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Show Utah 467 Salt ti Tfff Second Class postage paid at 35 West Utah Avenue Payson, Utah 84651 New hospital now in service The new $8.2 million, 94 bed, d Mountain View Hospital was Saturday during special ceremonies at the front entrance of the facility. The flag raising ceremony was conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5787. Former Mayor, Richard Harmer, Chairman of the hospital board, led the audience in the pledge of allegience. The invocation was offered by Mildred Warner, the daughter of Dr. A. L. Curtis, one of the three physicians who cooperated in building of the original Payson Hospital. Glen Cowan, another Payson Hospital charter board member, was assigned to give the invocation, but was ill and unable to attend. In his opening remarks Payson Mayor Gary Hansen pointed out that since Payson Hospital was opened in 1938 the doors have always been open. There is not The hospital has even a key. never refused service to anyone. He said. May there always be a sense of appreciation of that. The mayor also said, An important aspect of this new hospital is that we did not have to tear down in order to build. Winfield C. Dunn, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs of Hospital Corporation of emphasized the cost of the The constantly new facility. rising cost of providing the kind of health care Americans have become used to is a major problem facing HCA, he said. In meeting the challenge of health the greatest passing dedi-cte- Finch, Robert ar All-Sta- rs 424-- 1 60 generator plans Finch, Vernon Finch and Stephen Raff accompanied by Albert Pavne. Hospital Administrator Harold Harmer pointed out that when the Payson Hospital was established in 1938 maternity required a 10 day stay. Rates were at $35 for a ward bed for the stay. Ten thousand dollars was used to buy the first equipment for the hospital. Dr. Merrill L. Oldroyd gave the dedicatory prayer for the new Dr. Oldroyd was a hospital. charter board member and one of three physicians who cooperated with the Payson City Council to build the original hospital. the dedication a Following gauze ribbon was cut officially opening the hospital. Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr., Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Oficer of Hospital Corporation of cut the gauze. He was assisted by Miss Payson, Edna Snelson. the following Immediately ribbon cutting the public was allowed to tour the entire hospital. Hospital Administrator, Harold Harmer, estimated that nearly 3000 people toured the hospital. Patients were moved from the old hospital to the new facility on Tuesday. These young ball players were named to the Payson Little League team during The Baseball Association Awards ceremonies. They are; (from left front), Tyler Hickman, Keith Davis, Greg Madsen, Kerrie Wilkensen; (back left) John Kent, Brian King, and Jeff Spencer. Other unavailable for the picture are, Scott Muhlestein, Todd Carter and Shane Corbett. For pictures of award winning ball teams see page 3 of this issue. All-St- USPS Number 32 SUVPP to discuss system the world has ever known we must seek to control the costs of hospital care. At the same time we must meet the demand for the best possible health care.. The audience was favored by three musical selections from Gerald Lake City, Utah 84111 Volume 90 Thursday Papon ress Association Sast lif'C 'J South I A pair of proposals designed to maintain an adequate supply of reasonably priced electricity in much of Utah County will be considered Thursday at a meeting of Southern Utah Valley Power Project (SUVPP) in Payson. orDirectors of the four-citganization in cooperation with Strawberry Water Users Association (SWUA) will discuss shortterm and long-terplans at the session in Strawberrys new headquarters (745 N. 500 E.) beginning at 7:30 p.m. Blair R. Hamilton of Spanish Fork, SUVPP president, said the short-terproposal calls for installation of internal combustion engine peaking power generators. Construction of a moderately sized steam generating plant to boost the electric supply over the long haul also will be reviewed by board members. SUVPP was created several years ago by Springville, Spanish Fork, Salem and Payson to build a substation near the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon to take advantage of lower rates for federal power and supplemental energy purchased from Utah Power and Light Co. available to high volume buyers. Voters in each of the cities at the 1976 general election approved bond issues to finance their proportionate share of the nearly $1 million cost. SWUA, an associate member, constructed transmission lines and acts as the central purchasing authority for SUVPP. A major selling point prior to the bond vote was the contention the tap into high voltage transmission