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Show Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place To Live! Volume 94, No. 52 Council gives mayor and staff the OK to approve highway development By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Nephi City Council adopted a draft of a plat and authorized the mayor and staff to give the final approval for a highway development subdivision at the south Nephi freeway interchange where several businesses are already located. The owners have suggested dividing one lot into five parcels," said Randy McKnight, city administrator. The Nephi City Planning Commission has recommended giving approval to the project. The proposal will allow development of the five parcels near Dennys and Subway Sandwich businesses and just south of the current development. Most of the wrinkles have been ironed out, said McKnight. One lot will be developed behind Dennys, said McKnight. Curb and gutter will be installed as a division. The planning commission also recommended the traffic into the area be controlled with the placement of curb and gutter. It is all just one big parking lot now, and the planning commission thought there should be some direction to the traffic. McKnight said the planning commission also thought the water runoff from storms would be better controlled by the curb and gutter. Then, instead of all the water pouring onto the roadway, it would be somewhat controlled. The development is consistent with what is planned for the area, said Milton Harmon, city council member. It was decided to authorize the mayor to sign the necessaiy documents authorizing the project as long as certain conditions were set before final approval was given to the project. Nephi City Council approved a business license for a flower delivery service. Patricia Walk, 172 South 300 East, will operate the business known as Flower of the Month Club from her home. The home business was approved as meeting all the necessary requirements for a home Tuesday, December 23, 1996 8 City Council calls for discussion on Juab Countys decision not to pay gas payments By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Nephi City Council agreed to call for a Juab Rural Development Agency to discuss the issues which will hit cities hard ifJuab County doesnt pay the last two previously agreed-t- o payments for the gas system. It is not Nephi City they will be hurting, said Robert Steele, Nephi mayor. He said the county decision would hurt all the members of the cooperative. It really be difficult for Mona and Le- - van. This is not money owed to Nephi, even though they pledged to make the payments. They pledged, when they signed the agreement, to pay the payments. They still owe $140,000 a year for two more years. Milton Harmon, city council member, said the county commission was treating the payments as though they were some kind of grant. Juab County asked Nephi city to borrow money for them. This was done at their request and so they are really defaulting on an obliga- - tion. studies, the city had a project to bring Steele said the county portion was for natural gas to Nephi which would stand construction of the transmission line. The county commission agreed they See Gas on page 5 would pay Nephi City for bonding for the county. Nephi City, said Steele, then bonded for $600,000. The commission agreed to pay the interest and principal on the $600,000 for a seven year period, which would end December Annabella man killed in Monday accident 1997. Richard Paxman, council member, said the county commission did not member that, according to economic By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Annabella resident died roll over Monday morning six to ten miles south of Levan on SR-2a two lane highway, said the Utah Highway Patrol. Lee Roy Smith, driver, and his wife, Magda Smith, 27, were northbound at mile post 21 when their Jeep Cherokee hit a culvert and sent the vehicle airborne, said Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Peter Johnson. The vehicle flipped over and landed upside down on the roof, said Johnson. Both victims were still inside. Smith, who was still alive immediately following the accident, was taken out of the vehicle. Smith apparently suffered from a broken neck, said Johnson. A medical doctor was on the scene, said Johnson. Smith was not wearing a seat belt but his wife was, he said. Both victims were transported to Central Valley Medical Center, Nephi, by East Juab County Ambulance. Magda Smith was uninjured in the accident and released after observation, said Johnson. The accident occurred because of icy roads, said Johnson. The Smith vehicle slid off the road and struck the culvert. Had he not struck the culvert and sent his car airborne, it would have been a simple slider. A at the scene of a one-c- ar 8, CHRISTMAS SPIRIT These five boys have found the Christmas spirit as they shovel off the snow at the home of Arvilla Lunt, area widow. The boys have taken upon themselves to help out several widows in their area. They are Jesse Hyde, age 9, son of Jim and Gail Hyde; David, age 11, Geofrey, age 11, Robert, age 9, and Jacob Westfall, age 7, sons of Ken and Valerie Westfall. Mona City Council discusses utility shutoffs Kevin Young, mayor, said the reason shut off to any account past due $30 or town policy was not honored was that more for more than 30 days. s Correspondent To shut off on past due accounts, the it was not enforced. must pay the current off homeowner sent out notices are but Shut Molyneaux said, for example, a shut being 10 least off amount notice had been sent for several at offs do not occur. the shut then percent owing plus to one resident. No shut off months due said of town the balance, past Cindy Molyneaux, secretary out of said notices she sent actually happened, she said. Molyneaux. treasurer, By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- occupation. Walk will deliver flowers to homes in the area. Garbage pickup days Because of the Christmas and New Year holidays for the next two weeks, Nephi city garbage collections will be different. Areas normally picked up on Wednesday will be picked up on Thursday and areas normally picked up on Thursday will be picked up on Friday. Single Copy Price 500 pages 24 page supplement MW... We're Slinging you our Best zvisfies for a good oldfasfiioned Christmas, ttCave fitted with fun, friends andfamify! a jotty holiday! Be sure and read our Christmasgreetings supplement included in your paper for Christmas wishesfrom area merchants and organizations 4 This resident has now moved from town. They are still owing the past due amount on their utility bill, she said. Young said he thought the current policy was sufficient but would have to be enforced before it would work. Kevin Squire will be allowed to build a home in Mona despite a building moratorium because he purchased a water permit which is no longer being used. The permit will be filed with the Squire building permit in order to show the reasons a building permit was allowed during a moratorium, ruled the council. Kevin Young, mayor, began the discussion by showing a signed bill of sale to the council. The bill of sale read, I, La Verne Hansen, do, hereby, sell to Kevin Squire the rights to the water hookup, which is not being used on my property in Mona, Utah. The letter was signed by La Verne Hansen and Susie Tiffany and was dated September 24, 1996. Young asked if the form would be sufficient to fill the legal requirements and to make the council feel comfortable with the transaction. Council members agreed that the letter would serve. The one thing that I think should be done is that the town should draw up a letter and take it to the people who sold the water right," said Young. The letter should say that the town recognizes that the water right was sold and that it may not be used by the sellers ever again. The letter should then be filed with the Squire building permit. The vacant water hook-u- p in discussion was originally used to service the home occupied by La Verne Hansen and Susie Tiffany at 200 North and 200 East. The house was vacated when Hansen and Tiffany claimed it was un See Mona on page 8 |