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Show City council revises annexation policy, studies utility line fees ;The Nephi City Council revis- ed : its annexation allow Andersen and Worthington to recoup some of their water line investwhich would policy declaration, talked about utility development costs, and debated the use of plastic water pipes at its March 1 meeting. . The new declaration policy ineludes approximately 50 acres south of the present city limits along the freeway to the sheep lane and west to include the railroad tracks. This was done in anticipation of a petition from Bob Andersen and Grant Worthington requesting annexation of the property into the city. Andersen and Worthington, who own eight acres in the area, did not attend the meeting, but had previously met with the councilmen to discuss the annexation. They have also talked to the group about creating an equitable way for them to run miles of water one and main to the property, which they hope to develop. The two have expressed concern that they would have to which would pay for the line become city property upon anat great expense, nexation and that other people wishing to develop the area would be able to hook into the water pipe for only a small fee. Since the problem was first discussed, city officials have been working on the concept of a payback schedule or formula ment and still be fair to others interested in developing the freeway interchange area. In Tuesdays meeting, Councilman Glenn Greenhalgh voiced his concern over a problem which had previously only been hinted at. He said the idea of allowing a payback in this case was too arbitrary. Although the formula for payback prepared by the water and power board and presented to the council Feb. 15 was fair, he said, he thought it was not equitable to in Nephi citizens who have the past absorbed the expense of building water lines to their property with no repayment of those hooking into it later. Although such previous incidents, have not involved -' . the-lengt- of pipeline one-thir- d that Andersen and Worthington propose, Greenhalgh thought it is the same principle, and that guidelines should be set up. City administrator Randy McKnight suggested the council might consider allowing the use of the payback formula in certain specific instances when the line was longer than so many feet or if its expense to the developer was over a certain amount of money. Councilman Greenhalgh said he thought it was time to look at the citys en- - i ,df ft - 1 ' ; ml V - fy um.: ' zx- Vi Pi - v J' f, x rv ' ", t . Sill r Si v i - - ' Two Nephi teenagers received minor injuries from this rollover in Salt Creek Canyon Thursday. one-ca- r Car rolls, two Nephi teens escape injury car rolled one and a half times and came to rest on its top. The East Juab Ambulance was called, and both occupants of the car were taken to the Utah Highway Patrol Juab County Hospital. Brough Trooper Carl Howard said Dar- was treated for minor injuries ren Brough, 18, and Natalie and released. Miss Davidson Davidson, 15, were westbound complained of back problems, on SR132 about a mile east of and was kept overnight for observation. Nephi in Salt Creek Canyon. The 1973 Plymouth Roadrun-ne- r At about 9 p.m., they came was totaled. around a turn and apparently swerved to miss a deer. Brough, Helping Howard at the scene Officer Bruce Beal of the was of the the driver, lost control off The road. the car and it slid Nephi City Police. Two Nephi teenagers escaped serious injury Thursday when the car in which they were riding went out of control and rolled. vJT last weekend. The girls' opening game was against region 13s first, place Carcass contest participants must register soon Those planning to participate in the 1983 beef carcass contest should enroll immediately. So says Blaine Jones, USU Extension agent for Juab Coun- ty. The contest is sponsored by the Juab County Cattlemens Association and is open to or FFA members. The sponsors of the program will be meeting soon to make final plans for the contest. They need to know those who are planning to participate, Jones says. 4-- H team, Emery. The Wasps beat the game It was a close game all the way, says Diane Lungo, the girls coach. The score was tied at 2 at the end of the first quarter, and at the end of the second quarter, the Wasps were At behind by one point, the end of the third quarter, they were in head Shauna Kay made 20 points, Ann Marie Kay made 12 points, Lori Steele made 10 points, Judy. Smith made six points, and Donna Pay made one point. Shauna Kay was injured, and Donna Pay came in to shoot her free throws. She made one and with a three point lead with three seconds, the game was put in the Wasps hands. The game against Manti was the best game of the season. Coach Lungo says, even though the Wasps lost by two points, 49-4- 6. 12-1- 26-2- 36-2- 47-4- 5. 8. 