Show ' r f h :n r" I S VI 1 Volume 74 Number 7 Gunnison Utah 84634 Wednesday - j 2!4j Ykl '01 tin ' 11 V' 44 I '4 n t III (J 50 cents February 15 1995 Utility Fees to raise in July Zoning changes made Anita Lyons Keller Christenson Eddie Cox and Joe Blain visited the Gunnison city council meeting last Wednesday February 8 The item in question was the county fire district A few years ago in order to recciv e necessary grant money to purchase some new fire engines in the county a fire district was created Each city in the county paid a fee into the district to support it This money is not enough funding lor the fire district by ha The county commissioners fire district c come up w ith a plan to charge each household in the county $2 per month for the One representative from each community involved will be chosen to sit on the fire district board This board will decide on the equipment needed and w hich community has the greatest need Commissioner Christenson explained “There’s going to be years that you get much more than you put in and other years that you don't get as much” Each community The Winner Is: are the winners of the Salina SunGunnison Valley News Giveaway They will receive a trip to Salt Lake City Other winners were Brian and Virgina Stewart Salina and Chad and Susanne Beach Salina won dinner on February 14 at the Branding Iron ResturantMaureen Ottley Salina Nora Ann Peterson Gunnison Rex Olsen Axtell and Sherry Sorensen Manti and Dean Barker Salina each won two passes to the Star Theatre! Thank You for participating we've been aggressive (in Gunnison) our fire department Right now we have the lowest possible insurance cost a community can get We feel a little like we’re being penalized for what we’ve aggressively built” Cox replied that he understood Commissioner the feelings but “We have to look ahead instead of back” Joe Blain added “Our plan is that every community is going Students to participate in 'Champions' assemblies to be better off in 10 years their own” Wagstaff began motivating youth to define their dreams make them come true He has given over 3500 to over 2 million students across North presentations " Wagstaff served as the Prevention Education Community Awareness Chairman of the Utah Governor's Task Force on Youth Drug and Alcohol Abuse and has volunteered over 3000 hours at the Salt Lake Juvenile Deten- tion Center since 1982 Barton has coordinated ship including soliciting the communityschool partnerarea businesses to help pay for the assemblies The Champions for Life assemblies teach students four Over 50 action and four attitude qualities of a champion area businesses and individuals have sponsored the Cham- LifeCoaching Your Kids presentations Wagstaff will speak at Gunnison High School on ruary 23 at 8: 15 a m School at 9:10 a m Wagstaff In addition Wagstaff nationally known motivational author will speak to all students in the South Darol speaker and Sanpete School district 4 February He is coming to the district because Barbara Barton Manti "I have heard know how good he is with students need to hear him" she said I Feb- over to the Elementary to the school assemblies For additional Wagstaff will be February 22 and at Manti 23 Both parent programs begin at School information Life contact Barbara Allred voted to amend The subdivision Barton just been on two city ordinances ordinance was changed to allow develin to less than 10 lots to do opers who want to subdivide 'so without having as many developer is required to do as a larger requirements The second amendment concerns the secondary water source (irrigation water) that is required on property before development is allowed The amendment spells out the requirement more clearly and includes the ruling that the water cannot be sold separate of the land When the the water must go with it The council also adjusted the list of guidelines and costs for renting of city hall The hall ill cost $ 10 00 an hour land is sold and a $2500 over night for set up fee or storage of in the building business licenses were approved for Eugene Bartholomew’s Subway Sandwich and Gwen Jensen's Janice McClellan's request for a manufacturing to rent items license business speaking at teacher meetings and at special student "wrap sessions after school each day He w ill also be presenting the Coaching Your Kids parent program at of the efTort of North Sanpete High him before and High School February think the students 700 pm After competing on the Professional Freest) le Skiing Circuit for four ) cars and setting the current w orld record for the longest single front somersault on skis then move had Two pions For Darol than if they The city council agreed that Gunnison will be better off as a member of the county fire district They voted to add a charge of $2 00 to the city utility bill beginning July In a public meeting held the same ev cning the council and since 1978 to budget for maintenance sulking because about improving J America will be required to pay their ow n insurance The fi re district's purpose w ill be primarily to raise money for new equipment (one fire truck costs as much as $200000) Council member Elizabeth Jensen said "We’ve been Lana and Randy Larson Gunnison for a second was denied business because in her home employee council “didn't the instigate a zone change or a home occupation want to (ordinance) of their have by Anita Lyons Gunnison residents will pay $300 Beginning March In anticipation of the price increase at more for garbage the county landfill the city council voted last Wednesday to make the change in the utility bill There was some discussion of recycling Ivan Monk who was also present at the city council meeting said “If we’re going to have to transport (trash) out of county we need to cut our volume down We take two and a half truck of Gunnison that’s near 20 tons a week” He shared some ideas for recycling “The only way to make it work is to make it easy for them” He spoke about giving everyone a second can labeled for specific items then the refuse will be collected and sorted “There is no loads a week out glass” comments Ivan and recomthat any program that is started concentrate on aluminum and heavy metals paper Monk also shared the idea of collecting grass clippings market for plastic or mended and working them into the rodeo grounds to soften up the soil Elizabeth Jensen wondered if other cities might go in with Gunnison to get a tree chipper to share It would cut down on bulk waste and contribute flower beds mulch for the city The problems with recycling programs in the past is that there has not been enough volume gathered to make its collection cost effective The fact is that until the rates for garbage program With landfill go much higher than they are now a recycling is not going to fly tons of garbage a day entering the county the current site will be ok until October before the EPA requires the site to be closed The have requested input from the city councils throughout the county about what to do with the garbage Due to a request by City administrator Ray Limb the utility billing due date ill now be the 5th of each month transport of the and trucks and will Trash pick-u- p to increase change” instead own fire stations Should we open a new landfill in out? the county our garbage 25th about the Champions for or Heather (801) Central Utah Mental Health in Mt Pleasant (801) Dog Tagged Anderson Gunnison Valley Animal Clinic assists 'Wags' in getting his shots and Gunnison dog tags Nancy Lemon city recorder said j only 35 people took advantage of the clinic this past Saturday Dogs need proof of rabies shot within the last two years in orderto be licenced A dog tag in Gunnison costs $1000 for a male or female $500 if spayed or neutered Dr Offices to close for Presidents holiday Remember when everything shut down for both Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday! Well now they call it President's day and it is Monday February 20 1995 The banks and Post Office will be closed! The City County State and Federal Offices will close! Schools will be out as well The Salina Sun and Gunnison Valley News will be closed for the holiday Deadlines are this Friday 1 7) at NOON! This will not interrupt your delivery as the paper will still arrive on Wednesday! T ake advantage of all the sales in this week's paper as most businesses in the area will remain open! T ' Bit It's Cold Out! shows a Gunnison Scout the proper way to build a snow cave Area slept in snow caves and participated in the annual Klondike Derby in Canyon Nearly 4 inches of snow fell on the group during the night Kent Worthington scouts and leaders Huntington or |