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Show rf, Exp 307 V 200 SSTE5005 SALT LAKE CITY (JT Hi ifnlii I.. & Ja 84101-376- ,9X 8 .1111 t Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place To Live! Volume 97, No 7 Wednesday, February 17, 1999 (SqcddugSD IVlorca Caro GSghflGFO By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- correspondent s If you live in Mona and have always wanted to be a firefighter, now is your chance. Volunteers, of either sex, who are interested in becoming firefighters are invited to join the Mona Volunteer Fire Department. "We need some good people who are interested in learning to fight fires, said John Sutherland, fire chief. We dont have a quota, he said. We just hope some people will want to become firefighters. We need them. Those interested in joining the group should contact Sutherland. Mona will need a water master who has taken the Utah Water Operator Certification Examination to be administered on April 16. The deadline for the application, obtained from the Department of Environmental Quality Division of Drinking Water, is before March 27, however, so the towns water master needs to apply to take the test. We need to have a water system operator now, said Bryce Lynn, mayor. The community has reached the population mark of 800, though the count is unofficial until after the next census. After a town has 800 residents, the town must employ a water system operator, said Lynn. He said the town will receive a population update with the federal census. The census will be taken in the year 2000 and the information will be processed and released later. All water system operators and managers and anyone seeking employment in the water indus- try must take the state operator certification examination if they have populations over 800. Gary Newton has agreed to be the towns water master. However, the job of water system operator requires the person doing the job take the exam the state gives. First time applicants must pay a $20 record application fee and all those taking the exam must pay $50. Those who have taken the exam in the past, must only pay the $50 fee. Grant money for computerizing cemetery records is still available so that towns can pay to do the work necessary to update registers. The Utah State Historical Set Grant on page 2 f 111 :opy GCai ?ee turned off and natural gas service is disconnected at the same time, the user will then be charged $40 for water service and $40 for natural to be service for a toreestablished gas tal of $80 for service to be restored to the two utilities. In addition, before service is provided to the utility user, all delinquencies must be paid in full together with the council member, all delinquent acs Correspondent counts that are over three months will Mona Tbwn Council members voted be shut off until payment is made in ? to shut off all those who have three- - full. A $40 fee for each utili- months in arrears utilities accounts with the town. ty shut off during regular office hours Times-New- fee for each utility. security deposit of $45 for water and $100 for gas service will also then be required, said Schnurr. All utility customers on Equal Pay, an arrangement which allows payments to be made throughout the year on a monthly payment plan, who have past due or negative account balances will be changed back to Standard Pay on Saturday, Feb. 20. Over the summer, said Schnurr, those on Equal Pay, pay in advance for winter months." Standard Pay, an accounting system which requires all payments in full each month, must be made as the charge is acquired each month. All those on Equal Pay are asked to bring accounts current before Feb. 20 in order to keep service from being interrupted and in order to retain the Equal Pay system privilege. Some delinquent customers, instead of making arrangements, drop off partial payments at the town office, he said. Those payments often barely cover the current month's charges and do not pay anything on arrears. This is unacceptable, said Schnurr. All payment arrangements must be made with the treasurer, Scott Nelson. If payment arrangements are not made in advance of the shut-of- f date, utilities service will be terminated and and a securideposits, payment-in-ful- l be will ty deposit required before utiliresumed. service is ty A town newsletter will be produced to let residents of the community know what is expected. The newsletter is available at town hall. The town shut-of- f policy is a feature of the latest newsletter. We want everyone to know, well in advance, what we, as a town council, have determined should be done about past- due utlilties- - said Schnurr Mona needs a new animal control A . V rtTi V MAKING A RUN FOR IT Our photographer was out for a ride on Tuesday and caught these four staging a break out. The cows were on the way north as the photographer went by, but having been found out, turned tail and beat it back to the safety of their confinement. Its nice to see we live in at least a Four cow town! fwuOna (SounsSD DcoCig GauocabDG nouj boacnng dovoDopcnonO By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Pat Painter, who owns property near Mona, wants to give the town some water but he is having a difficult time getting approval from one member of the council for his plan. Doran Kay, council member over wa- - on an fJlonei ments , said Painter. In addition, I would deed water to the town." The property in question is located east of the state highway and south of Cemetery Lane just outside the towns boundaries. I have an irrigation pond east of the freeway," said Painter. I put 60 shares of water in that pond. The town would get nine acre-fee- t of water from Painter five in this project Painter is also in the process of devel-i- n oping Painter Estates which is also side town. The property will have elev-hoen building lots to be used by members of the Painter family, ter issues, questioned the amount of water the town would actually receive the proposal and suggested Painter the bill for a study to determine just much water is really in a share. However, the council was unanimous, after an hours discussion in agreeing Eight of those lots have been ap-t- o allow Painter to pursue the propos- - proved. On the others. Painter will pay out-fo- How many acre feet are in a share of Mona water?" asked Kay. Pat (Painter) would need to hire a professional to do a study to determine how many acre feet are in a share. The study needs to consider historical data. e cant afford to make a mistake on that much wa- - ot w He said if less water were being con officer. See Mona Town on page 2 al. Your proposal and your offer look good to me, said Bryce Lynn, mayor. , He said he would favor allowing Paint- - tained adequate water to allow him to er to continue with his concept by agree- - hook up the towns cemetery watering ing to give him preliminary approval for system and the elementary school lawn the plan. and ball field system. In addition, the Painter said he would like the town town could connect the park to the to consider a request to annex a tem. I will pay to bring the water line to piece of property he owns and would like, at some future date, to de- - the cemetery and then down to the east velop. The property is in your proposed side of the school grounds so you would not need to use culinary water for the growth area," he said. I would assume, as the developer, the grounds, he said. costs of developing roads and improve- This would free up enough culinary water to allow the homes built on the property to have culinary water from the town without adding to the impact and, in addition to the school and cemetery, I would provide the irrigation water for outside use at the homes. It doesnT take as much water to water grass as it does to water hay," said sys-coun- dl 55-ac- re 0' 0 0 Thursday ntec1 cumiOuGy dleDocnqiGueiiDGi As of May 1, said Rick Schnurr, By Mynui TYauiitvein Painter. For years, the property has been used to grow alfalfa. We might even be able to move the Four Dsy VVccthcr Forecast WtdnstdiT n7 QcOopflo pDu(sy fci? IccHiitag Cop Single Copy Price Friday sense aafCMr It N II - Saturday Mp)ee nawn sioppea for a visit at llieTimes- F area and use irrigation water rather A'u ln Mpht on Monday, Feb. IS. Editor Manann Gibson enjoyed the visit u,u informal yet mformatue. They arrued back la Utah on Saturday and than culmary water, said Lynn. This tnP tfiroui uas fast moiing. would be a pressurized system and Although the Senator Hatch took time to stop and ask about concerns ortrip ansuer Questions " would save water. I think it would be to get back tn touch with the people in all renewal of spirit, parts of Utah; a beneficial to the town to get the water. atcfl rlmt.ntrd 1 n ansur to a question about the last turbulent months As much as s of ditch HasAingfon D.C Senator Hatch replied, Im glad it s oier I'm not really happy water is wasted as it makes its way to about V 0U!C!nf1 & forward. After 11 siting The Times Hews, they enjoyed lunch atJC Mic kelson's Restaurant, then continued their tnptoSL George. r-- r three-fourth- -- |