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Show Utah State Preao Assn. 467 E. 3rd S. Sait Lake City Ut. 'cllll Nursing Home expansion hearing October 14 by Marsha Keele - October 14 at 6 p.m. a public hearing will be held concerning expansion of theSan Juan Nursing Home. The hearing, to be held in the San Juan High School auditorium, is expressly for persons opposed to the exto express their pansion concerns. On The certificate of need requir- This Canyonlands National enchanted world below . Park overlook beckons one into the Alvin Reiner photo The Saoii Jum Record HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH 20 cents October 7, 1982 Vol. 64 No. 37 Aroused group fights Initiative Petition aroused citizens representing business inSan Juan County met in Blanding Friday to plan strategy for counteracting efforts to restrict the sale of beer in the unincorporated' areas of San Juan County. businesses in the county. According to Sampson, Hall's Crossing does $4.5 million dollars worth of business annually, bringing over 60,000 cars to Hall's Crossing through SanJuanCounty via Highway 95. Oyer 16 pledged money to pay for advertising and to solicit sup- Sampson estimated that Hall's Twenty-si- x . . . Crossing could lose almost half of their total sales and the would company probably forego any of the planned expansion of HaU's Crossing and Hite Marina if a beer ban is passed. port for a vote against abeerban initiative petition scheduled for the November ballot. committee representing var- -. ious communities was appointed. Billy Roy Jenkins of Bluff was selected chairman and C lemma Arthur, also of Bluff was appointed secretary. The committee will try to hire a director to head up the activities. It was suggested that a director be selected who has credibility in the county and who cannot be accused of having a personal interest in the issue. . A Calvin Black opened the meeting by reviewing the Utah State law which allows citizens to initiate a petition.. Black stated that while the County Commission was on record opposing the passage of a beer ban, they were required to place the initiative on the November ballot and to publish pro and con statements on the issue. Jerry Sampson, representing Del Webb Enterprises, keynoted' the meeting. Sampson said that too frequently actions designed to restrict the freedom of others were initiated by who' seldom remain in the area long enough to be hurt by their own actions. do-good- ers Sampson stressed that a beer ban would seriously affect not only those who sold beer but aU other BLOOD IS LIFE..- -. PASS IT ON American Red Cross be in wiU Bloodmobile MonticeUo, Tuesday, October 12, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Monticello Elementary School and Wednesday, October 13 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Blanding Elementary School. The , What we need, said Sampson, is to get people to differentiate their own personal beliefs and the rights of those who may not have the same beliefs. between Black stated that if the beer ban is passed, there is little hope that court either action or County Commission action can overturn an anti-beordinance. He stated that the County Commission would not consider the repeal of an ordinance once passed unless the unincorporated voters strongly er oppose the beer ban. indicated that certain the ordinance, such as of portions one which the prohibits giving Black beer to another adult at a public dance could be amended. . The group invited all interested citizens to participate in an organized effort to present the facts, noting that soft drink merfood distributors and chants, merchants , who have Blanding nothing to do with beer sales have pledged financial support to defeat the beer ban initiative. Those who wish to help in the campaign can send contributions to the San Juan Survival Committee in care of C lemma Arthur in Bluff or directly to the First Security Bank in Blanding. Those who want to help on a personal basis can contact Billy Jenkins, committee chairman, in Bluff; Mark Sword of Mexican Hat; Margaret Garcia of LaSal; Jerry Sampson at HaU's Roy Crossing; Gordon Redd of BlandBe very Sutherland of ing and Monticello. Time is short," said Sampson can't allow anyone'-- personal beUefs about beer to cripple San Juan County economy. We only have one short month to let the citizens know the facts. We s ed for the expansion has been to the State and submitted declared complete, according to Nursing Home Administrator Rayburn Jack. The facility proposed is intended to replace only the present services, Jack explained, not to add any new services. Equipment will be updated and space added to provide a clinic large two doctors to for enough The San Juan Hospital practice. will continue to be the primary acute-car- e facility. We feel, said Jack, that the expansion will increase the hospital's use and it is hoped will encourage county residents in the south to come this direction rather than going to Shiprock or Cortez. The Nursing Home addition will make the facility a better -- care urgent facility where can be stabilized for patients transfer to the hospital. This is different fromanemergicare where situations are facility handled that would normally be sent to a hospital. additions include Proposed 4800 square feet of new space with .a. square foot ambulance additional 840 square An garage. feet will be gained as the patio area is enclosed to make a recreation area, staff room, and Presently the smoking