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Show CLOSED MEETING Uintah County will annex Roosevelt city In journalism school they always said a reporter should know what, news is. When a dog bites a human, the ' journalism teacher would say, Then it is not news. But when a human bites a dog; well, then, that is news. Although no human .actually bites a dog, something strange did happen in this area recently. notice has come down from officials involved that Roosevelt City is now part of Ballard, or Uintah County. We decided that since we are so dose to the Uintah County line, that we may as well become Uintah County reisdents," Roosevelt City Mayor Lawrence Yack said. Besides, with the new sewer that they are getting, it is just a little more incentive for us to make the move. The actual transfer has already taken place. Residents will notice a direct change when they receive their 1987 property tax notice and see a 800 percent increase. We are welcoming Roosevelt with open arms, Uintah County Commissioner Nyle Bigelow said. The added tax btse is something Official that will define tely benefit our residents." Duchesne Commissioners are scratching their heads as to what had actually transpired. All three commissioners were busy, with other work when they were unable to attend the closed-doo- r meeting. Frankly, Im stunned, Duchesne Commissioner Larry Ross said. I always thought Roosevelt ' . . liked being in Duchesne County.. Well, I guess you live and learn. Part of the living" will come when commissioners notice a huge chunk taken away from county coffers. Roosevelt City is presently paying close to $40 million in taxes to the county. I dont know what we will end up doing without the tax base from Roosevelt, Ross said. A possibility that we have seriously been considering is anexing in with Wasatch County. However, after diligently doing some indepth reporting by the STANDARD staff, we have found that Wasatch is not interested in taking over Duchesne's problems. Because of the long drive to finally reach Duehesne, one Wasatch County Commissioner said, we really cant supply any. services. If Duchesne wants to be part of Wasatch County and not demand any services - but still pay I guess we their taxes on time will let the transaction happen. Roosevelt officials are sorry" that they have put the commissioners in an awkward situation. We do feel remorse sometimes when we think about the transaction, Roosevelt City Councilman Darrell Mecham said. But, when we looked at everything on both sides, the best move was to go with Uintah County. We are sorry if we have hurt their feelings in any way." .Officials point out that the me benefit that will come from all of these meetings is Ballard will now have police protection. Wo will still maintain our police protection in Roosevelt and now that we are part of Ballard something that we have always wanted they, too, will now be protected, Mayor Yack said. If you sit down and look at it, this was the best solution of all. Because of some closed door meetings, Roosevelt City has been annexed into Uintah County! Officials say the change will cost $40 million in taxes to Duchesne County. Duchesne County may be forced to enter into Wasatch County. LOCAL CHANGE . . area to check rural speed to Because of the turmoil surrounding the increased rural highway speed to 65 mph, President Ronald Reagan will begin a jaunt to find out what all the fuss is about. He will be traveling and staying in Duchesne County Thursday at 4 cross-countr- y p.m. I just don't see what the problem is in driving 55 mph, Reagan told the STANDARD To prove that any Monday. person, even one my age, can drive 55 and still make my destination every day on time, should make everyone in Congress realise what a stupid bill this really is. Reagan said anyone who would like an autograph can visit him while he is gassing up at LCL Oil in Roosevelt Thursday at about 4 p.m. Yes, Tom, I plan on being at LCL sometime in the afternoon, is Reagan said. Our schedule wants pretty Deniable so if anyone or buy me to meet with me dinner -- 1 certainly will let them. Because of his early bed time, which is right around 5 p.m., he will be staying at the Frontier Motel in Roosevelt He said that he stayed there years ago and found the hospitality just right I remember si a child, just after my Mom and Dad came from Hollywood, staying at the Frontier Motel, Reagan said, ud I dept real well that night So, I plan on It's April Fools Day setting my destination sevelt that Thursday. for Roo- To comemorate Reagan's visit, Roosevelt City Council has decided to close down main street in Roosevelt for Reagan to sleep in comfort We understand Reagan has had a lot of problems on his mind lately, Roosevelt City Mayor Lawrence Yack said. So, we have decided to make the town as quiet as possible for him to sleep. We hope that we will not inconvenience anyone in town." An alternate route through town is expected to derail some motorists up to 8 hours in travel time. Probably the only sector of the city who will mind that main street is closed down are the teenagers. 