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Show Emery County c : 4 t i I s 0o.. :--! Ci i,4 t !;' l! k' :i & : 0 h 1 Home Grown News Since 1900 Tuesday, August 17, 2004 s' Volume 104 Castle Dale, Utah in..,,, Emery Town Number 33 50t i INSIDE Discusses ATV Ordinance By COREY BLUEMEL, Staff Writer the recent Emery Town Council meeting, Emery Town Recorder Judi Riddle said that the bronze plaque for the eterans has been ordered and should arrie in fi weeks. Young people and ATYs was the next item discussed. Many j oungpeople and parents asked the council what had prompted the city to send a letter to several residents complainingof young people racing around town and ignoring traffic control signs. Councilman Eric Anderson stated that many young people in town drive as if they were the only ones on the road and the city is concerned that someone is going to get hurt It is the citys wish to not have that happen. One parent suggested a class in w hich the children could be taught the rules of the road and proper behavior in city streets. One young man from the town expressed his dismay at having been singled out when everybody rides around town. Numerous residents expressed ideas to help eliminate the problem with ATVs. Riddle stated that the young man had not been singled out, and that he wras doing a bra e thing by coming to the meeting and expressing his opinions. All present stressed the need to work together to solve the problems. The question w;as asked concerning At ix i '4 Scottish Festival at Emery County Fair 3B. BRIEFLY The elephants rest for a moment before being put to work raising the circus tent. Carson and Barnes Circus visits Emery County ordinance. anSitterud Couneilperson Glenys Emerys ATV Aug 20 Union 7 p m. Aug 27 at Canvon View 7 p.m. Sept. 3 Ogden 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Provo 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at No. Sanpete 7 pm. Oct. 1 Carbon 7 p.m. Oct,. 8 at Park City 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at Delta 7 pm. Oct. 21 Lehi7p.m. Continued on PAGE 2A. i Public Lands Council Receives Rilda Canyon Update Community Impact Board Funds Approved Nearly $750,000 has been by the Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board for improvements to rural water systems and the construction of a new ambulance facility. ed By COREY BLUEMEL Staff Writer During the recent Emery County Public Lands Council meeting, Lucy Malin, of the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, reported to the council concerning the progress in the Rilda Canyon expansion by the Deer Creek Mine. PacifiCorp, the parent company, has filed a new plan for the expansion work being considered for the mine. The first plan from PacifiCorp was discarded over concerns surrounding the impact the construction of the new site in Rilda Canyon would hav e on the creek and the springs. This newr plan has implemented moving the collection area for the springs owned by North Emery Water Users Special Sendee The football season will get underway on Aug. 20 with a game against Union at Emery High. School begins on Aug. 25, so the football team vv ill go to work even before the school bells ring to begin the 2004-0- 5 school j ear. Emery High Football Schedule swered that Emery Town does not have an ordinance. Following much discussion, the council approved to formulate a committee and draft a proposed i Emery High Football Begins Friday Local youngsters get a chance to pet circus animals. Continued on PAGE 3A. Photos by Sharree Jensen The Community Impact Board awarded the funds to the following entities: East Carbon - $85,000 supplemental grant for the Carbon County community to complete improv ements to its water storage tank and other upgrades to its water system. Juab County - $000,494 loan for the construction of an 8,407 square-foo- t building to house the countys emergency medical operations. The buildingwill include ambulance bays, show ers and locker rooms, a hazardous District. Doug Johnson, of PacifiCorp, stated that in a recent meeting with materials gestion to relocate the collection area for the springs to a point abov e the new' North Emery Water Users Special Service District wash-dow- n facility, offices, and meeting rooms. NEWUSSD, the board made the sug- -- $25,000 supplemental grant for the district in Emery County to install a water line to connect to a storage tank in the Castle Valley Special Sendee District. The Community Impact Board is a program of the Utah Division of Housing and Community Development. It helps state and local agencies and entities that are, or may be, directly or indirectly impacted by mineral resource development on nearby federal lands and the exclusion of those lands from the local tax base. The board construction. If this plan is imple- mented, it would eliminate the concerns over contamination or damage to the springs. Johnson stated that in the new plan, PacifiCorp has addressed every possible event surrounding the springs and the creek He reported that the quality and quantity of the water collected and delivered in this area will remain the same. If the Rilda Canyon expansion takes place, an additional 15 years of mining would be available to the Deer Creek Mine. Following the permitting and appeals process, expansion could begin as early as summer of 2005. All of the agencies involved, DOGM, the office of surface mining, the forest sendee and the BLM, are working together to complete the process as rapidly as possible. The new plan is being looked at as a very possible solution to the problem with the springs. By moving the construction area to the west approximately one half mile, and with the relocation of the collection area for the springs, the new plan is very promising. Following the mining activity sur- - provides assistance through loans grants and low-intere- st for the planning, construction, and maintenance of public facilities. The funds also help community agencies provide public sendees. Fair Davs Horse Races Continued on PAGE 2A. Continued on PAGE 3A. -- Photos by Corey Bluemel b oohj c oo email editorecprogress.com Visit us on tho World tVi.le Wot) -- |