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Show Thursday May 35 Cents 19 , 1988 Bangerter defends record during convention in Price By CHUCK ZEHNDER Managing editor Ive tried all my life to do what is right, Gov. Norman Bangerter told delegates and guests to the Carbon County Republican Convention in Price Tuesday. He was referring to the record tax increase which went into effect last year. He said Dan Jones, the Utah pollster, told him before the tax increases to fund education that 60 percent of the people believed it was necessary. We felt 60 percent of the people would be upset with the increases and it turned out it was more like 75 percent, Bangerter said, but felt then and now the increases were needed. Bangerter blamed a combination of events on the need for the rise in state taxes. Right after taking office, the oil price dropped from $32 a barrel to only $16, Kennecott and Geneva closed, coal mining slumped, the shuttle explosion hurt us and because of those things we lost $120 million in fiscal year 1986, he said. He also pointed out that for every 100 citizens in Utah aged 18 to 65, 47 children are in the public school system. The national average is 100 to 31, he added. While Utah has experienced a 23 percent increase in school enrollments, the nation has seen a drop by 10 percent, the governor said. If we averaged the same enrollment as the nation, we reduce our education budget by $400 million, Bangerter said. V ' ii r necessary project and wants to distance himself from it, but could In addition to the increase in public school enrollment, the governor said Utah is paying for a 29 percent increase in people using the states social services system and a 65 percent increase in prison inmates. Bangerter said he has been interested in getting the right people into the right political positions in government and has chosen people from both parties to head departments. Some people dont think Im political enough, he said. I dont seek headlines, I just tell the people the truth. He said his Democratic opponent, Ted Wilson, has indicated the Great Salt Lake pumping project was an un It. J 1 2 Ted Wilson lobbied for pumping. Its a good decision, Bangerter said. He added that the project will be there working for 100 years and will see even greater use in the future. try'll t s'- U , j j K - environmental issues, Bangerter said he is opposed to On new expanses of wilderness designation in Utah. Its no secret Wilson helped kill the Kaiparowits project, he said. great Bangerter said the Republican Party in Utah is a diversified party. We have good people and we argue a good deal, he said. But Im the man in Utah to tell you the way it is and provide good leadership. Gov. Norman Bangerter spoke in Price Tuesday. Price council considers new beer license Price City is discussing the introduction of a new class of beer license and will hold a public hearing on the issue at their regular meeting on May 25. Reason for the consideration of what may become known as a class D beer license, is a request from Pizza Hut Delivery to deliver beer with pizza. The local business had made the request on March 9 and had been turned down because the city felt control of beer sales to minors might be compromised. During the last council meeting, Nick Sampinos, attorney representing Frank Furstenberg, owner of Pizza Hut and Pizza Hut Delivery, outlined the basis for such beer delivery with pizza. No one will be able to order beer with pizza or sandwiches without providing a drivers license number indicating they are older than 21. When the beer and pizza or sandwiches are delivered, the delivery person will check the identification and the person placing the order must sign the guest check indicating they are 21 or older. The signed check will then be retained for local governmental and law enforcement officials. Further, beer cannot be ordered without food and no more than two can be ordered at a time. Other regulations would also apply, such as all delivery persons old enough to deliver the beer would receive the alcohol servers training course. Sampinos told the council he was sure juveniles would not be interested in having to buy a pizza in order to get only a maximum of two of beer. He (Furstenberg) has been allowed to deliver beer with pizza in Park City and thus far no problems have arisen, Sampinos said. He is not nor does he want to be in the beer business, He simply Sampinos said. six-pac- ks six-pac- wants to be able to deliver beer to those who enjoy having that beverage with their pizzas. City Attorney Bryce Bryner told the council the present ordinance does not provide for such licensing and if the ordinance was changed to make such allowances, it would create a fourth class of beer license. The council told both Sampinos and Furstenberg they were favorable toward the idea but would have to 'hold a public hearing at the next meeting to receive public input. The council also heard a report from Councilman Louie Colosimo about a proposed new recreational vehicle camp park on the west side of the city. According to Colosimo, Richard Jones is thinking about building such a camp park south of the Radisson Inn and across Westwood Boulevard, but needs the help of the city or redevelopment council to get a road into the property off Westwood Boulevard. Colosimo said he had in - formed Frank Pero of the local economic development committee and asked him to get involved. I feel the council should get involved and help them in anyway we can, Colosimo told the council. I feel this would also help tourism in our city. The council took no formal action but agreed with Colosimo that the idea was a good one and one which should be pursued. Public Works Director Vem Jones told the council the funding was in place for the $1 million expansion of the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum and expected that ground would be broken on the project within the next 45 days. The council authorized the mayor and city recorder to sign the contracts turning over the $630,000 from a federal grant and $400,000 from a state grant to fund the project. The council also went into executive session to discuss an offer from the Bureau of Land Management to sell the city 9.15 acres of land near the ball diamonds at the posse grounds in northeast Price. No decision was made on the offer other than to request the