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Show THE,SANJUANREC0RD(Ve(Jiisday;Novemlr4;49S9!'-'Page:- New mayor and councilman in Monticello On November 7 Monticello voters elected Jack Young to term for serve a four-yea- r mayor and gave the nod to Gary Dunow in his first bid for an elected office. However, the biggest vote getter was incumbent Councilwoman Bemie Christensen. Of the 708 votes cast for mayor, Young received 295. Incumbent Ernest Sonderegger received 264. The third candidate, Ron Sharp, received 149. Blanding council meeting tonight The Blanding City Council will hold a special meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in the council chamber at the city office. The meeting will take the place of the regular meeting next week, which has been canceled. On the agenda for the meeting tonight is a report by the city auditor, a discussion of the city master water plan, and a report from Bedke Engineering on various projects the firm has been working on in the Blanding area. This meeting is open to the public and all citizens are invited to attend. Six people ran for two ar council seats. Christensen received a whopping 510 votes. The second high vote getter was Dunow with 239. Other candidates and their votes are: John K. Black, 224; Russell Schafer, 204; Ron Johnson, 174. Diane Jackson, who had unofficially withdrawn from the race, received 8 votes. Young, who has served in past years as a councilman, said he was excited and enthusiastic about getting back into city government. The most exciting thing to me was seeing such a good voter turnout, Young said. That shows me people are concerned and want to be involved. As a town, we must keep people working and involved. If we all work together, we can make Monticello grow. The voter turnout is a tribute to the. high quality of the candidates, Young said. Christensen said the election was a very humbling experience for her. I was simply awed by the vote. I will work hard to repay the voters for such wonderful support. Dunow called the elections a learning experience. Naturally, I was disappointed that my team mates didnt get in, but in speaking to people before the election, I got a lot of input I Insured Certificates of Deposit think will help me serve the peoples interests. I look forward to serving as a spokesperson for the people of Monticello and I appreciate the support of all the volunteers who helped me. It was a good election and a clean election. Jack will do a good job and Im glad that Bemie was Donow said. 6 month 1 year year 2 3 5 year year $10,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 minimum minimum minimum minimum minimum deposit deposit deposit deposit deposit Jim Shumway will serve a second term as mayor of Blanding. Voters cast 609 ballots for Shumway in the November 7 election. The only other candidate Kay R. Johnson received 158 votes. Keele Johnson and Don Palmer got the nod of voters for a seat on city council. Johnson received 302 votes; Palmer received 294. Other candidates for council seats were: Mary Lou Mueller, 250 votes; Gorden Hawkins, 208 votes; Russell Stevenson, 182 votes; Stan Perkins, 150 Governor releases economic plan Governor Norman H. Ban-gertreleased his Blueprint for Utahs Economic Future on November 2. The blueprint is an update of the governors original strategic economic plan adopted for his first term of office. The plan was updated over a period of several months based on four hearings where 80 experts addressed the issue, and comments provided by over 200 citizens and dozens of er votes; and, Alan (Buddy) Black, 150 votes. Blanding voters approved taxing authority for the San Juan Health Services District by a vote of 650 to 200. Along Blanding council Utah business and government leaders who reviewed the (Continued from page 1) intended to allow both sides a chance to work out differences proposed plan. The plan is highlighted by and concerns about the these initiatives: Utah must focus on meeting or exceeding the national average household income by 1995. 2. We must encourage public and private sectors to share a common economic mission. 3. We must provide the necessary infrastructure for business growth and develop- ment. Other key points of the plan are: increased wages; market driven productive workforce; well coordinated economic development team; continue to support and develop a positive , rezoning. Palmer said compromise was reached on such issues as parking for college students, a buffer zone between the college and the neighboring property, and placing a representative of the neighborhood on the San Juan Campus Advisory Council. However, Palmer expressed concern over a San Juan Foundation vote to change the agreed buffer zone from 66 feet, as had been discussed at the meeting, to 33 feet between the Jon Hunt home and the business environment; and neighboring property. The buffer zone is more a technology. physical decision of the continue to capitalize on Utahs 8.05 8.10 8.10 8.15 8.35 Shumway wins second term as mayor d, 1. Stop in or call today for all the details. Foundation, saying we recognize our neighbors dont want to be infringed upon any more, said Foundation spokesman deal Bradford. Were saying we will honor that request and try to grow in another direction. Palmer read a letter from the office of the state attorney general which stated, in effect, that the San Juan Foundation has a agreelease-purcha- se ment with the San Juan Mike McAndrew 48 E Main, Cortez 303-565-43- 00 Issuers name available on request. Federally insured to $100,000. May be subject to interest penalty for early withdrawal. 89 . Subject to availability. 6 Effective 1! 00 month $0,000 minimum deposit Thanks I will work hard to do my best Edward D. Jones & Co. Mambar Naw York Stock Exchanga, Inc. and Sacurltlaa Invaator Protaction Corporation Campus for the Jon Hunt home. Therefore, the letter said, the land belongs to the state and the college is not compelled to comply with city zoning ordinances. After discussion, council to approve the voted rezoning request. I believe the mechanism is in place, or soon will be, to solve many of these problems, said Kay Shumway, San Juan Campus assistant dean. Once a neighbor is named to the advisory council, I am hopeful the problems can be solved. 3-- 1 for all your support. Jack Young Paid Political Advertisement 3 with most of the rest of rural Utah, they approved state efforts to host the Winter Olympic Games in 1998 or 2002. Although pleased with his plurality, Shumway had nothing but good words for his opponent. Kay has done a lot for this city and will be missed on the council, Shumway said. It was a good race and a good turnout. The voters have sent us a message. Weve really got to work hard to fulfill our campaign promises. Its time for us to unify as a community and become a drug-fre- e city. How we do that is up to each of us and to the council. Keele Johnson, successful in his first bid for public office, expressed excitement about the possibility to work on water development. It is something Ive wanted to do for a long time, Johnson said. I feel circumstances this year are conductive to us all working together to get a permanent long-tersolution for our water problems. Continuing, Johnson said, I look forward to working for improvements for our small businesses, for our health care m system, and for increased tourism. Palmer, who also won his first public office, said, Im glad to be elected. I think I can work well with the mayor and the council to help Blanding realize its potential. Also, I hope I can be of assistance in adding to and furthering - projects that are already underway. BLM advisory council to meet November 21 The Multiple Use Advisory Council for the Moab District of the Bureau of Land Manage- ment will meet Tuesday, November 21, according to BLM Moab District Manager Gene Nodine. The meeting will be held in the BLM Moab District located at 82 East Dogwood. It will begin at 10 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. The main focus of the meeting will be an end of year closeout. Included are updates on BLM planning efforts, the drought situation, wildlife program, and riparian area management prior to lunch. After lunch the Council will discuss Recreation 2000 and recreation impacts, the Arch Canyon IBLA decision, and receive updates on the Halls Crossing airport proposal, the Book Cliffs Road proposal, and BLM minerals programs. All Advisory Council meetings are open to the public. |