Show f'Mard County Chror:c'e 2 Pa?e Process SeffefcL£Ll£52 ro ARCHULETTA Proposed annexation note taken by Salt Lake Tribune reporter Chris Jorgensen during a telephone interview with Wood Attorneys for the Tribune wanted the subpoena quashed But on Friday Sept 15 the court announced it had decided against the motion to quash Jorgensen was ordered to present his notes in a deposition Oci 10 The Tribune is expected to appeal Archuleta’s public defender Michael Esplin had said that depending on the judges’ rulings he may request the supression of some evidence He said whether to request a change of venue may also be influenced by the courts decisions October 16 has been reserve d for Esplin to make any such motions Millard County Attorney Warren Peterson concerned the media case was impeding preparation for the Archuleta case also endorsed the trial delay parties agreed to the delay Baliif said the delay was warranted becaub “there have been so many twiata and turn with regard to the media" As this goes to press Judges Baliif and Park have not ruled on a motion by media lawyers to release the transcript of the defendants preliminary hearings The held in January and proceedings March were closed to the public on the order of Millard County Justice of the Peace Ron Hare The closure order was bound over to District Court Since the preliminary hearings were held jointly for Wood and Archuleta Judges Park and Baliif both sat on the bench for the media request to delay When the decision Archuleta’s trial was made the court had not decided on another media matter Prosecutors issued an investigative subpoena for an like to explain th current situation of the East and West Millard Hospital District The two Hospital District in Millard County are not in th hospital business The Hospital in Fillmore and Delta are privately owned and operated and have not been built with tax dollars When the responsibility for Hospital Services was taken over by the private sector the remaining problem that needed some tax subsidy was the long term care of the elderly and disabled In Delta this problem was handled by the remodeling of the old West Millard Hospital into a 36 bed king In Fillmore the term facility problem was handled by contracting with Intermountain Health Care for the use of ten hospital beds in the Fillmore Medical Center for long term care patient At time the ten beds in the Fillmore Medical Center have not been sufficient for the demand so there have been a many a a eight to ten East Millard residents housed at the West Millard Care Center The only function served by the East and West Millard Hospital District are the rehabilitation and care of their extended care patient Each Hospital District now is contracting separately with Inter mountain Health Care for management services at the respective facilities Each District must prepare a budget pay for an audit and submit reports to the County and State Auditor Each District must set a tax levy and hold separate legally noticed public meetings Administratively there is a senseless duplication of management and paperwork with this present system Since both Districts do exactly the same thing (care for the elderly and disabled it makes a lot of sense to combine the administra- The County Agent by Lurry Campbell LhV Extension Agent “Spinning Straw into Hay?” So if you can get $25 straw that becomes $40 with treatment compared to $85 plus hey You apply an hydrous at the rate of 3 percent of the dry matter of the stock or about 54 lbs per ton The curing process takes from 18 to 30 days depending on temperature If you want to consider this option call I'll or me at send you a copy of the research The drought and high hay prices has put many cattlemen in a bind But before you decide to cull your herd in anotherwise favorable beef market there are alternative options you some should consider Treatingstraw with anhydrous amonia is one option you can use to cheaper a ration Straw normally has a TDN of 45 and CP of 4 The anhydrous amonia breaks down the lignin in the cell wall making it more digestible We can raise TDN to 55 protein to 6 percent and increase pa!a lability That makes it equivalent to a good grass hay 20 12 pounds of treated straw plus 1 12 pounds of a protein block or 17 12 pounds of treated straw and 6 pounds of alfalfa have good results when fed to cows 105 days prior to calving and 55 days post calving in USU trials at Logan last year The cost ton for of the treatment is $ amoma and 6 mill black plastic report and help you get set up There are some cautions Anhydrous amonia gas can be lethal When you uncover a stake you need two people for safety in case one becomes unconscious from the fumes Stacks needs to be aired out 10 days prior to feeding Fresh bailed straw takes the treatment better because of the higher moisture content Finally not all straws are created equal Oat straws is best at 55 TDN barley 2nd at 45 TDN and wheat last at tion There another reason that makes sense to consider combining districts The West Millard Hospital District has a taxable value of $2665065387 It requires a tax rate of 000 105 or 52 mills to raise their budgeted amount of 40 TDN Community Calendar Vehicle Motor Schedule: t Millard County The Chronicle