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Show A Serving East Juab County A Nice Place -- Volume 102 No 16 JiiSm Live! To Single Copy Price April 21, 2 04 www.nephitimesnews.com Monas impact Mona seeks advice on how to fee and exaction schedule should be protect potential growth areas from subdivisions ready for adoption at the April 27th By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- s meeting Correspondent Timcs-New- Cory Squire, council member, was directed by the council to call Glenn Greenhalgh, county planning commission director and economic development director, and ask what the city can do to protect its growth area. The new subdivisions, approved by the county, are in our potential growth area, said Harry Newell, acting mayor in the absence of Mayor Bryce Lynn. Several years ago, he said, the community indicated citys growth area and it was made part of the citys and the countys master plan. However, that plan seemed not to be being honored. We would like to see our street grid continued, said Newell. In addition, he said, there were by the city attorney. Those wanting to submit a written comment on the impact fee and exaction schedule proposed for adoption have until the morning of April 27 to submit their written comments," said Gory Squire, council member over the project. fine-tune- See Subs on page 2 d He the concerns that other infrastructures, such as utility lines, would meet the requirements of Correspondent s Those attending a public hearing concerning the impact fee and exaction schedule were presented with copies of a draft document since the wording was still being Monas potential growth area. the city. Trauntvein By Myrna Mona City Council members do not like the idea that subdivisions are being allowed in the county in MONA PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPACT FEES teas well attended even if you discount the scouts that attended working on a badge. The City Council u ill accept written imput until next Tuesday morning, April said the Tuesday night hearing had been noticed. The public was also in attendance, however, there was a sentence which needed to be added and the whole document needed to be tweaked to perfection and, therefore, a preliminary draft of the document was reviewed and not the final draft. All such proposed documents are legally reviewed as drafts 27 th See Impact on page 2 Misunderstanding over a vote creates a little friction at council meeting By Rebecca Dopp Christensen made a motion Mangelson said that he thought the council had originally decided that what was best for the town out of four which says that the company There was a little friction over will install a pipeline from the was Option 2. a council vote at the Levan Town 5th East well up the canyon lane Christensen said that he had 14. w house to held hich will allow the head it clear all along that he made April meeting Council member Cory Chris- the company to deliver water to felt the 1 1 water line was a good tensen questioned the councils both the towns culinary system project for the town, but disagreed approval of the pipeline project. and the irrigation system. The with who was pa ing for w hat. He said that he was under the company would pay for the source In the Mayors opinion, Option 1 stated that the impression that the council had protection work necessary to meet Irrigation Comfor the water would the With standards. be cheaper, financing only approved quality panys portion the project, not for the project this option, delivery of water from but it w'asnt the best option for itself at the March 10 meeting. the town well would no longer be the town. It doesn't give the town much Mayor Bob Shepherd read the needed for company needs. The minutes of the March meeting company would have no reason to room for growth." the Mayor said. that concerned this issue. Youre running that much water participate in maintenance of the Christensen said that he didnt town well or in a water line lead- up a 12 pipe, then ypure adding remember voting on which proj- ing from the town well to the head that much quantity to the system ect to do. Brady Taylor agreed house. This option is estimated to already, then you wont have the with Christensen saying that he cost the company approximately capacity coming back from the head house. $60,000. thought they had voted on financA vote was Christensen said he had sugmade, with ing only. for Christensen and said that Taylor voting gested in a work meeting that Mayor Shepherd 1 and Paul there had been a misunderstandOption Mangelson, they run another line from the for to vote and a called and the apRalph Brooks head house to the old head house, mayor, ing it. a voting against prove project. running a 12 line about a 11 Times-New- s Correspondent to accept Option 1 3-- 2 Troop deployment is extended Two weeks ago the Taekwondo students at Beehive Martial Arts were featured on KSL Channel 5 in a story about their teacher, Kevin Jerman, being deployed in Iraq with 1457th Engineering Battalion. The school is depending on support from its students, adult volunteers and expert instructors in keeping the school in Iraq going. Mrs. Jerman has been grateful for even ones help and support. Emotions were high as the date for the 1457ths scheduled return was near at hand. The unit was scheduled.to return in time for Mothers Day. Barely a week later, word came that the 450 soldiers with the 1457th (including 4 from Nephi), were not coming home as expectto ed, but were being duties in Iraq. Along with Kevin Jerman, Shane Johnson, Stephen Saunders and Tjler Evans are also serving with the unit. The 1457th Engineering Battalion was called up before the Iraq wrnr began and left in February 2003 for Fort Lewis, Washington. They were there for a couple of months and then were shipped out to Iraq. They were recently moved to Kuwait to strip and prepare equipment for shipping back to the United States. The unit was only a few days away IT ALL A glimpse of life in Iraq. Soldiers were ready to come home when their call came to return to Iraq SAYS Sf 1 ts fe. 4 ; 'J 1 1 project was not presented that way, and that the money could not be spent that way. He said that the council had approved the financing for the original design which included the 14 line. He said that the council wrould have to start all over again if Option 1 had been accepted. The motion was made to accept Option 2 which says the company would participate with the Town to install a new 14 pipeline from 5th East and 3rd South to the head house. Also new lines would be installed from both the Town Well and the 5th East well to the old lines at 5th E. and 3rd S. The old existing lines would to deliver water from both pumps to the head house and source protection on the 5th east well would also be a shared cost. This option would require the Town to finance the project and company would pay 50 of the cost annually. The Town would convey a vested interest in the old lines and the old head house to the company. If at any time in the future either party decided to withdraw from participation, the Town would repay the company at the same rate that prior payments were made until all of the investment of the company was reimbursed. During the time of repayment, the company would retain full rights to the use of the old lines and old head house. This option is estimated to cost approximately $220,00 to be shared 50 by each party. be d Mangelson, Shepherd and Brooks voted to accept Option 2 while Christensen and Taylor voted against. Motion was apvote. The other proved with a two options were not discussed or 3-- 2 See Levan on page 3 Outraged employee asks Levan council why job was put up for bid By Times-New- Rebecca Dopp s Correspondent LaChelle Aagard approached the Levan Town council asking why the job of cemetery caretaker was bid out and why she had not been notified of such action. Aagard, who had been the previous caretaker, said she had found out about the bid through a curious caller who asked her what her duties had been and how much she was getting paid. I said, "Why are asking about this, I intend to still do it? Aagard said, The caller informed me that it was up for bid. Aagard said she was upset and felt personally attacked. She See Extended on page 2 f mile, and teeing into the existing that it would be a better way to spend the money. He said that what he was looking at was $110,000 versus $60,000, and that a proposed 12 line running a 1 mile to tee into the existing line versus 14 line running down the canyon was a better option in his opinion. He w ould not also said that Option cost the town anything, whereas Option 2 would cost the town half. Mayor Shepherd said that the 8" pipe. He felt St r ? 1 1 I r1' 14 $ ? i stated that she felt she had done everything that was asked of her, and to her knowledge there had never been any complaints against her or how the cemetery looked. She also said that the job had never been bid out in the last three years unless somebody had quit or asked for more money. Council member Ralph Brooks, who is over the cemetery, stated that the council put the job up for bid because they felt that it w'asnt getting full service. Aagard asked what duties had been overlooked. Brooks said that city employees had had to come and See Bid on page 3 |