Show J 1109 vr WFS'ITRN MfOPOfJRAf’HH: 45r)5 COMM RCF )R S'I F SAIT AKF CITY OT The Gunnison Library Board and Gloria Worthington the Gunnison Librarian have declared "Amnesty Week" at the library during the week of October 28 through November 2 Any books that are overdue may be returned and no fine will be charged during Amnesty Week So start hunting around the house for books forgotten Vol 75 Number 43 Gunnison Utah 84634 Wednesday October 23 1996 U'i vr 001 r ’00 ri 50 cents 'Move pool' Centerfield tells Gunnison leaders by Anita Lyons do my daughter to go swimming?’ it myself” Funk said when she was young she used the local pool “I don’t know who paid for the swimming pool but loved going swimming want something in this valley for our kids to do If we don’t do this then we don’t have a swimming pool Is that right?” she asked Gunnison’s Mayor Buchanan swered “It’s probably what it’ll be because it’s held together with bailing wire now” Kevin Hansen commented “I have kids that love going to the swimin it read the that ming pool paper the entrance fee might be doubled hate to stick more if we don’t join burden onto the elderly people in the but when my Dad was a kid town the people before him paid for activities for him to go to We’re a community Either we do it as a commugo up” nity or we can’t We can’t just burDraper continued “When do we den the payment on one group of as a society start giving the elderly a people” break? They’ve paid their dues and Council Member Perry Sorensen asked for an idea of the cost to use they keep right on paying and pay- Staff writer DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS! Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 early Sunday morning October 27 Turn all of your clocks back an hour before you go to bed on Satur- am day night The rest of the story Editor's note: Did you wonder how story on the CUCF canines ended? We thought you would Here is the conclusion found from the clippings on the computer from last week's GVN The unit may help county deputies with a home arrest or help locate runaways from the youth correctional facility Also “We do quite a bit with Highway Patrol searches on We’ve had a lot of success with those” Troopers are only allowed to go so far searching a vehicle If they are suspicious of drugs they call the canine unit A court ruling has declared that if a police dog indicates it creates ‘probable cause” and the trooper can search the car more thoroughly The dogs are used “to establish more cause to search” explained Newman He guessed that the Special Operations Unit helps with road checks as often as every week and a half Generally when responding to calls for help members of both the SWAT team and the canine unit work together “If we go somewhere they go too When we are running our dog they watch it and clear the area When they go to high risk calls we’ll be there as their back up It’s a team the thing” The unit also does a lot of demonstrations During the time around ribbons week they are especially busy “We demonstrate throughout the six For the county area” said Newman next two weeks the unit will be doing one or two meetings a day "We just got done doing one for the Snow College Criminal Justice class” he The unit also demoncommented strates for church and school groups visiting the prison About his job as a canine handler Newman said “I love it It’s very You get to see a lot of rewarding good results with the dog and with the public The public enjoys seeing the dogs work” Centerfield Town Council is in favor of establishing a utility license fee to help pay for a new pool if will agree to locate the pool more centrally In a meeting October 14 the council discussed the pool with Centerfield citizens and Gunnison Mayor Buchanan and council member Brian Jensen The meeting began with citizen comment Dell Draper said about the six percent tax “I’m totally against it If Gunnison wants a swimming pool let them put it in and charge the fees they have to charge” He commented on the burden the tax would be to the elderly “I just feel we should be strapped for the next fifteen years at ten dollars a month” Frank Robertson said “It won’t just be ten dollars a month Every time the utilities go up that fee will ing” “What about our young people?” asked Norma Jean Funk “They need a swimming pool They need something to do someplace to go” Joyce Lange commented “It the pool isn’t going to keep them off the streets” Funk continued “I don’t want to get in a feud but am for the swimming pool” Robertson said “That’s bogus just because we don’t have a swimming pool doesn’t mean the kids are going to go nuts Every year I take my daughter down to the swimming pool give her the $20 and she goes and buys the pass It never occurs to me to go to you or you or you and say ‘How about helping me pay for the pool if Centerfield doesn’t help pay for it Brian Jensen answered “You’re looking at a five to one tio So if the pass is $100 it would cost you $500” Council Member Bartley Jensen asked how much it would be to get the kids in if the town did participate “I don’t foresee it changing a whole lot from what it is now” answered Brian Jensen “When we went around and looked at pools just a day use varied anywhere from $100-150 and that’s statewide” Lund asked for review a Mayor of the building plans and the costs “The way it’s planned right now it’s (Continued on Page 11) Stoddard honored at GV Hospital meeting by Anita Lyons “Thank you for all you’ve contributed” Hospital Board Vice Chairman Bruce Blackham told Mark Stoddard during board meeting October 7 The board presented a plaque to Stoddard former hospital adm in istrator Blackham said “I think of all the people that have really made sure this facility was operating and turned it around and made sure that we are presently in business I’d have to give credit to Mark” In other matters CFO Virgil Blackham reported that the committee which had been assigned to look into the feasibility of billing ER patients during night hours had decided against doing it Doctor Kim Beck who originally requested that doctors be able to take payments researched the topic and reported that it would be harder to implement than she had originally assumed The committee decided not to make any changes at this time Doctor Beck did however make recommendations for several ER policy