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Show No tax hike for Blanding by Phil Mueller Members of the Blanding City Council and Mayor Calvin Balch took a firm stand in rejecting a proposed resolution to accept a new property tax levy rute at the July 10 meeting of the Blanding City Council. The proposal was to accept a new tax rate to keep the city property tax income at the same level it was last year. It would have resulted in a $7 per year tax increase on property valued at $100,000. Mayor Balch opened the issue by saying, What ure we doing raising taxes?" Council member Kelly laws added, I really dont think we need to raise taxes. The tax rate proposal died for lack of a motion to present if for a vote. Council then rufted a revised resolution adopting last years tax rate. City Administrator Chris Webb said the move would result in about a $2,870 income loss to the city. Security guurds watch Fourth Reservoir construction equipment. Jim Davis, the Fourth Res- ervoir Dam construction project manager for Western Constructors, told the Council that vandals did about $2,000 damage to glass on heavy equipment at the He said the damage project. occurred shortly after the project began. The firm has y hired law officers to guard the equipment at night. Davis said the law officers have several leads on suspects. The construction mnnager said, however, that he wanted ofT-dut- to tell city officials and the community how well his crew is being treated. This is an exemplary community, emphasized Davis. lie said he has come to really like Blanding and its people and wanted the community to know his crew appreciates the interest in the project and his crew members. Consider wells, City Council told. Blanding resident and private consulting engineer Clay Conway recommended to members of the Blanding City Council that the city consider drilling wells for added city water. Conway, who operates a private geology consulting firm in Blanding, says an initial study of maps, local geology and other documents, leads him to believe that a high producing well could be drilled deep enough into the Navqjo Sandstone formation T1!K SAN JUAN KKCOKI) Restaurant City Engineer Philip CVtSnclhicY V : fAGO Of 7 Dinner All Blanding 678-212- 2 you can eat Serving The Four Comen Since 1984 Fresh Homemade Hoi Salads Deli Sandwiches 164 South Main Italian Mixed Drinks St.Ucni01321 Monticello 133 East Central Montlcello ft UiaJb Soup & salad bar Rotating buffet: includes Chinese Mexican Wine Y :i days a week Breakfast Lunch Beer 733 S. 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Several of citizens at the 70 PATIO Taste of the West Blanding White Mesa Mill. It means jobs," said Lacy. sign; Open Prime Rib Chicken Steaks Ribs Mexican Food Soup & Salad Bar via slurry pipeline to the The other members of the Council and Mayor Balch agreed and asked that the letters be prepared for Council members and the Mayor to 1 Kilcl Banquet room Gift Shop .r the opening of through a fracture or fault at Palmer reported the base of the Blue Mountain concrete bids for city projects. Palmer recommended the city complex north of Blanding. low bid of $69.50 per Conway, who has worked uccopt the Rcdi-mi- x with officials in Pay son, Ari- yard from Yoakam zona on well water develop- Concrete. The Council acment for several years, says cepted the bid and Palmer rehis research so far shows that ports city crews will test the used to see by drilling could be successful concrete as it is in an area that is a westerly that it meets specifications; Mayor Calvin Balch was extension of the Verdure fault joined by all mcmlwrs of the north of the Dry Wash area. Council members upenred council in expressing thanks to interested in the suggestion. all volunteers in the city who Conway estimates that he were involved in organizing could do the preliminary study the 4 th of July n activities. It was a success, said Balch; for around $5 to 10,000. City Councilman David In other Blanding City Lacy suggested the City send Council news: letters of support to various City Public Works Manbackager Jeff Black rejwrtod that government authorities pumping of city water from ing International Uranium Recapture Reservoir into the Corporation's proposal to move the Monb Atlas Mill tailings Third Reservoir 1ms begun; SAN JUAN COUNTY DINING GUIDE OLD TYMER Wednmlay, July 17, 2002 - Pam Vegetarian Selections Espresso Daily Specials Chock on our.Wintor rates OPEN 6:30 aml8 30 prr www gouldmgj com QOuldirMjSjggoutdirtqs com Welcome Historic Loop Bluff 672-234- 1 with proposed facility 678-217- 7 UNECAMP STEAKHOUSE INDOOR & PATIO DINING Los Tachos AUiniNTICMlXICANfOOD Open AIon - Sat ant - 9 pm Daily Cunch Specials 2 Specialty Sopapillas Homemade tortillas tZamales Salsa Serving San Juan for over 5 years! 11 8 MILES NORTH OF MONTICELLO ON 191 OPEN TUESDAY-SATURDA- 5-1- 0 PM Y 11-- serving nu;r. ribeyi; AND ALL THE PIXINS YOU BRING THE ALCOHOL AND WE WILL SERVE IT! 280 Ess! Central Monticello I5873094i 587-235- 1 Natural Bridges upgrades camp, picnic area The National Park Service has made a decision to proceed 380 South Main Montlcello 587-329- 9 Orders provements at the im- camp- ground and picnic area in Natural Bridges National Monument. Improvements at the monument will include construction of a trail from the campground to the visitor center, rehabilitation of the campground amphitheater, and replacement of tables and shade structures in the picnic area. The improvements will remedy inadequacies of the existing facilities. New picnic tables, shade structures, and wheelchair-accessibl- e ramp will replace existing worn out equipment at the picnic area. Work will begin this sum- mer, and will be partially funded through the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program. |