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Show Tuesday Tuesday, August 25, 1998 106th Year No. 70 Price, Utah -- BOR Price prepares grants funding for Allen lateral for city street overlay project j Work crews are currently in the process of finalizing the preparations necessary to enable Price city to start on an asphalt overlay project. The workers are presently cleaning the local streets, patching the roadways, milling the high spots and widening the shoulders, pointed out Price city administrative assistant Vern Jones. Jones said Price officials anticipate that the city's street asphalt overlay paving project will begin on or about Sept. 1 and continue through Oct. 15. Each of the Price city streets earmarked for inclusion in the project will take only a few days to complete, added the administrative assistant. According to the Price city spokesperson, two areas of street repair that will most severely affect the motoring public in Carbon County are: The portion along Hospital Drive from Westwood Boulevard to the Fairgrounds Road. Main Street in downtown Price from Carbon Avenue to 300 East. The city regrets that there will be an inconvenience to pedestrians, emergency vehicles, downtown businesses and the traveling public, indicated Jones. But traffic control will be set up to give directions and offer protection. Every effort will be taken to prevent untimely delays, stressed the Price city representative. An attempt will be made to complete the paving in segments so that access will not be entirely cut off. Emergency vehicles will be given priority. "Your patience and cooperation will be greatly appreciated as the city strives to upgrade, maintain, improve and beautify areas, including streets, within the city, commented Jones. Local residents with questions or particular problems should contact t he Price city public works director or stre( concluded Jones. supervisor at By JEREMIAH STETTLER Staff reporter With the assistance of the Price River Conservation District, the Allen lateral project in the Miller Creek area submitted a proposal to the United States Salinity Forum and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation requesting funding for salinity control along the existing ditch. As presented in a documented overview of the Allen lateral project, concerns have arisen regarding the impact current irrigation methods will have on soil and water quality in the Price River in the future. Flood irrigation was an item of focus on that agenda due to the project's close relationship with the local groundwa- ter supply. Although flooding has been effective and beneficial to a vast majority of farmers in the Carbon County area, the water loss attributed with this type of irrigation can impose a number of problems on water quality. i The effects of deep percolation, for example, can be highly detrimental to the condition of Carbons drinking water. As soils become more and more saturated, salts, herbicides and other chemicals are dissolved and conveyed through the soil, into the groundwater and eventually into the Price River. Similar circumstances exist along the Allen Lateral canal. As explained in an overview of the project: All irrigation water to the lateral is delivered to the land through a series of unlined open canal and ditches.'The lateral lacks an adequate diversion structures, measuring devices and other structures necessary for an adequate and efficient . distribution of water. " Salt was again a concern as studies pointed out the effects of deep percolation and the impact it could have on the current salinity levels of the Price River. As a result, a proposition was developed by the countys water protection coordinator outlining the installation of a pressurized irrigation system along the canal. Further consideration led to the proposal of sprinkling in the place of flood irrigation. Local landowners reached the decision unanimously, despite the apprehension several farmers expressed concerning the difficulty in making the transition from flood to sprinkle irrigation. Through the help of the SCD, the Allen Lateral was granted $2.4 million in funding by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, covering all expendatures in full. ffhe remaining expenses were then taken into consideration by the United States Department of Agriculture. The federal agency presented the farmers with a 70 percent cost share program for the installation of sprinkler lines. The SCD is pleased with the outcome, empasizing that Job requires working several feet above ground Mitch Parry's job with Price city keeps the local man several feet above the ground while he trims trees last