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Show 'it' .' ,Vi,ir I, i f'. .' I w 1. Q , 73fdVW Wo,2 . :;.;?v:-.;r.-;-.',..wdnday- January 8. 1366 RooMvdt. Utah 18 Pages 50 Cents Law enforcement 3- 3 m ; busy in a L..-..- , w2t- ; ' jSC.iir,Hii - WJawMa. 1 yc ,1 f ? Kr EC5; j:-;V- l m N&fS' ..M. ,w-- - T tip , K. i ' ' ri j.i y the sheriffs department. A large percentage of those individuals came from Roosevelt City Police department. In 1985 RPD had 222 Driving Under the Influence (DUI) citations; 1984 they cited 137 people; 1983 they had 123. Misdemeanor charges in Roosevelt City in 1985 were 1137 1984 RPD arrested 864 people 1983 they charged 987 indi r2 T. I'T"? wWSvF-H- Law enforcement agencies in Duchesne County were busy last year. Duchesne County Sheriff's department had 548 calls reported to their department in 1985; although lower than '84s total of 599, 617 individuals were booked into the county jail, according to - . r. v, fl r--, ,; i . , a ; . .j . fj ( - . . , y" , U 'flrtj -TfcAVVifciwy V' vVi - . , .. .' ; ' . ;.jj' " ' .. . .'V!:'S r - .. . Road crews keep - - I. t )$' : , are out day and night keeping the roads clear of snow and ice. this plow was going through Roosevelt with a load of sand during the SNOWPLOWS - v. . ; " -- . roads passable recent storm. Crews get little sleep during stormy weather because they keep working until the roads are clear even if that means working far into the night. Snowplows Several road crews in the Uintah Basin often work day and night to keep our roads clear and drivable. Crews in Vernal, Tabiona Roosevelt, Duchesne, and Strawberry Valley work to maintain the state and federal highways in the area. Local crews also work to maintain the county Shell buys Bonanza via G.E. Deseret leases plant back Savings of approximately $50 rate increase in the future, such million a' year., for the next SSrincreaaes would be ; 15 to 20 years to 30,000 rural electric consumers has resulted from the percent higher if it were not for the leveraged lease, Millett said. largest single equipment levBecause of its eraged lease ever signed in the United States. status, DG&T could not take The savings will go to conadvantage of federal tax credits d coravailable to sumers in five states - Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and porations, hS added. However, it is legally possible to transfer such Wyoming - who buy their power ord cooperative-member- s credits to six the through of Deseret Generation & ganizations by selling facilities to them and then leasing the Transmission facilities back. (DG&T) based in Sandy. According to DG&T General Specifically not included in the Manager Merrill J. Millett, the lease are DG&Ts transmission lease involved sale of the 400 MW lines and towers, Substations, Bonanza Power Plant near Vernal, to a national leasing water supply system and 25 percent interest in the Hunter II company for $664 million. In Plant. Also excluded, of course, is turn, DG&T has leased the plant back and will continue to operate it virtually as if it still owned the the 3.75 percent interest in' the plant' held by Utah Municipal Power Agency (UMPA), comprised of the cities of Manti Nephi, Provo, Salon and Spanish Fork, as well as the town of Levan, all in Utah. : Although there will be modest Judge David Sam will be the speaker at the annual Chamber dinner Most crews consist of 4 to 5 who try to work a r week, but put in a great deal of overtime in the winter, as winter storms and high winds threaten the safety of our .highways. Crew members are on call 24 hours a day at most roadsheds. However, in Strawberry crews remain at the roadshed day and night. During the recent storm, crews in Tabiona began working at 4 a.m. and were still working far into the night because of winds and drifting. Bernard Hadden at Duchesne said he had put in an many as 26 hours straight once or twice a year. During the storms in November, the Duchesne crew put in 74 hours of overtime just trying to people forty-hou- price and the lessor trustee, r , United States Trust Co. of New ; York, secured a short-terloan for $372 million from the National m Service Corp. Cooperative (NCSC), a subsidiary of the member owned National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. (CFC). .In addition, DG&T reserved the right to use common facilities the site which would be necessary for operation of the Bonanza 2 Unit planned for the First mortgage bonds will be offered to the public by Bankers Trust Co., New York City, in February to pay off the shortterm NCSC loan, according to DG&T Finance Manager Soren Sorensen. The bonds, like the lease itself, will have a term of 25 years. on mid-1990- s. General Electric Credit Corp. handled the transaction for Shell. Shell directly paid out 44 percent - $292 million - of the purchase - facilities. roads. -- profit-oriente- profit-oriente- Judge Sam to speak at Chamber dinner The Annual Dinner of the Roosevelt Area Chamber of will be held on Commerce January 17, at the Frontier Cats at 7:30 p.m. The Total Citizen of the Year and the Small Business-perso- n of the Year will be honored during the evening program. Also honored that evening will be the retiring board member Larry C. Murray, Ellen Rawlings and Woody Olsen. Guest speaker for the program will be newly appointed Federal Judge, David Sam. Judge Sam, a former resident of Duchesne County and Duchesne County Attorney became the newest viduals. In .these totals, DUI citations are included. Felony charges in Roosevelt has increased dramatically over the three-yea- r span. In 1985 RPD arrested 250 people: 1984 they caught 101 individuals; 1983 they had 76 people on felony charges. Total amount of incidences responded to by RPD in 1985 were 1816; in 1984 they responded to 1635 calls; total amount in 1983, which included calls for dog problems, fires and ambulances, total 3158. The sheriff's department was unable to have a complete break down of cities before press time. ' A story on those cities will be forthcoming in the STANDARD. '. mr"h .. !. !. ' v;" '; fV ' 1985 Senator Orrin Hatch, fulfilling a promise to work directly with Utahs local government officials, will hear their concerns through his senate staff during a five day tour of the state this week. He was appointed to the Board of Water Resources in 1973. He served as President of the District Judges Association and Chairman of the 1982 State Judicial Conference and. is a member of the American Inn of in 1896. Sam, also served on the Duchesne County Commission for term. He was: a two-yeDuchesne City Attorney also was the attorney for Altamont and Tabiona. Judge Sam was a member of the Duchesne