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Show Vol.79 No. 5 Thursday, July 19, 1979 W4W A tr , pHfm I iC nedmnKDQiKdl IHIomnie Tottafllly Lost Ilim Stmmninmieir Fnir A vacationing Redmond familys home caught fire Tuesday noon and was largely destroyed. The Charlie King family was on vacation, neighbors said, when the fire broke out in their frame house north of the Redmond Clay & Salt Plant on Main Salina volunteer fire department. The Salina crew used the pumper on the fire, but to no avail. The big truck was connected to a water supply as the fire spread from north to south under the roof. A new addition had just been added to the north side of the older house. Neither the trailer on one side of the house nor a smaller house on the other side were damaged in the blaze. Street. Elton Taylor, Salina, was driving by when he noticed flames coming from the house. He went to several homes before finding someone home to call the Speed Bump Wanted Installation of speed bumps in the Sunset South subdivision was requested by several residents at Mondays meeting of the Salina City Council. The representatives complained of speeding vehicles in the area, and asked that the bumps be installed to slow them down. Mayor Leah Conover will speak with the developers of the area about the installation of the bumps. The residents also inquired about crumbling sidewalks in the subdivision, and were told that the area has not yet been accepted by the City, and the developers are responsible for the condition of the sidewalks. A report on the progress of the proposed pressurized irrigation system which will be voted upon July 31 at a bond election was given by representatives of Region West Associates. A pamphlet explaining the system will be distributed to all Salina homes. North Sevier Jaycees asked about some quonset hut building material the City acquired from Sevier County to be used for building facilities for groups the council to ask for a variance for a front yard fence on his property at 310 S. 1st W. He was informed that he is to meet Salina Citys building code which sets a maximum of 3Vfe feet in height. He also requested a high fence for a tennis court near the street. Councilman Richard Criswell will check on the feasibility of this request. City Recorder Don Burns was instructed to order a new set of Utah Code books, $341.25, and the updating supple- Salina Fire Department volunteers flames, trying to bring fighting the blaze under control last Tuesday, 17. The home, belonging to Charles King of Redmond, was com- pletely destroyed. The fire fighters July ot were called about noon, but it had too good of a start to save any part of it. ment, $70. ON TUESDAY. JULY 31 4 Salina Voters Asked To Approve Water Issue On Tuesday, July 31, Salinas voters wil be asked to approve a revenue bond issue for $1.4 million to finance a pressurized irrigation system. The following information has been prepared by the City to answer various questions which have arisen concerning the project. 1. Why does the project cost $1.4 such as the EMTs and the Jaycees. The old fire station near the City Hall which the Jaycees have used has been condemned because of the unsafe roof. Wesley Cherry was delegated to check out a building site adjacent to the proposed new City Park on East Main Street for a structure, as well as an additional site for the North Sevier Jeep Possee building. Derek Andreason appeared before . million? $1.4 million represents many smaller cost items which in sum make the complete project. Included in the project is an expansion of the present storage reservoir on Salina Creek to 49 acre tranfeet. This item plus a smission line to bring the water from the reservoir approximately 1.7 miles 27-in- Beautification Contest Continues The committee plans to use before Entries in the Salina Beautification Contest continue to come in, according to Lula Anderson, chairman, who said she already has received more than last year, the first time the contest was held. Persons interested in entering the contest have a chance at a $25 first prize or $10 second prize in each of the four categories: Most Beautiful, Most Improved Older Home, Most Improved New Home, and Most Beautiful Older Home. and after photos to help select the winners this year. An judge will be obtained to determine prizeout-of-to- winning entries. An entry blank is included in this weeiks issue of the Salina Sun. Budget Squeeze Because of tax and expenditure limitation legislation enacted by the Talented? Enter Show 1979 Utah Legislature, local units of government and the State of Utah will have to undergo considerable budget tightening after this year. This was the conclusion reached by Utah Foun- dation, The Sevier County Farm Bureau is seeking performers for its annual Talent