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Show The Iron County Commission Wednesday delayed for one week opening bids for sale of the old County Courthouse, inParowan, and tabled a decision on having quarterly night commission meetings. Commissioner Jim Clark made a motion to have at least half of the meetings held at night, for the convenience con-venience of county residents who desire to attend in the evenings. That motion was quickly killed by Commissioners Com-missioners Grant Seaman and Cleo Wood. Clark then altered his motion to state the meetings should be held quarterly in the evening hours. Wood again voiced his opposition, stating, "No, It's wrong. It just edges on the hecklers." Seaman refused to second the motion, saying he wanted to do a "little groundw ork" with some of the county employees, such as the various offices located in the Courthouse Cour-thouse and the County Attorney, getting their opinions on having evening meetings. Will vote again A vote on the matter w ill again take place next meeting. Wednesday was the deadline for the commissioners to receive bids on the now vacated courthouse. But a 7:00 p.m. time was expressed in the published advertisements. Rather than return for the special bid opening, the commissioners opted to open bids next meeting. Apparently, at least two persons submitted bids to purchase one or both of the buildings in question. f The Commissioners also met briefly with Sherm Dalton. owner of D & O Sanitation. Dalton said he wished to express his disappointment at some of the things being reported to the commissioners by residents in Cedar Valley. i f Invited to dump ; i "Inuendoes concerning the sanitation company not doing it job are out of place," Dalton said, such as remarks made in the evening commission com-mission meeting held two weeks earlier. Dalton invited the commissioners com-missioners out to the dump site for an inspection. Dalton also expressed regret that containers located throughout the valley were tipped over during a weekend vandalism spree. He also asked the commissioner to consider a fee for contractors, as dumpsters could be put on building sites throughout the county. The Commissioners voted to spend $600 towards the purchase of the boiler unit in the National Guard Armory on First East, Cedar City. The boiler will be used to replace the present boiler in the county building at 56 East Lincoln, Cedar City, which has never been replaced since 1934. After a discussion on whether to replace the outdated boiler immediately im-mediately or store it until remodeling on the building will take place, the commissioners made the decision to store the boiler for action at a later date. Other action In other limited action, the commission: com-mission: -noted that the town of New Castle, as well as Old Iron Town and the Iron Town subdivision are all in the Pinto Mining District, recently a point of controversy in the approval of a subdivision on Iron Mountain. The developer has done a great deal of effective groundwork and the final plat will most likely appear before the planning and zoning commission in March. - heard a motion by Jim Clark that he go on record as being def inately in favor of a Comprehensive Mental Health Center to be located at Valley View Medical Center. The com- (continued on page 3) commission missioners noted that $3600 was allocated to be combined with federal money to establish the center, -were advised by planner Ray Anker that the State Board of Health has approved the septic tank system for the Enoch Elementary. Mental Health -passed by a 2-1 vote, with Jim Clark dissenting, a motion backing a letter asking for several changes in the Southwest District Health Department leadership. At the next SWDHD Board meeting, the letter may be discussed, the commission said. Cleo Wood said the best change that could take place to the health department is "to demolish the whole thing." He labeled the department an extra layer of government and said it was "socialistic and takes away from the private business of the local doctors." The other commissioners expressed the hope that the changes would put more control into the hands of the county. Clark said he opposed the letter because it may have been formulated in violation with Sunshine Utah open meeting law statues. |