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Show wi Visit Emery County I i UCHD :ti 1 Ilfl231 CTG&.KflJS 'lr CIS3 ir -- us on the World Wide Web http Jwww.ecprogress.com SS s If aram l CTarfltr INSIDE PacifiCorp donates building to help foster local economy velopment said, Grant money will be forthcoming but the exact dollar amount isnt By PATSY STODDARD Staff, Emery County Progress available at this time, but within three to four weeks we will know for sure how much money will be made available to help with renovations of this facility." The building has been dubbed an incubator because this facility can serve as a starting place for a new business to locate until they get on their feet financially and can afford their own facility. Rosann Fillmore, Emery' County economic director, said Any small manufacturing business, distributing business, welding, or a business that requires heavy equipment to prepare or produce their product would find this facility ideal. The building has one wing of classrooms and offices that would be involved in the renovation, also concrete floors need to be installed. We have had some businesses express interest and have toured the facility, they are waiting to see the outcome of the reno- - Major executives of PacifiCorp were on hand Fteb. 7 to deed over the former mine training center north of Huntington to the Municipal Building Authority of Emery County County officials and Utah Power executives were on hand as Bill Landels, execu tive vice president for PacifiCorp and the Photo by Patsy Stoddard Landels of PacifiCorp prepares to hand over the key to the Utah Power Industrial Incubator to Randy Johnson, Emery County commissioner. Bill companys ranking officer in Utah said, Utah Power is proud to help the region grow and recover economically. Utah Power has a great interest in helping communities with economic development and learning. Wte know that the two counties can form a partnership and wprk together to put this building to good use." The 20,000 square foot building will be remodeled through the collaboration of Emery and Carbon Counties and the Business Technical Assistance Center. Jonnie Wilkinson the Associate Director of Business Development for the State of Utah Department of Community and Economic De SITLA looks s' -' i' --- to find value of its land ft Vi V 'jC By JAMES L DAVIS Editor, Emery County Progress its holdings in the San Rafael before any legislation is passed. The state is looking at the need in the future to exchange lands in the event of a designation in the San Rafael said Payne. The county has been thinking along these lines since we started with our legislation." SITLA officials have asked the county for suggestions on what parcels they would like them to pursue for possible trade with the "1 BLM. ' They have also asked the county for suggestions on what parcels would be ideal for putting on the market to establish a fair market value. The Public Lands Council will be working with SITLA to do just that, according to Payne. Already the council has looked at SITLA and BLM land and have identified some of the state lands that it feels would be beneficial for SITLA to hold onto, some even within the San RafaeL There is some BLM land close to towns that the county has indicated to SITLA they might want to consider for a trade. We have looked at where certain resources are located with the thought that it would be beneficial to the state and the county to develop," Payne said. , ' Vr4t t x? .A-Wi- ?' i i -- 1 i jt h Em j i J Is Green River airport receives funding for improvements 2A. i 7-- 7' KVr i -- ' V A-- f V .vJy E.C. State Parks on governors budget proposal 'S' . V i'-- AwYjtiV x '" sibility of development. Eventually SHIA and the Bureau of Land Management developed an agreement to swap land, with BLM land being transferred to state ownership in exchange for SITLAs holdings in the monument. Some of the land BLM traded with SITLA is located in Northeast Emery County. In the Grand Escalante case, SITLA found it difficult to establish a fair market value for Its inholdings in the monument, which spurred the desire to discover the value of V: v r -v t Smooth Flying BRIEFLY . V $',1 i 6A. 7--: V & 1 Administrators for the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands are looking to sell selected parcels of trust land in Emery County in order to establish a fair market for its holdings in the area. SITLA representatives discussed the idea during the Fteb. 6 meeting of the Emery County Commissioners, indicating they were interested in coming up with a fair market value for their lands in the county in the event that the San Rafael Swell receives a federal designation which would effectively lock-u-p their holdings in the Swell If such a designation did take place, be it through the passage of the San Rafael Bill or through some other legislation, then it would impact the future production of revenue for SITLAholdings in the San RafaeL Our bill states that those state lands would be withdrawn from development, said Val Payne of the Public Lands Council SITLA administrators are attempting to stave off a repeat of the situation that happened when then President Bill Clinton established the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, when SITLA holdings in the monument were cut off from the pos- 7 v 4.V'- vv Students learn of other cultures through dance Continuedon PAGE2A. i L Dancing Around The World H J . i' Is if V .7 v r Governor Mike Leavitt has ground and for park renovation and improvements to the campground, group and day use areas, interior park roads and to meet ADA facility compliance. - Green River State Park. Coal fired plants are being considered Photo by James in L. Davis three locations in Utah, including unit four for the Hunter Plant. With an energy crisis on the minds of many, Utah is looking