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Show 1 J. I -- !r, iiv; Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place To Live! Volume 93, No. 38 Wednesday, September 20, 1995 Single Copy Price 500 12 pages Levan City asks Commission to certify county road would qualify for truck route By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent A Levan City Council member and two Levan residents attended Juab County Commission on Monday to request the county make certain a county road would qualify as an alternate truck route to take trucks loaded with gypsum around Levan instead of through it. After discussing the problem, Levan set up a meeting with the mine owners who are using the city streets to haul gypsum loads from the mine, through town, to the market. County Commissioners will attend the meeting as well. Robert Shepherd, Levan town council member, and Rhonda Ballow and Wallace Ballow attended county commission meeting to let commissioners know the concerns they had about the increase in truck travel which would be traveling along the city streets. We are concerned about the road becoming a hauling road, said Shepherd. He said the council had no objection to the mine nor the industry but were concerned about the amount of traffic which GYPSUM MINE Levan wants the county to build a special road around Levan to prevent trucks from this Gypsum mine might become the average in the future. Bob Steele, one of the business part from traveling through the town. The mine is located in the mouth of Chicken Creek Canyon just east of the town. Town Council will ners, said Shepherd, told the town counthe business would haul about four loads per day from the mine along Levans streets. Shepherd said he was afraid the loads would increase to 20 or more or more per day. Common sense tells you he would need to have to mine enough per day to make a profit, said Shepherd. Rhonda Ballow said she was afraid for her childrens safety and also for the safety of other children living along the roadway from the canyon mine through the streets of the city. There are just too many kids for it to be safe, said Rhonda Ballow. That road is very dangerous. She said the sun, as it went down, would blind drivers coming down the canyon. We dont want to be held prisoners in our own homes. Wallace Ballow said the community had more than 200 signatures on a petition requesting the county do something to help the problem. Ballow turned the petition over to the county commission to be kept with the records. Ike Lunt, Juab County Commissioner, said when Steele met with the commission, he had informed them that he, Steele, would put in an alternate route cil Continued on page 9 Moma will close its dump after this weekend By Marilyn Keyte Times-New- s Correspondent Mona residents who wish to use the Mona garbage dump should be aware that Saturday, September 23rd will be the last day the dump can be used prior to its permanent closure. Residents wishing to use the Mona dump on the 23rd may haul their garbage to the area between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Following those hours the dump will be permanently closed. Anyone dumping in or near the present garbage area after the closure will be cited for littering and given a $299 fine. Closure of the dump is in response to a Utah State directive which mandates that the area be closed, covered, and seeded by October of this year. Mona Council members have already contracted with a garbage hauling firm named Laidlaw to pick up town garbage. Laidlaw will continue to handle Mona garbage but will need to transport it to another garbage area following the closure of the Mona dump. The Council has been in contact with Laidlaw personnel trying to determine if any increase in hauling fees will be charged the town because of the new arrangement. If the garbage is hauled to and dumped into the Nephi dump, it is likely that there will be little or no increase in fees. However, if garbage must be hauled outside the area for disposal, it is possible new fees must be negotiated. The Council is also in the process of negotiating the placement of one or more large dumpsters by Laidlaw to be located near the town hall, where larger garbage items can be discarded in the future. Five Mona residents have filed for inclusion on the ballot for the October 3rd primary election for a four year position on the Mona Town Council. The five include incumbents Darlene Fowkes and Greg Newton, as well as Jeff Boyd, J. Doran Kay, and Curtis E. Council member Fowkes has Squire. served two terms on the council, a four year term and a two year term. Greg Newton served two years as a council member then replaced Mayor Gordon Newton when he resigned. Greg then served eleven years as town mayor. His recent return as a council member was on July 11th when he was sworn in as a replacement for council member Travis Pay who resigned for personal reasons. The council agreed unanimously to notify the Juab County Commission that effective March 1, 1996, Mona Town is unwilling and unable to continue to respond to county fire calls. The current contract with the Juab Commission regarding fire control was agreed to in 1985. It has a clause that states if either party wishes to renew the contract they must give six months notice to the other party. Monas six month notice would be completed on March 1, 1996. Giving the commission notice at this Levan