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Show I p Thursday l 5jM aswasB join 11 1th Year -- No. May 9, 2002 Price, Utah 38 CEU Eagles sweep Colorado, 64 500 Joblessness dips in county Carbon Countys unemployment rate continues to fluctuate. The state economy is experiencing the first significant contraction in 20 years, indicated the Utah Department of Workforce .By compari- son, Carbon County reported a 6.6 percent unemployment rate in April 2001. Neighboring Emery County posted decreasing joblessness, with the rate dropping to 8.1 percent in April from 9.5 percent in March 2002. In. April 2001, Emmys jobless rate registered at Services. There are fundamental that make our solid and our future economy ' bright, even in the face of this current slowdown. Our prosper ity ran for such an extended period - it was inevitable that a con- , ' traction would eventually occur, pointed out workforce services director Raylene Ireland. 92 percent At the regional level, unemployment in the southeastern district declined to 72 percent in April from 7.8 percent in March 2002. The region experienced 7.6 percent joblessness in April 2001. The southeastern district en- For the United States, the April 2002 unemployment rate of a point moved up three-tentto 0 percent Since posting the recent low of 3.9 percent in October 2000 the nationwide jobless rate has increased by 2.1 percentage d points and the number of Americans has climbed hs compasses Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan counties. At the state level, Utahs unemployment rate measured S.7 nt in April, down slightly Marchs 5.9 percent!read- - unem-loye- 3.1 million. Despite recent declarations of a positive economic direction by analysts, employment in the U.S. is not reflecting gains. mg. The downward encouraging, direction is noted Mark Non-far- m Kribld, senior economist for the states department of workforce services. The next few months should tell us whether Marchs 5.9 perof cent will be the high-poi- facturing, ' Approodmately66,100Utahns were unemployed last month, a 46 percent increase from the 45200 in April 2001 when the rate was .. apparently started in the rear of the trailer and quickly to the wooden fence located near the mobile home The mtervention program is an added safety prepau-spretion for all parties involved in emergency situations, in Carbonville. According to Boyack, the estimated amount of dam- age to the Carbonville home is $10,000 and the cause of mergancy crews from Price and Helper ci ty re- sponded to the sceneas part of the local rapid interven- -' -- ' the Naa orpins cator of current labor market conditions, the year-ovchange in the number of wage 'and salaried jobs, showed a loss of 12 percent or 13200 fewer em- er cline until 2000, when manufacturing witnessed a s sharp drop. The current employment in the states manufacturing dvision represents an 1 1 percent decline since the 1997 peak. Two of the hardest hit areas arc primary metals and transportation equipment. The industry conglomeration of traiisportationcommunica-tionVutilitie- s represents another soft spot in Utahs economy. The sector posted a 4.6 percent year-ovdrop for a loss of 2200 jobs. Trucking and the communications industry are the weak links. Hocking jobs number 1,400 fewer statewide, due primarily to the national slowdown. The U.S. slowdown was prompted by ma- jor readjustments within the countrys technology sector. Excessive growth produced inefficiencies and overcapacity. - non-far- m under investfeetiori." Utahs manufacturing industries have been hit hard by the economic downturn and are employing the lowest number of workers at 119,900 since 1994. The manufacturing sector in Utah peaked in late 1997 at 135,000 workers. The sector then witnessed an unsteady de- er es transportationcom-municationVutiliti- plummeting. April's decline registered 8.4 percent for a drop of . 5,700 jobs. ..The remaining industries of In response, the communications financeinsurancereal estate,ser- - Tridustiy iA Utah dropped about vices and government make up 500 positions within the past 54 percent of Utahs economy year. and have added 6200 new jobs Utahs trade industry is exper. riencing employment declines, In summary, the smaller seg (Continued on page 2A) A1 percents Jitahs second primary indi- ad re- and trade in Utah are all operating with fewer employees. Combined, the industries account for 46 percent of the states employment base. The industries total job contraction equals 19,500. nt tion team. The rapid response concept allows fire figtit-- at Firemen extinguisti the hot spots inside a mobile home fillings Trailer. Park on Tuesday. The structure fire ersto utilize the two in, two out rule. The rule sends two suited fire fighters into the structure while leaving two erupted May 7 at approximately 3 pjn Maze suited rescuers outside. Kent Chief the Price Fire to Bpyack, r: According employment mains down by 1.0 percent below April 2001s total. Mining, construction, manu- Utahs unemployment rate runup, added tlx senior economist Rapid intervention team responds to structure fire Tuesday ment of the states economy is having the largest influence on Utahs current downturn, pointed but workforce services. Employment opportunities in the states construction sector are ployment positions. year-ove- . Carbon officials discuss canal, fire warden issues changes being made in the canal, in light of the piping and pressurization of the secondary water system in that area ofthe county. The issue centers around a number of questions, the biggest of which i& the situation of what happens to the right of way and the responsibility for that right of way with the installation of the pipeline. . In some daces, the canal has been covered, in others it has not Part ofthe problem is that for the years the canal has existed it has also been die main diversion for much of the runoff from the diffr aboveCarborvilleanditsaccom- - By RICHARD SHAW Staff reporter Carbon lawmakers handled a lengthy agenda at the county commission meeting May 1. . Major issues addressed by the county commissioners included an agreement with the department of state forestry and concerns raised by Carbonville residents about changes resulting from the pressurization of the Spring Glen CanalCarbonviDe Ditch Com pany water. We are going to go back to having one fire warden for Emery and Carbon counties, pointed out Gary Cornell ofthe state forestry department By doing that, we wiU be able to provide longer