changes The medical staff agreed to write new policy and guidelines for the Emergency Room and is currently working on it reported Doctor Von Pratt “It will give us continued good working relationships” he said 31 kl J j? v‘ v ’ V jj Frosty field Sunday morning northeast of Mayfield created a beautiful sight with the sun shining off the ice created by the irrigation system The Gunnison Valley received the seasons first snowfall late Saturday October 1 9 With the snow came cold weather and a freezing wind This wasn 't great for hunters up in the mountains looking for deer on the opening day of the deer hunt GunnisonJOityjneeting Water ordinance discussed by Anita Lyons Staff writer During a public meeting October 16 the Gunnison city council discussed what project would best suit an application for CDGB grant money City Administrator Ray Limb said “To score points we have to do something that will benefit a lot of people in the low and moderate income categories” Projects that help to meet ADA code or target seniors are good Two projects were suggested a ramp entrance to city hall that would enter on the landing in front of the library and the creation of a restroom facility for the handicapped During the regular council meeting the following topics were discussed: Council Member Boyd Brady (also former judge) said about the letter tired police officer Jack Evans sent to the Gunnison city council “ Evans himself insisted on seeing the magistrate Mayor Buchanan asked Brady if he would like to send a response to Evans Brady commented that it wouldn’t be worth the time “He lied” he said The council discussed what policy to set concerning helping new developers to pay for the sewer and water lines to the building site Although City Ordinance states that utility lines must be extended the entire frontage of a building lot past councils have approved exceptions One exception was for Dove’s grocery store (where ACE Hardware is located) Because everyone generally agreed that no one would want to build farther south the sewer line was terminated north of the store Now Darrel and Stacey Reid are developing a business south of ACE and are willing to pay for the sewer line on their own frontage but asked the city to extend the line the 243 feet in front of ACE Similarly Jim and Lori Olsen are interested in building South of Kenley Keisel on the Farmer’s Freeway Because it was assumed that Jensen would be the last on the line the utilities were not placed along the entire frontage The Olsens have asked if the council will help financially in bringing the utilities to the edge of the property they are looking to purchase “Police officers do not like to was get caught” Evans stopped by officer Joe L Christensen for going twenty over in a school zone Evans claimed the lights on the school zone sign were not flashing Officer Christensen as well as Officer Roger Peterson affirmed that the lights were flashing Evans complained about being what he called “arrested” and taken to the elementary The lunch crew at Gunnison Valley Elementary was busy last week school to see the judge Coun- - wp en about 450 parents and siblings came to the school and ate lunch cil Member Brady explained students This was in celebration of 50 years of the school lunch that when a person is issued a pr0gram a Gunnison Valley Elemetary Homemade rolls and cookies ticket he has four choices: made the visitors smile and shows the love given by these dedicated Sign the ticket agreeing to women Pictured left to right: Jo Ann Anderson Charlotte Follett Shari appear in court 2 Postbailby mail 3 Go to see the nearest Malmgren Tanya Topham Kathleen Childs Patty Westenskow and magistrate 4 Go to jail Ac- - Alice Clark JoAnn noted that they sened 2000 meals (lunch and breakfast) in cording to officer Christensen three days last week Wow! Impact fees to be held for renovation projects public told by Anita Lyons Staff writer New Mayfield Ward Bishopric called new Bishopric was called on October 13 1996 in the Mayfield LDS Ward Bishop Dale Harwood (seated) has selected a support group to include Jeff Bartholomew 1st Counselor (left) and 2nd Counselor Johnny Anderson (far right) Lee Sorenson (2nd from left) is the new Ward Clerk William Jube Jube is the Financial Clerk and Kenneth Peterson is the Executive Secretary (middle and 2nd from right) A V0M In a public meeting concerning adopting impact fees in Centerfield held Monday October 14 the public made no comment Mayor Kim Lund began the meeting by explaining “why we as a council decided to do impact fees” The money collected from the impact fee will be placed in a fund and be used for renovation and expansion of the sewer and pond system as the town grows Impact fees “let new development help pay for the impact on the sewer system and not put it the cost back on the public” he said The Mayor opened the meeting for comment Six citizens were present but no one spoke Six minutes after it had begun the public meeting was over The council voted unanimously to pass the ordinance setting a $2300 impact fee on new sewer connections ln other matters the council approved Universal Development’s plans for a storage unit business which will be built across the street from Walkers Kevin Hansen who represented Centerfield at the Sanpete County Fire District meeting reported to the council He was discouraged that the district is not benefitting local communities although Gunnison Valley communities contribute $27000 annually to the district “It’s still not too late to get out” he said that Mayor Lund commented Gunnison Valley communities were aware when they joined the district that northern towns in the county would use the majority of the district money for the first few years until their fire departments are brought up to the standard that Gunnison Fire Department has already achieved Lund added that one reason for joining was because larger organizations made up of more than one community (such as the Sanpete County Fire District) are more likely to receive grant money Hansen reported that Fairview lost a brush truck in a fire and the city didn’t have insurance for it They would Iikerthe fire district to replace it The district board discussed who is liable to replace equipment The fire district board would like each city and town to create a ten year (Continued on Page 12) mtA |