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Show t the i COUNTY t Capsule Peoa Residents to Vote on Still No Recreation District Mayor non-bindi- Braves Move on to Semi-Fina- ls The North Summit High School football team beat the South Summit Wildcats 24-1- 4 last Saturday. The win moves them to the semi-fin- al game this weekend. The upset minded Braves will play the Juab Wasps in Springville this Saturday, at 3 p.m. See related story on page 8 A. Park City Factory Stores Bag Hunger The Factory Stores 9 Park City has teamed up with die Utah Food Bank again this Thanksgiving season for die Bag N Hunger corporate food drive, in an effort to fight against state wide hunger. Through Dec. 13, The Factory Stores 9 Park City will be collecting canned goods for the Utah Food Bank inside The Gap Outlet Store. Donations can be made anytime during regular store hours, Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 will know exactly how many people are in favor of creating the district, and how many people are opposed. This will help the commissioners decision process in two ways: 1) If 50 percent or more of the peo-pl-e are opposed to the plan, it becomes a dead issue, and wont be allowed to take effect 2) If less than 50 percent of the voters are opposed, the commissioners will have a better understanding of Special election to be held before Christmas ng by James Powell BEE EDITOR The Summit County Commissioners decided Monday that residents of what the people want, which will Peoa, who would fall in the boundaries of the proposed special recreation district, will get a chance to vote for or against the plan. After a strong turnout at last months public hearing, which raised many varied opinions from people on both sides of the issue, the county was hesitant to make a hasty decision. Sometime before Christmas, a special election will be held, so the county influence their decision. Since the county still has the final say in the creation of the district, this election will be Its more of non-bindin-g. a secret survey," Summit County Clerk Kent Jones said. The plan has had its share of contro- versy since it was proposed several months ago. The area is already home of two small parks which are One week alter the city election, the Henefer Mayorial seat is still vacant. After winning the election, the current mayor, Larry Dearden, has not yet decided whether or not he tax that would be needed to fund the area. After hearing both sides, with neither showing signs of stronger public support, the county decided to put it to a vote. The paper ballot vote will be held at the Oakley Town Hall and will be during the regular election hours of 7 a.tn. to 8 p.m. Residents who are inside the districts area will be notified by mail about two weeks before die election. wants to remain in office. His term comes to a dose at die end of December. If Dearden decides not to take die position, the Henefer City Council has the responsibility of appointing the next mayor. non-bindi- ng Although many write-i- n votes were cast, the council does not have to choose among the people that were voted for. Instead, the council must make their own considerations and approve the best candidate. The council will meet again in early December. Need a lift? Juniper Christmas Tree Permits Available products. The Utah Food Bank, a program of Community Service Council, distributes over 11.4 million pounds of food annually to pantries and agencies throughout Utah. The most needed items at this yearll 'food drive ' are BLM Salt Lake District is issuing Christmas tree permits for $3 each commercially canned or packaged foods such as, spaghetti sauce, soups, sardines, peanut butter, tuna, rice, and jellies. TV The Utah State Office of Education is now enrolling students for the Winter GED on TV program. The program allows individuals without a high school diploma to earn an equivalency certificate by studying at home. Lessons are broadcast twice a week on local television. Enrollment includes three workbooks that compliment the televised lessons and assistance finding additional help at local adult education programs. Winter classes start soon and enrollment is five. To enroll, or to receive more information, call the GED on TV hotline Henefer Almost immediately, individuals opposed to the plan began to voice their opinions. Their biggest complaint seems to be the yearly property p.m. The Utah Food Bank estimates that Utah is home to over 31,000 hungry children under age 12. The bank relies on donated food, money and time to collect and distribute food through the emergency food network. Organized food drives, especially during the winter months, helps bring in a variety of these needed food GED on For privately owned. After trying to make improvements through volunteers and donations, locals gave a petition to die county asking for die chance to create their own district so they could have more control over the parks. . . f , Photo by James POweD . Let the Skiing Begin The town ski lift In Park City should be running tomorrow when Park City Mountain Resort opens its slopes to for the first time this season. The resort plans to open Saturday with fresh powder along with man nude snow. Specials for those early bird skiers and snowboarders will be running through Thanksgiving. If you cant wait to get this ski season underway, call the resort at (435) 1 for more details. Deer Valley and The Canyons wont be opening just yet Deer VaDey is planning their grand opening for the 1997-9- 8 ski season on December 6. 