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Show Page Four - The Pyramid - March 10, 1999 Deadline approaches FG council to wave impact fees by C.R. Truitt FOUNTAIN GREE- N- At a council meeting held on March 3, impact fees on businesses and emergency planning and zoning meetings were at the top of the agenda. Impact fees In behalf of businessman Russ Evans, Mayor Dean Hansen requested and received by motion, a waver of impact fees for businesses that are on property zoned for business. This means that commercial zoned businesses will be exempt from $2,500, out of the $4,200 city utility hookup fee. Actual hookup costs still need to be paid. The motion sets up a policy, which Hansen says can be changed later. Planning and zoning After a lengthy discussion and a failed motion, council members gave instructions to Planning and Shelth Zoning representatives. Jacobson and Joe Papenfuss to refuse emergency zoning meetings, unless some one is "dying." Zoning members told the council that they have been besieged with requests for emergency meetings and originally requested an additional fee for such requests. Council members discussed and even formed a motion with a fee of $250. After more discussion, the motion was defeated in a two to three vote. Mayor Hansen told the commission they are under "no obligation" to hold a meeting other than the scheduled monthly meetings. - In another matter, Hansen asked commission members to make the appropriate zone changes on the for the new property medical clinic, under the advisement of Papenfuss and Jacobson, the council passed two motions. The medical clinic will .be zoned as a public facility and the building will be held to the 25 foot and not the allowed 10 feet reserved for commercial ear-mark- ed Recreation district Councilman Dan Although Naylor is not in favor of creating the recreation district, partly because the group wants to use tax money (which means a property tax hike) to help fund the district, he attended t meeting held in the Wheeler restaurant in Mt. Pleasant at the request of Mayor Hansen. Naylor reported that members from other towns all "agreed to agree" but didnt have much of an idea how the district would work. Naylor did tell the council that in order for the district to get taxing money, at an estimated yearly amount of $63,000, there will have to be a county public hearing and be placed on the ballot in the next election. People then would have a chance to vote for or against it. members Council expressed concerns of how the tax money will be used, what percentages would go for helping other towns with recreation projects, how Mt. Pleasant shares its money, user fees, and diversifying activities. Councilman Scott Collard was designated as the Citys representative to express and work out these concerns. Lions Club In the form of a motion, council members gave Lions Club president Robert Hansen and new member Ray Truitt, the for a raised-lettplaque com go-ahe- ad er for farm applications MANT- I- Deadline for applications to be recognized as a Century Farm or Ranch is April 1 . This program began during the 1996 Centennial year and will continue in 1999, according to Gary L. Anderson of the Sanpete County extension office. forms may be , Application obtained from the County Extension Office, in the basement of the courthouse in Manti. Some documentation of ownership is required, plus a fee which covers the cost of a 2x 3 metal sign. To be named a Century farm or ranch, property must have been in continuous ownership of the same family, including inlaws, for 100 years or more, which means that farmland purchased by an ancestor in 1899 will be eligible this year, if it has remained in that family up to this year. More than 40 farms have been recognized in Sanpete County since the beginning of the program in 1996. memorating the late Darrel Wil- liams. Williams served the city as sexton for 33 years until his death in 1993. He was also a stanch Lions Club member. The plaque will be placed on the cemetery entrance wall, which was built by the Lions Club. The council gave club members a verbal okay to check into a long term project to replace the Citys entrance signs. Eagle project Council members gave their permission for Eagle Scout Brett Stewart to build a grave directoryStewart needed permission to start and told the council he will come back with a plan and cost. Miscellaneous members passed a motion approving city employee. Roger Aagards municipal waste water plan and a motion approving the repayment resolution schedule for the street repaving project. Hansen told council members to think about requiring one trash hauler within the city, which he claimed may give the city a reduction in cost. He also reported that the dump site may move farther south and didnt know how the greater distance would affect the cost of hauling. Council members adjourned into an unspecified executive Council by Holly Lynne Simonsen Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX) was "Hot, Hot, Hot" as they stifled their opponents in the recent State Career Development conference held at Weber State University. DEX is a national organization for students with business related career' goals. Snow Colleges buildings. DEX is advised by Doug Dyreng and Ivo Peterson. Historic Theater Members competed in areas of With councilman Lewis Rasbusiness such as advertising mussen abstaining, council memcampaign, management decision bers passed acceptance of purretail merchandising, making, chasing the Rasmussen historic human and entrepreneurship theater and social hall property resource management. with a warranty deed and a ten Snow College DEX students dollar cost. who competed were Troy Smith, Conditions of the sale include Shan Grimes, Steph Miller, Jake . the city begining restoration of Dennison, Adam Wright, Amber the building within five years, Larsen, Aprile Cleveland, Brad