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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY APRIL 5, 1895 2 to CmmIssioETirs Courty address employee parity Future lawmaker? Its a boy I Rep. Bill Orton (Utah) and his wife, Jacquelyn, hold the couple's William. first child, Will, as the couple has nicknamed their son, was bom last Tuesday at a Washington hospital. "It was the most fantastic experience of my life, the Congressman said. It went remarkably well, accord- ing to Mrs. Orton. Orton's colleagues in the House of Representatives gave him a standing ovation upon learning of the arrival of the new constituent. Workshop on assistive technology for the disabled On April 11 from noon-- 1 p.m. a team of experts from the Utah Center for Assistive Technology (UCAT) and the Legal Center for People With Disabilities will do a presentation on assistive technology. It will be held in the Kanab City Library, 533 East300 South. The team will present an overview of the types of technology available, the various uses for assistive technology, and information on peoples rights to assistive technology, including potential funding sources. The presentation would be very valuable to anyone, especially people with disabilities, or family members of people with disabilities, and providers of services, including teachers, vocational rehabilitation workers, people who work with senior citizens. There will be a question and answer period afterwards. Bring your lunch if you would like. This will be very informal. Hop Aboard The Oasis Express to Mesquite May 17 May 15 & 16 One Night Package Two Night Package County Commission Chairman Norm Carroll said at the March 27 meeting, that hopefully by the next meeting, department heads would come in and the process of parity for all county employees would be Finalized with steps in grade, merit and all aspects for a uniform personnel code set in motion. Ver Jean Caruso, who was seeking to have Georgia Baca to a fullmoved from part-tim- e time employee, asked how she was going to advertise this position if the figures were not set. She was advised to go ahead and by the time her position was full- - time, the new policy would be set. The question of whether Georgia Baca, the part-tim- e employee the recorder e and wants to make the fact that the commission ruled that it has to advertised for general competition, was not answered. full-tim- Assessor Richard S wapp was given permission to advertise for a fulltime deputy appraiser in his department. Zone change At the recommendation of the planning commission, J. Robert Ott was granted a zone change on property he owns near Kodachrome Basin State Park. The property will change from agricultural to commercial, so Ott can build a campground supply store, campground and horse motel in conjunction with horseback riding at Kodachrome Basin. This change was passed unanimously. Ag Protection areas Changes in the county ordi- PagefKanab Page nance govemingthese areas was the subject of the public hearing at the request of the planning commission. There being no comment either for or against, the motion was passed unanimously. North Fork Road Steve Neeleman from $100.00 Fun Book Garkane Power asked the commission for permission to use the county road easements in the North Fork area for power lines, possibly underground, to service an area of the Ponde-rosTo the extent the county has jurisdiction by virtue of the easement it has, permission was Transportation Lodging granted. Per Person Double Occupancy a. Package Includes For individual or group reservations please call 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. PST daily 0 ft l () t iK)n cyaea () & H Q are Rates are based on double occupancy before tax. Single rates older. 21 of or be Must age are years required. available. Reservations 'A ' AAA Tax Time Blues? Cheer up with flowers from Kanab Floral! Utah counties establish their Church Wells By Richard Negus Helene Upchurch, speaking for the special service district of this community, asked for help in meeting the new state requirement for a certified audit of the water district account. This is an unfunded mandate from the State. The district makes $ 1,200, and the audit required will cost $1,700 from a private accounting firm. County auditor Karla Johnson thought the firm who does the county audit, could do this for a lot less and thought she may have enough funds in her audit budget to cover it. Church Wells needs a garage to house its fire truck. It is hoped a grant can be obtained to build a combination garage and meeting place for the community. Business license own CORE chapters. Steve Crosby made the motion to establish CORE as one of Kane Countys advisory boards to consult on land use issues. The motion was adopted. City Council After lunch a meeting occurred that those of us who follow city and county matters welcomed with great enthusiasm. We will try to coordinate our efforts as far as economic development, said Commission chair Norm Carroll, and issues that involve the people of the county and city. We are two separate entities as far as government. We sit in the same building and shout back and forth across the hall but never get to resolve anything. Lets get started where we need to start. All three commissioners, the county clerk and the county attorney sat facing the mayor, Mary Craven was given a home business license for her three council members, the photographic venture she oper- city manager and city attorates from her home near Johnson ney in a frank discussion of mutual problems facing our Canyon. Beer license area. Among items discussed on behalf of were: Gregory Castle, joint development of the Angel Canyon Tours, was given BLM land near the landfill for a beer license to serve beer and city and county recreation, the wine to overseas tourists who possibility of the city trading come by bus to the area now or selling seven acres on the called Angels Landing up Kanab east side of the race track for Creek. The tours will be treated use by the county as the future to a western cookout on a hospital site, and the consebasis. The request quent use of the present hoswas granted. Castle now has to pital for city facilities. obtain the full license from the The discussion ranged off into state. joint development of industrial CORE sites, the future offreeway 66, an Roger Carter, accompanied eight lane throughway skirting by Karen Alvey and Jim our area, possible routes for getMadsen, spoke on behalf of the ting the Andelex coal to market Committee of Responsible En- with a bypass road to join Intervironmentalists. CORE is as- state 15 south of SL George, and sociated with People of the a general agreement to agree. West, trying to counter radical The next meeting of the two groups seeking to make the bodies is scheduled for April 11 West a vast wilderness to at 5 p.m., prior to the council (COREs view) the detriment meeting. At this meeting, more of this areas way of life. details of several of the specific Carter requested that the projects will emerge. The meetcommission seek the groups ing was a landmark for Kanab advice on land use matters. The City and Kane County who share commission welcomed the help. the closest of bonds, the same CORE will monitor BLM ac- taxpayers. tivities, Park Service, as they in- plan for the North Rim and Lake Powell, the Interior and reser-vations-on- ly Fisher can Agriculture Departments as they conduct hearings on the Mexican Spotted Owl, and other species and to help Garfield and other southern Coiinty Narcotics r 644-818- 8 i VK ;the:b8btbfiem : Mark !24;hotttfiars9:'cn' interview inl and interrogation techniques: Fisher earned a certificate of completion presented by the Interviews and Interrogations Institute in St. |