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Show Volume Tooele, Utah, Thursday, June 23, 19S1 Eighty-Seve- n Cost: Twrntv Ilve Cent Nutnlier Thret Local Social Services Slashed By Federal Ax Some of Tooele County's social service programs are in jeojiardy and must w ill lie reduced of an expected 25 percent cntliac k in federal fluids, said Gary Dalton, director of I Inman Services. Mi. Daltons office was told early this moiili that because of overwhelming Congressional support for President Reagan's budget cuts, immediate steps should be taken to prepare for reduction in human service funds. M Y OF the much needed but non-critic- Crash Kills Man Emil Felix Muzzana, 53, of Tooele was killed Tuesday afternoon when the vehicle he was driving westbound on Second North went into the yard at 410 North Coleman, at a high rate of speed, and hit this home. Nobody was in the house at the time of the accident and damage was estimated at 1 1,000. A report from the state medical examiner's office says Mr. Muzzana was killed on impact with the house. Mercur Canyon Roads May Close For Getty Gold Development Work ' Two roads in Mercur Canyon may be given to Getty Oil company for up to 15 years as part of that company's plans to recover gold deposits around the site of a ghost town. Cetty Oil Company is diversifying from its petroleum work into mineral explora- tion and chose the abandoned mining town in Tooele county, Getty owns nearly 300 acres of property in the canyon, but two county roads traverse the company's land. n BECAUSE trucks will travel through the area and the mines will be blasted, Getty believes it is safer to exclude the general public from those roads, Getty lawyer Bob Pruitt told the county 80-to- commission Tuesday. A public hearing will be held on vacating the two county roads on August 18 to get public input before the county agrees to let go of the land. In an unapproved version of the agreement, Getty promises to restore the condition of the road and return it to the county when the mining work is finished. The time Getty expects to use the land ranges from 10 to 15 years, said Project Manager Frank Wicks. IN EXCHANGE, Getty will work with persons who need access to the road to get to their properties, persons with commercial interestslike sheepherders, said Brian Buck. Mr. Buck is an environmental coordinator for Getty Oil. Also, Getty plans to build a visitors center and conduct tours of the new mining and explain what the old work used to be like, Mr. Wicks told the sources, Mr. Buck relayed, the land is of Under the tourism plans, a visitors historical value, but not to the extent that center would be placed at the edge of the they should lie totally protected. MR. BUCK said the history buffs would Getty property where the road would cease being the countys. A museum with be satisfied to have Getty photograph of historical value. photographs, cassette recordings and anything which may be other historical data would be available Getty has also accepted that readily, Mr. Buck stated. for the public. Commissioner Lee Bracken said he is A BUS would probably then take the visitors to a lookout point some 7,000 feet pleased with the proposal. "That is what we need (there) because this is a state hisabove sea level so the public could obsite. The plans Getty proposes torical serve the view and mining operations will let the public enjoy an area previousaround them, Mr. Wicks said. The plans for the tourist center and ly unseen by most people, he said. overlook have not been formally written down for the county yet, but the commissioners asked the three Getty representatives for that type of security. They readicommissioners. ly said yes. The details of the visitor facilities should be available for the public before the hearing on turning the roads over is held. Actually, because Getty has permission from adjacent land owners, a public hearing is not necessary, but Getty and the county commission decided it would be to the publics benefit to have one anyway. THE ONLY opposition would enthusprobably come from iasts and possibly deer hunters, the commissioners said. Even if the road were restricted by approval from the comission, persons would still be able to travel around the area. Getty will build a road around its property, Mr. Buck said. He said that the State Historical Society four-whe- and the Bureau of Land Management have been contacted. According to these programs may require severe in funding to provide for continuation of many of the child welfare programs, the state social services told Mr. Dalton in a letter. Because funding for the upcoming fiscal year has not lieen determined and is very unpredictable, Tooele County contracts with the state will based over a three month period. Tooele Comity will le hit hardest by the federal spending cuts in the areas of legal