Council hears concern on truck traffic through Levan from mine By Times-New- s Julie Smalley Correspondent A petition and request for Levan Town to approach the County Commission concerning the possibility of large trucks hauling gypsum through town was presented by Wallace Ballow. Bob Steele met with the council a few months ago to inform them of his plans to haul gypsum from his mine in Chicken Creek Canyon. The trucks would travel down the Canyon Lane and through town on First South to State Highway 28. Mr. Ballow asked the council to recommend an alternate route to the county. He suggested a road going north through the garbage ground and connecting to an already existing county road to Highway 89. Rhonda Ballow expressed her concern for the safety of the towns people, especially the children. She explained that the road is heavily used and speed is already a problem. Council member Shepherd pointed out that the mine does not have a contract for its product at this time. He reported that the work scheduled for the county to improve First South and Can- crime and the town needs a small claims yon Lane to accommodate the trucks court. has been postponed until contracts are Continued on page 5 obtained. We dont want to stop them from any progress, but lets get an alternate route, he said. Council member Karl Worwood reported that the EPA was checking to see if the mine was posing any danger to town water supplies. He also voiced his feeling that Bob Steele would treat the time gives them time to renegotiate a county fire protection agreement prior to their next budget session and prior to the new fire season. During the past month Fire Chief, John Sutherland, reported the Mona Fire Department spent approximately 100 hours fighting predominantly county fires. While responding to county fires, our fire equipment is not available for fire protection for the town, said council member, Greg Newton, And they are the ones who have paid taxes to purchase our fire fighting equipment. In their letter to inform the commission of their decision, the council invited the commissioners to attend the October 10th session of the Mona Town Council to discuss the situation. A review of the towns water payment schedules revealed that total delinquent water fees have reached $15,000. The council agreed that this is unacceptable and must be improved. The council members decided they will no longer give delinquent residents the courtesy of a letter notifying them they are delinquent. In the future residents will be given a month to pay their bills, then at the end of that time plus a ten day grace period, water shut offs will be made. The council has always been willing to work with those whose bills are large and they will continue to do so. However, those with large bills will have to come and discuss a fee schedule that can be met and patrons will be held to the agreements that are made if water shut offs are not to be ordered. The council also agreed that any home owners who allow rental of a house they own and do not have the renters pay the proper deposit fees, they will be held liable for utility fees if the renter does not keep them current. A discussion of the formation of a Youth Council was held with youths Erica and Christina Masters, Andrea Ware, and Susan Cowan of the Interagency Council. Christina Masters, who previously served on a Youth Council in Spanish Fork, said a member of the Town Council should work with the youth. One or two adult volunteers should also be appointed to work with the youth in forming a youth group. According to Christina a youth group should be made up of those in grades 9 to 12. She recommended that from 6 to 12 youth compose the Youth Council. Those youth wanting to serve on the council should fill out application forms which ask such questions as grade average, how responsible applicant is, why they wish to serve, etc. She said youth who can be role models for other youth should be selected to form the council. It is very important that those on the Continued on page 5 Nephi City Political conventions... town fairly. Mayor Connie Dqbinsky agreed that an alternate route would be best. She also indicated that restrictions on weight and speed could be placed on the road through town. Council member Shepherd was appointed to meet with the county commission. The council discussed whether or not to reinstate Judge Joseph Jensen. Judge Jensens term expires on February 5, 1996, but paperwork needs to be sent in by October 2. Mayor Dubinsky recommended reinstating Judge Jensen. She said, The police force is working with us. She explained a lot more tickets are coming in every day. She feels with the increase in population, there is an increase in Democrat. Republican... The Nephi City Democratic Convention will be held Thursday, September 21st, at 7:30 p.m. at the Nephi City Fire Station. The purpose of this convention is to place three city council candidates on the ballot for the Nephi City Municipal Election to be held November 7, 1995. All interested parties are invited to The Nephi Republican Convention will take place Wednesday, September 20th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Nephi City Fire Station. The purpose of the convention will be to place into nomination three city council candidates to serve terms. The names will be placed on the November 7 th ballot. The public is encouraged to attend. 4-ye- i ar |