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Show The o 75th Year Wednesday, March 9, No. 10 1988 Roosevelt Utah 16 50 Cents Pages Tribe to hold vote on water resource plans At a regular meeting of the t Pucheene County Commissioners held March 1, in Ducheene, five members of the Ute Tribe Business committee and the Tribal Attorney met, along with the Ducheene County Water Board to review the proposed plan for development of water resources in the six-poi- nt Vintah Basin. i The ; plan call for con-structhm of dams on the Whit- -' crocks and Lakefork rivers, reha-- f six-poi- nt bilitation of ditches and canals of .'the Uintah Irrigation Project, measures to mitigate damage to fish and wildlife habitat caused by " the Central Utah Prqject and for : Federal payment for waterwhich is f taken out of the Uintah Basin. - The plan was favorably received by the county officials and board members in attendance. . The board also noted that the ' plan will encourage economic de- -' velopment and will be a benefit to all at the residents of the Uintah Basin. ' The Tribal and County official at ' ... : THE ICEMAN COMETH-- Re id Bench had a pile of ice in his front yard, left over from letting water Harold Whiting, trickle through the winter months as die city has asked, to avoid waterline freeze-u- p. who used to cut ice for a living, during his 85 yean, recommended that Bench cut die ice into blocks so that the ice would be available for making this and pack it in sawdust in his summer... ice-hou- se the meeting agreed that it was important for the people of the Basin tobe united in seeking development of Basin water resources and to move in the direction set forth in the plan. The Tribe ia planning several informational meetings and a ref-eendum vote on the plan.-'- ' ' The White River and Uintah bands will be having an informational meeting on the water issue and other topics, March 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Tribal Auditorium. The general information meet- - ice-crea- m Roosevelt faces tough issue of expanding local business were offered as what the city could do, not what they would do, until or Rooeevelt city waa recently approached by a local developer, Mac Brubaker, who asked the city what possible inducements or conces- sions were open or possible, in the event that a new business could be attracted to the area. It seems that a chain discount store, called Pamida, had expressed interest in the Roosevelt area andhad even supposedly done a survey or retail sales leakage and potential in the Basin area and 7 of had determined about local consumers either went to Vernal or the Wasatch fruit for purchases of clothing; household goods, small appliances and such. The thought was, that ifa store was built here, it would act as an anchor to get consumers from outlying areas to shop locally nd the fallout would boost not only tax revenues but sales in the area as well, by attracting more people to the town and maybe they would stay longer, doing more shopping: The city had been told, that apparently the store thought that they could keep over half of the total leakage in the area, in town, which was felt would be of benefit to the whole town. The city told the developer that the land that the developer was interested in, located near Doves could be given to the developer, fill dirt provided and hookups provided up to the property line for sewer and water, as the citys inducement or encouragement for the business to locate here. According to the city, no firm commitment was made by either party, the discussion was along the lines of what could be done, if the development were truly being considered. According to Brad Hancock, city administrator; the inducements 42-4- . . . unless the developer actually came back with a solid proposal Hancock said that similar inducements have been used in connection with redevelopment projects before, such as with the Roosevelt Bowl and Fun Center , and other expansion projects and businesses in the city. He said that the property being considered for the stive site had originally been given to the city, several years ago, by the commercial club and was unimproved. The fill dirt that was offered, would1 either come from the hill across the street from the site, or from the old levees around the old sewer lagoons and might be hauled to the site by the county, or possibly the city. The city is required also to run water and sewer connections up to the property line for any business or residence within the city, which it is also offering to the developer as well. Several retail merchants had expresses concerns that the store, if it located in Roosevelt; would be in direct competition with their businesses and indeed, might actually hurt their businesses. The merchants werent against the competition, but they opposed the citys "inducements as being unfair competition. The feeling waa expressed that if the business did come in, that they should come in on even terms and not be given the land, fill dirt and hookups as the city had been considering. Basically, the position of some of the merchants was that the city was asking the merchants to subsidize the competition that might hurt or possibly aid their businesses, and they felt that was unfair. Hancock said that the induce- menta the city has discussed are at no real cost to the city. The land, approximately three acres, located near Dovea was basically swampy and would require fill dirt before any facility or building could be constructed, just as the UBIC committee picks The 1988 UBIC committee is underway in the planning of this years summer celebration, with selection of a their first step-t- he theme taken care of, and committee assignments already begun. The theme for UBIC 1988 is Facing tomorrow with courage today, submitted by Celia Rich-enMyton, whoreceives the theme prize of $50.00 for her winning entry. This years events will be under s, the direction of Bobbi Winterton, president, and her committee: three ts, Kathryn Mangan, Bart Morrill and Russ Cowan; , secretary Kathleen Marshall; Darrell Mecham city council representative; Don Winterton, finance chairman. Each committee member is over specific areas of UBIC, and Mrs. Winterton says they are very eager to involve many residents in the Continued on page 3 Uintah Basin Telephone Association will hold its annual membership meeting on March 17, 1988 in the Roosevelt Junior High School auditorium, according to General Manager Martin Brother-so- n. Registration will be from 7:00 to the bumness meetto scheduled ing begin at 7:30 p.m. Bob Adkisson will be the guest speaker, and Charles