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Show 34101 EXF 1199 307 SALT ASSOCIATION PFESS UTAH W 200 5 5TE LAI E CITY 5005 UT 84101-12- 12 3 Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place To Live! Volume 94, No. 34 Wednesday, August 21, 1996 Commission weighs cloud seeding for upcoming winter By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s they hope to have more information on the program actually brings to our area, said Ike Lunt, commissioner Gordon Young, commission chaii; said Clint Warby, Operational Cloud Seed- he thinks the results are worth the ing Coordinator for the Department of small amount the county pays to be part Natural Resources Division of Witer of the program. I think that it is mon- - Resources, told commissioners, via let- t, said Young. ter, that the program was beneficial, ey I would like to know how much snow Helped with money from the state, the the actual results of the program. Correspondent Juab County Commissioners delayed decision on whether to participate in a cloud seeding operation in central and southern Utah until September 3 when well-spen- long term results show consistent in- - neer, said Gordon Young, commission creases in snowfall and water availabil- - chair. ity in our arid regions, said Wirby. Perhaps, suggested Day the USU Project sponsors contract directly Extension Agent, Jeff Banks, would with a licensed cloud seeding contrac- - know of a program or a person associ-- a tor, North American Weather Consult- - ated with USU who would help with the ants, to do the cloud seeding. North engineering and architectural design of American Weather Consultants are the the proposed facility If this cannot be done in a timely only cloud seeders, at present, to be li- censed in Utah. way, said Young, then we need to con- The commission must make a decision tact an architect. The safe way to han-tparticipate by October 15. Funds can die this phase of the proposal is to get then be allocated at the November meet- - professional help. The county commission wants to get ing of the Utah Board of Witer Resourc- es. the building underway in a short time. The Utah Water Resources Develop- Juab County will be purchasing sev- ment Corporation will meet at noon on eral county flags. We authorized the purchase some September 18 in Richfield. Commission- ers were invited to attend. time ago, said Gordon Young, county Should you wish to contact us direct- - commission chair We committed funds ly, we would be most happy to meet with to the project over a year ago. Somewhere along the way said Bob you in Nephi, said Wirby. He said, based on actual usage, the Day, buildings and grounds superinten-percen- t of state funding last year to lo- - dent for the county, the ball was dropped cal participants was 48.3 percent rath- - an nothing more has been done toward er than 35 percent, the previously ap- - getting the flags, He said county residents had voted proved match. We are asked for a small contribu- - and selected the flag design of choice tion to increase the snow pack 15 per and a flag maker had been contacted, cent, said Young. Over a peri- - Then everything stopped, he said, He had contacted the company and od, that is what the estimate is. The seeding takes place from, approx- - found the company will go ahead and by imately, November to March, he said, make the flags. Howev- Juab County has acquired nine plus er, he said, the catch was that the of property to the west of the coun- - pany would only sell six flags at a time, We need four right noy said Young, ty fairgrounds in an eminent domain action and has begun plans to build a It doesn't take long for flags to get structure there. tattered, said Ike Lunt, commissioner Bob Day, county buildings and It will be good to have extras. grounds superintendent, told commissioners he had been considering the di- There is approximately 60 bales of mensions and specs which would be hay growing at the county fairgrounds, needed for the project. I think it needs worth approximately $300, but the com-t- o be 60 feet by 100 feet and should be mission is just going to let it go. 16 feet high, said Day The problems we would have for the He said two big doors would be need- - amount of hay that is there wouldnt be ed for access to the building. worth it the $10 worth of hay wouldnt Ike Lunt, commissioner, said he be worth the $1,000 worth of hassle and thought those dimensions would be good headache. for a building to display and house small A county employee could not harvest animals at fair time. it, he said. If commissioners chose one I think it would be a good idea to person over another in the community e make it a more structure it would cause problems, which could be used for many other There is not time to advertise and take bids. things, said Day. The next step which should be taken It isnt worth much. It would be bet-i- s to consult an architect and an engi- - ter to leave it alone, saidYoung. o 20-ye- ar ot ot corn-acr- multi-purpos- Levan Town Council passes water agreement for Levan Town and Levan Irrigation Company By Julie Smalley Times-New- s Correspondent Although the Levan Tbwn Council passed the Water Agreement between the Tbwn and the Levan Irrigation Company at the May meeting, it was voted on again at the regular council meeting held on August 14. Mayor Dubinsky indicated that because the issue was not listed as a regular agenda item for the May meeting that the vote was illegal. "We are bringing it back up as an agenda item. T make an agreement right, it has to be an agenda item so people have public notice, so they can come, she said. She then asked for discussion. ' the discussion Following is between the council and those present concerning this issue. Council member LaReeAagard felt that the town should still take another look at the agreement. Citizen Eugene Aagard stated, The Tbwn is not using and hasnt been using Irrigation Company Vhter. Council member Robert Shepherd pointed out that a certain amount of water had to be produced whether the town used the same amount each day or not. Eight tenths of a second foot coming out of the well or the springs must be available. He explained that the town water would need to come from the Rosebush and TUnnel Springs or the town well. Cobblerock Spring is