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Show Legislative resolution County supports by Sen. Ivan Matheson, expresses the feeling of the Legislature that no more land should be designated as sponsored By DALE EDWARDS Staff writer Citing what commissioners called the devastating impacts of designating more land in Utah as wilderness, the Carbon County Commission Wednesday voted to lend its support to an wilderness. Obviously this is a very hot issue at this time, said commission chairman Lee Semken. We are concerned that more wilderness designation would prevent development within the wilderness area and restrict developments in the area resolution passed recently by the Utah anti-wilderne- ss Legislature. The legislative resolution, basis. He also pointed out that since motorized vehicles cannot enter wilderness areas, emergency personnel would be severely hampered in the event of an emergency. The Utah Legislature, granted on a sourrounding the wilderness. It (wilderness designation) would also restrict recreational activities to those on foot or on horseback, limiting the access of senior citizens, the handicapped and those with small children, Semken continued. It would also designate grazing of sheep and cattle as a use of the land, he said. Semken said any exceptions would have to be case-by-ca- se during its special session, passed a resolution which summarizes our concerns, ng Semken said. He then called for a motion in support of the Graduates from adult hlghschool praise for effort page 3 College institutional council hires new math teacher - page 6 I legislative resolution. Commissioner Guido Rachiele made the motion, saying the issue would affect everyone living in Carbon County. Because it is so important to all of us living in Carbon County for public lands to be managed under multiple use guidelines, these restrictions would be very harmful to the area, Rachiele said in making his motion. Because of that, I would move to strongly support the resolution calling for no more wilderness designation in the state, he continued. The commission then voted unanimously to support the resolution. Mathesons resolution said the of acceptance the proposal to designate acres as 1.9 BLMs million wilderness would ( Two Pino tennis doubles teams competed at state Castle Valley Watch i- 95th Year measure anti-wilderne- ss Continued on Page 2 ) page 4 - page 10 12 No. 44 Friday, May 30, 1986 Pages Single Copy 25c Price city council OK's budget change By ED McKEEVER Staff writer the end of the fiscal year draws near, Prices city council Wednesday night approved the As juggling of funds to complete the current budget. Finance director P. Hampton McArthur requested the council approve moving $450,000 from the citys electric fund to the general fund to finish the year. He also requested that the council authorize the transfer of $52,000 from the citys general fund to the library account in the city books and another $6,700 from the electric fund to the account of the Central School office building to comfiscal year plete the 1985-8- 6 which ends June 30. Sidewalk sales in the community were discussed at the council meeting after councilman Louie Colosimo said he had received several complaints about the growing number of such sales. Colosimo said the complaints mainly stemmed from citizens who said that some sidewalks along Main Street are being blocked by merchandise. He stated he agreed that it is hard to enforce other ordinances about businesses that block sidewalks with parking when sidewalks are being blocked with merchandise. City attorney Luke Pappas agreed but said there are certain times of the year when have been beneficial to Main Street. Councilman Chuck Davis suggested that the council have an ordinance drafted that would set the guidelines for the space that a sidewalk sale could occupy while Vern Jones, public works director, said he thought a policy such as the one the city has for banners could help. This policy allows for a committee to review requests for banners. The council decided to refer the issue to the Price Downtown Business Association for their assistance in solving the issue since several members of the council expressed an interest in keeping sidewalk sales for sales sidewalk special events. In another matter, Davis informed the council that Dean Fausett, a famous artist whose roots are in Price, will be returning to the area next month. Davis said this 'j' : would be the last time Fausett would be in the area probably since his home is now in New England and he told the council he thought it would be a good idea to have a reception for the I- - P tft" J The council agreed and decided to look into having a reception and involving the local arts council and the College of Eastern Utah. I think its a real good idea, councilman Jim Jenson said. Every school in the district has a set of his prints of the seasons. Five business license ap- plications were P 'y, , artist. ' v''' ' 'S ' vi ' ' '' - ' ' 'V ; ' V' .S335 my. approved Wednesday night by the council. Applications approved were Bookcliff Family Pharmacy, 590 East 1st North; Seven Trees, a tree trimming service from Spanish Fork; Utah Tile and Roofing Corp., Salt Lake City; Club Oasis, 49 West Main; and Bridge Realty Services, 690 East Main. An application from Rock Steady Janitorial Services, 248 South 100 East was referred to (Continued on Page 9 .xyJj y;' ' C' ;-- 'V; Mr , p ,4 7) tentative budget In Wellington sets tax hike By DALE EDWARDS Staff writer - After a WELLINGTON budget hearing during which tempers flared on a few occasions, the Wellington City Council approved a fiscal year 1987 budget which, if it stands after more public hearings, will mean a 25 percent tax increase for residents here. Council members stressed that the budget has not been finalized yet and there will still be opportunities for the public to give input on the final budget before it is adopted later in the two-ho- ur summer. Much of the discussion centered around a projected $28,150 difference between revenues and proposed expenditures and how to bring the two figures into balance. Projected revenues for the fiscal year have been estimated at $218,700. Projected ex- penditures have been set at $246,850. If that difference were made up totally by a property tax increase, Wellingtons tax rate would have to go up by about two-third- s. That didnt sit well with the approximately 25 residents who attended the public hearing on the proposed budget. But the other alternative mentioned by the city council didnt sit well either. That was a proposal to do away with the citys police department and contract with the Carbon County Sheriffs Office for Another police protection. mentioned cut was in the area of animal control. Wellington Mayor Gary Rich told the group he had been in contact with at least one of the candidates for sheriff who had estimated it would cost about $14,000 per year to contract for such services. City resident Harold Marston said he was opposed to the cutting of the police department in Wellington. He said he felt that was one service a city should defintely offer to its residents. other residents said while she agreed. understood there are problems with the budget, she felt the Several One council should reconsider any plan to cut out the police department. The citizens of this town want (police chief) Tiny (Owings) here, she said. Other residents said they thought there would be serious problems with crime and vandalism if Owings were not on e resident of duty and a the city. full-tim- Eleanor Councilwoman Rasmussen agreed, saying before Owings predecessor, Brian Seitzinger, came to Wellington, she had kept two guns in her home to protect herself and her property. Another woman asked the council whether they had actually seen a proposal on law enforcement costs from the county. She said her main concern was the school children and their safety. She also wanted to know whether the city would get an officer who was willing to come to Wellington during school hours and at night. Rich replied he had talked with some of the candidates, though he didnt say which ones, and that he had been promised that a deputy would be assigned to Wellington for every hour that school is in session. Owings then asked the council what his future would be if the city opted to contract with the county. Rich said in his discussions with the sheriffs candidates, he had been told a new officer would be hired. Another resident expressed fears the city wouldnt get as good of protection if it contracted with the county as with having its own police department. Marston said he felt the city has a responsibility to maintain its police department. If we abbrogate our authority as a city for police protection, we might as well just disolve the city, he said. A woman said she didnt think the city needed to lose the police and animal control functions. If we have to cut something, Id just as soon bag Carbon County Recreation and keep that $2,000 in our city. We can cut elsewhere without losing our police and animal control, she said. (Continued on Page 7) V ""I'Ll'gi Photo by Ed McKeever Special Olympic torch Bill Barnes carries the torch up the south side of Special Olympic in Four Mile Hill south of Price on SR-1enlaw Local near-9heat. degree forcement officers participated in relaying one of four torches from the four corners of Utah to Provo where the state Special Price police officer 0 0 Olympics is being held today. Officers from Carbon and Emery counties carried the torch from the south Emery County line to Soldier Summit. A story and another photograph are on page 6 in today's Sun Advocate. |