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Show Page Two The Pyramid March 11, 1987 Pyramid Editorials Comments Letters to the Editor Will they listen? The message is being sent and falling on deaf ears. Sanpete residents need to say yea or nay of a county-wid- e sanitary landfill. Not only do they want to have a say. They want answers to some of their questions before they are committed to another financial obligation. And, they want the issue to be put to a public vote. There has been so much concern that one city has protested formally the countys proposed action. With this much controversy, it makes sense that county comissioners should want to clear the air and allow the public their input. Maybe the commissioners feel if the public gets involved, their landfill project will be doomed, and the $40,000 grant money lost. The county does not need to act quickly in its purchase of land for a landfill. They need to take the time to listen to the people, to correct any misunderstandings, and to enlist all the support it can get. And if it should come to an election, it would be better if the county initiated the action instead of being wedged between county residents and state officials, forced to comply. Residents from all over Sanpete are sending a clear message. Is the commission listening like they said they would last November? Dumping illegal Dear Editor: It has been brought to my attention that there are a number of places in the county where Indiscriminate Dumping is taking place. Those who are guilty of this need to be aware that you are breaking the law, with fines of up to Manti City Councilman Max Call presents a check for $300 in behalf of the city to Kay Jensen, Crisis llot Line Chairman. John Jensen, center back, also presented a Jensens Inc. the first business to contribute. Manti City Has the first city to check for $100 in behalf of $1000. The Utah Code of Solid Waste Disposal Regulations adopted under U.C.A., 1953, as authority of amended, June 20, 1981 states: Section 1: It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit any solid waste in any place except at a site which has been designated agency, and approved by the Utah State Department of Health. This requirement does not include the deposition of inert construction debris used as fill material or mine tailings and overburden, provided such deposition does not cause a public nuisance or hazard or contribute to air or water pollution. George N. Johansen, R.S. Sanpete County Sanitarian survival of the bigger economic structure. Almost without exception, city and county governments throughout the United States have come to the realization that economic survival dictates changing the way they operate. They have become aware of the shrinking economy and no longer assume the growth of the tax base. The success of these institutions now depends on how well they can plan into the future, success of these institutions now depends on how well they can plan into the future. Each city and county develops a master plan which does several things; establish goals and a time frame for future development, defines an orderly method for distributing future income (taxes) and develops a reference for measuring the performance of individuals who manage the institutions. This is no revelation, this is the way that business and industry have always had to operate. It seems there is a strong belief within our county government that we are not subject to the survival rules of the rest of the h rid. There is little attention paid to the already experienced plight of our county officials counterparts in other areas of the country. On numerous occasions, during county public meetings, citizens have expressed their concern about the way our county organization neglects to document planning. The truth is that planning is only affective if it is written down where everyone can refer to it. Neglecting to produce a long range plan is a major cause of our current budget crisis in If we dont develop a continuous plan for maintaining all the roads in the county, too many roads will require maintenance at the same time and the budget wont handle it. These are a couple of the many problems we are suffering as a result of poor, undocumented planning. It is difficult to imagine how county management can measure the accomplishments of each department without a detailed plan each year. The only written plan which seems to exist is the budget itself. Each department supervisor should be required to write a detailed plan reflecting what he is going to do for the resources he is to receive each year. This plan is written with the long range plan in mind and will be used to measure the performance of that department. The bottom line is that Sanpete County needs a Master Plan and a planning system which will improve the operating efficiency to a level which will give us a chance to survive the oncoming economic crunch. This is the responsibility of the Sanpete County Commission. There is nothing wrong with not knowing how, but there is negligence in not finding someone who does. Don Smith MANTI-ThLine-a- EPHRAIM-Ralp- Continued from page 1 the Gunnison meeting. Ms. Peterson is concerned with the complaints she had received from citizens and felt a review of the project may be needed because situations may have changed. Sanpete mayors and the need for THE PYRAMID Published Weekly at Mt. Pleasant Utah 84647 ) 90 W. Main Street (UPS 365-S80- 462-213- 4 CONOVER KOLEEN PETERSON PENNY HAMILTON LOIS BYNUM . . SUBSCRIPTION Publisher .. Monaging Editor Editor Office Manager RATES (in advance) 50C per copy $15.00 per year $18.00 per year Outside Sanpete Co. CORRESPONDENTS Spring City Moroni, Ida O. Donaldson Fnt. Green, Jessie Oldroyd Woles Foirview, Nancy Miner . Mt. Pleasant, Karen Burton . . . 