Progress USPS Pmmm Mu 0 '¥ i24 iem vw 0 m M Cm Publisher - Editor button SvMfi Editorial Km M ' Lugr clement weather Millard High School lunch room and Zina Petersen Raymond 50lh Wedding Anniversary Bruce Petersen home Deseret 6 pm 104th Battery A 1st Battalion Field Artillery Open House 10 a rn - 2 prn Fillmre Armory 35 West Center Fillmore September 24 Elder and Sister Gayle R Nielson mission report 10:50 am Oak City 1st Ward misLlder Daniel Cummings Fillmore 2nd Ward sion farewell 2:20 pm Elder Jim Larsen mission farewell a m Delta Cth Ward September 25 Immunization Public Health Preschool screenAmblyopia ing Delta North 1 Jementary pm Eaa Millard Liulc League clos7:30 pm Fillmore ing meeting Hospital September 26 I ih ng deadline for Mayor and 2 council Juke Evelyn Gorin U Mallet Hbmmt - G QHx Marufer VJ-- Mat Vm4 tea tstomag - Goarru QacuitUonCetup CanuitUoatfioMcttva Commercial StvHbe Printing one having one or more of these tokens or from anyone who might be able to help me Any help you can give my would be greatly appreciated I now live in South Dakota and my address is: 1906 Scenic Way Sioux Falls good for five cents twelve and a half cent SD 57103 (Phone: 605334-691Thank you in advance usually made of metal and are ten cent or more in trade or merchandise or "good for" loaf a of bread one drink one shave or whatever While they have the appearance of a coin they come in all shape and sizes I have reason to believe that some of these tokens were used in your area years ago and I would like to con tact those who may have some of them with the hopes of adding them to my collect km 1 am hoping that if you have a "Letter to the Editor auction in your newspaper that you might mention my search I know that this request is relatively unimportant but 1 do get a great deal of enjoyment from my hobby arid I do believe that these concrete reminder of our great heritage are worth preserving I would like to hear from any- - AA MEETING SCHEDULE Monday - $ pm Mental Health 51 North Center Open Meeting Wednesday - 8 pm Mental Health Office 51 North Center Cloved Meeting organization ALAN0N 20 ednesday - 8 pm Mental Health Office W Field Service Officer Job Service Center 1: 30 Della City - 3 prn October 21 Craft Christmas Legion Halt Dviim 1 am a lover of history and I have a somewhat unusual hobby I collect old tokens used by stores barber shops pool and billiard parlors saloons and other businesses years ago TTie tokens are meeting Pee Office 8 S Manza-nitDelta 6 prn Oct 4 Delta Blood Pressure Clinic Public Health am & pm October Circulation seats Call Bazaar 5 or Fillmore rtpbets to Advance In Ctw f liC 00 per year In Cavan y 00 per 4 aoentln Out of Cbtany 125 00 per year f County HI 00 per Mntfc On( cents Capy Scad Address cHanfes is fOSTMASTOt Im 249 Debs Utah 94(24 Sobs' ro ImS Can Swans taw m Maw MUMM KM tUMftt (Airr ra n bat PrV- I O' UuS MX OWe Ccatewn MUM Della Area S tin lrllff) Vjf i Fillmore Area A) l I Riigm Free ip 0 WHO p waaaawwMsawoaaaaaaaaa The East Millard $15650000 Hospital District has a taxable value of $1223031 19m It retax a rate of 000930 or 465 quires mills to raise their budgeted amount of $ 10673300 The combination of District and value would require a tax rate of 000158 or 79 mill to rain th combined budget of $26300000 This means that a homeowner with a $60000 value in West Millard would pay $318 more each year in taxes but a homeowner with a $60000 value in East Millard would pay $4632 lea each year This huge reduction in taxes is a result of spreading IPP value This is a concept that has been warmly received by the Intermountain Power Association The annexation of new territory into a service district is fairly This year the Mosquito common Abatement District here in Millard County annexed th Leamington area into it boundaries Several years ago the Millard County Fire District annexed Fillmore and Kanosh into it boundaries Before annexation may take place the voders in the proposed area of annexation must agree to pay taxes to the district they want to join This is why the people if East Millard must vote to voice their approval of paying taxes to a new entity The West Millard residents don’t need to vote bees use they already voted to authorize taxation years ago If the East Millard voters choose not to pay taxes to the joint district the annexation is aborted There is talk that this special district merger ia the first of there are no many Actually other annexations or merger a being contemplated for other service district in Millard County This proposed annexation ia the ideal type of icebreaker rineeded to melt the valries in Millard County Those that may be voicing opposition to this proposal need to forget their old wound and start to bind up Millard Counta divisions Mil lard County Commission Michael R Styler Chairman Tokens wanted' Zufeli woddmg reception Della st Ward C - 8:30 pm Giant Firehouse Sale 9 a m - ? Fillmore Fire Station Proceeds go to the Bum Center Oct 3 West Millard Pecreation League ititt t i accwntt t in totmoa iuiet U oo4 Fillmore September 29 Doug Hare and Jena Ld wards wedding reception Delta 4th Ward 7 - 9:30 pm September 30 Scott Thomas and Tammy Advertising f Clinic Delta am & pm ‘ice-breake- r’ We would 05 the Chronicle