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Show ii sur 5005 f r VOLUME 64 NUMBER 42 CJO Winter Sports Schedules for Kanab, Valley & Fredonia High Schools cr Pages 10-1- 2 Kids are ready for Christmas Festival December 2 Page 9 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 1995 COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 50e Residents tell Council they wont be curbed! costs would run between $45-$5- 1 By Dixie Brunner A large crowd attended the per foot of frontage. This November 14 public hearing to make their feelings known on whether the city should create a special improvement district for the purpose of making curb, gutter, sidewalk, roadway construction, storm drainage, driveway and street grading, and paving improvements within the speci- came out to approximately $4,000 for the average lot, and much more for larger lots. The assessments would have to be paid by property owners in equal principal installments plus interest on the unpaid balance, at a rate or rates fixed by the city council, not more fied city. frequently than Their answer was a resound- over a period of not more than 10 years. The citys cost, as a ing, No! The cost is just astronomical. big land owner within the disPeople just cant afford this, trict, would be approximately semi-annual- ly ' resident Harold $219,000. I have a problem with getting Theres got to VanDenBerghe. said be a better way. Councilman Roger Holland began the meeting by showing pictures of problematic streets. The slide demonstration por- trayed street disrepair and flooding in the special improve- Thanksgiving blessings Kayla and Tendra Maxwell dress in traditional Pilgrim style for the big turkey day. Photo and poem by Myrna Cox. A Childs Prayer Thank thee Father, up above For a family that I love Thank thee for the rising sun Thank thee Lord for everyone. ment district. What were getting at is that w need to solve the flooding problem, said VanDenBerghe, before we put curb and gutter in. 99 The issue of installing curb and gutter is nothing new. The last three city councils discussed it, with two addressing it seriously. The current mayor, council and city manager felt the best way to approach the With restored operations, the huge job was to select different is a great time for anyone to visit Zion N ational Park, said F alvey. Zion Canyon Visitor Center is areas and do it over a period of Zion resumes normal operation With the signing of the authorization to continue federal govNormal operations were seernmental operations, all normal services were restored at Zion verely curtailed on November 14 N ational Park and other national as a result of the national budget park areas including Pipe Spring crisis which essentially shut and Cedar Breaks National down Zion and the other units of Monuments. Accordingto Super- the National Park System. intendent Donald A. Falvey, services were restored at 8 a.m., Monday, November 20. Also, the Zion Lodge inside the park has reopened. Visitors may receive lodging dining formation by calling 801-586-768- in- 6. Were pleased to announce that the Visitor Centers, campground, and trails have reopened; and that with the Thanksgiving Day holiday and the beautiful fall weather, now now open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, while Kolob Canyons hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Kolob Visitor Center is located at Exit 40 on Interstate 15, 20 miles south of Cedar City. time. The main problem in having delayed the project, is the skyrocketing costs. Special im- provement district residents were informed by the city that Suspect charged in stabbing By Dixie Brunner A November 16 stabbing has resulted in criminal charges against Darrell Meacham ofMt. Carmel. Mark Kessick was stabbed whilesleepingathis trailer home in Mt. Carmel Junction. Kessick suffered injuries including a two centimeter gash in the back of his neck, and deep cuts on his hands. Kessick first told authorities that he didnt know his attacker, but suspected who it might be. Orderville Town Marhshal Leon Brinkerhoff, assisted by Lamont Smith and the Kane County Sheriffs : Office, questioned into debt with so much going on, said resident Thayne Smith, whos assessment bill would be $27,400. He also felt there were ways of reducing costs. Weve got a lot of people out of work here. We can save alot by doing it ourselves. You should listen to the people, Smith chastized. You are our voice. Charlie Robinson, speakingon behalf of his elderly mother, said that she simply couldnt afford her assessment of $7,660. She gets $600 a month in social security, said Robinson. On a motion by councilman Ron Parker, the council voted 2 to defeat the creation of the special improvement district. Parker, Darwin Crawford and Tony Wright voted against it, with Holland and Rosa Lie Coleman voting in favor of the improvements. 3-- KANAB WEATHER Prec Meacham, who had married Kessicks former girlfriend, incident. Meacham was taken into custody and charged with alleged aggravated assault and burglary. The investigation is still underway, with charges against another individual pending. the Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family |