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Show Panguitch Voters to Decide $350,000 Water Bond Issue; Election Tuesday Panguitch voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether or not to bond for 1345,000 for a community water system Improvement program. Voters will be asked to mark their ballot in two places--one to determine if the city should accept an interest water revenue free loan from Utah Water Resources for $220,000 and the other to determine if general obligation bonds should be issued for $125,000. The project will be paid for by an increase of $3.50 per month on Panguitch City water rates, making the total per-month water rate $6.50, an amount proponents of the issue claim is equal or near the rate for many Utah communities. Among the Improvements slated would be to drill a 10-inch well to supplement the water supply; construct a 10-inch water transmission line from the head house to the southeast part of town, connecting with the system at Third South; construct a 500,000 gallon water reservoir to increase water storage capacity to one-million gallons. Other portions of the project Include replacing of 11,000 feet of Small existing water lines in the system. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and all voting will be at the Garfield County Courthouse. After listening to Panguitch Mayor, Wallace G. Lee discuss the upcoming bonding for needed improvements of Panguitch City water system the members of the Lions Club voted unanimously to support the City Council in their efforts. Mayor Lee explained the two propositions the citizens will be asked to vote on January 25 at the County Court house, stressing that in order for the bonds to pass the ballots musp be marked in the "for" box for both propositions. He pointed out that when the homes were first built in Panguitch the homes were built on the east and west sides of the blocks. Because of this the main lines in the city run north and south. When the homes were built on the north and south sides of the blocks these homes were supplied with water from the main lines, causing the water pressure to drop. The new project would include Installing water lines running eastand west, placing the new lines where necessary and leaving the present lines where possible. Vee Wor then, former city councilman, mentioned that at first he was definitely opposed to the water Improvement project the city proposes but after a careful and thorough investigation agrees that the improvement is necessary and also the proposed method of improving was the best possible way he could find. He made the motion that the Dons Club members support the bond election. It was mentioned that the flow of the springs supplying the Panguitch City water system has varied in the past years from over 1,000 gallons per minute to less than 600 gallons per minute. In view of the situation that developed several times last summer and with the prospects of an even drier season ahead, the mayor stressed that the city might find itself without any water when it is most needed if this improvement is not made. Earl Roe, also a former city councilman stressed that although the water rates would raise this would be off-set some degree by the decrease in fire Insurance due to the better fire classification and placing of 16 new fire hydrants. The Lions club urge all citizens to become knowledgable of all aspects of this bond issue before going to the polls. If anyone has any questions they could either call a member of the city council, Mayor Wallace. G. Lee; City Manager Bruce Fullmer or any member of the Lions Club. |