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Show PRESS ASSOCIATION 307 W 200 S STE4006 SALT LAKE CITY UT C005 FIRM AUTO5-DIC-IT8410- 1 UTAH 84101-127- Exp 112005 7 ImIiiImIim llll 0)V Serving East Juab County A Nice Place -- Volume 97, No 40 ci To Live! Single Copy Price Wednesday, October 6, 1999 www.nephitimesnews.com primary in East Juab County but election season is here again No Bj Myras Trasstvcis Times-New- s Correspondent Eureka is the only community in Juab County where there will be a primary election to eliminate candidates for city council, all other communities will select council members in the regular November election. None of the communities have may-orpositions open for election in this election city year. Mona, once again, has had no one file for office. Two seats are up for grabs in that community. Doran Kay and Rhett Thalman, current council members, are al not seeking reelection. A write-i- n campaign will decide council positions in Mona. Levan has three candidates who have filed for two seats: Rodney C. Wankier, Alan Jay Paystrup, and Ryan Aagard. Rocky Ridge has four candidates who BUZZ, BUZZ While not as bright as the fall trees, the flowering sagebrush found in Salt Creek Canyon lends its color to the spectacular vista. Trees in the lower canyon are in their full color and with the weather maintaining daytime highs in the 50s and 60s for the rest of the week, its a good time to check it out. Above the bees find that the sagebrush blossoms that have many of us sneezing are a great place to gatherJail pollen 0 By Times-New- Myras TTauntvein s Correspondent erty we purchased, said Bateman. "We would also like to obtain a triangle piece at the widest about by 150-feand to nothing at the point tapering narrowest point which the county et dairy is planning to operate in Juab County just south of Levan. Kent Bateman, one of the partners in owns. The narrow piece was part of a road the venture, attended Juab County Commission to answer questions and cut but has no current value to the counobtain preliminary approval for the ty. e The approximately farm will project "We hope to have 800 head in three to also be home for the dairy manager and five years, said Bateman. The enter- two other employees, said Bateman. prise will be known as Bateman Dairy "We plan to build three home there." y A for a dedicated and will be located on property once should also be left according Golden to roadway belonging Mangelson. e to the language of the county master "We also bought a small, piece, adjacent to the Mangelson prop- - plan. The roadway would follow the A 300-co- w 600-acr- 60-fo- ot right-of-wa- 140-acr- property line linking the road with the Boyd Howarth, commission chair. "It has been discussed, said Glenn highway. Commissioner Robert Steele ques- Greenhalgh, representing the county tioned the need for a public road along economic development board and, also, the property line. "Isn't there some pro- the county planning commission. He vision for a private road? he asked. "I said the master plan had included the think I would be reluctant to accept a right-o- f way requirement in andead-en- d road on behalf of the county. I ticipation of future needs of the county. "We are being squeezed in some arwould rather see the road stay private. That way Bateman Dairy Farm oper- eas, said Greenhalgh. "In case there ators would be responsible not only to were ever more development of propery construct the road, as would be a sub- ties in the area, a division, but would be responsible for should be planned. In addition, it would be nice if the road maintaining the road and for providing would include a loop to attach with othsnow removal in the winter. "Has the plan been reviewed by the er county roads. There was no way the Bateman Dairy planning commission? asked Wm. 60-fo- ot 60-fo- ot tex-essem- pt The Bureau of Land Management throughout the West, said BLM Deputy Director Tom Fry. "Through these payments, local governments carry out such vital services as firs fighting and police protection; construction of public schools and roads. The annual PILT payments are made for Federal lands cal government units across the United States in accordance with the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt announced that this year's payment is nearly $6 million more than last years total, administered by the BLM, the Nawhich was $119 million. tional Park Service, the U.S. Fish The BLM, an agency of the Interior and Wildlife Service (all agencies of Department, distributes the PILT pay- the Interior Department), the U.S. ments to eligible units of local govern- Forest Service (part of the U.S. Dements each year. The payments are in- partment of Agriculture), and for tended to ofiaet the loss of tax revenue to States and localities caused by the tax-exem- pt Federal land presence of within their jurisdictions. . . . BLM Acting Director Tom Fry said that PILT carries out an especially important role for the BLM, which manages more land than any other Federal agency. "PILT is one of ways that the Federal Government can fulfill its tax-exem- pt responsibilities o page 2 tocommunhies i Federal water projects and some itary installations. Congress appropriates PILT mil- pay- ments each year. The BLM allocates according to a formula in the PILT Act that includes population and the right-of-wa- Farm could take the road through adjoining property, said Bateman. "We only own the property part way in and so we couldn't make a loop. I don't even know who owns the other part of the property. However, said Bateman, plans were to construct a road which could, in the future, become a useful county road if it is ever needed. "We've anticipated a road y setback. I and a 60-fo- right-of-wa- 50-fo- ot ot anticipate that the road surface will be gravel and, at some future date, the road may be deeded over to the county. "We are just here to talk today, said Greenhalgh. "We don't have any paperwork with us. If you would like, we will have the Batemans prepare a deed. They will need to work through someplace like Juab Title. When the necessary documents are ready, then Batemans can take their paperwork back to the commission. "How do you and others, such as besince these governments payments the assessor and the recorder, and in 1977. gan the planning commission members All States (except Rhode Island) feel about this proposal? Howarth plus the District of Columbia, Puerto asked Greenhalgh. 1 think we all have the same opinRico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands are receiving PILT funds for Fiscal Year ion that we would rather have the 1999, which ends September 30. The property on the tax rolls, said States with counties that collectively Greenhalgh. receive the largest amounts are: Cal"Yes, I agree that it is to the best ifornia, $12,789,337; New Mexico, advantage of the county taxpayers to $11,597,427; Arizona. $10,275,296; have the property on the county tax Montana, $9,846,022, Utah. $9,783,359; rolls, said Shirl Nichols, county Colorado, 9,294,770; and Alaska, Comity receives 0303,230 m Easads PELT chech fos Jnaafo (BLM) sent payments for 1999 totaling $125 million to approximately 1,977 lo- Elections Q Q 50-fe- et See amount of Federal land within an affected county. These payments are in addition to other Federal revenues (such as, livestock grazing, and timber harvesting) that the Federal Government transfers to the counties. The BLM has distributed more than two billion dollar in PUT payments to local $8,734,619. |