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Show iWselFeeW'i &P! 123199 T:5 SALT LAKE r upfl ASSOCnoN S SUIT CITY Ur M r 84101 Dressing up fu & i Pago 19 x ''? m f I I liifi. 4th of July fun Pago 18 VOLUME 68 NUMBER 20 WEDNESDAY JULY 7, 1999 COLOR COUNTRYS HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 500 El Teen dies after wakeboarding accident at Powell A 17-year-- ' 4 V District sells middle TczzdS S 'i school property to city - . S t male from Ogden, Utah was pronounced dead at 11:37 a.m. at Page Hospital on June 29, 1999, follow-- . ing a wakeboarding accident in The ? 5 I Dungeon Canyon on Lake Powell. Witnesses say the young man was wakeboarding for the first time. On his 3rd or 4th attempt, he let go of the rope, appearingto faint. He was wearing a life jacket. People with him retrieved him from the water, pulled him into the boat, and started citizen CPR. t f V & - , jf vv JUJ . j s $1 , t if 'O I' ; r' :V"J V ':Af ' , 4 v ,V :l By Dixie Brunner deal was sealed over a 3" pipe. The Kane School District agreed to sell the 13 acre middle school property to Kanab City for $800, 000, upon discovery that the new middle school needed a narrower water connection than previously anticipated. Confused yet? Let me explain. Kanab City hopes to secure the bid to build the new Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument headquarters. The city would be landlord, leasing Friends with him flagged down office" to the government. people on a nearby houseboat. Police Chief and Hariey enthusiast Doug Crosby gave 87 year old Dorothy While space not an exclusive deal, its Peters a ride on his hog on the 4th of July. Peters used to ride Harleys with her in See ACCIDENT, Page 3 husband her younger days. Photo by Barbara Py'les hoped the BLM will select Kanabs proposal. ommission agrees to delay roads agreement ... briefly ished the letter. By Dixie Brunner tingfor Whitaker, explained that I dont want to give up rights Commissioner Carroll said large trucks are utilizing the either, said frustrated Kane that out of respect for his con- road to skip the Arizona and County Commissioner Norm stituency, hed reserve the next Utah ports. Commissioner Carroll to a standing-room-onl- y two weeks to listen, (and hope- Carroll said Pratt and Whitaker crowd at its June 28 meeting. fully address) peoples concerns should meet and decide whether But weve done a lot of work, over the agreement. The group or not the restriction is needed. To receive a $10,000 grant, and feel were getting seemed appreciative of the offer. we wouldnt have gotten Commissioners Pratt and monument roads perotherwise. In reviewing the previous son Michael Gentle attended an for the USA expressed meetings minutes, Commissioner instructional class in Cedar City. People opposition to the proposedroads Crosby asked that his motion con- The grant money is to be used to agreement between the Commis- cerning a public safety facility be purchase equipment which assion and BLM. Once signed, the clarified. The General Obligation sists in more accurately detercounty will get clear title to 49 Bond election would be a yes or no mining Wilderness Study Area different roads within the Grand vote, in favor of or against the rights of way. Gentle addressed the CommisStaircaseEscalante National public safety facility, explained Monument, and in turn give up Crosby. Some people thought that sion concerning pursuit of a U tah their RS2477 rights to other we were only asking voters to pick Quality Growth grant. Commisroads. The agreement is a prod- the size of the facility, not whether sioner Crosby said that since the couuiiiosion didn't have the uct of over 11 months of work or not we should build it. concernbetween the monument manageWadter Johnson spoke required 50 match, Gentle ment team, the Kane Couhty ing right of way and easements should approach the Water Conright-of-wa- ys Commission, (specifically Chairman Norm Carroll), and Roads Supervisor Lou Pratt. We are totally opposed to giving up our RS2477 rights, said Terril Honey. The group presented a petition, as well as a letter stating their position, and urged the Commission to refrain from signing the agree- . inWhisperingPin.es Subdivision. He wants to acquire the property. Commissioner Crosby made a motion to put out a three week legal notice for bids, with it being awarded on July 26. Port of Entry supervisor Tad servancy District. Kane County Clerk Karla Johnson opened the budget and addressed the Commissioners questions. Johnson gave a brief explanation concerning different line items, includingthe costs Whitaker was absent for an related to the Assessors office agenda item concerning her re- expansion. After a few clarificaquest for weight restrictions on tions, the budget was approved ment. Our rights are protected the Sand Dunes roads. Roads under the Constitution, admon supervisor Lou Pratt, pinch-hit- See ROADS, Page 3 Since the plans inception, Kanab City has desired the building to be where the Kanab Middle School currently is located. Committee members felt the central location would facilitate downtown revitalization. Selling the deteriorating property wasnt out of the question for the school district. KMS was in poor repair, and would soon have to be replaced. The citys Mayor Alvey insisted they were all one; that the city and school were cared about and paid for by the same people. She, along with councilman Tony Wright, spoke passionately about the headquarters being an enormous financial boon to the community. Alvey added that the additional headquarters staff could potentially bring families, and the promise of increased district enrollment and state revenue. We could pay them (the impact fees) foryou., explained city attorney Van Mackelprang,But we cannot legally waive them. We even had to pay for th library impact fees, added cit; manager Keith McAllister. District superintendent Bol Johnson said the impact fees wen too expensive due to the wata connection. The discussion ther centered on the architects estima tion of a 6" required water connec tion size. City officials promptl produced letters verifying a much had narrower requirement been used for new schools in Cedar City and St George. (2-4- ") The narrowed water connecproperty inquiries put the districts building plans in high tion meant substantially re- gear. After overwhelming voter duced impact fees, and the Board bond refer- became much happier. support on a x board After a brief discussion on how endum, the began negotiold the with over the the city ating city anticipated returning favors to the district in the form property. The board secured property ofa shared swimmingpool, fundsouth of Kanab High School for ing of a rec director, and comthe new middle school.' Upon pensation to the district for city computation of building costs, use of school facilities, they they were astounded that due to agreed to the sale unanimously. the water connection they were The Kanab City Council was told was needed, theyd be elated. no-ta- in impact fees. The consensus of the Kane School board at its June 9 meeting with the Kanab City Council was theyd accept the $800,000 purchase price, but wanted to negotiate over impact fees on the new school. Verlin Smith, acting as board chairman, said the board felt the' had given the city a deal on the property assessed at $1.6 million, and wanted the city to give something in return. KANAB WEATHER Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family |