1 know he is the president, one Union High student said as he turned his Chevrolet in front of but we have some rights around here, too. We are quiet as we drive by the hotel. I know it is big news that President Reagan is 1, eoming to Roosevelt but the biggest news is the city council actually is closing down main Reagan's agenda while staying in Roosevelt is filled. He plans on going out with some Utah Department of Transportation officials and record the number of cars that travel along Highway 40. He said that with only a small number of rival drivers being effected by the proposed speed limit change, which he vetoed before he started y his jaunt he wants to actual numbers. hand the first get Yes, I plan on counting every ear that pies in front of the Grill," Reagan said. I know there cant be that many cars on rural highways. I believe some motorists wish they could drive foster but with the large pork barrel projects Congress attached to the speed limit Mil, I felt it important to veto it." When asked if President Reagan was the most dignatary person Gordie Harmston has had sleep at his motel, the answer was yes. residents are sales fax exempt All Some people will never take no for an answer. A' case in point: some local residents fought with the Utah Tax Commission about only singling out tribal members as sales tax exempt. They felt that every person living on the UintahOuray However, Harmston told the STANDARD, Prince Charles and Lady Diana will be spending Easter at the moteL For an upcoming story on their arrival, keep the STANDARD in mind. performed regularly since then. When asked why he allowed it to continue, President Reagan said, They never tall me anything. When asked why the Basin was chosen as a site, former CIA director William Casey who was (in Continued on page 3 Reservation should be tax exempt And, in a landmark decision last Friday, they won. We regretfully announce that now all residenta, Indians and are sales tax exempt who live on the reservation, Utah Tax Commission President said. Because of that little move, we have just lost close to $100 million in taxes per year." Utah Governor Norm Bangerter could not be reached for comment non-Indian-s, ' Radiation testing Basin. They admitted that the tests were begun in 1957 and. have been sleeps. cross-countr- street" In an emergency press conference, officials of the Department of Energy disclosed that the U.S. government has been conducting nuclear weapons tests in the Uintah This room at the Frontier Motel will have a different guest this Thursday. President Ronald Reagan will be sleeping in slumber in the room. Ted Daugherty of the Roosevelt Chamber along with Gordie Harmston and Roosevelt Mayor Lawrence Yack will make sure the president has a nice stay in Roosevelt. Roosevelt City will be closing down main street so the president does not hear any noise while he PRESIDENTS LUCKY ROOM The lobby, Consistiency in Government Is Hard To Find, fought diligently to allow all residents the comfort of sales tax n exemption. They lobbied the after the recent ruling of ll building small, Roosevelt Mayor Lawrence Yack told the STANDARD, but in time, it should be a fair facility. A spokesman for the lobby group, who wished to be quoted and the STANanonymously DARD had no problem with that the Tax said he felt good Commission saw the light "We went down there and had a strong argument After they saw he said. the light, we won, Surprisingly enough, there are a lot of communities just like ours that are still paying sales tax. Probably after they see what work we had done, they, too, will become exempt After hearing the great" news, the STANDARD staff took to the streets to find out local response. I think it is just wonderful," one, resident said. I have been paying taxes for so long and dreaming that I would not have too that finally those dreams are coming true. Mitchell enters today wetness business Theres a spider on your neck!" Your pants are ripped outl" "April Fool!" This is a holiday especially loved by children and practical jokers. The holiday originated in France after'Charles IX adopted the new reformed calendar which put the new year. on January 1. It had previously been celebrated from March 21 to April 1. After the change, those who continued to celebrate on April 1, became known as April Fools. The custom later developed of fooling friends and relatives on that day, and quickly spread throughout Europe. The staff of the Uintah Basin STANDARD hopes you enjoy our little April Fool's edition this week. only allowing tribal members exemption. Because the city will be hurt by the decision, the Tax Commission will give Roosevelt and the surrounding areas $75 million per year to offset the loss revenue. Again, Bangerter could not be reached for comment Well, with that $75 million news, I think the entire community should have a party thrown for them, Roosevelt City Administrator Brad Hancock said. Oh, by the way, the entire cost of the party will be solely paid for by the city along with myself, the mayor and each councilman. Besides the party, the money will be spent for some worthwhile projects. Namely, the recreational facility that Roosevelt wants. The plans call for a couple of indoor swimming pools, 20 courts, three basketball two weight rooms, four gyms, saunas and 17 jaeumis. At first, we are going to start Contractor, Ned Mitchell ia going into the Deodorant Recent disclosures have uncovered information about secret atomic testing in the Uintah Basin. The tests seem to have created some mutations in the second generation since testing began in 1957. These young people seem to be in various stages of MUTANTS change. business. Mitchell has purchased a patent on a special formula for a new deodorant that really helpa stop wetness. The deodorant will be called Desert. The product will be manufactured in the old Roosevelt Elementary school. Mitchell already has advertisers working on an ad campaign for the new product.-Thslogan they've designed is Its no Secret, We have the Dry Idea. We'll keep you dry for Sure. He hopes the ads aren't Banned on T.V. Mitchell plans to employ several hundred people in the factory and says a fringe benefit of the job will be a lifetime supply of deodorant, g environment and a to work in. dean-smellin- Mitchell says the deodorant market will be a hard one to break into. But he thinka he can succeed with this product "The product has been tested on farmers and oil workers who didn't bathe for a month. Although the rest of their bodies got pretty rank, their underarms stayed fresh and dry. he said. He hopes to have the product ou the market within sixty days. Watch for it in your local super market |