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Show w T Utah Press Assoc i67 E. 3oo Salt Lake V , So. city, Utah 6Lni iniili 25cents Wednesday August 1 1 1982Number32 Volume 93 nup ordinanc Landmarks to be sold The, Payson City Council heard remarks concerning a proposed cleanup ordinance during the council meeting Thursday. The council has been considering several options for an ordinance to facilitate cleaning up unsightly property within the city limits. The council will hold a second hearing on August 19 before taking final action on the ordinance. The ordinance under revision board provides for a of review to review complaints of of property or deterioration unsightly nuisances. The board, which is already in existence, will have one member retire with a replacement added each year. Members will serve five-memb- er Three parcels of property belonging to Payaon City, including the historic library building on Main Sheet, will be sold daring an auction Saturday at 10 am. The Payaon Ctty Council baa declared the library building, the city shops, and the Allen House, surplus property. Ken Young, of Western Auction Company, will sell the parcels to the highest bidden. The city retains the right to reject any and all bids. The historic library building served for many yean aa the dty office building, the library, and the police station. When the library was moved recently to the new City Center, the building was left vacant except for Dave McMullins law office on the second Boot. Before the city obtained the building, it was a bank. Ken Young says the auction la generating a lot of interest. For more information on the auction, contact Mr. Young at 798-230- 0. P' (,i ! The Old Fire house building is another Payson landmark to be sold by auctioneer Ken Young on Saturday. The building is currently owned by the Small Business Administration which has asked Mr. Young to sell the property, following the auction of Payson City property. five-ye- ar terms. The ordinance also creates the position of Protective Services Inspector. The inspectors job will be to see that the ordinance is enforced. He also is responsible for all the duties formerly given to the inspector. building Paysons George inspector, building Stanton, will be the Protective Services Inspector. ordinance The proposed outlines what will be considered a Whatever is dangernuisance. ous to human life or health, and whatever renders soil, air, water, or food impure or unwholesome is declared to be a nuisance and The ordinance also unlawful. lists about 15 specific acts which are considered nuisances. The "ordinance also outlines standards of weed control. The proposed ordinance makes the inspector responsible for reporting such nuisances to the Board of Review. The board is then required to visit the property within ten days to examine the conditions. The board will then attempt to work with the property owner to have the problems corrected. The board is required to make a written report of its findings at the site. The board may specify what must be done, clean up, renovation, demolition, etc., to bring the property into compliance. The property owner is to receive a copy of the report. 1 p.m.; Taylor School, Peteetneet School, 3 p.m. p.m.; Tuesday, August 24th: Barnett School, 1 p.m.; Wilson School, 2 p.m. A birth certificate and record of immunization will be required before kindergarten students will be allowed to enter school. School, Elementary Registration for students NEW to the elementary schools of Payson will be held on Tuesday, August 17th, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. All parents of elementary students new to the Payson area should report to the school nearest to them for assignment. Parents will also be required to furnish the school with a record of immunization for all new students. Students who were registered in the Payson elementary schools last year will not be required to register on August 17th. They should report to the school and grade they were assigned to when school closed this spring. Registration forms, insurance forms and applications for free and reduced lunches, etc. will be sent home with the students the first day of school. If there are children with special placement needs, parents are to KU a Request for Special Place-n'form trom their principal and return it to the school before August 24th. School will start on Wednesday, August 25th, at 9 a.m. MiddleSchool Payson Middle School registration will be held August 17th (Tuesday), 8 a.m. to 12 noon, and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Registration fee is $5.00. Student or parent may pay registration fees and then pick up packets and class schedules. If student did not attend Payson schools last year, parent or guardian will need to accompany student and register student. If the new student is from out of state, please try to bring shot records with you. A kindergarten parents orientation meeting will be held in each of the Payson elementary schools to the following according schedule: Monday, August 23 School, 11 i Santa-qui- n a.m.; Park View High School Mr. Verl C. Sudweeks, Principal of Payson High School, announced the following information for Payson High School Registration. New students to the system, those who did not complete course requests last spring in the 9th grade at Payson Junior High or at conditions, the proposed ordinance would allow the city to move in and do whatever work is necessary to clean up the nuisance. The property owner will then be sent an itemized statement of the costs. The statement Girl dies in accident A Payson girl was killed August 5, 1982, when the bicycle she was riding struck the side of a truck at the intersection of 200 North and 500 East, Paysori. Karena Hammer, daughter of Ivan and Joan Hammer of Payson, was pronounced dead on arrival at Mountain View Hospital following the accident which occurred at about 1:30 Thursday. According to the police report, Karena was riding her bicycle westward on 200 North when she collided with a northbound truck driven by David D. Flygare, 145 East 1200 North, Orem. She struck the right side of the truck which was carrying oxygen and acetylene. No citation was issued. nine-ycur-o- Utah Assn, Power to be out of Women There will be a power outage Sunday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., according to Payson Electrical Superintendent Dennis Lewis. The power will be off so the electrical department can lower the power line on 500 East and 100 North so new conductors can be placed. The outage will affect all of Payson Citys residential and commercial users. Sunday was chosen because an early morning outage: then will cause the least inconvenience to residents. 