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Show CACEiOl EXF . Jan UT AH ASSuuI ATIUfi FFEbb I OO 307 SALT It?? 1, lAF E , UT SUITE ST II 1 TXT Single Copy Price 50 $ Wednesday, December 13, 1995 Volume 93, No. 50 SOUTH, CIT ( Commission sends letters to all GOP House members urging them to adopt Hansens wilderness bill By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent and how it affects the people of Utah we were elected to represent. Commissioners wrote that Juab County is 78 percent owned by the fed- Juab County Commissioners sent a eral government. We take pride in takletter to all 237 GOP representatives in ing care of it so it will remain producthe U.S. House to urge them to vote for tive and beautiful. Our forefathers a bill being sponsored by Congressman taught us an ethic of protection which Jim Hansen and the Utah Congression- we value and uphold. The people of our area are wise stewards, as evidenced by al delegation. We only chose to send the letter to over 100 years of wise resource use, the Republican representatives, said they wrote. Gordon Young, commission chair, beCongressman Jim Hansen and the cause it is shaping up to be a partisan Utah Congressional delegation have recommended a BLM (Bureau of Land Young is a Republican, as is commis- Management) wilderness bill which sets sioner Ike Lunt. However, commission- aside some 1.8 million acres of BLM er Joseph Bernini, a Democrat, also managed lands as wilderness, reported signed and approved the wording of the the commission at meeting on Monday. The acreage closely approximates letter. He also approved the funds exfor be to the agency itself recommended what letter the necessary penditure sent to all the Republican representa- only a few years ago. issue. LOOKS LIKE MARCH The water is free flowing in the creek at the west end of the valley. This creek is normally frozen at this time of year, but the warm weather hasnt even put a thin sheet of ice on top. The weather man is calling for more of the same for the rest of the week with highs in the mid 40s and lows in 30s and 20s. tives in the House. Glenn Greenhalgh, county economic development director, accepted the assignment from the commission to send the mass mailing. During the last few months you have probably received information concerning the Utah Wilderness Bill (H.R. 1745), said Juab County Commissioners in the letter they all signed. We are writing on behalf of Juab County, Utah, to give you the real story about this bill In the letter commissioners pointed out that some environmental groups support 5.7 million acres which, commissioners identified as being more acreage than is contained in the states of Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island combined. In our view, the Utah Congressional delegation went too far even at 1.8 mil- Continued on page 2 gas bonds to saw IFoir cnfeemis pay off obligations money City will lrdEmauracB need to complete the transaction if they found it was not to the citys advantage Times-New- s to do so. Correspondent We are agreeing to set in process a to determine if it is to our advanmembers Council adoptstudy Nephi City ed a parameters resolution setting forth tage or not, said Richard Paxman, the intentions of the council to begin the council member. The resolution authorized the issuprocess of refunding the general obligation portion of the natural gas system ance and sale of $2.7 million aggregate bonds. principal amount of general obligation While the interest rates are down, it natural gas refunding bonds for 1996. The resolution will fix the maximum will be to our advantage to buy back the Robsaid bonds and refinance them, aggregate principal of the bonds, the ert Steele, Nephi mayor. A resolution maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature, the maximum must be passed to begin the process. Steele said the city council would not interest rate, and the maximum dis By Myrna Trauntvein Council and Commission will provide free taxi service for residents during holidays By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Once again this year, Nephi City Council and Juab County Commissioners, have agreed to contribute toward a taxi service for people of the area during the Christmas and New Years Eve holidays. Bud Hansen, owner of Salt Creek Taxi, said the project had proved to be popular the past two years and many young people had taken advantage of the service. This year I am requesting a higher amount, said Hansen. Last year I used $125. The subsidized free service is used by many in the county for a variety of reasons, he said. Last year it was used by mostly young people on New Years Eve." He said a number of young people had requested rides to several youth parties. One of those, in Mona, had several young people take advantage of the taxi service offered. The service begins at 6 p m. on December 24 and runs until 6 a.m. on New Years Day," said Hansen. It is available seven days a week for 24 hours a day. There are some restrictions, he said, are placed by the law governing taxi service in the state. One of those is that the taxi must pick-u- p customers within a radius of Nephi. That means, he said, he can pick up as far north as Doc Steeles Ranch and as far south as Hunts Ranch. Richard Paxman, city council member, said he would like to see more of the areas senior citizens take advantage of the taxi service during the holidays. He does have older ladies call him to take them to the doctors office, he said. I have started using a pager, he said. In addition, said Hansen, he had picked up celebrators who had been drinking and did not want to drink and drive. I think it is an excellent service, said Joseph Bernini, Juab County Commiswhich 15-mi- le sioner. Ike Lunt, commissioner, agreed. If just one life were saved by the taxi service, then it was well worth the cost, he said. Both the commission, on Monday, and the council, on Tuesday, agreed to pay $62.50 each to provide the taxi service to area residents during the holidays. 