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Show Volume Ninety-On- Ml. e PLEASANT, UTAH 84647 - December 14, 1983 Number Fifty Price 30 $347,685 grants axroete cities to set aid for drain systems H 5 MT. PLEASANT Three Sanpete cities will receive a total of $347,685 to build drainage systems, according to Keith Barnett assistant manager of the Utah Division of Community Development. Mt. Pleasant, Fountain Green, and Ephraim were among seven Utah entities to receive approval for the matching grants, from the Utah Disaster Relief Board announced last Thursday, Barnett said. $19,690, to redevelop a culinary spring; Weber County, $81,450, for drainage; and Salt Lake County $778,618 for several projects. Fountain Green Fountain Green Mayor Ron Ivory stated his city will probably begin construction on the citys drainage system this week. The system, designed by Mountain West Design of Logan will use eight inch perforated drain pipe installed Barnett, who noted that the DRB ten feet deep. The actual installation had received 40 applications will be done with equipment that will trench, put in the line requesting approximately $14 dig the ten-fomillion in assistance, related that and casing and bed the system in the board only had $1 million at their small pea gravel, the Mayor said. The line will extend from 2500 disposal to fund the flood related South to First North and 500 West; projects. The final selection of applicants down 100 North to the Creek; down was made in cooperation with other Center Street from 500 West to 400 state and federal agencies, Barnett West; South on 400 West to the said. Those projects dealing with county road, and East on the county health and safety were given first road to about 200 West where it will cross and go South. consideration. vl Fountain Green will receive of their $287,000 drainage project; Ephraim will get $113,000 ($226,000), and Mt. Pleasants 50 percent share of their $182,370 project will be $91,185. It will be up to the towns to come up with their own funds on the remaining project costs, Barnett explained. The other four grants were awarded to Davis County, $300,000, for a debris basin; Garland City, 43 500 originally intended to fund only one third of the amount requested by the cities, Mayor Jensen related. He had called the DRB last week to inform them of the tremendous tax burden that would be created if the cities were left to come up with the additional two thirds financing for the drainage projects and recommended that the board consider giving 50 percent funding instead. Mayor Jensen commented that the 50 percent would still be a burden, but not as grave. Ephraims proposed system will drain part of 100 West from 100 North to 300 North; 200 West from 300 South to 500 North and an area by the cemetery. The water will be channeled into open.ditches west of town the mayor said. Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant City administrator Ed Meyer commented that Mt. Pleasant would try to put together a viable financial packet before construction could proceed on the Ephraim citys west side where high water The drainage system in Ephraim . lias been a continuing problem. will relieve approximately 40 homes Preliminary plans have been of high water problems, Mayor made to correct the high water Halbert Jensen commented. He problems but nothing has been noted that a number of those homes engineered to date, Meyer said. We want the money in the till were presently pumping water out of before we expend anything, he said basements. All the preliminaries have been referring to the citys share of done, but the engineering and actual $91,185 for the project. All three cities will need to raise contracts have not been negotiated, the remaining funds to match the Mayor Jensen stated. The Disaster Relief Board had IRB grants. Work continues to progress in Spanish Fork Canyon as the Utah Department of Transportation prepares to open Highways and 89 through the deep cut through Billies Mountain. Travel across the new highway is expected to begin Dec. 15. The route through the canyon has been closed since April when a massive mud slide blocked the canyon and formed Thistle Lake. Draining of the lake is nearly 6-- All highways to open Thursday, UDOT says MT. PLEASANT Highway 89 are all expected to be completed and ready for traffic and US 6-- Thursday, according to Hannah Whitney, Communications Relations Director of the Utah Department of Transportation. Ms. Whitney commented that a section across Billies Mountain will not be paved and that the road which one half-mil- e traffic was designed for four-lan- e east of Billies Mountain will be traffic only; open to two-lan- e but it will be opened. Ive got my fingers crossed Ms. Whitney for Thursday, reported. This has really been an interesting project. A number of times things have changed and some days they have changed two or three times. But as long as the weather holds, both roads will be opened Thursday, she maintained. Crews had to blow a channel in the bottom of Thistle Lake to get the last of the water to drain off Highway 89, she explained. Although some water is still covering the highway, road crews have been able to drive through it with trucks, she observed. Although a slide on Highway 89 just below the new connection to US 0 late Saturday or early Sunday morning dumped bet- ween 5,000 and 10,000 cubic yards of earth and rock on the road, UDOT