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Show Monticello Council changes home - based business rules by Anna Thayn City residents voiced their opinion on proposed amendments to the Home Occupation Ordinance during a public They asked the council to not make decisions based on one person who might break it, but rather based on the 99 who will benefit from it. hearing preceding the February 12 meeting of the Monti- In other business, David Bronson approached the councello City Council. Following cil asking them to provide the the public hearing, the councatalyst to try to stop the crecil voted 1 to approve the ation of the Blue Mountain amendments as presented. Medical Center in Blanding. The changes allow home-base- d The council agreed that a hosbusinesses to have one pital in Blanding would be detemployee working in their rimental to San Juan Hosphome during business hours. ital and the community of It also allows for the use of an Monticello. Recent events, inaccessory building for the busicluding the announcement of ness. There are stipulations, a possible April ground breakincluding size of the accessory ing, have caused great concern building, set backs, use, and for the city. parking. City Manager Trent Schafer Councilman Steve Young reports that the city has sent said that there was no rush to Freedom of Information repass the ordinance and that he quests to the US Department had concerns that he would of Agriculture and Housing like to look at more seriously. and Urban Development, two He said that economic develfederal agencies that have conopment is crucial, but that if a sidered financing to the probusiness is ready to hire an posed facility. Councilman employee, they are ready to Evan Lowry said that there seems to be a fraud against the make the move to downtown. City residents at the meetgovernment with the misreping disagreed, stating that resentation and misinformasometimes businesses need tion given to US DA by project time to grow before they can supporters. He questioned make the step to a downtown why everything is being done so secretively if all the inforbusiness. They asked the council not to discourage entrepremation is true and correct. The council approved seekneurs, economic growth, and employment. They encouraged ing an attorney and getting an the council to not be close opinion on a good course of acminded, to allow some leeway, tion. The city is not ruling out and to look at situations as the possibility of bringing a they arise and deal with them lawsuit against the facility in in the best wav. order to get the facts. 4-- f GARY WHITE, THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, February 19, 2003 able to run the event solely on their own if they wanted to be successful. It is estimated that over 90 volunteers will be needed for the various jobs related to The USDA can blow Monticello off if they want, said Monticello Mayor Scott Pehrson, but they cant do that in front of a judge. They are going to have to come sponsoring the event. After Pehrson also told the counmeeting with event organizers in Richfield, Mayor Pehrson cil and public, If we dont fight this, there are not a lot of and Councilman Young said battles worth fighting. Some they had heard nothing that worried them about sponsorfolks to the south need to understand just how serious we ing the event. Councilman Doug Allen preare. The council approved a mo- sented the council with an uption for the city to sponsor the date on the electrical lawsuit. ATV Jamboree in the event the Closing arguments have been county decides not to sponsor made to the judge, who will the event. The council and now rule. Allen said that as a Mayor made it clear that they strong proponent of purchasare not trying to take the ing the system, he would be in event away from anyone, but favor of supporting the judges do want to see it happen, even decision, no matter what it is. Allen said that he is not be if it requires being the sponin favor of a continued appeal soring entity. The council is concerned at this point. We need to get about a perception developing on with other business in the that the city is trying to steal city, said Allen. He asked that the event from the county, the plaintiffs also consider when it seems as if the county agreeing to abide by the decision of the judge and drop the is simply not interested in being the main sponsor of the appeals. Councilman Pete Steele, a event. Councilman Kim Burtenshaw volunteered to plaintiff in the lawsuit against spearhead the city efforts with the city, said he has not spoken with the other plaintiffs in the event. Council members reiterated the case, but would meet with that it is not their intent to them soon and get back to the monopolize the event all for council with their decision. The council approved the Monticello, but to keep running it by committee made up temporary relocation of the of members from Monticello. multi agency visitors center to Blanding and throughout the the Monticello Museum barn area. It was stated that the at the request of San Juan majority of the rides could be County Travel Administrators staged in Blanding, and that Susan Taylor and Peggy neither community would be Humphries. The Museum Board has stated that it would clean. . . Agent 435-673-2- 613 376 V IS, 400 W Blanding, WT We specialize in 54511 helping people Serving Wtafi & Arizona - 877 Proud Supporter of our active duty military establish good credit LOANS 7 Christmas bills -- L A J SERVICES The Experienced Mortgage Professionals Theres never been a better time to Purchase or Refinance Youre Home 409 South Main St. Blanding UT 84511 Ph: (435) 678-353- 5 Fx: (888) 857-593- 4 bbartoncitlink.net piling up? We can help! ??2, Call or stop by today! Mary or Jacqueline 2 S. Main St, Blanding Office hours 9 am - 6 pm MORTGAGE MESA' - Phone applicants welcome jqC J7QO" 7QQO OO frOO'D - Pape 5 be a good move in order to open the museum and make it available to the public. A new visitors center is planned to be built on Main Street across from the public library, at which time the visitors center will vacate the barn and move to its new home. It is the hope of the museum board that after being open for a few years as a visitors center, they will be able to keep the museum open after the move. The council plans to transfer ownership of the museum property to the Monticello Foundation at their next meeting. City resident Bruce Adams approached the council asking for their support of House Bill 89 requiring public utilities to purchase ten percent of their power from a green or renewable power source. Adams is a proponent of the bill, hoping to bring revenue to San Juan County and the City of Monticello through wind generated power. Adams has been working with three companies who are interested in locating wind turbines in the county, after a study of wind showed it to be one of the two counties in Utah with the highest potential for wind power, which comes as no surprise to Monticello residents. If a wind generated plant were to come to the county, it could bring with it many jobs, royalties to landowners, and the potential for $10 million in tax revenue. Adams pointed out that the bill will not affect or municipal the small power systems, and would only affect Utah Power and Light in the state. The council agreed to write a letter of support for the bill if it is needed. The council tabled a decision on the creation a sanitation operator position in the Public Works Department. Public co-o- ps Works Supervisor Nathan Langston presented the council with a statement of need showing the work load that the sanitation department has added to a crew that is already stretched thin. The need for another position was not disputed, but the council questioned where the money would come from to pay an additional person. They asked that the decision be put off two weeks until the budget can be evaluated and possibly until the budget hearing in June. The public works department has traditionally been a four man crew, but the sanitation department now requires almost an entire full time person for its operation. The emergency water response plan was approved as presented by Public Works Manager Nathan Langston. The plan gives the city direction in case of a disaster situation. The council awarded a $5,500 bid for electrical work at the golf course maintenance building to Northern Electric. The city will now negotiate the Fixtures that will be used in the building in order to lower the cost. |