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Show A3 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Orangeville City, property owner disagree over animal issues James L. Davis Complaints that an Orangeville resident had too many animals on her property led to the homeowner being informed that she was out of compliance with the city’s animal ordinance. Windy Larsen was visited by Orangeville City Mayor Bart Cox and Zoning Administrator Dennis Tuttle on Oct. 9 and told that she was in violation of city ordinances for the number of animals she has on her property. Larsen owns horses, goats, sheep and chickens, which she has kept on her property. She owns almost 10 acres, with a home that faces the city’s main street. Larsen was unaware that she was in violation of zoning ordinances, believing that with the land she owned she could keep all of her animals. She has owned the home and property for the past two years and Orangeville City leaders indicated that they were unaware of the number of animals she kept on the field behind her home until they received complaints from neighbors about the animals. According to Larsen she visited Orangeville City Hall prior to purchasing the property to ask about animal rights. She said that she was told that the property was “grandfathered” in regard to animal rights and that she didn’t need to worry about it. Orangeville City employees at city hall said they do not recall having spoken to Larsen. Larsen’s property is within an R2-8000 Residential Zone and with the acreage she does own she is eli- gible for the greatest number of animal units possible for that zone, which are three animal units. According to Tuttle an animal unit consists of two horse, two cows, seven sheep, four goats, 36 chickens, or a combination of the animals. “I would not have purchased the property had I known I was only eligible for three animal units,” Larsen said. Larsen raises Nigerian Dwarf goats and “fainters,” which she sells. At one time she had as many as 16 horses on the property, although now she only has four full size horses and four “minis.” The horses graze in her field. She said she has an arrangement with Kathryn Seely for the horses to graze on her property east of Larsen’s. Larsen also has sheep and chickens on her property. She said her love of animals is what led her to move from the city to a rural area. Of her sheep, Larsen said she had already made arrangements to sell all but five of the sheep at auction prior to ever being visited by Orangeville City. Larsen has not applied for the animal rights her property is eligible for and she will have 30 days to apply for the rights so the issue can be placed on the agenda for the next meeting of the Orangeville City Council on Nov. 13. Larsen said that the owner of the property before her had told her when she purchased the land that he had 70 horses on the property, so she is seeking legal advice before taking any action over the matter. Construction project brings students, community together Continued from Page A1. they are.” The students in the two classes are: Roger Boyer, Morgan Burr, Ian Tadehara, Adam Frisbie, Dustin Healy, Jennie Miller, Hayden Barney, Jacob Boel, Skylar Carpenter, Shane Cox, Ryan Downard, CJ Gardiner, Aarow Hefner, Dalton Judd, Burl Kinoshita, Scott Larsen, Ian MacDonald, William Mangum, Colten Miller, Christopher Sanchez and Nicole Smith. The students are somewhat hesitant to speak about the importance of the project they are working on, but with some prodding, several were willing to comment. Ian Tadehara has a unique perspective of the project because he actually worked on a house last school year. He said working on the new center is “definitely” different. “Last year I built a house and this is different because before, it would help a family, but this will help a bunch of kids in the community just coming in in different situations and getting help whenever they need it.” “Knowing it’s going to help the community out just helps me work hard,” said Roger Boyer. “Knowing it’s going to help children gives me motivation to keep going some days.” Boyer’s classmate, Dustin Healy, really enjoys the work the students do in the class. He said, “I really get a kick out of this. I like working with my hands and building things.” He hopes that after they are done with the center that people can understand the level of work the students put in to the project. “I hope that people could notice how much work we’ve done here, and know we’re doing this for a good reason,” he said. Jennifer Jorgensen has also worked on house con- struction with Keele in years past. This year Jorgensen is working with Keele as his assistant on the project, and the importance of the project is not lost on her. “You can look at this in the long run and say, ‘I built something that is going to help kids,’” she stated. “They can come here and feel comfortable. When I am old I’ll be able to look back and be like, ‘I was able to change that area.’” The classes are well on their way into the project. On Monday, Oct. 6, they finished raising the last wall on the building, and beginning next week they will be starting to put up roof trusses. Keele commented that the project is benefitted by the assistance of many subcontractors, including: Terry Lofthouse, Steve and Chad Carlson, Mark McMullin, Galen Dugmore, Gordon Card, Lee Madsen, Jon Sorensen and Randy Magnuson and employees at Magnuson Lumber. Ferron agrees to issue business license to treatment facility Continued from Page A1. began to voice their concerns about troubled youth being housed in a treatment facility they did not want to be in and argued that a treatment facility is far different from a foster home. During the Jan. 10 meetings of the planning and zoning committee and the city council the issue dominated both meetings with the end result being that planning and zoning recommended that the city council rescind their earlier decision to give a business license to Williams. During the city council meeting the council took the committee’s recommendation and rescinded the license and the issue went back to planning and zoning for further discussion and research. Planning and zoning returned the issue to