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Show Workers petition Iron County Commission for wage increase Iron County Commission was petitioned by county officials and employees at their February Febru-ary meeting to increase salaries sal-aries and wages within the re-strietive re-strietive boundaries of the 'rice and Wage Board guidelines. guide-lines. The petitioning officials were told that sufficient funds could not now be 'budgeted for sion would consider imrnedi-immcdiate imrnedi-immcdiate salary increases, j However, the petitioning body further asked if the Commis-ate Commis-ate salary and wage increase if the money could Ibe provided provid-ed by savings within the exist, ing department budgets. On the basis of the request the Commission has called a public hearing to consider the question. The hearing will be held at 3 p. m. at the temporary tempor-ary courthouse in Parowan, Wednesday, Feb. 23 after which the commission . will consider action on the request. . The commission in other action, ac-tion, agreed to take under consideration a proposed road oiling program in Summit. A delegation met with the commission, com-mission, requesting an oiling project and was advised that thp Cnmmisslrm wrvnlH sturiv the request with an attempt to provided some oiling during dur-ing the current year. The obligation' to form a Weed Board was assumed Iby the commission following a discussion with Iron County Extension Agent Wallace Sjo-blom. Sjo-blom. The committee is required re-quired as the result of recent legislation and incorporated in the new law is the assignment assign-ment of a weed supervisor to direct the control of noxioiv weeds in the county; At the request of California-Pacific Utlities Co. the Commission authorized the utility company to purchase a parcel of land located north of Coal Creek and West of Utah Highway 130 for the purpose of constructing a relay station. The agreed price was $500 for the 100 square foot plot, tout the Utility Co. was held responsible re-sponsible for researching and providing clear title to the county. A discussion on new legislation legis-lation concerning the Iron County Rest Home aired problems pro-blems that require all Rest Homes to install sprinkling systems. Commissioner D Robinson Ro-binson wag authorized to contact con-tact the state to more fully determine the needs and to re- , quest a delay in' conformance , " to the new regulation. Western Rock Products petitioned pe-titioned the commission to install in-stall a speed control sign and a semi-fore near their plant operation north Cedar City. The firm indicated that they would be willing to meet the cost of installation of the semi-fore to provide for safer access to the county road with their vehicles. The matter was taken under consideration with an on site investigation of the need to be conducted. Michael Parks, Cedar City Attorney, was reappointed as the Public Defender in Iron County for a one year term. At the request of Cedar City the Commission authorized a , letter be send indicating that improvements of the Cedar City Municipal Airport would not toe in violation of planning plan-ning zoning ordianance of the coounty. |