5. te-- .jow.XATCN 457 B.jv fcilrfi) S0UT& .!.: It tire hookup fee policy. s i cm, nr 04U1 be complex and complicated, but its time to do it, he said. Mayor Steele tried to keep the council on the subject at hand by reminding them of the practical needs of the city. He asked the councilmen why they were considering annexing the property if they didnt want to encourage its development. The council accepted the utili-- ' ty payback formula to allow would them to work with the Andersen-Worthingto- n Serving East Juab County pro- posal. Future applications for its use will be considered on an individual basis until a revamping of the hookup fee policy can be done. Utah-Nevad- day fact-findin- g tour. McConkie says the Division of Wildlife Resources opposes the project because they think Birch Creem is still a significant stream bed. McConkie explained further that one of the two streams in the area was placed in a concrete ditch about 30 years ago and even though the concrete is now breaking up, the original stream bed was destroyed when the concrete was laid. McConkie says the original proposal was to divert water from Trout Creek and Birch Creek up the canyon, then pipe it for about two miles across BLM bench land to the hydroelectric plant. The Bureau of Land Management was opposed to the initial proposal because they thought it would be better to pick up the water closer to the mouth of the canyon. The BLM is still in the process of evaluating the project. BMB Enterprises is seeking across BLM lands. The bench land is where the right-of-wa- y controversy is still centered, said McConkie. He says fish habitat on the bench land is minimal. The most important breeding ground is in the canyon, and the water there would not be affected by the project as it is now drafted. McConkie also says many of the holders of water rights in the area favor the project because under the present proposal, water would be picked up at the mouth of the canyon and piped across a - small valley where it would be used for electricity generation and then released to farmers. As it now crosses the valley, most of the water is soaked up and water users dont get much advantage. The Mt. Wheeler power company in Nevada is also in favor of the project, according to McConkie. The company furnishes power to the area, but would welcome the infusion of power into the end of the line since much power is lost in its long journey to the west dessert. Roy Memmott, 53, dies; funeral is today Roy Thomas Memmott, 53, died Feb. 27 in Nephi. Memmott was born Jan. 6, 1930 in Nephi to E. Alton and Lula Belliston Memmott. He married Betty Jean Tidwell Dec. 11, 1953. They were later divorced. He was a member of the LDS Chruch, and had worked as an auto mechanic and at the Mt. Nebo Training Center. Survivors are two children, Ruth Yukish of Federal Way, Washington. Funeral services will be held today at 12 noon in the Nephi Second LDS Ward church. Friends may call Thursday at the chapel prior to the service. Interment will be at Vine Bluff Cemetery in Nephi. Nephi clubs seek book donations ... Myrna Workman of Kearns and lOT City IlDrdry Allen Memmott of Salt Lake The Nephi Jaycees and City; four grandchildren; a will be collecting Jayceettes of brother, Clark Memmott for books the Nephi Public and a American Fork; sister, Library next week. We will be calling everyone in the community to donate books, club officers have announced. Persons who are not contacted should call or which should be The books will be tied or put in boxes 8. March picked up Tuesday, 623-056- 623-196- 623-086- 7, 5, 0. Nephi Jaycees will n sponsor safety program BB-gu- The girls were down by eight and points at halftime, fought back all through the second half. Scoring were Shauna Kay with 15 points, Lori Steele with 13 points, Ann Marie Kay with 11 points, and Judy Smith with six points. After the Manti game, our shooting went cold, says Coach Lungo, and the girls lost their final game against Delta 60-4- Nice Place to Live! West desert hydroelectric plant opposed by wildlife groups , 27-1- A March 3, 1983 The water and power boards report says the utility payback formula is for utility users who fund the cost of utility extensions for their benefit. It comes into the picture when other A proposed hydroelectric line users the to attach project in the west desert of utility at some time within five years Juab County has met with opafter its initial installation. position from wildlife groups After those five years, any because they say the project customer wishing to hook up to threatens fish habitat. The dispute could end the the utility would not be charged a payback fee. project, according W. Berry The report lists several ad- Hutchings, president of BMB vantages of the payback for- Enterprises, Inc., the Bountiful mula to both Nephi City and to firm that has been attempting to get approval for the plant. utility customers. The firm proposes to build It would allow major utility lines to be constructed without the project about 