Show Pago County Chronicle 10 Millard ProgressJune 132002 County Commission Holden News highlights Cherryl Wood The phins longest defeated onds ot overtime Wood son of Cherryl Wood w ill rrurrv Sandra Bennett daughler of Bonnie Bennett of Fillmore on Saturday June Mh A family dinner will be held after the ceremony at the Stake Center 5 pm the Holden Sjlurday night at was called to put out a Fire ue Dept tihind Bill Steven's home when his chicken coop caught on fire caused by r icaf iring Bill would like to thank his and the fire department for helpneighbors ing put out the fire warm welcome to Greg Stevens son (4 Glade Stevens who has moved into his grandfather Milton Steven’s home game in NFL history occurred on December 25 1971 when the Miami DolCity Chiets 27 24 after 82 minutes 40 seconds— including 22 minutes 40 sec- the Kansas This space sells Call 864-240- 0 cently isiting Phyllis Bennett last weekend daughter Janet and husband Robins of Cedar City They took Phvllis up to the University Hospital Bum enter to visit Sandy's son Brian Wade Visiting Connie and Dean Larsen last week were their daughter Sandy Miller and Ijmily from Idaho They also visited Sandy’s brothers John and Jim and their families and her sister Diane Davis and family as well as other relatives while here fjnk and Patreecia Thomjs visited their daughler Jamie husband and new baby girl in Seattle WA They went up especially for Frank to bless the baby at shuich and name her Aubrey Louise They brought Jamie and Aubrey home with them to spend a couple of weeks Jamie and bjby flew back to Seattle last week Carol Cager and Cherryl Wood drove dkc City last Sat to attend the to Salt International Convention for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers They attended meetings jnd a luncheon at the Sheraton were her chard Exercise your privilege Primary Elections on June 25th to take tune to thank the citizens cl Millard County and express my thoughts on issues that are facing iui stand firmly in support of the 1960 Multiple us as approi' ti trie up nming Primary f lections As Commissioner Use Sustained Vieid Act for our public lands Tins act requires our public lands to be managed for the greatest good fdi the greatest number ot people for the long run Mange water and recreation are some ot Millard County's we are prudent with our maintenance of them they will continue to be so forever greatest assets tie IPA Negotiating learn is working extremely hard to prepare for Millard County's future Slate assessed in value due to depreciation and protests entered by these rty in Millard County is dropping constantly ach year the portion ot tixes ttiit the centrally or slate assessed owners pay dwindles and the portion omp mies that agriculture small business and residents pay increases My goal is to see that each property in the county is ot tax fee to Millard fairly and equally assessed and that stale assessed entities pay their fair share ot tax or Count Per ause Millard County s tax base is approximately 90 slate or centrally assessed and one company in Millard of out tax base We are fighting tor our lives" Please lend your support of these County is close to rom 00 to 2000 our stale wide central assessed properties dropped in assessed value by ontinued (torts 4 6 (doesn sound like inui h) but stale wide locally assessed values have had to increase 120 6 to maintain srun es Help us slop tins shill from big business to small business and residents in Millard County a Irii'Slrncnl in future requires capital However capital is more than money Time energy commitment wilimqiicss to ask questions and hear the answers is a great capital investment that am committed to tourism and public lands ettori have worked fund wilt) the Great Basin Heritage Committee Senator Reed n d Congressman Hanson of Utah to get a bill to Gibbons of Nevada and Senator Hatch and Congressman ttiat would male a Great Basin Heritage area similar to Heritage Highway 89 This corridor would range lean While pine County Nevada to Millard County Utah along the highway 50 6 corridor and would be recipient ot up lo a one million dollar grant each year tor 10 years to lund travel tourism and recreational use ot public lands and through these counties With a Ierntonil Stale Capitol Cove Fort Topaz Internment Camp Museums lustutii ai sites being some ot the ret ipienls for these funds Tourism is a very clean dollar (or Millard County We have a lot to oiler visitors and doesn require us to build any new infrastructure Lets capitalize on what is already here )ur Planning and Zoning Committee have taken on a monumental task ot supporting the Counties' masterplan to proii'i and preserve agnr ulluie The P&7 group are lobe applauded for their dedication and lime spent locome up with the ordinances they urieoiiy have lor review My thoughts on the sublet would allow tor a residential one acre building lot in and around the ities and townships with future plans lor annexations as the cities grow and expand Set backs for Ag