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Show 467 MST THIRj) URS CITY, Plans move forward for construction of Salt Creek electric plant good deal on the pipe that makes the project feasible. Pexton said that a good faith hold should be put on this economical pipe as soon as financing could be The Nephi City Council took steps Tuesday evening to make a pew hydroelectric generating plant on Salt Creek Canyon a reality. - Leon Pexton, representing the jcitys water and power board, met with the council to recommend ;the facility and to explain its ; The plant would produce 200 to 500 kilowatts per day. This is 5 to ;10 percent of the 7,700 kilowatts :of power Nephi currently con. sumes daily. Although it is not a panacea for the problem of ever-increasi- energy needs, says ;Pexton, it is a very important piece of the whole picture. The attractive feature of the project, says Pexton, is its relatively low cost. If the plant were to be built now, its total price tag would be approximately $823,000. This amount is $1,650 per kilowatt of generation capacity. This cost is very favorable when compared with the $2,300 plus per kilowatt of generation capacity being spent by the Intermountain Power Project. And, if projections are correct, the entire cost of the system could be paid innine years. Even more pleasing than these immediate construction costs is the fact that after the facility is built, there would be no energy costs. Coal and oil prices will undoubtedly go up, but Salt Creek will keep on flowing, but the plant will keep operating for maintenance fees only. The hydroelectric generating plant also has a long life expectancy. It should last from 50 to 75 water in the plant while monitoring the streem to maintain at of water least five second-fee- t flow. This amount would support fish, deer, and other canyon found. wildlife. Four other procedures will be taken care of as soon as possible to insure the citys ability to build the plant: First, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will be approached for necessary licenses and permits. Second, an agreement must be made with the State Division of Wildlife so that Nephi can use of between six and 25 second-fee- t Third, a detailed financing proposal will be made suggesting either revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, or leverage lease financing. Fourth, the plant site will be finalized. If all these things come out favorably, the project will become a reality. Pexton said that there is very little risk involved and boy, Serving East Juab County School bond election will be discussed at three public meetings ; Public meetings to discuss the May 18 school building bond election will be held next week in Mona, Nephi, and Levan, according to the Juab School District Board of Education. The Mona meeting will be held Tuesday, May 11 at the Mona LDS Ward church; the Nephi meeting will be held Wednesday, May 12 at the Juab High School auditorium; and the Levan meeting will be held Thursday, May 13 at the Levan LDS Ward church. All meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m. All patrons of the school First-Secon- d . VC; . Bruce Beal, left, David Carter, center, and William O. Young carry cases of liquor from Rays Supper Club Friday night, following a raid by agents of the Utah Liquor Law Enforcement Bureau. State agency charges Ray's Supper Club with liquor law violations h their-searc- h charg-chose- n, , district are urged to attend at least one of these meetings, say school district officials. The board is seeking authorization to issue $4.5 million in bonds for the purpose of raising money for purchasing school sites, for building or purchasing one or i more school houses, and supplying the same with furniture and necessary apparatus, and for improving school property under j the charge of the Board of Educa- tion. Under the districts plan, an elementary school will first "be built at Mona, then an addition to the Juab Middle School will be built. After that, the board will . . May 17-2-2 is spring cleanup week in Nephi If you need a reason to do your spring cleaning and cant finish it Juab High Schools drama department will put on the one-aplay Where Have All the Lightning Bugs Gone? this Friday at 8 p.m. The drama competition. Other play recently took first place at the state dramatic productions from the competition will be presented as well, says Leslie Z. Giles, JHS drama instructor. The public is invited. ct 2-- Proposal accepted to build baseball complex At its May 4 meeting, the Nephi City Council accepted a Sundquist, Spencer are Brigham Young University grads David H. Spencer and Randy Niel Sundquist, both of Nephi, were among 2,662 students who received diplomas at the 107th commencement exercises of Brigham Young University April 23. Both Spencer and Sundquist received bachelors degrees, two of 2,023 awarded at the event. The school also gave out 153 doctoral degrees, including 129 from the law school; 352 masters degrees, and 134 associate degrees. Graduates represented all 50 states and 31 foreign countries. 4 Nice Place to Live! A May 6, 1982 its worth it. years, and perhaps 100 years, says Richard Judd, Nephis elecFollowing undercover investigation tric company supervisor. Bingham Engineering Company has studied the feasibility of the plant and prefers a penstock system, which would The owners of the supper club divert water into a mg. pipe at The charges came following the fork of the canyon below at Rays Cafe have been charged undercover of state liquor investigations conOckeys ranch. The pipe would with violations the ducted a recent 132 to the laws, following agency, and an run beside Highway by investigaof 30 the club. search State of of Utah the tion the mouth the site at April by agents generator . aided in Law were Bureau Enforcement Hie of location the exact ...Liquor agents canyon Tbft, been club The has been the not site has Nephi Nephi City Police by generator yet and the Juab County but Judd believes it will ed the illegal sales of liquor, and Department be near the Canyon Hills golf the illegal storage of liquor Sheriffs Department. course. both of which are class A The system would require misdemeanors. Other violations of the state liquor law are pend- 23,400 feet of pipe, and it is a 22-inc- SOUTH UT 941 1 SALT proposal to help build a baseball complex north of the high school tennis courts. Myda Carter and Vard White met with the council to explain the plight of organized baseball