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Show July 8, 1988 Pioneer museum considering county funding Juab County is considering Streets in Nephi. creating a special service district to County Engineer Randy Freston, finance the finishing of the Juab 'at the request of the county comCounty Pioneer Museum. mission, has spoken to the direcA public hearing will be held in tors of other special service August to discuss the plan, which districts. He also has spoken to state would mean the museum could officials about community impact grants. qualify for special grants. The museum is to be housed in the The community impact board, old Juab County Courthouse, located however, doesnt want to finance at the corner of Main and Center another museum that is open just two days a week, said Freston. They want a full-tim- e multi-us- e facility. Freston said special service districts can only be set up for certain things water, sewer, hospitals, fire protection, and recreation, to name a few. In order to qualify for recreation funding, the museum would have to be a multipurpose building. Members of the museum com The Eureka Reporter mittee in attendance at the recent county commission meeting said the museum will be used as a multipurpose building. That was always in the plans, said Evelyn Lomax. The top flow of the building now has two rooms which will be made into (me big room and could be used for all kinds of community meetings. Mrs. Lomax suggested that the room could be used for conventions, public meetings, Page Three dancing classes, art displays, or many other things. She also said the building could house a tourist information bureau. An example of a document setting up a special service district was given by Freston to County Attorney Don Eyre, Jr. Freston said he had purposely narrowed the boundaries of the district to cover only the property where the museum sits. r Mr Find ouf whaf' m historic fin) ITintic Wining Etfstrict 1 ir In -- Year subscription Outside Juab County Juab County 6 months 12 months 8.00 12.00 U1 fU 6 months 12 months 9.00 15.50 m fl Ml fo)Efo)r I2)llrt UJU Jl u. |
