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Show i Wednesday, December 3, 1S37 Nephi, Utah 2 tone. prefect was begun. street,,. , , to On the west approach, he said, j' Theplactirg project at the ' The town council needs to as Mona for there was no problem with hav- Mona Elementary school was enforce a ruling be can loitems where and LC3 what wards ing a clear vision of approaching completed by the traffic. That was not the ease in cated in lona as part, of the parked and stored. " There are two trailer homes wards Sesquicentecni&l project the eastbound lane. were 179 All planted," parked behind one home, also plants Sometimes, he said, a yield trucks and cars parked on a lot, memcouncil slow not even did said RickSchnurr, , sign actually . town beautifica-- and trucks parked along the people down. Sometimes it was ber who ordihe will Once this is set, it set necessary to place a stop sign. tion, streets, and is, liaison with street. All are clearly town nance violations. for four years, he said. Elementary School. ,With no police officers on duty, . It also becomes a safety manWhen the school district had to Young said Nephi had recent- - the only thing either sign does is said Kevin Young, mayor. the from same ner, ly done exactly the thing give the insurance company dig the berms away vehicles are parked so When in school walls of Kevin for the same reasons, the to said elementary somebody blame, the vision of the obscure Four Mona boys are interest- . Young, mayor. order to repair a water leaking they could be lost. life a then landand. decided driver, the was skateboard a ed in building However, counrilmembers ap problem, it ' council The they would agreed done. to needed be roller blade park in Mona. the sign request, ; scaping proved on the .work problem in The soil was first pulled away, Jake Molyneaux, Jeffrey Kay, Two home owners in .Mona Jar-rett were Harris Taylor, and Dustin repaired, sealing attended town council meeting to the leaks are interested in building request that asphalt be replaced material was placed, and the dirt, and maintaining the park if the at their properties and that wa- was replaced. town council will let them use ter meters be raised and thatthe Some imall ofnameptal trees were to f attached homes be the areadyotiaofe around the city property Jarrett was not present, but water line. building. Schnurr said it was Ruth Schultz and Mike Tasker decided to plant junipers as Molyneaux explained that the fear and attended the d be would meeting to protest-- ' ground colter around the trees, park would be that the council had not seen US Twelve volunteers from each efKay told council members that it that the work was done. j ward assisted in the planting to became the One volunteer foot meter a is rules would be strictly enforced. water fort,, "My In addition, he said," safety ofthe low the ground and I was prom- site with a post hole digger on the skaters will be vital. "Those who, ised a new line. The asphalt by ' back of a trailer and was able to use the park will wear helmets, my home has still not been re- -' help the effort along by doing of the holes. . , , d gear, breast guards, and knee placed, said Tasker. However, , said. The the town had required him to junipers, 48 Buffalo and pads, he and four were in the 131 said the his of the Broadmore, boys, Taylor keep bargain. part their parents, will build a half Mayor Kevin Young said the earth by 8 p.m. The same day the pipe, a quarter pipe, a table top, things promised by the town a wedge pipe and a drive line as council would be completed. part of the park. The construc- Schultz would be connected to, tion will be made of wood, which the h water line and three is really the best material. homes would receive the new The boys showed the council a asphalt We promised all three model and a drawing of the dif- homes new asphalt when we took ferent types of equipment which it out he said. will be built. All of the homes are located on We have a fund, said Taylor. 200 West between 400 and 600 In addition, Molyneaux has lum- South. I ber which can be used for the What did I pay $9,000 for,, construction. someone else? asked Schultz. Boise, Idaho, has a similar She said she wanted the hook up park to the one the boys are pro- because, if her old galvanized h water pipe went junk posing, they said. At the park, the young people are in charge then she would be out of luck of operating and maintaining the (and water). What stories lie hidden in the quilts of yesterday? In addition, said Tasker, a park. The young people keep it From tales of westward journeys and clean and keep everything in re- Nephi plumbing firm had not homestead chananges to legacies pair, as well. completed the work they were friends and families, the quilts of The young people provide their supposed to do. Sjince the city . Utah speak the stories of of own management and schedule requires permits! from those J their evemakers... and close the park in the .. working in the community, could M Gttrjt S. wd (Mm Oort Ecdtt huttM IMi poo nings so the skqters can be home the city deny them access until for