week. G37-501- 0, School district revises Helper bus route By Jackie Anderson Staff reporter on-far- m During a town meeting on Tuesday, Carbon County School District Superintendent Boyd Bell and transportation supervisor Sid Hansen presented a revised busing route for students in the Helper area. The previously announced Bus 21 schedule will remain in effect for the first four days of the 1998-9- 9 school year, from off-far-m on-far- m (Continued on page 500 Aug. 25-2- 8. The existing busing route includes the following locations and estimated arrival times: 2A ) Spring Glen garage, 7:20 a.m. 405 South Main, end of sidewalk across Main Street from Davis Car Wash, 7:24 a.m. St. Anthony's Catholic Church parking lot, 7:27 a.m. 320 North Martin Road, 7:33 a.m. 1010 North Martin Road, 7:37 a.m. Sally Mauro Elementary, 7 :40 a.m. 748 Royal Way, southwest corner, 7:48 a.m. Sally Mauro Elementary, 7:55 a.m. District transportation garage, 8:10 a.m. As a result of concerns ex- 7:32 a.m. In the middle of the block bepressed by parents in attendance at the town meeting on Aug. 18, tween and e the bus 21 route for Helper stustreets, 7:34 a.m. dents will be changed beginning 320 North Martin Road, 7:38 Aug. 31 for the remainder of the a.m. 1998-9- 9 school year. 1000 North Martin Road, 7:40 Effective Aug. 21, the revised a.m. ' busing route will includes the folFrontage Road and Fourth Avlowing stops and arrival times: enue, 7:43 a.m. Spring Glen bus garage, 7:20 Sally Mauro Elementary, 7:45 a.m. a.m. 405 South Main, 7:25 a.m. southwest corner in St. Anthony's Catholic Church the Cistle Gate subdivision, 7:50 a.m. parking lot, 7:20 a.m. and Blake streets, Ridgeway Sally Mauro Elementary, 8 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daa.m. Saints chapel parking lot,District bus garage, 8:15 a.m. Janet-Welb- y Janet-Dodg- 800-80- 1 y - labor office compiles Utah, southeast region unemployment figures ; After increasing in March and April, Utahns unemployment rate drifted down 0.1 points in'May. At 3.1 percent, the rate equals May 1997s figure and the state's 1997 average. erage growth for the industry. Jobs in goods industries are expanding somewhat faster than in duranon-durab- le ble-goods manufacturing - 2.7 per- cent vs. 1.6 percent. Construction employment growth ; Approximately 32,900 Utahns were unemployed in May 1998, roughly 600 has slowed dramatically. Its peak durmore than in May 1997, indicates the ing the expansion was 21 percent or latest labor market report! 8, 500 jobs- in 1994. From May 1997 More significantly, Utah's year-ovto May 1998, constructions 3,200 increase in the number of new jobs represent a growth rate of, 3.3 to the first 4.9 percent. Since 1957, every major percent jobs dropped filhe since September 1992 that the buildup in construction employment State has registered such slow job has been followed by a multi-yea- r congrowth. However, the current job traction of at least 24 percent. Utahs largest industrial-division- , growth is only slightly below Utahs long-terservices with 27 percent of the nonaverage increase Of 3.6 percent. Between May 1997 and May . farm jobs, experienced moderating job r 1998, Utahs employers created about growth. From a monthly of 8.6 in De53,000 net new nonfarm jobs. achieved high percent On the national scene, the United cember 1996, it dropped to one-haStates unemployment rate remained that rate in May 1998,at 4.3 percent. at 4.3 percent of the labor force, a 28 The divisions '11,500 net new jobs The May 1997 rate regisyear-locomprise 35 percent of the state's intered at 4.8 percent. Non-farcrease in total jobs jobs. s in the U.S. numbered 2.6 percent Personal, amusement and services employment higher in May 1998 than in 1997. At the state level, Utahs manufacgrowth is minimal. All other industry" turing employers have added 2,600 categories have achieved at least modnet new jobs in the past 12 months erate job growth, with, engineering' for a growth rate of 2.0 percent. The management services leading the way divisions growth has slowed markedly with expansion. from its peak of 6.2 percent in 1995, As the recently announced layoff but it remains about twice the U.S. av- (Continued on page 2A) . - . er m non-far- m year-ove- ' lf m non-far- m legalmis-cellaneou- nt j POOR COPY j v, , ; ? Youngsters spend lazy summer day fishing in gutter near grandma's house Kristen and Kyle Kirkwood wile away one of the last lazy days of summer fishing in the gutter during a visit at Grandma Sally Thompson's home. Children in Car- - ." bon County were forced to abandon summer pastimes in order to attend the first session of the school year on Tuesday. 1998-199- 9 V , r j j |