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Show at ated whoo oe tesla Ape we ea lds a Jpat e ) wo " atelahiaionens nana onin 708 seen one ree faa pr ORO taste wee eae oP ae wat ot oes tae ail a cue wtdemtdithcinetemeneds Lami tiee ORCL GIE | LEP RR PLE GER AIAN NT OO A NAN Re i Pan f ot RPE TNA NC NR NISL AAI WASATCH COUNTY Ae 1, Issue 13 esi Wasatch rat ee ie UP A CAN: Equity's Source i News OF WHOOP- PARK —_ Sam Allen, rae Ba ge AR AIS aa house. About 300 citizens were in atten- ARM dance at the question and answer session — moderated by House Speaker Marty | ace “Senator Howard Nielson (R) of Uidh- ~ County remarked that of all the legisla-_ tive meetings he has been at over the last | | Re 8: 30a am on s Thacey over 10 members ris ‘of the eee September 21, Utah State ‘at ge oo! Elementary School to kick off a muchneeded visit to Wasatch County. a ts at a. tied Courier. Staff ~ When 80 state Lo descended upon Midway fora town hall meeting with. the residents of Wasatch County, they never expected to be greeted with a packed ieee of Utah’s Stateel biicinkure learn more about the developments CITY, Impress Legislators — ‘Shannon Taylor, Courier Staff en ON Informed Citizens Legislature Visits Wasatch County CaNCape DOG September 28, 1999 several years, this one had the greatest amber of people as well as the most reaquestions. ‘soned and. 2 - intelligent ; ‘Representative David. Hogue (R), ‘from. spends base ata Jexdanelie lookout t to . ~ House District 52. also remarked that he planned for that area. was impressed by high level of citizen parSeveral interesting points © were made ‘ticipation in ‘the ee 3 througho the course ut of the day'on the | In a discussion with some of the legislators, Jerry Smith, a Heber City Councilman, explained that when citi- zens don’t show up, they are ‘sending the | message that everything is fine. When citizens do show up, it means they have important concerns — that need to be addressed. Some of ae issues that citizens sued : addressed by the legislators included gun Be ‘control, education, special service dis- .. tricts, taxes, legislative audits, transporta- tion: projects, open. space, and telecom- ; . munications. By far, transportation issues, pespecially the 7 US 40-River Road Intersection, garnered 4 the most’ questions from citizens although . education was a Close os we.aah state of the County’s finances, and how | important government funding will be to the success of the expansive growth | and development that lie ahead for our | community. According to Former ‘County Planner, Bob Mathis, the averloaded onto yellow. school buses and — age home in Wasatch County sold for ~ driven North for the first stop of a full $195,00 last year. Currently, the cost for _ day’s tour through the county. entry level housing in our county starts | at $120,000. Included in the schedule were visits to the Jordanelle area, the intersection of With the proposed tax increase to 55% U.S. 40 and River Road, the Justice of the market value ‘on a_ secondary Center, Soldier Hollow and Deer Creek home, primary residents of the county State Park. At each stop on the tour, will be hit hardest, while the recrethe group was given a brief presentation ationists will be getting a deal. As a _ on that particular site, and allowed time result, those primary residents who are Pt nip ee ie aeB OO OE Oe. Me Wa TBE A ae Gate trehe os wes . ie eee Activities began. with a light breakfast and a brief comme ary on the day. ahead. From there, the egislators were ~~ to’ ask any - they might See Over 300 citizens came 2 to the Mi ied Town. Hall to patticigate : ina ques- | tion and answer session moderated by House Speaker Marty stephens. ; VISIT continued on page 8 Heber City Council Election Compiled the three Heber City. Council positions that are up for election this year. They are printed here in reverse alphabetical order as a courtesy to the residents of Heber City so they can make _ better informed decisions at the primary ballot October 5th. box. on Jerry Smith© I would like to continue to I hope to continue to work Road. In addition, all of the to make City master plans are being the City ready to_ serve the citizens of Heber provide the necessary services >that are required by City. T-have growth. Currently the City is listened to the public on many issues such as safety, zoning, transportation, public utilities, etc. Based on this input, I feel I have made my. vote representative of - your concerns after analyzing all sof» the “facts “I have constructing a two million gallon water tank, repairing _ problem areas in the sewer system, anticipating the commencement of construction of 1200 South Street and a roadway that will go from Highway 40 to Airport obtained. updated to identify future demands that will be placed on the City. A majority of: Citizens were supportive of a 1/4¢ transportation tax that will be used to reconstruct 600. West and provide’ additional monies for road maintenance ELECTION continued on page 7 WASATCH COUNTY COURIER WEEKLY Wee SEPTEMBER 28 SEPTEMBER 29 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY HIGH LOW .— HIGH’ LOW Prem 2 ee SEPTEMBER 30 THURSDAY HIGH LOW 72 44 OCTOBER1 FRIDAY HIGH LOW 71 Ag = OCTOBER 2 SATURDAY HIGH LOW ah “¥ ex. * TTT COUNTY URIER IER by Sam Allen, Courier Staff The following statements were written by nine candidates for OUR a OCTOBER 3 = SUNDAY HIGH LOW 72 = 42 “OCTOBER 4 MONDAY HIGH LOW 0-38) 525 South Main Street - Heber City, UT 84032 (435) 654-2661 » (435) 654-2531 fax News Briefs «...0.... Opinion & Editorial 5. Announcements ...... . Sports Wier ae Se: I Bn Ba ~ Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid. Heber City, UT Permit No: 32005 |
