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Show For newManti Elementary building School Board swaps property with Utah National Guard ' by Brace Jennings . Armory. ' The school board approved the contract with the National Guard at its regular September meeting. In other action the board: In an agreement with swap meet overtones, the South Sanpete School District and the Utah National Guard have agreed to a property exchange that will determine the location of the new Manti Elementary School. The agreement provides that the district will get ownership of the four and one-haacres of land west of the Armory and the present school in exchange for exclusive ownership of the Armory on the part of the National Guard. Heard a report from the Committee on School Facilities for Handicapped Children which is chaired by Dr. David Haymond. The committee recommended a number of solutions to the handicapped housing problem in priority order, but the board decided not to make a decision until a representative of the Office of Civil Rights has investigated the facilities on Sept. 24 and determined which alternatives would be in compliance with federal regulations. Approved the employment of the following people: Cozette Ludvig-son,- library aide; Mary Lee Hermansen, food service; and Joyce Parry, food service, at Manti Qementary School. Mickie Sanfclice, aide for the blind, and Julia Christensen, resource aide, Gunnison Valley High lf (At the time the new Armory was built a number of years ago, the district shared in the construction costs in exchange for the right to use the Armory for some school purposes, including physical education classes and basketball.) Decided to appoint an architect for the new Manti Elementary School and made three recommendations in this priority: Silver Naylor, Desert Architects, and Design West. Reviewed home school letter of intent from three families, determined that these families do not comply with school district policies The property exchange will enable the district to build the new school at this location rather than on the land the district purchased several years ago in the southwest part of town, according to Supt. Scott Bean. He said the district will still have limited use of the Armory in another School. exchange, with the district providing y Doris Cox, aide, heat for the building in payment for and Kent Larsen, industrial arts the used space. teacher, Manti High School. Mr. The property exchange provides Larson replaces Chris Church, who that the National Guard will retain a resigned the position to take other y around the employment. , ' Learned that the district will receive $15,000 from the State Office of Education to be used in tying into the state-wid- e Student Information System. Decided to call for bids for the construction of two tennis courts at the new Ephraim Middle School. and decided to refer them to Social Services for Learned that Gunnison Valley Elementary School and Manti Elementary School will receive $10,000 in state funds this year for computers to be used in maintaining student records as regards attendances, testing and grades. Discussed the drop in enrollment due to the of students. This 41 student drop will cost the district around $35,000 in state funds. Supt. Bean told the board that if this trend continues, the district could have some very hard adjustments to make in budgets, possibly as soon as mid-yea- youth-in-custod- 30-fo- Students play on field recently acquired by school district for construction of new Manti Elementary School. right-of-wa- Work now underway on new 1 V ef f MHS recreational facility - V" . 1 .. The Manti High School recrea--tionproject, which will provide better facilities for both the school and the community, is now moving al K c w. i A' w V A 1, ; fp i t , it i rapidly forward, with . contracts awarded and work underway. David Madsen is now doing the rough grading at the site. Cox Construction will then follow with the fine grading; their work will be a gratis contribution to the project. A sprinkling system that will include the entire s acres will be installed this fall, with the South Sanpete School District employing outside workers to assist with the installation. The labor cost of the system has been figured at $20,000 and the material cost at a similar amount. Melven Sweat and Jay High School duff begin digging holes to Install chain link fence at new Manti recreational facility. Most of the site will be seeded to grass next spring. D. Jay Guff has won the fencing contract with a low bid of $38,000 for both labor and materials. The chain link fence will enclose both the perimeter of the grounds and some interior areas. Depending on the weather, the six concrete tennis courts will be installed cither this fall or next spring. Their estimated cost is $45,000 and some volunteer labor will participate in their construction. The six courts will be regulation size. A chain link fence will be placed around the entire court area. In addition, a practice court will be fenced individually and two other courts will be fenced separately from the other three. If the cold weather holds off until early winter so that the concrete can be poured this fall, then the district expects to complete the tennis courts this fall. The recreation project will also include a regulation size baseball diamond, a football field, and two softball fields that can double as a Little League These facilities baseball diamond. be in place this w ill fall. The football field will have a concrete track curb around it but the track itself will not be completed until more funds are available. The estimated cost of the project is $117,000. Of this amount $52,500 will be covered by a Manti City recreation grant from Utah Parks and Recreation. The other $52,500 of the matching funds grant, plus the additional amount that will go into the project this year, will be provided by the South Sanpete School District out of capital outlay funds. Manti City and Manti High School will share in the operation and w ith the maintenance of the park school having prior use