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Show UTAH PRESS ASSXIATICN 467 EAST 300 SALT LAKE SOUTH. UT CITY 84111 -- SaKfesiE: ..W Bid Accepted For Valley &$,&& ' ;' '"N "1M& School Addition Kane County Superinten-en- t of Schools Doyle Swallow nnounced that the successful idder for the addition to the alley High School in Order-ill- e was John DeYoung onstruction Company of Salt ake. The DeYoung bid was west of 17 bids opened in a pecial of the board of ducation last Thursday. quoted a total of 860,000 for the job. The next iwest bidders were Lawrence onstruction of Salt Lake with 908,809 and Gower Construc-o- n of Cedar City with g 911,000. Roy Sylvan, architect for the roject, opened and read the ids to the crowd that had athered in the school district Tices. Sylvan said that one her bid had been received om Mills Construction Com-an- y but that they had ntacted him earlier to cplain they had made an Tor on the bid and request at he change the bid for em. Sylvan explained that : could not do that and the impany elected to drop their d. There was a question about the DeYoung bid because the company indicated it had not received an addition to the bid request requiring the company to provide fencing around the site during construction. DeYoung was given 24 hours to reconsider the bid in light of the additional requirement with the option of dropping out. the contractor decided to go ahead and was subsequently awarded the job. Most of those gathered for the Thursday meeting were representatives of the construction companies bidding for the contract. Several, including the architects wife, expressed surprise at the lowness of the bids submitted. Mrs. Sylvan expressed her belief that the companies are desperate for work and are prepared to forego the usual margin of profit just to keep their crews working. The highest bid received was from Valley Design and Construction for $1,076,000. The contract awarded . .. attach to the present gymnasium building left part. Bids were awarded last week on the project. The low bid was approximately $960,000. 01 ct; Utah COT WJ ouinem De- Young calls for construction to be completed within 300 days. Volume 51 Number 33 Closure of Fredonia J.P. Court Stirs Controversy The vote taken by the of Coconino ounty to close the Fredonia ustice Court and merge it ith the court in Page has .irred quite a controversy, he closure of the Fredonia jurt is only part of an effort escribed by Bill Brechan, upervisor of District One as a desperate move to balance Also included in le budget. te action was the closing of istice courts in Williams, edona and East Flagstaff, here the supervisors deci-o- n has also met with a storm protest. Fredonia Justice of the eace Sue Jensen expressed smay that the vote was taken upervisors f the supervisors in a eeting held Feb. 16 despite surances from Brechan that e final decision would not be made until March 1. Jensen said that no warning was received from the supervisors that the move was planned and that she and other justices in the county learned of it only through rumors. She says she called Brechan to inquire and was told then not to worry. Take your time and present your views March 1. Marsha Newborn, Justice of the Peace in the Page precinct, echoed Justice Jensens views, calling the failure of the supervisors to notify anyone Disgraceful. New-bur- n explained that when she began hearing rumors that the decision was to be made on Feb. 16 despite assurances from Brechan it would be delayed until the March meeting, she hurriedly prepared a statement and notified the other justices in the county of the supervisors intent. Because Fredonias justice was undergoing surgery at the time, Newburn represented her in speaking before the supervisors in Flagstaff. Newburn stated that it was her feeling that the supervisors were simply unwilling to consider any objections to the plan at the time. She says that despite her objections that the closure would not really save money and would result in hardship for Fredonia residents, despite the fact that she presented 24 letters from Fredonia residents opposed to the move, the board still voted unanimously to do away with the Fredonia court effective the first day of next year. Both Justices Newburn and Jensen said that they still have Dennis Mosdell Takes Oath As Kane Co. County J. P. Dennis Mosdell, owner of Mosdell Mortuary and Bishop of the Kanab 2nd Ward, was sworn in last Thursday as Kane Countys Justice of the Peace. The oath of office was administered in the new county court house by Dorothy Norton, Kane County Clerk. Mosdells wife, Lurana, and r county treasurer Weldon were looking on as Mosdell accepted responsibil-fo- r the post left vacant by ; death last month of Mark Glo-ve- own. A resident of Kanab for 31: Council decided at its meeting 10 to offer the position of City Judge to Mosdell if he will accept it. Mosdell will undergo a period of training in the near future to acquaint him with the duties of his new position. The training will be under Don V. Tibbs, Judge of the 6th Judicial District. The new justice will fill a term that will expire next fall. At that time an election will be held to select a Justice of the Peace for the next full term. years, Mosdell worked at March Kanab Interiors for five years before taking over ownership of the mortuary. Mosdell, who is the father of seven, will officially