Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta dull $20 00 la county $2$ 00 out ot county 4 month $13 00 (In Advance) Copy 50e Senior Citizens and older) $18 (65 in county $20 00 out of Coun L'SPS 0 surplus" Gillins said the fund stiU has a good surplus “By law we have to keep a surplus in that fund for any catastrophe that may happen" he said “and we still have that" State law requires input in a transfer of money out of the electrical fund Gillins said The money will be matched by a like amount from the county The city and county matching funds will be used for construction only funding for operation and maintenance must still be authorized by a vote The county must schedule a tax lev y authorization election If voters approve the Rec District will then be authorized to lax for operation and maintenance of the pool The county commissioners presently are sitting as the Board of Directors of the District Exact location of the pool design details and whether it will be indoor or outdoor must still be decided The Rec District will make those decisions before an election is held The pool study committee will be asked for input “They have spent a lot of time and effort in putting together different plans for a swimming pool” Commissioner Mike Styler said "We w ant to get from them their ideas about what would most suit the needs and desires of the East Millard residents" Styler said those roeeitngs will be scheduled wuhin the next couple of weeks "When we have an idea of the plan we want" Styler said “we will put it on paper and get the plan together with an estimated cost Our estimated cost Public notices Notices begin on page 6: notices to water useis -- One summons -- 3 separate invitations to bid -- 2 trustee sales -- A memo on the sale of Fishlake National Forest firewood 79 No 39 Mar 30 by pretty well going to drive this thing” Styler said construction costs can’t exceed $750000 “We’ll go to an architect and tell him we have $750000 and ask him to see ho close he can come to what we want with under that much money” Once plans and cost estimates are in hand the county will schedule an election for operating and maintenance taxing authority “We won’t hold that vote until the people can look at what they’re voting on” Styler said “We want them to be able to see the blueprints and have the estimated costs If they approve that then we hope they’ll vote yes” is Typical county jail cell No overcrowding State refuses to release AF plans at Millard jail In Rand by State officials refuse to release Air Force documents related to a proposal for an electronic battlefield in the West Desert Steve Erickson spokesman for the Salt Lake environmental group Down winders asked Gov Norm Bangerter Thursday Match 23 to see current versions of a draft plan for the battlefield But state science advisor Dr Randy Moon said the Air Force should authorize release of the documents not the stale “They asked us to tell people to come to them if they want copies” Moon said “What can we do?” Moon said the Air Force shared the draft See AF page 2 by Ken Rand The Millard County jail today is not overcrowded or under used but Shcrifl Ed Phillips said if the new facility hadn’t been built in 1983 the county would now be facing very serious problems “It was almost a Godsend that we got this thing built when we did as lur as managing the criminal justice sy stem here m M Hard County” he said “kke were at the end of our rope” Phillips said many people complam-ethe county was overbuilding “At it h J uao he time w e w etc contracting and Sevier Counties to house our mates” he said “k e didn't have any room Right now the load we're managing would fill either one of those two jails ” While the county jad part of the Millard County Public Safely Center in illmorr is technically a 42 bed jail it will probably never hold that many people Phillips said the jail is full with 30 3k by? “The most obvious inmates reason i that we have to keep the men and women separated” he said “Ske have to keep the pretrial and the conke have to keep victed separated violent offenders away from nonviolent I) we have anybody sentenced See JAIL page 3 Ken Rand Mllard County Commissioners Tuesday March 21 approved a plan to help f ounty Attorney Warren Peterson ease the caseload facing his office Peterson will hire a new temporary deputy attorney to help him and Depufor the ty Attorney Dexter Anderson rest of the year The new lawyer will be paid a salary “not to exceed that given to ihe present deputy” Peterson said were told at their Commissioners f eb 28 meeting that his caseload had Peterson “stretched tighter than a drum ” The county will soon try two possibly three murder cases and is volved in a lawsuit with IPA in addition to its normal workload Peterson said he saw four options to the problem one of which was lo hire temporary help Commissionei Mike Styler voted against Styler said he felt hiring special deputies for specific cases one of the four aherridtives was the better option Peterson said he fell that approaih would be much more expensive Styler disagreed and voted accordingly Search u underway for a candidate to fill the position Peterson is looking ai resumes already on file from existing depu'y county attorneys “I will inquire to see tl those people are still available and interested" he said “Vk e’re look ing for someone with prosecution experience and preferably with solid experience in municipal government Peterson said he did not know when he would be able to hire the new deputy Set ATTORNEY page Easter bunny is fun v ' ' : j3! vA-5si‘S-5ia Lisa Anticipation in Hinckley - Howard Fillmore — - A ' V - i STr i If Left to right: Pat Jara Tami Reynolds Sherry Bunker These Easter bunny helpers are dying eggs at the IPP mantamp for the Delta egghunt The Faster Bunny came to Millard County Friday night leaving lots of goodies for kids of all ages the next morning In Delta the Faster Bunny got help from the Rotary Club the Delta Youth Delta City and IPP City Council Rotary members spouses and YC’C members used the huge kitchen at the mancamp at IPP to boil dye and mark 120 dozen eggs the city donated Elsewhere similar efforts to help the legendary Bunny provide a happy day for youngsters took place A scramble that attracted scores of kids was held on the lawn of the LDS church in HinDelta held a massive ckley Saturday egg scramble on the lawn of City Park that same morning In I illmore kids the hundreds by gathered to await the ringing ol a bell to start a scramble for eggs candy and other goodies at the ( ounty Courthouse complex Saturday morning Private festivities were held wherever families gathered often at grandma and grandpa’s house Many tami lies traveled hundreds of miles to crowd around large dinner tables with aunts and uncles cousins and friends to hum or joy genuine turkey (the best kind) and catch up on the latest family gossip the on act some Everybody got in by helping the Faster Bunny hide eggs candy and other treasures in the corlawns others by ners of finding and eating them Decorations were mostly indoor and outdoor pastels It was slightly cool and it was damp in places but everywhere tt felt like spring Vacationers flocked to Little Sahara m Juab County though fewer than St George saw it’s were expected seasonal hoard ot long weekend celebrants And everywhere in Millard County and across the state throughout the US and m every country on the globe people celebrated Easter While lister means the Iaster Bunny and eggs and candy and happy children and famils and friends gathering and long weekends and dressalso has a deeper ing up lor church meaning on which millions reflected Ctiurchs were full ' - - it 1 £' I? I v hr-- ” vi 1 r ' 1 v p-- V L TU ja!k -t t4 J j C f u J i i —I 1989 County Attorney to hire help Fillmore okays pool by Ken Rand The Fillmore City Council has unanimously approved use of $250000 in city money to build a swimming pool in Fillmore A public hearing on the issue was held at City Flail Tuesday March 21 About 65 people were there Mayor Keith Gillins said 90 percent of those who attended approved the action “Things went very well as far as the feelings of the people there" he said “They were overwhelmingly in favor of it so all five members of the council voted in favor” The money will be transferred from the city electrical fund to the general fund where it can then be transferred to the East Millard Recreation District The $250000 comes from a surplus in revenue generated by the power system “What has happened" Gilhns said “is that we’ve had good water years recently generating more power The wholesale power rates weie very good and we did not reduce our power rates We have kept it the same since 1982 so we generated a good Vol t X - 0 ’ f Bicycle built for two bunnies 1 Antldpation in Fillmore Hank and Dawn Crosiand prepared this bit vde complete with grandma and grandpa bunme on their front lawn in Fillmore The 11 grandkid shown here enjov ed their wekend visit 2 |