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Show Exp : 123199 UTAH 307 SALT PRESS W 200 LAKE UFA ASSOCIATION - S SUITE CITY nttJhKBinra 5005 W 84101 UT New Job at Pipe Spring National Monument Region 13 Basketball Tourney in Kanab Page 12 Page 18 VOLUME 64 NUMBER 2 r COLOR COUNTRYS HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 500 - HP,-'--'- . . '"''7'' , i,: ' 'VV' Energy Fuels employees face uncertainty : ' 'S' ' r-- WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1995 By Dixie Brunner Last Wednesday, February 15 was not a banner day for local Energy Fuels employees. They were informed that corporate management was not going to be able to make payroll. ?sa 'mmm Spokeswoman Kelly office of Denver the Jorgenson said that while the unstable financial news isnt good, its not as bad as it seems either. We intend to keep operations open, said Jorgenson. We are in no way telling our emplorees to go home. We are looking at all our operations for reorganization and generating financing. Roger Smith of Energy Fuels in Kanab, said that there have been no We are assumusual. as business ing Energy Fuels is owned by the Concord Company, which is one of many businesses owned or controlled by Oren Benton. lay-off- s. State on again, off again on Andalex mine permit By Dixie Brunner First they said they could, now Commissioners meet with Governor Leavitt Kane County commissioners Norman Carroll, Joe Judd and Stephen Crosby along with Miss Kane County Cindy Roundy, joined other local business people to visit with Governor Leavitt about Kane County economics. The group met with the governor last Thursday in St. George to seek any assistance the state may be able to provide for our economically depressed area. Commission faces full slate of business the local population as share- time ironing out the details. holders in all the national parks Buck Wetzel asked the comfederal land use mission to consider putting two intendent Fred Fagergren gave and all other the Kane County commission- management issues. The com- cattle guards over B roads on ers free park passes at its Feb- missioners found his views re- property he leases for grazing. The commission thought this ruary 13 meeting, asking that freshing. discussion of more There was to use familiarize them was justified, and the motion they themselves with it. Fagergren the wisdom of turning over the was made and passed without spoke of the need to promote maintenance of the 36 miles of dissent to install two guards. local discussion of park use. the Road to The public hearing was held Fagergren fears that federal Garfield County. The commis- on the creation of an agriculcontrol would not be good. On sion agreed in principle to the tural protection area for Kane any local issue, he referred to project, but should take their County. There being no public present the matter was passed. By Richard Negus Bryce National Park Super- Hole-in-the-Ro- Important-com- e ck offer input on Wilderness! At Governor Leavitt's direction, the Kane County Commissioners will be holding a meeting to gather public input on wilderness management. The meeting will be held on Friday, February 24 at 7 p.m. at the Kane County Courthouse. The Commissioners want all viewpoints to be represented, so please come and offer your two cents on this issue. This forum represents an important experiment on allowing local government to be in on the decision making land management. The Planning Commission report told of a higher planning fee schedule. The new fee list is available at the County Clerks office. Sheriff Lamont Smith asked the commission to allow him to select the next name from the list of potential jail employees. He said Brent Christiansen was See COMMISSION, Page 2 every relevant issue raised in the permitting process. of. sort The cant... While the state permit is a big they say they State of Utahs Division of Oil, obstacle, Andalex is still required Gas and Mining department to get several federal approvals cant make up its mind on requiring an Environmental whether to issue Andalex Re- Impact Statement which is cursources, Inc., a permit to mine rently being prepared. coal in the Smoky Hollow Mine BLM project manager Mike near Big Water. Noel says that the company will A permit approval notice was be meeting Assistant Secretary sent out on January 23, but last of the Interior Bob Armstrong week was rescinded until the on February 28. The company Environmental Impact State- will find out then ifmore scoping ment is completed. The delay will be needed, said Noel. comes due to a mining permit Mining is a heavily-regulate- d revision filed by Andalex. The industry. When and if Andalex revision clarified plans for sev- is approved for the Smoky Holeral of the companys other mine low Mine, they will have had to site leases. get over 500 permits. The State of Utah had recently UDOGM spokesman Dave reviewed and approved Hebertson said that securing Andalexs permit application mining permits is an extremely package for the Kane County expensive process. The laws mine. UDOGM commented that See ANDALEX, Page 2 the package submitted by Andalex, which was required to address a variety ofenvironmenKANAB WEATHER tal issues concerning the mine, was found to be complete and accurate. Andalex has met all the requirements of the Utah Coal Regulatory Program to receive the permit, wrote Division Director Jim Carter. This application has received more scrutiny, analysis and public input than any mining permit ever approved in Utah. The division staff has thoroughly examined |