services, alcohol and dnig out pat ient can and mental health counseling, Mr. Dalton said. THE BUDGET cuts are expected to eliminate legal services to the poor, elderly and handicapped by local attorneys at low, fixed rates. "The option would lie acceptance of or indigent clients as a gratuitous act of the attorneys practice, Mr. g Dalton said. A staff position may lie eliminated or e reduced to a position in the county's alcohol and dnig outpatient program which Mr. Dalton says would repart-tim- duce the opportunity for counseling services. "THIS is in direct contrast to legislative intent to provide increased public intoxicant services and outreach, he added. Federal cutbacks will also severely hurt the countys service of mental health counseling to adults, chidren and families. Mr. Dalton said, "This cut will jeopardize our ability to serve the poor and elderly population. Families meeting guidelines for eligibil- le served after the insurant or private pay client w hit h u ill increase the w ait ing list of those w ho need it but cannot afford it, Mr. Dalton said. THE COUNTY'S senior citizens will also feel the impact of the Reagan administration cuts. The senior citizens receives the largest share of Title 20 funds in the county and uses it for nutrition, transportation and reassurance services. Again, this program will feel severe impacts, especially in transport at ion flexibility and fee increases of nutritional meals, Mr. Dalton added. Approximately four percent of the food ity will stamp recipients in the counts w ill Ik- i ll minatcd under the planned federal budget cuts. C l RRFNTI.Y, Tooele Count v has 272 families using fond stamps and that num Ut will trimmed liai k to Ho' Five of those w ill lie single mothers w it h childirn. The remaining will come from low income families with many ilnlrireu and families that use food stanqis for medual use only. 1 Other Tooele (anility human service areas that will lie hit mnderaltly bv the tight federal budget include health services, family planning, child abuse and department planning. Tax Relief Is Available, But Deadline Is Nearing Residents who are at least 85 years old and make less than $9,KX) a year are eligible for a projicrty tax break, but they must file before July 1, according to County Clerk D'linis Ewing. The fonn, which can qualify a homeowner for the credit ranging from $50 to $300, is available from the County Clerks office, 47 S. Main. TO QUALIFY for the tax abatement, the resident must lie age 65 by Dec. 31 of this year. Widows and widowers can file at any age. Income must fall below $9.(XK) annually, and the applicant will have to be a Utah resident for all of 1981. ALso, the filer must have owned the property for all of 1981 and must not lie used as a personal exemption by another taxpayer. Lastly, the claimant must have a recorded interest (such as a deed) to qualify. The form should be returned to the County Clerks office, not the State Tax Commission. Eventually the state re ceives the forms from the county and Tooele Comity receives reimbursement for the abatements. THE DEDUCTION will lie made directly onto the county residents property taxes. ., The form, tales about 10 minutes to complete. Assistance can lie curtained from the Salt Lake branch of the State Tax Commission. The free call can 682 4335. be placed by dialing Help is also available at the Tooele County Senior Citizens Center on Vine Street. IasI year 1 10 county resident used the circuit breaker tax to save a total of $14,791. For many this covered their entire property tax bill. If a resident who qualifies for the lax relief fails to return the form by July 1, he or she can file for a refund with the State Tax Commission by Dec. 31 and still get the financial credit. Hours Changed For Users Of Settlement Irrigation The hours that residents and farmers using Settlement Canyon irrigation water have been changed, Watermaster Jim Perkins announced Thursday. Effective immediately all residential homes can irrigate from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Farmers, with more than two acres, can irrigate from 8 p.m. until 7 a.m. n house number water schedule will remain the same, Mr. Perkins The houses Mondays and Thursdays; said. The schedule is: housesTuesdays and Fridays. odd-eve- The watermaster said change in watering schedule was necessary because of the heavy use in recent weeks. If water users will strictly abide by this schedule we probably will not have to make it tighter later in the summer, Mr. Perkins said. He encouraged all users of Settlement water to practice conservation and to stay within the watering schedule. General Surgeon Opens Tooele Practice ' and says he looks forward to teaching in Tooele. In addition, he hopes to help expand the range of surgicahjervices available in Tooele through some of the special training