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Show VOLUME 63, NUMBER U The Saline Sun MARCH 13,1986 SAUNA. PRiCf ;LC UTAH Future of Marysvale doubt Line still in t I ut 4 ( w iLj t 2 lU tM k Uit Hue 1c itKiC'd s! Juihs fJ ti JV W o uti ctiwtltri ki Uie ttrah I., j ! J ? ijf' i t ul a1 I x l.t- 1 cic a irtir e anj Set jrf c'ouMjc Itir Juf t i!h Uc iMrfiLalr $fi naf3t tr tbr rfjtJ f.alilj that tt.allrf Ak !! Jl V fcrUVmt 6rI t S i i at !, hj'.ux Mavc Vur la fial Iul M. !! irf lc a tul g - tv-i-x- t tj tiM Vt fa 10 grlUrI thr wilt, nut tula! In million Ur juti ' a.'Ii'id to uuf failioad (a i . kait) Y i Icr thr pinth w Ak MitfuCtl Count k hr of Sanja-lrmplutrik and upphrr o Joiht-- f product to (hr mine ! ' Jttr p i rapid!) trowing lurkr) A Nufbt and otbrr t nm mpand markri in at rwhm Moroni Kd raw ir..i't.iK rpquirrmrnU filial at - ) i ( r io unit trainiiict each work . n rail mti diMptrarrd. 'hi was forcod to truck thoso t.ials. costing the company an jiLUtional litxi.ouo last year, acto Lamont Rlackham. cording general mnn.iger The Spearmint Coal terminal in ( enterfie d felt the pinch also Ron NO RAILROAD - NO STOCKPILE: been fighting the railroad decision Cox reported that before the slide a This Spearmint Coal Yard is empty to permanently abandon the line. good number of contracts were since the Thistle Slide forced received to haul locally produced Hearings have been set, but at coal to the railhead in his years closure of the Marysvale Branch of press time, have not settled the two ' Now got 35 or 40 trucks out the D&RGW line. Residents of over year there sitting for the first time in nine Sevier and Sanpete counties have reinstatement of the Branch Line. years. A lot of people have lost their jobs," he said. Mayor Young reported that "We use that rail in Sevier County for cement, clay, farm equipment and for industrial growth on a continual basis. Tom Christensen, Representatives of the impacted area believes he said. mean months of costly hearings and that there is more at stake than Utah Power and Light Co. will not Doubt and controversy would uncertainty. Rather than leave its simply the loss of new industry. He request a rate increase to pay for result in more long term detriment customers and the investment and Rep. Nielson both agree that the $55 million cost of cancelling the to the company than would lower Hunter No. 4 generating unit. At a community in doubt the company huge known coal deposits lying added. he 1984 decided the best course would be a under nearly the entire two county UP&L conference last earnings, week, press Last fall the company cancelled one time reduction in last years area cannot be fully developed president James Taylor said the without the railroad - development earnines. its plans to build the $700 million costs will be written off as a charge that could be an economic lifesaver. UP&L demand electrical instead. 1984 unit. earnings against Tayior said the action is intended The D&RGW has proposed a The one time charge will reduce projections showed that the 400 to boost investor confidence by number of alternatives including 1984 earnings by 63 cents per share, megawatt facility would not be fully abilthe companys demonstrating of building a new line needed when it was completed in resulting in 1984 earnings per share ity to deal with challenges as they possibilitySalt Creek con1991. The the of $1.78. Taylor emphasized Canyon on the through company stopped of UP&L He the said price happen. of old track an ran down the that site struction rather than face the decision will not affect payment of to react stock should continue at one time; or of a line dilemma of excess capacity and the dividends and will not impair the canyon term when the over long positively to extreme financial burden that ability of UP&L to meet its financial investors realize risks have been being constructed from Gunnison it. with comes obligations. minimized. Levan and eventually hooking into Mr. Taylor said that the company However, in avoiding this enorthe Union Pacific tracks to the west. UP&L also will buy 60 megawatts mous risk, the company was left acted to remove doubts about who Christensen said both plans are Intermountain of power from the would pay. This uncertainty has no with the problem of how to handle an has and in Power had Utah Powers it million accepted the $55 Project, corporate already place incredibly expensive. offer to buy back 98 megawatts of D&RGW has determined that invested in the early stages of mission, he declared. The comthe Hunter No. 2 plant it had sold to construction. restoration of the line would cost $15 pany markets energy and service, Deseret Generation and TransmisOne option was to recover the and provides a stable return for million - including installing entire- Co-owould that sion but investors. We cannot sell doubt, . rates, money through controversy No UP&L rate increase p. Dell Nielson, UDOT reports that forms are in place and concrete will be poured soon, as work continues on the bridge at Satina's southwest entrance. Nielson expects the project to be finished in approximately two weeks. 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U . fc f' U it 'iil It, Stic Unit' !!,kl Ik ! u Vc IthMtl i ji.lt V C 1 .ticn3 I ,s it lhi1 iAr trt. ic Ie UDOT plans for roads updated no one u crr-i- n Ccmgrrs. will fund lnirr k!.iic Highway (oytteb. in thm SUti. jtl.iUk are going lorward by the I'tah 4 Transportation to be ready to spend the money when it i Although wtw-lhr- f aiiroviM According to UIhiT b.prrvhor Howard Richardson. Richfield, several phases of freeway in this area are ready for bid advertisement The majority of these projixt arc ready for draining, fencing and grading He rail'd them in order of readiness first from Joseph to Klsinore. second interchange structure at the Sevier Junction and Joseph, and third. Klsinore to South Richfield These projects should be ready to let out on bid in the summer of 1985. depending on funding, Richardson said. Other highway phases on the drawing boards are the section between Sigurd and Richfield, late summer; and the Sahna to Sigurd Junction structures and bridges, early summer; and last the section of freeway from south Richfield to North Richfield, which should be ready for bid early in 1986. Richardson explained that after the draining, grading, fencing and structure contracts are completed, the paving contracts will be let. He stated that several phases of highw ay need to be finished before a paving contract is let to get the most out of the money to be spent. Funds have been cut or reduced for the past few years by Congress, and Richardson felt this year would be more favorable for Utah to receive its share of money. He said that to date there is still a 1990 fishin date for the Interstate System, but he estimates that with the recent delays of money disbursement, this date is almost Another problem Richardson sees with the tumplrlmi 4 the tummy Ifrr-wa- y t. that um- - in itwnry u apjifuvcd of Utah, tbc State Tf aavpurtatKrti ultimately decide the priority in which it will hr uvr-are parts o! ttr Hr said thi-r- r Irrrway systim in tl..h Iliat the on other than money could be Sevier County, and juM where the money w ill Ik- - srnl has not y rt txi-decided m Vi-- rii-- n il f !r Food Commodity Giveaway Commodities will be given to all eligible Senior Citizens 60 years of age and over, on Thursday, March 14, at 2 pm. in the Sahna Senior Citizens Center. Deliveries to the homebound will be made. Get that business license now The City of Salma reports that business licenses are now delinquent. Licenses may be obtained through March 31 with a 10 percent penalty. After March 31, legal action will be taken against those businesses still without valid current licenses. |