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Show . Ji 72nd Year . it Wednesday, July 17, 1985 No. 29 ' ' : :.v., is , i . Roosevelt, Utah 20 Pages 50 Cents . . Hancock chosen City Manager Brad Hancock has been chosen as the new City Administrator by ; the Roosevelt City Council According to Glen Vernon, professional presentation to the Council" impressed both Vernon and the Council. ' Hancock stated he wanted to live in Roosevelt and feels he will be a good stable administrator for the city. He is' married and is expecting1 their , sixth child in December. He feels this is a challenging job and time , to enter : this position. He memtioned several projects the City is Working on and will take a year or two to finish, Among those . are the . , '. present .City Administrator, .y. ' . Hancock was selected because he was local. Being local had a lot to do with it," he stated. Although his education ere-- . dentials were impressive (he had done most of the work for a Masters Degree ; in ' Public1: administration but oily formally has a ' Bachelors Degree in Political Science) and has no experience as a City Manager, his in business background administration and a .good , - Library, the redevelopment district and the Ballard Sewer situation that need to be followed for the next several months or . years to complete. Hancock stated he doesn't have any projects, other than those already underway, in mind but feels the future projects should be taken "instride as Roosevelt can afford it. ' Vernon met with Hancock Monday morning ' for an initial briefing on the projects and things he will be concerned with. Hancock said he will ineet with the City Council and Staff meetings between now and the first of August, when he officially takes over, to gain the working knowledge and background needed for his position. One thing he will have to do, he said, is to move his home into the city limits of Roosevelt. He is presently living in Lapoint and is building a horns in the Cove area but will be looking for a home in the City limits to comply with ' that condition of employment. . . . . . . at on the newest conducted by men from MiraCon. This Seagull being n dollar project will be used to produce high octane gasoline whenthe new EPA regulations on SEAGULL . Brad Hancock has selected as the , Rbosevelt ministrator. City" multi-millio- new unit r-- - on Day on July 24 .fwf i Construction is well underway new addition to the Seagull HefineryrTM addition is a 8,600 band; per day catalytic reformer that was once part of a refinery in - 'at a J?:, m' in: : July 24 js being celebrated in Roosevblt as Scout ' Day, with activities for all: ages be they Scouts or not removing lead from regular gasoline goes into effect. Regulations are now in effect lowering the lead content to .5 grams per gallon but will go down to .1 grams per gallon in January 1986. cat-reform-er - . k, WORK-rWo- rk is Texas. This addition was necessary, according to Mike Hancock at Seagull because of the EPA requirement to reduce the tetraethyl lead in gasoline. The completion of the dollar project will allow Seagull to maintain its high quality of products and also comply with the EPAa new standards. These standards have been reduced to .5 grams per gallon effective July 1 and will be reduced further to .1 grams by January 1986, he said. Hancock stated the addition of lead to gasoline was, at one time, an inexpensive way to increase the octane rating of the product But with the increased cost of this additive each year it had . City Park. . . . Cub-Mobi- ; . le response. In order to keep the public out of the aun and heat, this year, the Explorers Demolition Derby is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Prairie Dog Speedway. Lots of action, thrills and spills are evidenced ' , . during this annual event. the 24 th in .Remember, Roosevelt is Scout Day, so plan to enjoy food, fun and booths in the City Park, as Well, as the concessions in the Regional Park and Prairie Dog Speedway, all for a good cause and purpose.;.the Scouting Program in the Roosevelt District. obtaining units for their new addition at below market pices. 'MeriCon, . 'the general" con-1- 1 tractor for the project, expect the labor requirements for die new addition could reach as many as one hundred people before the completion data of October 1, 1985. been able to take advantage of The foundations are finished being poured and the unit will begin to be raised and added to r, the refinery in coming months. This is the fourth unit in the refinery process at the Seagull plant. Tentative plans are also being considered for a unit to be added sometime in the future. multi-millio- n Then the action moves to the Regional Park, at 9 a.m., for the Cub Mobile races. Cub Scouts build a type of soap-boracer and run them down the amphitheatre hill in the park. Last year the Cubs mounted enough support for it that they surprised the leaders in charge of the event. This - year the organizers heps they are ready and prepared for. the expected x The day begins with a fantastic breakfast ' at the.