Progress dated August 22 1989 you reported that "a hike in the Millard School District tax assessment ia being blamed on the Intermoun-taiPower Project tax protest atill unsettled" The article reported several statements made at the August 9 1989 budget hearing blaming current shortfalls in th school district’s budget and the resulting need for a 10 percent tax increase on th payment under protest by IPA of a portion of its 1988 fee in lieu of property tax To place the reported statement in proper perspective the following fact must be considered In 1988 IPA’ property accounted for approximately 85 percent of Millard County’s total assessed valuation The addition of IPA’ property ha resulted in Millard County having the best tax base of any county outside th "Wasatch Front" and is one of the primary reasons that the Millard County School District has recently had the lowest tax rate in the state In fact if the 1988 budget of the school district and the other local taxing district were to remain the same but IPA’ property were removed from the tax base tlie tax rate charged other Millard County taxpayers would increase by over 659 percent! At the same time IPA recognizes the significant benefit it receive from local government and stands ready to continue to pay its fair share for these service The difficulty lie in deter-ining what constitutes IPA’s fair share In 1988 IPA was billed for over $245 million by taxing district in Millard County alone A a nonprofit wholesale supplier of electrical power to many purchasers including many Utah retail utilities IPA must closely monitor all costs including its fees in lieu of property taxes When IPA is billed more than other similarly situated companies or in amount greater than those allowed by Utah law it must seek reductions in these billings IPA and other Specifically large taxpayers such as utilities and mines are currently assessed by the Utah State Tax Commission at values 20 percent higher than commercial and industrial properties assessed by the county This discriminatory practice has been found to violate federal law as applied to railroads operating in Utah and has been challenged by several state assessed taxpayers including IPASimilarly IPA and other are challenging the constitutionality of a recently enacted statute which imposes a statewide levy for the local costs of assessing and collecting property taxes Even In EDITOR Continued from front page MilFillmore & Delta weekdays lard County Asscwor's Office 2nd T hursdav of Month Great Basin Historical Society 7:30 pm meeting September 17 - 23 Utah I arm Safety Week EMI Week September 21 29 West Millard Recreation League registration 9 Volleyball a m - 5 pm Kec Office 81 S Manaruta Delta September 21 North rlern Back to Delta School rnght 7 prn September 22 f ireside “Discovery" Leamington Ward House 7 - 9:30 prn September 23 Lrlhan Wood 73rd and Clyde Holden Culwedding anniversary tural Hall 7 prn Algjc B Swallow 80th birthday open house home of daughter Julie Stephenson 86 West 200 South Fillmore prn In case of in- Statement from THE IPA IPA is assessed by the rather State Tax Commission than by Millard County in 198 8 IPA was billed nearly $12 million the entire twice (over for this levy collection and assessment budget for Millard County) IPA’s excess fees together with over half the collection fees paid by all other Millard County taxpayers were to other then counties around the state Over half of the total amount of IPA’s 1968 fees paid under protest are attributable to these two state wide issues which have been raised by numerous taxpayers in addition to IPA Even if IPA were to withdraw its protest on these issues the legal challenges by the other taxpayers would not be resolved and IPA may atill be entitled to a refund if they are sucthough cessful The balance of IPA’s under protest relates to payment the interpretation of the statute which creates IPA's obligation to pay fees in lieu of property taxes Because these issues are cu rrently in it would be inapproprilitigation ate for me to specifically comment on them at this time It should be noted however that IPA attempted to reach an early resolution of these issue by initiating discussions with local governmen- tal officials including representatives of the school district as early as January of 1988 During these and subsequent discussions IPA proposed a compromise administrative resolution of all issues which would have eliminated the need to make any payments of feet under protest with respect to the IPA specific issues IPA further suggested expedited procedures for resolving any further valuation disputes well before local budgets would be set and IPA’s fee paid Although their initial reactions were enthe local officials subcouraging sequently rejected IPA’s proposals mutual effort to reach a compromise stalled and IPA was told by the local officials in Millard County to pursue formal legal This posture forced proceedings IPA into the unpleasant situation it had foreseen and sought to avoid namely the necessity of paying a portion of its fee under protest in November erf 1988 IPA remains willing to cooperate with school district and other county officials to reach a prompt and equitable resolution of these issues It