462 2134 436-831- 445-342- 462-213- 427-342- Mark Soderborg Richard Condie Snow College Margaret Russell 283-628- Sports eventually cost about $404,300 including equipment. Estimates are that the landfill would cost homeowners between $4.30 and $5.30 per month for service plus $1.30 for a sinking fund to replace equipment. However, mayors say they have not decided on which plan to follow or whether the landfill operation' would be paid for by property taxes or utility bills. Nor have they determined how or how much users will pay, About 20 citizens met with the commission last week and asked for a public hearing on the matter. They were concerned with the indecisiveness of the proposal and also that the city councils and com- missioners were not considering the privately owned landfill. Dean, who was spokesman for the group, submitted a petition containing the names of 583 citizens who were requesting a public ' hearing. He said later he is no longer using the Mt. Pleasant dump and is taking the garbage he collects to Bagfords landfill. I Second Class postage paid at Pleasant, Utah 84647, entered at the post office in Mt. Pleasant, Utah 84647 and other offices, as second class matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Mt. com- missioners have been studying the need for a county landfill for about seven years after the state health department said municiple dumps were not in compliance with solid waste disposal laws and would have to be closed. The state has threatened to close the dumps but allowed them to continue while the cities come up with a system that will meet the state standards. The health department did close the Fairview City dump and residents are now using Mt. Pleasants facility. Sanpete cities have been working to find a common landfill site. Several sites were considered but turned down for various reasons before an site belonging to Ralph Lund of Ephraim was agreed upon. The 1983 study suggested several plans, including that the landfill will Sanpete I the efforts of of private enterprise to dispose the waste. sold countys In last Tuesdays meeting, com- toll-fre- Events listed for Heritage Festival 12-1- land and supports residents-informati- help in Lloyd said. Fund raising drives to get the project started have been underway Mothers March have just been Jean Hatch e, on County about where to go for emergency situations, Mrs. Sanpete Dimes thanks the residents of Sanpete County for their generous donations to fight birth defects. The figures from the annual Director, Southern Utah Division March of Dimes agency that will give n since last summer. Representative the Ray Nielsen, Fairview, made first contribution and the Fairview Lions Club followed with a $150 donation. Contributions have also come in from the donation jars found in local stores. Manti City was the first city to contribute to the project and Jensens Inc. of Manti was the first business to donate. The city donated $300 and Jensens contributed $100. Mrs. Lloyd says more contributions are needed and the board has planned several fund raising events. A variety show is planned for Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Manti City Complex, A dance will be held in Gunnison March 20 Mrs. Lloyd said that the Hot Line will be staffed seven days a week by trained volunteers. Funds raised for e the project will pay for the needs. other number and telephone A number of people have volunteered their efforts and have com- - , EPHRAIM-A- n intergenera tional Heritage Festival by District IV Area Agency on Aging will be held Friday, March 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Snow College Old Gym, 465 West 100 North. Designed to allow older residents of the Area to share skills and talents that may become lost to younger persons, the festival will include old time music and dancing, group and individual musical numbers and reading. In addition, senior center booth displays will portray art, crafts, sewing and antique items. The activities are free to schools and the public. Local Senior groups participating include, Fairview Seniors who will perform piano selections had pleted training sessions and personal interviews with the board of directors. More volunteers are added. always needed, she Over 200 people have been actively involved in the Crisis Hot Line of them students from efforts--man- y North Sanpete, Manti and Gunnison High Schools. Doctors and EMTs and other caring people from every town have also volunteered. These people have come for various reasons, Mrs. Lloyd ex- but the most common plained, reason is the one that links them all together, we care. Regular meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Manti City Complex. In addition to Mrs. Lloyd others serving on the board include: Kay Jensen, public health nurse, chairman, Manti; Gordon Williams, Fountain Green; Michelle Estey Spring City; Lee Anderson and Robert Dyreng, vocational counselor, both Ephraim; Paul Noble, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, George Winn, Sanpete Valley Hospital administrator, Sherry Stanton, all Mt. Pleasant; Rep. Ray Nielsen, Fairview; Kennard Anderson, Gunnison and Mindy Mellor, board secretary of Moroni. Anyone who would like to serve can contact one of the above from 11:40 to 11:55 a.m.; Manti Seniors, harmonica, singing, reading, 2:45 to 3 p.m.; Gunnison Seniors, dancing, 3:05 to 3:25 p.m.. and Ephraim Seniors, musical number from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m., Vincent Christensen, Moroni, will entertain with piano and singing from 10:10 to 10:20 a.m. Other senior groups entertaining include, Fillmore, Piute, Richfield, West and East Juab, Redmond, Delta, Monroe, and Salina. Heritage Festival committee members include, Ila Christensen, Moroni; Max Olsen, Spring City; Florence Nielsen, Fairview; Carole Beesley and Christie Thompson, Mt. Pleasant; Barbara K. Bailey, Ephraim; Elta Alder, Manti, and Julina Christensen, Mayfield. missioners authorized County Attorney Ross Blackham to go ahead