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Show r cekul atmtaa V - V - V.v fj SIS VOLUME TREMONTON, UTAH 84337 57 NUMCER 56 OCTOCER 27. 1977 p-s"""- Y.-- FPo) , , - Sow v For Mi .V',.v"..- - (o T df Hi w i -- WMi'S time at most area grade schoolsthis week. Students at the Garland Elementary are Here students (1 to r) Michelle Cutler, Heidi Coppenger. Mardi Cutler and festival. own their for spook gearing up Dennis Cutler display some pumpkin art prepared for the carnival. ITS HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL Board Will Discuss Master Plan A sixteen member citizens panel has been organized to insure that Box Elder County citizens have a say in the development of a plan for insuring ' , local water quality. A Bear River Association of Government's effort is underway to develop a plan which will determine the present quality of open water systems such as the Bear River and the Malad as well as other lakes, streams, canals and reservoirs. The plan will ultimately recommend what can be done to eliminate sources of pollution and how far the water systems can be upgraded. Bob Holt, BRAG's employee who will coordinate the creation of what is known as a 208 plan-nam- ed after a section in a federal law- -, said the attempt is to accomplish the planning at the lowest level possible. To do that a Box Elder County 208 Water Quality Citizen Advisory Council has been formed using the Bear River RC & D as a nucleus. Members include: Reed Nielsen, county commission as chairman, Lawrence Smith, U & I Inc. general manager, Leland Harris, North Box Elder Farm Bureau, Rulon Smoot, South Box Elder Farm Bureau, Paul Holmgren, representing Bear River water users, Max Mason, Tremonton mayor, Harold Felt, Brigham mayor, John Holmgren, member Utah Water Resources Board, Boyd Gardner, chairman ASCS committee and RC & D board, and other board members, Orville Grey, South Box Elder Soil Conservation District, Vernon Lamb, North Box Elder Soil Conservation District, Glen Manning, Lawrence Carter, Willard Christensen, Box Eld- - Federallnterferance .vMoot;SJatod community committee formed recently to provide citizen input into the development of a Tremonton master plan will meet Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m. in the Tremonton Community Center, old McKinley school. Any interested citizens as well as committee members are urged to attend. The planning process is being coordinated by a Weber State College planning class. A boards throughout the in Box Elder County-have been asked to tell Uncle Sam what they think of him. The Box Elder County School Dis- trict has received a form from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare asking for suggestion on how the federal government can improve regulaions, paper work and other areas dealing with education. The effort is part of what is known as "Operation Common Sense." A Utah State Board of Education official said there "has been a concern on the part of the federal government" under President Carter "about encroachment in local education." A 1974 section of the education bill, ' the board officer noted, had a section constraining federal government interference in local education. A recent report by a federal paperwork commission prompted the President to issue a directive Sept. 9 outlining a nine point plan to cut back and simplify paperwork. School including , HEW's subsequent Operation Common Sense is an attempt to let local school boards and other receiving federal funds have a say in the process. Remember, Time Changes It is time for time to "fall back" as daylight savings mountain time yields to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. To take advantage of an extra hour of sleep and to avoid arriving at church too early, simply set your clock back one hour before going to bed on Oct. 29. Watch Out For Goblins Tremonton Police Department issued a caution to motorists to be especially wary Monday, Oct. 31, Halloween night. Police Chief Ron Ogborn urged motorists to be on the lookout for youthful goblins who might dart into streets or have their vision impaired by Halloween masks. (257-518- 257-551- point-sourc- nt At Public Meeting Tremonton citizens will be asked to vote on a $985,000 bond issue at the municipal election Nov. 8 to finance a major water system improvement project. But citizens are also asked to attend a public meeting Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Civic Center, 102 So. Main, to learn just what it is they're voting for.. .or against. City officials, representatives of Valley Engineering, the firm designing the project, and bonding company officials will be on hand to discuss the project and its funding. If passed the bond would mean a three mill increase in property tax and a $3 a month increase in the water fee. But it would also mean, city officials say, continued growth for the community and better water service for present residents. practices. Cont. on Page Three Wkiyoir Would Enforce 'Kogjfatf We've Moved... If you've been looking for The Leader Publishing Company and haven't been able to find us it's because we've moved. We're settling in to our new location at 121 East Main (the old Fronk Chevrolet building) and we're now open for business. Incidentally, our phone number has changed. We now have only which rings on two lines if one happens to be one number 3 line has been abandoned. busy. Our old We're sorry for any inconvenience our move may have caused our customers. And, we invite the public to come in and look our new home over. Get Bond Facts er Creek Water Users, and James ' Hooper, Utah Power & Light Co. Holt said a primary purpose of the advisory council will be to call public meetings at which technical data will be presented to interested citizens. He said 208 studies in other areas have run into opposition because citizens were not involved early enough before actual recommendations were formulated. "There's no need in developing a plan if local citizens are opposed to it," Holt said. 208 plan Ultimately the could recommend that a variety of measures be implemented to upgrade various sections of the river. Those measures could include such things as "green belts" which would line the river keeping feed lots and such operations at sufficient distances to avoid direct animal waste pollution to vers. Other recommendations could , ""flutiine propef fatming methods such as terracing to stop sediment from reachTngrthe river. BRAG