Industrial far ilities (Haines and would lie increased tor Iho protection ot the residential one acre home owner An agriculture one acre zone could be used as well his option could provido homes sites tor individuals who want lo live out in the County away liom the city think a very strong conditional use permit (that would be a recoided on the deed of the property) would be appropriate for that agriculture one acre home living dor urient or the pioter lion of the Ag operator this home owner must acknowledge owner to sign that there may be dust hemcal spiaymg odois and Ikes in the area ttiey have chosen to live The set back (rom Ag industrial may noise not he as mu h m these Ag one aieas as is in residential one areas realize this will probably only stave off the inevitable Sooner or later (hopefully much later) the prime (arm land will bo developed Some call progress while others all a shame But the lu is is inevitable When the price the developer is willing lo pay gels high enough tha farmer will sell and his neighbor will teel somewhat unprotected f lease ter tree to all witti one rms or questions My homo phone is 864 2041 office Cell Your input is valued Commissioner Steve Draper Hotel 1st is the last day lo donate old at the Post Office drop box for the Camp humanitarian project They need all old shoes - child to shoes to boots Children’s shoes are needed if you have any quespecially tions call f ryn Larsen at June 'hoes Girls n Storage space overcrowded? Classifieds Can Sell 25 words for as little as $5 864-240- Buy 0 It Sell It Find It Chronicle Progress CLASSIFIEDS 1)1 OUR A Cl It that the County Auditor pay Peters and have UAC pay Millard County back Commissioner Cooper made a motion to pay Peters and take 50 percent out of Risk Management for the county's share and 50 percent out of the Overpayment and Reimbursement which will be reimbursed by UAC Commissioner Draper seconded The voting was unanimous Jackson said there has been one inquiry about the Rifle Range Project The Commission decided they want the price for fuel to include delivery to the sue Jcr'c Brink eroff scheduled horse races in Fillmore June 8 He requested the fee of the ambulance by waived by the county some help from Tourism for advertisement have the stalls unlocked and fees waived for racers have the prison work crew clean up the area have the water truck there for the races The Commission agreed to waive the ambulance fee but not the EMTs personnel wages have BrinkerotT ask Tourism for advertising money the recreation people should decide if fees should be waived and Cooper will find out schedule the prison work crew and water truck Attorney LcRay Jackson opened bids for installation of pipe for West Millard Southwest Asphalt Maintenance $39759 Mark's Backhoe - $7945 50 ADC - $12615 Jones Construction $16965 Carling & Company - $8178 Desert Mountain - $6845 and Dutson Supply - $7875 Kevin Moms West Millard Maintenance Supervisor will evaluate them Richard Bcckstrand Computer Administrator requested a Capital Purchase for a lap top computer for Attorney Jackson's office Bcckstrand will purchase a new lap top computer and let Jackson have his lap top The PC in the attorney's ofTice w ill go to the care center to help in the operation of the facility He reported there have been some upgrades done on computers at the center The Commission approved the request Jackson's office needs a scanner for the IP A project A tier the project is finished Jackson said his office will not require a scanner and it cold be used wherever needed in the county Jackson opened the following bids for rescaling the parking lot at the Millard County Offices and Ambulance Building in Delta Westsidc - $2270 40 and Southwest $2384 64 The bids were given to Sheryl Dckker Commissioners’ Assistant for evaluation and awarding of bids The Interlocal Biological Weed Control Agreement with the USU Extension Services was approved and signed A July date was set for a II am public hearing for a county zone change from Range and Forest to Highway Commercial in Section 33 TI6S R6W SLB&M Gary Hone East Millard Maintenance recommended that James Carter be hired for the Maintenance Department The Commission approved the recommendation The County Commission meets each Monday at 10 a m in the Millard County Counhouse The public is encouraged to attend The following is condensed from the May 20 minutes of the Millard County Commission These arc not the official minutes which may be obtained from the County Clerk’s Office in Fillmore Commissioner John Cooper altendcd a Fire District meeting Some difficulty in getting people to join county volunteer fire departments was reported The State the now requires firemen to certify and training takes time The fire district will pay for the needed certification classes The need for a testing program and hepatitis shots for first response personnel were discussed The funding for this program has not yet been established and a decision will need to be made in the near future A task force