Bunderson, Brook Willhite, Greg maintaining the building for 20 years, the building is to be called Jorgenson, Julie Clark, Lyndsay "The Ivan V. Rasmussen Cultural Johansen, Scott Dyreng, Scott Center" and contain a plaque Ericson and Scott McLaughlin. with a brief history of Ivan RasDuring competition, 13 out of 15 students placed at least in mussens service to the communityeighth place, allowing them to go Hansen explained that single to the National DEX Competition owners can not afford to underin Orlando, FL coming up in take restoration, and the city May. must own the building before Ivo Peterson remarks that he is applying for grants. Hansen also reported that a "very proud of everyone in DEX, it requires a lot of hard work and committee is in place to restore dedication." the historic buildings in the busiAmber Larsen, member of ness district, spear headed by Snow College DEX and state business owner Russ Evans. set-ba- i and states that DEX provides "real life business experience because of having to use ones own knowledge and creativity to come up with solutions." She also states that it is exciting because "DEX students are the future of business leaders of the world and the world needs students to prepare now." The team is very optimistic and excited for the upcoming national competition in Orlando. They are excited not only to hit. the sunlight, but also to represent Utah and Snow College. Last year Utah took 33 percent of the national awards, giving Snow College an excellent chance to succeed at the national level. vice-preside- your income and FHA guarantees it Y ou paid for your home, now heres what it can do for you: Pay you a cash sum, or an income you cannot outlive Title remains in your name and passes to your heirs. Make no payments as long as you live in your home: You have earned these benefits now enjoy them. 1 (800) 339-814- 8, Jay Whiting for a Free 16page booklet Norwest Mortgage U an equal opportunity tender x ed Circus, rodeo discussed at Mt. Pleasant meeting by TJSDA Wes Curtis, an administrator TClCOSGS has helped get the i nUmbCFS program moving. The program has 16 different assessments; nine ' SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Utahs of which must be completed. .inventory of all horses, mules, So far, Mt. Pleasant has comdonkeys, and burros both on and pleted three major assessment oft farms on Jan. 1, totaled 75,- projects and received a bronze 000 head compared with 74,000 eqilllie A silver hockey . Wisdom is never dear, provided the article be genuine. Adam Baker Deer are the only1 animals with bones called antlers on their heads. Horns, which can be found on cows and some other animals, are not made of bone; they are strong, hard layers of skin. GreenBrian Olmstead Melvin Griffths Michael Jacklin David Jackman . Matt Hamilton Clifford Utah Beef Improvement Association Rick and Bull Test Sale Janette Marsh Owen Minchey Package Homes J.V Tomas and Thora Patterson Saturday, March 20th 12:30 p.m PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Salina, Utah New this year. . .Satellite coverage by L Superior Livestock Marketing Service Performance tested Semen 130 Bulls representing 8 breeds from 46 top Utah and Idaho breeders -- account to pay the assessment, if the assessment is not paid by that date! . Sale Preview begins at Noon & Human conditions are like certain groups of trees that look lovely from a distance; but when you get inside, the beauty disappears; you dont know what happened to it and just stand among the trees. Thats why we so often envy another nans situation. Arthur Schopenhauer The following accounts on the books of the HORSESHOE IRRIGATION CO. are delinquent for the 1 998 water year. A sale will be held March 20, 1 999 at 1 p.m. to sell enough water shares from each t Satellite Site: Galaxy 3 - Channel 18 The city has agreed to pur-- , truck. The chase a used one-to- n council the approached mayor was in truck the and stated that miles had and 80,000 good shape on it and the cost was $6,500. The motion was passed unanimously. The council voted not to trade 238 water shares for underground water at the upcoming Twin Creek Irrigation Board special meeting. ant. he would leave the grounds in the same shape that he found them. The council promised to look into the idea. Councilwoman Bigler raised a concern for the senior citizens. The seniors wanted to know who would be responsible to care for the new Senior Center. The issues involve setting rental fees, parties who can rent the center head Jan. 1, 1998, according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service. i Total Equine sold in the state . was 10,000 head during 1998 compared with 9,000 head during 1997. Value of equine sales for - Utah in 1998 totaled $12 million. Sales in 1997 totaled $10.8 million. I Nationally, equine numbers as 'of Jan. 1999 was 5.31 million head compared with 5.24 million thead Jan. 1998. During 1998 there were 557.6 thousand head sold compared with 537.6 thousand head during 1997. Value of sales during 1998 was $1 .7 billion compared to $1.6 .billion in 1997. . $7,500. was Councilwoman Bigler concerned about the amount of time and effort that local residents volunteer to get the rodeo grounds ready for the Buckaroo. Crittenden promised that if the Slash C could come to Mt. Pleas- . Development, and janitorial services. The council will look into this situation. The Industrial Park has hired administrator Andrew Jackson to coordinate with the Utah State counLandscape committee. The cil has agreed to pay Jackson Murphy Martin MT. PLEASAN- T- The city council approved to have the circus come to town in April. The motion was sponsored by Monte Bona and approved by the entire council. City Recorder Dixie Brunger will work with the circus owners to make sure the big event happens. Rodeo owner Bill Crittenden of Slash C Rodeos asked the city council to