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Show A Letters ymtL ToTh Fm Editor Till1 -tl l tor welcomes letters lo be written in this public torum. from any and all parties Letters should be concise and lo Ihc point as possible Typewritten double spaced lellers are preferred bill hand written lellcr will be accepted All lellers should be sinned, bill names will be w ithbcld if a spccHied reason is slaled No unsigned lellers will be published Wr s should keep all lellers under 2M words if possible, longer lellers mil be subject to possible editing In general, all lellers will be published as l hey are written. No libelous, olwcene or malicious copy will be accepted Editor: I can remember the joy of mowing hay and smelling the fragrant blossoms on the alfalfa and driving past the fields and enjoying the aroma of new mown hay. I don't think one would have to be a farmer to enjoy and appreciate the smell of good fresh air, but in the area north and east of the city sewage treatment plant this no longer exists. I was amazed when I read in the Iron County Record, July 6, 1978, concerning the tour and inspection made by the Environmental Protection Agency and Utah State Board of Health. It was hard for me to believe that the above agencies would indicate "that they were generally happy with what is there." At the time of the inspection the large digestion tanks were being emptied by pumps and the wastes hauled to the garbage dump and buried. How could anyone be generally happy with a treatment plant that was having so many problems plus polluting the air in our valley. We, the people affected by the odors of the plant, have at times contacted the responsible officials requesting that steps be taken to correct the problems there. We have been told for a year or so that they were working to correct this and would soon have the plant operating properly which would j eliminate the foul odor and the ef- ! fluents would soon meet the standard requirements to be used in the expensive ex-pensive piping system already installed in-stalled in the city and on the state highway. I feel that we have been patient in waiting for the city to make the necessary corrections on the treatment treat-ment plant and we are still willing to give the city reasonable time to eliminate the problems. We do, however, object to the foul and obnoxious ob-noxious odors eminating from the plant. The odors are so serious as to jeopardize the health and well-Wing of the persons living in this area. I would appreciate and request that the Cedar City Corporation take immediate im-mediate steps to correct the problems at the plant. I understand that the EPA did agree to release $100,000 to the contractor. con-tractor. I do not know the total cost of the treatment plant or how much has been paid to the contractor and engineers, but I do hope the Cedar i City Corporation will make sure the plant is working properly before further payments are made and the I project is accepted. S. DeMoin Jones Editor: WATER OR POWER? Mike Embley, as you leave to serve the church, I read with interest your attack on long time Cedar resident Charles R. Hunter. Seems to me the issue is not water, but wisdom and timing in long term bonding now, when interest rates are among the highest in years. Can and should going into debt just now at these interest rates be delayed? Why the big rush now to push this through? I read Mr. Hunter's views on increasing in-creasing the debt for a new city building, Sounded to me he was timely and wise in his thinking. He now questions 'increasing public debt for a new water system - at this time -when there are other things we need much worse. We have added to our taxes for a $50,000.00 power feasibility study which is currently under way. In all probability we will have a chance to vote on a municipal bond to own our own power system this fall. Keeping this in mind, do you think the Cal-Pac power interests are pushing the water bond through, to difuse a second bond action this fall? Yes, water is important im-portant but power that we can live with is critical; especailly when we're paying organizational expenses to both U.P.& L. and Cal-Pac. Mr. Embley, do you really think our "immediate" water needs are as critical and acute as the electric power needs? Are you really as much for additional bonding debt for municipal water now, or just trying to head off a bond for a municipal electric system this fall? I hope the readers ponder this thought. On this issue I would invite ". everyone to stand with Mr. Hunter and the taxpayers. People who are trying to live within their means, question whether they can afford more than one public project at a time. Now the question of priorities is paramount and what are the motives behind water now. Remember, if the power interests in Cedar City can push this multi-million dollar water bond issue through now; what will it do for them when the issue to bond again to buy them out this fall comes up? Name withheld on request |