he has received. He would also like to help expand periodic visits to Tooele by experienced and subspecialists who would provide consultative and follow-u- p services for local The first general surgeon to open practice in Tooele since Dr. Kelly Gubler began in 1953 will join the Family Practice Group on July 6. Dr. Jon Greif will open his Tooele practice upon completion of five years of training in general surgery in New York at Beth Isreal Medical Center of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. PREVIOUSLY, he studied and completed work at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and one year of medical residency at Beth Isreal. He is presently serving as chief resident and instructor of surgery at the medical school and has been honored with several achievement awards during the course of his training. Prior to his surgical residency, Dr. Greif general spent five years of broad-base- d practice in remote areas of Arizona and Alaska. He has been active in surgical education and has published numerous origi- nal papers. DR. GREIF and his wife, Kathleen, had visited Tooele for a brief time last December! The Greifs say they were amazed and pleased to find that the Family Practice Group and Tooele fit so well into their plans. A central reason for locating in Tooele was the Tooele Valley Hospital, Dr. Greif says. The surgeon says he was impressed by the advances made by Advanced Health Systems and was enthusiastic about the willingness to support and build on the scope of general surgical services offered to Tooele. During his short stay, Dr. Greif had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Gubler, patients. Were excited about all these prospects and really look forward to coming to Tooele, he comments. ROBERT IMMITT, administrator of Dr. Jon and Kathleen Greif who has been the only surgeon in the area. Dr. Greif said he felt welcome by Dr. Gubler and looks forward to a cooperative relationship in assisting in the expansion of surgical services at the hospital. DR. GREIFS wife, Kathleen, says she also is pleased about their decision to come to Tooele. I love telling people that my husband and I are moving to Utah, she says. 1 She has been working as senior accountant at Deloitte, Haskins and Sells. She hopes to be able to find employment in the area which will allow her to continue in the accounting profession. The Greifs say they have a preference for the type of lifestyle of Tooele and were attracted by the semi-rursetting of the area, the proximity to the University of Utah Medical Center and Salt Lake City. DR. GREIF has taught in New York al the Family Practice Group, says, Were really pleased to have Dr. Greif join the staff at the Family Practice Group. State Health Department statistics, and local survey indicated the areas desire for the services of an obstetrician, gynecologist, a pediatrician, a second general surgeon and an internist. We designed our recruitment efforts to meet those needs in the past two years, Mr. Immitt says. He points out that Dr. Donald Lasselle, an obstetrician gynecologist, and Dr. Timothy Fete, a pediatrician, were added to the Family Practice staff last year. MR. IMMITT has hopes that an internist will join the medical community of Tooele in the near future. We feel very good about the skills, training and experience that our physicians and other providers have brought to the group, Mr. Immitt adds. Our recruitment process is both rigorous and selective. We feel very confident that Dr. Greif is one of the very best general surgeons we could have recruited. Petitions Galore Petitions with 1,005 signatures have been submitted to the county clerk for verification against the record of voters in the background. The petitions were presented in an attempt to turn the vote by the Tooele City Council on an industrial park land trade back to the people. r Conference Weekend Ready For Tooele North LDS Stake The semiannual conference for the Tooele North Stake will be held Saturday and Sunday. Theme for the conference will be Activation and all meetings will be held at the Tooele North Stake Center, 583 North 270 East. All members of the stake, visiting friends are invited to attend the general session of the conference on Sunday at 10 am. The conference will open Saturday at 4 p.m. with a priesthood leadership meet members and ing. Those who should be in attendance include: bishoprics, stake and w ard clerks, stake and ward executive secretaries, high councilmen, Meltlnzedek group leaders, quorum presidencies and secretaries, Aaronic Priesthood advisors, quorum presidencies and secretaries. All adult members of the stake are invited to a Saturday 7 p m. meeting. Sunday at 8 a m. a welfare session for leaders will be held for the stake presidency, high council members, bishoprics, stake and ward Relief Society presidents I |