has received a $60,000 grant to conduct a study of "non-poin- t e pollution sources" as opposed to Non-poisources pollution. pollution are such things as feed lots, erosion areas where sediment reaches the river and runoff from urban areas. Point sources would be such things as locations where industry discharge wastes into rivers. Holt said the State Board of Health has already undertaken the job of identifying point sources polutants and their findings will be included in the final plan. A 1972-7- 4 study of the Bear River showed that only about five percent of all pollution in the river comes from point sources. Recognizing that the great majority of the three county area is based on an agricultural economy, Holt said the 208 study will be oriented towards determining whether animal waste, for instance, is really a critical element as well as other agricultural Government's "first responsibility. . . is to protect people's rights," according to a candidate for the post of mayor in Garland. Mayor Eldon Griffin, the appointed incumbent, feels people "should have the right to own and control their own property." "No one," he said, "should be allowed to maintain filthy, noisy, smelly, unsightly conditions that encroach on the rights of others. I intend to enforce the laws in this regard." Griffin will oppose Garland druggist Ray Evans for the mayor's post. The mayoralty candidate sees the heed for community growth. "I was asked recently why our property taxes are so high," he noted. "The overall answer is because we are property poor. We don't have enough business property so the home owners make up the difference." He added, "We get absolutely zero city property tax from U & I Sugar Company." The city needs to "provide for business and residential growth. Our families need a place to live and we need young blood in our community. I'm against zero population growth. Thats not why we're here." Griffin, who works at Hill Field feels his job is an asset in two ways. "Because I don't have a business in Garland, I'm not under pressure from customers," he said. His work location, Griffin said, is a "great asset to be able to contact state and federal agencies almost daily. I often seek legal advice from the League of Cities and Towns." His view of the mayor's post is that of an executive. "As mayor, my policy is not to interfere with the legislative process-th- at is the job of the councilmen. My job is to carry out their policies and to see that we comply with the law." Griffin feels another .responsibility of government is to provide the "org anization necessary for community ' needs such as sewer, streets and water. The city does not provide these services-t- he people do through the city. Government has no authority and no money except what it gets from the people." He said the community needs to improve parks and sewer and water systems and to provide for better fire and police services. "Within the budget limits we are trying to upgrade these services," he added. "Also, a dog pound is needed." Griffin solicits the "suggestions of the citizens" as to how the community can be cleaned up. Garland Candidate Will 'Stand Up' For Town Garland druggist plans to let people know his community "is on the map" if he's elected mayor November A the municipal election by standing "up for the town." Ray Evans will oppose incumbent Mayor Eldon Griffin for the mayor's 8 in Job. Evans, who operates a drug store, served eight years as a councilman in Garland, stepping down four years ago. One way he'll stand up for the town is by fighting "for an off ramp for irregardless of the route" takes north from Elwood. Evans feels the town deserves that much. Garland, He will also "try to encourage the building up for the community in a planned way." Growth is coming, he points out. He pointed out from his former vantage point as an LDS stake clerk that the Garland Stake added 500 people in 1976 and Garland City shared in that growth. Evans feels the community has the facilities for "considerable growth without going into problems of water and sewer." Speaking of water, for instance, he pointed out that Tremonton City at present pumps the water from the outfall at the Garland springs. He also A noted that back on May 10, 1969 during the height of the Golden Spike Centennial, Tremonton's water supply went out. Garland's system was tapped near the boundary of the two communities and supplied both towns for quite some time. That, Evans said, is one way the two communities can cooperate. But as for possible consolidation of the two, Evans gives a "no." "Tremonton has very little to offer Garland ... and Garland has considerable it could lose. Specifically, Evans feels consolidation could result in the loss of the town library, its post office and control over an "extremely good J' source of water." "The only thing Tremonton could offer in return is prestige ... but 1 think Garland is good as it is," he said. He said many people still don't know, for instance, that the high school is in Garland, - a source of irritation to some Garlandites. Evans seemed to indicate one danger of consolidation would be dominance by Tremonton. He pointed out that Garland once approached the Bear River RC&D with a project to cover a ditch west of town, the project eventually turned into the Tremonton-Garlan- d Drainage District which Garland residents voted down 1 while Tremonton okayed it. The result was that Garland was included in the district anyway. The ditch has never been covered, Evans added. Evans said he didn't seek the mayor's nomination but had a "number of people ask if I would consider it." He cites his eight years experience on the council and a general feeling that no one should "run unopposed." "If people don't have choices, it's not good," he said. The fact that he is a local businessman who works in the community and is near the city office in the library is also an asset, he feels. 2-- He points out that most of the present mayor and council "for the most part, are employed out of town." When problems arise, he said he is "still being called" by citizens. Evans also feels the community needs to be educated as to who the councilmen are and what their jobs are. That would make the mayor's job easier. The candidate feels a better "working relationship" has to be established between the city as a whole and the - especially the business con sugar factory. Evans knows that the town "oper-Con- t. on Page Three |