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Show Mantis Main Street will get new lighting system BY BRUCE JENNINGS Mantis Main Street will soon have more light at less cost. The citys Power and Light Department has begun installation of new street lights along Main Street from the city limits on the north to the city limits on the south. The northern phase of the project should be completed in time for the pageant in July, Gene Rogers, Power and Light Dept, head, said, and the southern half completed by fall. The state is providing the funds to cover cost of the materials an Monti City power crow install the first polo of Monti's now Main Stroot lighting system, which Is bolng fundod by Utah Dopartmont of Transportation with city crows furnishing tho labor. F armers ask exemption from power rate increase BY PAT MELLOR The Manti City Power Board will be asked to study a request by local farmers that they be exempted from an upcoming rise in power rates. Mayor May Peterson noted last Wednesday night that a power rate will probably go into effect in June, to help take care of expenses incurred in upgrading the city's hydroelectric plants in Manti Canyon. Construction on the upper plant is expected to begin in the near future. Mayor Peterson projected that the rate would need to rise about a half-cen- t per kilowatt, which will of Manti's power up cost the bring from six cents per kilowatt to six and a half cents. The rate charged by the city for to pump farmers wells is the same as the providing electricity residential rate, according to Treasurer Jeannie Davis, presently 6c per kilowatt. Ted Carpenter appeared before the council at the Wednesday night meeting to report that he and several other well owners whose land is watered by electric pumping of wells would like to see their electric rates for the wells remain the same and not undergo the anticipated increase. With any increases in the electric rate, Mr. Carpenter said, a d engine would be less expensive than electricity for pumping the wells. gas-fuele- Mr. Carpenter added that he felt the lower rate for wells could be justified because well users must maintain their own service lines, equipment and transformers, and the wells do not receive any other city services. Councilman Larry Cox observed that using the same criterion, many other businesses would probably also petition for a lower power rate, should it be granted to one goup. Councilman Max Call added that the other services city dwellers receive which were referred to by Mr. Carpenter, were paid by other assessments and not by the power rate. Both councilmen said they felt a request to keep the power rate lower for one particular group of power users would require very close scrutiny. Councilman Galen Christiansen, however, said he favored the suggestion that the rates be kept lower for the farmers using wells. Councilman Jim Petersen sug gested that the request from the farmers be referred to the Manti City Power Board for further study and recommendations before the council takes any action in this area, to which the rest of the council and the mayor agreed. The council also approved the appointment of Mr. Wilbur Cox to serve on the Power Board, replacing Wilbur Lund, whose term has expired on that body. Councilman Galen Christiansen also noted that a contract had been executed with Citizens Energy and with the Los Angeles Water and Power Department that will result in some funds coming back to the of which UMPA member cities to help defray Manti is one electric bills for the needy. Mr. Christiansen suggested that a committee be formed to determine how this disbursement of funds is to be handled. Several suggestions for committee members were made, after which Mr. Christiansen suggested the item be tabled as it was not a rush item and probably would not require action for two or three, more months. . It was also reported that the UMPA had scheduled a meeting for the first of this week to discuss bond refinancing due to lower interest rates. Appointments made The council approved the appointments of Alan Braithwaite to the Planning Commission and of Wayne Beach to the Board of Adjustment. Mr. Braithwaite replaces John Henrie Nielson and Beach replaces William Peterson. Councilman Max Call also noted that Mrs. T.K. Plant has accepted the chairmanship of the beautification committee, and the committee will be comprised of Carl and Nan Purcell and Ruth Anderson. The council agreed that an agreement should be drafted outlining the commitment of employees who receive training from the city at public expense, to remain with the city for at least a minimal specified time after receiving such training. Medical clinic? Councilman Larry Cox reported on the recent activities of the Economic Development Committee and noted that the committee is now preparing a fact sheet which should be ready for council review shortly. Mr. Cox also reported that a committee is working on establishing a medical services facility in Manti and that this possibility is still in the early planning stages, but the committee is hopeful that an 40-fo- 20-fo- times the life term. The city is now spending about a month for the power consumed by the Main Street lights, he added, whereas the new system will operate on about a third that quantity of electricity. $800 The new system will have at least two other advantages, Mr. Rogers said, a better light, much more penetrating, and underground wiring that will eliminate interference with trees and other vegetative growth. It'll be an project, Mr. be well said, pushing it Rogers along as fast as can spare time from our regular work." g Manti benefits from share in Bonanza Generating BY BRUCE JENNINGS Sometime in May those high transmission lines running down Salt Creek Canyon to a near Mona will be humming with electricity flowing from the Bonanza d plant 37 miles from Vernal. n coal-fire- Manti has a stake in that power, a ' agreement can be reached which will 3.75 percent interest in the 15 benefit the entire community and megawatts delivered into the provide increased medical services But Manti won't be able in this area. to take delivery on its share of those 15 megawatts unless an adminiRoads supervisor appointed law judge reverses an earlier strative Leland Mortensen, an experdecision. ienced heavy equipment operator, In his earlier decision the judge was appointed to serve as Roads ruled that Manti didnt provide Mr. for Manti City. Supervisor Mortensen is already employed by sufficient documentation to support the city as an operator. Councilman a requested Federal Energy ReguLarry Cox observed that there were latory Commission ruling that would require UP&L to wheel Bonanza many excellent applications received for this