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Show News SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2000 3 Commission Continued, from Page 1 issues, etc. and the commission will review and set policy. Verlin Smith, BLM, had the R&PP ( Recreation and Public Purpose) lease agreement for the county to sign. The lease agreement covers 151 acres. When the planned de- velopment (a four-diamon- d ballfieid) is complete, then the patent will take place and the land will belong to the county. Smith also reported that the Utah BLM is finalizing its reorganization which began seven years ago. Basically the BLM is moving from a three-tie- r to a two-tistructure. Kanab will be the field office reporting directly to the state. According to Smith, basically the only change is a reporting change. Comments are due by February 1, 2001, for recreation guidelines and management er yet another miracle standard of rangelands. This applies to all BLM land in Utah. . The Commissioners approved putting $15,000 from an INS seizure into the Strike Force Fund. on main street? At the budget opening, adjustments were made to the 2000 budget. Elected officials will have a 3 cost of living adjustment in the 20001 budget. Some adjustments were made for salaries at the Senior Citizens Center. Commission assignments and dates for meetings for 2001 were approved. PFUSA President Terril Honey expressed concern regarding GRAMA requests and asked to resolve issues with the county. Honey was referring to testimony at the . hearing in Salt Lake City. Specifically, outstandingbills and requests the PFUSA have not picked up. Clerk Karla Johnson said that she can no longer do requests requiring research because of the time factor. The information will be made available and the PFUSA and other groups requesting, will need to search through the data. The county is working with the BLM on a draft proposal for road maintenance. Mark Habbeshaw, Resource Committee, had a draft ofa proposed letter to Governor Leavitt. Commissioner Judd said that the litigation will take up to 10 years. We dont want to be arbitrary with people we need to negotiate and work with. I dont want to tell the Governor what to do. He is very aware and wants to help. Habbeshaw reported that 19 affidavits for the first four roads have been sent for the Quiet Title Litigation. Barbara Hansenasked the Commissioners to put more signs on Kanab Canyon Road to alert drivers where the pavement ends. She feels it is a safety issue and is needed. A recent accident there was caused by loss of control when the vehicle left the pavement and hit washboards. The Commissioners agreed to put a sign there. Give yourself a gift this year. And better yet, let Zions Bank pay for it. Simply call 1.888.723.9719 and ask for Quick Switch Account Transfer. Zions Bank representatives can handle your account transitions from start to finish. And then youll be able to enjoy all the advantages of Utahs only local bank with a branches statewide not to mention that extra spending money for the holidays. Receive $10 when you open a chevlung account with direct deposit 1 A when you open a $10,000 MMA brum another banks NIMA. up to $1 towards vour tint box ot checks when wu move a chevkatg account bom another bank. $10 when you set up three automatic payments (ACH debits), $1 for each year checking at existing hank as documented on old checks and $50 when you transact $1,500 to a Zions Garda Card. Oder onh good when vent cafi 1888 723 9719 . i V t ) |