10 miles from a border about cost to Nephi City, yet it would the for mile of Trout Creek and a a west way utility provide customers to recapture the about 60 miles west of Topaz costs of utility construction. It Mountain on the east slope of would allow more rapid comthe Deep Creek Mountains. mercial growth and tax base The flow from several exservice streams in the area would be than growth utility combined on based to get enough water solely city pansion for the Also, hydroelectric plant, but government budgets. with the use of the formula, an wildlife officials say funneling accurate cost figure could be Birch Creeks flow into the computed for customers plant would destroy one of the wishing to use the new utility few remaining natural habitats for the Bonneville Cutthroat, a line so that they would understand the fee before they began species of trout that originated in prehistoric Lake Bonneville. development. If Birch Creeks flow is not inThe report mentioned a few. A cluded in the project, however, disadvantages to the city. minor accounting problem in the project could be ruined, keeping track of the payback says Juab County Commission-- ; accounts would be created.'. er Clinn Morgan. Also, if substantial growth in a According to Morgan, the extension commission favors the project commercial long-lin- e project did not occur, the city and has sent a letter to state would have to maintain the line and federal wildlife officials anyway at an expense higher stressing the countys support. In the letter, the commission than the amount of revenue received from businesses using said that it is their opinion that the line. The board also sug- the project should not be held gested that a minimum footage up because of the possibility of requirment should be establish- damage to fish habitat. The leted before the payback schedule ter says the project would help should be used. provide power to the remote The water and power board desert regions of the county. Richard McConkie, director expressed its awareness of the possible disadvantages to utili- of the Six County Economic ty customers. The report says Development District, says he that the utility users could and Blaine Jones, USU Extennever recover their full cost. It sion agent, accompanied some also explained the concept is Bureau of Land Management somewhat unfair to those com- representatives to the area mercial business who, in while the group was on a two- previous years, funded the entire cost of obtaining service on their own, and who now, by virtue of annexation, would be unable to use the payback formula and make back any of their utility investment costs. Another question raised by Andersen and Worthington in their discussions with the coun- Please turn to page 3 JHS girls' basketball team places fourth in state tourney Juab High Schools girls basketball team placed fourth in the state tournament held i 9, 2. The Nephi Jaycees are sponsoring a BB gun shooters safety education program for all boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 14. Registration for the program Nicole Denoski, Vikki Saunders, and Michele Belliston show some will be held from 10 a.m. to of they cookies they will be selling in the area starting Friday. noon Saturday, March 5. Lessons will start Saturday, March 12, and continue for four consecutive Saturdays. Those wishing more information on the program should contact Wes Christensen at Local Girl Scouts will be sell- in April. 2 or Nyle Robinson at Girl Cookies Scout Girl The in Scout the program ing area beginning Friday and end- troop activities and resident camp programs and main ten- ing March 14. is ance for largely Each of the 23 Girl Scouts from revenuesupported obtained from 7 . L u Kl n has an assigned district to cookie sales. In cookie MarCH 7 in fSepni addition, cover, and will be knocking on sellers receive credit toward one The Juab County Federation doors and taking orders for or two week sessions at summer of Republicans will hold boxes of peanut butter camp or their choice of other in- meeting in Nephi Wednesday. chocolate Thin Mints, centives. The event will be held at peanut butter patty Tagalongs, Those who are not contacted Norms Cafe, and will begin at 7 Chocolate Chunks, and Samoa s. about Girl Scout cookies should p.m. Randy McKnight, Nephi The cookies will be delivered call Mariann Gibson, Nephi City administrator, will speak at the meeting. and the money will be collected cookie chairman, at Girl Scout cookie sales to start 623-139- Delta shot 54 percent from the field and 61 percent from the line. The Wasps shot 36 percent from the field and 33 percent from the line. In the Delta match, Shauna Kay made 16 points, Ann Marie Kay made 10 points, Judy e Smith made six points, Christensen made five points, and Donna Pay made two points. At the end of the tournament, Please turn to page 6 Lyn-nett- 623-086- 0. Juab Republicans plan meeting -- Do-si-do- s, 623-052- X |