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Show Visit us on the World Wide Web http:www.ecprogress.com Emery County 5003 LOiweVtKJ Home Grown News Since 1900 Tbesday, August 14, 2001 - oadPs rapid! - ffanllMre caODs ffoir By JAMES L DAVIS Editor, Emery County Progress ' Less than two years after its construction, portions of State Route 29 are falling apart. Less than two years after its construction, State Route 29 to the Emery County Landfill is literally falling apart. The asphalt of entire sections of the road have crumbled away and other areas are pockmarked craters where the road has failed. The faililre of the road leaves Emery County Special District 1 facing the prospect of rebuilding a road which, for all intents and purposes, it just had rebuilt. The road was rebuilt in 1999 at a cost of $745,449 in construction fees and $75,000 in engineering fees. Construction included the creation of the recreational vehicle waste disposal site located alongside the road. The construction project was completed in November of 1999. The Emery County Road Department began to see hints of the roads repair failure in November of 2000 and major problems on the horizon after the spring thaw. According to Merrill Swasey, chairman of Special Service District 1, why the road failed so quickly is the end result of decisions made by all the parties involved in the project: Hales Sand & Gravel of Richfield, the construction company for the project, Johansen & Tuttle Engineering and the service district. During the July 9 meeting of the Emery County Special Service District 1, Craig Johansen of Johansen & Tuttle Engineering, detailed why the road had failed. According to district minutes Johansen said three things contributed to the roads failure: The millingprocess, the enzyme base didnt have proper time to set up; fines in base material; and the project was started late in the year due to heavy pageant Q Wildlife Advisory Council to meet in Green River The next Regional Wildlife Advisory Council meeting will convene on Aug. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River. Center stage will be the 2002 Fishing Proclamation. The DWR is proposing a reduction in the general bag and possession limit for trout from eight fish to four The $4.5 million facility is expected to be complete by May of next year and will be a welcome change for members of the Emery County Sheriffs Office. The current facility is in poor condition and has failed state inspec80-be- d, tions. The necessity for this project has been looming over us for quite some time, said Randy Johnson, county commissioner, during the ground breaking ceremony. More than half of the fundingfor the facility came from a grant and zero in--1 terest loan from the Community Impact Board. The remaining funding came from a revenue bond, which will mean the facility will not be paid for with county taxes. We said from the onset (of the project) that we would not in-- 1 crease the tax burden on the county, Johnson said. of the Carbon County Sheriffs Office and the Utah Highway Patrol as well as local officials and citi zens were on hand for the ground breaking ceremony. Ken Shulsen of Sahara, Inc., the con- tractor for the facility, said the design of the facility will bearealcost saver in the long run for the county. He also Said that the current jail is horrible. Its singularly the worst jail in the state right now. Plans call for the eventual construe- -' tion of court facilities to be connected to the public safety complex, Eventu- ally the juvenile court, justice court and County attorney will work out of offices Connected to the complex. According to Johnson the court is still in the process of working out the details for the Construction of the court system. Ten-- fish. Pride 81 T aleet While the excellence of exhibits at the fair remains high , the number of exhibits on display were down Rotenone treatments and introductions of Colorado River Cutthroat Trout at waters in the Southeastern region will also be on the agenda. Commission deeds land to Orangeville Emery County commission- ers approved to sign a quick claim deed to Orangeville City for By JAMES L DAVIS Editor, Emery County Progress While the general opinion is that this years Emery County Fair was, as advertised, A Fair to Remember, some fair organizers are befuddled because many regular contributors to the exhibit portion of the fair apparently forgot to enter their items. The number of exhibits were down this year, said Christine Jensen of the Utah State University Extension Office, who exhibits. We oversaw the were calling people we knew who produced something and asking them to enter an exhibit. A lot of time I think people forget to enter their exhibits, Jensen said. There were approximately 100 exhibits at this years fair and an equal number from the open category Jensen said that while the number of exhibits was down, the number of exhibits in the canning category was higher this year than in years past. While the quality of the exhibits at the fair remaihs high, the actual number of exhibits at the fair have dropped over the past couple of years and has fair committee members looking at ways to insure a bigger turnout next year. Were going to meet right away with the fair board and look at putting a couple of people over the exhibits Jupt to do ! recruiting, said Commissioner Randy Johnson. We really want to work on recruiting and maybe offer a little more prize money next year. We want to start recruiting right now, not wait untjl March. With a new fair building there were some complaints that the space allotted to the exhibits was not large enough. The logistical side of where to have the exhibits displayed was a learning process with a new building and something Johnson said they are looking at. Our intent for next year is to , Continued on PAGE 10A. , 4-- H L. Davis Sheriff Lamar Guymon addresses the audience during groundbreaking ceremonies at the new Public Safety Center. I I approximately a half an acre island of county land that was within city borders. Neither the city nor the county was aware of the strip of land near the Orangeville Cemetery and Mill Dam Road until Orangeville City began to look at annexation issues that are pending. The land was assumed by both the county and the city to already be the property of Orangeville. Orangeville is pursuing the annexation of the Orangeville Cemetery and property to the south of Industrial Electric within city boundaries. Public hearings on the annexation issue are pending MEETINGS 4-- H POOR COPY Buggy Days BRIEFLY Ground breaking ceremonies were held Aug. 7 for the Emery County Pub- -' ' lie Safety Centeno be built on State Route 29, commonly referred to as Des Photo by James & 2B. Bee Dove Road. ( IB. Crowds gather JAMES L DAVIS Editor, Emery County Progress r ( Bond Winners selected in local photography contest for Horse - ( INSIDE By Ci t Elmo Celebrates Ground breaking ceremony held for new jail facility fAAnA 50t Continued on PAGE 2A. afety Center a Number 33 Volume 101 Castle Dale, Utah Upcomingpublic meetings for the Emery County area include: The Emery County School Board will meet Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. at the school district office. The Huntington City Council will meet Aug 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Huntington City Hall The Castle Valley Special Service District will meet Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the district of, -. flee. ...I inlffi. mi Itjl'J Photos by Sylvia Nelson Joanna Clawson of Ferron displays a hand crafted vest made for her by her friend, Bob Dye, which won a blue ribbon for best of division. The Emery Town Council will meet Aug 21 at 6 p.m. at the Emery Town Hall. Tlie Emery County Commis- sioners will meet Aug. 21 at 4 p.m. in Green River at the sheriff 8 complex |