Contest, scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Richfield High the private research organization in an analysis of HB 303, which was approved earlier this year. According to the study, if the limitations had gone into effect with the 1967-6- 8 fiscal year, cumulative state and local savings in Utah over the following ten years would have amountotal ted to $674 million. By 1976-7state and local taxes would have been reduced by $160 million per year, or 19 below the amount actually collected. Such a reduction would have necessitated much closer scrutiny of spending priorities, and some activities School auditorium. Performers from zero to thirty are welcome to apply by contacting Scott or Louise Thalman, Johnson, Deadline for applications is Aug. 4. 529-733- 2, 7, 896-543- 2. Still Seeking Don Anderson, Gunnison, has scheduled a second meeting in an attempt to acquire and share information on producing alcohol using a solar still. Anyone interested in producing alcohol to be used for fuel (and for gasohol) or who has had experience in producing alcohol from a mash is invited to attend the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, at the Salina American Legion Hall. V F and services currently performed probably would have been reduced or eliminated. When the limits become effective, ' state appropriations will be allowed to rise by not more than 85 of the percentage increase in the states personal income. For local units, the increased ceiling in local taxes will be equal to 90 of the increase in per capita personal income with an adjustment for local population changes. to the City constitute roughly 25 of the project cost. The pipe, laid throughout the City, will make up approximately 33 of the projects price. Another 20 is comprised of valves, paving, earthwork, service lines, etc. The remaining reflects allowances for inflation, 22 contingencies, engineering services, financing costs and other legal and administrative expense. 2. If the city is short of water, shouldnt we add more drinking water? Salinas current drinking water supply comes from a spring of excellent quality water in Lost Creek. The water flows at the rate of 917 gallons per minute, which is sufficient to serve the culinary needs of Salina through the turn of the century, if its use for such things as car washing, lawn watering, and gardening is entirely eliminated. Salina currently owns sufficient shares in the Salina Creek Irrigation Co. to supply the outdoor water needs of the community. The supply, however, is not efficiently used at present because it is not available to all property in the city, and the open ditch system exacts a heavy toll in water loss and time. Pressurizing and piping overcomes these present liabilities. Finally, the cost of adding drinking water supplies as opposed to conserving the existing drinking water supply is substantially in favor of conservation. The cost of searching for new drinking water wells; the likelihood that it would be very mineralized which would require expensive treatment; pluk- the construction of a pipeline to transport the new supply would be far greater than the irrigation project. Engineering estimates of a treatment plant ALONE are approximately $2 cost-relate- properties hooking up after the project is constructed will pay a higher hook-u- p fee. The mayor and city council urge every Salina voter to cast their ballot for the irrigation project Tuesday, July 31. Fnimaifl Eimwiioirimmnieimftall (Don CeimftiraE Utialfo Broad regional environmental impacts of proposed and possible mining of federal coal and of related activities and projects in Central Utah are examined in a final environmental statement released by the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. The statement also assesses local environmental impacts from the operation of 10 proposed underground coal mines on federal lands, as well as cumulative impacts from the operation of a planned power plant by Intermountain Power Project (IPP) and of units 3 and 4 of the Emery Power Plant. The area covered by the regional statement includes the Book Cliffs, Wasatch Plateau, Salina Canyon, and Emery coal fields and the western part of the Sego coal field. This area covers 3.23 million acres in Carbon, Utah, Emery, Sanpete, Grand, Wayne, and tt Lions Install New Officers Grid Practice Begins July 30 Beginning practice for football is scheduled from 7 - 9 p.m. Monday, July 30 by North Sevier Head Coach Bruce Hoggard. All ninth through twelfth grade boys who are interested in playing football are required to attend the meeting, scheduled for the new gymnasium. Helmets will be issued following the meeting and a short practice will be held. Coach Hoggard said prospective players should come dressed in shorts and either gym