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Show News Opinion Letters Continued from Page 4 cost as much to bring the hospital as it would be to build a new hospital. We also would be landlocked for future up-to-co- de expansion. The term of the hospital bond will print on the ballot for 25 years. The hospital board and the commissioners have both agreed to a 15 year bond. The information that I have received is that it is too late to change the wording on the ballot before the election. The board has mandated that a minimum of 75 of the 1 tax money is to be set aside for the building of a new hospital. To date there is nearly 1.3 million dollars set aside now for the project. We should generate about $600,000 per year of sales tax money. We will continue to set aside 75 of the tax to pay off the bond. No new money will be needed. The sales tax is limited to a period and it is the boards desire to pay the bond off in this window. We will pay the city $141,000 for the nine acres of land that we will use. The firm that we are planning to use submitted a bid for a little less than four million dollars. These numbers will be final 10-ye- ar 10-ye- ar ized during our planning sessions. We are using a design build team that will help to insure that we do not have any big cost over-runWe will take as much of the present equipment and furnishings that we can use to the new hospital, but of course we will have to buy new beds and furniture for some of the twenty-eigh- t new long-tercare rooms will be included in the new that building. The new hospital will be about 35,000 square feet and it will include a clinic for our doctors and visiting specialists. The rental fee for the doctors use of the new clinic will be negotiated. I hope this article has answered some of your questions. I know that there are more out there. There will be a call-i- n show on the local Kanab TV on October channel KND-T8 Be to call in at sure 25, p.m. and we will try to give you the facts as we have them now. Also, get out and vote regardless of whether you support the bond issue or not. Our board s. m V meetings are every third Wednesday of the month at the hospital conference room. We would appreciate your input. Thank you. Ted Atherley Board chairman Kanab SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25, 1895 Kanab City Council meeting By Richard Negus Lou Ann Singer asked the Kanab City Council at its October 10 meeting for relief for the Helping Hands program from the utility bill for the new facility in the former Firehouse restaurant. She explained the nature of the program , getting surplus goods and food from markets and restaurants that would otherwise be thrown away and give it to whoever is in need. The purpose of the national volunteer program is to teach people self reliance and self help. Councilman Tony Wright asked how they took care of those who would try to take advantage. She replied there was no abuse. The request was denied because of the standing policy that bars the city from forgiving utility bills. The council regretted their ac- tion and suggested Helping Hands ask for a donation from the city at a later date. Sally Brinkerhoff from Orderville asked the council if theyd be willing to match a portion of the countys donation for county fireworks at the Kane County Fair next August. The motion on Fireworks was tabled until Sally could get an indication of what the county will pay. The total cost of the display is estimated to be $2,000. Councilman Roger Holland read the proposed resolution for special improvements. He then asked for the assistance of Boyd Ferguson, and jointly went over the proposed district map, on the nort west comer of the City. City manager Keith McAllister said this section had been chosen first due to drainage problems. Walt Beaty asked if new construction would be mandated to include these improvements. McAllister said it was under the present ordinance. He went on to say the cost of curb, gutter and sidewalk would be $47.00 per front foot. Jon Bronson, the mortgage specialist from Zions Bank said the interest rate would Home owners could be pay the assessment immediately or finance the cost over 10 years. Holland said that property values would increase. He made the motion to adopt this ordinance, Rosa Lie Coleman seconded, and the motion passed unanimously Sgt. Tom Cram described a police trading cards program for all area law enforcement personnel to foster better relations with younger children in our community. Each officers picture will be printed on a trading card with a positive message on the reverse. Local merchants have enthusiastically sponsored the program, and Sgt. Cram asked the city council to sponsor its police chief, Doug Crosby. Amid witty utterances about using the cards as a dart board, 5-1- 2. See COUNCIL, Page 6 Elect Rosa Lie Coleman City Council Willing to Address Issues n tarn 3626, Ok. 17 5 Paid for by Rosa Lie Coleman |