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Show UTAH PRESS ASSOC 307 U 200 S 31 Dec 99 SUITE 5005 salt LAKE CITY, UT 84101 Celebrating more than 90 years of service to the citizens of Eureka. Volume Ninety EUREKA, UTAH --AUGUST 11, 1995 Price $.40 Number 32 New legislation helps homeowners, builders Licensed building contractors in Utahs homebuilding and remodeling industry have begun to receive assessment notices from the Utah Department of Commerce as the first phase in getting the States lien recovery program up and running. The assessment will be used to fund a program through which those who are owed money by a contractor or real estate developer for services or supplies used in residential construction projects, can receive what is owed without impacting the homeowner. In the past, one of the worst nightmares associated with building or remodeling a home was that contractors and suppliers could place liens on the property if the principal contractor failed to pay them, thereby forcing the homeowner to make good on the debts incurred by the contractor. In effect, this made the home-ownpay twice, once to the contractor and once to clear up the liens. While this has been a serious problem, up until now there was no fair and equitable solution that provided protection for the home-owne- r, licensed contractors, professionals, laborers and suppliers. In 1994 and 1995, the Utah State Legislature enacted legislation designed to provide protection from liens for homeowners and a means of recovery of debts owed by original contractors and real estate developers to contraclicensed tors, professionals, and laborers. suppliers The Residence Lien Restriction and Lien Recovery Fund Act provides protection to homeowners, if they comply with the The following requirements: homeowner must enter into a written contract with a licensed contractor, a contractor who is not required to be licensed or a real estate developer for the work to be done; obtain all required building permits; and pay the contractor or developer according to the terms of the contract. If the homowncr complies with no one, these requirements, or supsubcontractors including a lien maintain pliers, may against the homeowners property or recover a judgement against the homeowner for construction costs. If, however, the homeowner docs not comply with all of these conditions, the property may be liened. The second element of the Act provides a mechanism for contractors, licensed professionals and persons who provide con and others involved Miss Goldie Wheeler's 2nd and 3rd grade classes of 1934 will celebrate their 50th Class Reunion August 18 and 19. Activities scheduled arc: din- ner at Mulboons in Provo on Friday evening. will begin with a Continental Break- 8:30 fast at at Tintic High School; parade; class meeting at 11:30; followed By a barbecue. For details and reservations, please call Bethine Sax Bernhisel (801)295-781- 5 or Marie O'Rourke This is our last class Jerman (801)277-786Be this of there!!! century! ering 9. gath-Saturd- ay City council to follow agenda Aug. 14 NOTICE AND AGENDA Notice is hereby given that the Eureka City Council will hold its council meeting on regular MONDAY, August 14, 1995, at the new City Hall, 15 N. Church Street, which meeting shall begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. The agenda is as follows: 1. ROLL CALL. 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of July 10, 1995 meeting. 3. TREASURERS REPORT for the months of June and July. 4. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY. 5. INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. A. Ordinance No. 95-- 2 Nuisances B. Ordinance No. 95-- 3 Industrial Zone C. Ordinance No. 95-- 4 Ordinance to adopt and approve standards and specifications for the design of Mobile Home Parks and the construction of improvements therein. Fran- ning & Zoning Committee chise for telephone service within 7. NEW BUSINESS. the City of Eureka, A. APPLICATIONS Juab County, State of Utah. FOR BUSINESS LICENSE 1 . Ordinance (Proposed Mary Lou Draper, One-da- y No. 95-5- .) Temporary Beer 6. REPORT OF OFFICERS License. AND COMMITTEES. 8. UNFINISHED A. Fred Garbett BUSINESS. B. Darby Sharp, Animal BVG 9. MISCELLANEOUS. Control Officer C. Lloyd Conder, Plan- 10. ADJOURNMENT. non-exclusi- ve Festival features storyteller The Tintic Historical Society is very pleased to present "storyteller David Bullock as a special part of this years Tintic Silver Festival. David is a third generation miner who spent a good portion of his youth in the Tintic Mining District. Hes a native Utahn and loves to entertain with "tall tales". His stories (not all mining), arc family oriented, good entertainment for the entire bunch. He is a member of the Utah Storytelling Guild and has been featured at the Westminister D. Eddie Cox, Vice Story Festival, Utah State Fair, President Central Utah Tele- Utah Museum Volunteer Associaphone, tion, and next month will enterTeletain at the Timpanogos StorytellInc., Skyline com. Consideration for and ing Festival. Ordian of David will be featured at three adoption nance granting Skyline Telecom a different times during the Tintic Silver Festival.. Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm. The sessions will be held at the Memorial Building. There will be no charge for this entertainment, but a donation bottle will be located at the door. Any contribution you make will help the Tintic Historical Society make it through one more year. Please be on time for the session you choose to attend so you wont disturb others. The society extends a big "thank you" to underwriters Doug Wright and Mayor David Kay for helping to make this excellent entertainment part of this year's festivities. (The dates for this entertainment arc Saturday, August 19, and Sunday, August 20). er struction goods and services, and are owed money by the original contractor or real estate developer to recover for their goods or services. The Act establishes a trust fund to which a person can look as a last resort for payment after he or she has exhausted other avenues of reimbursement. Any person who provides goods or services for residential housing construction, including contractors, licensed professionals and suppliers must register with the fund and pay the $195 initial assessment fee to be eligible to obtain relief from the fund. To bring a claim against the fund, the person must first establish that he or she has a valid claim for goods or services provided for residential construction and has not been compensated for those goods or services, the amount of the claim, and that the debt cannot be collected from the original contractor, developer or other source. The person can then be paid from the fund. Laborers who have not been paid for their services may also seek relief from the fund. The fund, in effect, becomes an insurance program for persons involved in residential construction against future default in payments by original contractors. After the fund pays a claim, the person on whose behalf the claim was paid must repay the fund within 90 days. If the person does not repay the fund, the State may take legal action to force reimbursement of the fund, as well as possibly take civil and administrative action against any defaulting contractor. The Legislature designed the fund to be No tax or licensing money will be used in the program. The program is financed through assessments paid by persons involved in the residential construction industry. The Department of Commerce's Divison of Occupational and Professional Licensing sent out the initial assessment of $195 last month to licensed contractors in most classifications. self-supporti- Reunion set for Aug. 19 The Annual Dividend Reunion is set on Saturday, August 19th, at the Pctcetncet School auditori- um, 10 South 600 East, Payson, Utah.. from 11 :00 am to 3:00 pm. Those planning to attend, arc reminded to bring their own dinner, dishes and drinks. |