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Show Emery County Progress Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday July 13,2004 Economic Summit Commission Continued from PAGE Continued from PAGE 1A. 1 A. The economic development council is still looking for sponsors for the event and participation b local business people. There will be a session where local business people can make presentations on goals, com- plaints, accomplishments or any area of concern for local business people. The council discussed ways to promote the summit and Linda Jewkes suggested someone attend all of the city council meetings in the county mid present the summit to them and invite and encourage all councils to attend. The summit hopes to attract not onlv business people, but all interested Lnciiv iduals in the county. Marc Stilson. chairman of the council said that was an excellent idea and he would see to it that all of the cities are notified and receive the pamphlet that has been prepared. The republican party chairman, Bill Dellos is hoping to attract the candidates for office for a meet the candidate meeting the evening of the summit since Huntsman will be in the countj for the summit. Dellos will work on contacting the candidates to see if something can be arranged. The economic development council said this was OK vv ith them, but the council is in no wa politically affiliated withanv party. The council also discussed an economic summit in Sevier County the end of August and the rural summit on Aug. 3 in Cedar City. It was determined that two people from the economic council be designated to go the rural summit at the expense of the economic development council. In other business, Stilson introduced the people involved in working and developing an informational booklet to promote Emery County. Skyler Tanner, 12-1- Chandler Tanner, Shawna Rogers and Mandi Weihingare working on the recruitment booklet. When completed this booklet will be sent to businesses requesting information about the county as a place to locate their business. Stilson sees the booklet as a real tool to introduce the county to prospective businesses. Brian Daw es was approved as an advisory member of the council as a representative from education. Dawes is the current principal at Perron Elemen'lary. He will begin work on educational camps vv hich vv ill be held during the summers to promote education in the county. These camps will be both fun and educational and give the children of the county learning experiences during the summer months. Delynn Fielding, the Carbon County Economic Development Director, was also in attendance and stressed the need for the citizens of the county to take the survey concerning rural economic development. The survey is a web survey only and can be taken at http:utahreach.org wingspansurv evs The information from the surveys will be prioritized and proposals will be made before the legislature in January as to what types of economic development efforts will be made and funded. Fielding said it is crucial that the county respond and have a voice in this survey. He said 200 responses have been collected so far and very vevv of them are from anyone not involved directly in government. Fielding also mentioned a workshop they held in Price where information vv as presented on how to do business with the federal government. He said it was attended by only 13 people and the majority of them were from Emery County. He said it was a lot of good information. The Ivellog Foundation has $8 million available in grants for economic development systems and ideas on how to fund efforts to develop entrepreneurship. The grant applications are due Aug. 13 and Fielding is inv olving seven counties in Eastern Utah to team up to apply for some of this grant money. Counties include Emery, Carbon, San Juan, Grand, Uintah, Daggett and Duchesne. Range Creek Continued from PAGE 2A. pacity. Commissioner Sitterud read a letter which is proposed to be sent to those concerned with the decision making in the Wild and Scenic River designation. Sitterud will sign this copy and request that Utahs congressman to sign it also. The letter strongly states Emery Countys opposition to the designation of any rivers or river segments in the county and their reasons for that opposition. Copies of the letter were approved to be sent to the BLM and the forest service offices in the Price and Richfield areas. A cooperative agreement to enhance boating facilities at Joes alley Reservoir was considered for approval by the commissioners. Commissioner Ira Hatch questioned as to whether the Bureau of Reclamation had been contacted. Commissioner Sitterud explained that the forest service is the agency in control of the recreation of those lands, and they have been notified. The commission approved entering into the agreement to enhance boating opportunity at Joes Valley Reservoir. Commissioner Sitterud explained a letter received from the Utah Retirement System. The letter explains a new system for protection of employee information. The URS is requesting signatures of approval from the commissioners to institute this new privacy protection. The commissioners approved. Commissioner Sitterud presented a proposal from the Emery County Recreation Department for consideration of the commission. The recreation board has purchased a used piano to be used for the fair and other county activities as needed. They have requested a gram in our county. Maughn Guymon is doing