assume his duties March 15 but was sworn in earlier to enable the county to have a justice in case of an urgent situation before then. Mosdell was appointed justice of the peace by the county commissioners at their meeting March 8. In addition, the Kanab City Construction will begin soon and should be completed In about 300 days, depending on weather. will Artists conception of the new addition to the Valley High School which Thursday, March 18, 1982 Kanab, Utah 84741 Single Copy 25c v lie Washington D.C. National Park Service decision to delay opening the road to the North Rim ot the Grand Canyon this year until June 1; 1 because of rapidly dctenoi' ating road conditions has prompted some tough qm s tions from Utah's two U.S Senators. on Sen. Jake Gam behalf of Sen. Orrin Hatch and himself submit ted several questions to the Don Mackelprang, 148; Tony Park Service at an Interior Judd, 150; Bob Harris, 153; Appropriations subcommittee hearing. Dixie Judd, 146. Gam, a member of the subcommittee, said he realizes that the dilemma facing the Park Service is a senous one because after spending $3.4 million to upgrade the surface of the road over the Bob Harris, mayor of past few years, the road Fredonia for the past 8 years, surface has prematurely fail announced at the Fredonia ed. Gam and Hatch asked the City Council meeting last Park Service to explain in Tuesday that he is withdrawing from the race for another detail the reasons for the road term in council and resigning deterioration and particularly his post as mayor effective who is at fault for the decision to allow millions of dollars to May 1. Harris said he is moving be spent on a road of inferior from Fredonia to Santa Clara, design and construction Utah, where he is opening a quality. service station and garage. He This mistake will cause operated one in California for significant economic hardship a number of years before to southern Utahs tourist coming to Fredonia to work for industry, the senators said. Tour West. They asked the Park Service Mayor Harris told the SUN whether it intends to formuthat he has enjoyed his years late a long term solution to of service on the council and of this waste type prevent despite some headaches. He neglect from occuring again." said that it consumed much Gam said he has received more time than he had over 100 letters from Utahns who oppose closing the road imagined before taking office, but that it had brought him "a He said he believes the Park lot of challenges and opporService "is doing all it can to tunities to meet a lot of nice save whats left of the road. people. On the other hand, "But I believe it is imperative he said, The job has brought that the Park Service continue a few hard feelings and a few to look at every possibility for lost friendships because of opening the road as early as is some of the decision:. I've practicable without further made. But I guess that's the damaging the road. I he price you have to pay to serve Senators also stated that "the in a position like that. question which needs to be answered is why the road iias failed so rapidly in the first place." Park Service authorities have infomed the senator ot the factors on which the delay Tonight (March 18) in the is based. They contend that Kanab Library there will be a due to critical schedules, the special program and film on Department of Highways can pioneer and country schools in commit its plows to the not Utah. Mr. Scott Birkinshaw of North Rim road until April the Weber State College 1982 at the earliest Library will present the Also, the Federal Highwav will include program, which has advised Administration a discussion with the audience that a 30 day drying of the on the role of education in Utah. Mr. Birkinshaw has roadway is necessary to avoid vear's asked that anyone having any serious damage to last if the information or pictures of the efforts. And, finally, first schools in Kane County road is opened and utilized and the surrounding area to prior to sufficient drying time, load limits would prohibit please come and share the buses and trucks from travelinformation or pictures with ing on the road. him and the audience. The Also, "It is extreme!-will start at 7:30 p.m. program and is free to everyone. If you important to better under havent been in to see the stand the cause of this exhibit on Utahs pioneer and incident so that financial losses to our Southern country schools, today and can be avoided in thu would be an excellent tonight future. time to do so. Results of Fredonia Recall Election What must have been one of the most mixed-uand hotly contested elections ever held was conducted last Tuesday in Fredonia. The election, which started out as an attempt by a group of Fredonia citizens to recall all but one of the council members, became sort of a vote of confidence in the members up for recall. After petitions were signed and verified by Coconino County officials, the order for a recall election was given. But it was up to the city council to set the date for the election within a certain time spread. When the election date was set toward the end of the time allotted it pushed the recall back to within two weeks of the regularly scheduled primary election. Because of that, the recall organizers decided to drop the recall effort. But it was too late, and the recall had to continue. By the time that fact was discovered, it