649-811- through Dec. 24, 1997. Permits are for juniper trees only. Junipers are commonly called desert cedar and are nontraditional, however, due to their shape and color, they can be used as Christmas trees. Trees must be tagged before they are removed. The tag must remain on the tree until it arrives at the point of use. Tags for the juniper Christmas trees are available at the BLM Salt Lake District Office, 2370 South 2300 West, between the hours of 7:43 a.m and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A fiee map is provided. Permits fin pinyon trees are issued at other BLM offices such as Price (433) The Canyons wont be far behind when they start up their sld lifts on December 20.- - Vernal (433) 0 and Richfield (433) 636-360- 0. 781-440- 0, 896-130- for a $3 fee. Call (801) 977-43for additional information about tree cutting areas. 00 Where Does All The Garbage Go? Summit County Landfill takes pre- cautions fQ maintain safety and cleanliness .i by James Powell BEE EDITOR Ever wonder what happens to all that garbage after its left on the curb? Is it carried away to magically disappear into some void,never to be seen again, or does it sit around, accumulating, until it poisons and contaminates the land? Although the former is a wish many would like to see come true, Summit County is doing its best to make sure the latter doesnt become a problem. Flattening the waste: The compactor is used everyday to flatten the garbage at the Three Mile Canyon larffliL Once the trash is flattened, at least six inches of dirt is layered on top. The Three Mile Canyon Landfill, between Kama and Wanship, near Rockport, has continuously taken steps to insure the safety of the public land and water supply, and has recently made improvements to make it even better. Several weeks ago, the county gave Lamar Richins, Director of Utah Public Works in Coalville, permission to spend $20,000 to build a higher perimeter around the landfills disposal area, called a cell. Richins said a higher berm was needed because the trash was beginning to stack up too high. So, the cell could either grow out, or up. Although the cell uses only 20 percent of the landfill's 113 acres, it was decided that it wasn't beneficial to start expanding just yet. So, instead of increasing the area of the cell, Richins felt it was best to place dirt from outside the cell in a circle around the disposal site. By doing so, the garbage could be stacked higher and could also eventually be put in the newly dug holes. Now, the project is finished and it didnt cost the taxpayers any extra' money. The county was able to use funds leftover from the Samak Landfill budget to finance the project Braiding a wall around the disposal site isn't the only thing the landfill has done to insure the publics safety. Besides only accepting household waste, which cuts down on contaminants, four wells have been placed around the landfill to test the water for contamination. These wells have been drilled several hundred feet into the ground so samples can be taken of the water at least twice a year. Tests are then run on the samples in a special laboratory to insure that the water meets all the states necessary parameters. Brent Ovard of Summit County Health said there has never been a problem with contaminated water at Three Mile Canyon Landfill during its eight year history. Another precaution taken by the landfill is burying the trash every day with at least six inches of dirt To take it one step further, the county purchased a compactor last year which flattens the garbage into as small an area as possible before it is covered with the dirt This is done daily, or more if needed, when the site doses. The landfill also has part-tim- e use of two bulldozers which help cover the trash when needed. Although these bulldozers are stationed at the landfill, they are also used by die county for fire control and rood projects. , fPOORiCOPY Working to mnke it Sflfe: Workers art currently working to make the slope of the disposal site leas steep and thus, more secure. By stabilizing the slope, the cell is stronger and safer. . All these measures are necessary because of the vast quantity of trash taken to the site each month. In October, 3,321 torn of household waste were taken to the Three Mik Canyon Landfill, nearly 82 percent coming from Park City. Jolene Christianson, manager of GAF Waste, says that all 20 of their trucks, each holding dose to 18,000 pounds of garbage, dump at the landfill two or three times a day. Although the landfill is only open Monday through Saturday, GAF Waste runs as often as seven times a week to keep the sidewalks and yards of Summit County dear of garbage cans. This makes for a tough job, Christianson said, because some residents use S3 gallon drums, which are currently illegal and are wnaimw too heavy for the average worker to lift onto the garbage truck. The company has plans to implement automatic garbage trades, which allows the track itself to pick up the trash cans, bid those plans are still way off in the future. Hopefully, when that time comes, the landfill will still be dean enough and not yet to full, to take more waste. By taking the necessary precautions to insure safety and promote cleanliness, the Three mu? Canyon Landfill, is expected to last another twenty years. |