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Show THt MANTI MESSENGER 3284 0000) (USPSNo it published weekly lor SI 2 00 per yeor (In County) ond $14 00 per yeor (Outside Sonpeie County) by . Inc , 35 S Mom, Monti, Utoh 84642 2nd clots pottoge paid of Monti, Utah POSTMASTER Send oddress changes to The Monti Messenger, 35 S Mam, Monti, Utah 84642 Messenger-Enterprise- Vofume TOO Number 24 MANT1, UTAH 84442. TUESDAY. DfCIMUl 24. Larry Cox named i new councilman j BYPATMELLOR Rath Sc6w' and Sanp6trCDDrTTyCommh$fonCtioti'mdn Wendell McGarry present history books to Mantl Elementary School. Re celvlng the books for the school are Paul Olsen, Travis Young, Alan John and Jamie Rasmussen. by-pa- ss UMPA buys portion of Bonanza The UMPA is purchasing 15 megawatts of power from the Bonanza plant at a cost of S28.7 million. Fifteen megawatts of power would serve approximately 7,500 homes. The balance of the proceeds from the bond sale will go to reserves, a loan and underwriting fees. UMPA officials delivered the bonds to the investment bankers Thursday morning and were in turn given the $45.9 million. Later the same day UMPA paid Generation and Transmission Cooperative, owner of the Bonanza Plant, the $28.7 million. Simultaneously, people at courthouses throughout Utah and Colorado recorded the deed, according to Don Allen, the Washington-base- d attorney whose firm served as counsel for the bond Duncan Allen and offering Deseret Mitchell. said the purchase symbolized the coming of age for Power Utah the Municipal Association. The UMPA is formed Mr. Allen by Manti, Provo, Spanish Fork, Salem, and Levan. Its Nephi, member cities serve 98,868 people and has 29,000 customers. Provo, the largest city in the group, 81V for accounts of the memberships power demand. Besides purchasing 3.75 percent of the Bonanza Plant, the UMPA is buying 1.875 of the common facilities and 6.25 percent of the transmission system of the plant, which is scheduled to begin operation in April. The purchase makes the association the first organization of its kind to have an ownership in transmis- sion. James Ferguson, UMPA Board Chairman, said the agreement between UMPA and Bonanza will take care of the UMPA power needs well into the next century. The UMPA is also committed to purchase five megawatts of power in 1990 and another five megawatts in 1992. Should a second generating plant be constructed by Bonanza, the association will take a 10 megawatt interest in that plant. The associations interest in Bonanza will comprise about 10 of its power supply. percent UMPA also receives power from the Colorado River Storage Projects federal facilities, hydroelectric several other small hydro plants, and wholesale Utah Power and Light power. New Years Eve party planned Manti Utah Stakes New Years Eve party this year will be a family affair. Families are urged to attend as a Gail unit, according to and Pam Buchanan. Those under 14 should be accompanied by parents in any event, they said. Planned events include a dance h will begin at the Armory at 9 whi-- around the substation planned for the vicinity of the lower power plant. After consulting with Power Superintendent Gene Rogers, Mr. Tone said his recommendation would be that Manti City proceed with the shoe-flassuming the this would available be design coming spring so that the Manti City power crew could begin the building of the substation, a project Tone said he feels they are capable of performing. Mr. Tone stated that the engineering contract requirements included the design of this substation, and requested that the Council consider giving his firm direction to proceed with the design at this time. y, Generating Plant Power The Utah Municipal Association, of which Manti City is a member, closed a $45.9 million bond sale on Thursday that will allow them to purchase a portion of the Bonanza Power Plant. Anton Tone of Tone Engineering advised the mayor and council that (shoe-fly- ) he had reviewed the $45.9 million bond sale BYPATMELLOR Larry Cox was sworn in as a Manti City Council member last Wednesday night at the regular council meeting. The city recorder, William A. Mickelson, administered the oath of office to Mr. Cox, who will fill the remaining two years of Kent Larsen's original term of office. Mr. Larsen resigned from the council in November due to his increased work responsibilitlea in Salt Lake City. Cox was one of four possible replacements suggested by the Democrat party of Manti. p.m. KMTI will furnish the music. A floor show will be presented at 10:30 p.m. Taco salads will be served. Noiscmakers will be furnished to usher in the New Year and dancing will continue into the New Year. Everyone should dress in his Sunday best clothes. Councilman Lionel King asked if the substation design would incorporate the capabilities of delivering power from the Manti City hydro to the community if outside power sources would be interrupted for any reason. Mr. Tone responded that the would incorporate this design capability, but stressed the switch-powe- r ability would not be automatic and would require some line alignment should it become necessary to utilize this station to provide emergency power. The council authorized Mr. Tone to proceed with the design. Councilman King noted that it would be desirable to change the Iccation of the line from the upper plant and upgrade it at the same time and asked whether this upgrade and line change had been incorporated into the planning. Tone