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Show Recreation priorities in City stiff," said Vernon, "and that. we had a good chance of being turned down." ' Consequently, Roosevelt City has reworked its recreational priorities. The City Council has decided that the most pressing' recreational development should be a swimming pool bubble said Vernon. The City, therefore, will be supporting community projects to raise the funding for the bubble. In the meantime, other projects like the BMX Track and An outdoor recreation grant for improvements on a BMX Track and water slide in Roosevelt has been turned down. .The notification of the grant refusal ' from the ' Utah State Department of Parka and Recreation arrived cm March 13. The Department of Recreation had $866,000 available in grants, but 36 agencies applied for some $6 million said Glrai Vernon, City Administrator. "We realised that competition for the grant money would be water slide will be turned over to other hands. The City Council has discussed the idea of letting private enterprise take over the water slide said Vernon. . The City has also told the instigators of the BMX Track to make such improvements as they can on their own, but would still like to plant grass at the site if enough funding is available in the recreation budget said Vernon. : Best year ever reported at UBT The strong financial condition of UBT also made President Arthur Timothy more confident in the companys future. Timothy mentioned that many new changes are underway in the telephone communications industry. As the FCC continues to deregulate the phone companies, individuals will be much more responsible for making own decisions, such as buying or leasing their own phones, and Uintah Basin Telephone reported its best year ever at an annual business meeting last week. The company recouped SI. 40 for every $1 spent reported Secretary Treasurer, Kent Peat-ros-a under the new Uintah Basin Optional Toll Service. The improved financial status of the company will help pay for better phone service in outlying areas said Peatross. making own phone repairs. The biggest changes consumers at the Uintah Basin Telephone will have to. face is the $1 dollar single rate access charge coming into effect in June. This access charge is to pay for connections to a long distance network said Manager, Martin Brotherson. UBT is also making positive changes within the company such SB a change to a total digital system and new developments in mobile phone technology said Brotherson; The company is making these changes very technological slowly, under the premise of the pay as you go philosophy said Brotherson.. "Instead of borrowing a large chunk of money to install an entire digital system at one time, he added, we have opted for a piece by piece . approach. Brotherson was also encouraged by the financial report, which was the strongest in the companys history. The company, at the time, appeared financially capable, and continues to pay off its Rural Electrification Association loan, which will terminate in about 30 years. Other business at the meeting included a film explaining deregulation to subscribers and to election of directors. The director elected from the Neola area was Charles Crazier with 29 votes over Richard Comaby with 28 votes.' The director elected from Altamont was Arthur Timothy with 37 votes over Ken Carter newly elected directors for the Uintah Basin Telephone are (left) Arthur Timothy of Altamont and Charles Crazier of Neola. DIRECTORS The Myton developing with 22 votes. housing projects ' Myton will also be applying for matching grants for energy saving construction from the Utah Department of Energy. In addition, a piece of unused ground owned- by Myton City might be improved for low income housing projects said Myton City has been awarded a $12,000 Community Impact Development Grant to update housing for senior citizens. With the grant money, Myton plans to acquire several lots with Water, gas, sewer and electric hookups. The City will then improve the lots and make them available on low interest loans to elderly persons, who couldnt otherwise afford a home of their own said mayor Ludy Cooper. The. lots will be designed with the intent of putting trailer homes on them said Cooper. It is figured the' grant money can be utilized to serve four families. The housing will be available to low income families, who dont have permanent homes nor the resources to buy one themselves. The loans given for a long ' period of time with little or no interest, Bimiliar to those loans from, FHA said Cooper. low income . This housing is project just one of several that have been in the working under the direction of Mayor Cooper. Additional projects to improve housing in Myton are also in the Cooper. low income housing this summer. Myton City will Jbe applying for $40,000 and has' an excellent chance of getting the award said Cooper. e Redevelopment to construction stages Many plans for Roosevelt Redevelopment have materialized this spring. Actual construction is underway at Doves Discount and the scars of demolition are obvious at the Old Standard Motel. Nevertheless, much discussion still goes on inside the Roosevelt City Council Chambers. The City Council is still trying tb seal up a deal with Mark Stewart, so that he can rebuild a larger store on the west Bide of main street Stewarts store would be built on the same property where the Old Standard Motel is being torn down. Councilman Stewart had plans to lease the building he is currently doing business in, but negotiations are still underway. The City Council has made progress in another redevelop ment section with John Chasel. Chasel has agreed to build a twin cinema next to J.C. Penneys said Glen Vernon, City Administrator. In order to make way for the new cinema, the Old Stanleys TV will be torn down. As soon as the new business is open, the current Roosevelt Theatre will also be demolished to make way for additional parking. Chasel is the owner of both the Stanley's TV Building and Roosevelt Theatre. Other developments include an offer made by Roosevelt City to purchase the Polar King Drive In and adjacent piece of property. are still in the Negotiations planning stages on this deal said Vernon. Additional bright news is the possibility that the developers of Doves Discount will bring a variety store and expand the size of their shopping center said Vernon. Many construction projects are taking shape in the city. A new car wash, gas station and convenience store owned by Merl for is now open business. In addition, a truck 8 top along West Highway 40 is coming closer to completion. Jennings A new Kentucky Fried Chicken has been proposed along East Highway 40 and some initial ground work has been done, though the City Council has not heard any official word that the franchise will be coming to Roosevelt. It appeared that Smith's Food King might be considering Roosevelt as a site for their store, but since Doves Discount has started construction, it looks doubtful if Smiths will be coming to the immediate area for a while said Vernon. SR 35 completion bid awarded, work already underway Work is underway on completing State Route 35 from Duchesne to Tabiona. A bid was awarded for the project to Harper Excavating of Kearns to link up the remaining seven miles of unpaved road along this route. nffl planning stage. In June, Mayor Cooper is going to ask for a grant to buy mobile homea for low income families. This grant will be applied for from the Utah Housing Advisory Council, which 'has aome $500,000 available for After the election, questions from the audience were fielded. The members were concerned with a by law change in the nomination of officers, paying back the REA loan and the annual meeting date always conflictingwith high school state basketbairtoumament. For the first time in a couple years, a quorum of 60 members was present so that official business could be conducted. NO SMOKING!! The grass and weeds still smoke after a fire in Emerald Hills on days, on overturned burning gar--, Saturday. This, was the second .field fire In in North resulted field fire can a Cresent, simple weed Burning near Emeral bage fire on Sunday all sent the Roosevelt Volunteer Fire Hills, and another smaller field Department scampering for their trucks over the weekend. , 4 . sA-- ' ' A..yi 7 - RUINS The ruins of demolition are more apparent each day as the Old Standard Motel is tom down to make way for new redevelopment. Some day, this spot might be a new shopping center. Skip Anderson of the Utah Department of Transportation said he has known about the need for this route for over 15 years, but now that the funding problems of the past have been lessened the work was awarded We have been last ' week. constructing this road from both ends but the gap in the middle will be completed with this ' work," he said. The contract gives Harper 120 working days .to complete the seven miles, but includes some straightening and widening of the road as well. Anderson said the contract was awarded to Harper for the bid of $1,770,754.65 and includes moving about 125,000 yards of dirt and bringing in an extra 25,000 yards of material to up grade the roadbase. Anderson commented that Commissioner Alton Moon has been one of the big supporters" of the completition of this project, and some work has been done on this road over the last ten years. But, hopefully by winter, the project will be completed. Anderson said this will make many residents of Utahn, and Duchesne glad. "It will be a real nice road when it is completed, he said. Duchesne Ta-bio- |