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Show Vi -'' QVUM0S Wm y.ayi iwntfc nmyrty I i s 4 t s Court date set for youths charged with illegal poaching of wildlife Twelve San Juan County young people will answer in court this month to charges of violating Utah wildlife law. Eleven of the are scheduled to appear before Judge Paul Keller in Juvenile Court on March 22. One will be arraigned in Seventh Circuit Court on March 9. The youths, 11 boys and one girl, range in age from 15 to 18. Eleven are from Monticello and one is from Blanding. Knowledge that the youths were involved in the illegal taking of wildlife came to the 12 ld ''w t M; ; I , & ..AA ' f V s' ss ssv ..'x ' ' V' ' . " . ': " v j v Y ' yy yy, i Delicate tree branch shadows skate across a frozen San Juan pond. V vY ?v J'yVyyyReineru Alvin .V&& i photo publics attention in early January, at which time con- servation officers confiscated hunting rifles, a 1981 Pontiac Sedan, and a video 10 Th Sami Jyami IRoeoird HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH Vol 71 25 cents No 4 March 1,1989 Airport expansion study endorsed by council Expansion of .the airport, current use of the airport by a model airplane flying club, and renaming the terminal building and air field occupied Blanding City council last week. Looking to the future, the council tentatively approved contracting for an airport master plan with Armstrong Consultants of Grand Junction, Colorado. Funding for the study, estimated cost of which is approximately $35,000, will come from the Federal Aviation Administration, the state, the county and the city. Around the World volunteers needed Volunteer coordinators are needed for the 1989 pledge walk to raise money for the fight against birth defects. The theme for the Around the 1989 walk is World. The walk this year will begin in Blanding at the Albert R. Lyman Middle School. Coordinators are needed for La Sal, Mexican Hat and Bluff. Responsibilities will include recruiting walkers and overseeing activities associated with the annual event. or Call Lori May at 12-mi- le 678-332- 4, to 4 Ron Johnson at volunteer. The job is fun and 587-222- rewarding. FAA normally underwrites 95 percent of approved studies. The Utah Department of Trans- portation underwrites approximately 4.53 percent. The remainder is the responsibility of the airport. In this case, it would be a cost sharing project of the county, which owns the airport, and the city, which manages the airport. Todd Wirthlin, Armstrong consulting engineer, said it would take six to 12 months to prepare a master plan, which will address the matter of who uses the facility, why and when. The master plan will be based on data collected in a ramp survey, a demand forecast and demand capacity. It will address airport development alternatives, a physical plan and economic feasibility. An environment assessment will be required for any runway extensions, Wirthlin said. The council will appoint a committee to work with Wirthlin and schedule a scoping meeting to initiate the master plan study. Council discussed the possibility of naming the terminal building the Roy Johnson Terminal and the possibility of naming the air field the Calvin Black Field. Council gave consent to the Elk Ridge Eagles Radio Controlled Club to continue flying model airplanes at the airport, at least until the next council meeting. Jim Black,-- airport manager, presented a list of nine rules to govern such activity. The rules were written by club members. Whether or not the club can continue flying their models at the airport depends on the FAA. Wirthlin said the agency does not look kindly on through-the-fenc- e operations. In a rezoning matter, council scheduled a public hearing for March 22 related to a request for rezoning by David Redd. The request has been approved by the City Planning Commission but does not become official until ratified by the council. Redd has asked for a zoning change that will allow him to place a mobile home on property belonging to his parents. In other business, the council agreed to inquire about the possibility of purchasing one-haacre of ground at 250 South 300 West; agreed to ask Ceclia Tibbitts to serve on the City Planning Board to replace lf Lea Hurst, who resigned; authorized the city manager to let bids for concrete and a 1989 pickup truck; and learned that Gordon Redd and Kedric Redd will donate the old sandstone post office building to the city if the city will move it. The building has historical significance, and some council members feel it would serve admirably as a visitors center or as a museum. recorder and tape of poaching on Harts Point. Formal charges came in late February after investigation conducted by the Division of Wildlife and conversation with the youths involved. Judge Keller will hear each case individually. Recommendations by the Division of Wildlife and the San Juan County juvenile officer will be taken into account in the matter. There is a fine for the illegal taking of wildlife in Utah, plus restitution. Restitution for illegally taken deer can be as high as $500 per animal. Complaints filed against the 12 youths are as follows: 12 counts of possession of protected wildlife illegally taken out of season; one count of aiding and assist 17-year-o- ing in the taking of wildlife out of season; one count of unlawful harassing of wildlife; and one count of destruction of state property. A and were each counts of charged with possession of protected wildlife illegally taken out of season and one count of destruction of state property. two counts of possession of protected wildlife illegally taken out of season and one count of harassing 17-year-o- ld 10 wildlife. three counts of possession of protected wildlife illegally taken out of season and two counts of aiding and assisting in the taking of wildlife out of season. one count of unlawful harassing of wildlife. one count of aiding and assisting in the 17-year-o- 17-year-o- illegal taking of wildlife out of season. unlawful possession protected wildlife illegally taken out of season. one count of of possession protected wildlife illegally taken out of season. aiding and assisting in the taking of protected wildlife out of season. Shane Turner will be charged in Circuit Court with unlawful attempting to take protected wildlife out of season and one count of aiding and assisting in the illegal taking, of protected wildlife out of season. d; ld; Public meeting set on economic development There are people waiting to hear your ideas on economic development in rural Utah. On March 14 at 7 p.m. at the county courthouse, representatives of Utah Small Cities, Inc. will hold a meeting to gather public comment on the future direction the organization should take in facil- itating economic development. organi(SCI is a zation created by the Utah non-prof- it Legislature. The SCI Executive is comprised of representatives from the Uintah Basin, south- - Commission meeting There will be no San Juan County Commission meeting on March 6, 1989. east, central, and southwest Utah.) At the meeting, SCI will present a specific reorganization plan intended to tap a broader spectrum of development talent across rural Utah. At issue is the proposed creation of five specialized task forces to function in concert with the SCI Executive Committee. These task forces would be responsible for study and recommendations relative to value added industries, capital formation, public infrastructure, entrepreneurism, leadership and image. An ancillary issue that affects all aspects of rural development and which is proposed to be considered by the Executive Committee is the matter of public lands ( |