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Show Page 2 QHje 'SlimeB-jNeft- Wednesday, June 19, 1996 Nephi, Utah js From page one... Mona Water "FromWhere I Sit" By Allan R. Gibson B Just three weeks to the Ute Stampede, and now that school is out for the summer, it will be here before you know it. If you normally use general admission tickets on Friday or Saturday you are going to have to change your ways. This year general admission tickets will only be available on Thursday night. All seats are reserved on Friday and Saturday. Wont effect us, since we always go on Thursday anyway, but if you go on Friday or Saturday, get your seats early. Remember all seats are reserved on Friday and Lets see, setting my list and checking it twice. 1. Marry off 2nd oldest daughter done! done! 2. Graduate son done! 3. Sarahs piano recital done! 4. Attend daughter Beckys graduation done! 5. Get Sarah off to summer camp 6. Summer vacations just starting, not done! ongoing discussion of the possibility of making a new policy asking for both an impact fee and the stipulation that there is also proof the home builder owns a share of water. When we get new water we are going to have to pay for it somehow and the people building the houses who are causing the impact will have to pay for that impact, said Young. The Council does not see building moratorium now in effect in Mona, coming off in the near future. They are, however, hopeful that new water can be found to ease Monas situation. During a scheduled budget hearing, the 19961997 budget for the town of Mona was approved unanimously by the te hired accountant from Neil Strong to Mary Ellen McNeese, CPA. Strong has held that position for the past four to five years, but the town felt that the lapse time between spending and reporting was always approximately six months late. In her application, McNeese promised to have only a three month lag time between expense and reporting to the town. McNeese will begin work with the new fiscal year, she will be paid $500 per quarter, and her employment will become effective 30 June 1996. Recent elections within the Fire Department resulted in John Sutherland being ed on ings at the town park and she committee can get working and problems. zoning wished to know the town policy planning In other business: on park hours. Darlene Fowkes, former ten the said Young Mayor Council member, met with the 18 oclock curfew for youth under to Council encourage them to reeffect. in still is who they were repreI have seen all kinds of things member to work together. and happening at the park recently, senting She also reminded the Council of said White. The Mayor urged her to call the some leftover housekeeping Sheriffs office each time she sees chores that had been neglected which concerned her. problems at the park. Advised Parks SuperintenThey dont always respond," dent, Ardath Newton, to hire a said White. Then I would urge you to con- tree removal service to dispose tinue calling until you get ac- of a large pine tree at the cemetery whose roots are uprooting tion, said Mayor Young. White said she hoped that tick- some headstones. Two other ets are still being issued to speed- problem pine trees were also iners going too fast on Main Street. cluded in the removal approval. also authorized to Young said that under the law Newton was enforcement agreement with the install additional faucets at the Sheriffs office, they are putting cemetery to help people find waand flowers. At the many hours in monitoring M- ter for plants onas problems. But they cant present time there is only one for this purpose always know what is going on faucet available is now wathe because cemetery called be should and so they when there is a problem, said tered with a sprinkling system. as Fire Chief; Beau Valtinson, Assistant Fire Chief; Lori NewRuth Shultz met with the Council in the amount of ell, Secretary; Training Officers, Young. to ask again that the Council $147,800 as was proposed in the Greg Newton and Glenn Melloi, Council member, Curtis e Lane sign be replaced rehe has preliminary budget reviewed in Equipment Maintenance, that Cemetery Squire, reported Douglas Stewart and Don searched the question of pur- so contractors and service people May. According to Mayor Young Carter; and Buildings and chasing tee shirts with a Mona can find where she lives. She was Where are you going on summer vacation? I know one thing, afadditional money was Grounds, Kevin Young. $2,000 Pioneer Day logo for sale at the told that the town is in the proter spending a weekend in St. George with the 106 degrees a week Sutherland Chief fund in that the reported Cemetery budgeted Mona 24th of July celebration. cess of replacing signs and if the ago, the only advice I can