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Show WtSv i 1, . . t - ' '"V v.:.rrv;,. v,; XkiiigF1 r, K.x- 45 "' ? , ' . 211. - - '3 i&OQ cct .',- - an. U3- - u' .. - C -r Emily Cook, daughter of Lynn and Nora Cook was crowned Miss Moroni Saturday night. Her attendants for 1994-9- 5 will be Laura Finlinson, daughter of Karl and Joyce Finlinson, and Tamera Christensen, daughter of Jerry and Dorothy Richins and ' Michael Christensen. Volume 102 MT. PLEASANT, UTAH Concluding regulation process continues, fee policy-makin- g begins Editors Note: The following is the final part of a news series on range reform taken from a press release submitted by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt. WASHINGTON, D.C- .- The process of producing final regulations will continue. With the publishing of the draft rule, a y public comment period began. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be published for which a y public comment period will begin as well. The process for die fee incentive will begin soon. , Babbitt has promised departmental hearings on the proposed rule in each of the major grazing states, and Senate hearings on the issue are expected. Under the newly proposed rule, the current term for the be would retained instead of grazing permits previously proposed five years, which reflects concerns raised regarding the earlier proposals impact on financing and the determination that the incentive fee program may achieve the original goal of rewarding good stewards. Unauthorized Use settlements of ... BLM field managers could make unauthorized public range use in cases where such use was clearly unintentional, caused no resource damage and resulted in no substantial consumption of forage. which refers to AUMs that the BLM "Suspended suspends rather than eliminates outright, will be retained as policy. Conservation Use BLM policy will be changed so conservation use will be acknowledged as a legitimate use of public range forage. Conservae tion use will be limited to situations consistent with Resource the Plan. of Management goals Full Force & Effect Current BLM regulations allow actions taken by land managers under the grazing program to be delayed for years by appeals, and the inertia of the federal system works to delay implementation. Under the new proposal, permittees will have .30 days to appeal actions taken by BLM land managers and to request a stay. There will be a period to review a petition for stay. a When , petition for stay of the decision of the authorized officer has been filed and the request for stay is denied, implementation of the decision could be delayed up to 75 days. In the event a stay of the decision is granted, the decision would be stayed until such time as a determination of the appeal is made. No selection criteria will be used to limit participation by any a . party. ' Holistic approach ' Senator Bob Bennett recently commented during a recent Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing where Interior Secretary Babbitt testified on the rangeland reform proposal that far too much of our energy and effort had been spent in "verbal combat and justifying positions". "The time has come for both sides to come to look at the facts and seek, solutions, and stop the shouting," said Bennett, who continued that no one would dispute the damage cattle have caused to range lands and riparian areas. , "Cta the other hand, no one would disagree that cattle are good for the land and that our range lands are in the best condition they have been in over 100 years," he said. As a potential ' solution, Bennett raised the idea of a management approach to grazing cattle and sheep referred to as a holistic resource management approach which is unique in that it requires more frequent moving of cattle. It management of grazing and allows the requires more hands-o- n recover. a chance to forage He said he has seen the difference this approach has made and is convinced it can achieve dramatic results, citing Deseret Ranch here in Utah. Bennett also expressed concern in the proposed make-u- p of the local advisory councils to oversee local land management; currently, environmentalists are not required to be state residents. 