deed until he has legal access via a public road to the other property involved in the trade. ' and office changes completed by year's end 1996. "Competition and a continuing commitment to customers have caused Utah Power to take a close look at its ability to provide better and wider ranges of customer services," said Vince Crawford , General Business Manager. "We believe the structure and processes we have planned will enable us to provide 21st century customer service by the end of 1996." He added that all utilities in the country are facing the fact that there are others who want to serve their customers. Crawford said the carefully-plannephased-i- n approach taken the company includes a business or phone center concept With business centers in place, the company will have the ability to deal with even the most complex customer issues with one phone call. He said the company will use technology, improved customer service processes, operations, and a new computer customer service. class" in "best to provide system "Eighty-fiv- e percent of customers already do business with Utah Power by mail or phone," said Crawford. "Those options wiU remain and will be expanded by the end of 1996 to include payment options outside the customer office, as well as other options, such as electronic transfers, phone services, and other ways for our customers to save time. We expect our customers to experience an improved level of customer service with all the new options." Utah Power will roll-ochanges in four phases. In the first phase, which will occur in the first quarter of 1996, the company will eliminate walk-i- n billing, payment and credit services at 13 of its Utah offices. One of those will be the Milford office. The others in Utah are: Castle Dale; Delta; Draper, Gunnison; Ivins; Laketown; Layton; Moroni; Orem; Panguhch; Park City and Salt Lake City's Lake office, 1 60S W. North Temple. In Idaho, five Utah Power offices are affected: Arco; Lava; Malad; Rigby and St. Anthony. The second phase will implement a new customer information system mat will serve as the backbone of support for the business centers. Business centers will come on line in the third phase. Once rollout is complete in the last quarter of 1996, Utah Power plans to eliminate similar service options at most of the company's other customer offices. These offices will be identified later in 1996. Crawford will continue to focus on customers in the community. The company's field services personnel and others will also continue to provide additional customer services. Utah Power's line crews will ensure that the high quality of electrical service will be unaffected by these state-of-the-- them both at the same time," Adams said. "Obviously, weather is another consideration. Trying to outguess it keeps us all a little nervous," he added. Adams confirmed that the concrete already poured in the feed mill foundation is acceptable. "Most of the samples passed in the first break test. There is no indication of a serious problem. The schedule change is simple economics nothing more," he said. After the pour is made, and the mill is standing, it will take several months to get ready for production. When completed Phase I, a one line pelleting system, will have the capability of servicing 40,000 sows and their offspring. Operation will be fully computerized and controlled by a Windows software Public Or Private: changes during the first quarter of 1996, with all service offerings in place . Dance Unlimited Prizes At December 16 Drawing Patience! Patience! Local residents anxiously watching for the1 185' feed mill structure to grow out of that patch of sagebrush southeast of Milford will have to wait a little longer. Cost figures indicate that it is more economical to pour the receiving tower and boot pit, both of which require the same precision concrete, at the same time as the ; mill. "There is a tremendous amount of work at ground level and below to get them ready," Rob Adams, Circle Four General Manager said. When the mill is in operation, train cars will be downloaded into the boot pit. This below-groun- d "concrete box" must be constructed to withstand enormous stress and meet the same specifications as the actual mill building. "We can save quite a bit of money on assembling the crew and equipment by pouring The company will begin to phase-i- n inspectorzoning . changes. Crawford said Utah Power is a strong company .r The property the Sullivans agreed to trade for can only be accessed by a road which crosses the proposed Circle Four Farms rail spur to the feed mill, now under construction. As of press time accurate total cost estimates are not available, but all parties agree that cost of construction and maintenance for a railroad crossing varies considerably, depending on whether the road is public or private. Circle Four Farms, in their option agreement with Milford City for acquisition of the Industrial Park where the road is located, agreed to maintain the roads in the park. Whether those roads should be designated as public or private is an issue that was possibly not defined. If the roads technically still belong to Milford City, as Sullivan suspects, participation in construction and maintenance of the railroad crossing may become a city expense. "I don't see this as a big deal," Rob Adams, Circle Four General Manager, said. "I don't care one way or the other, and I'll do my best do to what's right." Even if the road is designated public, Adams said he doubts if a fully automated crossing, like the one on SR21 at the south entrance to Milford, would be required. The Milford City Council has called a special meeting to discuss the right of way and deed corrections "Maintaining a railroad crossing is a huge cost. The City is not going to get stuck with the maintenance and liability of that crossing," Councilman Mark Dotson told the Monitor in a telephone conversation Wednesday. Councilman John Carter said he thought that it was solved months ago, and he is disappointed that it is back on the table again. "At this point I am real neutral. I want some expert advise on what the state will require for the crossing before forming an opinion," he said. Outgoing Councilman Harlan Thomas is also somewhat perplexed mat the issue has come back to haunt the city. "He (Sullivan) already made a deal. Unless our attorney tells us otherwise I think it should be worked out between Sullivan and Circle Four," Thomas said. Councilman Larry Sower, as a Circle Four Farms employee, says he will abstain in the event a vote is taken during the special meeting. 4 Councilman Russell Smith was not available for comment. Sullivan appears to be in control of the game-a- t least for the moment. "He owns the 33' easement, and we need it. That's all there is to it," Adams said. Sullivan, on the other hand, maintains that he was pressured into the trade agreement by Milford City. Sullivan also contends that a change in the industrial park option agreement between Milford City and Circle Four Farms "after the fact" affected his property trade agreement with Circle Four. because it is a low cost generator of electricity, but that in itself is no longer good enough ill a competitive world. "We must also be the best provider of energy related services." he said. "That requires focusing more closely on customers and identifying opportunities to provide customers with more choices, better and faster than we ever have", employee with the company said she first heard about the change yesterday when the press release was issued. She and Kelly Rencher, e a employee, have the option the temporary option of bumping in order to stay with the company a while longer with me company. "l ooking at the overall changes planned, 1 will probably look for another job right here in Milford," Wunderlich said. Debbie Wunderlich, a ar part-tim- Santa will visit Milford Elementary Saturday, December 16, at 10:00 am. (See page 2) Dance to Midnight Special Saturday, December 16. (The Pub is a private club for members only.) |