give is go North young man go north." mowa total of ten workers had worked He was given the go ahead to cost is not too excessive all the After all that heat, my ideal vacation this year will be one on an to provide for a new lawn on the recent Santaquin fire for order 200 shirts in various sizes. street signs in town will be reer. iceberg off the coast of Alaska. Whew, its great to be back home A suggestion was made by 41 hours. He was also given approval to placed. with these 92 degree days. Sutherland said the Mona Fire order 100 hats for sale. Betty Parks Superintendent, Ardath The Council decided to rent a week took Greenwood a about and Steve Pat vacations, Speaking enwould town like to install a the that cement barrier to be placed on Newton, Department Currant Hooley, owner of the of vacation to go to Lake Powell, Just to play in the water, Pat to volunteers more the iron comer ofthe Mona Northeast the courage join sign has wrought naming Car Care station Creek gas said. We rented a houseboat and had a good time. Upon their return they got to play in the water again. This time it was the 800 cemetery and possibly place it to increase their manpower num- offered to put the shirts and hats Elementary School to stop trafover the middle entry road. She bers for fire fighting. on sale in her station prior to the fic which cuts between the light plus gallons in their basement. Seems like a water hose to the washCouncil At of a the built suggestion having suggested to assist the town. planter 24th pole and the fire hydrant. There er burst while the Greenwoods were away. Pat and Steve are in the on either side of the raised sign member Kay, the Council has is a concern that someone will hit memA of committee review Disaster of friends with Utah the Cleanup to enhance the look of the ceme- decided to take another look at becoming good process the towns on to serve the asked bers hydrant and break it off. The Company in Salt Lake. Their homeowners insurance will pay for towns the sysdecided to only rent a Council garbage disposal tery. Committee and Zoning Planning the cleanup and replacement of flooring that the water damaged, Newton received a favorable tem because residents are hav- are as follows: Ed Newton, Brett barrier because Utah Power and but Pat says it has been a nightmare. She wants all of you to reCouncil and ing a problem with excess gar- Lynn, Kevin Krep, Quinn Kay, Light has plans to move the pole member to turn off the water to your washer if and when you go on reaction from the to voted use unexpendbage disposal. any they Mark Kay, Brad Sutherland, and which would allow traffic more vacation. It will prevent you from going through the problems she ed money left in the Cemetery According to Kay there is a Darlene Fowkes. Three other room to turn the corner and and Steve have had this last week. fund for this purpose. If the mon- possibility of using the same gar- members must be named before would direct it away from the arg ey available is not sufficient, the bage pick up company the town the committee is fully staffed. hydrant. If a barrier was purCouncil said they would add the now uses, but switching dump- P&Z Chair, Greg Newton, urged chased it was thought there Sitting in the audience at daughter Rebeccas graduation a week remainder into next years bud- ing locations from Goshen back the Council to complete the com- would not be a long term need to older and the see women men was it graduamong great ago, to Nephi. Discussions Kay has mittee selection process so the for it. of the 60s, I always thought it wopld be get to cover the costs incurred. ates. As a college drop-oalso with the service owner indiwas had Additional money neat to go back to school and finish what, at the age of 23, 1 had for the use in cated that the price would rein May approved begun and then left for a summer job that turned into a 10 year asphalting some of the town main the same if a switch was thorized construction was $1.8 employment in the district was job. Not, that while I was at USU I had any idea what I wanted to roads. Which roads will be done made. million this quarter, up from last 18,565. do with the rest of my life. I was like so many in the 60s, and a lot to Mona The benefit be would scheduled. not been has yet Wayne County registered the years mark of $1.3 million. The of the kids in the 90s, just going from day to day without a clear albe would Doran Council was residents then member that construction ofresidential value Kay percent change in emlargest idea of what I wanted to do with my life. Probably a lot like many to get bids for asphalt lowed to take excess garbage to approvals increased substantial- ployment over last year, with an of you. You start a temporary job to feed yourself