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Show Emery County featuring ( ( " ( 48 ' Of s "' ' CMUl COUNTIT Entertainment 25 Wednesday, December 9, 1981 Law enforcement request tops countys 682 budget small crowd consisting mainly of county employees and department heads attended the Dec. 2 public hearing for the 1982 county budget. The tentative budget was set at $6,007,977.44. This compares to 1980s budget of $4,830,432.95. In what looks like a leaner budget year than last years, the Commissioners had few respondents when it came time to ask questions from the public. Allen Thorpe, who has been acting as the public defender, said that a budget of $20,000 as proposed was inadaquate to handle the job required by the public defender. Sheriff LaMar Guymon took up most of the time in the hearing trying to explain why recommended cuts made in his budget should be reinstated. Most of the cuts seemed to be in the area of salaries for the department personnel.. He also stated that he had requested two ambulances to serve the county. He said that two of the three ambulances now in service were too old to keep repairing and that new ones were needed. He said that if he had both ambulances, one would be put in accidents. Emery to assist on Castle Dale would get a new one and Ferron would get Castle A Dales. one ambulance was appropriated in this years budget. Capital outlay for more space in the county detention center was cut from the Sheriffs budget as was man power. Only Clawson granted town status Clawson was granted the right to be a city by the Emery County Board of Commissioners during its regular meeting Wednesday, Dec. 2. Upon the recommendation of Scott Johansen, county attorney, the commissioners approved the motion so the community could contact the Utah State Tax Department so it can begin collecting taxes in 1982. Everyone has been pushing us said Joe to get incorporated, of the one proponents for Jensen, We have lost lots incorporation. of money as far as grants are concerned, that we might have had if we were a city. He admitted, as did the commissioners, that Clawson had a rough time ahead, especially noting that there were no ordinances in the town and that the town lacked finances to provide the needed zoning regulations. The county offered to help develop a plan for the city. It was stipulated, however, that the town would need to request the help. We dont want to push our good intentions on the residents of the said commissioner Rue town, Ware. Jensen said that the community would be holding a bond election in the near future to help repay a grant for $165,000 for a water storage tank. He said that it would be installed by the end of the summer of 1982. The bond election would .involve members of the Clawson Water District. The only thing the town needs now is the town council. The commissioners have yet to pick the leaders. Five town councilmen, one acting as mayor, will be chosen. Names will be submitted from the group which pushed for the incorporation, from individuals the commission may solicit and from any interested Clawson residents. The commission will accept letters of interest until Dec. 16. Guymon said that his budget included four new patrol deputies. He said that he is currently under staffed. Another department head, Vern Leamaster, said that the road shop needed a new building, a few new pieces of road equipment and money to repair bridges. We have 200 bridges to take care of. Some of them are in terrible condition, he said. Leamaster said that his department needed a new gravel crusher and a new garage. He said the present building has large cracks in the walls exposing the weather to those working inside. He added that some of the new trucks were too large to fit inside and, therefore, were worked on outside of the building. The Sheriffs budget was the largest of the requests, with $2,213,943.40 requested and only 1,731,270.90 being granted, or cut from his seven $482,672.50 departments. All budget requests list a salary increase of 8.5 percent and an additional 3.5 percent increase to be used to pay into the state retirement fund. Other budget items that may be of interest include the county administrators budget of $68,708, county attorney, $160,739, Class B road, $361,201, highway, $995,243, Fair, $30,000 and community action programs, CAP basic, $3,550. Headstart, $500 and RSVP $7,548. The commissioners themselves have a budget of $60,463.68. Green River will tentatively receive $35,000 for the medical clinic, local fire control will receive $176,474 and the television department will get $40,000. commissioners had to reduce the tentative budget by about $1 million. This year the reduction will be nearly $2 million. . Banks trees sparkle with decorations Elementary students from Huntington, Orangeville, Castle Dale