lines would enable the Cities "and Strawberry to hold power rates below those charged by major utilities serving other SUVPP sections of the state. directors kept their promise. Electrical costs have been as much as 25 per cent lower than most other communities in the region. Reasonable power rates can be maintained, directors believe, if SUVPP is able to reduce the peaks of maximum electricity purchased for the system. Energy charges are based, in part, on those peaks. Under the internal combustion generating plan, diesel and natural gas fueled generators would be activated when consumers are using maximum amounts of power. This would shave the peaks, resulting in lower cost for the remaining supplemental energy purchased for SUVPP. But peaking power isnt the only need SUVPP directors see in the future. They want to be certain residents of the four cities will be assured of adequate y m m Dr. Thomas F. Fist, Sr., Chief medical officer of Hospital Corporation of America and Miss Payson, Edna Snelson, cat a gauze ribbon officially opening the new Mountain View Hospital. PaysonCouncilvotes to keep same levy Council The Payson City voted to assess the same mill levy this year as last year during its meeting August 1. The levy was set at 12.41 mills for the citys general fund and 1 mill for the Special Assessment Guarantee Fund. The council discussed a staff recommendation that the mill be raised slightly. The council members decided, however, to not raise the tax levy. In other action the council accepted the bid of Ewell Brothers Construction for curb, gutter and sidewalk on 100 So. and 1000 E., for $15,122. The bid acceptance was made conditional upon the completion of an agreement with Hospital Corporation of America. The council approved a conditional use permit for Castle Engineering to build a prooffice fessional complex on 1000 East across the street from the new hospital. Richard Bell, Payson City Postmaster, met with the council concerning mail delivery in Mr. Bell reported that new Pay-so- n. deliveries in the city must have curb side delivery with two boxes together on the property line where two homes are built in subHe requested that divisions. the city help the post office on the placement of new mail boxes and informing the public of the delivery policy. The council instructed City administrator to work with the post office on the problem. The council approved the Harris-Fosubdivision between 600 and 700 South on 700 East. The council stipulated that the developer, who has had the linen accepted by the planning committee, be required to place curb, gutter and sidewalk and 24 feet of asphalt on 700 South in connection with the subdivision. x The council authorized the purchase of a line truck for the electricla department. The new truck will be purchased from Pingree Company for $66,272.57. The city also authorized the sale of the departments old truck. power to meet the projected demand as the areas population and small industry continue their rapid growth. We think we can generate electricity more efficiently and just as economically as anyone Mr. else, perhaps more so, Hamilton said. "But power plants, even small ones like we contemplate, are expensive. And they arent getting any cheaper. That is why directors plan to invite nearby cities who own their distribution systems to join SUVPP in investigating the steam generating plant. The plan is to locate it near consumers to save construction line substantial costs and transmission losses. Cost of investigating the steam plant proposal to decide its feasibility would be prorated among the participants on the basis of their electrical usage compared to total consumption. That system worked well for us in the early stages of SUVPP, We see no Mr. Hamilton said. reason to change it now. Payson Stake summersocial set Tuesday Payson Utah Stake will hold its annual summer stake social for all stake members at the Payson Utah Stake Center on Tuesday, August 14. A delicious meal, including the famous barbecue beef, will be served from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., followed an entertaining by program at about 7:30 p.m. in the cultural hall at the stake center. President Phillip Jones enparticipation for courages 100 this evening so all stake members can enjoy the fellowship of each other. The cost has been kept to a minimum to allow the entire family to go out to dinner and have an evening of fun and enterInditainment for only $10.00. vidual tickets can also be purchased for $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children under 12. Tickets will be sold in every home in each ward. If stake members are not contacted at their homes, tickets can be purchased at the door. Used by Payson 5 million gallons of Payson City Series: Part V Editors note: This is the fifth in a series of articles on Paysons