Landfill Sanpeta't Leading Newspaper MARTIN Lund, owner of landfill, does not want to sell his facilities will have to be upgraded all at once. PHONE: h acres of land west of Ephraim being considered for a sanitarv 80 upgrading educational facilities over a long period of time, but if we are negligent in developing a plan to perform this upgrade over a reasonable length of time, those ' of of Owner does not want to sell property for landfill County. We can project Dear Editor: totaled. Residents of Sanpete County gave more than $3,500 to the March of Dimes during the week of The donations will be January used to fund research and hundreds of programs throughout Utah and the nation to help prevent birth defects. Each year more than 250,000 children are born with birth defects in the United States. More children die from birth defects .than any other cause. Thank you, Sanpete County, for your kind, generous support. Sincerely, Sanpete Crisis Hot Hot-Lin- appreciates countys help literally thousands unborn children, the March e troubled people an opportunity to talk over their problems with a caring person goes into operation on March 30. The purpose of the crisis is to act as a confidential listening agency and referral service for people of all ages who have problems of almost any nature, said Jerry Lyn Lloyd, a member of the board of directors. It will be, she adds, a listening referral service with someone who cares and is willing to listen. In our area we have no services which offer people an opportunity to call on a telephone and just talk about their problems. The crisis line will also serve as a general information center for March of Dimes On behalf of - to Line Hot crisis Sanpete begin operating March 30 26-1- County neglects planning Dear Editor: For some reason there are many of us who believe that these mountains that surround Sanpete County are some kind of divine shield which protects us from the changing outside world. Granted, they can help us insulate ourselves from some things such as, current information and technology, but thats about all. Our local economy cannot be separated from that of the outside world and its survival will be dependent on the make a donation. Looking on are front from left. Jerry Michelle Esley, Lee I yn Lloyd. Mrs. Jensen. Mr. ( all. nderson: back, George Winn, Robert Dyreng. Mr. lensen- Kennard Anderson and (Jordon Williams. with condemnation proceedings against Lunds property. In a telephone interview Monday, Lund said he was first contacted about his land being used as a landfill last year when former Commissioner Newton Donaldson talked with Lunds neighbor about the possibility of the landfill. Lund said at that time Commissioner Donaldson told his neighbor the county would be willing to pay $400 to $500 per acre for the right piece of property. Lund had just obtained an parcel of land through a bankruptcy from the federal land bank. The land was adjacent to his old farm and included sheep and desert permits. Commissioner Donaldson approached him and asked to dig a test hole to see if the land would meet state requirements for a landfill. Donaldson also told him he would like to have an independent appraiser assess the value of the land. The independent appraiser put the land at $225 per acre. Lund said he was next contacted by Commissioner Wendell McGarry and told McGarry he would not sell his land for $225 per acre. Commissioner McGarry reportedly told Lund at that time that if he would not willingly sell the land, the county would condemn it. Lund said he attended a commission meeting and told them he would be willing to sell his land for $225 per acre if the county would run sheep on it but that he did not want to be next door to a garbage dump. Twenty two of his neighbors felt the same way and signed a petition against the location of the sanitary landfill on Lunds property. Lund says he feels if the county did not have $40,000 to spend they wouldnt be so anxious to buy his property and he wishes they would take the money and invest into the landfill privately-owne- d near Chester. Commodities Citizen commodities for those who meet income guidelines will be delivered at the Moroni Senior Citizen Center, Friday, March 13 at 1 p.m. according to president Wallace Rosier. MORONI-Senio- r Rex Lee Christensen, son of Mary Kay Christensen and the late Mark Christensen of Moroni has been called to the Phillipines-Manill- a LDS Mission. He will speak in Sacrament Meeting Sunday, March 15, at 8:30 a.m. in the Moroni LDS Stake Center. He will enter the MTC on March 18. NOTICE TO PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEM USERS IN MT. PLEASANT North Sanpete High School students have been involved in alcohol and drug prevention programs by teaching the youth how to say, "no". Last week the group presented a puppet show at the Mt. Pleasant Elementary School. Participating in the show were front, Kathy Harward, Karen Brinkerhoff, Jody Coates; back, Julie Cook, Joni Allred, Ronnie Litteral, Heath Bynum. Not pictured but also participating were Richard McAllister and Sarah Brinkerhoff. FOUNTAIN GREEN CITY will be holding a DOG CLINIC SATURDAY, MARCH 14 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the firehouse Licenses and rabies shots will be available The irrigation season is only a few weeks away. The city is requesting that each person that is connected to the Pressurized System to inspect their system and to make sure that the system will be ready for the irrigation season. Also, if there is any damage to the system on your property, you should see to it that the system is operational prior to the start of the irrigation season. If you suspect damage to the distribution system, please notify City Hall as soon as possible. If you have any questions on this matter, please call City Hall with your ques- tion. Published In The Pyramid March and 15, 1987. 18, 25, April 1, 9 1 1 , |