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Show Pitch made for 'in lieu' money by city, schools The county commissioners tabled a request from Cedar City and Iron ( 'ounty School District to use $100,000 of recently received "in lieu of tax" money on the cooperative indoor-outdoor indoor-outdoor swimming complex. The commission said they will take a serious look at the possibility of using I he federal money on the swimming complex, but would also have to consider con-sider other requests before deciding. , Cedar City Manager Mike Embley and Iron County School District Superintendent Clair Morris presented the proposal to the commission. Commissioner Cleo Wood indicated he would like to use the $440,000 to "lighten up the taxpayers' load"--to reduce next year's mill levy. "And the county is way short on better roads to aid those taxpayers," Wood said. Chairman Grant Seaman said the elimination of all hospital indebtedness was one possibility of using the money. Logical request Morris and Embley acknowledged the presence of other possible uses for the money, but said the swimming complex would be used by the entire county "and it looks like a logical request." Embley said the city anticipates a fall, 1978, completion of the facility, located on Harding Ave. between 300 and 400 West. The commissioners also tabled a proposal from Bill Leavitt, representing the Five County Association of Governments, for Iron County to participate in a low-income insulation-conservation program. Leavitt said $57,000 had been allocated so the Southwestern Counties, 32.1 percent of which was due to Iron County if the county participated in the program. Meet with volunteers The commissioners did not make a decision, opting to meet with Cedar City and discuss the possible combining of similar Housing Assistance Program monies and to meet with local persons who would administer the program. The level of "low income" as defined by the program, Leavitt said, would be $3712 for one person and an additional $1200 for each person in the household. A maximum $350 could be spent on one home. The commission gave tentative approval to a $7,751 budget request from the State Library Board for operation of the bookmobile. The request included a $600 increase over last year. Bookmobile request Representatives from the state board also discussed with the commission the possibility of expanding present routes into new subdivisions and stopping at Parowan Elementary. They said a stop at the elementary school (generally not done in municipalities who have a public library) will increase use of the town's library, due to increased interest. in-terest. They also suggested Brian Head institute a mail order library system rather than the bookmobile attempting to climb the canyon to service them. In other business, the commission: -accepted a bid from North East Furniture on new fireporoof draperies for the Iron County Rest Home. They also solicited upholstery bids from local firms to reburbish the furniture. Travel to school okayed -gave tentative approval for the budget request from the Utah State Forestor Ron Larsen concerning county operations. The appropiration request is the same as last year, Larsen said, except for a $25 matching fund for fire prevention materials (signs, poster, school kits). -authorized Ray Anker, county building inspector to attend an "Energy School" in November. He also presented the commission with a copy of the proposed 1977 I'tah State Building Code. Ranker said restrictions and new insulation regulations could raise the cost of a new home 10 percent. |