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Show w :qil ASSOCIATION TRESS iTAH 200 S - CITY LAKE SUITE UT 4006 84101 T9ASASSI Robinsons miss son Page 18 I ; ,V : v v,4 K i i I, f JK, 2 v ' - ' ' ! S' Earth Day Poster winner Page VOLUME 71 NUMBER 37 6O0 14 COLOR COUNTRYS HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2003 Mayors letter and publications controversial st& i 'X fc M y cf ' f-- . f ' that publications and releases By Rachel Tueller be Aletter sent to the Utah Press clearly identified as either Association misrepresented the the mayors own sentiments or, views of Kanab City and the if indicated as an official city City Council, saidcouncil mem- council document, the content ber Treva Barnson during the be reviewed by the council prior to release. At the close of the April 22, 2003 work meeting. Though Mayor Kim Lawson work meeting, the city council was the sole author, Barnson had still not made an official stated that because the letter determination or resolution rewas written on city letterhead, garding standards and guideit appeared to represent the sen- lines for publications and news timents of a unified body. But releases. the council never discussed the Rhonda Gant, representing o. 4- r rfl mm0 t LX" ., Si's XV .; ' '5 .5!Sv X Triple deuce has change of plans Chaplain First Lt. Gaylan Springer, Delta, relaxes with SSG Michael Franklin of Kanab on Sunday after spending 1 1 days in the field certifying the unit for combat. The 222nd Field Artillery had a change of mission last Friday. They will be going to Ft. Lewis, Washington, to support the ROTC program through August. Photo courtesy of Richfield Reaper. invites counties to participate in rangeland analysis BLM a preliminary review of that data. The next step, which would benefit from the participation of cooperating agencies, is to craft strategies for resolving resource issues that surfaced during the cient environmental analysis preliminary review. This will and improved access to relevant lead to the developmentof range-lan- d information. management alternatives Hunsaker said the anticipated that will be analyzed in the Enpartnership would advance In- vironmental Impact Statement terior Secretary Gale Nortons (EIS). Those interested in being Four Cs principles of consultacommunication, cooperation, placed on the BLMs mailinglist to receive material on the range-lan- d of conserservice tion, all in the health EIS should call the vation. The BLM is committed Nato an open, public process as we Grand Staircase-Escalant- e out our mission of ensur- tional Monument Office at carry and productivity the health ing of the public lands, Hunsaker The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Intesaid. 261 At this point, the BLM - ad- rior, manages more'land to established million surface acres than hering proce dures - has com pleted any other Federal agency. Most collection of range-lan- d a two-yeSee BLM, Page 24 health data and conducted yon decide to participate in the planning process, a Memorandum of Understanding will be drafted to formalize the partnership; the cooperation is exthe in as cooperating agencies pected to result in a more effi- The Bureau of Land Management has officially requested the participation of Kane County, Garfield County, ahd Glen Canyon National Recreation Area preparation of a rangeland health analysis of areas within the Grand Staircase-Escalant- e National Monument. The request ensures that the two counties and Glen Canyon will be able to fully participate in the planning and preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement or study, which will analyze rangeland health within Monument. the Monument Manager Dave Hunsaker said, It is my intention to create an atmosphere of cooperation where full respect for the authority and responsibility of the cooperating part' ners is recognized. Glen Can and the counties If BLM-manag- ed 435-644-430- peer-re-vie- ar w 0. issues the letter addressed, specifically, reporting standards of the Southern Utah News, and the content of the letter was never reviewed by the city or council before it was sent. If the letter had the impression of misrepresenting the councils views, Mayor Lawson said he apologized. But, Lawson said, he did not apologize for the content of the letter itself. The m ay or had begun the work meeting requesting the press refrain from recording until the regular council meeting. Barnson also questioned a second related issue, the use of city resources and budget money to produce the citys newest publication efforts as with the March 31, 2003 issue ofthe Kanab City Newsletter, A Report to the Public. The content of the newsletter, including sections titled Rumors, Issues,. Questions and Answers , had not been reviewed by the council before the publication was produced and disseminated. The newsletter concerned Barnson, along with other council members, as it appeared to be an official document, and a representation of the councils views. Council member Tony Wright offered two resolutions regardreleases, pubing lications and other representations of the council as a body. Wright suggested in the future city-generat- the Kanab Womens Forum, asked the Kanab City Council in its official meeting to meet the previous years donation of $500 to assist in sponsoring the event. The council unanimously approved the $500 amount to support the event in its fourth year, planned for the second weekend of September, 2003. A request, made to the council by Evan Callister for final plat approval ofJack Adams subdivision townhomes, was approved contingent upon establishment of a $27K escrow. One agenda item from the meeting was tabled by the council regarding a recently proposed lease agreement between Kanab City and the Bureau of Land Management, Kanab Field Office. The BLM requested to lease See COUNCIL, Page 3 KANAB WEATHER ed Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family |