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Show Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Sanpete Messenger/Gunnlson Valley Edition A4 Heritage (Continued from Al) of the Heritage Highway 89 Al^Pleasant, is the director of the liance, and also has two repreUtah Heritage Highway 89 Al- sentatives on the alliance board liance (which is the managing (which oversees the heritage organization for the heritage area). Bona says the Heritage area). Bona has been instrumental Highway 89 Alliance has a big in the force that brought many job ahead of them as they look of the key people together to for partnerships to help them make the steps that were needed achieve their goals. Gary Anderson of the Utah to get the six county heritage State University Extension in •area on the map. Ephraim worked with Bona in He, along with others, wrote the original bill that was adapted the early stages of preparing the and added to S203 that was bill. "We will have money to passed on Monday. help businesses and organiza"This culminates an effort tions with partnerships," said that went through three segAnderson. The heritage area ments of Congress. Yesterday it finally passed through the will also have the benefit of a House. Now we can really move partnership with the National forward to honor our pioneer Parks Service. ."This will be a real boost heritage," said Bona. to the heritage tourism to this Bona says that Senator Bob part of the state. We can now Bennett has been a strong advouse national parks insignia for cate of the Mormon Pioneer Naour signage. This will help autional Heritage Area. Bennett has worked closely thenticate in tourist's minds the with the groups in the six county places they are visiting," said area, and presented the bill to Anderson. Anderson says that a meetthe last three sessions of the sening is needed to decide what ate it passed in the senate in near term goals will be. 2005, but was only recently "We really don't know passed in the house. what all the rules are going to The bill authorizes ten milbe yet," said Anderson. lion dollars for the.building of Anderson says that he has the heritage area, but no more been calling all the pertinent than one million can be spent people, sharing the news, and per year. Bona says that a manage- people are excited. ment plan must be made and "We had been struggling for a submitted to the federal govern- long time, and had been getting ment before major projects are discouraged, but then it just went through. It was a surprise," started. said Anderson. Each of the six counties in the heritage area has a chapter Access (Continued from Al) trails that lead to other locations, a decision would need to be made to either leave the roads open or limit access. The BLM is looking for every road within its jurisdiction, regardless of whether the road was purposely constructed or user created. However, that is a big job, and almost surely requires the • input of citizens. Given that ap• proximately 20 percent of • Sanpete County is owned by the *BLM, there are a lot of roads to •be inventoried. Despite Zumwalfs concerns • about the accuracy of the inven• tory, the BLM has considerations 'other than just the location of roads. Not only is the BLM looking for the location of roads but 'also the condition and usage of each road. According to Erickson, the agency especially needs to know if there are species, either plant or animal, or other resources at risk and whether the road is poorly placed. 'The real big news is we're moving from mostly open access to mostly limited access," says Frank Erickson of the BLM's Richfield office, who is developing the long-term resource plan. Ultimately, all of the information gathered will be used to decide the travel designation of each road, such as "open access," which means there are no travel restrictions; "limited access," which means conditions will be placed on each road according to the needs of that road; or "closed to all vehicle travel." According to Erickson, the only area that the BLM anticipates will remain open is an area west of Mayfield so the remainder of BLM land will either moved to a "limited" or "closed" designation. Another of Zumwalt's concerns is that there is no language in the BLM plan for activities such as hunting, camping or harvesting a Christmas tree. He used the Forest Service plan as an example, saying that in its plan, the Forest Service allows a 150-foot buffer zone between the road and the forest. Within this zone, people are allowed to venture into-the forest for recreational activities. The committee would like the BLM plan to mirror the Forest Service plan. "Reasonable access is a big part of the debate," Zumwalt says. "How far will the BLM go; what kind of access will be allowed?" Erickson expects the inventory to be ready for public comment sometime in November, but Zumwalt is worried that if the BLM issues the plan before the inventory is complete, that access to BLM land will be adversely affected. His challenge to the BLM is to "do it right the first time." Zumwalt does concede that the task of inventorying hundreds of miles of roads is overwhelming, but hopes the BLM will not issue the plan until the inventory is complete. The BLM and the Sanpete Access Committee have a good working relationship, and the BLM welcomes the input of the committee, other groups and private citizens because "we want a good inventory so we can make good choices," Erickson said. Zumwalt challenges people interested in public access to BLM land to get involved because, "it's going to happen anyway without you and it might not be what you want." The Sanpete Access committee meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the county courthouse. "Everyone should be at the table," says Zumwalt. Sanpete News Company, Inc., publishing the SANPETE GUNNISON VALLEY EDITION Capital projects focus of Centerfield Council In other discussion, Ray Hartung asked the council if he and Staff writer Dan Dalley could put in a used car CENTERFIELD—The lot at 420 S. Main St. Centerfield City Council discussed They have the necessary state roads, roofs, a new car dealership licenses, and inspectors have inand 24th of July plans. spected the building. The council The council is looking into expressed gratitude for the business having almost nine blocks double then approved the business license. chipped and sealed. In other discussion, the Councilman Gene