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Show “WASATCH COUNTY COURIER ARROGANCE Until we hear otherwise we can only continued from page 4 tiffs of the Canyon Meadows lawsuit is $10 million. This does not include any punitive damages that might be awarded by a jury. | If this amount is divided by the 13,000 or so tax notices that are distributed throughout the county, the total cost per household would be about $770. If punitive damages are awarded, the total cost could double to $1540 or even go AREA higher. | : 7 | There is also another danger. If the res- kstebl idents of Canyon Meadows are successful in their suit against the county, it will encourage others to also file suit. The 800 or so residents of Timberlakes who have substandard road and water would probably have a very strong case against the county. it According to a preliminary analysis of the county’s insurance policy, the insur- Midway City Council ance carrier will only cover $25,000 of award was second for Score Inspection the Highest the in Association, from the smallest town to the largest city in the state. Mayor Owens (pictured above) gives credit for these awards to the tireless. efforts of the Midway City Employees in dealing with Risk Management. | reserve the right to withdraw from the case if it finds out its potential liability is too great. ae Cae ‘English. assistance parent conferences, and aoe Your Many new could vary from in the help classroom to phone calls to parents who do not speak English. If you are interested, please contact the Wasatch | School District Special Programs Office at 654-1478. . a - e e eee eee ‘AARP’S 55 ALIVE MATURE DRIVING PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED IN HEBER CITY 55 ALIVE is a classroom refresher course for experienced motorists age - 50 and older. The program, which was developed by the American _ Association of Retired Person’s (AARP) in 1979, is the first and most recognized, comprehensive, nationwide course created especially for older drivers. Most auto insurance companies offer premium discounts _ to policyholders who complete the course. Participants do not have to be AARP members. — The course, ‘Heber City October 13 is $8.00 per which is divided into two segments, will be taught at the Senior Citizen’s Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, & 14, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. each day. Cost of the course | person. For more detailed information or to register, call the Heber Senior Citizen’s Center at (435) 654 - 4920 City — he can release this information - which is more a public policy decision and should have no bearing on how the county addresses their defense. PARTY continued from page 4 The early LDS leadership realized that American democracy needs two parties to work, forth, Utah’s voters would be half Republican, half Democrat. This was : : ; eee he students do not speak led) If you are bilingual, we would love to add you Spanish translation. details on — 6 ee he School District is looking for volunteers to help with of school volunteers. to our list i a Surely, -FOMii€s iN Quy COMMUNITY. | with how the county will pay for legal expenses and awards that might be incurred through the Canyon Meadows lawsuit. He claims attorney-client privilege in withholding this information since it is pending litigation within the county. But I would merely like to know what the county’s policy is regarding how it would treat any. lawsuit in which its officers are accused of misdeeds. akin «9 «ae ae ey the lives OF yOUNg people GNA Wasatch ae ee ee whe. Lil I a UE OO ee You con Make @ difference in j UU ITC Qo Derek Pullan, the county attorney, has not been forthcoming Se eee ee it that are of the lawsuit, the insurance carrier can Whether or not Ms. Williams plans to take further action on this mat| , ae ter remains to be seen. pick up the tab (if awarded) for all the defendants. Surely, if the citizens of the county werenit going to pay for the bill, the county would want them to know it. Also, since not all of the county officials named in the suit have the same amount of legal liability, they probably — all have different attorneys. After all, it would not make sense for Mike Kohler who has only been a county commissioner for less than a year to have the same lawyer as Bob Mathis who has worked for the county since 1976. I can only assume that the county will pick up the legal bills for the eight or so attor- neys that are required for this case. _ I sincerely hope that the county com- missioners decide to do what’s best for the citizens at-large. I know there is the temptation to spread their defense cost among all the citizens in the county, but filed against Even if they do decide to cover the costs Also on the agenda for the meeting was a discussion of the much-talked about trimming of the bushes along Leah Williams’ property. The City Council offered a formal apology to Ms. Williams and conceded that the person who handled the actual work on the bushes went a little over-— board. They are not, however, planning on replacing the bushes. will if they know that certain county officials carry more legal liability than others, I feel they should be left to fend for — charges is highly unlikely that other counties would want to pay for unreasonable damages caused by the gross negligence of a member party. o in Group 1, which is comprised of the smaller communities in Utah. The county those county governments within the state. It Council meeting. The first award was for the Highest Inspection Score the defense tab and most likely the damages the county’s legal expenses relating to not covered by the policy. Although it may elect to cover more if it chooses to do so, it probably won’t since the insurance carrier is merely an association of On behalf of the Utah.Risk Management Mutual Association, Midway City was presented: with two awards during the September 23rd City ‘assume so they decreed that hence- accomplished at Sunday service, where the Bishops pointed to one side of each Congregation and proclaimed, “You are ~ now Republicans.” In the 1960’s, Utah. was transformed from a two party state to overwhelming-. ly Republican, largely over abortion and the Democrats’ propensity to use tax dollars to buy food and education for poor kids bombs: instead - of spending it for os 3 Today’s LDS leaders are either not as bright as their predecessors, or they chose to sacrifice Utah’s well being in pursuit of their Quixotic quest in support of Newt’s family values gimmicks, and you know what happened to Newt. The lesson is that politics in Utah will only work right in a two party system, just like in the rest of the country. Now we can’t fix the whole state, but we can. make a start Wasatch Co., where there is a natural two party split just waiting to be used to the benefit of all. Everyone knows Wasatch Co. is divided | between the Natives and Outsiders— themselves. I assume these men were fully aware of what the law was and if they ignored it or abused it by selectively enforcing — ‘county ordinances or otherwise, they should pay for their own sins. If true, | they should also consider resigning from Office, : This county is already bonded up the wazoo and one more tax levy could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Many citizens on fixed incomes cannot afford another bond on top of all the others they have to carry. By protecting their own hides, the — county commissioners and other officers. of the county are doing so at the expense of others who cannot’ afford to support them. If we can’t get this problem taken care of quickly, it is just » another reason why residents in the county may want to consider quickly changing the form of county government to a five or seven person commis- sion as will be proposed in a citizen's petition drive latter this year. ¥Z and that these two groups have real differences of opinion on how the County — should be run. The hostility of Natives to Outsiders is legendary, my favorite being the tale recounted by a Heber political candidate in the last election who was campaigning from door to door. He knocked on one door and it was opened by a lady. He introduced himself and explained what he was campaigning for.. The lady asked “How long have you lived here?” “Seven years,” he answered slammed the door in his face. and she About 500 people a year have been. moving into Heber Valley for the last decade. That makes Outsiders either — the majority or very close to it, and now is the time for the Outsiders to get even for the way they have been mistreated by the Natives. ae Here’s how to create the Outsiders Political Party. All you have to do in each election is cast your vote for the candidate who lived the shortest time in Wasatch Co. Do that, and within a short time, Wasatch Co. will have a real two party system where Outsiders will control town and county government most of the time, and that only lead to. apparently anybody .not, born. here—. . _ improvement. Boo en -S eek mi |