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Show Garkane And DG&T Help To Fund County's Legal Position On Monument PANGUITCH Garfield County Commissioners Louise Liston, Maloy Dodds and Clare Ramsay met Monday, Nov. 25 to address a lengthy agenda. It was Commissioner Ramsay's first day back following major surgery and he appeared eager to get back into the swing of things. The commissioners were gratified grati-fied to learn of growing support for their stance on refusing $100,000 offered by Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to help the county pay for costs of planning for the recently created Escalante Grand Staircase National monument. ClerkAuditor Camille Moore told them she had received a check in the amount of $6,250 from Deseret G & T, a power supplier to Garkane Power Association, Inc. The accompanying letter, signed by Carl Albrecht, Richfield, said DG&T was pleased to contribute the funds to the county's legal defense fund on the monument. Garkane Power Association had started the funding kick-off in Garfield County when the co-op contributed $2,500 for the county's legal expenses. Commission Chair Louise Liston said it appeared she would be needed in Washington, D. C. the week of Dec. 9-13 to attend important meetings concerning the national monument where key players would be working to redefine the boundaries of the monument. She said she regretted the cost of travel to the county but all three commissioners agreed the meeting would be a pivotal one and Garfield County had to be represented. repre-sented. The commissioners had worked with various individuals, businesses and agencies to prepare maps and data concerning areas of development develop-ment that had been casually included inclu-ded in the original boundary designations desig-nations of the national monument. They included power lines, substations, substa-tions, water systems, much private property and even an entire town within the county. Liston said she would try to make it back to Utah for a critical hearing on the Burr Trail on Dec. 12. Commissioner Maloy Dodds asked for an orientation session for new legislators Chris Cannon and Merrill Cook where Garfield County Special Counsel Barbara Hjelle and Engineer Brian Bremner could update them on various aspects of the RS-2477 issue. All three commissioners said they had received supportive phone calls supporting their decision to . refuse Babbitt's offer of $100,000. At the time the offer was made, they had expressed their misgivings about the strings and restrictions on the funding. Commissioner Dodds said that as soon as Garfield County refused the funding, it was presented to Kane County with virtually all strings removed. Kane County has been told the funds can be used for law enforcement, search and rescue, (See Garfield County Commission Meets On Page 4A) I Commission From Page 1 whatever the need, Dodds said. Commissioner Liston gave an update on her earlier November meeting with the Southern Utah Planning Authorities Council (SUPAC). She said that Garfield County had been confirmed a member by the SUPAC board. Dues will be $150. Liston explained that Washington, Kane and Iron counties are all members of this organization which began when habitat concerns arose in Washington county, then grew with the endangered species and water problems in the other counties. The next SUPAC meeting is slated for January at which time cooperative cooper-ative agreements will be signed. Present to discuss a proposal for a new facility for the Panguitch Fire Station and Ambulance project pro-ject were Russell Bulkley, Elaine Baldwin, Allen Henrie, Merle Prince, Mac Oetting and Tammy Baarton. Land has been purchased north of the DUP Museum for a new facility. Panguitch City is in the process of preparing grant proposals for CDBG and CIB funding. The estimated total cost would be $360,000 to $400,000. The proposed funding is Panguitch City, $50,000; Panguitch Fire Department, $12,000; CDBG and CIB each $150,000. Garfield County was asked to contribute $50,000 from the 1997 and 1998 Municipal Building Authority Funds contingent on Attorney Wallace Lee reviewing the law governing the use of those funds. After review of a business license application and of a conditional condi-tional use permit issued by the Planning and Zoning Commission, commissioners made a motion to issue a business license to L & L Bed and BreakfastLinda's Beauty & Barker of Panguitch. |