understands that stability and predictability in th budgetary process are essential for efficient local government At the same time however IPA owes a duty to it purchasers to insure that it pays only it fair share of the costs of local government Reece D Nielsen Chairman Intermountain Power Agency The fastest stock rise in history occured on December hare of Pennzoil went from to 83 10 1985 when William IL Clapper works The Media Man! Just say ‘maybe’ by Ken (this bud’s Hand tor you) No wait there may be something to the president’s campaign to combat drugs Really Lookee here I used to smoke When I was trying to quit I’d get these terrible cravings yTtnow But whenever they hit me I’d just go out and buy a helicopter and a missies couple of and the cravings would pass I eventually kicked th habit So maybe the president is on the right track r Having s son of almost age I am relieved to know that the president has no plans to use US troops in hi war on I hope another crisis drug emerge soon to dominate the front page before he has a chance to change his mind Arriving at the strategy th White House seeks to employ was not aa easy as getting divorced by putting a note on th refrigerator No sir it took about as much time to come up with it aa it took to get Ed Meese the hell out of the Justice Department Several ideas were studied They included A plan to show that cocaine was high in cholesterol sodium and fats This was expected to have a great imImagine what pact in California would happen to the demand if it was known that each snort of coke of a second per mile cut off a jogger1 time The idea waa dropped after a lab tech rolled up the study and smoked it A version therapy for addict The idea waa every time an addict snorted up just hit him or her up side th head with a ballpeen hammer The idea waa dropped when test subject became addicted to getting hit up aide the head with a ballpeen hammer (No only a few of those test subject became humor columnist The other are general in th Air Farce Gofgura) - - Setting up scarecrows that like US Drug Enforcement Agent in Columbian cocoa That waa dropped because drug dealers completely ignore live drug agent anyway After lengthy it was decided attacking the problem by cutting down the supply wa a flawed strategy It would just drive prices up and addict would just have to steal even larger TV seta to get high The idea of sh fling the blame for tli drug problem to the Democrat got a lot of early attention It was figured they were a cheaper target than actual drug traffickers All that would be required would be to blame the problem on the Democrats send in s few bimbos with newspaper cameramen in tlieir wake destroy the Democratic Party and — viola! tell the world the drug problem has been solved But the Bimbo’s Union recently got a huge wage increase so that idea waa dropped The strategy on which the drug president’s resolve is based cam from report issued by a committee chaired by CBS President L wrence Tisch fesmer Secrets ry of Stale Henry Kissinger and CBS correspondent Marvin Kalb Th “Larry Curly and Moe Report wa also called "The ABN 9 looked fields - TTie Report contained three main brilliant ideas and nine lesser evils They were: 1 Do Anything Anything Given th variety of what can be done something must work 2 Something Do Something Measured by results whatever anybody is doing so far is nothing Be3 Nothing Do notnirg cause it is clear that nothing nine other zingers were: 1 Legalize everything Make drug traffickers legitimate taxpayers just like Exxon officials They would be no more condemned in society than your average hazardous waste producer or Pentagon procurement officer 2 Buy out the drug dealers Why not? We pay farmers not to grow food Let’s pay drug dealers not to grow coke and pot 3 Kill them If it works for litter ers why not drug dealers? 4 Ignore the problem If ignorance is bliss maybe it can be sold as an alternate high like TV 5 Employ drug dealers Offer them jobs advising th Pentagon on infiltration techniques one of their areas of expertise Perhaps the CIA could be pursuaded to loan a few of their own drug traffickers to help 6 Create s new energy source Attach little generators to addict nostrils Snorting one gram of cocaine generate 000158 watte erf energy Multiplied by the number of users this could become a staggering new source of energy helping maintain our coal reserve well into the next century (Possible drawback of this one: if used for the Los Angeles Pwer grid IPP would be shut down negatively impacting local jobs) 7 Pave Columbia 8 Flood the market Us growth hormones When people have as much cocaine aa t!i do zucchini drug dealer will turn to other crimes like making country and western music 9 Make the war on drugs into TV It almost is judging by TV news coverage The idea is that after a few weeks itTl bore everybody to death Then you can quietly declare victory when nobody i watching so they can’t tell that nothing Has changed If you believe th president ia on th right track in his war on drugs you can help Send him your spare helicopters tanks guns automatic weapons grenade launchers missile and armored assault vehicles I know the deer hunt is just around the corner But come on be an American Rough it |