E. Crosier will be honored for his lifetime of service to the cooperative. Business of the meeting includes the election ofdirectors from the Altamont and Neola exchanges, to serve for three-yea- r terms. The nominating committee has selected the following to run: for the Neola exchange, Max Warren and Val Killian; for the Altamont exchange, J. Arthur Timothy and Uqyd Miles. ' Max Warren was born and raised in the Uintah Basin, leaving for two years while serving in the army, then working in the Ogden area for 15 years before returning to live in Neola 14 years ago. He is married to Alice Glinee of Tridell, and they are the parents of five children. He has served on the Neola Water and Sewer District board of directors for 12 years, reelected in December for another term. He has also eryoyed serving the community as a rodeo and volunteer. Mr. Warren would like to help in the continued growth of the association as it serves the needs of the residents of the Basin with modern yet affordable technology. g Val Killian is also a resident of the Basin, and has also served as a board member of the Neola Water and Sewer District He enjoys working with the young men in the LDS athletic programs. He owns and operates a body repair business in Roosevelt, as well as running his farm in Neola. Val and his wife Gwen have four children and have lived in Neola for the past 16 years. Mr. Killian says he has always felt that we should be willing to 7:30 p.m., with 4-- H life-lon- property Doves is located on, did. Apparently the dty was told by the developer, that a facility as waa being discussed, would cost approximately $900,000 and with fixtures and inventory, could cone to a total of over $2J million dollars, a rather large investment for the area. tribe on the water development issue will beheld March 22 at times and places to be announced in the next issue of the Standard. Uintah Basin Telephone to hold annual meeting six-ye-ar take on the responsibilities of our utility services before we complain about the way they are run. g Lloyd Miles, another resident of the Basin, says he plans to spend the rest ofhis life here, so he wants the best for the people here. He graduated from Altamont High, where he was studentbody president. He is the father of two sons, owns and operates a cattle ranch in Mountain Home, and has served in the bishopric of his ward for the past 15 years. A director of the Farnsworth Canal Company, he has also been a director for the Duchesne Cattlemens Assoda- life-lon- ConUiuied on page 3 Republicans hold dinner The annual Lincoln Day Fund Raiser Dinner andreception will be held on March 11 (Friday), at the Area Vocational Center in Roosevelt just south of Union High School. A reception will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 pm. followed by a dinner. Senator Orrin Hatch, Rep. Howard Nielson, Lt. Governor Van Oveson, Rep. Beverly Evans, Senator Alarik Myrin, and local party officers will be there to give information and answers to questions from the membership. Everyone in the voting districts for Senator Myrin are welcome. A donation of $8.50 per person is requested, but more will be accepted. Tickets are available at the fol- lowing places: All precinct chairman, Dr. Kowallis office home Geoige Leonard Mangan Ferguson Interested parties are encouraged to get tickets in advance if possible so that a count can be projected, but they will also be available at the door for those who can not purchase in advance. 722-298-1, 722-294- 722-242- 3; 8; 722-281- 4. City Council hears from retail merchants At the regular meeting of the Roosevelt City Council held March 1 at the civic building in Roosevelt, the council heard from representatives of Roosevelt's retail merchants concerning concessions offered to induce a business to locate in Roosevelt' 5 retail Approximately merohanta came to the meeting to express their concerns about the issue of concessions offered by tho city to bring a new business into the ares. The mayor specified that the council was still m the stags on the issue of business inducements and that no definite decision had yet been made concerning them, (See related story). Polly Olsen was named by the group as their official spokesperson and she made an official statement for the group concerning the situation. Olsen stated, on behalf of the group, that they felt that it was unfair to the local businesses, who have been supportive of the community, for the city to give" the land, the fill dirt and the hookups to the new business, should it cone 12-1- fact-findi- ng theme for 1 988 fete ing for all tribal members will be at 10 a.m. March 17, also in the Tribal Auditorium. The Referendum vote by the into the area. She said the retail meeting with the council the counmerchants had no objection to new cil heard from Representative Beverly Evans on bills that had business or even competition, provided it was fair competition. She passed as well as those thathadnt, said that she hoped the council during the recent session of the would take their feelings and their state legislature. Of particular interest to the position under consideration in was house bill 51, which council, do what and decision making their was not only fair, but right for local would establish enterprise zones within Utah, where tax incentives businesses as well as the commuwould be offered for new and exnity. The mayor and council stated panding businesses within rural that they were looking at all the areas (see related story). Evans said that it could be of factors as well as the needs of the total community in the issue and real benefit to the area ifit is acted werent making any snap deci- upon and development is encouraged within the area. sions concerning it The council also approved the Other merchants and busifarm lease proposal by Chris city contheir nesspeople expressed cerns on the issue as well but pri- Denver and Ken Youngfor a period five years. marily tiie message was the same, of Roosevelt Fire Chief Mike that they didnt object to new busiJensen feelapproached the council on to ness, but they objected the the possibility of selling surplus subsiwould council be the that ing equipment to Bridgeland and other dizing their competition. The council said they appreci- areas. The council authorised ated the commenta made by the Jensen to check into the idea and merchants and those attending the make a total list of surplus items, session and would keep it in mind as well as informing the council while they were studying theissue. before any items were sold. The council also reviewed the Prior to the retail merchants Continued on page 3 |