BLM get an appraisal of the property. The council, meeting as the redevelopment agency, also went into executive session with Mae and Paul Barton to discuss possible acquisition of the property on the northeast corner of Main' and 100 East streets. decision was made in regard to the Barton property, No - GREEN RIVER Ground breaking for a new river history museum here will be the first week in August with grand opening of the facility set for June 1989. Restaurant. The river history museum was part of a museum corridor project which sought funding for its construction and expansion museums Eastern the election year event. GOP candidates also spoke at the meeting of some 60 delegates and guests. of GOP convention hears candidates County Republicans met in the county convention Tuesday evening and heard from many candidates. There are no local Republicans running for race for county commission seats. The most local Republicans is for District 27 senator, the seat presently held by Democrat Omar Bunnell. Gerald Lloyd, Price, and Cal Black, Blanding, are both seeking their partys nomination to run against Bunnell or Art Martines, Price mayor who is running against Bunnell in the Democratic primary. Lloyd told delegates and guests at the convention in the county court house that Bunnell needed to leave office. He said he is about the same age as President Ronald Reagan. We need to let Omar know its time, he said. I looked at what was going on and I didnt like it, Lloyd said about his decision to seek the Senate seat. He said the Utah Senate has buckled under to special interest groups and now we are seeing wilderness lockout and mining restrictions that have made the industry un- profitable. Lloyd said the reason for the recent record Utah tax increase was that the state had lost revenue from energy industries in Utah. We need to prop up the energy industries to create more revenue, he added. He also said he would like to see the tax rollback initiatives modified because the cuts created would be too deep. Black said he would work hard in the Senate for the southeastern Utah through multiple use of our lands. We can protect these lands, he said. Weve done it for 100 whole district. I dont remember when I didnt know how to work, he said. He told how he started years. mining his own operation at age .18 with a pick and shovel just to be able to haul something in a truck he had bought. He said environmental interests in the country have targeted southern Utah to zero industrial growth and are elated at the prospect of Ted Wilson being governor. We cant afford to have the Utah WOR machine running this state, he said. Thats Wilson, Owens and Redford. Black said he is for developing the full potential of He said the energy and mining industries need to be built back up to provide the needed revenues in Utah. Those things cant be done if we lock up our lands, he added. While those industries were thriving, Utah should have set up a trust fund such as the one he created as a San Juan County commissioner, of which, he said, the county is now living from the interest during bad times. About 60 delegates were at the convention, along with guests who listened to Gov. Norman Bangerter give a keynote address. Justin Jones, Smith and Brandon Keller. Green River will get new museum Funding for the project came recently from the Community Impact Board when they approved, in a 4 to 3 vote, to provide a $1.1 million grant for the project. The John Wesley Powell River History Museum will be built on the Grand County side of the Green River just across the highway from the Tamarisk Delegates to the Carbon County Republican Convention listened as business was conducted during the earlier part but a public hearing will be called for at a later time to get public input on possibly purchasing the property. Awards for a theme contest sponsored by the city were made. The winners who received trophies and $25 gift certificates were Andy Jones, Amanda Byrge and Troy Madsen. Winners of $10 certificates were Melanie Cox, Becky Hurst, Mark Hoyt, Raelynn Jenkins, Nick Lewandowski, Robby three of other the College Utah of Prehistoric Museum in Price, the Western Mining and Railroad Museum in Helper and the Emery County Historical Museum in Castle Dale. Wes Curtis, Castle Dale, presented the package and told the board the museum in Green River was the next priority after the massive federal and state funding of the museum expansion in Price. Board member Sam Taylor, Moab, moved for funding the Green River project and then two hours of debate followed. Taylor reminded the board that Emery County, which will the has contributed $27 million in mineral Jease revenues in six years and has only seen $8 million returned to the county. The approval nearly benefit directly from museum, depleted the coffers of the CIB. Basic architectural design work has already been done on the project and both Green River and Emery County have pledged funds and work on the project totaling about $500,000. The parcel of land on which the museum will be constructed was donated to the project by the Hatt family. Final design work should be completed in June with construction bids advertised in July and ground breaking set for early August. 2.5-ac- re Plans set for annual Butch Cassidy Days A $300 donation HELPER requested by Franny Henrie, secretary of the Helper Businessmens Association, to help with the Butch Cassidy Days celebration was approved by the Helper City Council at their last meeting. The annual event is scheduled for June 18. Henrie said the celebration will feature food and games and the swimming pool will be open. It will be a nice day to spend with the family, she said. But the highlight will be the annual restored car show called Butch Cassidys Outlaw Classic Car Show. We already have 150 entries, Fords, a 1967 Chevy, 1972 Cadillac and others, she said. Inquiries about entering cars have come from I.as Vegas, Elko and Ely, Nev., and Salt Lake City as well as from Helper. There is a $5 entry fee. Forty trophies will be awarded as well as plaques. In addition, there will be a model car show for which plaques will be awarded. Time for the car shows will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Other committee members are Margret Sidwcll Taylor, president of the downtown association, Jim Boyack and including 1939 Pontiac, 1955 Mike James. |