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Show CIO Wednesday, October 27, 2004 Valley Edition Supplement to Salina Sun, Sanpete Messenger, and Sanpete MessengerGunnisnn SANPETE COUNTY SAMPLE BALLOT Ptnkarf Ballot Pinctari Ballot fc. Ik Michael Styler Michael Styler is the majority assistant whip, and serves on possible measures to help our citizens and agricultural interests the Executive Appropriations conserve and develop water ir Committee. He is also of the Water Task Force. He ir of Natural served as Resources Appropriations, chairman of Workforce Sendees and vice-cha- ir of the Revenue and Taxation Standing committees. Styler served as a Millard sources. co-cha- My second concern is getting enough resources to handle the growing population of students in our public schools. 2. What will be your top priority if elected? That would be to see through County commissioner, and served as president of the Utah the work of the Utah Water Taskforce, of which I am the Association of County Commissioners. Styler teaches U.S. history at Delta Middle School, and also farms 400 acres of alfalfa and We are studying issues water of ground use, duties of the state engineer, return flow, flow, and many other important water issues. 3. What single greatest ( grain crops. He and his wife Lu Ann have three children. 1. What do you see as being the most serious issue facing Utah in the next four years? Right now it might be the drought. We need to look at all strength w ill you bring to this office if elected? I feel my greatest strength is my ability to find the middle ground on difficult questions. Experience in the legislature has helped me to learn to find alter natives when faced with two competing opinions. 4. What is the greatest weakness or difficulty you w ill have to overcome in relation to the office you are seeking? My greatest difficulty is to find time to correspond with all the voters in the district. I feel it is important to respond to all their questions and opinions and that takes quite a bit of time. Benton Petersen ( Constitution Party) I have had three careers in life: radio, caseworker for the my was bom and raised in Salt Lake City during the 1940s-60a time when segregation was practiced but not talked about When Nat King Cole could not walk through the front door of the Hotel Utah but had to use the back entrance; when blacks could only see a movie at the Empire Theatre or in the Balcony of the I s, Salvation Army, and paralegal. As a caseworker I saw the Federal Government take away the pride of the individual to work for what they got. The Salvation Army let people sweep or clean up the thrift store for gas money until the Government said they had to get the money for nothing. I challenged the Utah Unauthorized Practice of Law Statute that cannot define what it is. I think we have too many useless laws. During the last three legislative sessions over 900 new laws were passed. That is insane, Utah; when black kids were shoved and yelled at. Those things made a lasting impression on me to fight for the rights of the individual and help them become more than they thought they could or what society thought they would be. think. Were we in chaos before that time? No. By repealing useless laws we can reduce the bureaucracy and give the money back to the people. I Pinhead Ballot Constitutional Amendment Number 2 Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to authorize the state or a public institution of higher education to acquire an ownership interest in a private business in exchange for rights to intellectual property developed by the state or public institution of higher education? Constitutional Amendment Number 3 Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to provide that: No. Spring City voters face rare referendum on ordinance By to subdivide. At that point, supporters of Suzanne Dean Sanpete Messenger Publisher traditional-siz- SPRING CITY A zoning ordinance that would permit the lots to towns historic 1.06-acr- e be divided in two and houses built on both pieces is so controversial that 250 voters signed a petition to put the measure on the ballot. So on Nov. 2, Spring City residents will be voting on a referendum, a rarity in Utah municipal politics. Referen- comes dum from the word refer and es-- s e n t i a1 1 y ordi- modern subdivisions havent taken hold. Consequently, structures have been preserved. The town has more lots towns planning and zoning committee completed a project to update the zonordinance and draw up a ing The committee zoning map. recommended retaining the two-ye- ar lot size. no, matches his or her viewpoint. ballot is: question Should Spring City ordinance be rejected? If you want to throw out the ordinance passed by the city council permitting the half-acr- e lots if you favor traditional-siz- e lots, vote yes. ering neighbors. But opponents of the planning and zoning recommendation (that is, supporters of the amended version passed by the city council) argue that up to city council members seemed to reach consensus on almost everything but lot size. But Utah law doesnt permit a referendum on a single provision of an ordinance. Voters have to vote1 the whole ordinance all 100 pages up or down. If the referendum succeeds and the ordinance is tossed out, the ball bounces back to the city council, which technically can vote as it chooses, including passing a slightly revised zoning ordinance that still permits half-acr- e lots. However, people on both issue expect sides of the the orthe city council dinance with a lot size reflecting the referendum outcome. half of the original 1.06-acr- e lots in town have already been divided. Backers of the ordinance as passed by the council say the After vocal public meetings, the city council adopted the updated zoning ordinance. However, by a vote, the council amended the planning commission draft to make the minimum lot size one-ha- lf an