County Hospital Board and the Utah State University Advisory Board The three days of meetings Judge Sam has been very active in the Church of Jesus Saints. Christ of Latter-da- y with my 14 Task Forces last August were helpful because I could see first hand how legislation impacts positively and negatively on the people of Utah, Hatch said. The Task Forces were established as a network whereby local leaders could share their concerns with the Senator and for him to Reservations can be made by or by contacting calling the Chamber of Commerce Office. disseminate information to hiB constituents on important legislation. Senator Hatch's top staffers, Court I. ar 722-459- 8 But road crews dont just clear snow. In the summer they patch potholes, level the lanes, clean the curbs of rocks afid debris, mow weeds along the roadside, clean culverts, maintain guardrails, maintain rest areas. So, although they can usually count on a regular forty hour week, they still remain just as busy. Hatch meets with Task Force members for the Uintah Basin, when he resided here. He graduated from the University of Utah College of Law in 1960 with a Juris Doctor Degree and was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 1960, prior to being activated in the U.S. Air Force. Utah Federal Judge on November 1, 1985. He served as Fourth Judicial District Judge in Provo from 1979 as an appointee by Governor Calvin Rampton until he became the ninth judge appointed to the Federal Bench since its state Utahs statehood keep Indian Canyon clear. However, there is no way to predict the work. In December, the crew only spent 1 hour in overtime on the same road. Most crews use a mixture of salt and sand to aid in thawing and traction as they clear the roads. In fact, the normal routine is to clear the road of snow, sand it, and then come back and push the slush off. The Duchesne crew uses about 500 tons of salt in a year. The Tabiona crew uses 1000 tons of salt. The Strawberry crew uses cinders from Geneva. Hadden' said he sometimes gets complaints about the salt, and it is hard on vehicle finishes, but without it the roads would be just icy mud. the salt is really vital to the thawing process. administrative assistant and state director, will meet with the Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah County Task Force at the Roosevelt City Chambers January 8 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Concerns addressed during the Senator's August visit included work with the Indians over land issues, police protection and water rights. The local officials' response to the goals of the Task Forces has been great and the open discussions of concerns may enable me to make significant changes in our laws in the coming months, Hatch concluded. Additional meetings will be held in 1986 with Senator Hatch and members of his staff. on-goi- Tribe joins with new agency for survey When people think of Indian projects they usually think of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Ute Tribe is conducting a project which is funded through a group that is federal but isn't the BIA. The Ute Tribe is conducting a survey of irrigation canals and water wells in the Basin. The project is being conducted through the Energy and Mineral Resources Committee of the Tribe an A is funded through a grant from the Administration for Native Americans, an office of the U.S. Department of Health of Health and Human Services. The group states as its aim to promote the economic and social of American Indians through competitive grants funding which encourages and support locally determined social and economic development. ANA is fairly new to the Indian communities. They began in 1981, on their social and economic grants, and are the only federal agency which serve both the reservation and urban Native Americans, the affiliated and the recognized non-affiliate- d, and Human Services. This office is part of the Office J Ja if ,v 'i tribes. tribes and They serve Native Americans, Alaskan Natives and Native f . , J.f. " ..i .' . t . - V . i ' 1 cited for the grant The Tribe is getting some help from other governmental agencies here in the Basin. The Soil Service stated it Conservation has provided them some information on the various (54) canal and several BIA companies administered canals in the area. The Uintah Basin Association of Governments, according to the letter sent out, provided many irrigation companies names. The primary source of help on the project is the funding from ANA. A total of about $15 million in social and economic grants were exdevelopment pected to be awarded in fiscal year 1986 by ANA. Commenting on the purpose of William ANA grants, Lynn Hawaiians According to the ANA's own information, the Ute Tribe won a $149,000 grant during fiscal year 1984, so they have been partners since about that time. In their latest project, the Tribe sent out about 60 letters to irrigation companies requesting 'information to assist us (the Tribe) in compiling' an overall inventory of irrigation canals and existing water wells in the Basin. According to one of the Water Technicians working on the survey, only about five have been returned. When asked the ultimate purpose of the survey, the only answer given was for general information holding. Even the ANA wouldn't divulge the reason t i. . f j Vf' ? .? Engles, commissioner of ANA, In developing proposals, said, applicants are encouraged to design sound, innovative projects that will meet their goals and have a continuing, positive impact on the erftire community. Grants provide Native American organizations with an opportunity to build on a foundation of strong local governance and develop projects that foster stable local economies and of improve the social the community. The ANAs self avowed aim is to break the ingrained cycle of dependency on federal grants and productivity by encouraging long range efforts on the part of Native Americans to establish a sound base for social long-rang- e well-bein- g . non-India- n . . 4 V. 4 and economic development. ANA has three primary goals through the social and economic development plans. One is to help tribal develop or strengthen governments and local leadership to assure effective decision making and community control over all resources. A second is to foster stable, diversified local economies, which provide jobs and reduce dependency on social services. A third is to support access to programs and services which safeguard the health and of a community and its well-bein- g people. TTie water survey isn't the only ANA project the Ute Tribe has had, but it is the one that brought the connection to light recently. I |