and before you assigned costs and report his findings in the Nephi dump for disposal. At ly as 15 units were approved, to- increase of 12.4 percent. Most of know it, you find yourself at age 50, and that temporary job turned the July session of the Council. the present time Nephi is not taling $1.6 million. The value of the new ipbs in the District were 1 out to be your career. I was lucky that at age 35, started a second Following the approval of the accepting any garbage disposal approved nonresidential con- created in Sanpete County, career and one that I have been happy with. But, like many of you, struction fell from over $113,900 which accounted for a Mayor Young said aji from Mona citizens. I wish I had better skills than I have. I wish that I had more knowl-j- ; budget, budsees had been citizen additional the $1,500 increase over fourth quarter to dumping Kay to that time just $2,100. Approved conthe lot of accomplish things. But finding edge about a in the General Fund to cov- in a town dumpster as a problem struction included seven homes 1994. geted do You to to time the have is seem a never enough problem. goal er the following salary increas- because some people try to dis- in Nephi, four homes in Mona Retail trade led the District things you want to do, only those that your force yourself to do. es: Animal Control, from $6.25 to pose of chemicals and batteries, and four homes in unincorporat- in r employment gains Get With 1996 a and big Congratulations to all the graduates of $6.50 per hour; Town Secretary, etc., which cannot lawfully be ed Juab County, among other with over 450 more jobs this year It to all the rest of us. from $8.25 to $8.65 per hour; disposed of in regular landfill structures. than last. Growth in durable arg Total gross taxable sales for goods manufacturing was also Building Secretary, from $5.00 to areas. Another problem is people Gas Meter Read- just dumping garbage near the the second quarter of 1995, (the strong, with an increase of 105 The brush fires at Rocky Ridge and west of Mona, the last couple $5.25 per hour; to from $175 per month; dumpster and not inside it. $150 er, latest figures available) totaled positions over last year. Exceedof weeks, have got sill the firefighters spooked. Here we are just at to asked was research the Parks over Kay $11.2 million, which was an ing 25 percent, this was the largSuperintendentSexton, focus the start of the summer season and already we have been the to $450 per month; question and report his findings 11.3 percent increase. Food store est percent gain in the District. of the state and the nation with our wildfires. Caught the video of from $425 $150 per month to back to the Council. If this sales increased 36.6 percent to Service employment grew 3.4 the Mona fire Sunday on CNN headline news. In retrospect, it prob- - Clerk, fromhour. The salary in- change looks feasible the Coun- total $2.6 million. Retail trade percent. The $7.50 per employment inably wouldnt make the national news if the lines to IPP hadnt creases were approved unani- cil indicated they would approve accounted for over half the cou- crease ofmore than 160 positions been threatened. But, just talk about knocking out the power to and will become effective the change in dumping locations. ntys sales at $6.8 million. In in services is the Las Angeles, and the whole nation will pay attention. Ill bet that mously largest increase 1 July 1996. Denise White met with the Nephi, second quarter sales were experienced by any sector in the BLM arrive on the Greg Newton was glad to see the crews from the The Council voted unani- Council to report that she has up 7.3 percent, totaling $8.5 mil- District. Transportationcommu-nicationsutilitie- s job. I know If I had been on the fire line, I would have. to change the towns seen a lot of late night happen- - lion. mously (T.C.U.) added arg The Central Districts unem- 49 jobs to the employment mix, ployment rate in the fourth quar- while contract construction addter was 5.1 percent compared to ed another 17. 5.5 percent last year. Nonfarm employment climbed 3.4 percent Continued on page 3 over fourth quarter 1994. Tbtal Dew-ayn- ut S ;I ;1 305-positi- year-ove- 7 4 3 ; I ! ; ; Unemployment up during 4th quarter in Juab County The Utah Department of Employment Security has released its report for the Fourth Quarter of 1995. Central District Highlights County Economic Information During the fourth quarter of 1995, Juab County experienced the following: Total nonfarm employment was unchanged in the fourth quarter. However, due to shifts in the labor force, the countys unemployment rate this quarter registered 5.9 percent, up considerably from last years 5.0 mark. 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