shoes or football shoes. The Wolves first game of the season is at home Aug. 31 against Milford. another election is held); and the interest rate anticipated on the bonds and d other issues. Based on current estimates, the city has committed itself to an initial hook-u- p charge for all properties in the city boundaries of $200 and a monthly charge of $7. New 3. What will 1 pay for the project? The exact price depends upon the amount of grant and cheap loan money which is available; the final cost of the project (which may be less than $1.4 million, but cant be higher unless ' The Salina Lions met July 11 at Maple Grove for a steak fry with their partners and guests. After the meal, prepared by the cook committee, Willis Poulson, outgoing president, turned over his gavel to the new president, Ronald Turner. District Governor Bud Chamberlain, his Cabinet Secretary, John Rowley from Cedar City, and their wives attended. The new officers, Ronald Turner, president; Alma Blake, 1st vice president; Richard Criswell, second vice president; Bill Fowles, secretary-treasureDavid Mickelon, tail twister; Allen Crane, lion tamer; Lamar Larson, director; and Darrel Scovil, director, were officially installed by District Governor Chamberlain. r; two-ye- two-ye- ar ar Cnafl ToM Sevier Counties, where coal has been mined for about 100 years. Production from the area now is about 8 million tons a year, and total coal reserves are estimated at nearly 14 billion tons. The statement assumes various scenarios for different levels of production, but concentrates its main analysis on an annual production of 24 million tons of federal and coal by non-feder- 1990. By 1990, an estimated 379 million tons of federal coal would be mined from the 10 mines studied in the EIS. If that much federal coal is actually produced, royalty payments to the federal government could exceed $608 million (in terms of 1979 dollars), with half these royalties being returned to the state and local governments. That amount of coal could supply the energy equivalent of about 2 billion barrels of oil. The 10 mines would contribute about $10 million to the abandoned mine reclamation fund. This fund is used for reclamation and restoration of lands and water resources adversely affected by past coal mining. Based on an annual production of 24 million tons of coal by 1990, the following summaries of environmental impacts are included in the statement: Surface disturbance would total 2,924 acres and 27,000 to 39,000 acres could be subject to surface subsidence. Some local fractures and surface buckling and surface subsidence of several feet, but not more than 20 feet, might occur. The population increase at the projected level of coal production of 24 million tons a year would be from 55,000 in 1990. This is in 1975 to 70,000-75,00-0 only slightly greater than the increase anticipated in the future with no federal scenario of 19 action (the million tons per year) . Population in Carbon County would increase from 19,000 in 1975 to about 33,000 in 1990, and Emery County would increase from about 6,700 in 1975 to about 14,000 in 1990. Sevier, Wayne, low-lev- el Immpactt Piute and Sanpete Counties would have about 10 percent growth. increased population would of water require about 5,900 acre-fee- t annually for domestic and public purposes. Rapid growth would place temporary financial pressure on local government: quality and quantity of some municipal services might decline, i.e., sewage and solid waste disposal, health care, social services, police and fire protection, recreation facilities, education, etc. The Housing requirements would about parallel population increases. About 10 percent of the population, those 65 and older, would be adversely impacted by anticipated rising prices and shortages in public services. Competition for labor would adversely affect existing area businesses. About 800 acres of irrigated crop- land would be removed from production. This would include community expansion and reallocation of water needed for domestic and public use. Recreation resource use would increase 10 percent or less over that projected by 1990 at the low (no action) level. Wildlife would be impacted by increased human activity, and wildlife habitat would be lost on 2,924 acres, including community expansion. The present visual quality of the landscape would be changed as a result of mining and the associated transportation and transmission facilities. Lasting cultural changes would be expected in Emery and perhaps Sevier and Wayne Counties. The statement emphasizes that the secretary of the interior is not proposing a production level tor coal in Central Utah, and that the statement does not commit the secretary to a new g program or to the issuance of new coal leases. coal-leasin- i |