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Show ( 4 UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. February 7. LETTERS feed into Union in planning and information;; and schoolcommunity continued from, page 2 money. Mr. Pike called a SPECIAL meeting February 1, 1995, to discuss the water settlement. However, because he called it a "special" meeting, hie intent wae to get a quorum of people to consent to use the water money. The people haveal ready voted in two previous meetings that they did not want the water money used until they had a plan with input from the - people. The council has already included 2.3 million dollars in water money (for which they stated that they did not need the peoples consent) into the FY 1995 Tribal Budget. This money has already been comingled with other tribal funds to make up this years budget. However, NOWHERE in this budget does it show funds to be used to build a Cultural Center or a Service Station. Mr. Pike is determined to get approval from the people to use the Water Settlement Money (which is the amount appropriated by the government to pay for projects that were not completed for the Tribe under the Central Utah Project). This money requires submittal ofa five year plan. Two and years of this planning time has ' already passed, this leaves us only two and one half years to put some kind of plan in place. We wont lose this money, but we cant start using it until we get a plan in place. I feel that this plan should have some input from the tribal one-ha- lf people. Tribal members,.if Mr. Pike and rest of the council are so sincere about getting information out to the people, then let him call a series of "informational" meetings to inform the members, but no "special" meetings where a vote can be taken until ALL of the information is given to the people. . . Sincerely; Raymond Murray CUWCD Continued from page 1 Five high mountain lakes would be stabilized on the Uinta River drainage. They would include Lake Atwood, Upper Chain Lqke, Lower Chain Lake, Fox Lake and Crescent Lake. Municipal and industrial water would be supplied to Roosevelt City. Rehabilitation elements would include, but not be limited to, estab- lishment of riparian vegetation in degraded areas, redirection of the river into historic channels, and development of aquatic habitat to improve fisheries. The Lwer Uinta Alternative would cost an estimated $171.6 million. That figure is approximately $16.6 million above the ceiling cost of $155 million for the Uintah Unit. Whiterocks Alternative The now being considered in place of the ' Lower Uinta River Alternative on the Uintah Unit, would be comprised of two storage reservoirs. The Whiterocks Reservoir would be a reservoir 20,000 acre-foon the Whiterocks River. The Lower Uinta Reservoir would be a 35,000 acre-foreservoir at the Lower Uinta site approximately 1 mile ofthe Uintah Power ot m m ot m Plant The Whiterocks Reservoir would cover 360 acres and would inundate 1.1 miles of river. The Lower Uinta Reservoir would cover 690 acres and inundate 2.6 miles of river. There would be no stabilization partnerships between businesses, political entities, and the Ute Tribe. Darrell Hernandez, group coordinator for the facilitation mediation process, gave glowing praise to the Union effort from his office in Den ver. I am really inspired and complimentary of the commitment of Mr. Burton, Superintendent Aland and the Native American group. Their concerns are right in line with the 90s, he declared. "Roosevelt is taking the lead in this process, even across the coun- ' try," Hernandez added. A lot of meet- ings and late nights are required to work out discrimination concerns. "It doesnt always go this smoothly when were called in to situations like this. JUVENILE Continued from page 1 he admit to all charges, Uresk stated. Another stipulation made, was that he be committed to a "secure facility," and make restitution for all stolen items which were either damaged or unable to be recovered. He was allowed to enter the guilty pleas "in abeyance," meaning that if at the end of one year he successfully completes the required treatment the charges will be dismissed. "We choose this route because we felt we needed to protect society and him the coiifinement and Eve modification he wouldn't get otherwise, Uresk noted. Because the teen hadn't tallied up enough charges for the state to mandate he be placed in secure confinement, Uresk said arrangements were made to place the youth in a private treatment facility at his familys expense. Thats a sacrifice many parents wouldn't be willing to make to ensure their child received the help they need, he noted. old now, explained "Hes Uresk, if hie doesn't change his behavior and look at some of these crimes hell be in the adult system next time. From all indications, Uresk said the boy is doing well in treatment. "We haven't heard anything from them and ifhe was