acre. The effect was to permit lots owners of traditional-siz- e they so desired. Some older owners argue that they can no longer take care of their large lots and need to be able to sell them so their one-acr- 2 about Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to: (1) explicitly authorize the Utah House of Representatives to convene for the purpose of the of impeachment if two-thirrepresentatives are in favor of convening; (2) require the Utah Senate to convene for a trial of impeachment if the House of Representatives has voted to impeach; (3) allow the same amount of legislative compensation per day during an yfg impeachment session as is allowed during an annual general session; and (4) delete an outdated reference to justices of the peace in an impeachment provision? than 100 buildings dating to the 1800s. The large lots have contributed to an extensive home-base- d economy in Spring City. Dozens of artisans and fabricators have studios and shops on their lots. Large lots have preserved the rural character of the town, supporters of the traditional lot size argue. People can keep animals on their lots without both- requirement infringes on property rights. Current owners, they say, should have the same rights owners had prior to 1993 to subdivide if 3-- Constitutional Amendment Number The VOTE NO 10-ac- re could be confused which yes or e t 2004-0- 1 If you favor permitting people to subdivide and create half-acr- e lots if you want to keep things as the city council left them, vote no. During debate on the zon- ing ordinance, residents and lot-si- tun jnj YES 110 M0 112 revenues; and (2) use bond proceeds for projects that, among other things: (a) preserve or enhance lakes, rivers, and streams, wildlife habitat, farms and ranches, trails, historical sites, parks, open space, and water and air quality; facilitate growth FOR management; and build park, wildlife, or trail facilities; and (b) build local community facilities and improve natural history and cultural AbflHMi museums? measures a voter choice, JQ5 Citizens State Initiative Number 1 Shall a law be enacted to: (1) authorize the state to borrow up to $150 million by issuing bonds to be repaid within 13 years from a statewide sales tax increase of 120th of one cent and, only if necessary, from general state sales tax dum is one of If you favor half-acr- e en- city council, is referred to the whole electorate for a decision. Like many Mormon settlements, Spring City was laid out according to Joseph Smiths Plan of Zion. It had blocks, with each block divided into eight residential lots. Each lots was about 1.06 acres. The town, a designated National Historic District, is one of the few places in the West where big parts of the original grid remain. In 1993, the town passed a zoning ordinance setting 1.06 acres as the minimum size for a home lot. Earlier this year, the e zoning nance before voters. Large-lo- t supporters argue that the traditional lot size has shaped the whole character and lifestyle of the community. Because of the large lots, VOTE YES acted by a legislative body, in this case a 1.06-acr- signatures to put the whole, If you favor traditional size lots those where means that legislation or- dinarily lots gathered e (1) marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and a woman; and (2) no other domestic union may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equal legal effect? property wont go to weed and become eyesores. Some older owners also arthat their land is their main gue asset and they need to be able to sell part of it off for retirement income. To address that problem, under both the 1993 and the 2003 versions of the zoning ordinance, the town has owners to permitted large-lo- t set up cottage apartments on their property that they can rent out for income. The Spring City referen- yg Citizen's City Referendum Number 1 foi 122 124 1 Should Spring City Ordinance 2004-0- 1 be rejected? The measure establishes or amends certain Spring City ordinances. The focus is on Building, Land Use, and Zoning. If accepted, the Ordinance changes the residential lot size from 1 .06 acres to one half an acre. If rejected the lot size remains at 1 .06 acres. Other areas of the code addressed include: Home Business, Zoning Permits, Historical District. International Building Code, Site Plans, Adoption of and Conformance to a General Plan, Master Street Plan, Zoning Plan, and Establishment of Zones and Maps. This measure establishes and regulates nine (9) types of zones." FOR AGAINST 130 132 L I, Kristine Frischknecht, Sanpete County Clerk, do hereby swear that the foregoing is a true copy of the Official Ballot to be voted in Sanpete County, Utah, for the General Election to be held on November 2, 2004. The ballot is voted on by all county residents with the following exceptions: Utah State House of Representatives District 67 is voted by Indianola, Milburn, Fairview 1 and 2, a portion of Mt. Pleasant 3 (20.03) and Ftn. Green District 68 is voted by Mt Pleasant 1, 2 and a portion ofMt. Pleasant 3 (20.01 & 20.02), Spring City, Chester, Wales, Moroni, Ephraim, Manti, Sterling, Fayette and a portion of Gunnison 2 (10.03) District 70 is voted by Mayfield, Gunnison 1 and a portion of Gunnison 2 10.01, 10.02), Centerfield and Axtell Local School Boards North Sanpete School District 1 is voted by Mt. Pleasant 1 and Spring City " North Sanpete School District 2 is voted by Moroni 1 and Moroni 2 3 Pleasant 2 Mt. and Pleasant Mt. North Sanpete School District 3 is voted by South Sanpete School District 2 is voted by Sterling, Mayfield and Centerfield. South Sanpete School District 3 is voted by Gunnison 1, Gunnison 2, Axtell, Fayette Local Referendum Citizen's City Referendum 1 is voted by Spring City 3 S Kristine Frischknecht Kristine Frischknecht Sanpete County Clerk ct Publish Sanpete Messenger and Sanpete MessengerGunnison Valley Edition October 20, 27, 2004. L |