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Show i v -C ... ' U UTA- -- r -? i - v 1 i i ti ivr- -i ''u TTriifn.i muiH' rl T - zii s gggggg nKpnm .(Huai VOLUME 62 WEDNESDAY APRIL 7, 1993 COLOR COUNTRYS HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER NUMBER 8 500 Legislation causes charge for tire disposal By Dixie Brunner The Western Kane County Special Service District has a problem thats making them tired. Recent legislation has made it illegal to dispose of tires in a solid waste landfill. That leaves the entity charged with waste disposal, wondering .4V C V . ;, I tJV v v ' ! - TS where to dispose of all the tires that have accumulated at the landfill. There is one thing for certain-al- l avenues of tire disposal will be costly. The Control Boardhas trict. little recourse but to raise tipping fees for tires to the amount they have to pay to get rid of them. There are distinct laws . Lord; The Kanab High School Junior Prom Court of Honor, back row: Prince-Ke- n Duchess-Beck- y Queen-Monic- a MacDonald Princess-Crystand row: front Honey, Cornell, King-Sco- tt al governing waste disposal on public or private lands in Kane County. The Board is further suggestingthat people may want to contract directly with one of the recyclers to dispose of your tires. March 1 6, the Administrative Control Board of the Western Gilberg; Robinson. Duke-Tyl- er Restaurant Association raises questions on sales tax hike & On May 25, Kane County citizens will be asked to vote on the proposed new sales tax. The revenue will be earmarked for Hotel Motel Association board member. Many citizens dont know that the hotels in Kane County already charge a 9 tax rate, an additional 1 would place us as one of the most taxe d counties in the state and the highest in Southwestern Utah." Tom Archer, hotel operator and past president of the Kanab Motel and Restaurant Association agrees his industry has to bear a County Hospital, as well as establishing a building fund. What the citizens need to understand, is that the only growing and thriving industry in this area is being choked by excessive taxes and regulations," explains Dave Rossati, local motel operator and Utah Our position may be different if we were at a 6 sales fax like all other industries, but we feef that a 10 tax is too excessive for one industry alone to bear, especially when you consider that this tax is only a part of the total tax package being handed to our industry from the Federal, State By Dixie Brunner Not everyone is flag waving their support for the 1 Kane County sales tax. The Kanab Motel and Restaurant Association has expressed serious concerns over the proposed new tax. ' the operation of the Kane disproportionate tax burden. gen-erated- by $20,000 grant KHS Prom Royalty for A Whole New World Kanab Motel c. $100.00 per ton for tires with a weight certificate or, without a weight certificate, $1.00 for each automobile tire and $2.00 for each truck tire. d. No fees. All individuals who pay on a current basis when due a fee tathe District for residential solid waste collections service may deposit solid waste their immediate households (excluding tires) at the landfills without payment of any tax or fee imposed by the Dis- and local levels of government. The message being put out by some community members is that the Hotel Association op- poses the tax concept or worse yet, does not appreciate the hospital or its importance to our community, "said Roger Carter, Kanab Motel and Restaurant Association spokesman. This is not accurate of our position, although some of the requests issued to the Hospital Board are specific to our industry, most of them are concerns that any rag citizen would tional have, and we believe that the Hospital Board should address them before the referendum. The Lodging Association feels tax-payin- See KMRA, Page 2 awarded for new ambulance The Color Country Regional Health Care Foundation was informed last week that they have been awarded $20,000 for a new ambulance purchase by Kane County Special Service the Dumke Foundation. Resource development head District No. 1 passed resolution 1993-- 1 setting landfill tipping Bob Hubbard, along with EMT fees to become effective April 1, chief Molly Houston, compiled 1993. The tipping fees for tires the needed grant application are $100.00 per ton with a information. Hubbard refined, weight certificate or $1.00 each the proposal and targeted prime for automobile tires and $2.00 charitable foundations. The money, along with other each for truck tires. Tipping fees for tires will also be assessed to targeted funds from Operation individuals bringing tires to the Band Aid, Winter Festival and landfill. The resolution reads the depreciated fund, moves Color Country Regional Health as follows: Care Foundation closer to the Landfill fees- There is hereby goal of purchasing a new ambuimposed a fee upon every person lance. that shall take solid waste for KANAB WEATHER disposition to the landfills operated by the District. The fee is MarchApril imposed each time solid waste is Low Date Prec High brought to the landfills for dis29 30 52 position. The amount of the fee is dermined as follows: 30 62 36 a. $9.00 per cubic yard, if com31 35 66 1 pacted in a commercial-typ- e 37 68 waste hauling vehicle (exclud2 64 37 ing tires), with a minimum fee of 3 64 36 $10.00. (This is a new estab4 Tr 65 36 lished fee.) 5 Tr 43 59 b. $5.00 per cubic yard for all othersolidwaste(excludingtires), Courtesy: Dan Merrell Family with a minimum fee of $5.00. |