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Show TytrifiripyT- jrJj)Tfl)jiri Brpjm Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant O 1990 Attendance was 132,000 50 a copy Volume 105 Number 32 WgFfFF' Manti LDS Temple MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1991 City Council actions Rezoning, metering, new store included on Council agenda A new metering system for electric utility service, dissatisfaction with Mantis cable TV service, possibility of the construction of a new grocery store in Manti and a request for rezoning were agenda items that highlighted the regular Manti City Council meeting on Feb. 6. The council heard a presentation by Power Superintendent Gene Rogers and Mr. Pat Peach of Power Stat about a system of metering which would require prepayment for anticipated electric power usage. Such a system would preclude overdue accounts, they said. After considerable discussion, the council asked Mr. Rogers to further investigate the system and how it would be used in Manti They agreed to address the issue at a future meeting. Mr. Morris Crisp met with the council to discuss the possibility of opening a new grocery store in Manti. Mr. Crisp said the store would be located near the center of town and that the facility would likely occupy between 13,000 and 14,000 square feet Crisp inquired about costs of relocating utility lines and details about setback from the property line, parking space, etc. Mayor Kent Larsen told Mr. Crisp that he and the council are very supportive of the project and wished Mr. Crisp success in this endeavor. Mr. Ed Gilm an met with the council and expressed dissatisfaction with the service and price of cable TV within the city. Mr. Gilman stated that he felt competition would be a strong incentive to increase service and lower cost He noted that in some areas municipalities had taken over cable service with a resultant increase in service, decrease in cost and a source of revenue for the municipality. Councilman Paul Cox said that he felt prices being charged by TCI for cable service have had considerable negative impact in Manti. He also stated that the pole attachment agreement with TCI must be renegotiated. Cox indicated that there would be a question as to the propriety of government municipal involvement in additional private business areas. Mayor Larsen suggested that a letter be furnished to TCI Cablevision expressing the concerns and to request a meeting with TCI management to address these matters. The council concurred in this action. Mr. Reynold Johnson asked the council to consider again the question of rezoning an area on Main Street which would permit him to build a motel. A previous request for such a change only involved the specific property where Mr. Johnson proposed to build the motel. That request was rejected by the council, who felt that if a rezoning were to happen it should not be limited to a specific area. The council informed Mr. Johnson that ifhe would like to see the four blocks in question reviewed for rezoning, he should initiate action. The council said they would not request reconsideration by the Planning Commission in the absence of a request of a property owner in the area. After recapping results of a survey taken regarding police service. WaterSewer Superi- up and that he is able to maintain a full storage tank at this time. Another topic of discussion was the number of holidays given to city employees. Mayor Larsen s aid that state and federal Vice-Preside- nt support Ginger said, it was just an inspiration that came to me in the middle of the night I thought the men and women who have Nearly every tree, light pole, and building is covered with a yellow ribbon, large or small. The girls also took a lot of ribbons to people that live off campus to spread the spirit. A number of W y - 1 If 7 Councilman Cox moved that the matter be dealt with at the time of salary review. Jubilant over receiving "General Excellence" Award for Manti Messenger at Press Association Lloyd and Cathl Call, Beth Call, and Editor Max Call. Councilman Lynn Nielson Convention are, left to right, amended the motion to state that 11 paid holidays be allowed to employees beginning at once. Councilmen Nielson, Petersen and Anderson voted aye on the amendment and Councilmen Christiansen and Cox voted no." When the mayor called the original motion to vote, the vote was the same, Nielson, Petersen and Anderson voting aye, and Councilmen and Cox Christiansen voting no. Thus the motion carried. City Recorder Bill Mickelson reported that some preliminary work had been accomplished at the old city dump by a contractor. He also reported that a check in excess of $600 had been turned over to Manti City by the now defunct Manti Chamber of Commerce with the stipulation that it be used for renovating and maintaining the two welcome signs posted at the entrances to the city. clean-u- p hanging on the front of the Noyes Building and they plan to send it to the troops from the College. Ginger also hopes that the community will become involved in a letter writing campaign she is organizing. Ginger has several names of soldiers currently in the Middle East that anyone tied and could write to and she also has students got together ribbons hundreds of little yellow names and addresses of all the that students and staff have been congressional representatives wearing throughout the week. that could direct your letters to Hopefully this will last longer wherever you want them to go. than just a week, in fact I hope If you have any questions it lasts until this whole mess is about the letter writing or would over", said Roth. like to get some names you can The two girls organized a call Ginger Roth at 283-460- 1. ETY w- - i agencies gave their employees 12 paid holidays per year, whereas Manti City employees now have only eight it would be a good idea to show picture of students staiiu...g some type of support for all of underneath the pant yellow bow had to leave their families to serve their country. rU;S