Bardsley council approved Centerfield's said Hales Sand & Gravel had bid participation with the county in a $50,000 on the job. satellite mapping project for Bardsley will contact Hales about $250. with a go-ahead, and the council On another matter, Scott Reid will put the expenditure on the next asked permission to build homes agenda for approval. The project on the four lots he owns in will use up half of Centerfield's Centerfield. He has already started road budget. construction on one home. The council also decided that The council also approved a new roof is needed on the city $3,000 for a new computer and building. The council discussed software for police officer Stewart various options for the roof, includ- Jensen. Jensen says his current ing whether to use shakes or computer is outdated and has probshingles. lems. The council decided the new Mayor Darwin Jensen sug- computer would help Jensen in his gested that the city get bids to police work. help determine the cost of the The council is looking for a project. The council has bud- new centennial committee member geted money for the new roof in and needs to have one chosen by this year's budget. September. By Ben Fox SANPETE COUNTY Compiled by Kathy Lin Eggleston WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 3-5 Jazz music an tap The Snow College Home School of Music announces the second annual Juilliard Goes to the Mountains Rhythm Section Workshop concerts each evening at 8 p.m. in the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts at Snow College. Tickets for the Thursday faculty concert are $8 for adults, $5 for children under 12 and $32 for families. Tickets for the Friday and Saturday student concerts are $5 for adults, $3 for children under 12 and $25 for families. UPCOMING EVENTS ATVclasses and cliallenge set Two OHV certification classes will be held Aug. 7 from 9 a.m.-noon and 4-7 p.m. at the east gate of the Sanpete County Fairgrounds in preparation for a 4-H ATV challenge on Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. All riders, ages 8-15, must have their own ATV, safety equipment and be accompanied by an adult to participate in the class and must also be ATV certified for the challenge. Participants must pre-register. For information call Debbie Lambson at 283-7597. Narcotics Anonymous Meetings In Sanpeto Fri: UPS# 232-020 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Sanpete Messenger, 35 S. Main, Manli. Utah 84642 NEWS'BRIEFS COUNTYWIDE INTEREST Sanpete artists sought EPHRAIM—Artists who have Sanpete roots are eligible to enter the Central Utah Art Center's (CUCA) second annual Sanpete County art show. The center is seeking artists to participate in a group show to open on Aug. 4 al 6 pm. at CUCA, 86 N. Main St. in Ephraim. "If you were bom or raised in Sanpete, live here now, make art here, or own a home here, you are eligible," said center curator Adam Larsen. Artists should submit their work, titles, resume, an artist statement, and $5 entry fee payable to CUAC by Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. to be considered for the show. A guest juror will make the final selection for the show. Please mail entries to CUAC, 86 N. Main St., Ephraim, UT 84662 or drop them by during regular hours: Tuesday - Friday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m. For more information call 283-5110 or email adam@cuartcenter.org. Road construction set to begin EPHRAIM—S.R. 29 from Orangeville to Ephraim Highway, west of Joe's Valley reservoir, will be under construction beginning July 25. Construction is expected to continue through Oct. 15. The contractor has permission to close the road Monday-Friday between 8 a.m.- noon and from 1-5 p.m. The contractor does not expect 4-hour closures, but travelers should expect delays during construction. Weekend delays wil! not exceed 30 minutes. Access to the north side of Joe's Valley Pavilion might be limited as the contractor moves waste products to the west embankment of S.R. 29. Palisade Road under constniction STERLING—Work has begun on a $ I million reconstruction of the road connection between U.S. 89 and Palisade State Park. The project is being jointly funded by Sanpete County and the Utah Department of Transportation, with UDOT paying about $300,000 and the county 5700,000. However, most of the county's share is coming from road maintenance funds the county routinely receives from the federal and state government. The county is in charge of construction. At a meeting Tuesday, July 18 the Sanpete County Commission approved an interlocal agreement with UDOT addressing the funding and construction standards. Garrett McMullin, project engineer with Jones and Demille of Richfield, the county's consulting engineering firm, Said the subsurface under the existing road is weak and asphalt has been breaking up. The project will include clearing vegetation along the roadside, removing existing asphalt, adding new culverts, regrading and installing new guardrail in some places, McMullin said. The contractor, Western Rock Products of St. George, is required to keep the road open during construction, but motorists may encounter flagging, with waiting, or rough road during constniction. The project is scheduled for completion Oct. 1. Introducing EILEEN K. JACKSON, MD 7:30 p.m. Ephraim 390 W. 100 N. Closed meeting, for addicts only. For more information on N A , call 283-6694. The Intermountain Ephraim Clinic is pleased to welcome Eileen K. Jackson, MD to its staffof family practitioners. Dr. Jackson is a graduate of the University of Utah School of Medicine, Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Sanpete Mon: 8 p.m., Ephraim 390 W. 100 N. Tue. 7 p.m., Spring City Al-Anon Meeting Spring City Hall Thu: 8 p.m., Ephraim 390 W. 100 N. (Step-study, closed) Wed: 8 p.m., M t Pleasant 10 N. State, (Rec. Center, upstairs) Fri: 7 p.m., Mt Pleasant and served her residency ac Utah Valley Family Practice Residency in Provo. She previously worked as both a registered nurse, and as an emergency medical technician. Dr. Jackson is now accepting new patients at the Intermountain Ephraim Clinic, 525 North Main. Appointments may be scheduled by calling 283-4076. Now accepting new patients. Most insurance p/aiis accepted 10 N. State, (Rec. Deadlines, Post Office & Contact Information Copyright, Sanpete News Company, lnc.©2005. All rights reserved. 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