owned by the Irrigation Company Mr. Aagard said, Cobblerock goes through Hie system so you people can use it for shares of water It is not culinary water We dont need it." Shepherd agreed that the water from Cobblerock Spring supplies the Irrigation Company share holders water. He also pointed out that the water was cu in-pa- rt linary standard. n Irrigation Co. President, Golden of the the purpose explained agreement. He said, The purpose of the agreement is to have an agreement that the Irrigation Co. can use the town system to put that irrigation water through. Mangelson further explained that since the town and irrigation systems were put together; the town has not run out of water. Man-gelso- Council member Aagard disagreed. I have dead lawn to prove it, she said. Shepherd explained that two years ago, on Memorial Day the town ran out of water because the well was not on and Rosebush Spring had not been turned into the system. You would never have run out of water if the sources had been turned on, said Mangelson. We didnt think we would need the well on that day" said Mayor Dubinsky It comes back to the fact of whether you want the irrigation water in the system or not, explained Mangelson. Mr. Aagard felt that as long as Golden Mangelson had a part in drawing up the contract, that he could make anything he wanted out of it. Council member Christensen feels the agreement is fair and wanted to get this issue resolved. Mr. Aagard is concerned that the town is going to end up pumping the well into Bob and Goldenb private irrigation systems. They had that plan even before they voted on this," he said. He also questioned the Irrigation Co. recent raise in assessment. The reason the assessment went up is because it cents the irrigation Co. a lot of money to put water in either system. explained Mangelson. The pump and the motor to equip the well costs money. Whether we use it in the town system or not is immaterial, but the well still has to be equipped and the stockholders have to pay for equipping it, he said. If its running through the town system, why shouldnt the Irrigation Co. be paying for part of the maintenance? asked Council member Aagard. The Irrigation Co. is furnishing exchange water at the head of the system and the people who own irrigation shares who live in town are paying the cost for running the water through the system. It is about $5.00 a month, explained Mangelson. The five dollars is part of the $16 dollars residents pay to the town each month. The additional money is used to pay bonds and for the increase in capacity of the system. Mangelson explained that the Irrigation Co. could have collected the five dollars and then paid the town at the end of the year But why go through the process of having two different collection systems? he said. It works good that way, no one has ever had any problem with it, why hassle it? Council member Aagard asked why they were not staying with the old agreement if it worked. Council member Shepherd pointed out that it was not the Irrigation Company who had a problem with the old agreement. Craig Worwood pointed out that the old agreement said the Irrigation Co. would pay 50 of the costs and when presented with the bills, they would not pay them. Mayor Dubinsky said, Wfe pulled it out because of the word maintenance. What does that mean? First it was chlorine. If we have to chlorinate all your water, you should pay half the chlorine. If you go back to the agreement before the system was built, prior to 1983. You find an agreement where the Irrigation Co. and the town was paying half on the construction in town and half on maintenance. The reason we moved away from that is because it was simpler to bond and have the shareholders in town pay their share of the bond on a monthly payment to get that system paid for, explained Mangelson. The system is paid foi; but you dont figure in the maintenance and the stuff that goes with it. stated Mayor Dubinsky. The five dollars pays maintenance and the eleven dollars pays the bonds, explained Mangelson. Craig Worwood voiced his concern that you pay more assessment in town than you do in the fields. Sure you do. Out in the field I get my water in the ditch, said Mangelson. Council member Christensen clarified that residents pay $5.00 of the monthly $16.00 for water; to help maintain the system. Thats a good price, he said. If you look at a dual system, you are looking at $2000 to $4000 per building lot, said Shepherd. Mangelson felt there was a misconception that the Irrigation Co. is the one who gets all the benefit out of theAgree-men- t. It isnt the Irrigation Co. at all. Its the people in Levan. They are the ones getting the benefit out of this system, he said. He further explained that the Company could deliver water through city ditches, build another system, or run the water through the town system. It would be the people who decide. The Irrigation Co. is a figure head organization. The people have to pay for the delivery ofthe water no matter what ar rangement is made. Council Member Ralph Wilson made Continued on page 2 1st quarter economic results for Central Distict released The Utah Department of Employment Security has released its report of Utahfc Central District for the First Quarter 1996 in its Quarterly Newsletter. The Central District includes Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier; and Wayne Counties. Central District Highlights The Central District first quarter unemployment rate registered 4.5 percent, down from the 5.0 percent rate of a year ago. Tbtal nonfarm employment increased to 18,037. The rate of increase over first quarter 1995 was a respectable 4.3 percent. Again, Wayne County was the leader in rate of job growth at 19.4 percent. In number of jobs created, Sanpete County led the year-ovcomparison with the addition of 357 positions. Juab and Millard counties recorded declining employment. The major job producer was the service industry It generated 276 more jobs than recorded last year. Growth in trade was also strong with the addition of 220 more positions. Govemmentadd-e- d another 130 employees with er transportationcommunication utilities (T.C.U.) augmenting its total by 56. The largest percentage gain in jobs was found in construction at 14.7 percent Continued on page 2 |