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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, September 26. 2001 - Page 2 BLM distributes over $1 99 million in PILT checks The Bureau of Land Management sent just over $199 million on September 20 to 1 approximately 1,900 local gov-- I ernmenta across the United States in accordance with the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act Secretary of the ! j Thursday September 27 Monticcllo city council meets, 7 p..m. at City offices. Monticcllo Airport Committee meets, 8 p..m. at City offices. Monday October 1 SJC Commission meeting, 10 a.m.. County Courthouse. Tuesday October 2 Monticello Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., Monticello City Office. October 3 Monticello Recreation Committee meeting, 7 p.m., Monticello City Offices. Monticello Golf Committee meeting, 7:30 p.m., Monticello City Offices. Bluff Service Area Board of Trustees meeting, 7 p.m.. Bluff Service Area office. Bluff. Social Security Rep at Dept, of Workforce Services, 2 & 4:30 Wednesday p.m. Social Security Rep at Dept, of Family Services Bldg, 10 a.m. & noon. October 4 Social Security Rep at Dept, Workforce Services, 8 a.m. & noon. Thursday of Interior Gale Norton an- nounced this years payment is $65 million more than last years payment. The increased payments extend to San Juan County. The county coffers will increase by $637,790 because of the PILT payments. This represents an increase of nearly 44 percent over the $441,379 PILT payment in the 2000 fiscal year. Utah, with total payments to government agencies exceeding $15 million, has the fifth highest payments of the 50 states. California leads the way, with PILT payments exceeding $20 million this year. PILT payments offset the loss of tax revenue to localities caused by the presence of tax-exem- pt federal land within their jurisdictions. According to Acting BLM Director Nina Hatfield, the PILT payments are important to the economic well-bein- g of communities. PILT payments help fund vital community services, such as firefighting and police protection, and construction of hospitals and public schools, Hatfield said. The BLM has distributed more than 42.7 billion in PILT payments to local governments since the programs inception in 1977. The BLM distributes the congressionally appropriated PILT payments to eligible units of local governments across the nation and its territories each year. Payments fedare made for eral lands in the National Park and National Forest systems, federal lands administered by the BLM, lands dedicated to federal water resources development projects, and lands withdrawn from the public domain in other categories. The BLM calculates the payments using the PILT Act formula, based on population and the amount of federal land within an affected county or census area. These payments are in addition to federal revenues transferred to the countax-exem- pt My goal is to keep you informed. I am willing to listen and represent your views on issues dealing with Our Community "The City of Monticello". Judge's Initial - Official Primary Ballot for City of Monticello, Utah October 2, 2001 6cCn, LchjuixAj Record BBBSSaHBnBSSBSSCSBSS To TO VOTERS: vote for e In the cross a (X) aquare following candidate, place aa the the namefa) of the peraonfa) you favor ' INSTRUCTIONS candidatefa) for each reapective office. ties under other programs, such as income generated from use offederal land for livestock grazing and timber harvesting. All states except Rhode Island, which has minimal federal land, are receiving PILT funds for fiscal year 2001, which ends September 30. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands also receive PILT payments. The states with counties that collectively receive the largest amounts this year are: California: $20,899,051; New Mexico: $18,029,532; Alaska: $13,341,403; Mon- tana: $15,713,745; Utah: $15,352,775; and Colorado: More information may be obtained from BLMs website at http: $15,240,782. www.blm.gOYpilt- (7 VOTE FOR REPRESENTATION Sample Ballot in-dep- th Published September 26, 2001 in the SanJuan Record, Monticello, Utah. - The BLM manages more land - 264 million surface acres - than any other federal Road work report SR 191, Blanding Main Street: Project includes the agency. Most of the countrys roto mill, overlay, and chip seal public land is located of Blandings Main Street. in 12 western states, including .TVaffic will be reduced to one Alaska. These lands, once re- lane in each direction. Motormote, now provide the growing ists can expect moderate decommunities of the West with lays. Paving is complete with open space that gives the rechip seal operations expected gion much of its character. through mid October 2001. BLM-mariag- ed SR 211, Newspaper Rock Parking Lot: mum delays. Expected completion: November 2001. 4r iic 4r Elect ROBERT R. VALERIO Rye Nielson in- Project cludes new construction of a parking lot and facilities at Newspaper Rock. Parking at the rest area is closed. Motorists should watch for heavy equipment and construction crews and can expect mini- t r:--- i wjHF MAYOR OF MONTICELLO Progressive! Qualified, Experienced, & Willing. Local Long Term Resident. Concerned about the Economy. FMdpoNiotf |