-- ' City Park beginning at 6 '' a.m. This breakfast is expected to provide the morning meal to several hundred hungry residents and will start the day off right.' Tickets to the breakfast will be sold this week on either a family, individual : or sustaining mem- -' bership basis. Family tickets are ., $15 per family, individual tickets are $3 each but a sustaining membership to the Boy Scouts, of $25, will entitle the holder of that to a breakfast and the realization they are supporting the local Boy Scout program. District Scouting Chairman, Boyd Lemon has said the breakfast : will hopefully provide enough revenue to keep the programs in the District running for the next year. At 7:30 a.m. a Flag Ceremony by the Order of the Arrow chapter will be conducted in the confidence in the economic future of the refinery business in the . Basin,. Hancock stated.': In the last year several hundred refineries have shut down due to economic pressures and oil allocations drying up. Seagull has a good market and excellent supply of oil from near-b- y fields so have " ' become less desireable. The EPA has long been after the lead in gasoline as one source of in area near high traffic flows, such as the California Freeways. Because of ' lead-poisoni- the suspected association between the lead content of gasoline in children "and the living near high traffic areas, the EPA has taken steps to eliminate leaded gasoline altogether. The willingness of Seagulls management to make the substantial investment required of such an undertaking reflects its lead-poisoni- ' HEATED DEBATES Duchesne County does consolidated Consolidation: To join to-gather into one whole. This definition from- Websters New Collegiate Dictionary was not applicable at the Duchesne County Commission meeting held Tuesday. The seating in the commission room was drawn down the middle, and everyone knew what side of the issue you were on. Consolidating was the last thing on their minds, heated issue centered t The of around the consolidating Duchesne and Uintah Counties law enforcement dispatch systems. The debate lasted for one hour (but it has been brewing for three weeks) before the commissioners approved the move. The consolidated dispatch system will be in operation August 15, according to Duchesne County committed to at least try (the said. be in the "Somebody a day, he said. center We are just moving the will idea). rs - dispatch. Although just moving the dispatch" may not sound crucial, the move has caused some friction from Duchesne City. The move will effect them directly through Ions cf jobs. The jobs lossed by the move will consist of e one person, (who may transfer to Uintah County) and. three part) time dispatchers. ' According to Duchesne' City Mayor, RoJean Addley, the loss of jobs are her primary argument against the consolidation. I have the responsibility to bring money into this city, Addley said. If we lose the jobs, we will lose the revenue. The savings to the tax payers was a major advantage in the decision to consolidate, according to Chairman of Duchesne County Board of ' Commissioners, Ted Kappen. If we (commissioners) can save the tax payers some We are he said. money, full-tim- ' Sheriff, Clair Poulson. - The move will ' consist of Duchesne County Sheriffs Office dispatch system to be transferred to the State and County building in Vernal. Although the dispatch system in Duchesne is being relocated, the center will still be staffed a day, Poulson - rs . If the idea doesnt work, to the satisfaction of the commissioners, they will be able to pull out of the agreement, if notice is given before the next budget meeting of the governing board. The governing board will Continued on page S Noisy dogs bring about enforcement Mayor Lawrence - Yack of Roosevelt announced last week a stricter enforcement of the citys Animal Control Ordinance, especially regarding noisey dogs. He stated the City has a serious problem with dogs barking, whining and otherwise making noises and creating a nuisance which distruba neighborhoods within the City. Roosevelt City does have an Animal Control Ordinance which gives their Officer the authority . to enter private property and animals maintained con-- : trary to (he provision of the Ordinance. A dog which barks, whines or howls or makes other disturbing noises in an excessive, continous, or untimely fashion is maintained contrary to the provisions of the Ordinance, he I Shelley crowned Duchesne Co. Queen seize - duaghter of and Karen Shelley, of Roosevelt, was ' crowned Miss Jayne. Shelley, ' Norm Duchesne County Saturday Jayne Shelley holds her trophy as Miss Duchesne County, 1 985. Attending her are Sonya Brady, First Attendant and Miss Congeniality, and Angella Spencer, v Second Attendant. MISS DUCHESNE . night. 1 Shelley also won the talent portion of the competition with a wonderful performance of Lisa Doolittle's song "Wouldn't it be Lovely from the play, My Fair Lady. First was Sonya Brady, daughter of Leo and Lareta Brady of Duchesne. She runner-u- also won the evening gown competition, and was voted Miss Congeniality by the other con- said. testants. . Angella Spencer, of Duchesne was chosen as second attendant. She is the daughter of Harold and Carolyn Spencer. She also won the interview portion of the contest ' Winning the swimsuit portion of the competition was Brendie May son, daughter of Glynn and Judy Mayson of Duchesne. ; ' ;.. , Mayor Yack appeals to dog owners within Roosevelt to exercise more cars so their animals will Lot cause unreasonable disturbance to ' their neighbors. However, he adds, please understand that the City intends to step up enforcement of the Animal Control Ordianace. Therefore, if owners do not take care of barking and whining dogs, such animals may be impounded. |