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Show Page A2 iThc tT intca- - 3 icprttbf nt Thursday, December 5, 2002 Budget hearing: shortfall to besaid remedied It's a real concern A Look Back in Time Continued from Page VI Histone pictures of Moab and Grand County Rite a picture you would like to shire? Suhm.t it to The Times - Independent quest for more funds. The countys projected asked tor some additional funding tor the Miss Grand 2002 budget will fall about $330,000 short, due largely to County Pageant Cunning ham said the $3,000 allocated for the 2003 Grand County Fair is sufficient, but w ill not cover the cost of state-require- lost federal revenues, said County Clerk Fran Townsend The money w ill be transferred from the county 's fund balance in order to make up the short ta.ll. leaving the county with d scholarships and other expenses associated with the pageant My only request tonight would loss money held m reserve to cover unexpected expenses and emergencies Townsend said the Council had done their best with a difficult financial scenario The Council did a great job can find any fie if you additional funds for Miss Grand County, Cunningham said It was so well received last year We can meet all our expenses except the scholarship monev We need he lp w ith meeting the needs of the county departments And we've done so without a tax increase, Tbw nsend said On Tuesday, Townsend that Rut givt n the county 's fiscal outlook for 2003, it is unlikely that the Council will additional money to the said the county's financial woes mirror a decline in the al-at- e national economy The nation as a whole is in a real financial crunch, and were feeling the pinch because it trickles dow n to all of us," Tbw nsend ent. Council members anked the Fair Board for lr hard woi k m organizing Still out of the way . . . 2002 fair, but did not com-n- t on Cunningham's re- - J W Williams scrapbook depicting the first ever automobile trip across the Navajo Reservation and clear to St George, this photo depicts the tounng group visiting the Oljato Trading Post m the early part ol the century Oljato is still a long way from neighbors. (Photo courtesy From the Dr. You have to run the county But you have to be careful. You cannot burn the taxpayers. There's a limit to how much people w ill pay m taxes. Weve got no salary increases at all," she said. "This is a rt al barvbone operational " budget The County Council will v ote w hether to adopt the 2003 budget at its next meeting on Mondav, December 16. Drug bust . . . Continued from Page Al amine were seized during a search of the home, investigators said Task Force investigators remained at the scene until late in the evening while officials who were called in from the Salt Lake City office of the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Ctah Department of INiblic Safety arrived and assisted w ilh cleaning up and processing the scene. of Mitch Williams) Moratorium on water connections Continued from Page VI li Engineering, a cnnltai hired tor to develop a drink mg water source protection plan lor the i itv. has eom uued the state agciuv to require at lea-- t one monitoring wi II to lie built lictwccii the new wtlU and Moab's existing welL The monitoring system will ana lire over tune how the new wi lls impact the undergiound aquifer and the city s ahilitv to draw wati'r Iroin it wells In tated alsiut I 5 miles Iroin the distrut's new wills MW At the inciting last agency hoard hair (larv Wilson said he asked that tin1 disuission ol a W'ednesdav. i moratorium lie placed on the agenda so that Iniard meniU rs could Ingin planning lor the future Cut il the new well' into service, the di'trut must rely on water Iroin wi lls owned by George White For an-pu- t tune, the distrut has t regularly pumped 800 of water Iroin Whites aoiiie acre-fee- wells even though its contract with White stipul.itesth.it the agency has the right to pump only 625 acre feel ol water White has not oheited so far, and the agency conqieiisatcs him for the extra water punqiod. hut Imard members pointed out that White's prop erty is now lor sale, and future owners mav he less generous "I dont want to got ourselves to the point of a lawsuit la'cause we waited until it was " loo late to do something, Wil son said And we're there " Rut once the water rights transfer is approved, the district will have plenty of avail able w ator for existing custom ors, and lor new development, W ilsun said "I think this is a short-te- i in thing We re going to get our wills approved eventu-allv- . he said Spanish Valley resident Rill Love urged the Itourd to susjHitd water hookups to all new housing and commercial development projixts until the issue ol the w ater rights tt , mail r is resolved Pointing to the agency's over pumping of the ( ieorge White w ells, Lov e said the water district has sold water they do not own" for more than a year It has offered water to San Juan ('minty residents, to developers of the promised Cloudrock lanlge and the accompanying Johnsons Cp On Top resort community And it has promised 270 connections to the state's St hools and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SlTLAl for future projects on SITU property, even though the district does not currently own enough water to meet those demands, This district is water bankrupt. It has linen lor two vears," Love said R.uk up and dig yourself out of the hole Tell S1TLA, Cloudrmk. and the Round Table Group m San Juan (minty that we don't have w ater for their connect ions unt il w e hav e enough water for buildout in the valley Dave Corens disagreed ith laiv e, and suggested that a moratorium is not needed at this time Should the agency institute a moratorium in the near future, Cozrcns asked w .. . the Imard to exempt building projects that have received rnisbings cmmtv approval even if they aie not yet under construction when the moratorium is i un-jxis- ?u? Nothing would kill our economy more than for people not to have water for their building projects, Cozzens said "If this moratorium is determined to lx necessary, would hope that in a show of fairness any sulniiv isions that o 1 have been approved will get the water they're promised Board memlier Dan Pyatt said water use typically declines in winter as outdoor - J67.Tp Bcatt Bag Chairs watering ceases Pyatt suggested Ihe hoard wait until spring to evaluate the district's water use, and decide if a moratorium is needed Board member Rex Tanner agnxxi We probably have a window of time before that outdoor use bmmies an issue. Banana Chars Big Screen TV's DVDs & VCRs Also Contho Units And we don't have a problem with indoor use. think we should wait to make a decision on this." The board unanimously voted to indefinitely table action on a moratorium. Rut board memliers urged district manager Dale Pearson to begin trying to negotiate a deal w ith the White family to purchase the property containing the George White wells. Pearson said the agency has had preliminary discussions with the family, but cautioned that the district could not shoulder the price tag for the property - which be would not reveal at the public meeting - without imposing a revenue lsind, or securing funding through grants or other sources. The next GWSSA district meeting is set for Wednesday, December 11, 7 pm at the w ater agency offices located at 3025 E. Spanish Trail Road Gift Certificates Cedar Chests Recliners, Rockers, Gliders Sofas & Loveseats Home Stereos, Car Stereos 1 ii mo fENIENT lOMSH 160-acr- e 90 Days Same as Cash approved credit with me OIEBtlDnaB I- fr.55 qift " Wrajvjiii'vg! SATURDAY, r Silent auction and drawing will benefit Higher Ed. 1 1 rj - ifr This hand knit original lace shawl is among items that will be in the Moab Higher Education Center's silent auction fund raiser See it at the Craft Fair at the MARC on Saturday one-perso- n VOYAGES ADVENTURE CO Available! Higher Education Center have donated a number of items for a silent auction and drawing benefit. Among items in the silent auction are a lace shawl made by Adrien Taylor, a handmade afghan by Wendy Tibbetts, a ViviAnn Rose original, and a Cataract Canyon trip donated by Western River Come and See Santa Claus Dec. 7th from 2 to 4 p.m. and Get Your Picture Taken Kgmi Registry Supporters of the Moab 1AJ U CANYON tTi Christmas Gift Ideas in Every Department in the Store And You'll Like the Prices! 20 Expeditions In the drawing will be a John Hagner onpnal. another ViviAnn Rose original, and handmade Christmas pillows. 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