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Show A6Tha Times lndependent, Thursday, Jan. 2, 1986 SEUAOLG director Howell took aim at Salt Lake editorial stand Price Sun Advocate The director of the Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments has written a letter to a Salt Lake City newspaper blasting what he calls the elitism on the part of the newspaper in a recent editorial on land use in Utah. Bill Howell wrote the letter in reply to a Dec. 8 editorial which challenged a legislative intent statement proposed by the local AOG and Law adopted into a proposed Land on Committee the Interim Act by Energy and Natural Resources. Howell particularly blasted the editorials reaction to the statement by questioning whether the Southeast Utah' Association of Local Governments should speak for the whole state. What an outrageously elitist Is the remark, Howell wrote. Deseret News suggesting that this association has no right to express its views or is it suggesting that the Legislature should not listen to the merit of our views? I wonder what would, in the opinion of the Deseret News, qualify a group or individual to be heard by the Legislature? he continued. k with the views Perhaps of the editorial staff would qualify that is too great a price to lock-thin- pay. At issue is language in the proposed bill which was inserted by of Rep. Gayle F. McKeachnie Vernal which says that ...the best interests of this state as well as the best interests of the several school and institutional trusts are served through an orderly and public Senior Citizen news by Violet Wiler Today it is cloudy and gloomy, but we have been having such beautiful sunny days, I dont think any of us . should complain. 6:30 p.m. at Jan. 4th, Saturday, we will have our first Covered Dish Supper of 1986. Bring your own table setting and a dish of food to share with others. We have some excellent cooks. Our catered meals are showing an increase in attendance. Our Thanks- giving turkey dinner had the largest attendance of any meal so far; 105 or 106 I am not sure. Dont sit home and mope, come out and enjoy good food and delightful companionship. Go home with a smile on your face. The Dec. 7th Covered Dish supper was well attended, some of us even found enough energy to dance for awhile after eating our fill. The combined Christmas and December birthday party was held Sat., Dec. 21st at 7 p.m. The hall was beautifully decorated and also the tree. The round tables were used and each had a lighted candle. The serving tables were loaded with all sorts or snacks. Gen Holyoak played Happy Birthday and all present sang to Enola Ellis, Fred Lathrop, & Refrigeration 1070 Bowling Alloy Ln. 259-562- Bess Youvon, Emily Sisley, Raymond Neely, John Dixie Leech, Margaret Mesak, Wiggins, and Bill Davis. Cakes were baked by Maxine Smith, Connie Rawland, Relda Dickerson, Virginia Dosie and Violet Wiler. The honored guests were thankful to be healthy enough to attend the party and especially Fred Lathrop, he had been rather ill earlier this year. We are thankful he can be with us. The enjoyable program was provided by Trish Sterry and Carolyn Stiles. Carolyns husband and little son were guests for the evening. Trish sang, Where Is Heaven and Chris Sterry passed Holy Night. out new song books and everyone enjoyed singing Christmas songs. Trish led the singing and Carolyn accompanied us at the piano. Ralph Price sang one verse of Silent Night in German. Was very nice to have him sing for us. His family is blessed with beautiful voices. Gifts were given to those who had brought a gift. Will the person who mistakenly took Zita Bauers gift please return it. Cake, snacks, ice cream, coffee and punch was enjoyed after the gifts were given out. Dancing was enjoyed by those watching and those dancing. We do so enjoy watching Chris and Trish dance. They are like feathers floating over the dance floor. Our dancing feet finally tired out about 10:30 p.m. From all of us to all of you, "Happy New Year. Smith, FROM MONTICELLO Rev. Father Alcuin Almay, pastor at Monticello, was down to spend Christmas with Father Gerald who Nelson's Heating Adrienne . . . 5 Avoid capital gains tax. Support the American Heart Association. hosted Christmas day dinner and invited couples and single parishoners who would have been alone on Christmas Day. Some 20 guests attended the dinner at the parish hall. FROM GRAND JUNCTION Mr. and Mrs. Bill Key and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth (Corky) Key were happy to have their mother come down from Grand Junction, Colo, to spend the Christmas holiday with the family. divestiture of school and be held by the state in perpetuity, he wrote. The policy change from pro sales to pro retention in state ownership began to evolve some 30 years ago. Both the origin and perpetuation of this philosophy are administra- in- stitutional trust lands to the private sector at public sale. The Legislature recognizes that a policy of orderly and timely sale is in accord with the original intent of the land grant to create equity between the public land states and the the nonpublic land states, section reads. This policy eliminates the burden on local jurisdictions as a result of the status of school and institutional trust lands, stimulates development of the land by the private sector and reduces the public cost of administering those lands. tive, tax-exem- pt McKeachnie The states, A section management bureaucratic phenomena originating within the Division of State Lands and Forestry. One can only speculate as to why a state bureaucracy whose job it is to manage lands would evolutionarily spawn a philosophy of strict retention of state lands in state ownership, he continued. Howell also said the divisions policy of essentially permanent retention of state lands in state ownership ignores the large body of statutory authority directing the sale and disposition of state lan;1 Your opinion quotes the chairman of the Land Law Review Commission, who is also the chairman of j.he Board of State Lands, as saying there is no such statutory authority, Howell wrote. In fact, at least 14 sections of Title 65 of the Utah code specify sales procedures including public notice, appraisal, applications to purchase, disposition of proceeds, interest rates on note balances and so on, he continued. The authority to sell is clear and the procedures are directed. The also policy which results in essentially perpetual state ownership of school and institutional trust lands is contrary to legislative intent. The paper said that such a policy hasnt been in existence for some 30 years under control of either political party. The papers editorial quoted the chairman of the Land Law Review Commission as saying there is no statutory authority directing the sale and disposition of state lands. But Howell said legislative policy is clearly written in statute. Existing Utah land law does not even suggest that the lands should , appreciated securities or other property reduce current and future income taxes ' provide a lifetime income for yourself or beneficiaries avoid probate and publicity maximize new estate tax savings It may pay you to inquire about the American Heart Associations Planned Giving Program by contacting the American Heart Association, 7320 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75231. 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On the contrary, with the inclusion of the sales intent statement plus three or four additional changes, I believe this association would be in the forefront championing the bill through the legislative gauntlet, he wrote. not a the bill, state-owne- FROM COLORADO Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Beck and family and his sister, Miss Marilyn Beck, were down from Mintum, Colo, to spend the holidays with' their mother, Betty Beck and their grandfather, Jeff Taylor, who is an extended care patient at Allen Memorial Hospital. By supporting the American Heart Association you may: avoid capital gains tax on opinions expressed in the editorial that the same southeastern Utah interests which are promoting a pro-salpolicy are also promoting the removal of the forestry component from the Division of State Lands and Forestry. He wrote that while the AOG is aware of moves on capitol hill to affect such a change, it has not taken a policy position or an active role in moving the effort along. Howell also maintained that the language inserted into the bill was current division policy of strict retention ignores these legislative directives, Howell said. Howell also took issue with the statement in the editorial that only about 925,000 acres of state lands have been sold from statehood to the 1950s and 60s. In fact, approximately 4 million acres have been sold since statehood, he said. Howell also said the vast majority of lands remaining are in rural Utah, with more than 28 percent of the total located in the four counties of southeastern Utah. Perhaps the 52,000 people in southeastern Utah have good reason d to be concerned about lands far out of proportion to their relative percentage of siate population, he wrote. Howell also took issue with Great New, 7.9 Interest Rate Lowesf-Eve- r 500 South r.lain CIlnl Phono 259-610- 7 DOlteUfDdte n jr |