having a problem we would have been notified. A progress review in the case will be held in juvenile court in four months. He said it appears a combination of mental problems and substance abuse lay at the root of the youths criminal related behavior. . rs ASSAULT Continued from page 1 metal grate. Pittman then allegedly returned to the car and remained there under the watchful eye of a local citizen, .until another, officer arrived to..handcuff bimjirf.; r Shoppers in the parking lot who witnessed the incident reported Pittmans actions to police, according to Gurr. The drugs were easily recovered by police who were able to retrieve than by reaching in to pull them out of the storm drain. Richards is charged with misdemeanor counts of assault on an officer, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, open container, and DUI, and with felony charges of possession of TTwt.hnmphatamina and marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school. Pittman is charged with misdemeanor counts of possession of paraphernalia and open container. A felony count of evidence tampering is pending. . pos-sib- le . lion. The onconstruction ofa 30,000 acre-fostream reservoir on the Yellowstone River at the Crystal Ranch site, construction of a 4,400 acre-foreservoir at the Talmage site (2 miles northwest of Talmage on the Farnsworth Canal,) and the expansion of the Bruiting Big Sand Wash Reservoir by 13,000 acre-feThe dike on the Twin Pots Reservoir would be repaired to maintain a more reliable water surface eleva-tio- n and a minimum conservation pool . The Talmage Alternative would also include rehabilitating four di-- : versions and construction of a new diversion for the Big Sand Wash : Feeder Pipeline. Ten high mountain lakes would be stabilized in the Lake Fork River : drainage, they include Superior Lake, Five Print Lake, Drift Lake, ot off-strea-m ot et : : : I . Bluebell Lake, Milk Lake, Deer Lake, White Miller Lake, Farmers Lake, Blast Timothy Lake and Water Lily Lake. The Crystal Ranch Reservoir would cover 510 acres and the Talmage Reservoir would cover 194 acres. The expansion ofthe Big Sand Wash Reservoir would inundate an additional 208 acres above the 472 acres presently covered with water. MEDIATION Continued from page 1 people; peer counseling to assist fulltime counselors; student orientations to better prepare younger students for Attendance at Union, along with including lower-leve- l schools that DRUGS Continued from page 1 abuser or their family admit there is a problem and then determine to seek help. "The first thing they need to be able to do is recognize and deal with it. They need to say my kid could be involved .in drugs or is absolutely involved. The Associated Press Utah experienced its greatest rate of growth in 12 years by adding nearly 50,000 to its popula- tion during the last fiscal year, nearly half of them from out of state. themselves. Ninety-fiv-e percent of the time, Gurr says the police will do everything they can to cooperate with the wishes of a parent, but the circumstances of each case are different, he noted. Sometimes all it takes is early intervention to turn kids against the drug, or against the drug peer pressure. Laws which seem to protect the rights of the drug dealer over the rights of their victims hamper the citizens would like to see when it comes to cleaning up the growing drug abuse problem in Roosevelt "We have to play by the rules or a court wont accept it, but the dealers dont have any rules, Gurr explained. "Ifsomething's broken somewhere along the way it wont work in court. , What will work he says, is educating the public. Parents need to know what to look for when it comes to possible drug abuse by their children. Teachers and administrators need to be on the lookout too. The fast-actio-n public needs to get involved. And that is happening, slowly but surely. One of the goals of a recently organized Union High School parent and student committee is to promote the concept that using drugs is the "the unpopular thing to do. It will take a unified and dedicated effort at every level within the community to clean up the dnig problem. Until people are willing to become involved in the home, in the schools, and in businesses, until parents stop saying, "not my child, until the court system is revamped, until kids are handed other alternatives to drugs, its like you're screaming and no one is listening, said Gurr. WATER USERS Draper was taken to the Uintah Baain Medical Center for treatment of facial, back and neck injuries susof high mountain lakes under the tained during the altercation and Whiterocks Alternative. Environ- released. mental enhancements in this alterRichards was also taken to the native would include construction of hospital for treatment ofminor injua nature center at Roosevelt ries and released. numerous improvements to the Big Several' officers responded as Springs Recreation Area