an extremely good job, said Hatch. A business license was ap- reimbursement from the commission for the purchase price of the piano. Commissioner Hatch gave his approval with the stipulation that the recreation board make criteria for the use of the piano in the future. Baliff and perimeter security services was discussed next. Every day on which court is held, the sheriff's office is required to provide one baliff and a perimeter security person. The amount the State Office of the Courts will reimburse is nearly half of the cost to Emery County. Commissioner Hatch stated that every year, they press the legislators to reimburse a bigger percentage of the required services, but thus far, the state has not raised the amount. He stressed the need to continue to press for better compensation. Both memorandums of understanding proved. were 3A proved for Bernice Payne of Cleveland to open a home based business providing art lessons and supplies. Brenda Dugmore explained to the commissioners that a new tax rate has been received. Prior to the submission of the budgets on June 30, the state had sent out a tax rate. All of the cities had prepared their budgets based on that tax rate. With the new; lower tax rate, some budgets adjustments will be needed. The commissioners ratified the new tax rate amendment. Commissioner Hatch ex- plained that the county had received the grant for West Nile Virus prevention and abatement. With the grant, the county has purchased an ATV and a fogger for use for mosquito control. Commissioner Sitterud ex- ap- Commissioner Hatch suggested the ratification of the Emery County DrugTask Force grant. The grant provides the county drug task force with needed funding. This is a good program, one that we can look plained that Sunrise Quarterhorse is looking for at least 30 acres of property in the upper end of the county on which to relocate their horse business from California. They are committed to come to this area. He also reported that the on with pride. It is one of the most successful drug programs in the state, said Hatch. An interlocal agreement was approved with the Southeastern BLM, Ray Petersen, Gary Kofford and himself had been to the Swaseys Cabin area to look into more dispersed camping areas. The meeting went well and w as very productive. Commissioner Sitterud announced that the county is about to move into the litigation pro7 cess on several roads. The process is moving along, he stated. The next commission meeting will be held July 20 at 9 a.m. in the county building. Utah Area Agency on Aging. This agency serves Emery, Carbon and Grand county seniors. Although funding is down and there is a considerable amount of belt tightening going on, this is a good program. It is funded by federal and state money. The county also puts is a percentage based on the population of seniors. This is a real good pro RS-247- Buckle up! 'Its the Rock art is part of the intrigue of Range Creek. inghas determined that 80 percent of their diet came from corn. Those Fremonts from Range Creek had more variety in their diet and did not relv as heav ih on corn. They also used birds and rabbits in their diets and used the rabbit skins for clothing a nd blankets. They also weaved rabbit strips into foot-v- v ear. Tliev used juniper bark for shirts and to weave into mats for sleeping and placing food on. Jones said they also had established networks of trading. Jones said the life of the Fremont was a struggle and it varied from vear to v ear dependingon weather conditions and how well their crops grew. The men are estimated to be approximately 58 tall and the females vv ere around 5'2. Jones said in a lot of the human remains there are traumatic injuries which were sustained at some point in their lives, a lot of broken limbs and that type of thing. He said they lived a very dangerous existence, climbing cliffs and hunting activities all made them susceptible to these types of injuries. Joel Boomgarden, teaching assistant for the University of Utah, said that students are flagging the area where items are found. He has noticed an increase in foot traffic into the area since new s of the area came out. He said last summer while orking at the site he didnt see any hikers and this year, people have been walking in and artifacts have begun to disappear. Boomgarden showed reporters vv hat he referred to as a looters pile which contained small shards placed on a rock. He said two projectile points, knife blades, have already disappeared. They were located bv students and placed on a rock and later when they returned they were gone. As the wonders of the canyon become known the question of the management of the site becomes foremost in importance. This issue will be looked at in part three of the series on Range Creek. vv Thrift Store GRAND OPENING law! The annual Emery County Farm Bureau Talent Find will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2004, Emery High School Auditorium, 4:00 p.m. Pick up entry forms at your local library or on the Internet at www.emerycountry.comfair. Entry forms due July 17, 2004. NO EXCEPTIONS!! If you have any questions or to return entry forms please contact: Cassie Thatcher JoyLynn Humphrey Box 18 Box 1253 Huntington, Utah 84528 Orangeville, UT 84537 748-282- 0 687-281- 0 ut3H Farm Bureau National Mud Bog & Monster Showdown WE BEAT ANY RETAIL IV, OR ANY THRIFT STORE Tools Hunting Clothing Electronics Furniture Antiques 38? 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