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Show 2A The Summit County Bee Friday, September 6, 1991 As I See It SDET Letters to the Editor "The Summit County Bee" (DPSP 525640) is published weekly for $12.00 per year in Summit County and $18.00 per year by Wave Publishing, Inc., 675 West 100 South, Ueber City, UT 84032. Second Class postage paid at Coalville, UT 84017 post office. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Summit County Bee, P.O. Box 7, Coalville, UT 84017. AI1 THE Top of the News ty BEE POSTAL identification no. 525640 Readers Views j Articles are to be :n by s p.m. yionaay RICHARD M. and SUSAN F. BUYS Publishers Letters To The Editor is a column for the public to voice their opinion. Letters To The Editor must be submitted prior to MONDAY at 5 pan., and must bear the signature, full name and address of the writer. Names may be withheld on request at the discretion of the Publisher of The Summit County Bee. Writers are limited to one letter In two weeks. Please no endorsement letters. Preference will be given to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting the use of the writer's name. All letters subject to condensation. Mall to: EDITOR, P.O. BOX 7, Shirley B. Phelps, EditorCoalville Office Manager Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 4 336-550- 1, 9-- 2 Sharon Pace, Bessie Russell, Kamas Office Manager Monday, Tuesday and Friday 9 Dorothy Cummings, 336-223- 783-438- 7, 9-- 4 783-265- COALVILLE, As See by Shirley It is possible that Summit County could have three commissioners elected from one District Not too many years ago the gentlemen's agreement to have a representative from each District was broken when a candidate filed who lived in one District but filed in another. This individual did not win that year. This past election ballot carried two living in the Park City Dis--j trict where voting had been very low, and two living in the Kamas District, where former Commissioner Jim Soter had served. The Kamas candidates were unable to gain enough votes and by a slim margin lost out leaving Summit County with two out of the three commissioners from the Park City District and with no representation for the south end of the county. At the start of the tom of office, the new commissioners were very emphatic about representing the entire county and not just a certain area. Everyone from within the borders of the county was to be treated equally and fairly. A big test came just last week when the commissioners had to ac-- ; cept or reject an appeal made by a very determined Park City District Store from being built on commercially zoned group to keep Junction. at Kimball's property After almost two years of meeting with the Summit County Plan-- ! ning Commission negotiating and dickering over everything this from building, the plan-- 1 group could think of to discourage their approval ning commission finally passed 3 to 2 to give to build, which then went to the Summit County Commissioners because this group from Snyderville Basin made an appeal to stop the ed vices. 10-ye- ar UT 84017. use-ty- Community Corner About a week ago I was visiting with two police officers that work in the Kamas Valley. We discussed a number of issues of concern with alcohol and other drug abuse. One of the officers made the comment "what we need to do Is to wake up the people in the valley to the extent of the problem. The United States Department of Education has found in studying drug use in communities that drug abuse is usually 10 times greater than parents realize. President George Bush has is sued a challenge to all Americans to become involved in the war on drugs. Many are starting to become involved in the war on drugs here in the Kamas Valley. We are following a plan developed by a national ' organization after studying what has been successful in 26 communities throughout the country. If we all work together, we can curb the abuse of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. If you would like to be in- volved, write tQ the: Kamas Valley Community Coalition, P.O. Box 502, Oakley, UT 84055. K-M- building. The county commissioners voted 2 to 1 and their vote had to be unanimous to overturn the planning commissions decision, which they did not do. Never hearing of an actual polled legitimate survey being taken, word of mouth indicated that the majority of residents in the north and south areas of the county were in favor of gaining approval for their project Not hearing too much from Park City, only as a few opinions filter through, it seems that more than a few from Park City favored the Store, also. But these ones did not let their wishes be known to their elected officials. As the commissioners had to be in complete agreement in order to overturn the planning commissions recommendation, the appeal was K-M- K-M- not upheld. Commissioner Richins voted for the approval because he felt had met every criteria they were given, and legally and lawfully they could not be refused their permit to build. There is presently and will be in the future, decisions and motions to be made that are voted on by the commissioners that will affect the entire county, but a board of commissioners will always be able to control any decision. Maybe we better return to the gentlemens agreement and make it the only legal way to go before all the gentlemen have passed onto their reward and left Summit County with one District control. Any letter to the editor on this subject or any other will be considered for print in future issues. Be sure to sign your letters to the editor. Thank you. K-M- art one-sid- ed Bessie's Thoughts You can't be afraid of stepping on toes if you want to go dancing. Agricultural Prices but up $1.00 from August of last were year. However, lamb prices were ;and ranchers for the from down I mostly previous $15.80 below August of 1989. The 1 month, Utah the Agri-- : All milk price was $11.20 per cwt., to according cultural Statistics Service. Cows