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Show Thursday, October Parkway plans in Heber Valley taking completed about 50 percent of Herald Correspondent their studies and hope to be ready to present a rough draft of specific HEBER CITY Members of alternatives to the public by Dec. the team designing the parkway for 1. The studies cover detailed rethe Provo River corridor between search of vegetation, soil, wildlife, Jordanelle Dam and Deer Creek and wetlands. Reservoir presented some of their Most important, the sinuosity or general plans for the project and meandering of the river is being answered questions recently durstudied, to identify its original ing a public hearing in the Heber route across the Heber Valley, beCity Council room. fore the 1930s when it was first Because of a misunderstanding, bulldozed to accommodate irrigasome citizens and team members tion diversions. The goal is to remet at the Wasatch County Comturn it to as close to its original path mission room, so another public as possible and restore it as a blue meeting will be scheduled. ribbon fishery. Terry Green, state Division of The extent of the restoration will Parks and Recreation (DPR) plan- be limited by the amount of money ning coordinator, said project conavailable, especially considering sultants are identifying "what kind that large parcels of land may have of concepts would work along the to be purchased to restore wide river that would cause the minimal bends in the river, and that irrigaimpact on the environment as well tion dikes will have to be accomas be able to be as easily accommomodated or replaced. In addition, dated by the private property ownwater rights have to be considered ers as possible." and protected. He said the consultants have Paul Summers, of J. M. Mont- By SONNI SCHWINN - ; State continue on trying to cap abandoned coal mine State officials are HELPER working to control an underground fire that has been burning since 1946 in coal seams of the abandoned Maclean mine in Spring Canyon, eight miles west of Helper in Carbon County. "The fire is a hazard to public safety. The fire has caused dangerous fissures and cracks that are close to a foot wide and up to 15 feet deep. Someone could easily fall into one of these cracks and be burned," said Lucia Malin, project manager with the Divisio of Oil Gas and Mining Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. "Smoke and toxic fumes coming from the fire could overcome hikers and hunters using the area. ' ' The project contractor has constructed a chimney to confine the fire and vent gasses from the underground fire. Workers are now filling subsidence cracks and fisn road base masures with will then be regrad-eterial. Slopes stabilized and revegetated. Malin anticipates the fill work will be completed by Thanksgiving, but says, "Steep slopes are adding to the difficulty of control- - Green said study teams are using a new computer technology called Geographic Information System (GIS). The size, texture, and color of components that are being studied, like wetlands, can be can be programmed into the computer as overlays onto a map of the area. "You can see where you have dramatic problems or dramatic opportunities," he said. Another important value of the GIS is that it will be made up of By MYRNA TRAUNTVEIN Herald Correspondent vehicle riders and others who participate in recreation from the dangers of abandoned mines. Those dangers include mine openings with unstable sides and rotten timbers, poisonous gasses, old explosives and underground fires. off-highw- ry Reclamation of abandoned mines is funded from a tax paid by coal producers in Utah. PROVO Prospective mem- bers of the Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings, two service organizations at BYU, intend to gather canned foods and other household goods to benefit the homeless. The project will kick off on Hal d, - NEPHI The Juab School District Board of Education is in favor of the school for boys proposed for a location north of Mona in Juab County only if the students will be taken to Nebo School District schools rather than the Juab School District. "We don't have the facilities or staff necessary to deal with students with these significant problems," said Superintendent Kirk Wright. Nebo School District officals had indicated they would be willing to allow the students to travel to their district, said Wright. "Court appointed kids are the responsibility of the state to edu loween night when the volunteers will head for Orem and Provo neighborhoods to join on their quest for goodies except these people will be asking for corned beef instead of cantrick-or-treate- rs dy bars. Senator Scott N. Howell Senator Eldon Money Senator Frank E. (Ted) Moss Representative Tim Moran Norma Matheson Dr. Geri Alldredge Florence Bowen Paul Curtis C. Wynn Everett Danielle Ferron John Ned Gavin Irene Brown Dr. Roger Brown Kelly Dr. C. Bradford Chappell C. Robert Collins Lyn Collins D. Ken B. Creer mountain biking and equestrian use probably will be limited. Seven possible sites along the river are already owned by the federal government for flood control. Access for handicapped people also must be provided, but not necessarily along the entire length of the parkway, he said. Green said the park corridor may be as wide as 400 yards across some flood plains, but only about 200 yards wide in other areas. He said livestock owners with land on both sides of the river may not be able to move their animals from one side to the other during certain seasons, especially during high water flows. He said he doubted bridges would be built for livestock to cross the river, but s assured the farmers that access to drinking water for their animals won't be eliminated. Green said the DPR is still committed to managing the corridor, Som-mer- although other options are still open and someone else could take over. He said the DPR hasn't cate, "said Wright. Students who had been at the facility in the past, when the home was under other leadership, had caused problems at the local high school. They had a tendendy to affect students on the border line of dropping out of school in an adverse manner, said Wright. The biggest problem, said principal Leonard Trauntvein came from attendance. "They