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Show Corrections Week Noted As per a proclamation signed by Governor Leavitt, a week has been set aside each year to recognize those individuals who are employed in a Corrections ll2 capacity. This year Corrections Week is May 1 3 . Central Utah Correctional Facility has planned a variety of activities to honor the staff in conjunction with this event. Take time to say Thanks to the law enforcement people in our community w ho serve so tirelessly for public safety. 7-- SALT Ic snriru LAKE CITY UT II. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 84107-37- , , 1 t , 1 75 1 1 i ( 1 50 cents Area girls answer North Sevier Pageant call Devanae, daughter of Brett and Michelle Shaw of Shelly, daughter of Jim and Ann Burr of Salina daughter of Dennis and Teresa Sperry of Leslie, ' Salina Salina Workshops have been held and the contestants are working very hard, a member of the pageant committee states. There are 10 area girls in this year's Miss North Sevier Pageant. Eveyone is invited to attend the Elizabeth, daughter of Delmer and Laurie Eckersly of Salina ir iriw an ' i daughter of Mike and JoAnn Shaw of Aurora Nicole, &$? 1 pageant, Saturday May 20, at 7 pm at the North Sevier High School. ; r' v k Pollee, daughter of Bryan and Virginia Stewart of Salina Dawn, daughter of Andrew and Bonny Dahlsrud of Salina Mandated by State AOG plan to be The Six County Economic Development District presented a consolidated plan to be adopted soon. This plan was mandated by the State of Utahs Department of Community and Economic Development. To obtain all the information required, the plans of each community, civic organization, service district and entity in the region was compiled via a questionnaire. Entities were asked to complete the survey and return it with any current plans. The consolidated plan is a compilation of the surveys and plans. There were four sections in the survey: economic development, community development, housing development and capital investment. Each area had a vision statement, needs assessment and summary for each concern. binders What was finally compiled takes two three-inc- h to contain as well as a file cabinet of supporting documentation. But an executive summary covers the high points in 10 pages. adopted Housing starts, because of programs such as the FHA Low Income program, have shown an increase over the past year but the demand far exceeds the capabilities of the program. Many low income families are now finding it impossible to find adequate housing in the area, the report finds. As a general rule government fails to recognize issues of homelessness and the problems associated with AIDS by denying the existence of the problem. The area that addresses the problem of homelessness usually do so by providing overnight accommodations and this appears to be adequate, the plan states. Housing presently available in the area is at least 10 to 15 years older than most other parts of the state. Since it is older, is it showing a greater need for rehabilitation. Studies have shown as much as 38 of the current housing stock is in need of repairs, the plan claims. HOUSING GOALS Top priority is developing a common source of housng CAPITAL INVESTMENT information, programs and resouces. Second is encouragOver 50 of the surveyed entities were not aware of the ing communiites to develop a housing plan and encourresources available for capital improvements. The majoragement of private development of low income housng, ity utilized CIB and CDBG grants to accomplish their handicapped and general housing. Next in the list of priorities of goals is to utilize available goals and objectives. Most felt banks and other financial institutions invest in programs and funding. The final goal is to earmark and local business development. utilize discretionary funding to support housing and Generally, the region faces several difficult challenges in this area. Primarily, most do not havecommunity plans. Many are faced with zoning problems and there is a lack of sufficeint housing in all six counties. Nearly all of the communities surveyed had no programs to assit persons with infectious diseases, such as AIDS. Public lands administration had deterred the use of many natural resources and business development. A major factor contributing to these difficulties are insufficient funding at all levels, community, county and regional. Top priority in this area is devlopment and improvement of water, sewer, roads and other infastructure. Second is captial for development of parks and recreation, followed by business development and expansion capital. Fourth isfundmg for planning and zoning studies. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Housing in the Six County Area is one area of importance and concern in both the plan and halls of local government. As the plan states Rapid growth over the past coupleof years have exhausted thecurrently available housing. Now, homes remain on the market for a very short time and it is no uncommon for families moving to the area to have to stay in motels for weeks or even months. The area also shows a very limited amount of subsidized housing, with very few active housing authorities. Planning has been very limited and there are no general crwaolr rsf M Knncinn nlonr housng programs. The summary for this portion, of the plan states: With the projected growth in the region it is imperative the area start now to plan and encourage development of the housing base. A common problem is a lack of information and not knowing where to go to access needed held and programs. Many programs that are now used in the area can be used to assist in all phases of housing and to keep up with the growth and needs of the area, these funds w ill need to be used to supplement and encourage housing concerns in the area. