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Show ee Tri et October 12, 1999 COUNTY COURIER 7 WASATCH New Animal Shelter Groundbreaking _ On Monday, Courier Staff October 4th, and should have an individual litter pans. The current facility has no place for cats and anytime one cannot be Heber, Midway and Wasatch County broke ground on a new animal control shelter that will be located just south existing shelter on Airport immediately of Mayor the he and their different animal control ordinances. Although Heber City could have worked on this shelter alone, it was better to do it right the first time with | their help. Lee Carlisle County's and Animal will kick John Fox, the Chief Investigator for the Humane Society of Utah, stated that he, From left to right: Harold Remund Control City Council), Lee Carlisle (Animal Control Officer), Lynn Adams (Heber City Mayor), John Gailey (Animal Control Officer), Chief Rhoades (Heber City Police), Lyle Gertsch (Zions Branch Manager), a Smith (Heber City esnell, and Chad Broadrick (Contractor). rent facility does not meet: John (Midway in Bailey, the Floors ‘should be made officers, are so they can be easily disinfected. both looking forward to the new facility. Unlike the old one, this new building will meet most of the Humane Society’s strict guidelines for animal shelters. of dated concrete Kennel walls should be at least 4 feet _high so water and waste materials cannot flow from kennel to kennel. A modern kennel should also have heat- ing elements embedded in kennel floors Here are some of the Humane Society’s equipment requirements that the cur- im a ee imei, =? FSM? stated, et kennels and cages that were not included in the original building budget. The low bid from Broadrick Construction. will enable the shelter to be better equipped than it otherwise would have $100,000 and Midway another $50,000. RE Adams_ will be used to pay for equipment like Unlike like many other buildings in the county, this facility will be paid for with cash instead of bonds. Heber City and the County will each pay around| 2: cn thet Lynn Wasatch County have put forth to rec-oncile been. cde. it’s owner, it groundbreaking ceremony, that appreciates the effort that Midway The original engineer’s cost estimate for the structure came in at $250,000. The actual bid amount is $194,000. The extra $56,000 that has been collected but if heating elements are too expensive, resting boards or beds should pe provided. _ . “loves to see the new facility being built.” During the groundbreaking ceremony, Chief Rhoades explained that construction of the building will take approximately 90 days. In the spring, when the weather members is better, he would of the community like to see help out must. also be a way to circulate with the landscaping of the facility. This will allow the shelter to save most of its the air in all the kennel areas. Ideally, resources for equipment that will direct- the ly benefit the animals. There air in the building should be replaced with outside air eight to twelve Speaking of the old facility Chief times per hour. Rhoades Cat cages should be at least 9 square feet commented, “It was just enough to get us by.” It Was Election Time In Heber City, Or Was It? Are we doing all we can to ensure our futures as citizens of Wasatch County? Shannon Taylor, Courier Staff In the recent preliminary election held ‘in Heber City on October 5th, six out of ten candidates were chosen to run in the primary election, to be held in November. These six individuals are listed below, with the number of votes they received and the percentage of the total votes cast that went to them. Jerry W. Smith 481. 21.07% Terry Wm. Lange 380 16.64% Vaun A. Shelton Li Jon Roeem 249 20 10.91% 868% 220 ~——182 9.64% 7.97% TS ERNE to must be put to sleep. Road Heber. 28) Cane Ste LaPeer returned = Sam Allen, Dan Henley John H. Burns There are 3,89Z registered voters in Heber City, and of these, only 807 peo- ple sang took the time and energy to stop by and cast their vote. That is only 20.73% of all those registered to vote. of a person who didn’t feel the need to actually vote in the election that brought those elected officials into According to the Federal Election Commission, the percentage of people office, it is difficult to take anything they say into consideration. Why should who voted in the 1996 National election was 49.08% of all people over the age of 18. This is a percentage which more than doubles that of the Heber City preliminary election held yesterday. anyone stop and listen to an opinion that wasn’t seen as important enough to actually be voiced at a time when it would really count? It ould seem dese: many aap fail to realize that the local elections are more So often, people take a great deal* of | vital to us and affect us more directly time to stop and complain about the than most of the larger elections that things that the elected officials . are tend to get a better turn out. The peodoing wrong, or how they can think of ple we elect to speak for.us are the ones any number of people who are more who can make or break the goals and _ qualified to hold such an office. This ideals we have for our community. may or may not be the truth, but when the statement is coming from the mouth When the State Legislature Make Your took the time to visit our county and listen to our concerns, hundreds of citizens turned out to voice their opinions. Are these the same 807 people who chose to make their voices heard in this preliminary election, or were some of them individuals who are all talk and no action. Instead of just reading about the things happening in our community, and then becoming upset because those things aren’t what we want, we need to first take the time to step up to the plate and do our “civic .duty.” Until we do, we can’t expect to-have any control over what is going on around us or have room _ to criticize: people for not doing the things we never asked them to do i in \ the first place. ¥ 17 VOCATION ' Your ‘ > VACATION: You can earn a SIX FIGURE INCOME af 14 it Fe ; | of 7 | and travel lar pennies on 1| : i A the dollar while working from home! This is a traditional business - a solid opportunity for the home based entrepreneur. This is a business where hard work, commitment and dedication will enable you to develop the best time/money relationship of your life! The re f; product is simple and has univérsal appeal - discounted travel. The -marketing plan is proven and effective and the income potential is greater than anything you have ever seen! 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