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Show Emery County Progress, Castle Dale Utah - Tuesday October 13, 1998 IB Huntingtons new City Hall is Utahs school children will receive millions from Senate legislation ready for big grand opening Bill now goes to the White House for Presidential signature Historic legislation to provide millions of dollars to Utahs school children unanimously passed the Senate recently and will now move on the White House for presidential signature, a move lauded by Senator Bob Bennett who had worked to secure the hills successful path. As we move forward today in our efforts to swap school trust lands in Utah for other federal lands, Im reminded that my father worked on this issue in the Senate over 40 years ago. This makes todays success all the more rewarding, Senator Bennett said. Governor Scott Matheson worked on an initiative on this same issue while he was governor some 20 years ago. To see it finally come to fruition now brings me a great sense of satisfaction. This is a time of nostalgia, rejoicing and great pleasure on my (R-Uta- nimii.ii. .a.- ni.tr.iT..i r r a ' W sc. i&aw ty .. '1 - alriS.rTirfiy;jwVi-iriW- yrtFS V awgy PROGRESS Huntington City will celebrate a Grand Opening for its new City Office Building (20 South Main) on Saturday (Oct.17), from 1 to 5 PHOTODons Quinn The public is encouraged to visit the site and tour the new building, Refreshments will be served. p.m. Ferron Natural Gas Project Draft Environmental part. he added. Senator Dale Bumpers whose support was key for passage of the bill, made the following comments following its passage. "There are few senators in the United States Senate for whom I hold higher esteem than my good friend Bob Bennett, Senator Bumpers said "And therefore several months age, when I put a hold on this Utah Land Exchange, which was chvmely desired by the governor and the Interior Department, told him privately that when push comes so shove I would never allow' something thats popular and go down because of something Im trying accom(D-A- 1 well-receive- d plish. Bumpers continued, I think his fierce determination to get this lull passed was reflected in the fact that Bob asked me every day for six months when I was going, to take my hold off. This morning I was very happy to tell him that I would be able to do that. The Utah School Trust Lands Exchange transfers 363, 000 acres of state lands currently within the boundaries of national parks, monuments and forests for $50 million and 145,000 acres of coal and mineral-riclands now controlled by the federal government. Revenue from the swap and royalties from future mineral development go into the state school trust fund. The agreement will implement the largest public land exchange identified anywhere in the continental United States. Having previously passed the House of Representatives, the measure now goes to the White House where President Clinton is expected to sign it. h Impact Statement released by BLM Public comments on the DEIS will be accepted untii November 25 Verbal comments may be made at public meeting Oct. 27 - Oct. 29 The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed central Utah Ferron Natural Gas Project is now available for public review and comment. The DEIS analyzes the impacts of proposed natural gas development on public, National Forest, State and private lands in Emery and Carbon Counties. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Chandler and Associates, Inc., Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc. and Questar Pipeline Company have proposed field development of existing Federal leases within an area of approximately 111 ,000 acres in the Castle Valley area of Emery and Carbon Counties. The project would involve approximately 375 wells and a 30 mile gas transmission pipeline with related facilities including roads, pipelines, power DEIS will be accepted until lines, compressor stations and water disposal facilities. The project would also Nov. 25, 1998. During that time written in- comments may be submitted to the BLM at the following address: George Diwachak, EIS Team Leader BLM - Utah State Office EO. Box 45155 Salt Lake City, UT 84145-015In addition to written comments, verbal comments will be accepted at the following public meetings: Oct. 27, Museum of the San Rafael, 64 N. 100 E., Castle Dale; Oct. 28, Association of County Governments Bldg., 375 S. Carbon Ave., Price; and Oct. 29, BLM - Salt Lake Field Office, 2370 S. 2300 W., Salt Lake City. Copies of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement are available at the Bureau of Land Management Field Office in Price at 125 S. 600 W., and at the Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office at 324 S. State St. in Salt Lake City. volve development on State and private leases. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) participated in the EIS process as a cooperating agency to provide information regarding impacts on National Forest System Lands and to provide information needed to address cumupotential lative effects adjacent to Forest lands and resources. project-relate- Its a cow? Or a wanna be panda? d The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and USFS will prepare separate Record of Decision for respective portions of the EIS. The State of Utah, Division of Oil Gas and Mining also participated in the process as a cooperating agency to provide assistance in preparation of the EIS. Public comments on the Census Bureau workers will be knocking on your door soon Census Bureau workers will begin knockingon doors in Utah in early October to begin the first major Census 2000 operation. The Census Bureau is creating an address list for rural areas of the country for delivery of questionnaires in the spring of 2000. Two small, temporary offices have opened in Utah to oversee the work. Census Bureau employees will go to identify and map all the housing units in areas where there are a significant number of people who receive their mail at post office boxes, rural routes or general delivery. To make sure each household in the country receives a Census 2000 questionnaire, the Census Bureau needs to know the address and location of ev- - ery housing unit - anywhere a person lives or could live. The operation should be complete by late November. Census workers may ask occupants their names and addresses. The short interview should take a minute or two for each household. The location of the household will be noted on a map so that questionnaires in the may be hand-delivere- spring of 2000. The address list and related maps are the foundation of a complete and accurate census for local communities. And local communities need accurate numbers for federal funding and many other community projects, said Susan A. Lavin, Regional Director for the Denver Region. continued on page 9B d PROGRESS This cow is one of two living in a pasture in the city of Huntington. It looks very unusual because of the usual cow hide on its head, neck, front and hind quarters, but the hide on its middle is shaggy, fuzzy The Emery County Progress staff would like to remind readers of its deadlines for submit- ting articles for publication in the paper. To avoid disappointment please note the following deadlines: Letters to the editor are also due by Thursday at 5 p.m. All letters must include a signature(s), town, and phone number. 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