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Show "V J i i it Vi'i Stl '! 1 5 go I $5? commerce DFVrbTL s4l0 SALT I 1 I r i zzz-Yy . 'Done dear atmosphere Sevenmile Gooseberry Road hearing isilif ends in 21-- 7 nonbinding hand vote 1 v -- j If the approval for the proposed t .in.iDiiijyijfe! Sf I , . io 'Z I ., Sy.iSy -- . ! .;,7- -$' ; , - ! a 551 ,..i...Vmtif.- rrw,w!,pw1 u -- rfSm v J v.v.v.;. 'fc M, ,fW M m: cV v. SASI? $ M Mu? ?? g - 14 - ?.y- 'i.v &( xiWOV. Jfc lv v .:; v.vs w. ,. 3 .. small crowd attended a recent public hearing on the Sevenmile Gooseberry Road improvement. Sevier County Comrnissioner Tex Olsen, addressed the group. A r Salina to celebrate Independence Day with activities, rodeo, parade Sevenmile-Goose-ben- y Road were established on by a local raise your hands if your in favor of the road vote during a recent public hearing to consider the proposal, it would have gone down with a 21 - 7 -- 15 vote. Is this a done deal, or can it be stopped asked Keriy Sorensen, of Aurora? That comment seemed to set the tone of public comments during the recent Public Assessment Hearing for the proposed Sevenmile - Gooseberry Road proposed by the U.S. Forest Service. The public meeting, held at North Sevier High School June 22. was attended by almost 50 people. The mood of the group was one of frustration. Questions from area residents ranged from can the road be completed on the north end and the south end, leaving the middle a gravel road to can the county kill the measure? ' Stephen Hallisy, representing the Federal Highway Administration, said the road proposal would help meet the needs of a growing recreation population. The area qualifies under the U.S. Forest Program. It is expected the road will take $30 million dollars which are earmarked for Forest highway projects. The project is administered by a three-agenc- y group known as the Program Agencies which include Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Forest Service (FS) and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). Sevier County is represented by UDOT. The road, a designated county road, would be improved without any cost to the county residents. However, maintenance of the road, following completion, would revert to the county. One individual asked if the county commission could pull the plug if enough people pressured the commission. Tex Olsen, representing the county commissioners, was unwilling to give a response either way, because he wasnt sure. Hallisy said that the county does not have a direct voice in the project. It is a county road on forest land, Ted Fitzgerald, Forest Engineer, said. According to Dave Gedeon, Highway engineer for the project, said that the road would be nearly 30 miles, and w ould be build in three phases, with phase one being from up nearly 8 miles. The second phase would at begin the Fishlake end, and extend nearly 8 miles. The middle phase, the most difficult to build, would be finished last. The project is expected to take six years, 2 10 This project is part of a seven year plan. Projects can be added or deleted. But the money, if not spent on the upgrade of the road, would be spent somewhere else that meet the stringent requirements. It cannot be used for simple upgrades of other forest roads. I think we would miss a tremendous opportunity if we dont take advantage of the $30 million investment said Nora Roberts. Olsen said that as the commissioner who is over roads, he is in favor of the project. He said that the county is growing and needs help w ith the infrastructure. "Here we have a chance to add to the county w ithout increasing your taxes. It makes sense to me that we support this project. We are having a population explosion. We are going to have more traffic on roads that can't handle it. he said. Olsen also said that, although the county doesn't have the money to maintain the road once it is completed, it would be about seven years before major repairs would be needed, and the Federal Highway project has monies the county could apply for. The current county road isn't something we are proud of. This is one way to improve the area w ithout a great expense to you, he said. Fitzgerald, representing the Forest Service, said there w ere three official reasons for the proposed upgrade. The first is to improve access to Fishlake Recreation areas. This includes year round use for camping, snowmobiling. ATVs and mountain biking. Second, to improve highway continuity, and third, to reduce the dust and erosion to the area. He said that this was the number one impact on the streams in the area. Gedeon stated that although the road would remain fairly intact, there were five places that the study would recommend that a diversion be made, including an area where the Great Western Trail shared the county road. The project still has several hoops to jump through and that public input was still needed. Follow ing several attempts from the public in attendance to find out just how many signatures, petitions, and who's the local individual who can kill this project comments, Hallisy adamantly stated that any and all public comments could be submitted to the Federal Highway Administration office. His address is Stephen Hallisy, Central Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration. RO. Box 25246, Denver Colorado 80225 (Attention: Envi- ronment, HPD-1years per phase. We dont anticipate any road closures. The contracts Requesting a raise your hands vote Sorensen took Games and races and other activities will begin at will be written to allow the contractor to close the road over the floor and had 21 hands raised against the road America Our Homeland is the theme for Salina s anfor up to 30 minutes at a time, but the road cannot be improvement, 7 hands for the project, and about 15 indi10:00 a.m. at the Middle School field. Area organizanual July 4th Festivities to be held July 4. 