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT In the six counties there are 47 incorporated communities and about 30 other towns. Most of these rural towns have populations of 500 to 1500. The land is 85 to 90 percent public lands (BLM and Forest Service administered). Development of the natural resources for long term sustained use is vital to the area. The need for planning and zoning is evident as almost 70 of the communities do not have community development plans but expressed concern and a desire to get the planning done. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT This is one area the region has the seen usefulness of as each county has an economic development director and (Continued on Page 8) u v? ft s .. Li it Bonnie, daughter of Stuart and Carma Johnson of Aurora Amber, daughter of Wayne and Elsie Baldwin, of Salina, and Ed Trapp of New Mexico daughter of Don and Jolayne Okerlund of Salina Mario, Beautification, Clean - up, new officer top Salina Council discussion Salina City Council discussed plans for next weeks Other business with Beautification Chairman Claudia Nielson. In other busness, a couple of business licenses were Monday nights meeting will be follow ed by a commitapproved and Alan Wilder, of Rural Wtcr Assocaiton. tee meeting Wednesday evening to finalize assignments discussed water problems in the area around Dennv "s to be given to about 28 segments from community LDS Also discussed was letting the Youth Council design a groups, among them city workcrews prioritized projects city flag to be used in the States Oh mpic Torch Run such as the city cemetery, etc. At the next meeting the council w ill hav e the draft of the Anyone wishing to help and volunteer can call the city subdivision cov enants to be adopted into the planning and offices (529-7305- ). zoning ordinance. It vv ill hav e to go before the P&Z board Although the city clean-u- p will be May 15 -- 20, Hales before final adoption, but the draft will rcadv bv the Mav Sand and Gravel has volunteered to use dump trucks 15 meeting. throughout May to continue the beautification. on items be will placed City trucks picking up large curbside, on an as available basis. The community will be put into quadnrants in tomorrow ev enings committee meeting. For details, watch the Suns front page next Clean-u- p week. Dumpster? will be positioned near the rodeo grounds, Diesels old on the East side, and around Mid-Wa- y building on the West side. These will be for material such as tree limbs and any y ard mferials from the clean-uThere was some discussion as to old tires and hazardous materials such as old batteries. Watch for those details. was accepted for $100 from A bid for the Ford Charles Williams. Also discussed was a new police officer, to replace the retiring Woody. The new off! cerwill be James McDonald. Salina Legionto host Spring convention Fifty or sixty visitors will be coming to Salina Fndav evening. May 5, to attend the American Legion District Six Spring Convention. Legion officers from v arious levels of the organization, from various parts of the state, will attend the evening event. Social hour starts at 6 pm with dinner and a meeting to follow. Input Sought Recent improvements to the Legion Post's Home and Nielsen said she wanted to give the council some were finished just for this event. personal comments on the animal control issue. Her adjacent park Some of the business to be conducted includes election comments were echoed by council members who finally decided they would take public input between this meet- of a district commander and v ice commanders. The vv ill ing and the May 1 5 meeting regarding enforcing Salmas also discuss membership efforts - renew ing memberships leash law. and working on new members. of the Comments included: We need to ticket dogs, espeall are encouraged to attend the veterans and Any Salina DOES have a leash cially those without tags. at the Salina Post 36 Home. it Those as seems. law, but enforcing it is not as easy dogs meeting, Friday evening take off like shots when the brown truck stops. p. F-1- 00 die-har- ds Scout - O - Rama shows off Fishlake's best w ill be held may 6th at the city park The annual Fishlake Scout-O-Rain Richfield at 300 North Main. There will be many fun and exciting exhibits such as monkey bridge, repelling tower, obstacle course, teepees, pmew ood derby, etc. All families in the area are invited w hethcr they have boys in scouts or not. The cost is $ 1 .00 p ticket & all local Scouts have tickets to sell. Most of the money from tickets is kept in the pack or troop for their ow n program, and the rest helps our local district events. The event will run from 9.00 a m. til 2.00 p.m. Come see scouting in action! |