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Preece, who received the majority of the complaints, said the gas station acted just most of the rest of the $660,000 price asatch County has ‘ / joined other counties and Utah in a suit against the federal government regarding federal “The nated approximately 20 roads it claims qualify for local right of way,is seeking public testimony on roads on forest service acreage dating back to the late 19th Century. Attorneys have referred to RS2477, an 1866 statute ; giving right of way for construction of public highways, which was repealed and replaced in 1976 by the more - comprehensive| . Federal PAs nS AO Bere E We, main County seeks public feedback © reason steep (the lawsuit exists) is to prevent the federal government from shutting off roads that give 7 In -Utah, asserted least right-of-way 5,000 at claims under RS2477. ~The Sierra Club, opponents of the case, claimed _ the plaintiffs want control of the roads to increase devel- opment Wasatch a Kohler, County Commissioner. Kohler said the coun- § and traffic in the forested areas currently protected from such. And, in most cases, the organization said they are not true roads, ty’s’ largest road conare in the | cerns Uintah’s, Strawberry © | Reservoir and Lake 7~. Creek areas. “It is somewhat environmentally driven, to keep boulders. counties have ‘but merely paths with a few rocks pushed aside. Some roads are actually rivers. The Southern Utah A Kane peunty oad recorded i in- the asuit mainly motorized vehicles off these roads. I disagree in LAWSUIT continued on A& The lawsuit tins led both _sides to ask what constitutes POSTAL PATRON Presorted « Standard U.S. Postage Paid Heber City, UT Permit No. 32005 LIBRARY, —295South 1500 East Salt Lake City, UT, 84112 Ore aI ie: iS RES | ? MAIN STREET continued on AS. MARRIOTT ARCHIVES TNT PAR Mt ROOT ae neil iB cnet, Heber more. “walkable.” ‘some cases: Most of these, in © a road. In some cases, especially in Utah’s southern our opinion, aren’t ecological: /Land< Management and ' Policy \Act.. Plaintiffs- claim ~ issues, but ideological. There counties which are the most active in the lawsuit, a road are roads people used for \ their interest i in the roads is due to local rights rather. hunting and access to pie _ may appear to be a narrow | deer path meandering over oe roads we fil road rides.” | _ than desire to develop. TONS ay eee mane (petty i alte Case centers on access to roads, _ eran careless axe The whole point of the beautification project say officials is to keep the core of the town vital, to attract customers to local businesses and make The county, having desig- _ cially Utah,” said Mike ge ee) is down- County Joins State in Lawsuit Against Feds KIRSTEN SHAW COURIER STAFF pert PD “The oem % oS GE nee alanne jhe: has never oe looked ‘eo0d: in my lifetime. I don’t think Main Street has _ that it will bring 0more people ever looked as good as it will when : _ town.” access...without due process. It is happening land right-of-way designation. _ all over the West, espe- ser oe — pope: Main Street's new Hook « will frean For Sale signs on storefronts aare things of the past. ET Offical we're done.” tag for the project will be picked up by “We want to keep iusinesses Mapay the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), through a federal community " with their downtown locations rather than spreading the town out,” says enhancement grant. - Nelson Carter, head of the city’s Main | | Predictably, city officials are exeied. Street Beautification Committee and | “This has needed to be done for of the | Heber Valley decades,” says Adams. “Main Street | president “In essence they’ re in sdniiieaee with the ordinance,” Preece said. etka ent « Orem, extend for a five-block section — from Third North to Second Southrand - $35,000 grant from TreeUtah, a Salt 5“ with tLe ate a Be plans, drawn up by JUB Engineers in — in time. NUISANCE continued on A4. te Lake City-based nonprofit organization, ead Ordinance discussions had been rumbling for some time as Midway ot _ include bulb outs at every corner to slow traffic and add landscaping. | While the trees are courtesy of a ll regulate hazardous, noxious or unhealthy conditions within the corporate city limits. It marked the first such move in the growing town’s history. “There was no existing’ law in’ Midway on any nuisance factors,” said Midway City Planner Brian Preece. “This is a new thing.” rn Js posts along Heber’s bleak Main — Street should be nothing more than a bad: memory. In. their place will be period-style. lampposts, ‘brick paths, new curbs and eters And trees. ae and lots of trees. “We're going to have trees all over the place,” says Heber Mayor Lynn Adams. : On Wednesday J an. 31, city: oifitials unveil plans for the Main Street Beautification Project during an Open House at the Heber City Building. The eee. Earlier this month, Heber’s neighbor adopted a nuisance ordinance to pS It termcn a fe % aid back Midway City is3 cracking down. The modest Wasatch Back berg known for its Swiss-style architecture and outdoor recreation is getting tough on citified excess in an attempt to maintain its small town charm. Ce mot ART DEREK JENSEN COURIER STAFF Re ne omeis SopisnikGe the aiabine ~ sidewalks and 40-year-old lamp- mS REARS ever nuisance ordinance LP tse gene yh oa et WESTBY 2s COURIER. ‘STAFF: : Midway City adopts first- hae ie Officials looking for your input o on Heber’s Main Street BeaeiCaign Project Town pains — i | |