1 entertain best ideas viduals wouldnt commit. to have tions June their at will 6:00 activities The closed, he said. help together put begin Sunday, p.m. The Salina LDS Stake Committee has gathered the names the kids, have some fun as a family and celebrate the day. of area servicemen to honor their valiant effort in pre- Food can be purchased from some of the organizations. serving freedom. The program will be at the Ndrth Sevier New this year is a Jello Jump. Bring the whole family, High School auditorium. The program also includes pa- even the out of town guests! Due to the July Fourth Holiday, Our Deadline for the July triotic songs, and tributes from local leaders. Everyone is Swimming races will begin at 12:00 noon, at the city 5th issue ofthe Salina Sun is Thursday, June 29 th. We realize invited to attend this program. pool. The races will culminate with the dive for money. that is tommorrmv. you have any missionary neyvs, wedding The parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will feature July 3, (Monday) the night will feature the Annual show Be floats! to sure and The dance in area rodeo Salina. teams, clubs, up announcements, first birthdays, or other neivs, please drop July 4th Rodeo at the outdoor arena seat! early for the best begins at 8:00 p.m.. it off at our office before Thursday night at 5:00 p. m Delivery Salinas Famous Rodeo will have its second night A street dance will be held on Safinas Main Street will be on Wednesday, as normal. We are also closing our following the rodeo. You must be at least 16 to attend the on July 4th. The stock for the rodeo is provided by Slash office July 5th. We are painting our house. you want to C Rodeo. dance. help, bring a roller! Have a Safe and Sane Holiday ! Following the rodeo there will be a huge fireworks July 4th will start early with a number of activities. Breakfast can be purchase from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. display. For Aurora activities spe Section B Page 1 on the lawn behind the North Sevier Middle School. 6) . Holiday schedule changes If If X Poll shows rural Utahns want more local control series of This is the fourth installment of a commissioned articles highlighting portions of a poll by the Utah League of Cities and Towns and completed by Dan Jones and Associates in late March. The purpose for the poll was to determine the publics perceptions of government and of current municipal and state issues. This poll reflects the opinions of 600 statewide responIndidents. The numbers are accurate within vidual county or regional results are directional only, since there: are not adequate responses for an overall accuracy five-pa- rt The majority of respondents statewide and within all geographic regions reported that municipal governments should have the ability to override state laws. This issue -is particularly important to municipal officials who have argued that flexible state laws are crucial to solving unique local problems. 2. Should local taxing structure be controlled by your percentage. This report will review the statew ide results and municipal council or by the state legislature? (This is the composite results from 20 of Utahs counties. Those a very important question to municipal officials who have counties not included in this survey are: Utah, Weber, consistently argued that statewide taxing policy is often Davis, Rich, Box Elder, Cache, Wasatch, Summit, and too restrictive and does not meet the needs of our 228 4. City and town councils should have power to override state law s w hich then must be voted upon at the next city election. The results: Community needs Values Budgettax limits Community priorities While it is apparent that the majority of residents throughout the state believe it is important for municipal also believe that budget to a lesser extent, values--the- y government to establish community needs and prioritics-a- nd is This for level. the state also Rural Utah case the established at and tax limits should be respondents, 4. Which level of government is best able to govern the issues of economic development, grow th, traffic congestion and juvenile crime. (Combined percentages not adding up to 100 reflects a response of "all the same or none.) The results show that Utahns believe the state government is best able to handle most of these issues. A majority control definitely or probably should be at the municipal level; while 38 reported that it definitely or probably of state respondents believe the state is best able to deal with economic development and traffic congestion; while should be at the state level. There is no appreciable dif- - nearly a majority believe the state is best able to deal with juvenile crime. Conversely, respondents statew ide believe ferencc of opinion on this question between the statewide (Continued on Page A8) |