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Show COUNTY GOVERMENT Continued from page 1 Legislature, but adopted by only four of Utah's 29 counties! Salt Lake County is the most visible county to adopt this government. Grand County also operates under this system. The proposed change calls for a coun ty govern mentcomprisedofseven council members who serve part time. Acountymanagerwhoisappointedby y the council would oversee the business of the county. Under the County Council, the county is divided into five districts, each district votes for their respective council member. Two council members at large are chosen by all county voters. Those seeking the change in county government anyone ofthe reasons the council form of government is more effective is because voters know their respective council member. The Uintah County Commission . e currently consists of three commissioners who are elected by all county voters, oversee county administration, deal with state and federal issues and pass ordinances for the county. Uintah County has never known a different form of government. The main concern voiced by Preece and other committee members is that the county would essentially be run by day-to-da- hill-tim- ted position. The manager would make all the management decisions for the county rather than elected officials, creating a larger bureaucracy, said Preece. Othercrncems expressed by Preece include: Voters no longer vote for all of their elected county leaders. The proposed County Council form of government would increase county spending thus raising taxes. Council members would serve just part time, rather than full time like current county commissioners. The new system would encourage political activists to run, bringing their own political agenda to the of- a hired administrator, a non-ele- c fice. The commissioners spend a great deal of time attending state meetings, and the bigahare ofworkthey do there is to protect our rights and to form a strong state coalition to fight federal encroachment. We need someone who is going to go there, a part-tim- e council is not goingto go to those meetings, said one man who spoke at the meeting. Preece said that under the County Commission there have been some problems with commissioners, but the voters have a right to vote them out Proponents for a change in Uintah County government maintain that rumors being spread that council members would do nothing more than pursue personal or hidden agendas are false. I11NTAH BASIN STANDARD. October 16. 2fX)- - Page 3 ment plans to coordinate clean up thejurisdiction of Duchesne County is up and running, UreRk anticipates days with other towns and communities in the county who have illegal trying to commit Ute Tribe authorities to do the same with their lands. dump sites they want cleaned up. The county road department has "We encourage all property owners ordered 25 signs that will be posted to clean up their places, Ross said. Urcsk said the plan he is formulat-in- g around the county with the warning, "$1,000 fine for dumping garbage" might possibly include county employees rummaging through the anywhere except Bluebell Landfill. refuse at illegal dump sites to identify County residents will hopefully get who is responsible for thedumpingso the message that the commissioners mean business, said Ross. citations can be issued to offenders. After the plan to clean up land under BALANCE literature, Accordingto under the council form of government "it is actually more difficult for a council member to pursue a purely personal or hidden agenda because Council members need the votes ofat least three others to pass any proposal." Lekas said she feels the issue had been rushed in order to make it on the November ballot when light voter turnout is anticipated because it is a municipal election year. "I see that they are dividing our community, they're dividing us into five districts with five different factions with each district representative having their own agenda and pet projects, she stated, addingthatshc is concerned that a bureaucrat will be running the county instead of people who can be held accountable at election time. Those who favor the change in Uintah County government counter that a skilled public manager and not a politician is just what the county needs to move forward, and point out that if the manager isnt doings good job they can be "removed immediately." Their literature states fiirther that the County Council, not the manager, will pass ordinances, make key decisions, and set general policies and procedures at regular Council meetings. It would be the managers job to implement what the Council decides. pro-chan- Continued from page 1 chosen are good people and I look forward to working with them, however I was disappointed that Duchesne County and Daggett County did not have more balanced representation," he said. Dr. Dennis had served on the governing board of the technology center and was servinghis second term when the board was reorganized. Jones said the first board meeting, held last month, "showed that all board members were enthusiastic and looked forward to makingthings happen to provide better education options in the Basin. Thinking Out loud It was a birthday dinner. A celebration. "An hour and a half wait, the hostess said. Our faces fell. For seatingor digestion? I asked. Seating. DUMPING Continued from page 1 Wow. issue citations, then thats what well Folks from small towns like our-do- nt Lastsum-me- r, do," Stansfield said. wait for tables or booths in fast the sheriff's department helped food joints or restaurants. We just get residents ofNeola clean uptwo illegal use to waltzing in and sitting down. dumpsites they had complained about. This thing was unheard of. We just Eight inmates from the jail provided stood there taking in the aromas, the labor, and the county provided two clatter of utensils strikingplate, dindump trucks, a loader, and three opnerchatter. erators. A large number of Neola resiThe hostess was bored with us but dents showed up and together they couldnt politely ask us to leuve, or cleaned the sites, hauling a total of take a seat. nine truck loads of garbage to the She snapped a tooth pick in half. Bluebench landfill. "Do you want to wait? Someone This spring the sheriffs depart- - asked. ISISTUFFED! 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There weren' t toomany spent utensilson the floor, too many people asleep in booths. First we choose a table - actually staked a claim. It was a good choice. Not too close to the buficl counter where youd risku fork in the eye. But it was close enough you could see when servers switched food trays. We ordered drinks, drankthem halfdown then mashed up a couple of crackers and distributed crumbs evenly between place settings. We crumpled a couple of napkins and just to make sure.hunganoldrattyswcatcron the back of a chair. WE WERE OFF! My first plate, plate 1 is the sampling plate. Just a tablespoon of everything that looks like food. I return to the table - that happily remained unoccupied. The folks who love buffet are a curious crowd. Ollen unwashed, unshaven. But right in the middle of that there are prom couples, crying babies, families celebrating weddings, families in mourning (mi gilt be for the same event) and usually a rock group. But there is always one common thread amongus. 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