term employment for the position. The position of state fire warden in the area 1has traditionally been a seasonal job, yet required almost full time responsibilities. Carbon will share the cost of the panying canyon. Wfe want to know if the county is going to accept responsfcility for the liability for that right of way? asked Burner. The county cannot assume responsibility for this, said commission chairman Mike Milovich. We have no ability to accept or reject it The problem is that in the past warden under the agreement, $2600 per year, as they have in die past, but that cost will not increase or decrease, because the time tiie warden puts in will be equal to what both did before. One of the thing? that has happened is that most of the counties in the state are now in on the pro- It is solely the Spring Glen Ca- - ofthe explained Cornell. In-- I . through tiie fire warden. llie commissioners approved theagreemenL In another item of business, Steve Ihnner and Kevin Axelgard, ,- - representing the Carbonville Ditch Company, brought a letter, tothecommissioa concerning the 'TT Light Apparently, blue stakes had been called onto fte construction site before the excavation work began, but somehow the transmission fine was not marked. Price city officials hoped to have the power line damage repaired and have electricity restored to me nospitai addition oy late Wednesday. Planning board favors granting conditional use permits nal Companys responsibility, since they are tiie ones that have changed tiiewater situation, in- . stead of it beginning June lit is starting May 6 and will run . through OcL31. During that time, any burning people want to do on their property must be permitted anyone noticed it 1.200 feet of cable was stretched and ripped up. The new addition at Castleview lost power, but the rest of the hospital continued to function as normal with electricity supplied by Utah Power & WfandaMekrt property in . drought, Pries city work crews prepare a trench to install a replacement power line to Castleview Hospital. At about 6 p.m. on Monday, a heavy equipment operator reportedly dropped me loom ot a ouiuozar to start excavation along U.S. 6 for Cartxm-Eme- ry Tetaxns fiber optic line miming tram Plica to Helper. In the process, the bulldozer operator accktently snagged a city power tine ! a 1 put in two years ago that supplies ewemeny id me new aaaiuon at me nospi-ta- L The heavy equipment operator did not realize what happened and, before Spring Glen, stated Burner. Now they are going to be taking care of the pipeline. Do they also have the responsibility for the runoff and other liabilities of the right of way? gram, commented Cornell. When wehad that bad fire year in 1999, many of them were hit hard financially because they had to pay directly for wildfire suppression rather than relying on the fund we had set up, continued the ' forestry representative. The issue ofthe closed fire season was also brought up at the county commission meeting. We are closing the season ; early this year because Addition at hospital loses electrical power due to damaged transmission line f dicated Milovich. In other business, the Carbon County Commission: Opened an approved bids for a new vehicle for tiv: planning and zoning department. Bids induded four from Community Motors - one tor a Ford Escape for $21,746, one foraFbnl Explorer for $26,649, one for Dodge Durango for $23241 and another for a Jeep Cherokee for $25,843. Bids from Mountain View Mo- j tors induded one foraChevrotet Brine for $34,1325 and one for a Chevrolet IVailblazer for. ' $27,43323. (Continued on page 2A) By RICHARD SHAW Staff reporter ment territory for a short Carbon planning board members met Biesday and the main subject of interest on the agenda involved two pipelines that are ments have been worked out with most of the private land owners. Blackham rated that going to be put m opposite ends of the county, j The first request was from Questar for a conditional use steel line permit for a from a carbon dioxide plant to an ance would crossprivate prqp-erty owned by Arthur Anderson Steve Giacolettbt Ray Plettyman and Ross FkusetL The pipeline will run about feet and for the first 34,0001 one and half miles it will cross state lands and then go onto the private areas, said Tim Black-haof Questar. The line also crosses United States Bureau of land Manage- 24-in- dis- tance. ch m agree- -. The board agreed to recommend the permit, but specified that reclamation be done three months after construction starts. The second request involved a buried line for Klabzuba Oil and Gas Inc. on Horse Bench. The steel pipeline will ' cross private property owned by the Jacob arid Oman 12-in- ch families. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources asked that the line be able to carry gas from other companies. That way, tiie area will rat wide strip end up with a oflines. We intend to keep it very narrow, about 50 feet wide, stated Hamilton. A booster station will also be needed, he added. The company will put in a temporary station, then approach the board fora approval of a permanent one. We have worked out most of the details with the landowners only the dollar agreement is still not final, said Hamilton. The planning board voted to recommend granting the permit to the county commission. Construction will start in June and reclamation in September. County planning djrector Dave Levanger asked the companies to submit as built maps so 400-fo- i ot -- test weUs in that area arc producing, so now we need a way to bring the gas to the present Questar line to transport it, ex-plained Don Hamilton of Brion Resources, representing Klabzuba at the meeting. Hamilton explained the pipeline will be larger than needed at the present time because the . the projects can be added to the geographical information database. In an unrelated matter, the panel was introduced to Glen Vernon, association of governments community planning dfc rector. Vcmon available bounties plan communities and land use ordinances. In addition, the board supported granting a conditional use permit for an expansion at Pin- tef-hel- nacle Canyon Academy. School -administrator Roberta Hardy discussed the plan, which includes classroom areas, a restroom module and cafeteria area. Levanger pointed out that a lift station may be required to bring the restroom sewage to the main line due to the grade. But Levanger had no problem with that scenario and the board voted to recommend granting the permit f |