and Ferron were all instrumental in bringing Christmas cheer to the local banks. Zions First National Bank and the Huntington First Security Bank both made arrangements with local schools to have children provide decorations for trees in their buildings. Zions has been donating $25 to the schools for the past four or five years for the decorations. The First Security Bank in Huntington invited 70 second graders to decorate the tree and sing a few Christmas carols. Darlene Young, manager, said she wanted to keep the tradition alive during subsequent years. The children made ornaments from meat trays. They were cut in various shapes that included gingerbread men, lollipops, candy canes, balls and stars. Teachers Roma Powell, Denise Champman and Lorriane Martinez were instrumental in helping the children. The children were treated to a candy cane and a cookie by Mrs. Santa Claus, Janice Mounteer, and her' elf assistant, Karlyn Walton. The county will also budget to the senior citizens $32,237 socialization and recreation, nutrition and $500 for Area on Aging administration. Weed control will get $75,516 and Mosquity Abatement will be funded $76,500. According to Dan Hunter, administrator, this years budget will be harder to put together than last year. He said that last year the $51,455 on Matheson doesnt sign, however Reapportionment passes without veto By DON VETTER Gov. Scott M. Matheson decided to keep the pen on his desk Staff Writer Price and East Carbon will be with the Tuesday and let the latest House reapportionment plan presented by the Utah Legislature become eastern part of Green River and the area of Grand County. Ferron, Castle Dale, Orangeville law. and Huntington are together with The bill divides Emery County Richfield and Salina in Sevier. three ways and breaks up Helper Scott Johansen, Emery County and Price. It will also pit attorney, said the decision is a representatives Mike Dmitrich, travesty upon the citizens of and John Garr, Emery County. Carbon, against each other in the It disenfranchises us from ever next election. he electing a representative, The governor outlined no said. We will be at the mercy of specific reasons for his action and special interest groups from other made the decision with the advice parts of the state that dont share of his offices legal counsel. our same needs. Johansen said Emery County According to press secretary Alene Bentley, the governor said could not bring a court challenge his previous statements when the against the bill, but that individual first House reapportionment bill voters could. Janet Prazen, vice chairman of came to his desk adequately exthe Democratic State Central plain his feelings about this bill. Matheson threw the first bill Committee, said there is already back to the Legislature stating that talk of action against the bill. I believe that there is a it violated virtually every obin the wind, she said. of standard challenge reapjective In fact, Im sure it will be portionment. That bill created a seven county, challenged. Dmitrich said he also believes district for Gari. The governor was urged to veto there should be a challenge in the latest bill by Garr and court against the bill. If the challenge is upheld In Dmitrich, the Emery County Commission, the Emery County court, the court could then do the Democratic Chairman and the redistricting or tell the Legislature to form another plan on its own. Democratic State Central ComDmitrich said if the plan stays, it mittee. Carbon and Emery were his will mean Helper will not likely ever be truly represented in the two strongest supporting counnext 10 years, or until another I feel said. he is that ties, Garr closest his and most reapportionment session. deserting What will happen to the Carbon and constituents a turning loyal deaf ear on their wishes and County seat is that it will become the concerns. representative of The unsigned reapportionment Helper, Dmitrich said. If it was, I would feel a commitment to bill puts Carbonville, Spring Glen, Cleveland-Elm- o of the represent them anyway. Helper, part Both Garr and Dmitrich said Emery County and northern they are taking a wait and see Sanpete County into one district. This formation puts most of the attitude about the prospects of votes in the district with Sanpete having to run against each other in the 1982 election. County. Cisco-Thomps- st 300-mi- le io The Utah Department of Transportation met with the Emery County Commissioners to show where a new coal haul road has been proposed. The road will connect the mine to the Wilberg coal haul road. The Des-Bee-Do- intent is to prevent the coal trucks from traffic of becoming a part of the inner-towOrangeville. None of the complete details have been finalized, however, Utah Power and Light hopes to begin construction in early 1982. n I I |