committee has been started by Work Force Services to create a program that will be taken to countyjails and counties in southern Utah prisons in The program will be designed to help mates prepare for the work market Some budget cuts have been made in the heath aiea The two public health nurses employed in Millard County will be retained However a nurse and a half will be laid off in Sanpete County and one nurse in Sevier County Mark Anderson and Bruce Giles quested that Mag Chloride be sprayed on the bus route near Richards Ranch going to Anderson’ home They also asked that a bad turn on the road east of Richards Ranch be straightened out Delyle Carling has offered to trade some land with the county so the road can be made straight A meeting w as held at Sunset View Golf Course USU grass and turf experts were present with some ideas on how to fix the problems One solution was to do better fall mainlenance Too much sail is in the water and a solution may be to mix the well and the river water together The aeraand tor will be changed to maintenance crews will aerate two times a year A practice green will be cultivated club the the near house in future The sod from the practice green will be used to replace the worn areas The golf committee will meet regularly to evaluate the grounds and other concerns Deputy Scott Corry reported that the POST Certification training on mental health was a positive experience He recommended that other counties participate in the program Five more county ofTicers will be sent to the training when openings are available Commissioner Cox talked with Abe Gillies an architect from Gillies Stransky Brcms Smith about the county’s policy that needs to be followed on the building the addition of office space at the Public Safety Building Gillies said it is their tent to do the architectural work Cox thought it would be wise to include the making of a bid spec package and have them advertise for bids The cost would be slightly increased to do so The Commission agreed to go ahead with the plan and have the Request for Qualifications sent out to three architectural firms Bill Peters has not been paid $52935 09 for work he has completed The bill was sent to Brent Gardner at UAC who hasn't been able to get the payment ready for Peters Attorney Jackson recommended Let the heat and the drought work for you I Y By Dennis Hinkamp LOGAN - The drought may be a good excuse to reduce or eliminate a garden this year but it doesn’t have to be a “wasted" III OL JULY CIII BRA ION 2002 SCHEDULE Ol' EVEN IS plish solarization with only a small effort and big results: Irrigate the area as if preparing to plant a garden 2 Prepare the soil by tilling as if you were going to plant a garden This removes any existing weeds and loosens up the soil 3 Cover with clear plastic ml thickness) and seal around the edges with a layer of soil 4 Allow the sun to solarize the area for sumsix weeks during the hot part of the mer July and August 5 Plant the garden next year in clean year WI l) SI JAY JULY )0 p in 00 p m III m a 200 a ni 1000 a m 1:00 a m l:3l) U:3() a 12:00 p ni a in m JULY all l)RI NS PARADE luu West Main - Mill till nr Biiililmg riuiitv 4 This would be an ideal time to solarize or pan of your garden area to "pasteurize" your soil says Shcrm Thomson Utah State University Extension plant pathologist This will allow you to start w ith a clean slate next year Solariation is the process of using clear plastic and solar energy to heat the soil to 2002 to(itl’dik St )A'( Il’RSDAY 0:00 3 2002 point that pathogenic microorganisms weed seeds and nematodes are killed Thomson explains The clear plastic traps the solar energy and elevates the soil temperature sufficiently to be lethal to many of the detrimental flora and fauna in the soil but does not kill most of the beneficial microbes Use the following guidelines to accom a SUNRIS1 SAIUIL ARLY lilRI ) BR1 AKI ASI - it MAIN I’ARADL km ist Main Street tn Juti West Main C it I’AIRIOIIC PROGRAM I’ttk - immediat I' 'Ik u my Main Parade Cl IILDREVS GAM1 S t it Park GAME IOOD&CRAIT 13001 US - ( it Pnk SUMMl R SI LI R 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNEY - luk ”‘m1 W I"1 ti 1 Nil RIA1NMLNI INI Hi! 12:30 p in 2:00 pm I 2:30 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm MAIINT DLMOLI R1 L SWIMMING knits ir 1: iZ- -i n r e it '1 it PARK - Vanet nil Kl West Millard Swimming Pool p in I 3 (in - pel person I ION DERBY Millard Mill ltd ( m ii t REWORKS Inin heater C onnt airnunuls airrounds cY pasteurized soil Weeds and other microbes will eventuthe area but it will take a ally few years he says Unfortunately solarperennial ization will not kill weeds such as Canada thistle and bindweed iivision n q alent The first photograph President James K Polk of a President while in office in 1849 by Matthew Brady A New was taken of Indispensable Internet Tool For Your Business! rm I The Utah Legal Notice Database is online1 Manual searches are free! 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