position from many power over its lines to Manti. individuals, and asked The members of the Utah Munithat the applications be kept in the cipal Power Agency have now voted file and applicants to support Manti, one of the six should another opening occur in the members of UMPA, in filing an near future. appeal with FERC over the earlier At the request of councilman ruling. Galen Christiansen, the council Donald R. Allen, UMPAs Washapproved creating a two-hou- r ington D.C. based lawyer, thinks parking zone in front of the Manti now has sufficient documcourthouse and on the north side of entation to bring about a reversal of the courthouse block. Proper signs that ruling, because the city has will be placed indicating the limits of since finalized its purchase of the the two-hoparking zone, and the Bonanza electricity. city police will be asked to enforce Manti, however, is already this parking policy. benefitting from its Recorder Bill Mickelson noted in Bonanza. Its trading its Bonanza that the city's financial situation is another UMPA to Provo, power continuing to improve, with billings member, in exchange fora portion of now 30 days current. Provos Colorado River Storage Second Improvement district Mrs. Sherri Sorenson appeared at the meeting and inquired regarding the legal work, etc. for a second city improvement district, this one to encompass an area in the vicinity of The Manti Utah Stake Young the Manti Elementary School. Women will hold their annual After some discussion, it was standard event Thursday, April 17, determined that the city would 1986 at 7 p.m. in the Sterling Ward handle the legal work for such an Chapel. enterprise, and that engineering would also be arranged. The council Special guest speakers will be approved proceeding with the Steve and Deanne Evans of Salt Lake engineering and asked to incorCity. porate into the overall study, Steve attended East High School adequate parking, etc. in the vicinity where he played on the football team of the school. and served as junior class president. At the University of Utah, he was sophomore class president, and president of Sigma Chi fraternity. Deanne attended Highland High School where she was a cheerleader, studentbody secretary and president The Manti City Cemetery will of the Seminary. At the University of undergo several improvements in Utah she was sophomore class the near future, the Manti City secretary and studentbody secCouncil determined last week at the retary. regular council meeting. Steve and Deanne were both Councilman Lee J. Anderson selected as members of the Beehive noted that the roads in the new part Honor which is the highest Society of the cemetery will be needing some the at honorary University of Utah additional work, and following a with 13 selected from a class of only it council general discussion by the approximately 2000 students. was decided that work will be Steve has been Elders quorum scheduled on these roads as time permits, and rock removal, weed president, stake mission president, a road-bas- e member of the high council, stake suppression, and additional where needed will be incorpor- executive secretary and bishop. He is currently the gospel doctrine ated into the general plan. sub-statio- n. d estimated $80,000. Mr. Rogers and his three-ma- n work crew will do the work in time they can spare from their regular duties. The new Main Street system will all metal poles include 38 equipped with 400 watt sodium type lights. Theyll replace the 97 lights on poles in the current system. The advantages to the city from the replacement system? Several, said Mr. Rogers. For one thing, he explained, it is almost impossible to get replacement parts for the present system. Were now paying about $150 a month for replacement bulbs," he said, the new ones will have 10 Project allocation. That in a way circumvents the administrative law judges original ruling, since UP&L is required by law to wheel CRSP, which is federal, electricity. Manti will benefit in another way, besides getting low-copower, from its of Bonanza, Galen Christiansen, Manti City councilman and UMPA vice president, said. st That's because UMPA, whose 15 Bonanza megawatts will more than supply the needs of its six member cities, has contracted with Citizens Energy Corp. to handle the sale of its surplus energy to Los Angeles City. Citizens Energy Corp., a Boston based firm, was organized as a organization to broker It sells gas, coal and hydro-energthe surplus power, keeps 10 percent non-prof- it of the profit and returns the other 90 percent for distribution to the needy. Los Angeles will pay UMPA more for its Bonanza surplus than it costs UMPA to produce the power. Citizens Energy will keep 10 percent of the profit to cover its administrative expense and the rest of the profit will be returned to UMPAs six members. the terms of the Energy contract, the six cities are required to distribute their share of the profits to needy citizens. Under UMPA-Citizen- s "We have no idea yet how much our share of the profit will amount Mr. Christiansen said. to, Citizens will have a representative here in May to help us set up a distribution system. Well probably organize a committee to help us w ith this. Manti High School lists Reflections contest winners Winners in the Manti High School "Reflections contest sponsored by Association the Parent-Teache- were honored last Wednesday evening at the annual PTA Founders Day meeting held at Manti High School. From Libertys theme of this View years was the contest. Entries which were regional winners and which were sent on to the state competition included Dustin T. Hansen in the Visual Arts category, and Melody Hansen and Jacquelynn Davis in the Literature division. One student, Manny Mellor, won in both the Visual Arts and in the Literature category. Winners in Visual Arts included Chip Wintch, Rick Williams. Aimce Eberhard, Dave William Luke, and Heather Lublin. Winners in the Literature category included in addition to those already named: Karma Peterson. Chrissy Shaw, Gerald Christiansen, Jerry Alan Cluff, and Paul Beach. YW Standard Event is dated teacher in his ward. counselor Deanne has been spiritual living leader in both ward and stake, the social relations teacher and mother education teacher in Relief Society. She has also been the Laurel leader and has served in the primary presidency. Deanne has twice been in the ward Young Womens is and presidency currently a Womens presidency. in the stake Young Steve and Deanne are the parents of six children, three boys and three girls, w hose ages range from 16 to four. All young women ages 12 to 18 and their mothers are invited to attend this special event. Manti Cemetery improvements are scheduled Steve and Deanna Evans |