ntendent Ralph Larsen reported that the water supply is holding Yellow ribbons show support Thanks to a couple of Snow College students, the campus is decorated with dozens of yellow ribbons to show support for the troops in the Middle East. Ginger Roth and Taunya Nielson came up with the idea to have a Snow College Yellow Ribbon Week. They went to Cox and the Student Executive Council to present their idea to the school. The school representatives were excited about the idea and put Ginger and Taunya in charge of the project and then added their r j protection in Manti, the council agreed to extend the contract with the Sanpete County Sheriffs office to furnish such 1 Manti Messenger cops General Excellence Award The Manti Messenger walked away with the coveted General Excellence Award in its circulation class, at the annual Utah Press Association Convention held in St. George last weekend. Some 46 weekly newspapers and seven daily newspapers compete against each other in a friendly fashion and honor papers that excel in different areas ofjournalism. The Manti Messenger (Publisher Lloyd Call), is in the smallest category, papers with circulations less than 2500. The Citizen, (Publisher Brett Bezzant) in American Fork, won the award in the 2500 to 5000 circulation, and The Tooele Transcript - Bulletin (Pub- lisher Joel Dunn), won the award in the 5000 to 16,000 circulation, and The Deseret News (Publisher William James Mortimer), won the over 16,000 circulation award for 1990. Messenger won to cop the top award included Best News Story, first place, for the story centering on the Mackeys, who were found not guilty of negligent homicide. Also winning first places was the award for Best News Photograph. This was a photo submitted by Dave's Studio of Photography, for a night-tim-e fire story, which was purchased by the paper. Other first place awards were for Best Pro- se motion, for ads promoting subscriptions, Best Lifestyle Page, and, in a humorous category, Best Screw-u- p of the year. Second places were garnished for Best Sports Page, Best Sports Photograph, Best Feature Photograph, Best Advertising Campaign, and Best Editor's Column, for Editor Max Calls Trivia column. The Manti Messenger or The Ephraim Enterprise have done well over the years. Max Call purchased the papers in 1972 from Larry Stahle, and was publisher from then until 1983. In that period, Max won the General Excellence Award two years, in 1978 and 1983. Then in 1984, Lloyd Call, Maxs son, became publisher, and promptly won the General Excellence Award for the next three years in a row, in 1984, 1985 and 1986, and now, with the win in 1990, has won four span. years in the seven-yea- r The Utah Press Association is the states oldest trade organization, and celebrates its 98th year in 1990. Under the leadership of Ken Adams, this last year, significant changes occurred in the group. This year, most of the daily newspapers in the state joined, including the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News, the two largest papers in the state. Named as committee chairman Koleen Peterson, who has been serving as of the Sanpete County Economic Development Committee, has been named chairman of the committee. Mrs. Peterson is the vice-chairm- managing editor of The Pyramid, and has served for the past three years as Mt Pleasant Citys representative on the county board. She succeeds Carolyn Brock of Centerfield. Mrs. Brock will be serving on the Economic Development Board. Six-Coun- Also serving County on the from Six-Coun- ty ty Sanpete Board are Claudia Jarrett, secretary, Mt Pleasant and director of vocational education at Snow College; Lynn SchifTman, Ephraim, Snow College economic development, Commissioner Keller Christenson and Gunnison mayor Bruce Blackham. Support for troops In Middle East Is shown by yellow ribbons, decorating Snow College campus. The actual awards that the Elected county vice chairman was Kim Pickett, a of Gunnison manager Pickett has been Implement. as the Gunnison serving representative on the board. Diana Gibbons, Moroni, was elected secretary. Mrs. Peterson said the committee wants to get vacancies on the board filled and then move toward accomplishing the mission statement which was approved by participants who attended three development workshops in January. The goal of the committee is through a coordinated effort, to identify and develop resources which will provide growth, for existing business and promote new business which will provide g jobs." The committee will focus on working with cities and other groups in developing tourism, promoting added uses of agriculture products, creating new business and industry, strengthening existing business and industry and improving images and attitudes with residents here and elsewhere. Joe Blaine, County Economic Development Director, was assigned to meet with all city councils and explain the committees goals and progress. He will also make suggestions to mayors and councils of persons who may be able to fill vacancies on the opportunities family-sustainin- committee. New appointments need to be made in Ephraim, Manti, Fayette, Sterling and Mayfield. Blain also told the committee that a new industry will soon be expanding its operation in Ephraim and will employee about 14 people. Working in connection with Snow College who will develop a labor force, Chums Research will develop robotics systems. The business is owned by Mike Taggett who invented the Chums." eyeglasses retainer in 1983. Since then the company has expanded into other areas including a line of outdoor clothing called, Hellowear. In seeking outside industry to locate in Sanpete, the committee hopes to contact former residents who may want to locate their companies here and have initiated a Come Home to Sanpete and Bring Your Business with you," campaign. If you know someone who is considering relocating their company contact Blain at the Sanpete County Office of Economic Development, 345 West 100 North, P.O. Box 59, Ephraim, Utah 84627. |