city council on Feb. 19 stating that the city would need to amend its zoning ordinance to permit the business. The Ferron City Coun cil voted during its Feb. 28 meeting against amending its zoning ordinances to allow the facility to go forward, the last action by the city in a back and forth debate that has embroiled much of the community. The letter from the city opens the door for Williams to be able to obtain her business license. In the letter the city asks to be part of the inspection process prior to the license being issued and Williams indicated she had no problem with city representatives being present during the inspections. Historic bridge’s history celebrated with kiosk Continued from Page A1. down recently, it is now the only one in Utah. So, the informational panel is especially relevant. The unveiling was attended by members of the Emery County Historical Society who were involved in the development of the kiosk including: Evelyn Huntsman, Dotty Grimes, Vernel and Kathleen Rowley, Sher- iff Lamar Guymon, Commissioner Gary Kofford, Peterson and a representative from the Bureau of Land Management, who owns the property. Grimes explained their goal in installing the interpretive panel. “When something is old, it tends to loose its value with people. They think it isn’t good anymore and so it becomes a target for graffiti and target practice. Our hope is that interpreting it and showing the importance of it to the area, then we can preserve it. Once people know something is still important, they tend to leave it alone. “If people understand the history, they will respect it and enjoy it more. The Swinging Bridge has always been a really beloved place to come. It has probably been one of the most visited places on the San Rafael, so we definitely want to preserve it.” The Emery County Historical society hopes the panel will be informative and enjoyable to all who visit the area. Peterson also commented that they also hope that the kiosk will “almost indestructible,” considering the graffiti near the bridge. Cleveland council appoints new members to committee Kathy Ockey The Cleveland Town Council organized and appointed new members to the Planning and Zoning Committee during its Oct. 9 meeting. Those appointed were Brink Griffin, Tracy Brown, Jeremiah Jensen, and Patty Hansen. There may also be a fifth member appointed. This committee will meet on the first Thursday of each month at the town hall at 7 p.m. and then report to the Cleveland Town Council during its meeting on the second Thursday of each month. The new planning and zoning members will receive training from Michael Bryant, a Utah state employee, during their first official meeting and Mayor Chris Parkins requested the council also attend this meeting. The mayor expressed his thanks to the Emery County Sheriff’s Office for providing the sign to reduce speed for traffic coming into Cleveland. He said the sign seemed to be very effective in slowing the traffic coming into town. The new Cleveland Public Service building was also discussed. The new building will combine both the town office and the fire station. Scott Bartlett from J & B Engineering presented the plans to the town council and discussed the many options that are available in constructing the new building. Council members made several suggestions and some changes were made to the plans. The council will also hold a public hearing on Manti-La Sal proposes Christmas tree fee increase The Manti-La Sal National Forest Service is proposing a fee increase for Christmas tree permits that are sold. This fee increase will put the permit fees in line with what the Ashley, Uinta, Dixie, and Fishlake National Forests are charging for permits. As proposed, Christmas tree permits on the Manti-La Sal National Forest would increase from $5 to $10 per tree beginning this November. Authorized under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, 95 percent of the receipts collected from the permits will be retained locally and used to cover some of the expenses of administering the Christmas tree program. The Manti-La Sal National Forest is requesting public comment on this proposed fee increase. Public comments on the proposed fee increase should be submitted by Oct. 24, 2008. E-mail comments to: ealexander@fs.fed. us; mail them to Christmas Tree Fee Proposal, attn: E. Alexander, 599 W. Price River Drive, Price, UT 84501; fax to (435) 637-4940. For more information, call (435) 6363567. Nov. 13 and hope to receive public comment on the new building including comments for suggestions and revisions. The Emery Telcom Franchise Agreement was discussed and the council made the decision that their renew rate and term of agreement with Emery Telcom will be 15 years with 3 percent franchise fee and a five year renewal for successive five year periods. Cleveland Town will be having a fundraising project to receive donations for the annual Cleveland Days celebration. The town will send letters to ask for sponsors to help in the costs of the firework displays and will suggest different levels of support. The council said they have provided top quality firework displays in the past and are asking for support to improve them even more. Judi Bishop approached the council for a donation to the Community Center/Boys and Girls Club of Green River Benefit Golf Tournament being held Oct. 18 at the golf course in Green River. Judi explained they are trying to raise funds to build or purchase a new Community Center Boys/Girls Club because the one they were in was damaged in a severe storm recently. She said they have the property for the building but they are trying to continue the programs they have and desperately need a place for their center until they can relocate. The council said they need to ask legal advice before making a decision to contribute to this center. Earl’s Furniture & Appliance Quality for less $397 “Paradise Warmth” EdenPURE™ Model 1000 Emery County’s New Newspaper 685 South Main Street P.O. Box 487 Orangeville, UT. 84537 www.theemerycountyreview.com Phone: 435-748-2541 Fax: 435-748-2543 Established January 2, 2007 Published Every Tuesday Publisher / Editor James L. 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