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Show A6 Page ROLFIMS for your HEALTH TRY ReJuce Acrts Po.rs I ncreose Fx. &.i Increase 4 Posjre neu.' Errarc t.-io-rwi p o tr'tss 4 PeH ordnance i;57 J CTCTpaq S Z1 c Hp ii 3 (The tnifs-3it&fpme- Thursday, L December), 2001 rti City, county form joint committees to tackle highway, recreation and buildings issues work on the countys public facilities analysis. Each committee will explore how both Franklin Seal taff writer It wdint the first time by governments might work leader of Grand County and the City of M tab have agreed to work together But from the positive tune of their joint Dec 12, meeting VVrdr.e-dane thiee imtiutr.es appear to more in concert on the issues. The results will Lkely be forwarded to each council in the form of recommendations for action Kicking off Wednesdays y, have broil initial support from within both governing htidies The rtf irt. aim to inert niy county coordinaa-- vf jpju ind your happtrveij (hit holiday season heir. tty Wihrj e tion on highway issues, community recreation and a public facdltie" una lysis City leaders asked for the joint met ting with the county council in order to increase coordination between city and county efforts in the three areas, explained City Manager Donna Metler at the start of last Wednesdays meeting. At the end of the meeting, members from both the Grand County Council and the Moab City Council signed up to participate on three new joint subcommittees City Council members Gregg Stucki and Kirstin Peterson will work with county council members Bart Leavitt and Kim Schappert on a joint transpor- y Thank you tor your patronage SOOTH EASTERN UTAH TTTLE CO. 150 E. I00N..MOAB 1597611 tation Happy Holidays EV3oab! joint session, city csuncil members explained that they w anted die county and city to speak with a more unified voice to Utah Department of 1 , Transportation (UDOT) on several issues, including UDOT s proposed widening of the Moab Canyon section of Highway 191 north of Moab, a study and timing of by-pa- traffic control lights on Main Street. Were just saying lend a hand in bending the ear of a bigger entity, Sweeten said. UDOT is currently in the process of gathering community input on four proposed alternatives for improving Moab Canyon. Following an open house this fall, the city sent UDOT a letter favoring alternative number two, which would add passing lanes for the stretch of Highway 191 that passes through Moab Canyon. The county sent a letter recommending that planned improvements City e; Council Member Rob Sweeten and City Council Member-elec- t Jeff Davis will meet with keep rock removal to a county council members Susanne Mayberry and Jim Lewis on recreation issues; while adding better A1 McLeod will join city council members Kyle Bailey and Dave Sakrison to mayor-elec- t hdvr a lot to he than It fit for iluririgf the holiday hei aue of our friend anil neighbor ton lu re in Vlouh. It in a .leaure to l.e a jart of thi (ommunitv Vtr m shoulders to accommodate bicycle traffic. The letter also stressed the need to keep the speed limit at 55 mph or lower. In addition, it emphasized the need for the county to have and county council members Joette Langianese and mini-mu- I f njov the holiday 'fe ran more control and heavily weighted input over the traffic that will continue to flow through the City of Moab. UDOT last week announced it was proceeding with cost analyses of alternatives three and four adding four lames, either undivided (Alternative 3) or divided (Alternative 4). Both go beyond the recommendations of either the city or county. At Wednesdays meeting, Peterson urged the city and county to work together more closely in order to have a greater say on highway issues. UDOT goes through the motions of saying they want in- put, but then they just go ahead and do what they want. Sweeten suggested that perhaps through the joint committee a work, future letters to UDOT regarding the Moab Canyon project or other concerns might go out on a joint citycounty letterhead. Moving on to recreation issues, Sweeten detailed a rough accounting of spending recreation and parks within both the city and on county, stating his belief that the city was footing more than 70 percent of the bill, not including capital improvements. But 41 percent of the people that participate in the city-sponsor- programs live outside the city, he added. He said the community needed to recrethe inter-loca- l ation agreement between the city, county, Grand County School District and Grand County Recreation Special Service District. Sweeten focused many of his comments on the Recreation District, which was scheduled to meet later that night to adopt its 2002 budget. For the first time in a long time the Rec. Board has a lot of money, he said, outlining for the group what he perceived as a rift between Recreation Board members over the districts mission and how to spend about $500,000 in accumulated re-wn- te funds. Theyre not making totally informed financial deci- capital projects Call or stop by today. Jim Bane I? f m.mI, M tnt.-- r r i sions, he said. The district and glad tidings visit your home this holiday season, we're grateful for your visiting us this year. Thanksl May peace could some of that he added, to help supmoney, ct p.t'iij It'. JVl i'rjtf i ed jrdjorie v turn Menher S'PC Edward Jones Vrtini I lit tual Investors Country Market 18"! 4 J5 S&KhEygBZB W. 4-0- 0 N. .t!ElUiECOciGntCaiQt' j port existing recreation programs rather than duplicating those programs on county-owne- d property surrounding the Spanish Trail Arena. I would caution against createntities ing two stand-alon- e that try to do the same thing," he said. Mayberry, who is the county council representa tive on the Recreation District Board, said, Maybe we need an elected board" rather than an appointed one. Schappert said ahe thought some of the problem might stem from the groups two mission statements an old one and a new cne. Some board members! are operating under the old one and ao me under the new one." Several of those present suggested the joint recreation should sub-commit- focus its efforts on a new mission statement which the county council might then pass as a resolution. Sweeten also led off the discussion regarding the countys Public Facilities Analysis by informing the group that the city was ready to move ahead on the next phase of planning for the renovation of the old middle school building, which the city acquired from the school district more than a year ago. The city plans to remodel the building to house city offices and other organizations. Were moving on it, were ready to go, he said. civic-oriente- d The city has budgeted $100,000 for the project. They have serious offers in different areas for different pieces of land. Its time to be creative," he said. City leaders said they knew the county was in the process of updating the analysis which guides planning for expansion of local government offices, among other things. The last time the county updated the document, the city participated in the process, Metzler said. With planning moving forward on old middle school renovation, they wanted to make sure they were part of the current county update. Weve put together a very reasonable financial scenario that would give the county some office space at a very reasonable rate, she said. She estimated that the city hopes to begin the process of creating a concept plan for the building in two to three montha and that it was possible to actually begin occupying the building in about two years. The public facilities analysis would also ee include in their discussions other projects such as the Moab Area Partnership for Seniors Services (MAPSS ). the end of last At Wednesdays meeting the first two set meeting dates in early January. es The Public Facilities group had not yet set a date to meet. Archie has let the cat out of the bag! 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