at up 10 cents from the previous 349.30 per hundredweight (cwt.), month, but down $2.30 from the 3vere down 90 cents from July, and same month last year. Wool prices averaged 51 cents ttown $4.20 from August 1990. at $65.40 were Steers and heifers per pound, up 1 cent from July, but the down 28 cents from August of last from pre:per cwt, down $5.00 below the and $9.40 year. Bariev was $2.10 per bushel, vious month, -l midThe last month year. lyame compared with $2.14 in July, and was $95.20 calves of $129 in August 1990. Baled alfalfa August price : below 1991, hav $1.20 was at $63.00 per ton, $2.00 July per cwt, and $4.30 below August 1990. below the July 1991 price, and Sheen at $21.00 per cwt., were $2100 below the August 1990 $1.60 below the previous month, price. Other hav at $49.00 per ton, and $1.40 below the previous year. was down $1.00 from the previous jLamb prices were $47.00 per cwt., month, and down $24.00 from the down $1.00 from July of this year, same month last year. Price received by Utah farmer mid-Augu- st Attention: Renewals To The Summit County Bee ; : ; 1 Attention: All renewals to The Summit County Bee should reach the Coalville or Kamas Office by the third Friday of the month to keep your Bee from being cancelled by the computer. We need your renewal by this time in order to get your name on the renewal list and keep you from being cancelled. Hunk for helping u help you. Pioneer Flashbacks by Quig Nielsen Free classes at the University of But beginning with the classes that opened on Nov. 11, 1850, stuThat was in the 1849 petition of dents have always paid tuition, as officials said in 1884, Brigham Young and other Utah . "owing, ."to immature the condition of the leaders to the Legislative Assembly finances." .University's the establishment of the requesting Thus the first institution of University of Deseret forerunner of the University of Utah. The Uni--L higher teaming in the area was orand opened, with Spencer as versity came into being in February ganized chancellor and with a of 1850, before Utah was Utah. The board of regents. Act of Congress creating the terriB. H. Roberts wrote in his history of Utah did not become law tory "Notwithstanding it had been until September of 1850. made a free school institution, the The 1849 petition read department of instruction was soon ... instruction free, so that the old discontinued, the university continand young, rich and poor, men, . uing for many years in abeyance women and children throughout the and having but a nominal existence, State.. .may have the privilege of until 1867." acquiring the most perfect education A Source: Roberts, possible. Comprehensive History of the LDS A few weeks later Chancellor Church; Warren, Drat! Mvthed Orson Spencer declared, "No person Again (Quig Nielsen is an will be denied the benefits of the Information Officer for the Museum University for want of pecuniary of Church History and Art in Salt means. Lake City.) . pe . K-M- K-M- comment.. Bonding will, require a special referendum election and The trails development will re- property taxes can only be levied by master plan because the District upon a successful vote quire a such a project must be tackled in of the voters. This election could be stages as funding and cooperative held as early as this November agreements arise with other gov- general election. The amount the District could ernmental and private entities. trails need to be levy a 2 to 3 mills tax or equivalent Multiple rate of 0.0004 to 0.0006 per taxable evaluated to save capital and maindollar of property. This could add tenance monies. for The highest priority youth, about $20 to taxes or an increase of adult and family participation in the 2.8 to 3.3 percent per year. A very survey was a golf course. There are low rate to attract more local jobs various options for such a course for adults and teenagers alike. It and Oakley is already in the planwould also increase the tax base for where a course the whole valley in general.. ning stages of golf For each 3.6 dollars invested half of the land is already available. The golf course would not only into the Recreation District by primary homeowners, there is another provide employment for many people but it would have the greatest 96.4 dollars matched by other positive economic impact on the properties mainly oil, gas, and valley. Benefits could include lodgmining lands, and electrical faciliestabties. ing opportunities, eating business and The concept of funding recreoplishments, shops CitiSenior Youth ation and facilities through a district of portunities. this type may seem a bit complizen programs could also be developed. It is anticipated that the cated or terrifying, but if the entire course revenues would sustain the community will work together and maintenance and operations upon invest in our future and our children foil completion and operation of the and grandchildren's future, the outcome could provide many economic course. The District will fund and oper- rewards and improve the quality of ate the new facilities in several life for generations to come. We ways. Most revenues will be need to look not at how this will generated through user fees and benefit me but how it will benefit property taxes. The capital for con- my children. Being able to control struction would be provided through our own destiny and not allowing loans (bonds) for immediate funding 'outsiders to have their vision of of most projects or the construction progress thrust upon us is the very could be spread out over time on a essence of responsible government "pay as you go basis, eliminating by the people. The chairman of this District is most loans. Large grants could always be solicited. The exact method Blake Frazier. Gus Houston is the of capitalization and operation of vice chairman, and Doug Evans is the facilities will depend on public the secretary. U' Continued from Page 1A Drug Free It I Recreation District... Utah? . n |