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Show Exp: 12312001 UTAH 307 SALT PRESS W ASSOCIATION :'v J v - SUITE CITY UT 200 S LAKE UPi -V Don Corry 4006 wins football 84101 contest Pago 17 a ly " Angel Love Academy Page 13 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 17 WEDNESDAY COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 600 DECEMBER 5, 200 Big Water hot pot issue By Dixie Brunner The Big Water Town. Coun- cil meeting scheduled for November 30 was not held due to an apparent lack of a quorum. The special meeting was called ! : , s,x i 'Si' - Ii xv V ;yv s to address citizen concerns over a recently passed marijuana ordinance. Ordinance directs the town 2001-20- 3 prosecutor to treat all prosecutions of misdemeanors relating to possession of a controlled substance of less than one ounce of marijuana as a plea held in abeyance agreement with a fee of not more MM h1 than $10. sial ordinance. A second related ordinance, x VV 2001-20- proposed that the 2, Council establish a public safety review committee which would make recommendations concerning policies governing law enforcement, including prosecution. It would also sit as a review committee to investigate complaints concerning the conduct of law enforcement officers and officers of the court working for the town or within the jurisdiction of the town. Big Water residents opposing the councils actions wondered what the Council was thinking when they passed the controverNobody could See BIG WATER, Page 5 Commission, BLMSand Dunes agree on access After some discussion over At the last Commission Meet- possibilities, it was proposed by ing, the commissioners made a Kane Commissioner Steve Christmas Festival a jolly success field trip to the Sand Dunes re- Crosby that Kane County should A good time was had by all at the Christmas Festival held at the Kanab Middle School over the weekend. With food, garding the Park Service and take over the two mile state secentertainment and fun, those in attendance were put in the spirit of the holiday season. BLM plan for more restricted tion. An MOU will be established motorized access to the Dimes. between Kane and Garfield At the November 26, 2002, Counties for snow removal. RobKane County Commission Meet- erts said he will work with the ing, the agreement between the State on an agreement to change County, BLM and State Parks that two mile section from State was announced for the minutes to a County Class B road. that the County will maintain Fayann Christensen reported the opening at Ponderosa Grove. that the Council on Aging, Sefurther those skills. The major- Also the BLM will not imple- nior Citizen Center, is over budnews might mean to Kanab. By Rachel Tueller The term Smart Sites is a Thenext question posed to the ity of the workload would in- ment the portion that closes ac- get and they will need close to relatively new idea, one that has council was in regards to the volve data entry. Wright assured cess to the Sand Dunes from the See DUNES, Page 3 recently been introduced in kinds of businesses that might that the site would differ from area west of Ponderosa Grove. Utah. Its purpose is to bolster consider Kanab as their smart other call centers, it would not Another agreement is no travelthe often weak economies fre- site location. Member Wright function as a telemarketing cen- ing on the shoulder of Hancock KANAB WEATHER quently found in rural and re- stated that, although the Utah ter that requires employees to Road. mote areas of the state. Kanab Economic and Development make outgoing solicitingsales NovemberDecember Present to discuss the council not been mentioned Council had calls. has center Kodachrome Road maintenance spephone Rather, the City working diligently toward establishing a cific businesses, Kanab has been would focus on incoming calls, agreement were Steve Roberts notified that prospects for its primarily for customer service with the Park Service, Clair Smart Site locally Council member Tony Wright smart site do, in fact, exist. and assistance purposes. Ramsay, Garfield Commisdeof did Kanab one news cite deal receives a and a the of example Wright sioner, Lou Pratt and Tom great gave updated n freon tails smart site issues during business that assistance from the Governors Shakespeare, Park Manager. the councils November 27 meet- quently utilizes smart site ser- committee on Smart Sites and The Park Service has applied ing. Wright told of the programs vices, the INS, which relies on the Utah Economic Development for $.5 million for roads maintesuccess in Duchesne, where the these centers for much of its Council. The State Economic De- nance. Roberts said the velopment council plays the role Kodachrome Road is not always community recently secured a data entry. million-dollaNov. Precip. - .70 r contract for the 73 Kanabs smart site would pro- of with businesses in good condition and that is citys smart site. Those present vide jobs to the local community in search of smart sites and cit- - why they. want to come to an Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family at the meeting began speculat- requiring beginning to moderagreement with Garfield and ing about what the same kind of ate skills and the opportunity to v , . See COUNCIL, Page 5. Kane Counties.. ..... V v . . By Carol Sullivan With goals in site, City Council works to the years end .well-know- go-betwe- en . ... . |