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Show The Salina Sun VOLUME 64, NUMBER 22 MAY 29. 1986 SAUNA, UTAH PRICE 350 NEED YOUR INPUT Public hearing May 30 on sewer facility plans A new eewer facility for Selina he been under study for two years, and Friday, May 30, there will be public hearing that all concerned residents should attend. The present Salina City sewage treatment facility was constructed in 1900, and although still operating to the standards of water discharge it was designed for, it is currently in violation of more recent EPA standards and Board of H ealth regulations. Because of these violations, Salina City was placed high on a treatment plant replacement or update schedule by the state, to bring the water that is being discharged into the Sevier River drainage up to standard. City fathers have asked if there is an alternative to constructing a new facility and the answer is that it will be better to comply than pay all of the costly fines and penalties that could be assessed. After much time and planning, the city council feel they would like to recommend an oxidation lagoon type facility with an estimated cost of $1.6 million. This type of system is favored over other types of mechanical systems, including the remodeling of the present system because of the high annual main- tenance and operational help finance the treatment plant which has the approval of the state board of health: until the construction bids are called for. With the present information, it is expected that an An EPA grant of $616,000 which is approximately GO percent of the qualified costs of the project: A Community I mpact Board grant of $220,000 and a WPCC loan at 1.5 percent interest for $120,000. The balance of $315,000 will need to be financed on the open bond market with expected interest rates to be between 7 and 9 percent The loan portion of the project will be secured by a revenue bonds. Positive comments at Friday's public meeting will help the city obtain the needc bonds without an election. If sufficient negative comments are obtained, then the city will have ti incur the cost of a bond election and subsequent time delays to assess the desires of the residents. User rates will be discussed in detail at the public meeting. 1 1 is intended to operate the sewer system on a self sustaining basis by charging connection and service fees sufficient to pay operation and maintenance costs and debt retirement payments, thereby avoiding any property tax mill levy increase for sewer plant operation, maintenance and debt service. New rate schedules have not bee completed as the city council awaits the final analysis and completion of negotiations needed bonding and average residential monthly service fee will not exceed $15 per month, a figure much lower than desired by state officials as they compare sewer monthly rates from across the state and much higher than desired by the city council as they have been negotiating with several state agencies for a better funding package that would enaure lower monthly rates. If you have any comments on the location, type of facility, future rate schedules, or how the residents of Salina will pay off the state mandated venture, you are invited and urged to attend the public hearing Friday, May 30, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Middle School Auditorium. Engineers, state wastewater treatment personnel, and the city council and mayor will be there ao answer any questions that may arise. Although the proposed system is not a cut and dried 100 percent approved system by all involved, to date the city council feels that for the money that has been committed, and in trying to end high annual treatment costs, their proposal of a new lagoon system that would be located just north of Salina, should meet the state's and city's needs for years to come. non-vote- d costa involved made up of high power and employee costs. Currently the city has secured the following funding commitments to TOTE BALE: Members of Chamber Salina's of Commerce get bales of hay ready for the Street Dance, May 31st beginning at 9 p.m. Crossfire' will provide the music. THAT Changes One of the issues discussed - but not finalized in last weeks School Middle School, concerned changes in the School Lunch Program. The Board proposes to have the teachers discuss progress with School Board The May 22, Sevier School District Board of Education meeting was held at North Sevier Middle School. NSMS Principal Boyd Gurney reported on the over-al- l operation of the school. Some of the items he discussed were the speech contest, book fair, Presidential Academic Fitness Contest, math and writing contests, science fair, school musical, art show, volunteer program, and Partnership in Education. He reviewed last years objectives, and previewed objectives for the coming year, including upgrading the library and resource materials. Outcome based education, core curriculum and the SAT tests were discussed. Members of NSMS student council, Casey Snyder and Jewlyann DeMille presented thank you cards to the Board. Students had created the cards on a computer and they were signed by staff members and student council members. Sixth grade students Ami Dailey and Melanie Smith reported their perspective of the Outcome Based Education program. They said that students have a good feeling toward the program, they are working harder, and there is more learning. Mrs. Jackie Burr, teacher, gave ideas and comments about the Core Curriculum. She said it is enhancing learning and teachers are working harder. Craig Sorensen, teacher, reported on the corrective program as it relates to Career Ladders and Mastery Learning. Mr. Sorensen is serving as coordinator. The program has enhanced learning by keeping track of students and offering correctives. Parent involvement has been high, and teachers have noticed an increase in student accountability. Kendall Wilkins, teacher, talked about the assertive discipline program. The plan is used in any area of the school during school hours. 