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Show A3 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Youth City Council begins cleanup of old flour mill C. Josie Luke The Huntington Youth City Council began the cleanup of the old flour mill in the northwest area of town on Oct. 25 in hopes of eventually restoring the building. The 110 year old building is already on the national register of historic buildings, but has fallen into disrepair over the years. The property is owned by Dan Wager from Duchesne. Huntington Councilmember Julie Jones revealed that Wager is willing to sell the property to the city, but only if they are willing to restore the building if it is possible to do so. Jones also said that Wager had an engineer come and check the building for termites and soundness. She reported the engineer said both the foundation and building are sound. “To look at it there’s really nothing wrong with it,” said Jones. “The flour mill itself is quite sound. It’s the add-ons that are the problem. Almost all of the equipment is still here.” The city has been considering what they would like to do with the property if they were able to restore it. Some of the suggestions have been to convert part of the building into a restaurant or bed and breakfast, or to simply make the property into a museum. The youth council is working to clean up the outside of the building to make citizens aware of the possibilities for the property. The city now needs to have a structural engineer from the historical society support the findings of the first engineer. Citizens are also excited about the possibility the building could be preserved. Jones said, “I think there’s enough people interested in it that they would help do something with it.” Edward Geary has already volunteered to be the chairperson over a committee to restore the flour mill, and Jones explained that he is contacting the historical preservation society to find out what steps now need to be taken, since the building is already on their registry. In the meantime, the youth council will continue to work on the outside. They worked on both Oct. 24 and 25 and will be at the site again this week. Jones said they will continue to work on it “until it is cleaned up.” Photo by Josie Luke Huntington Youth City Council members and advisors take a break after working to clean up the old flour mill in Huntington. Huntsman Autoplex weathers storm, reopens for business Continued from Page A1. the bank that left him hanging, but he sees little point in it now. “I’m not going to get anywhere with the current banking crisis going on,” he said. Without a bank behind him, Hunstman was forced to close the doors to his dealership in July while he sought financing and struggled to keep things from completely falling apart. Today, with financing secured, the crisis averted and the doors to the dealership open again, Huntsman is taking a philosophical approach to the challenges he has faced. “Everything ended up better than before. We’re in business and we secured a loan with a better interest rate. I guess it just goes to show that good things hap- pen to those who wait, and to those who work really hard,” Huntsman said. The business owner said one of his biggest regrets is that some of his customers were also caught in the storm as his financing fell apart and he was unable to secure clear titles to vehicles. To clear those titles for his customers he sold personal assets and did anything he could to get the titles cleared. He said all of those titles have now been cleared for his customers. “I’ve had many sleepless nights on their behalf. For those who were impacted by this, they have my sincerest apology,” Huntsman said. The fact that he was able to secure financing at a time of crisis in the world is just one more reason why Huntsman said he is a firm believer in miracles. “We had to find financing in the worst economic time since the great depression, but miraculously we were able to do it. How do you receive financing in an area like this, on a business like this, in an economy like this? You don’t. But we did,” he said. Even as his financing unraveled earlier in the year, Huntsman was committed to continuing to fight to save his dream. “It doesn’t mean you give up. This is what I know. This is what I love,” he said. When he was forced to close his doors Huntsman said he and his family were keenly aware of the support from the community. He saw it in letters and phone calls of support and he said he was deeply grateful for all of the help they received to reestablish their business. And with the doors to the dealership once again open, Huntsman said he is Tie vote on new mayor is settled with coin toss Continued from Page A1. stated. In all, six people turned in applications for the position, but only four addressed the council and the citizens at the meeting, including Behling, Toomer, Eric Howes and Lou Sansevero. Each was given the opportunity to express their reasons for applying for the appointment, and the council was given a chance to ask questions. During the address in the meeting and afterward, Behling expressed the same reasoning for her desire to serve as mayor. That desire, she said, came from a love for Ferron and the people who live there. “I love the city, and I love the people. I feel like I can contribute. I feel like I have enough experience that hopefully, I can do something that would improve the city,” she said. She also conveyed a desire to work for what the citizens of Ferron want, concluding, “I want to make it what they want it to be, and I hope I can do that.” Behling’s appointment leaves an open position on the city council which will be filled at the city council meeting on Nov. 13. going to keep the business lean to face the current economic situation. He plans to keep his inventory of cars small and focus on finding his customers the cars they are looking for. With an erratically fluctuating automobile market he believes dealers with a smaller inventory will be able to find their customers the best deal on an Saturday November 1-7 2008 Publisher / Editor James L. Davis jldavis@theemerycountyreview.com Co-Publisher / Office / Advertising Manager Colleen A. Davis cdavis@theemerycountyreview.com Assistant Editor C. 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