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Show Few voice preference on Salt Creek Canyon More residents of Juab County need to respond the questionnaire seeking to find out how many of them will support the Juab Countys quest to have Salt Creek Canyon turned over to the county. As of the most recent meeting of the county commission, there were 133 people who want the canyon given to the county, and 19 who do not. The votes are running 8 to 1 in favor, said Dale Worwood, a member of the canyon committee. operate Salt Creek Canyon for camping, picnicing, and family reunions. Those responding are asked to vote whether they favor Juab County owning Salt Creek Canyon, whether they camp or picnic in die area, and whether they would support Juab County managing Salt Creek Canyon? The survey also says It now costs $2 and $10 to picnic in Salt Creek Canyon. Do you want the federal government to keep telling us we must pay a fee to camp or picnic in Salt Creek Canyon? The comments on the questionnaires have been overwhelmingly in favor of the proposal. But 33 votes out of the 3,000 registered voters in the county do not give a Rocky Ridge clear mandate to the county commission. Commission Chairman J. Morris (Ike) Lunt, told the committee early on that the commissioners want a maj ority mandate to direct them. There are more than 142 votes in a single voting district in Nephi, for example. Worwood said the survey forms, in addition to being printed in and the Juab the Times-New- s County Catalyst, could be ob- tained at the county clerks of- r&r R4lU p. .cni'TH SALT The survey also says that in the near future, residents will be required to pay even to drive up Salt Creek Canyon and the Nebo Loop Scenic Drive, although the forest service says it has no such plans. A space is left for comments, and those responding are asked to send the form to the county clerk. Ive had a few people say they had not responded to the survey because it was not written right, Lunt said. Serving East Juab County Allred settlement close to subdivision status ordinances and had tried to comply in every instance. This is a proposed planned unit development, said Freston. The way it is drawn, he said, the streets would be dedicated to Juab County. At their recent meeting, the sprinkler system at the city Sept. 22 to discuss the cemetery. The work will be done by city employees. Reviewed a proposed ordinance to establish a records access and management program. The ordinance will be presented for adoption at a later date. Learned that a public the meeting will be held Tuesday, public-informatio- planned Commissioner Richard M. Brough said he, Richard Hansen, and Heber Memmott had stopped Hansen at the night at the city park. te n conversion to automated garbage collection. The meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Voted to sell a beer license and business license to Gary Hansen may champion canyon issue Countys request to take control of Salt Creek Canyon in a land exchange proposition he plans to introduce in the House of Representatives. It has been proposed that Juab County obtain 500 feet of Salt Creek Canyon on both sides of the highway from the cattle guard to the Bear Canyon Campground. m project. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the chambers of the city council. Set a meeting concerning the citys Nephi City Council: Voted to expand the growth area in the citys master plan. Voted to exercise the citys option to purchase gas wells in the Uintah Basin. Accepted the low bid of $8,194.72 from Mountainland Supply Company to furnish . Brough, Wilde both claim to be winners Lehman, doing business as The Same Place Tavern at 22 South Main, pending the receipt of the appropriate bond. Lehmann also must meet with the police chief and city attorney for a review of city ordinances. Voted to authorize a dance permit for Brent Howard, doing business as The Hot Spot. The permit is good for 90 days, after introducing a bill dealing with school-sectio- n exchanges and would consider introducing the Salt Creek proposal as part of the bill. Both Commission Chairman J. Morris (Ike) Lunt and Commissioner Joseph Bernini said they would not object to the land being included in the Hansen bill. When the time came to discuss costs to the county, said Bernini, that would be the time to discuss whether the county could afford the exchange or not. When we find out what it is going to cost the taxpayers, we are going to sit down and talk to somebody, said Lunt. Craig J. Sperry, county recorder, at the request of the county commission, sent a letter to James C. Barker, counsel for the U.S. Congress Interior and which it will be reviewed. The council recommended that Howard meet with the chief of police and city attorney to review the ordinance. Voted to sell a business license to L.H. Bud Hansen, doing business as Salt Creek Taxi. Sold burial rights in the Vine Bluff Cemetery though none of the parties involved will release