was too late for any of the people who had considered running in opposition to the council to file for the ballot. The result was an election with only one set of candidates but it still gave Fredonia voters an opportunity to express approval or disapproval of the council members in question. Voters could express approval by marking a box indicating agreement with a statement printed on the ballot by each council member in defense of their conduct in office. Disapproval could be expressed by simply leaving the ballot blank. Forces on both sides were busy last week urging people to get out and p not received any official notification from the board that the courts are to be merged and that they have heard conflicting statements from Supervisor Brechan concerning how the merger is to be effected. Justice Newburn objects that her caseload is already so heavy that she cant effectively absorb cases from Fredonia. Citing her belief that justice courts serve many other functions than merely holding court, Newburn said it puzzled her that Brechan had announced over the Page radio station that the Page justice would travel to Fredonia while stating in his regular column in the Page newspaper that it was "unfortunate that Fredonia people would have to travel to Page." Both Joe Richards, Coconino County Sheriff, and John Verkamp, Coconino County Attorney, were contacted by the Southern Utah News. Both officials objected to the closure and both cited the inconvenience not only to citizens who must have dealings with the justice court, but also to law enforcement officers in the area. Verkamp added that, in fairness to the board, he had to point out that the county is faced with an extremely serious financial crisis and that the board is trying to deal with that. Beyond that, Verkamp said, though, when it comes to cutting costs, we need to remember that courts are essential and deal with peoples lives and property. (Continued on page three) Pres. Valton Jackson Pres. Valton E. Jackson Named To Zions Board Zions First National Bank has appointed Valton E. Jackson, Kanab as a member of the Southern Utah Region Board of Directors, it was announced by Roy W. Simmons, bank chairman. Mr. Jackson replaces Dale Clarkson, Kanab, who has retired from the region board. He is both a rancher and an educator in the Department of Education of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. He is a partner with other members of his family in ranching and farming. y Mr. Jackson is a life-lon- g resident of Kanab. He has served as a counselor in the Kanab Utah LDS Stake and currently serves as president of that stake. Other members of the Southern Utah Region Board of Directors include Stan Forsyth, region manager of vote. Zions First National Bank, St. The results were counted George; Leon Bowler, Enter- Tuesday immediately after the prise; Dale Gubler, Santa polls closed and the results Clara; Dixie Leavitt, Cedar were announced immediately. City; Jack Lemmon, HurriThe final count was: cane; Andrew McArthur, St. 194 votes cast. George; Frank W. Nichols, 41 ballots were rejected Cedar City; Quentin Nisson, because the ballots were Washington; and Murray blank. Council members pollWebb, St. George. ed supporting votes as listed; Final Inspection Of Courthouse Delayed The new Kane County courthouse is empty and quiet. A few pieces of new furniture sit amid the crisp smell of a brand new building. It s ready, but county workers cant move in yet. The final inspection must be completed first and that inspection has been delayed again - this time until March 24. The move to the new building will be made as soon as possible after the inspection is finished and any touch-udetails required by the inspectors have been completed. p )orothy Norton, while his wife, Lurana, looks on. Aosdell was also sworn in Monday as Justice of sQmeming fir Everyone Senators Ask Hard Questions On Grand Road replacing Judge Mark Brown, who passed away last month. , News of the delay came as a disappointment to countv treasurer Weldon Glover and clerk Dorothy Norton, who are understandably chomping at the bit to move to their roomy new quarters. But, they agree, it will have been worth the wait when the big day finally arrives. Glover says that the fate of the old courthouse is still undecided. Explaining that the new county commissioners will probably follow through on the idea that the future of the old building should be left up to the voters, Glover said that so far there has been little response from the public to the commission's request for nukltr' fr m m pnt Harris Resigns As Mayor; Drops Race Lecture At Library Tonight I , y For those of you who feel you need help with your income tax form and dont know where to find the help and information you need, the Library has a copy of Sylvia Porters 1982 Income Tax Guide. She tells you, step by step, what you need and what to do on your income tax form. She also explains the new tax law and how it can affect you. The book is now ready for you to check out. CORRECTION Jim Kropf brought an ertor to our attention. We reported last week that Jim had said the loss to Kanabs economy from late opening of the North Rim road could amount to That figure is Jim's $170,-000.00- estimate of the amount already lost to Kanab over the last four years due to a number of factors. He points out that further loss could be disastrous. |