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Show Commission changes ordinance, looks to ballot Changes in the solid waste special service district ordinance and agreeing to placing a question concerning a change in the form of county government govern-ment on the 1978 general election ballot highlighted the Iron County Commission Com-mission meeting Wednesday. Under questioning from Robert Price, retired federal employee and proponent of the five man commission system, Commission Chariman Grant Seaman said a special election on the matter would be too costly and that he felt the citizenery should decide whether they want a study or not on the issue. Seaman said a $20,000 study committee com-mittee investigated the same question in Utah County, only to have the idea voted down at the polls. The chairman said he preferred to let the voters decide whether the question should be studied. Commissioner Geo Wood said he felt citizens "would live to see the day they were sorry" for changing the form of government if they decide to do so, but also said the citizens should have that option. Tabled for year A motion to table the idea until August of 1978, enough time to be put on the November 1978 ballot, was passed by the two commissioners present. Pursuant to an action taken in commission meeting on April 13, an amended special service district ordinance or-dinance was approved for publication by the commission. Changes include only the exclusion of Summit and Quitchipaw. The contract between D & O Sanitation and Iron County was also changed to reflect the new billing fees-down fees-down from $3.75 to $3.50 with 50 cents going to the county for billing costs. In other business, the commissioners renewed their contract with the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Association at a cost of $6,099. Ray Shuey, representing the group said Iron County cases constituted 24 percent of their total caseload for the southwestern counties. He said the new contract represents a $1,200 increase. He also reiterated the benefits of the association, such as have rehabilitation, medicals and social work facilities in Salt Lake City. Grant nixed The commission also noted that a grant from the Economic Development Agency had apparently been denied-amounting denied-amounting to $77,000 earmarked for Brian Head water development-although development-although there was still a possibility of acquiring the funds due tc technicalities. The commission agreed to support Paragonah Town and the Soil Conservation Con-servation Service in the planning and instruction of a flood control project, east and west of town. Still in the preliminary stages, construction of the project would be paid fr by federal funds, the land costs coming from local sources. Priority for the disbursement of collector road funds was changed from the Beryl area as originally planned to the Panguitch Lake Road. Lynn Fiack, county road supervisor, recommended the change as the Panguitch Lake Road is "breaking up" at a fast rate, he said. Fiack also noted two vacancies on the road crew, due to retirements and a worker quitting. Road completed Ralph B. Piatt, special services engineer, met with the commission to announce the completion of collector road project 29 (1) (Lund Road) and set up an inspection with the commissioners. com-missioners. He also stressed the need for an insistence in-sistence in accuracy and compliance to the county subdivision ordinance. He said he is "getting real hard-nosed" about accepting subdivision because he feels a real responsibility. He said firm ordinance requirements protect the public and suggested a moritorium of subdivisions if the problems persist. Chairman Seaman said subdividees are going to have to establish their own water systems in the future. |