officials still feel optimistic about amking the Dec. 15 deadline reported Tim Sinclair, another UDOT spokesman. The slide should be cleared up by Tuesday night, Sinclair commented Monday and it shouldnt affect the opening of either road. . There is a iot of movement in that area, Sinclair said referring to a 3000 to 4000 foot section of new unpaved road that connects , UDOT Highway 89 to US crews are digging fill ditches that are quite large to keep any additional slides off the road, he said. The new section of road cuts back toward Soldier Summit where it connects to the new US 6. The junction of Highway 89 and will be east of Billies US 0 Mountain instead of west where it originally was, he said. The cement bridge at the old junction of Highway 89 and US has sustained only minor damage by the water and a crossing has been made across the railroad tracks so no further delay should keep US 89 from opening at the same time as US they said. Although Denver & Rio Grande Western has not yet put in the safety equipment at the railroad crossing some measures have been tak&i to insure motorist safety crossing the tracks, UDOT officials said. In addition to a generator-operate- d 6-- 6-- light FAIRVIEW The city ordinance from Dec. 15 to April 30 will be enforced following a decision by the city council at its Nov. 15 meeting. Notes to that effect were sent in recent power billings and public notice will be further given. There was considerable discussion concerning requests by Kristy Jensen, Ralph Lillie, and it 24-ho- flagman posted at the crossing, road crews have cut back the hillside to expose a clear view of the tracks, Mrs. Whitney said. Mrs. Whitney commented that e the route, although two or three years away, was the prime alternative for Highway 89 if the lake should be allowed to fill back up. Studies will be conducted once the water is completely gone to see if bridge pylons can be put down into the lake she concluded. high-bridg- The Sanpete Mayors and Commissioners organization elected the following officers for 1984 in their regular meeting held on Thursday, December 8, at the Em bers Cafe in Ephraim: Chairman: Mayor Eddie Cox, Fairview, Vice Chairman: Mayor Robert Bessey, Manti; Secretary: Mayor Amoir Deuel, Mt. Pleasant. Fairview mayor, Eddie Cox, to head county organization EPHRAIM Fairview Mayor Eddie Cox, who has served as of the Sanpete Mayors and Commissioners organization was elected chairman of the group for the upcoming year. Elected as vice chairman was Manti Mayor Robert Bessey. Mt. Pleasant Mayor Amoir Deuel was elected to her third year as secretary of the group. The officers were elected Thursday night at a meeting held for that purpose and also to hear Lee Kapaloski, of the Community Impact Board discuss setting up an overall special district for the county to take care of such things as flood damage, land fills, street repair, etc. The meetings was conducted by Joe Bepnion, Spring City coun- vice-chairm- were represented at the meeting to would appoint three to seven hear Salt Lake attorney Kapaloski members to serve on the Board with discuss the advantages of setting up the County being in control of the a special district for the entire Special Interest District. County or whichever portions of the Kapaloski used flooding as an County would be interested. Lower interest rates One of the greatest advantages, according to Kapaloski, would be the ability of receiving more of the available money through government grants, loans, etc. Another Kirby Bench to build hay sheds on citys need for a dog pound of its own advantage would be that the money their property. and discussed several possibilities would probably be available at a The council agreed unanimously which are to be further evaluated. much lower interest rate because of the larger volume of money which issuing permits that for such The city now has an arrangement to structures would be illegal under use the Mt. Pleasant pound. would be requested if the cities all went in together rather than each In other business, Fairview was existing ordinance, , but took no further action pending study and designated one apply separately. a Community recommendation from the Planning Development area; Odell Cox was Kapaloski said that a special Commission as to whether an or- nominated to be Fairviews City service district would have its own dinance change would be in the best Emergency Director ; a contribution governing body with each city interest of the community. of $100 was voted to the three Boy cilman. having one representative on the All but three Sanpete communities Board. The County Commissioners The council also reviewed the Scout units in the city; Fairview to enforce parking law against overnight parking on the city streets from midnight to 7 a.m. and Ad A example of what could be done with a Special Interest District. He said the board would find the money and set up flood control since flooding is a County issue and does not end at any city boundary. The key issue, Kapaloski said, is bonding and voters will be able to vote on this. He went on to say that there is no assurance that each city would get back exactly the amount of money they put into the District. It would take from $5,000 to $25,000, according to Kapaloski, to set up a special district. If 50 percent of the people oppose it, the plan wraiiH have to be droDDed. Each city would decide for itself Continued on page 2 |