the actual think a lawsuit has been settled amount of the settlement. in their favor. The lawsuit had drug on so In 1989, several residents of long that we felt continuing to Eureka requested Wilde be dis- fight would not be in the best missed and accused him of mis- interests of the county, said using county vehicles, county fuel, Eggett. In this kind of case, said Eggett, harassing law breakers, and alof accident. scene the an between a county employee and a tering county official, even though we But an investigation, lose, we win. Taking it to court a Police Officers Standards and with different county residents Training Institute investigation, testifying based on their own and an investigation by the At- perceptions was not a good situtorney Generals office all exon- ation, he said. erated Wilde, and Juab County Brough received a summary Sheriff Dave Carter refused to judgement from Judge Boyd fire him. Bunnell dismissing the case after the attorneys for the trust Wilde then said that Brough and for Wilde had already agreed defamedhis character, demanded to the settlement. The money will that he resign, accused him of still be to Wilde. paid made dishonest, being We settled it before the order defamatory statements, pub- came through, said Wildes atlished letters to the editor defamtorney. ing Wilde, and requested numerBroughs attorney, of Salt Lake ous investigations, the last one of was out of town when conCity, which, by a private investigator, tacted about the case, but an Rhead Richards, cost the county in his office confirmed employee more than $5,000. Wilde then that a settlement had been made. sued Brough. The settlement is being satisBrough said he was acting in fied, said Wildes attorney. Had his position as county commis- the settlement not been made, he sioner, and therefore was exempt said, he would have opposed the earlier memorandum decision, from prosecution. issued July 30. The suit dragged on for two Taylor said he suggested putyears without being settled. One ting in the judges order that one of the problems was that the judge of the reasons for the judges diswho was asked to decide the case missal was that the settlement died, and it was reassigned to was made. another judge. Brough said he thought the decision was a landmark. judges Early in June of this year, In my opinion, the conclusions Monty Eggett, director of Utah drawn by Judge Boyd Bunnell in Local Government Trust, met will serve as a cornerthis case with county officials to suggest a stone will and protect county settlement. Present at the meet- commissioners help and other elected his were assistants, officials from law suits Eggett, ing brought Commissioner Brough, Commishe said. by employees, county sioner Joe Bernini, Commission On file in the Juab County Chairman J. Morris (Ike) Lunt, clerks office is a copy of an order Sheriff Dave Carter, and County Administrator Randy Freston. The trust, which insures Juab Provo attorney representing Juab County Deputy Glenn Wilde, both in-hou- se City council news briefs U.S. Rep. Jim Hansen says he to Boyd Crawforth and Iris A. Potter. The congressman was reDiscussed the hiring of a minded that he had been petifor the Downtown secretary tioned for help with the cause. and the Nephi Chamber County officials, is owned by pubProject We felt like we had not received Commerce. of lic agencies. They pay money into it, said Brough. a pool that is used to provide reminded was Hansen Rep. attorneys and pay for legal costs that since he was now a senior in cases such as this, said Eggett. Affairs member of the interior affairs Insular Commission, givto and a the now was the time legal descripcommittee, ing map It was determined when he left write-i-n Juab do something, said Brough. tion of the Salt Creek Canyon County June 18, after the The congressman said he was property. special meeting, said Eggett, that the case would be settled and an amount paid to Wilde. The Juab County Commissioner Richard M. Brough, who lost his bid to run as the Republican candidate for county commission, has filed to run as a write-i- n candidate for the position. Brough, a resident of Nephi, Lois Florene Warner Taylor, lost in the primary election to 89, died Sept. 11 in Provo. Gordon M. Young of Mona. The tally was 899 votes for She was bom Sept. 23, 1902 in and 593 votes for Brough Caroline. and Alfred Young Sdpio to Johnson Warner. She married approximately 60 percent to 40 percent. Orlando Taylor Sept. 26, 1923 in Both candidates now will take the Manti LDS Temple. He died on Democrat James M. Garrett Feb. 28, 1979. in the November election. She was a member of the LDS Church and lived in Levan all of her married life., She attended school in Nephi and graduated from Juab High School. She lik' ed flowers and enjoyed gardenis ing. She also likedhand work, and made many quilts, which Those who entered items in she gave to family members. the Juab County Fair may now Elder Jared Hyde, son of Gail Survivors