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Show 10A Emery County Progress Castle Dele, Utah Tuesday August 13,2002 Monument Continued from PAGE 1A. Tin study is expected to lake up to six months, with a Hl.M final rcort going to the president which consolidates inventory plan where the enmity slate and federal government would work together as partners and nattier community input on the host wav to deal with the iiiHiiugo-meof the Sail Kufncl "n idea is on the table. Then is no proposal on the talile, the governor said The San Kafael swell is an extraordinary treasure deseiv Misappropriate and findings, public perspectives and recommendations from the county and the stall. nt t Overseeing the public information process will be Or Keith Allred, a professor from Harvard Cniversity's John Kennedy School of (iov eminent, who specializes in dispute resolution and mediation Allred, a Carbon County native, spoke to the audience at the pageant site and addressed their eoneerns onseienlioiis stewardship," said Leavitt "I eneoiiranv residents to nieo their eoneerns, ingive suggestions and Sul volved in this histone collabo- rative opportunity" hiring the meeting the spe-eifiabout the information and public feedback program were explained ( Ipportumties w ill lie available for people to learn morcalmut the human and natural resources that make up tin' Swell. An information website "It is I has been historic that we're huveany moiv weight than those from across the country, Allred said that the San Kafael Swell was public land. "The people of the United States own tin land, not the people of Finery County, not the people of I 'lull, but the people of the I nilod Slates," Allred said. Also asked by a member of the audience was vv hat would be county would pursue it no further, but the process would continue even without county support because it mime by way of direction from the president to solicit information on the concept. "Hut he (the president) has told me that if local support for It wasn't there then he would not support it," Johnson said. The government partnership to solicit information and opinion about the Idea of creating a monument and how it should 1st managed has never been done before and the historic significance of that fact was relayed to those attending the meeting by (iovernor Leavitt. The commitment that In being made today Is that we're going to do this rigid. It will be an effort to not only do this rigid but a test that has national significance to prove that a process done this openly can work." hav- ing this kind of meeting prior to the declaration of a monument rather than afterwards," Allred said. Allred vv as perhaps speaking of the tirand Staircase Fsealanle National Monument, which was met with largo pub lie outcry when then President I till Clinton declared it so in while at the tirand Cany on Leavitt pointed to that monument declaration as the way not to do things. I'Vars about public comments from the Castle Valley area being drowned out by those from the stale and national level were addressed during a brief question and answer segment of the meeting, as was the possibility that special interest groups on both sides might manipulate the survey process Allred admitted that there was that possibility with the surveys available to anyone on the website, but the random at developed K the outcome should the people of the county decide in November that it does not want the county to pursue the monument idea. The question as to w bother the county should do so or not will be on the November ballot after a successful petition drive by opponents of the Idea. In response to the question Commissioner Kandy Johnson stated that if the pimple of the county vote no to such an idea, then the whether the voices of Finery County citizens should As to ut him givsunrnfnolswell On the site information on the public information process vv ill be made available and eitiens vv ill have an opportunity to make comments Workshops will also be held in ( Holier to pain input on vvliat people value most about the Swell and their thoughts on its management Feedback will also lie sought from public opinion surveys that will be developed Help in the development of the survey questions will come from the very satin interest groups which have, in the past, foutfd bitterly over their designs for the Swell The surveys will be sent out in random samples to eitiens of Finery County, those of the state of I tali, as well as at the national level The survey will also be available to any who i house to complete one via the website. vvvvvv Gov-ern- sampling surveys sent out should offset any attempts at manipulation 'I lie hope is that vve genuinely listen to the public at large and not just the special interest groups," Allred said COLLEGE OF EASTERN UTAH DANCE DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION AUGUST 19. 3:30 -- 6.00 PLACEMENT CLASS AND BALLET RERPERTORY AUDITIONS AUGUST 19th 4J0 IN BDAC 109 Road Work Ahead Ages 13 and up may take Dance Classes for Credit College classes begin August 20"' Ballet for Children Ages I1DAC 8-- 205 Tapflazz for Children Age 8-- Old Ballroom begins August 27 13 5.30 p.m. begins August 2811 13 - 5.30 p m. Monday, August All non-cred- 0 several weeks Gymnastics Registration 271 Crews from Nielson Construction begin asphalt paving on State Route 10 near the Hiawatha Junction. Passing of the road lanes are being constructed along three-mile- s in that area, as are passing lanes at another one mile near Wilberg Wash north of Castle section of SR-1Dale. Bridge work is currently underway at Wilberg Wash and excavation will begin in that area in the next Armory 3.30 - 5:30 registration must take place at the B0AC Front Desk For more information call: 7 613 5356 or 637-306- Coming back from the brink of foreclosure Interest rules ure at lows, home sales are breaking reeords and the dream of home ownership is becoming a reality for more and more Americans, Hut for some, that dream has urnd into a nightmare. Almost one in 20 mortgages are delinquent. "As intenst rates drop and the housing market continues to soar, people are faking out bigger and bigger mortgages," said Mike Kidwoll, vice of president and Myvesta, a financial health center, "Many people are stretching their finances to the limit by purchasing more house than they can truly afford. With so much of their income going towards moil gage payments, there's no safety net when a problem comes up." "If you are having trouble paying your mortgage or if you think you are going to have trouble in the near fuure, the worst thing you can Contact your lender all-tu- I '01 Dodge Intrepid bM 99 Ford Ranger 4x4, Supercab 02 Ford Ranger Supercab, V6 sHsnnnnHH '01 Ford 1 1,495 $1 1,995 13,981 13,999 14,981 20,995 Windstar 01 Chrysler Sebring Convertible 01 Dodge Durango , er s t i 90 Mercury Sable 97 Ford Explorer 4 Door, 4x4, Tan ggg $Q QQR f 97 Ford Expedition 7 Dodge 1500 $-j- g sg'ggg :?iH0'5"0 t g ggg ggg -t do is cut off all contact with your lender," Kidwcll said. Too many people panic and avoid tollmg the lender about their situation, then try to bargain at the last minute when their house is already 18,980 1 i Ut i:;-rrjc- r f Dodge foreclosed upon Hy that time it's usually too late " Kidwcll offers these tips if you're having trouble mak- f Different. Jeep. I ing your mortgage ) I Many lenders have programs available to help you keep your home; Contact a mortgage bro- ker alxout refinancing your loan, you may be able to lower your monthly payment with a new mortgage; If you have Private Murt-gtig- e Insurance (1 Ml ) oontait the insurance holder, they may lend you the money to become current, and Consider borrowing money from friends or family. "A foreclosure sale Is a ," painful and bu initiating Kidwcll said. "We encourage people to do cvery-t- l ling tl y can to av tid it. Hud pro-ec'ss- means rooognlzingthe number one warning sign - always being late with your payment." An audio recording of an actual foreclosure sale is available online at Myvesta.org To lielp people who are cm their mortgage payments or facing foreclosure. Myvesta wrote "What to Do When You Cant Pay the Mortgage." It can be downloaded online from Myvesta.org, or for a printed copy of the publication send $.5, payable to Myvesta, to Can't Pay The falling behind Mortgage Publication, Myvesta, PO. Box 8587, Gaithersburg, MD, |