curfew. they finish the job? Since the firm had already My only concern would be the Monday, December 8, 8.D0 p.m. citys liability, said Kevin Young, been paid, said Young, it would mayor. He said he was concerned be necessary for the homeowner repeats Friday, December 12, 8KX) p.m. that if someone were iqjuredthb -- andtbe cmfcyiljtist to keeg : - f: would be sued. g 4 ter them "until the 'work was 11 The Utah Local GovemsSedt Trust provides the insurance for the town and Young said he .' would like to check with the trust M f 'zr.a Totsn Council netrs , . , votoo to ircfeifd HiGitdistci to ssrcs toznJim uniGiis; Comnicnl By remain- - er interest rate for the Myrna Traontvetn ing bond payments, said Young,-. s The interest rate, he said, heCorrespondent cause ofthe council decision Will Mona Tbwn Council members move from 9 percent to 6 percent voted to refund bonds so they over the whole term. In actual fact, the town will could save the town $17,872. I "The savings will help us to- save $26,000 less the change ward paying for the water bond costs. We are not at a fixed variable we will need to have for the town water project, said Kevin Young, with will last for four years. It is 5.15 percent and can go as high mayor. This will basically allow the as 5.45 percent at maturity," said . the-Mon- Times-New- . . . - Tbwn of Mona to come in at a low- - Young. six-ifi- cb - Mailbox Of The Wee!i! well-care- ' - one-thir- r . six-inc- i U !t j Gathered in Time two-inc- v RIDEM COWBOY MAILBOX This maibox belonds to James Neilsen on the Star Route North of Mona. If you have a great We will feamailbox, or know of one, please call us at ture a hew one each week until we run out of g6od;indidates,' at 623-052- 5. : "t ';Vjf - , . Letters to the editor policy... The Times News welcomes opinions from its readers concern-ing'an- y subject pertinent to Juab County. 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The editor re- serves the right to hold submitted news items for space fairly sure, as we do, said Young. Molyneaux said the park only needed to be about the size the Towns dilapidated tennis courts. In addition, he said, there was not a lot of cost involved in building the park. We have 125 signatures of people who would like to have the park, said Molyneaux. We will check, with our insur- i ance carrier, and will let you know the outcome, said Young. Yqu gus lid a really good job with your presentation. I wish everybody Who came to talk to.us . was as well prepared-- . Other council members agreed ; and all complimented the young men on their preparation and the way they had presented the plan. The Mona street sign project was much more of a beast than anyone expected. - The LDS Church, as part of the Sesquicentennial project, and the town council worked to get the project completed, said Rick Schnorr, council member who was in charge of getting the signs , in place. Some of the holes for the Bigns were dug by Blake Newton who -- - , , Is Your Local Internet Service Provider That means "No Long Distance Phone Bills," unlike America Online, Prodigy, AT&T and other providers that have their "Local number in Salt Lake and Provo. Call us today and see how you can get on the net udnj one of our many LOW COST LOCAL options. rni JvlVLru have the same insurance, Im " Allan R. Gibson, Publisher Mariann C. Gibson, Editor Myrna Trauntvein, Correspondent Nephi, (435) Julie Smalley, Correspondent Levan, (435) TAX before the council either approved or rejected the proposal: - fore 5 p.m. at af-tow-rt drilled them for the project. Some of them we had to do by hand, said Schnurr. One of those was located on Main and 200 N North. ; He said the council should approve having a yield and a stop sign in the same area. Because ' a sign to be placed on Center and' 200 West is so close to the corner, a yield sign with not prevent a broadside from occurring. You just have to atop." Ha suggested a stop sign by installed at the corner in the eastbound traffic- lane so traffic r would atop. You.jtaka your lift. An your handi to go intoihe in ' teraectkm without stopping, he said. Schnurr said it waa fine with r ,. . - - UDOT-Uta- Department of Transportatioa) to have both a on the sacto fczp yisli eda O' The East Juab Co. Water Conservancy Dis-I. trict is proposing to increase its property tax revenue from $26,007.00 to $40,000. As a result of the proposed increase, the tax on a $89,d0Qi,00 residence yill bp $1 5.08, and the tax on abusiness having the same value as the average valudof a residence in the taxing entity will be $27.38 Without the proposed increase the tax on a $89,000.00 residence would be $9.79, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average 1 .- - : !,-- ! I l7T. be $1 7.80. The, East Juab Co Water Con- f servancy District is proposing to increase its property tax revenue from $26,007.00 collected in 1997 to $40,000.00 proposedfor 1998, an inSrbase of 54; ' All concerned citizens aro invited to a public hearing djitho tax:inc(cacb td bp hsid on December jlOi 1997 at .7:d6 p.m., at tho District's f.Celn, 2nd Floor, , Ouiba,-4:Soul- n Nephi, lltal. f C i 4 j |