are three daughpick up their premium checks at and Jim Hyde of Nephi, has the Juab County Extension Of- been called to LDS missionary ters, Lucille Finley of Bakersfice. field, Calif., Dorothy BeUiston service in Lansing, Mich. He The office, located in the Juab will speak to members of the of Provo, and Florene Higgin-so- n of Nephi; 10 grandchildren; County Courthouse, is open Nephi 6th Ward Sunday, Sept. four Lois Florene Warner Taylor from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday 20. The meeting will begin at 11 34 and a Funeral services were held through Friday. Those having am. Elder Hyde enters the LDS sister, Melva Docherty of Monday in Levan. Burial was at questions should call the office churchs missionary training the Levan Cemetery. at center Oct. 7. Richard Brough will stage campaign Services held Monday for Mrs. Taylor Win a prize in the fair? Your check ready! great-grandchildre- n; 623-179- V Nice Place To Live! Randy Freston, county adminRichard M. amount would include attorneys on the defendants motion for istrator and engineer, said the Commissioner S. Taylor, a fees, expenses, and damages, al- summary judgement issued on Thomas and designer had studied the countys Brough Master plan, bids, ordinances, hearings, licenses will consider placing Juab -A September 16, 1992 The owners of Allred Ranch advises the commission on planhave submitted a preliminary ning and zoning issues. The work was done by a proplat plan to the Juab County Commission to create a subdivi- fessional engineer who lives there sion at the Juab-Uta- h County (in one of the homes at the ranch), said Don Eyre Jr., county attorline. Once the landowners name the ney. division, and submit more inforfice. mation on the water system, the They do not have to sign the plat can be approved. This is one of the best prelimiform, said Worwood, although most of them have. nary plats I have ever seen, said All respondents so far also have Glenn Greenhalgh, county economic development director. By made comments. The survey card asks whether commission designation, "... Juab County should own and Greenhalgh reviews all plats and materials to automate nu ftBSOClATl pfsESS EAST 300 T 84111 is streets, select a name for the sub- 1 4 1. Sept. 3, 1992 and received by the clerk on Sept. 10, 1992, from Judge Boyd Bunnell, Fourth Judicial District Court. Here is the text of the order: Defendants Motion of Summary Judgement properly came before the Court. The Court considered the memoranda of the parties and all submittals. The Court incorporates by reference its memorandum decision dated July 28, 1992, as Findings and Conclusions. Having so found, It is ordered that this suit be and is hereby dismissed, with prejudice, and all parties to bear their own costs. Brough said the order should be quoted and no one else. This Please turn to page 5 City council will hold info meeting on plan En-viroCh- em The Nephi City Council will hold an information meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22 concerning the efforts of EnviroChem to build a plant in the Nephi Industrial Park. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the chambers of the city council. The public is invited to attend. The city has granted EnviroChem an option to buy a parcel at the industrial park. 10-ac- re Information about the business, the materials to be processed, the numbers and types of jobs to be created, and the type and size of the plant to be constructed will be presented at the meeting. Youth home must get proper permit The conditional use permit used by The Country Place of Utah youth home north of Mona does not automatically transfer to subsequent owners of the property, says the Juab County Commission. not transfer with the sale of the home and the a group home would be illegal unless the new owners obtained a new permit. A conditional use permit requires a public hearing. Intermountain Youth Care recently purchased the home, and plan no change in its use. It will still be licensed by the state of Utah Department of Social Services, the state fire marshal, and the Juab County Health Department. The county commission assigned Don Eyre, Jr., county attorney, to inform the old owners ofthe facility that the permit did 5th Ward sets canyon party Friday at KOA The Nephi 5th LDS Ward will hold a canyon party at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 at the KOA campground in Salt Creek Canyon. Those attending should bring their own dishes, meat, and a potluck dish. Grills will be available to cook the meat. "Come join with us and enjoy the beautiful autumn scenery and relaxing atmosphere, said a member of the ward activities committee. Elder Dennis W. Sperry, son of Nancy and Ted Sperry of Nephi, will serve an LDS mission in Rosario, Argentina. His missionary farewell will be held Sunday, Sept. 20 in the Nephi 5th LDS Ward. The meeting begins at 10:50 a.m. Elder Sperry will enter the missionary training center Sept. 30. |