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Show riiWiin ji Tpr'ipr-n- ' V i i Progress today: 'f " Sheriffs log vv f T EJ An accident at an abandoned mine up Straight Canyon claimed the life of a West Valley C--v City man on Saturday. Other investigation reports are in the Sheriffs Log found r ed 4. r B- f j j1 ' S Local sports at f It was Canyon View Rafael in wrestling - v San Hfet v co-e- page 5A. i Busy as a bee Most people fear the tiny bee, but for a Huntington man, bees have been a big part of his life. Facing retirement, is he ready to give it up? For a feature article on the subject, see page and volleyball last week. Also, Emery opened the basketball season while teams closed out the d volleyball season. For reports, see sports, beginning on page 8A -- on rrz 16A Emery County -- Volume 84 am as i o ., Wednesday, November No. 47 23, 1983 Cities reach water pact by Elizabeth Hanson The mayors of Cleveland and Elmo are cheering. For three years they have tried to cut the cord with North Emery Water Users Association so they could fully share in the benefits of the Castle Valley Special Service District especially the water system and street paving. Presently, they have new sewer systems. Castle Valley Special Service District offered a solution at the regular meeting Thursday which appears satisfactory to all involved. The mayors say the contract severing the towns from North Emery Water Users Assocation should be signed before the Progress Thanksgiving issue hits the public. The Thanksgiving gift is largely financial. Special Service has authorized issuing two checks, one to NEWA for $20,000 to pay the towns share of the existing water loans and one for $102,950 to Farmers Home Administration for the towns share of the debt for the system. In addition, the district will pay $90,000 for pipe and fittings for the new NEWU bypass while the towns agreed to do some installing of the lines. The total liability tab is set at $213,921. Work nears homestretch at Thistle By STEVE IIEIDE Staff Writer Its going to be a race down to the wire as crews battle Mother Nature to have the U.S. 6 bypass around the Thistle slide opened by Dec. 1. But Art Chidester, director of neck-and-ne- the project for ck the Utah Department of Transportation, says UDOT should win the contest, if only by a nose. Despite setbacks that have included a slide at the cut through Billies Mountain and almost ceaseless rains and snow for the past few days, Chidester is still confident the crews of Clyde Construction of Springville can finish the huge project in time for the planned W.W. Dec. 1 opening. havent given up, he said, after a Monday meeting between UDOT officials and W.W. Clyde. Weve outlined our proceedures with the construction company, and we are still working on our original time schedule. We will do everything we possible can to have that road open by the first of December. The battle has been uphill for construction crews since the project began last July. The huge project, when completed, will have required the moving of more than 6.5 million yards of material. Much of the work was done in unstable terrain, and normally, a project the size of We the Thistle bypass would have taken three construction seasons to complete, according to UDOT officials. We have moved about a million yards more material than we projected, yet we are still pretty much on schedule, I think the Chidester said. crews have done a truly outstanding job, especially working under the pressure of the deadline. We knew we were going to have some problems with slides, especially at the cut in Billies Mountain since we were working with some very steep banks. The latest slide which came off the north face, kind of caught us by surprise, but it wasnt that bad. We are working above the site of the slide to cut back the bank, making benches to help eliminate the possibility of it recurring. The recent rains have caused the most havoc, as untreated base layers designed to support paving were saturated, and Chidester said some of the base may have to be removed and replaced with dry material. The snowstorm over the weekend dumped as much as six inches of snow on the uncompleted road, but the project manager said crews are working around the clock to remove the white stuff as fast as it falls. We just blade it right off and keep on going, Chidester said. As soon as we get a good day, we should be able to catch up on those areas where we are ready to lay blacktop. Work on the U.S. 89 recorn-cetio- n is also on schedule. Chidester said most of the road from Birdseye to the connecting ramp at the U.S. 6 project has been reclaimed, and crews are now just waiting for the waters of Lake Thistle to recede from the Thistle Junction bridge. That news will come as a welcome relief to the citizens of Sanpete and Sevier counties who found themselves isolated when the huge mudslide plugged Spanish Fork Canyn last April. (Continued on Page Circle November 28 for tree permits Permits for cutting Christmas trees will go on sale Nov. 28, to Ferron 1983, according District Ranger John Niebergall. limited number of permits will be available and A sold on a individual basis. Two cutting areas will be designated in the Ferron Canyon Area; Pinyon above the Narrows to Pine-Junip- er the top of the Dugway, and Engleman Spruce and Fir above Dairy point to Willow Lake. According to the ranger, each family interested in getting a Christmas Tree permit must pick up their own permit. Only one permit per family will be allowed. Tags will be sold at the same price as last year, $3 each. Tags must be securely attached to the tree before transporting, he said. Tree permits will be available at the Ferron District office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cutting area maps and cutting instructions along with current road conditions will be issued at the time of purchase. No refunds will be given on Christmas tree permits. One of the objectives of selling Christmas tree permits is to a recreational and aesthetic experience for individuals who wish to select and cut their own Christmas tree. Participants are requested to stay on existing roads. Ranger Niebergall advised that anyone removing a tree from outside the designated areas or without a valid permit will be subject to provide prosecution. 11A) it is recommended that Christmas tree cutters wear warm clothing, carry a shovel and tire chains in their vehicles and be prepared for adverse road conditions. Funds are not available for snow removal, and roads are usually muddy, slick and snow covered this time of year, Niebergall said. For further information, call the Ferron Ranger District In return, the district will receive assets valued at approximately $299,000. The value of 1108 water shares the towns will turnover is $249,000, and the value of systems inside the towns is set at $50,000. Manager Darrel Leamaster said the district is not changing policy by buying town water shares, but only making one exception to help Elmo and Cleveland out of their dilemma. Special Service has held off doing the streets in the communities except for the street serving the new Cleveland IDS church to avoid chopping up newly surfaced roads to lay water lines. NEWA surrenders all fran- chise claims to the towns. The new line between Cleveland and Elmo will be constructed within a year to relieve the NEWA line, and the whole system is set for completion within three years. The $3 million low interest loans from Water Resources and Community Impact is pegged to install Cleveland and Elmo water systems and expand the Huntington City water treatment plant, but research has proven that water needs projected to the year 2000 can be served using the present system. A tie Fork Spring development will also be included. Funds were included for expanding the treatment plant which does not need expanding now. Tom Humphrey suggested using the $800,000 to install secondary water systems in Cleveland and Elmo. Elmo is the only town in the district without a secondary system. (Continued on Page 5A) |