were in and out of school like yoyos," he said. In one case a student at the Mona facility had required expensive diagnostic testing and when the testing was completed, the boy was taken out of the high school. "It was difficult to maintain a textbook census," said Charles Levan plans Danish fest By MYRNA TRAUNTVEIN Herald Correspondent A Danish celebraLEVAN tion will be held on June 5, this - year, to honor Danish Independence Day. Levan's beautification committee told members of the Levan Town Council recently that the committee would like to make the Danish Dav an annual event. A number of' Levan natives are ol Danish ancestry. Council members agreed the and day would be a good idea bautification agreed to help the committee in any way possible to make the event a success. In other business, the committee suggested members of the town council also participate in the garbage can painting contest now being conducted by the committee. Tom Park. Nephi owner of an electric contracting business, signed a contract with Levan city to provide electrical service for the Park told he would be able to start work for the community within a few days. Council members discussed different ideas for contacting Park in an emergency. Mayor Connie Dubinsky told the council the community has need of a planning and zoning committee. Dubinsky asked council members to submit names to be considered for committee positions and as a head for the commitcommunity. Mellor, high school teacher. The county is holding a hearing on whether the new managers of the school should be allowed a conditional use permit and the school board will be represented at the hearing, agreed board members. Plans are to increase the number of students at the facility. "Our experience in the past is that we have had significant problems and they (boys at the facility) have had some negative impact," said Wright. Another problem, he said, was the effect the students from the home had on slots for special education. "These people are eligible for special education," said Wright. council-membe- rs tee. Council members discussed the need to enforce building and zoning codes in the community. Dubinsky requested council member Martin Poulsen oversee the committee's formation, and to be council member over the building inspector. A warranty deed was given to the town of Levan from Brent Hanson for the property at the town cemetery. Council member Kerma Jensen should be contacted by home- Jennifer J. Green Harvey W. Hamann Leola Hammann J. Hansen Betty L. Hatten J. Paul Hickman Cammi Jordan Peter J. Kropf LaVon Laursen Thomas F. Laursen Dr. Cornelia Madsen projects n food-collectio- The volunteers hope to gather not only canned food items, but also household goods such as toilet paper, blankets, and even sleeping bags, all of which will go to the Food & Shelter Coalition. "Anyone who wants to contrib ute, who is missed by the may leave a message, including their, phone number and and we will address, at pick it up from them on Monday or trick-or-treate- rs 371-295- 9, Tuesday following Halloween," said Lisa Howard of Silver Wings. being turned on in their homes. She will contact the inspector when there are enough homes to request the inspector's services. All map-o- f the gas system should be placet.! in a safe. The council has adopted a new council reference book. Dubinksv explained how the book will hd in finding current figures at coun cil meetings. of life and to ensuring a bright future for our children and our grandchildren. We wholeheartedly urge you to join us in voting for GALE STRINGHAM on Tuesday, November 3rd. J. Bonner Ritchie Verna Rohbock Bill Savage Mary L. Savage Leslie Wl Slaugh Craig M. Snyder Phyllis Sorensen Kevin J. Sutterfield M.P. (Mike) Marchant Valoy Marchant Paul Meredith Albert John Mott Sherri S. Mott Erma Myers Rulon Myers Art Nesbit Diane Syddall Ann Thayne Richard G. Thayne Polly Tyacke Marie Van Wagenen Stella Welch Brent Young Beth Nesbit Dean H. Nielsen Vera Nielsen Linda Peterson W. Reeder Lawrence Rees Loralee Rees Jess GHAM SENATE 16 A VOICE FOR UTAH w Bl1 inspections prior to the service leadership and negotiator skills vital to preserving Utah's high quality Burch changed its opinion that firearms and motorized vehicles should be banned from the parkway. He said - Pge owners who need natural gas line Dear Fellow Utahns: We are some of the people who have joined together in support of Gale Stringham for Utah State Senate District 16. We know she has the Lionel Camara shape cument that met Environmental Protection Agency requirements was prepared a few years ago. But if the plans for the corridor are not the same as they were at that time, or there is new environemental information, another study may be required that could take up to two years. At various times during the past several years, DPR officials and representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which is building the parkway with federal Jordanelle project funds, have indicated they would immediately begin purchasing property for the river parkway, but none has been acquired so far. Service groups plan Halloween fine-grai- Kelly A. sound, scientific, original data that can be used if an environmental study is required. Green said a do- THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Juab School District officials express concern about proposed group home ling this underground fire. In 1990, the division tried to extinguish the fire by pumping a foaming mud cement product into open fissures to suffocate the fire. The appearance of new fissures indicated the fire is still burning. The abandoned mine program works to protect hunters, hikers, back-count- gomery Engineering, the consulting firm overseeing the CUP water studies presently taking place in the Heber Valley, including the river studies, said the river will not be totally returned to its original route where certain "untouchables" are now located like sewage ponds, main roads and railroad tracks, residential structures and farm buildings, the new wetland park being built at the foot of the Jordanelle Dam, and diversion structures for the north fields. 29, 1992 A VOICE FOR BALANCE A VOICE FOR CHANGE A Voice for You! Paid for by the Stringham for Senate 16 Committee |