during the school year and civic groups, like in the youth organizations summer. Manti City presses UP&L for decision on power wheeling byPatMellor . Manti no longer has time to debate whether the chicken or the egg came first, Mayor Bob Bessey has advised J.C. Taylor, President of Utah Power and Light, and must have a firm and final answer whether Utah Power and Light will wheel power to Manti from alternate sources. At present, Utah Power and Light franchise to . holds a deliver power to Manti and other cities in Sanpete County. Early in 1981, Utah Power and Light informed Manti City that it was canceling its wholesale contract to serve electric power and energy to Manti effective February 1, 1986. Since receipt of that letter, Mayor Bessey said, Manti has devoted itself to finding an alternate supplier of electric power. Both the Utah Municipal Power Agency and the Deseret Generation and Transmission Cooperative have Indicated their interest in supplying Manti with power. When the Utah Municipal Power Cooperative earlier this year applied for a franchise to provide Manti and other Sanpete cities with power, however, Utah Power and Light the Sanpete County Commission that it would fight such a proposal. In order for Manti to obtain power, say Manti City officials, either Utah Power and Light must wheel power over its lines or someone else must be permitted to install transmission lines. Eventually, Manti hopes to have an upgraded city hydroelectric system in Manti Canyon which will handle most of the citys energy needs and perhaps even produce extra power for resale. advised At present, Manti is a member of the Utah Municipal Power Agency, a group of cities operating independent power systems for their residents who have banded together to continue to find sources of cheap energy. Sanpete County Commissioners have placed the consideration of the UMPA franchise application on their October 2 agenda. The protest letter was received from Utah Power and Light in August: UMPA was given time to respond to the issues raised by Utah Power and Light. Mayor Bessey said in his letter to Taylor that Manti is well aware that similar dialogue over the issue of wheeling between Utah Power and Light, UMPA and Provo City has never resulted in any final resolution of Utah Power and Lights willingness to wheel power. Rather, says the Mayor, UP&L has always insisted on a deferral of the ultimate question of wheeling pending the resolution of what the company calls other issues. One of the other issues, Mayor Bessey said, centered on Utah Power and Light's insistence that the municipal power systems give up their right to file on a preference basis to purchase cheap federally-produce- d hydroelectric power. - Another issue UP&L wanted resolved, says the mayor, is the company's insistence that each city negotiate individually with Utah Power and Light rather than through the Utah Municipal Power Associates. This insistence on other issues, says Mayor Bessey, gives the rise to g the syndrome, wherein Utah Power and Light manages to put off responding to the wheeling issue by demanding compliance on other issues, and cities such as Manti insist they must know from whom they can obtain power, before they can commit themselves to Utah Power and Lights demands. chicken-and-the-eg- Final attempt Manti is aware that UP&L in the past has agreed to certain wheeling of power, but the city cannot commit itself to purchase power from any source without being sure such power will actually be delivered, according to Mayor Bessey. "A vague willingness indicated by Utah Power and Light will not be an adequate response, however, the Mayor advised Taylor. Also unacceptable. Mayor Bessey said, would be an . answer suggesting that Utah Power and Light is now ready to sell power to Manti. point-to-poi- nt Mayor Bessey said in the past, negotiations with Utah Power and Light have brought the suggestion from representatives of Utah Power and Light that the wheeling question is so sensitive that it ought to be discussed orally and not in writing for 'obvious reasons. "We are writing this letter (to UP&L) as our final attempt to get a binding, understandable commitment (or refusal) from your company so that Manti can take appropriate action. We are aware that the wheeling question has been under discussion literally for years We will interpret (UP&Ls) refusal to ... satisfactorily respond to this letter in three weeks as a flat "no to Mantis request for wheeling power from Utah Power and Light, the Mayor advised Taylor. The letter was dated September 13. Although Utah Power and Light's commitment to wheeling power means that it would be, in effect, transporting other producers power over its lines, the company can fully protect itself, Mr. Bessey noted, by filing a wheeling tariff with the Federal Energy Regulatory Com- and requesting the rates and imposition terms and conditions it deems mission, collection of any of any necessary. It is a firm commitment in that Utah Power and Light writing will apply for this wheeling tariff with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for Manti that Mayor Bessey is seeking. The response Mayor Bessey has demanded from Utah Power and Light is expected by October 4, just two days after the Sanpete County Commission meets to consider granting a second franchise this one to Utah Power Associates Municipal within the county for the delivery of power. Institute schedules night classes beginning Oct. 9 The LDS Institute of Religion at Ephraim will be holding two special night classes beginning Oct. 9th, 1984. 7:45 p.m. Marriage and 6:00 Family Skills will be taught by Dr. Ken Jackson, Utah State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. 8:00 9:45 p.m. "Parenting Skills" will also be taught by Dr. Jackson. The cost is $10.00 per class for Community, while full time students can register for one or both classes as part of their $5.00 registration fee. Every Tuesday night beginning Oct. 9. 1984 through Dec. 5, 1984 at the Ephraim LDS Institute, 9 South 100 East, Ephraim, Utah. Phone for further information. 283-465- 6 |