said that some initial steps had been taken previously but that the matter had been tabled and if Manti City desired, steps could be initiated with the Forest Service in regard to this possible line relocation. Some discussion then ensued with regard to this matter but no firm decision was arrived upon. Councilwoman Natasha Madsen noted that the plans for the ice rink well underway" and the are should council that agreed additional lights be needed in this area, they should be installed. Councilwoman Natasha Madsen noted that within the next two months plans must be made for the rotation of the chairmanship and new appointment to the planning commission and the board of adjustment. On the planning com Phone per copy 1 mission, John Hcnrie Nielson and Mrs. Madsen would now be relieved of planning commission duties, and Yvonne Howell would be the new chairman, planning commission serving with Kathy Cox and Mr. Don Stott, and one additional member should be appointed by the Mayor and Council, and a council member assigned to the commission. Mrs. Madsen also noted that in regard to the Board of Adjustment, and Mr. Madsen would now be relieved of duties and Bill Peterson would move into the chair of this board, with Bart Peterson and Rex Goodwin serving on the Board, as well as one additional appointee yet to be named and a council member. Lee J. Anderson Councilman noted that the flood channel was again icing up in a few spots and would need careful attention during this freeze to avert the water overrunning the channel. Layoffs and cutbacks City Recorder Bill Mickelson indicated that predicated on his cash flow projections and information received from the Community Impact Board, the $200,060 loan and $50,000 grant approved last fall for the city complex project still had not been processed. The result is that the city finds itself in a severe cash Mr. shortage at present, Mickelson stated he would have to or severe recommend the lay-ocutback of alt hourly personnel which could affect savings of $5,000 to $7,000 per month in direct labor costs. The council agreed with this course of action. and ff The council accepted with thanks the fire pit improvements at the Manti City Park which were made by Brent Jensen as part of the accomplishments for his Eagle Scout project, and Mayor Bob Bcssey asked that a letter be sent to Brent expressing their appreciation for his project. The council meetings for January will include a special meeting on January 6, 1986, for the express purpose of finalizing any old .business and for administering the oath of office to the new office for holders. Regular meetings to January were January 8 and January 22. The outgoing mayor and council their members expressed appreciation to their fellow office holders and to the city staff and the general public for the support they had rewived in their offices. Councilman Lionel King noted that ' there were two occurrences which took place during his service on the council which he felt were especially noteworthy: for the first time, a council member had a baby while in ! office, and Manti City had elected its first woman mayor. Mayor-elec- t May Peterson then addressed the council and advised them that as she would be the only woman serving on the governing body for the forseeable four coming years, that the city should not look for a member of the governing body having a baby during that period. ! I 835-424- PEACE ON EARTH GOOD WILL TO MEN! j ! j J ft ft 2 2 2 2 birthday is again being celebrated j world. The traditional gifts are Christian the throughout given and family dinners reunite to tie closer family bonds ft 2 giving security in an insecure world. JFir wish to give you the gifts of service, kindness and love, the warmth of which we hope will permeate you, your family 2 and the nationHa would have the Angels wordssing inyourti 2 hearts. "Glory to Cod in the highest, and on earth peace, 2 will toward men." good May the glorious blessings of Christmas bo with you throughout the New Year. The Manti Utah Stake Presidency The Savior Jesus Christ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ft 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Lee R. Barton Don V. Tibbs Glen Allred g g g 2 i k s sw ea 5M oj ssj 8 tea kj s&s she os res s5 rsfa Thistle Dam still unknown quantity BYPATMELLOR The Thistle mud slide might be used safely as a temporary dam, but a less expensive and more reliable dam could flood-contr- ol probably be constructed upstream, says Dee Hansen, director of the Department of Water Resources for the State of Utah. Mr. Hansen says the dam blocking part of the Fork River in Thistle Canyon, where the slide first blocked the canyon in 1983, might be safe for limited flood control use if the level is kept at less than 5,055 presently Spanish feet above sea level to prevent sloughing onto Highway 89. The state has been studying the possibility of using the slide for flood control and recreation, but, says Bob Morgan, a state engineer for the Division of Water Rights, the slide is still an unknown quantity. We just don't know enough about the slide, nor can we depend on it for a permanent reservoir. We would have to do extensive testing to determine if the slide could function as a dam. One of the conclusions of the study (already completed by the state) is that you may not be able to do enough testing to tell." JESKlLal 1 i hf t- . ( V i & r It may b a but our warmest chilly, wishes ;cCare you, with dear friends |