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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2002 News 28 will send a payment to the hospital and that information isnt conveyed to Arch. The Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 15 billing company, not knowing a payment has been made, marks when conditions are safe. But why go to a billing agency? the patient as having defaulted. Deertrap and Cable Mountains Its cheaper to go to an outside will also be temporarily closed What happens if to public access during the burn. billing agency, explained Proposition 1 fails? Sinclair. He said the hospital The goal ofthe prescribed fire Whil e some community members makes all attempts to collect by feel the hospital is threatening program in Zion is to use managdirectly billing the patient and them with the prospects of a ement-ignited prescribed fire their primary and secondary property tax increase if the sales for the restoration of insurance carriers. Arch tax fails, the plain fact is, its a ecosystems and species-specifFinancial is automatically used resource management possibility. While the if a person requests to make strong fire projects Prescribed not Service is a District goals. Special payments on their bill. singular taxing entity, its under are to be conducted in a manner There have been complaints the countys financial umbrella consistent with land and reFinancial and the which, has ultimate debt source management at plans, pubhospital don t communicate well responsibility for the hospital. If lic health considerations, and concerning accounts. A patient we want a hospital here, the approved prescribed fire plans. county is responsible for the The policy of using fire as a tool subsidy. If the county doesnt have will help decrease risks to life, the money to subsidize, property property, and resources. . Violence Specialist, Child Pro- taxes would have to be raised. Tjie prescribed fire is being tective Services and Work Force 45 of Kane County Hospital conducted under the guidance Sendees. The coalitions mission emergency room patients and 30 of Zions Fire Management Plan, is to make accurate decisions to of the inpatients are and is one of several prescribed educate, train and help the com- of Kane County and do not pay fires anticipated in the next few munity be more aware of how property taxes to support the years. The park works very family violence and other social hospital. The hospital board closely with other state and fedproblems effect individuals, reasons that the sales tax eral land management agencies their families and society. spreads the cost of supporting in the planning and manageJudge Johnson said there has the Kane County Hospital to ment of these fires. . been an increase in awareness everyone, notjustpropertyowners. For more information about in recent years of how domestic We recognize that until this this or other prescribed fire violence negatively impacts the community gets to a population projects planned in Zion Nachildren ofthe house. Enhanced of 12,000-15,00we are going tional Park, contact Fire Mancharges can be filed ifthe abuse to need to be subsidized, said agement Officer Jan Passek at occurs in front of children. Sinclair. We feel like the only or Fire InformaFor more info, call the vio- fair way to pay for the hospital is tion Specialist David Eaker at lence hotline at through the sales tax. Zion Hospital fire-depen-d- ent ic Kanab City Justice Court Judge Gary Johnson (c) receives an award for his devotion to stopping domestic violence. Pictured with Johnson are Garry Holbrook and Sandy Kerr. Judge Johnson receives award By Dixie Brunner recognition for his devotion to Many people want to believe stopping family violence. that domestic violence doesnt Gary has been strength in happen here, but that simply isnt true. Weve had six cases in the last five weeks, said Kanab City J ustice Court Judge Gary Johnson. Three domestic violence situations have occurred in the last two weeks. Johnson helps the families involved, according to the Kane County Family Violence Coalition. Sandy Kerr of the Department of Child and Family Services said Johnson is good at getting the perpretrator treatment. Johnson recently received bringing a therapist, Jaime Bacon, to Kane County, said DCFS social worker Garry Holbrock, Jaime is licensed to perform drug and alchohol assessments and rehabilitation, child and marriage counseling and anger management. The Kane County Family Violence coalition consists of professionals from Southwest Mental Health, Health Department, Kanab City Police Department, judicial judges, schools, Adult Protective Services, Domestic non-residen-ts 0, 435-772-01- 88 435-772-78- 11. ttine Comte's Largest Tire . ns's-- iOSOOQOO fSes Store for Details J P235Z5RI5 mS9 CM Season RcilcI LT25575R1G 839.8D fill Tcrrcin flccicl JesMff ikt sesf CMswpsel ? i m tzza$ mm m O a- $&& LTSl.'HO.Sfl'ilB SS3.C3 C GccSrtcfi r.a Tcrrdn M i g mm c 4 nv iL QLrLr Cmm:uier MtslMKriH 1 T. X "V |