area. lounge, or TV room, is adjacent to the office which causes confusion and noise for office staff and congestion at the entrance. A recent remodeling of the lounge area has, however, provided a larger office space for two more people where before three staff members shared one small office. With the expansion, the Nursing Home may be able to take some patients on a daycare basis as an additional community service. This, according to Jack, is a national trend that helps persons remain in their home while relieving some of the strain on the family. Jack noted that currently the San Juan Nursing Home has a pretty open policy wherein families are allowed to take their nursing home resident out for visits, overnight stays, reunions and such with little problem. This is not the case in many Jack noted, nursing homes, where the policy is pretty closed. The outlook for the expansion is positive. The decision to expedite the reviews will be made by the State Health Planning and Development Agency by October 21. 4, an informal with conference the review agency will be held in Salt Lake City followed by a November 17 review by the Utah Health Project On November Advisory Committee. A final be made on will decision 14. December If the project is approved for funding, bids could be let in January with a target completion of mid-summ- er. Utah Office of Energy takes dim view of nuclear triad in Green River The Utah Energy Office, a Division of the Department of Natural Resources and Energy, has completed the study of a nine unit Nuclear Energy Center near Green River, Utah. The study, performed by the Utah Energy Office under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy and in conjunction with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is the last in a planned series of site specific studies of the Nuclear Energy Center (NEC) concept. Previous NEC site specific studies have been performed by Lake Hartwell, South DOE at Carolina and Hanford, Washington. This study, which is conTrail of Ancients development approved ceptual in nature, is not a reflection of any intent to develop a Trail of the Ancients along HighThe Utah Board of State Lands Nuclear Energy Center in Utah by way 95 and the Edge of the Cedars and Forestry has approved a reMuseum Historical State any public or private entity. managed quest from the San Juan County The Nuclear Energy Center and of Parks by the Division Commission for a Memorandum study has examined the potential Recreation in Blanding. of Understanding (MOU) between The Board stipulated in the advantages, disadvantages, costs the San Juan Development Board and benefits involved in siting an MOU that no one is to derive reand the Division of State Lands NEC in a sparsely populated, arid venue from the use of this state and Forestry. The MOU involves of the Western U.S. sole and that the purpose .region land, state lands located on the Trail such as environissues Various for of making the land available is of the Ancients 20 miles west of mental compatability, radiologithe enjoyment of the visitors to Blanding. It permits the stabilical safety risks, socioeconomthe of the Trail the ruins along zation of significant Anasazi ic impacts, economic instituAncients. ruins, road and picnic area imand regulatory factors have tional the of Director A. Miles, Ralph provements, and creation of a hikand addressed. been ForDivision of State Lands ing trail through the ruins. The study found that the NEC estry said, It is expected that this contribution by the Board of concept, evaluated with respect to This action is a major step in will the specific characteristics of the and the Lands San of State efforts Forestry the continuing to area the attract visitors Green River site, would be techhelp Juan Development Board to attract of and enhance their appreciation nically feasible from an enginand hold visitors in the area by and view point and could cultural experience the scenic eering scenic, historic, and making found there. It should also help potentially offer several benefits archaeological resources availwith relation to construction reduce vandalism of the ancient ruins and stimulate the local able to the public. It wiU enhance siting and safety. economics, the of the study identified economy, However, the tourist's experience several actual and potential barto the development of the NEC concept primarily related to socioeconomic, regulatory and institutional factors. While these taken obstacles individually appear to be manageable, the cumulative effects of the constraints would pose a barrier to the development of a Western regional NEC under the present riers conditions. The major findings of the conceptual NEC study are that such a project could potentially offer savings in construction and operation costs due to the centralized nature of the project. However, electrical transmission costs would be higher due to the remoteness of the site from major elec- trical demand centers. substantial number of jobs be created (10,000 temconstruction and 4,200 porary permanent operations jobs), (Please turn to Page 3) A would Beer issue perspective For a different perspective on see the beer Initiative Petition My Turn cm page 2. Running on Empty The San Juan County jail was empty for 32 hours last Friday and Saturday. This is the first time in approximately 10 years this has happened, said Sheriff There have been Rigby Wright. when the jail has been empty times for two or three hours, but 32 hours is sort of a record. |