and softball in the city. Mrs. Carter, who does the scheduling for Mountain View ball park, says it is absolutely impossible to find times for all the games. With 11 summer ball organizations and nearly 1,000 participants, the park is constantly in use, leaving no time for watering or maintenance. Plans for the new complex feature four new diamonds surrounding bleachers and restrooms. One large diamond would have a grass infield, and would be exclusively for mens basebalL it Please turn to page 5 in a day. Councilman Richard May and the Nephi City Council are doing you a favor. City cleanup time is here again for a whole week. The week of May 17 through May 22 has been set aside as the time for citizens to clean up their homes, yards, and lots. City and county crews will be around Saturday, May 22 to haul off debris, limbs, old cars, and whatever else residents put out on the sides of the streets. Service clubs have volunteered to help tear down old sheds, corrals, or other structures so that the material can be hauled off. Residents needing assistance from the service clubs should contact city hall no later than May 17 so that specific arrangements can be made. Each LDS ward has also been asked to cooperate in the cleanup by cleaning the sides of the streets within their ward boundaries. And one organization has offered to clean up the road to the city landfill free of charge. City and county crews will begin their rounds at 7 a.m. on May 22, so materials to be hauled off should be on the streets by Diane Wilkey wins trophy at national speech contest Diane Wilkey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wilkey of Nephi, won a bronze trophy in national speech competition at Minneapolis, Minn, last week. a member of the Miss Wilkey Dixie College forensic squad competed in the persuasive speaking category of the meet. She spoke on the treatment of children with Downs Syndrome. Fourteen Rebels competed in the contest. The team took 19th place in the nation. 1 that time. Councilman May encourages all city residents to participate in cleaning yards, lots, and other areas to improve the appearance of the community. concentrate on building an school at Levan and elementary maybe a second elementary school in Nephi. The building program is needed, the board says, because student enrollment in the district is projected to increase by 40 percent in the next five to six years. If those projections hold true, the districts enrollment during the 1986-8school year will exceed 1800 students, up from the districts current 1230 students. Of the 1800 students, 950 will be in the elementary grades 625 in Nephi, 190 in Mona, and 135 in Levan. The large majority of these students are already living in the district or enrolled in school, says Superintendent M. Clark Newell. This can be illustrated by looking at grade enrollments. 7 In the kindergarten at the present time, there are 139 students, while the 12th grade has only 54. The increase in school enrollment will continue as the larger grades in the elementary school move up through the system and the smaller grades in high school graduate, Newell says To this comparision, the 11th grade has 67 students and the 10th grade 72. At the same time, the first grade has 125 and the second grade 108. By the end of six years, all grades will exceed 100 students, and some grades could exceed 150 students. The only reasonable course for the board to follow is additional school construction, says a committee of 20 local residents formed to study the problem. Accord- this time. The citizens committee concluded that the growth in our district is coming not from one but several sources: the push of the Wasatch front into our area, as well as the Martin Marietta plant and the construction of the Intermountain Power Project near Delta. In addition to these, oil and gas exploration is bringing in people. A decline in population or even a leveling off does not seem likely, the report says. Epperson files for Nephi Precinct Justice of the Peace Kenneth Epperson of Nephi has filed for the position of Nephi Precinct Justice of the Peace, the county clerks office reports. Epperson joins Loa Jean Hanson and Duane Painter in the race for the post. Other candidates for the position have until June 30 to file, the clerks office says. non-partisa- n i Con-tin- ue &.- - - K ing to the committee, alternatives to building in the form of double sessions or schools are not feasible in our district at year-roun- d jS Group seeks cleanup help for old JHS gymnasium Residents of Mona, Nephi, and Levan who are interested in helping to clean up the old Juab High School gym for use as a community recreation center will meet next week. The group will meet at the gym next Wednesday, May 12, at 5 p.m. Cleaning equipment will be supplied. For the cleanup, all persons 12 and over are invited, spokesmen say. An organizational meeting of the group will be held at 8 p.m. on May 19 at the Nephi City Hall. For further information, interested persons should call Jack Robu at 623-184- Elder Wesley J. Greenhalgh, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Clark Greenhalgh of Nephi, recently returned from LDS missionary service headquartered in Kobe, Japan. Elder Greenhalgh will give a report of his experiences in the sacrament meeting of the Nephi Second LDS Ward this Sunday, May 9, beginning at 2:50 p.m. VI S - , 'to- Improvements planned for 11.5 miles of SRI 32 The Utah Transportation Commission recently approved a highway improvement project for State Road 132 from Nephi to Femer Ridge. The road will receive a new layer of pavement over about 11.5 miles. The project will cost about $900,000, UDOT estimates. The construction of the Martin Marietta cement plant near the Millard-JuaCounty line has had its effect on the road section, says the state. Heavy truck traffic generated by the construction of the plant wore the road down, and traffic on the road is expected to increase as construction expands on the Intennountain Power Project. The road now suffers from severe cracking, with portions of it breaking up in spots. 1 A.- v - .V4- - 1;; V 1 I f. i - " JL its?., cc' ( " r .v 1 b j-- w 4 . Y Cj - ' AJ-s- T t- ' VI - n V H El wood Jenkins of the Juab County Road Department pushes large rocks and dirt into Salt Creek north of Jim Ockeys to stabiiue Ihe creek bank. The large amount of water coming down the creek ha threatened to wash out state road 132, according to Ion Winter, Juab Prnnlv Civil Defense ',:rector. |
