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Show County Commissioners Meet Twice In November Several clerks throughout the county have been inundated with work and are beginning to catch up on minutes of past meetings. The County Commission minutes min-utes for Nov. 8, with Commissioners Commis-sioners Louise Liston, Maloy Dodds and Clare Ramsay, Clerk Camille Moore and County Attorney Attor-ney Wallace Lee in attendance, include the following actions: Public Works Discussion took place on the proposed abandonment of the Merrill Ranch Road on petition by George Holling. Present were Laurie Lau-rie Dee Holley Coon, Theron Coon, Kevin Barron, Sunhock Academy; Joe Hughes; Cannonville Mayor Al Stone, County Recorder Les Barker, and County Engineer Brian Bremner. Mayor Stone presented a letter from Holling. Temporary authorization authoriza-tion had been given Holling by Bremner to lock the gate to prevent (See COMMISSION on page 6-A) COMMISSION From Front Page further vandalism. Mrs. Coon opposed op-posed the abandonment and requested reques-ted the county continue its maintenance. main-tenance. The commissioners took the issue under advisement for consideration at their meeting. The commissioners granted -an amendment to the Clear Creek Estates Es-tates Subdivision Plat, Unit 2 and approved its final form at the re-' re-' quest of Vance Mortensen. E911 AddressingMapping The commission approved by motion contracting with Bob McCullough for addressing at $7,500 plus costs. McCullough will work with Barker for address- ing consistency. Once the initial process is complete, a second phase completing a total county grid map will be started. Public Hearing Panguitch Lake Special Service District Present were Val Church, Terry Bender, F. Grant Houston, Anita Safian, Laura Adams, Keith Gailey and Evalee Gailey. Lee read the resolution adopted Oct. 12 forming the Special Service District. Bender, Panguitch Lake fire chief, gave an overview of the problems of the past years securing fire insurance on dwellings at the lake. With a building for fire-fighting fire-fighting equipment and training for volunteer firefighters, insurance would be available at lower costs. Bender said that land had been donated for the building. Property owner Val Church said that the special service district may fail to eliminate insurance problems and voiced his opposition. opposi-tion. Discussion followed on property prop-erty tax assessment on vacant property prop-erty and second homes .in Garfield County. Houston asked for verification that the tax . would be set and i controlled by property owners. The commissioners explained that a board, made up of lake area property owners who are registered voters, would be appointed by the commissioners. The board would set the tax rate and oversee budgeting budge-ting and disbursement of funds. Discussion ensued on emergency emergen-cy response time at the lake and the need for Emergency Medical Technicians Techn-icians who live at the lake. Ramsay motioned, Liston seconded sec-onded and the commission unanimously unani-mously approved the creation of the Special Service District for Fire Protection at Panguitch Lake. They appointed board members as follows: Terry Bender, Donald Marshall, Mar-shall, and Anita Safian to four-year terms and Laura Adams and Gail Peart to two-year terms. Waste Water Disposal at Mammoth Creek Present were Bill Dawson and Gary Edwards, Southwest Public Health Department; and Wayne Thomas, Department of Environ- mental Quality. Discussion ensued on requests for septic tanks in the Mammoth Creek area. Many older buildings have systems that fail to meet current standards and have developed problems in which the only solution, solu-tion, because of the size of the lot, appears to be holding tanks. The Health Department opposes the use of holding tanks and had three requests from property owners whose lots would be otherwise undevelopable. The commission supported the Health Department's decision. Building and Grounds At the request of Rob Veater and Les Barker, the commission authorized author-ized $3,900 to immediately replace worn out roller guides on the courthouse court-house elevator. Executive Session The commission went into executive ex-ecutive session before adjourning. MINUTES FOR NOV. 2 2 Louise Liston, Maloy Dodds and Clare Ramsay began the meeting . With an executive session. Merrill Ranch Road Abandonment The commission unanimously agreed to act on the proposed request for abandonment at its Jan. 24, 2000 meeting after John Griffith, Grif-fith, realtor, stated that an agreement agree-ment had been reached to donate the Coon property to Sunhock Academy, Aca-demy, a youth program. They asked the county to leave the road open, with offers for trade or purchase pur-chase of the Coon property by George Holling. Public Hearing Road Abandonment Steve and Jeanine Fellows County Engineer Brian Bremner showed the commission a map of the area where the Fellows property is located southwest of Panguitch. Notices had been sent to surrounding surround-ing property owners with two written responses. Jerry Owens stated his opposition opposi-tion to the proposed abandonment of the road which he felt would adversely affect his ability to access his property. Sharon Kelton Rodriguez Rodri-guez opposed the abandonment as an inconvenience. Steve Fellows said the road is not regularly maintained main-tained by the county. The commission motioned to explore the ramifications of abandonment aban-donment and, if no impacts are found, to agree to abandonment, with the final decision to be made at its Jan. 10 meeting. Fellows asked about the possibility possi-bility of a street sign on the road leading to his property from U.S.' 89. Hospital Issues Present for discussion were Eric packer, administrator, Garfield Memorial Hospital; Jim Yardley, hospital board; and Jon D. Hoops, Intermountain Health Care. Hoops explained issues that have impacted the viability of rural hospitals over the past years. He listed demographics, changes in healthcare practices (i.e. length of hospital stays); and changes in reimbursement (i.e. Medicare and insurance payment policies). Hoops gave the commission an overview of the deficits realized by the hospital over the past few years. Hoops presented a proposal from IHC to return the hospital to the county in 2000. All assets would be returned and IHC would provide operating funds and manage the hospital during 2000. In 2001, the county would be responsible financially and for the management of the hospital. After the transition is complete, IHC would be willing to continue management of the hospital under contract to the county. Hoops stated sta-ted that Packer would have the proposal in writing for the commission commis-sion in a few days. If the county does not take ownership of the hospital, IHC plans to make major reductions in services provided by the hospital. Request For Donation The 2000 Panguitch High School Reunion Committee requested re-quested use of the county's secre- tarial staff to help make prepare- tions for a reunion to be held in the summer of 2000. The commission, commis-sion, by motion, unanimously denied de-nied the request. Business License Application The commission approved a i business license for Sculptured : Furniture, Art & Ceramics, located west of Escalante. A conditional use permit had been issued by the , Planning and Zoning Board. Planning and Zoning Board Several months earlier the Planning and Zoning Board made a i recommendation to the commission j that the minimum acreage for a ! dwelling in unincorporated areas of ; the county be changed from six ' acres to five acres. After further research into the reasons for the six- acre minimum, specifically, eligi- ' bility for property to be valued under the Farmland Assessment ; Act, the board withdrew its recommendation. |