and pro- backup when dispatchers were viding a water supply for Bottle Holalerted to an unusual noise coming low. from Drapers police radio. The radio The projected cost of the was damaged during the struggle. Whiterocks Alternative is $159 mil- Talmage Alternative on the Upalco Unit would involve Utah population grew by almost 50,000 last FY Continued from page 1 and improved distribution of water, which due to the lack of storage facilities at the present time, can only be distributed during normal runoff It will cost dose to an estimated $271 million for the water develop- moit and storage projects on the Uintah and Upalco Units. Thirty-fiv-e percent of reimbursable portion of the coats must come through local cost sharing. Right now its unknown just how the local revenue needed will be raised. Irrigators themselves will be responsible for reimbursing some of the costs associated with construction and operation based on their "near term ability to pay, rather than their allocated costs. Their ability to pay will be determined through a fann budget analysis, according to CH2M Hill economist, George Oamek. Its crucial that the CUWCD follow their strict time line for completing tiie final analysis and planning stages because federal funding authorized for the UBRP of the Central Utah Project Completion Act expires in 1997, explained Terry Holzworth, UBRP manager. Plans must be approved prior to that time in order to ensure the funds will be allocated for the water projects. reWork on the stateenvironmental and impact port ment is lagging approximately six months behind schedule, he said. The preferred alternatives are expected to be selected by Feb. 15, explained Holzworth. By June 1996, the CUWCD hopes to have their plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The district must submit their budget to Congress in July 1996. Holzworth estimates it will take two years to design the projects, placing the actual construction startup sometime 1999. He said work on one unit would most likely begin one year ahead of the other. "Theres no guarantee of how fast that money is going to come. Were going to have to be vigilant and realize we come on board seeking a lot of money when Congress is trying to balance the budget, he reminded. "Utah has now experienced net totaling almost 80,000 in the last four years, Brad Barber, state planning coordinator, said Wednesday. Preliminary estimates show a for the record 23,000 fiscal year ending July 1, 1994. The growth rate of 2.7 percent in 1994 pushed the states population to 1,916,000. Approximately 37,500 births during the year represented nearly 1,000 more than in 1993, according to the figures of the Utah Population Estimates Committee, which Barber chairs. "Utah experienced a remarkable employment growth rate of 6.2 percent in 1994. While there are a number of factors which contribute to strong population growth, healthy employment growth is a very significant component, he said. But continuing high levels of create particular problems for state and local governments, which must quickly provide government services for the newcomers. Migrants also place added pressure on the states infrastructure and education system. Barber said. In time, of course, new residents provide more tax revenues. The committee estimates net of 19,000 in 1991, 20.000 in 1992, 17,000 in 1993 and 23.000 last year. While it is not known where all the recent migrants came from. Barber said, tax return data from the Internal Revenue Service consistently have shown strong migration ties with California. Utah counties with estimated population growth rates greater than 5 percent during fiscal 1994 included Juab at 9.7 percent, Washington at 8 percent, Piute at 7.4 percent, Summit and Daggett at 7.1 percent, Grand 6 percent, Iron 5.9 percent and Wasatch 5.4 percent. Salt Lake County, with 792,000 residents, grew by 1.9 percent. Utah County grew 2.7 percent (8,000 residents) to 299,000, Davis County added 6,000 residents (2.9 percent) to its 212,000 total, and Weber County had 3,000 new residents (1.8 percent) among its 172.000 population. Garfield County was the only one of Utahs 29 counties to show no percentage of growth in its population of 4,200. f HONESTLY v .. t is ss" ) Nicholas Dennis turns a large amount found outside L - 's . of money of his Roosevelt home. Roosevelt boy finds cash on sidewalk By Cheryl Mecham A Roosevelt youth recently discovered something of interest laying on the sidewalk outside of his home, and when he took it into his mother she said, "I was dumbfounded ... what do you do with it? Ron da Dennis was referring to money, a lot of money, found by her son Nicholas in the late afternoon of January 25. According to Ron da the bills were folded in half and then folded again. Nine year old Nicholas said that when he found the money, 1 knew I should show it to my parents." Never having an experience of this kind before