municipal government. Previous articles explained the functions of The Mayor, The City Council, The and the City Administrator Offices. City Lots of water Last Friday Payson City consumed 5,462,600 gallons of water for culinary, gardening, and industrial uses. The collection treatment and distribution of this water is the responsibility of the Payson Water and Sewer Department, headed by Superintendent Don Muhlestein. Payson Citys culinary water comes from four major sources, springs in the Payson Canyon and three wells with-i- n the city. Water is collected from nine developed springs in Payson Can t yon and carried by pipeline to the storage tanks at the mouth of the canyon. According to Muhlestein, the flow from the springs is averaging fairly constant 1 million gallons each day. The water every day in the storage tanks drops dangerously low. "We have plenty of water but if a large fire should break out while the water storage is low it could cause problems. he said. three storage tanks have a comTo prevent such problems bined capacity of 3 million gallons. the city has asked citizens to The water is chlorinated before it water their lawns on alternating enters the tanks, as required by days. Those with odd numbered Utah State law. The water never addresses are asked to water on sees daylight until it comes from Monday, Wednesday and Friday; the tap. those with odd numbers should water on Tuesday, Thursday and Hot woes Since the alternate Saturday. During the hot summer months,' watering days went into effect when the city is using 5 million there have been no problems gallons of water each day the with the water level, according to Muhlestein. spring water must be with water pumped from The city is investigating several the three city wells. The wells new sources for future water for are located at the city park, and Payson. Several options, are a two at the race track. Two of the new well, the development of new wells run 24 hours each day during spring sources in the canyon the summer. The other well is and the possible use of Peteetneet automated to turn on whenever Creek for culinary purposes. the water level in the large 1.5 Water crew million gallon tank reaches a The water department crew is critical level. The wells pump about 4.5 million gallons of water responsible for maintaining over 38 miles of water lines and almost each day. that much sewer collection lineMuhlestein estimates the maximum capacity of the collection age. The crew, consisting of Max of Cameron, Gordon White, Mark system to be 5.7 million gallons water per day. When hot weather Haws and Dave Turpin, repairs causes high use of water the level lines when leaks occur, unplug weather suppli-mente- d - sewer lines and make all the connections for sewer and water for new construction in the city. Last year Muhlestein estimates his crew made 100 new taps for sewer and water. The city is responsible for all water lines from the springs and wells to the consumers meter. They also maintain all sewer lines from the private property line to the sewer plant. The water department is also responsible to maintain all fire hydrants. Why rates are up When the city council adopted the 1979-8budget the Water Departments budget was set at $299,882. At the same time the 0 city council raised the water rates from 30 cents per 1000 to 45 cents per 1000 gallons for amounts in excess of the minimum 10,000 gallons. The amount for the first 10,000 gallons remained $4.50 per month. According to City Recorder Ron Crump, under the new fiscal procedures law, all utility departments are required to pay their own way. The rates in the water department were raised to cover the costs of providing the water service. Of the $299,882 the city expects to collect for water sales, $100,000 will be transferred to the general fund. According to City Administrator Norm Findlayson, this is to cover the administrative costs, including billing and record keeping for the water department. The remaining $199,882 will go to pay for wages and salaries, materials and supplies, capital expenditures and the payment of bonds. The city owes $120,000 for bonds which provided improvements on the collection system and a new storage tank, and $1,070,000 on the recent distribution system improvement project. The interest expense on these bonds will be $59,733 this year. Muhlestein Superintendent one out big pointed expense the city and water department has is for electricity needed to pump water from the three city We estimate that it wells. costs us about 60 cents per 1000 gallons to pump water during the summer. he said. We are of gallons and millions pumping its costing about $2000 each day. Payson City Water and Sewer members work in a trench lapping a sewer line. They are Max Cameron, Dave Turpin, Mark Haws, Gordon White, and Superintendent Don Muhlestein. |