'Meet Your Candidate - property. News Briefs 4 Night' set will demand within payment 20 days. If the property owner refuses to pay for die cleanup, the city can either collect by lawsuit, or by having the expenses added to the tax bill for the Salem Day - . r The Payson Region of the Utah Association of Women is sponsoring a Meet Your Candidate Night on Wednesday, August 25, 1982, at the Payson Jr. High gym from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Candidates running for State School Board, local Justice of the Peace, and local School Board will be are All citizens spotlighted. invited to participate. Questions for this will be forum. If you have questions for any of the candidates, please contact Thora Behling, Anita Openshaw, or Kay Furniss, by August 21st. 465-217- 465-392- 9; 465-400- 8; The annual Salem Day. Celebration will be held Saturday at Salem Park. The day begins with an early morning breakfast at the ' park and continues with various activities throughout the day. The Salem Pageant will be held at 8 p.m. with a variety of talent performed. The Salem Royalty will reign over the celebration. Rabid bats A house in Mona has been labeled a health hazard by the Central Utah Health Department, following four incidents of bats biting people at the house. Two of the bats which bit residents of the house were found to be rabid. The house, which is leased by Harry Reed, has been quarantined by the health department until the bats are eliminated. Reeds three daughters, Autum, Kimber-lee- , and Robin, and a guest, William Cox, were bitten by bats at different times during July. Cox and Robin Reed are undergoing a series of rabies vaccinations. The bat which bit the other two was not rabid. 5, homebusiness discussed Payson High are to meet at the high school Friday, August 20th, between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for class scheduling assistance at the counseling department. Students who want to select their own lockers may do so on by Payson City Council The Payson City Council Monday and Tuesday, August discussed the 23rd and 24th, from 8 a.m. to' Hall, Legion 2 p.m.; otherwise, lockers will be approved a $50,000 revenue bond, and approved a Home Business assigned by the school. Ordinance its latest will be school first of The during day on 1982. All 5, 25th. meeting August Wednesday, August students are required to be in Mayor Gary Tassainer read a attendance. Seniors will report letter from an attorney concerning between 8:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.; Juniors from 10:30 a.m. until the Payson Post of the American 12 noon; and Sophomores from Legion. The letter stated that since the 1 All 2:30 post had made its lease' students until p.m. p.m. will finalize their registration, payment for one year on February 19, the City of Payson could locker receive assignpay fees, not force them to vacate the ments and be given their class schedule. This will be the only building until February 19, 1983. The city is planning to demolish day during the first semester that students may request changes in the old Legion Hall, which belongs to the city, to make room for their class schedules. The followparking. School is of Nebo a schedule ing Mona Hall, a member of the District fees at Payson High American Legion Auxiliary, asked School for the year 1982-8to address the council. There has Registration, $20; Textbook and been a lot of basic misunderInstruSchool Lab, $22; Rental of standing and lack of communicament, $20; Band Uniform Rention between the council and the Lot tal, $10; Student Parking legion, she said. "We did not get and 50 cents; Parking Permit, the lawyer to prove we could not Yearbook (optional), $13. be thrown out. We only want you Individual students pictures for the yearbook, as well as for to know what a legacy and how much work and investment the are scheduled for purchase, Wedlegion represents in Payson. Tuesday, August 31st, and Mrs. Hall also said she felt the reminA 1st. nesday, September legion really did not want the der to all Seniors, that the School hall. What the legion needs, she to Nurse will be at registration told the council, is a secure place ImmunizaState verify required to store our rifles, and a meeting tion records. 3: it The ordinance under consideration provides an appeal process. If the property owner feels that he is being treated unfairly, he can appeal the decision of the Board of Review to the city Council. In the appeal hearing, the council and mayor will listen to the property owner and to the inspector, members of the Board of Review, and others affected by the alleged nuisance. The city council has from 5 to 10 days in which to render a written decision on the matter. If the decision of the council requires the property to be ' cleaned up, the property owner has ten days to comply. The inspector can extend that time up to 30 days. If, after all the above steps are taken, the property owner still refuses to correct the nuisance Legion Hall,revenuebond Its school registration time 2 20 room to use line the otner clubs, and occasional use of the banquet hall and kitchen. Councilman Don Lankford read a letter, which had been sent to the legion, which outlined the services the legion could use at the City Center, including a secure closet for rifle storage, scheduled use of a meeting room and scheduled use of the banquet hall and kitchen. Lankford said he felt everything had been worked out and the city was waiting to meet with the legion to work out a solution so the Legion Hall could be torn down. said the Mayor Tassainer American Legion was welcome to use the facilities at the City Center just like any other civic organization. But we are not going to sign a contract with any group for exclusive use of any part of this building, he said. The mayor also gave notice to the legion that they would have to vacate the Legion Hall building no later than February 19, 1983. 1 he council approved a $50,000 revenue bond to build a new building for horse stalls at the race track. The old stalls are to be torn down. The money to repay the bond will come from rental of the horse stalls. I he motion approving the revenue bond also called for a i strict accounting of all revenues generated at the race track. The council approved a home business ordinance for Payson City. The ordinance outlines what types of businesses can be operated in homes, and provides for regulation of home businesses. Under the new ordinance, the council retains the right to approve all home business licenses. In other action, the council approved a proposal presented by George Bloom tp .remodel a portion of the Old junior High Gym for use as a weight lifting and boxing room. The plans call for the renovation of the old mens locker room area to accomodate these activities. After discussing various facets of the proposal, the council approved $2100 for the remodeling. The cost of being buried in the Payson City Cemetery went up as the council raised the cost of a cemetery plot for residents from $75 to $125 a grave; a is $150 per plot. To open and close a grave will be $90 for a resident and $100 for The council approved the purchase of an elephant foot compactor for compacting soil replaced in excavations. The compactor cost $1350. non-reside- nt non-residen- t. |