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Show utah nsws souihesn WEDNESDAY News SEPTEMBER 10, Arizona Governor Symington resigns Hospital By Dixie Brunner Symingtons resignation was possibly just to save face, since the Arizona state constitution requires him to leave office if convicted of a felony. Symington, 52, will be sentenced at a November 10 hearing in Phoenix. The Arizona Governors office is no stranger to controversy. Symington makes the second Governor Fife Symington resigned effective September 5, following a felony Arizona conviction of lying to secure mil- lions in loans to assist his failing real estate holdings. After ten days of deliberation, the jury found Symington guilty of filing false financial bank statements. SUlitiA'blasts': 'Glirtiori On September 8, 1997, the application. According to the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, in The new Monument was esos .September 18,-- . ISSSbyPrcsidsntBill Clinton. This is the only National Monument managed by the BLM. 1110 BLM has left no option but for a citizens legal appeal in order to protect the Monument from Conoco and the by the EPA and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service that the project could harm air quality, wildlife and other values the monument was testab- lished to protect. : . The decision also seta a new ' national precedent for oil drilling for all National Monu-ment- s. The United States ha3 before never approved oil drill--ing in a National Monument where the government controls both surface and subsurface land. ',? "Unfortunately the decision demonstrates that Clinton enand Gore are election-yea- r vironmentalists said SUWA Issues Director Scott Groene. "One month before the presidential vote they want to protect the monument. Now they hand the keys to Conoco , . . "The Monument provided an opportunity for, the BLM to prove it was willing to follow the law and protect our public lands, Groene added, . "Today the agency flunked that test; . BLM approved drilling for oil tablished and gas within the Grand' Staircase-Escalant- e National . Monument. Conoco, Inc., a subsidiary ofDupont, Hied the . reaching the decision, the BLM," said SUWA Executive BLM ignored concerns raised Director Mike Matz. . . , 1 governor in the last 10 years to Continued from Page be forced from office due to quesYardley pushed the proposal tionable business practices. Rethrough the Legislative Re- publican Governor Evan search Committee. later acquitted of the charges.) Secretary of State Jane Hull, Republican, will succeed Symington as Governor of the State of Arizona. Land Swap Continued from Page 7 Trust Lands Administration Director, David Terry says This exchange is good for everybody. The federal government is getting land it can manage to protect the desert tortoise. At the same time, the Trust Lands Administration is able to maintain the asset value of the trust. Further, this sends a clear message about trading state and federal lands it can be done. Teriy adds, We appreciate our colleagues at the Bureau ofLand Management for their wiiiing-nes- s to work with us to make this happen. games politics mously. and the Senate wasnt playing, they were letting the House wait Again time became an issue, if the Senate wasnt going to vote on the proposal, it would die. Sinclair got on the phone and called Edna Shields. She was working with the Hospital Auxiliary and we needed her help. Edna has always been there to help people and she outdid herself this time. She started a phone campaign to call the Senate and urge a YES vote on House Bill 404. The Auxiliary came out in force. They called the Senate, hospital employees called and then the citizens started calling in. By the time I made the call and gave the secretary my name and county she gave me the number of the House Bill, Sinclair stated. The efforts of Edna and the Hospital Auxiliary made the difference. When the Senate met that day, HB 404 was the first thingon the agenda and it passed with 23 votes. The Governor signed the bill on the 19th of March. Before it could be enacted, it had to be voted on by the local public. You may remember all those flip charts presented to any and ev- - your new FREE Rotation So. Utah Tire Center Auto & Light Truck Hugs Selection! Great Prices! ?fiGc Free and Delivery Pick-u-p Road Hazard Protection Profegfioggl Brake Lathe for Resurfacing Drums & Rotors . Trained Brake Specialists FREE Brake Inspection OagtumTiira 265 East 300 South Kanab rmaooo' Ox wm pwchMM milbl by Cm IMn W FiMd ra(214 pd h U Then Mecham was impeached in 1987, Yardley pushed HB 404 through amid charges of taking a ques- the House where it passed unanitionable campaign loan. (He was are But 644-255- 7 m No paywanl to 0 on vaflfytaQ pwcftMM. No Mm Am on qutfMng Affl):artablnl(1S'96AfftMOlJmanr1, ItM) APRmwy , im 20 ery organization that would give Sinclair and the Hospital Board the time. The background work done was phenomenal. Karla Johnson counted days and dates forwards and backwards to make sure that all our ducks were not only in their rows, but that they wouldnt be shot down for some unforeseen reason. She pulled together a special election that carried the votes need to apply the 1 sales tax. The overall county voted, with a Kanab city vote of 85 supporting the new law. The only town that we didnt carry was Glendale. We just couldnt find a place to present our program or it would have passed there too, Sinclair said with almost an apology in his voice. He would have liked everyone to have had the opportunity to listen. Dr. Pandya, Dale Payne, Ted Atherley and Mike Sinclair worked relentlessly presenting their proposal. Because of their undaunted efforts, their dream of a new facility has come true. Once the vote was in and the election won, the real work started. Hospital Board Member Dale Payne spent countless hours walking vacant properties and researching opportunities for the proper location. In 1994, there was a deal made and the location for the new Kane County Hospital was decided. The bid was opened to design and build companies. There were 24 bids entered. That number was whittled down to 12, another cut came up with four companies. After some discrepancies involving hidden costs with the first contractor, the bid went to Layton Construction. We wanted a design and build contractor because sometimes architects get a little carried away and the contractors help keep them in balance, Sinclair noted as he described some of the background information. Dave Dillard, superintendent on the construction site, and Layton Construction have done an outstanding job, Sinclair commented. Mike started talking about the support he got from people. Time, energy and commitment from so many have made this all possible. I would have quit a lot of times, but Karen believed in me and Kanab. She encouraged me, stood beside me in all the hard times and reminded me that, this too shall pass. I wouldnt have hung in there without her support Sinclair keeps a dose connection with legislation. He is a member of the Utah Hospital Association of Health Care Providers, and serves on committees to review rules and regulations concerning hospitals. He also serves on adhoc (temporary) committees to review legislative issues and serves on RHAC, a rural hospital committee which addresses rural hospital issues. |