1 120-da- 90-da- rule-maki- ng 10-ye- ar non-moneta- ry Non-Use- ," long-rang- 45-d- , ay , non-traditio- 84647 - May 4, 1994 Number Eighteen Price $.50 Traffic and trash addressed by C. R. Truitt MT. PLEASAN- T- At the request of City Councilman Grant Peel, the city council tabled the Amendment ' to the Irrigation' Ordinance 13.12 and Irrigation Maintenance Rate Resolution during their April 26 meeting. The matter will again come up for a vote at the May 10 meeting, but Peel said the extra time. was needed to work out a few remaining problems between the city and Twin Creek irrigation users. A plan to improve traffic and trash problems at the high school was presented by City Manager William Way in response to concerns neighboring residents presented to the council at the March 22 meeting. The plan creates physical barriers aimed at thinning traffic on 700 South, and will funnel most of the school traffic to '800 South with some city traffic using 600 South. No parking zones will be established around the school from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Traffic will be required to observe school zone laws on 700 South, 800 South will be extended and y will become a street. The. schools current fire road y street will also become a and lead to a new student and . visitor parking lot. The two existing parking lots will be fenced to steer traffic and catch school trash to keep it contained on school property. Several stop signs will also be added to the area. Only the extension of 800 South' and the new signs will directly impact the city and will one-wa- one-wa- Weather news MT. PLEASAN- T- The Ursenbach Weather Station reports that for the week of April 25 through May 1, the low temperature was 30 degrees on April 27, with a high of 63 on April 30. Precipitation was .06100 Inch April 25, .07100 April 26, .04100 April 27, .52100 during a period on April 28, .06100 April 29 and. .30100 on May 1. Winds were mostly northerly and easterly in the mid teens, with a peakof 23 mph on April 25 and 29. Barometric pressure ranged from a high of 29.98 April 29 to a low of 29.56 April 25. For the period April 6 through April 30, the average high temperature was 64 degrees with an average low of 36; total precipitation was 1.76100 inch. 12-ho- ur Neighboring residents, city to work out school problems have to be budgeted, according to Way. He said the proposed plan resulted from a combined effort by the city, the school board and residents, and he commended Chet Christensen and John for their efforts. Mc-Quell- en A motion was passed to Tentative approval was grantof a public hearing, for Wasatch Academy to rail fence a place a few feet into city property at the west and north boundary of the school grounds. A Wasatch spokesperson said the fence would be one that could be taken down easily if need be, and explained that its placement on city property was necessary to preserve their soccer fields official standing. ed, pending outcome two-foot-hi- in- struct the citys insurance carrier to pay $30,000 in flood damages to a residence resulting from a broken water main. Further, the city will enter into litigation with the contractor who installed the water main. Demos prepare for primary to choose sheriff candidate by Bruce Jennings Local interest in the June 28 state primary election will undoubtedly focus on the office of Sanpete County Sheriff. Just like their Republican the Democrats counterparts, werent able to eliminate either of their two sheriff candidates during their party convention at the County Court House last Thursday night. Democratic delegates cast 31 votes for Mt. Pleasant Police Chief Kay Larsen and 28 votes for Sanpete County Deputy Sheriff Claude Pickett. The resulting contest between Democratic candidates Larsen and Pickett, and between Republican incumbent Wallace Buchanan and challenger, Utah Highway Patrol trooper Stan Anderson, will be decided in the primary. The Democrats also nominated two incumbent county office holders for County Kristine Clerk Christiansen, County Auditor Jay Alder. Deputy Assessor Steve Kjar received the nomination for the County Assessors office to replace retiring Yvonne Howell, and Tom Hanson was nominated for County Commissioner. County Office of Economic Development Director Joe Blain is the candidate for State Representative from District 68.' U.S. Senate candidate Pat Shea, who is challenging incumbent Orrin Hatch, addressed the group. Congressman Bill Orton was unable to attend due to legislative matters. The meeting ended with the election of delegates to the State Democratic Convention on May 14. Four delegates were: Joe Blain, Spring City; Wayne Beck, Mt. Pleasant; Yvonne Howell, Manti; and Craig Ras MANTI-- - mussen, Ephraim. Claude Pickett will attend as a county officer. Other delegates chosen by voting district included: Jerroll and Suzan Rasmussen, Fairview; Teri Christensen, Moroni; Thomas Reese, Don Coffer and Kent Larsen, Manti; Neldon Jensen, Spring City; Kay Larsen, Wilfred Warren and LaRita Beck, Mt. Pleasant; Shirley Roberts and Audrey Henrie, Gunnison; .Theral Wemz, Thomas Hansen and LuEnna Pickett, Ephraim; and Leo Gillespie, Milbum. ge g Special guests at Saturdays ceremony for Wasatch Academys new $1.6 million math and science building were former staffers Roger and Katy Hansen. ground-breakin- |