reconsider bringing the rodeo back to Mt. Pleasant. out-goin- of the Governors Office of Rural To praise princes for virtues they do no posses is but to reproach them with impunity. -LaRochefoucauld rs equipment and machines and excellent direction and use of the machine and equipment to introduce the sport to new entry level people. "Big Pine tries to make it an enjoyable sport in every aspect so is." Shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you dont know a thing, to allow that you dont know it. This is knowledge. Sno-Ride- rs seen. I come from an extensive background of snowmobiling being raised in Canada and have been riding for 15 years. I believe the industry is based on service and Big Pine Sports puts service as their number one concern." He noted that the dealership has affordable rentals, extremely , by Murphy Martin Joe Blain, Sanpete County Economic Director, recently presented Mt. Pleasant with the first of three honors sponsored by the Utah Grizzlies and the governors office. Blain said, "The idea is to reward communities who are making a real effort to be where it is going not where it currently te A Reverse Mortgage will increase Sno-Ride- Council Development people will return and enjoy what Utah has to offer in the winter," he wrote. Big Pine is one of the largest advocates in promoting memberships to snowmobile clubs, whether to the local club or others, the nomination notes. noted that Skyline Pine Big Sports promotes snowmobiling year round.. Snowmobile information, publications. t and maps are displayed on a bulletin board. The dealefship purchases memberships in the local snowmobile club for every customer who purchases a snowmobile. Owners Glen and Judy Zumwalt; manager Ted Mollinet and Service Manager Jon Johnson are members and officers in the local club and the store pays their dues as well as providing time off to participate in activities. Last, season Big Pine bought 32 memberships at a cost of $480. Big Pine donates items to the USA auction and USA raffle tickets are promoted and sold in the store. Local club fund raisers are promoted and items donated to the club for various activities. Club and USA members receive discounts on purchases. FAIRVIEW Big Fine Sports, a Yamaha and Arctic Cat dealer, was named "Dealer of the Year" by the Utah Snowmobile Association at the annual ride and convention held at Rubys Inn. The dealership, which is owned by Glen and Judy Zumwalt, was nominated by two snowmobile and clubs, the Skyline Powder Bound, a Salt Lake Valley club. Les Patterson, Powder Bound president, noted in his nomination that Big Pine "...has one of the best outlooks towards the snowmobile industry that I have ever . MP receives top honor from Governor pleted and then a gold hockey puck when all nine are finished. Monte Bona said, "We all have a challenge to become a 21st century community. Our rural heritage can only be preserved by looking at the 21st century and setting goals." Joe Blain added, "By looking and planning for the future good things can happen." OVER 62 & NEED MORE MONEY? Dealer of the Year honor (RC&D) honored area businesses and community leaders for their exceptional efforts and contributions to economic and community . development. Mayor Gary Anderson accepted the regional beautification award in behalf of Ephraim City. Mayor Chesley Christensen, Mt. Pleasant City and chair of the SCEDD Board and RC&D Council made the presentation. The city was recognized for their planned beautification efforts and continual progress in meeting their beautification goals and objectives. Central Utah Telephone, Fair-viewas honored for their economic strength through employment opportunities and continual contributions to the Sanpete , County economy. , Joe Blain, Sanpete County r Economic Development Director, presented the award to Eddie Cox and Branch Cox for their efforts in providing essential and vital service to the area businesses, as ; well as the public. Recognition was also given to g Chair, Mayor Chesley Christensen for his outstanding leadership from 1995 to 1999 as Chair of the SCEDD and RC&D. The presentation was made by current Chair Dale Roper, Delta. The recognition banquet is sponsored annually by the Six County Economic Development District Board and Panoramaland Resource Conservation and development Council. will be given to the city when six assessments are com- -, all-sta- Big Pine Sports given Pano-ramala- session. hockey puck. Dallas on Feb. 26, at the Delta Center. Coach Sharon Christensen says that its a wonderful experience and gives the youth a chance to build skills. All Junior Jazz players received a Jazz and basketball along with free tickets to a Jazz game for their hard work. After two months of practices and Saturday tournament. Sanpetes games, they will compete in an teams are organized by Stephanie Blain at the Mt. Pleasant Recreation Center. Pictured are: Holly Christensen, Kayla Prestwich, Malery Dyches, Megan Robertson, Danielle Kamalu, and Kellie Chlarsen cheering on their mentors. received a Spring City and Mt. Pleasant Elementary Schools which Utah AccessVSA Art paid for the shared grant from cartoonist. and of Soper, Joe services Bennion, potter, Kerry two weeks. The for the schools both in past have They taught students will display the results of these lessons at an art show at Mt. Pleasant City Hall on March 11, from 6 to 7 p.m. The public is welcome to view their artistic endeavors. NEPHI-- During the Ninth Annual Banquet, Recognition recently held in Nephi, the Six County Economic Development District (SCEDD) and Resource Conservation puck Moronis Junior Jazz Team checked out Jazz action against & Local businesses, leaders honored Snow DEX is hot at state competition EPHRAI- M- In keeping with this years theme. Snow College 4 : JanetS. Peterson j For More Informal ion . 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