4 i count from par at which the bonds may be sold. It will also provide for the publication of notice of bonds to be issued, provide for the running or a contest period, and any related matters. Through refinancing, said David Leavitt, city attorney, the council may be able to pay off some obligations in addition to saving money in the long run. At one time, said Steele, the city had a triple A rating, which would also be to the citys advantage. I recommend we adopt the resolution, he said. The city, if not at the top rating, said Blair Painter, city financial officer, was at least near the top. We have a top rating, he said, If it is not to the citys advantage to sell, then we do not need to sell, said Paxman. Meanwhile, it will not hurt to start the process of studying the ad- vantages. CoMecil approves plains for OH Mill Park om Maim amd 1 St Somtll Street By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Nephi City Council members approved plans for the Old Mill Park. The park will be constructed over the next several weeks at the comer of 100 South Main. Phillip Baker, city parks and cemetery superintendent, presented finals plans for approval at Tuesdays meeting. The park will be built next to Salt Creek on the South, said Baker. He showed a miniature model layout of the site which he had built to show the park in detail. Celebrations Cafe (located on the north of Salt Creek) has planned to build an outside deck that will connect the park and the cafe, said Baker. The old mill stone will be featured at the park, said Baker, in the landscape plan. Council members indicated some concern with parking in the area. Owners of the cafe had earlier said they were concerned about losing the future park area which many customers are now using for parking. The lot was formerly a gas station. When the station was tom down, the d area made a good parkwhen the city counarea. However, ing cil approved purchase of the property, they did so with the idea of making a park on the spot. There will be 13 parking spaces hard-surface- available around the park site, said Baker. More could be made available by designating diagonal parking on 100 South. Council members approved continuation of construction on the park and approved the project completion according to the plans presented by Baker. Steven Walsh was honored at Nephi City Council meeting on Tuesday. Nephi City Mayor, Robert Steele, presented Walsh with a plaque for four years of outstanding service to the city as an employee of the Nephi City Gas Department. He has been an outstanding employee and we will miss his work for the city, said Steele. Walsh recently resigned to pursue other interests. At first council members failed to make a motion approving beer sales, interpreted as a no to beer sales on Sunday at class c Beer establishments even though the Sunday in question was New Years Eve this year, 1995. Then, the council reversed the decision, by making a motion and then voting to allow the sales and inserting protective language into the city ordinance which would allow beer sales at class c license holder's establishments only every six years when New Years Eve would fall on a Sunday. Wanda Snyder first asked the council to consider the request on November 21. She and her boss at Behind the Chutes," on Nephis Main Street, Jim . r Hansen, were asked to return to the December meeting to receive a final decision on the request. At the December meeting, the council first decided to vote against the proposal because, as Chad Brough, city council member summarized: Our only problem is that it sets a precedence. We dont want to set a precedence when others could come to us and tell us we allowed it for this occasion for you. First, it will be New Years Eve, then it will be Super Bowl Sunday, he said. It isnt against the state code to be open on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., said Snyder. Nevertheless, said Hansen, they, as tavern operators, did not want to be open on Sunday as a usual rule. We only want the chance of staying open every six or seven years when New Years Eve is on a Sunday, said Hansen. The city ordinance can be amended so it will allow those with class c beer licenses to be open only on a Sunday when New Years Eve falls on that day and no other time," said David Leavitt, city attorney. Though it is not against the state code for taverns to be open on Sunday, said Steele, it is the right of the council to set a code for their own city that can be more strict than the state code. Continued on page 3 |