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Show Hospital contract signing date set The San Juan County com- mission has set September 1 for signing of a contract with Intermountain Hospital Care for management of San Juan County Hospital, San Juan County Nursing Home, the EMTs and the ambulance service. The contract will be finalized on that date if all documents are in order and the commission approved, said at last week's commission meeting. Gene Beck and Doug Fons-bec- k, representatives of Inter-mounta- in Health Care (IHC) met again with the commission at last week's meeting to discuss further details of the proposed contract. At the meeting, San Juan County Attorney Bruce Hall-ida- y told the IHC representative that he needed to have additional information, includfinancial stateing ments and other data. The IHC men discussed further the plant fund, which they said is a fund established to facilities in keep medical proper maintenance. was a discussed Also by-la- attract unwelcome visitors away from their nests , this vireo had a different approach as she stayed motionless, thus allowing the photographer to get within two feet While most birds and make fly to away Photo and caption by Alvin Reiner . this photo . cents a copy 1980 Economic recession to continue into 1981 The national economic reis expected to continue into the fourth quarter, according to Elwood Lovell, assistant vice president and Monticello manager for First Security Bank, quoting from the First Secu- cession rity Newsletter. The quarterly report is edited by Dr. Kelly Matthews, vice president and chief economist for First Security Corporation, regional bank holding company. Following the imposition of credit controls by the Federal Reserve in March, consumer attitudes sharply altered, reflected in an abrupt reduction in spending and credit demands. The degree of weakness in the economy is, however, anticipated to moderate relative to the free - fall experienced during the second quarter. According to the newsletter, there is little chance that the national economy will reestablish a growth trend prior to 1981. Consumers are rebuilding savings and reducing debt burdens and are unlikely to increase borrowand buying prior to ing achieving some gains in real income. were indicator indexes Leading Monticello registration August 20 Registration for the 1980-8- 1 school year at Monticello High School will be held on Wednesday, August 20, for all students. Please observe the following schedule, school officials ask: 9th - 12th grades, noon, cafeteria 8 a.m, to 8th grade - 1 p.m, cafeteria to 4p,m,, p.m, to 4 p.m., speech arts room 7th grade, 1 dite of registration The was incorrectly printed in last weeks issue as August 2L The correct day and date is Wednesday, August 20. Wexpro Company has announced that it has recovered oil and gas from a drill stem test on an exploratory well in the Bug Field in the Paradox Basin of southeastern Utah. Utah dropped sharply in the second quarter and slower economic growth in Utah is expected in the third quarter. Although Utahs economy is influenced by a continuing for national recession it has, in general, not been impacted by the recession to the extent experienced in other parts of the nation. During the second quarter, reduced rates of business activity in Utah spread from the construction and autom obile industries to other manufacturing and retail seg of the economy. The ments rate of unemployment in Utah is expected to edge toward 6 percent in the third quarter from the 5.3 per cent which prevailed at midyear. Mining production in Utah during the first half of 1980 was below year - ago levels most major minerals. in Coal production cumulative through June was nearly 11 per cent below last year. Ad- copper production, down 2.5 per cent through will be sharply lowered if the current strike is protracted, forecasted the ditionally, A-p- ril, newsletter. Oil, gas discovery reported The Bug No. 4 well 14 is a mile stepout from the and more than 2 12 well No. miles from the Bug No. 1 discovery well, both of which 2 2 (Please turn to Page 2) Residential, construction in Utah is expected to remain very sluggish in the third quarter with building permits for new dwelling units currently down 52 cent below 1979 and per total construction value cumulative through May of this year down 44 per cent below last year. county application protesting the city of Monticello s annexation policy was filed by San Juan County Attorney Bruce HaUiday at a public hearing last Wednesday evening in the county courthouse. Tne hearing followed by 10 months a heated, standing-roo- m -only confrontation of citizens, city council members A HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY. UTAH 20 ck and Beck had commission told the that the board would need to be reorganized to represent the breadth of the service area, and include a minimum of eight and a maximum of 20 members. The board would be selected by Beck, one commissioner and one physician from the area, he said. The IHC representatives told the commission at last week's meeting that IHC would furnish its own insurance, which would include malprac- tice insurance. Fonsbeck said that he would be in Monticello this week to discuss with hos- pital and nursing home staff and with the administrators of the individual facilities IHC's personal policies and its benefit and personal package. The present hospital board earlier unanimously approved the concept of a management group operating the hospital and recommended that IHC's proposal to manage the hospital be accepted. County files annexation protest The Sami Joann Recoird Vol. 63, No. 30 ws, board and the process by which members for this board are chosen. At an earlier meeting, Fons-be- governing and the city planning commission last fall. County Commissioner Edward Boyle called attention to the countys offer to designate a Monticello Control District (buffer zone surrounding the city) as provided by Utah Code. He maintained that since the county currently provides the city with educational, health care and public maintenance services, revenue collecting was given undue priority by the city planning commission. In fact, crux of the the countys application of protest seems to rest on the city's plan to annex the Utah State Highway Patrol port of entry -weigh station east of Monticello. multi-recreation- al, Mayor Keith Redd reminded all present that the coun- cil has indicated willingness to let the county retain aU weigh station revenue. He referred to legislation which the council maintains restricts municipalities from supplying water other than in times of excess supply to users residing outside incorporated city limits. A boundary commission appointed in October of 1979 and Meeting The Southeastern Utah sociation of consisting of County Commissioner Calvin Black, County Louise Recorder Jones, Councilmen Paul Barr and Hal Jensen and citizens Oleen Hatch, Wyman Redd, and Richard Coleman, is required, in compliance with Utah HB61 to convene a hearing within 60 days of receipt of application for hearing. Failure of the boundary commission to reach a decision within 60 days will be considered an approval of annexation. Comments and complaints by the 16 citizens at this latest hearing generally reflected the protests enumerated in the protest application and were substantially the same fears expressed in the October meeting: How much will taxes in- crease in annexed areas? Does the city intend to rend- er municipal services other than services already available in the annexed areas? Does the city intend to mandate pipe size for new water connections? Who will maintain newly annexed streets? Why is the Utah Power and Light excluded from the sub-stati- on annexation? Who repays sewer revenue bonds? Some questions were answered, although not to everyones satisfaction: By current policy, roads in annexed areas will be maintained and pushed by the county, excepting private roads. The sewer bond will be retired by users as fees are based on user rate studies with built-i- n factors for inmaintenance and debtedness, costs. replacement The inclusion of Utah Power and Light's As- Governments, Manpower Planning Council, will hold a meeting at the Moab Job Service Office, 91 East Uranium, on Wednesday, August 20, at 10 a.m., Any interested persons are invited to attend. sub-stati- on after their decision not to sign for annexation creates an imbalance in property evaluation, and Utah legislation prohibits annexation in any area where consent is lacking on property equal to less than one -- third the total evaluation of propbeing considered for |