to build new power plants . Unit four for the Hunter Plant just might be one answer to a growing Power Craedhi By KEVIN ASHBY Publisher, Emery County Progress there are going to be new power plants constructed in Utah will Emery County benefit directly? That was the question in everyones minds last Thursday when residents of the community had a chance to meet with Bill Landels, executive vice president of Pacificorp in Price. Landels started off the meeting by explaining the current energy crisis in the West and especially in California. He described the big picture as a series of events, mother nature or otherwise, that escalated to the point of the crisis. Its a mess and its just beginning," commented Landels. You will feel it no matter where you live." As to California, he explained that if you are going to deregulate the power Industry then you ought to at least start with a surplus of power something that California didnt have to begin with. And then with the drought conditions hitting the hydro plants in the North West area, there was all of a sudden a power crunch which forced prices and demand up. California residents voted as part of the move to deregulate to freeze prices for two years. As wholesale prices Increased, and with utility companies restricted from charging more, they were faced with 6ome $11 billion in debt. So in Utah, w hat can we do?"asked If Landels. He explained that Utahns could also be facing a shortage in three years if current trends continue. Meetings with government and utility leaders have been held and it has been decided that upwards of 3,000 new megawatts of power will be needed in the next few years to cover Utahs as well as the Wests increasing power needs. Landels stated that new power would probably be produced using a variety of energy sources in Utah. He stated that natural gas plants are considered to be a good source of quick new power as they could be much quicker than coal fired plants. Coal fired plants are being considered in three locations includingCastle Dale, at IPP near Delta and at the Bonanza Power Plant located southeast of Vernal These were selected because of access to coal existing environmental impact permits and transmission lines. The soonest a coal fired would be in 2005. plant could be A couple of other kinds of plants were also discussed that included wind and pump storage. Pump storage is a process where water is pumped to a holding location during times when power is available and then dropped through turbines to create power when peak usage is needed in the system. In the next 10 years it Is expected that 300 to 400 megawatts could be produced by using natural gas. Another 100 mega watts could be created by wind power. Fifty megawatts could be created by using the pump storage system and 1500 to 2000 on-li- ne on-li- ne megawatts from coal fired plants. Hunter 4 would be a 500 megawatt plant, IPP would create between 500 and 600 megawatts and Bonanza only 250 megawatts. Permitting issues seem to be the big question surrounding the construction of new power plants. Within four to six weeks a recommendation will be made by governor Leavitt to outline a plan that government will back and support during the permitting process. According to Landels that means that ultimately it is the governors choice of where the coal fired plants will be constructed and it will be a wait and see until the governor makes the announcement We will p iresent the plans and if the governor pushes it he should get government support in the process," commented Dee Jense, Scottish Power. Landels described the chances for a new Hunter 4 as good, but made no predictions. Construction costs are estimated at $1 million per megawatt or about $500 million to add onto the plant In Castle Dale. A new plant would also use an additional 1.8 million ton of coal annually. Presently the Castle Dale plant is running only two generators, as one is down for repairs. The two are running at 100 percent capacity all the time and Landels Continued on PAGE 3A. Proposed for more than $238,000 for architectural mechanical and electrical improvements to restrooms and RV campsites. - Huntington State Fferk. Proposed for $65,000 to pave the maintenance shop parking lot. - Millsite State Park. Proposed for $30,000 to patch and crack-seroads and parking areas. al Orangeville cemetery road to be widened The road and gate to the Orangeville Cemeteiy will be widened and an overflow parking lot will be added in an effort to better accom- modate visitors. The narrow road to the cemetery d is and county officials with agreed Orangeville City that it was in need, of work. The property on the south 6ide of the road is owned by Bob Wilson and, according to city officials, Wilson agreed to donate a strip of his land adjacent to the road to allow for its county-owne- widening. The property on the north side of the road is owned by the city and it is on a portion of that property that the parking lot will be established. The city purchased the property to allow for eventual expansion of the cemetery. The parking lot will allow for the parking of an additional 5 cars, which will help alleviate the congestion problems experienced with large funeral attendance or on Memorial 20-2- Day. The gateway to the cemetery will also be widened and city officials are looking at ways to beautify the entrance-way. Work on the road is expected to be complete by Memorial Day. I OOR COPY L in- cluded $10 million in his current budget recommendation for some state park projects that have long been on the waiting list for funding. The budget proposal awaits final approval by the Utah State Legislature, but if approved, some of the parks slated for improvement can be found in Emery County. They include: - Goblin Valley State Park. The budget proposes more than $2 million to pave the road to the camp- 4 I I |