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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 12, 1993 News 2 Free trees from National Arbor Day Foundation Ten free river birch trees will ral look to a garden or planted be given to each person who joins area. River birches are pest rethe National Arbor Day Foun- sistant and can withstand a wide dation during January 1993. range ofmoisture condition sand of the free trees are part The temperature fluctuations. The trees will be shipped postfor nonprofit Foundations Trees America campaign. paid at the right time for February 1 and May River birches will add year-roun- d beauty to your home and 31 with enclosed planting inneighborhood, John Rosenow, struction s. The six to twelve inch the Foundations executive di- trees are guaranteed to grow, or they will be replaced free of rector, said. Their cinnamon-coloreinand charge. exfoliating bark Members also receive a sub formal appearance give a natu plant-ingbetwe- en d, if) ( :u c t &. fr. Commission I.. nj I ? t mum Continued from Page ! t j Coconino County Supervisor Paul Babbitt was in Fredonia last week to meet with his constituents. Photo by Richard Negus. Babbitt Continued from Page 1 try to deal with but it is another way to look at the opportunity that the tourism dollar brings. It would bring people for longer visits and therefore the revenues from their visit are going to be up. SUN." What will the impact be on the Town of Fredonia? How can the town capitalize on increased visitations to the north rim and other tourist destinations? Babbitt:I think we have to look at it much as the tour companies look at bringing a foreign visitor to the Western United States. They land at LAX, come to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon , come to Cedar City, wherever. Some of those people get on a bus and tour about, some of th em get in a private car and tour about.I think when you look at on that scale there are facilities, there are education kinds of things that we have talked a little bit about that might be appropriate for a Town the size of Fredonia. I dont think that we arent smart enough to not duplicate each other and therefore split up the pie more than its already split. If you look at the attraction, visitors want somethingthattheyhaventseen before, havent experienced before and somewhere in there is the answer. SUN. European tourists seem drawn to the Western cowboy scene. Babbitt: Obviously the western or cowboy experience is a great possibility. There are a lot of smaller facets, Im thinking of ments, Merlin Esplin voted in at Feb 22, a public hearing be held the last meeti.ig, Commissioner on creation of a fire protection Carroll suggested Kevin Max- district on Cedar Mountain. well for the one open slot, this Motion passed. was approved. Lloyd Heybom i ,???? 1 scription to the Foundations Arbor Day news magazine, The Tree Book with information about tree planting and care, and a membership card. To become a member of the Foundation and to receive the free trees, send a $10 membership contribution to: TEN RIVER BIRCHES, National Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410, by January 31, 1993. How many miles can we keep up? This is the information I would like to have. If you let a chip seal go down, you have a worse road that if you have on a graded road. We cant keep up. In the first place, we are not providing the service to Kane County residents that they deserve, said Commissioner Lopeman. We are not providing them with good roads. It would take one hundred fifty the fishing on Lake Powell and at Lees ferry, the high plateau for the summertime. There is an entire population, 87 of the population of Arizona for about five months ofthe year sits down on that desert and bakes. An easy path for them would be for thousand dollars maximum, them to come to this part of the maybe two to do the roads we world for a vacation rather than have now." I would like to see what it will go to San Diego and the beach. take to maintain the roads we SUN: What do you see for in- now have, said Carroll. I know what you mean, dustry, we have a shot at the Andalex Mine in Kane County, agreed Lopeman. But you can what are your thoughts? study a thing to death. We have had money sitting in that trust Babbitt: I dont see any heavy account We are only spending industrialization for this part of two hundred thousand a year, the world. When I talk to the we have a six hundred a year Economic development people road income. We have sat for about that, their advice in this twenty years with two million day and age is to develop tour- dollars in the bank doing nothism. ing for Kane County residents Andalex will provide some except studying and studying wonderfully paid jobs for a and hoping that twenty years long, long term, a thirty or a sixty from now something will hapyear project and in that regard pen. We need to know where we the future is quite bright. On shorter term, the scrubber are going and have a overall project at Navajo Generating plan, said Carroll. We have an overall plan. The will provide three hundred fifty to five hundred good paying jobs overall plan is to do every road at that facility for five to seven we can, and chip seal them. Carroll responded, if you get years and that will have a beneficial spin off for Kane County too many then you have a problem later on. and Coconino County. The future is not all that There was more disagreement, bleak, I think its looking pretty heated at times, over policy begood. What we have just talked tween the two, the upshot - Comabout, the increases in the num- missioner Lopeman has responber of tourists, the Andalex sibility over the road department Warm Springs project, with the with Commissioner Carroll addition ofthe Navajo Generat- promising to question from time ing Station, there are lots of parts to time. of the country that would feel Long distance very fortunate to have those Commissioners agreed to sign kinds of things. On the question of Kaibab,that too is a real diffi- the long distance telephone cult situation, that industry is agreement with Tele America in a standstill mode at best, there Company for another two years. will not be any expansion of the timber activity in this part of Boards and Commissions Some ofthe actions regarding the world for the foreseeable updating and new appoint re appointed to 1 ard Negus to -- 1 -- 98 and Richfor the Board of Adjustment. The Commissioners decided that in future all persons appointed to County Boards and Commissions be sworn in and receive a certificate of appreciation for the work they do for no compensation. Executive Session The Board went into closed session with Attorney Scarth at 10:20 and emerged at 11:20. Chairman Martin said the matter involved tax abatements and he entertained a motion Soil Conservation Lorin Hunt appeared on the formation of the Soil Conser- vation steering committee.He said that all the EIS work had been done except the historical and archaeological study which will be completed in the spring.He said if the steering committee can be set up, the first meeting would need to be in February to review recommendations. After some discussion, it was decided to send letters to prospective members and finalize the makeup as soon as possible. relative to them. Lopeman made Lamb license The motion Seasons commission a that the Four approved the abatement be settled giving the granting ofa beer license to Lois County Attorney authority to Lamb for the Golden Hills Motel settle for the full tax and par- in Mt Carmel Junction. tial penalties and interest that were paid this summer, meanTax settlement Seato return a Four the unanimous vote, the ComBy ing sons of a little over ten thou- missioners denied the tax apsand dollars that they paid un- peal of Marvin Casper. der protest after the commission had granted the abatement. Sheriff Motion passed. The second mat-te- r SheriffMax Jackson appeared involved North Fork Estates, on the Big Water gravel matter. motion made to abate interest He asked whether the commisand penalties but no taxes due sion had any thoughts as to puronly if the property sale has suit of civil or criminal procegone through or if it is guaran- dures. The consensus seemed to teed to go through. Motion be that it was up to him and the passed. county attorney to make this determination. SheriffMax said he would conclude his investigaMcKay gets Tax back The matter ofthe McKay over- tion and confer with the county payment to the county of 1989 attorney on the appropriate ac- and some subsequent taxes totaling almost two thousand dollars was settled. Bob McKay received a check in his morning mail for over nineteen hundred dollars and the commission voted to pay him the interest due at 6 finally clearing up this irritation that had McKay having to file a law suit against the county which he will drop. McKay told the SUN that although his taxes were settled, he still has concern and feels that it can happen to other people unless the system is tightened up. Fire Protection tion. State Tax Commission Eric Johnson, the new Assessor explained the State Tax Commission ruling and recommendations affecting Kane County. The matter will have more discussion when the State and the County meet in Kanab next week. The commissioners and Johnson talked about the green belt situation and felt some taxpayers were abusing this privilege, they will take this up at a future meeting in order to straighten it out and keep abreast of the latest legislative The motion was made that on rulings. |