1 1 has helped improve student behavior, individually and collectively. Good behavior is rewarded by allowing students who qualify to participate in a drawing. The community has been very cooperative in helping to provide prizes for the drawings. Those who qualify are eligible for a grand drawing for a boys bike, and a girls bike. Students who qualify will participate in an incentive field trip to Lagoon. North Sevier Hgh School FFA Officers Wade Allred and Candice Crane requested a loan from the Board to purchase cattle. They are running ten acres of farm ground owned by Sevier School District and have a mountain range cattle Inspector Sevier County has a new building code, as the county commissioners adopted the uniform building code, electrical code, and plumbing code. Recently hired building inspector John Hicks will be charged with enforcing these codes. The law explicitly permits people to do their own construction work, however, inspections will be required for the safety of everyone. Jack Robinson, county purchasing agent, said that while some people are very qualified to do their own work, others are not. Robinson noted that most contractors realize the benefit of having a qualified inspector who can see if everything is up to code. Hicks will make four inspections of every building. Footings will be inspeccted, plumbing and electrical work will be inspected, and there lunches prepared at the North Sevier High School lunch kitchen, then transport them to the Elementary school to be served. Sam Ware, of the School Board, said that the equipment at Salina Elementary is getting old, and much of it needs to be replaced. The kitchen at the High School is well equipped, and can handle the extra load easily. Ware notes that Salina Elementary is the final school in the district to be converted to this method. The program began nearly 30 years ago with Pahvant School. The new Red hills middle school has only a serving kitchen, accord The Salina Riding Club will present their annual Jack Pot Team Roping and Barrel Racing, May 30, 31, and June 1st, at the Salina Rodeo Grounds. Signup Friday is Noon, with competition beginning at 1 p.m. Street Dance May 31 st ing to Ware. All the meals are prepared at the high school and then transported to the middle school students. The same plan is in effect in South Sevier - the meals are prepared in the Middle School, and transported to the high school serving kitchen. - The Salina Elementary would have a serving kitchen. The meals would be served hot, and there would be no change in quality, Ware emphasized. 1716 move is strictly an economic one, Ware noted. The equipment needs to be replaced, and there is just no funding to replace it, he said. Ware noted that there would likely be no change in the staff at the school. "We are hoping that in the next year or two we can create a Baking Kitchen at Salina Elementary. We can use the equipment we already have for that and would hope to implement the same program at South Sevier High School. This, of course, depends on available funding," Mr. Ware emphasized. The final decision on the school lunch kitchens will be made at the June 12th Board Meeting, to be held in the District Office, in Richfield. Karen Pace, District Food Sevier area and planning the consolidation for the past two years, Ware noted. Another plan we are hoping to implement when possible, is to have a serving area at the North Sevier Middle School, when funding becomes available. The consolidation has worked well in all the other schools in the District, Ware concluded. Friday events include Century Roping; Barrel Racing; Warm up Roping. Signup for Saturday events will begin at 9 a.m., with competition underway at 10 a.m. The days events will include Draw roping; barrel racing; and Open roping. Sunday, June 1, signup will be at 9 a.m., competition at 10 a.m. There will be Draw Roping; Barrel racing; and Open Roping. Saddles will be given to the high money header, heeler, and high three day average barrel racer. For more information call 8 or evenings. 529-760- 529-716- 529-708- Use water sparingly code Co. High spring runoff water washed out more than 200 feet of pipe in Salina Citys culinary water system Tuesday, according will be a final inspection. Hicks is the first building inspector the county has hired, and in order to pay expenses of the program, building fees have been increased. The permit fee is figured on a formula based on size and evaluation of the building. For example, a $100,000 building that would have required a $100 building permit fee in the past, would not have to pay about $280. Hicks will receive 60 percent of this fee. The other 40 percent goes to the county to pay bookkeeping and other related expenses involved with building permits. Agricultural buildings that have no foundation will be exempt from these inspection requirements, except in connection with the electrical portion. ? Flags covered the lawn of the Salina American Legion grounds as the area remembered those who served in the armed forces and gave their lives that the rest of us might remain free. A breakfast was served at the Legion grounds, and members throughout the region participated ceremonies at cemeteries the area. i Ser- vice Coordinator, has been working with the personnel in the North The Salina Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual Street Dance, Saturday, May 31st, on Salina's Main Street. Music will be provided by Crossfire, beginning at 9 p.m. Karen Pace said the national Tor School Lunch Three day Jackpot Roping Meet permit. Their desire is to purchase five pair of cows and calves, and pay back a $3,000 loan over a five year period. After discussion the motion to approve the request was passed. School Food Service Director New building & economy and direction of school food service in general are changing. In Sevier School District, 64 percent of the lunches are paid, while 36 percent are free and reduced. The state average is 70 percent paid, 30 percent free and reduced. Justification was expressed for providing a warehouse facility for School Food Services. The Program lost $23,261. in commodities last year because there was no room to store them. Judy Christensen. Program are planned Board Meeting, held at North Sevier NSMS in From left. Tom John, president of the Paulette Keller, Dana Burns, Wayne Sittre' Jeff Gates and Chamber; in in The to Mayor Rusty Albrecht. washout occured in Lost Creek Canyon in the same area which sustained damage last year. The only water the city has is in the tanks - and residents are urged to use it very sparingly. The Forest Service has offered their help and it is hoped the line will be repaird by Thursday. Presently the city council is seeking information and data about replacing the top one mile of line from the headhouse, along with remodeling and cleaning the headhouse to control the amount of containment entering the stream thus causing the present cholorination requirement. A chlorination facility will also be built with this phase of the water system improvement as recommended by the state so that chlorination in the future can be more accurate and dependable. center, student at North Sevier Middle School, won the grand prize in Utah Power and Light's Alternate Energy Contest for her solar project. With Crisdy are Margaret Oler, left, and Anna Rae Johnson, both of UP&L. GRAND PRIZE: Crisdy Peterson, |