Ronda did not what to do, but she believed, "we cant spend it, its not ours. Ronda explained that because her house is between the hospital, church and schools a lot of traffic passes by. She decided to call the schools the next day to report the. lost money, which she did, but the call was interrupted, and "I didnt follow through." The Dennis called the Roosevelt City Police Department the following day and Officer Mark Murphy came to their home to retrieve the money. Ronda said that it was "a relief to have it out of their hands and "Nicholas felt good, because he did Duchesne County Commission j .iii the right thing. Police Chief Cecil Gurr concurred that the Dennis did do the right thing, and the Dennis would have unknowingly broken the law if they had not turned it in to the police department, as "theft of mislaid property, The Roosevelt police are currently conducting an investigation on the case, but at this point the owner of the money has not been found. Gurr said that anyone seeking to claim the recovered money must know the correct amount and identity the denomination of each Mil. If the owner of the property is not found within 30 days Nicholas Dennis will be able to claim the money. Officer Mark Murphy said that he has not seen such a large amount of money turned into the police department since he has been on the force. "Were thankful, Murphy stated, adding that such honesty assists the officers especially if there has been a theft occurring in the same proximity. "Weve had a lot of little kids bring in small amounts of money and wait for the thirty days, Gurr said. "Theres a lot of honest people around." ROOSEVELT THEATRE Please note that the following agenda is tentative due to Press schedules at the Uintah Basin Standard. Because of publication deadlines, some agenda items may not appear. TUESDAY, February 7, 1993 9:00 a.m. PrayerReading of the Minutes 9:30 a.m. Departmental Session with Jack Wood, George Adams, Marty Herrera, Ron Johnson and Greg Bolton 10:15 a.m. Commission Correlation Time 11:15 a.m. Auditor - Vouchers - Tax Adjustments - Finances 12:00 p.m. Lunch Break 1:15 p..m. Ray & Jean Roberts of Argyle Canyon - Snow Removal Concerns and Dumpster Provisions 1:30 p.m. Joe LeBeau - TV Reception Update 2:00 p.m. Clint Peatross - Approval of Zone Change for the Snook's Roost Subdivision 2:30 p.m. Clerk Business Beer License Approval Request for Defe's Dude Ranch & Hanna Bar 3:00 p.m. County Attorney Gillespie - Implementation of a County Building Authority 3:1 5 p.m. John Gale - Disposition of the old Roosevelt Senior Center when it's replaced. 3:30 p.m. Elected Official Correlation with Commission 4:30 p.m. Meeting of the Duchesne County Solid Waste Service District. AND ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Board of County Commissioners of Duchesne County, Utah, will meet in regular public session every Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Commission Board Room. One Show Sunday 7:30 oraffwas STARTS Fri. Feb. 10th Billy Madison "PG-13- " Adam Sandler 7:30 and 9:15 n.m. STARTS Fri. Feb. 10th CAGE L0VITZ CARVEY Trapped in PARADISE Tkc Fiipo Brothers Cm Get Awiy With Anything. They Jut Csa't Get Away. A- H broken windshield never iasied so good! JS3I 7:30 and 9:25 p.m. imVFAHj Lnu:vnti: STARTS Fri. Feb. 10th 1(V jit- - ... over to Roosevelt Police officer, Mark Murphy which he recently . "If they don't want to let us deal with them then they need to seek counseling, have urine tests and seek help provided by people in the business to know, he advises. He said if a parent or drug user decides to come to the police each f . " iv y" ' "t '. ' r' case is treated differently. There is no black and white decision. Theres a lot of options that we talk about, urine testing on a private basis is outstanding so the parent can see if the kid continues to be involved in drugs, psychological evaluations by mental health can be done to determine their dependency on drugs. Or 4 ' jf4. they may just want to converse with us because they may not have the r solid information they need. When it comes to taking legal action in regards to information concerning drug use when it is voluntarily provided to police by parent, Gurr said much ofwhat can be done depends on the attitude of the parent "We will show them the benefits of going through the court system should a judge order this person to go into rehabilitation and have the state pick up the tab. TERRY HOLZWORTH Sometimes parents will insist Basin Uintah Replacement police arrest their child, other times to the handle want manager Project problem they , 1995- - Pa ge 3 DINNER for TWO at the COW PALACE with every windshield we install The Quick And The Dead BR" !Ivo'8 ozSiHom Steaks !iS!6iDumer: Salad & Beverage compliments of Sharon Stone One Show Only 7:30 p.m. MOVIE Information ..(722-209- 5 NOTICE! Children under 17 Mutt have Psrenlsl Pcnnitsion to tttend "R" rated Movies |