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Show pah CdDnmlty leaders Ultoe up against CUP Nl By LINDA HARRIS v 1 in a meeting of the Utah County A of Governments (COG), iS wo Mayor Jim Ferguson urged all S Lois and county commissioners to L theTimpanogos Water Planning f ! Management Agency (TPWMA) f Tueir battle with the Central Utah 1 (ater Conservency District iCUWCD). In giving voice to the strong con-1(1 con-1(1 census that the method of routing later from Provo Canyon to Salt -' 'lake is not the only point of con-Jitfon con-Jitfon the TPWMA has with the CtH'CD, Mayor Ferguson told the jmip, "The issues are broadening Jhetli'er we like it or not. That's why 1 teneed the broader involvement. ' "We feel it is imperative to proceed jj a county-wide basis," he said. "If job think you're going to have any I say in the future about water, you're wrong," Ferguson told mayors and commissioners attending the meeting. Don Christiansen, Alpine mayor and chairman of the TPWMA, echoed the Provo mayor's concern when he said, "You can't believe the things they (meaning the CUWCD) have talked about doing." County Commissioner Keith Richan intimated that there is some grave concern on the part of southern Sevier County also over the projected plans of the CUWCD. Another question being raised in the south end of Utah County is what might be the implications of the Diamond Fork Power System. That arm of the Central Utah Project will combine 136,000 acre-feet of Diamond Fork water with 61,000 acre-feet of Strawberry Valley water. That annual an-nual volume of water will then be released through the Diamond Fork Power System. In planning that project the Bureau of Reclamation was directed by the federal government to seek participation par-ticipation in the development by nonfederal non-federal entities. In compliance, the bureau sent letters to power developers, municipalities, preference customers, investor-owned investor-owned utilities, and other potentially interested power-related entities within the Colorado River Storage Project area. Should those entities choose to help fund the project, they would then share in the use of the Federal power projects. Payson Mayor Gary Tassainger, in a later interview, explained the south county concern. Many of the cities in the south are members of the Colorado River Storage Project and, as such, for many years have supplied sup-plied their own power. Tassainger said they are concerned that private corporations such as Utah Power & Light Co. will be given first option on the power coming out of the Diamond Fork System rather than the municipalities around who are contributing the water, land and other resources. He feels that the CRSP customers should receive first preference on use of that power. Should UP&L be given first option they could turn around and sell it to the local communities at an inflated cost. Payson and several other southern cities are thinking seriously of joining with the TPWMA for another reason as well. Mayor Tassainger said that his city had recently concluded three engineering studies on projected water needs for Payson. The studies show that Payson has enough water now to supply the irrigation and culinary needs of a population of (Continued on page 2) PG council (Continued from page l) j He recommended that the city ! purchase another welding machine, 1 preferable a portable one. Zufelt said he thought they could get one for a reasonable price. The council suggested that a study be done on Social Security versus ! some other retirement plan. Both the Social Security people and representatives represent-atives from other plans will be asked I to make presentations to the city ; i employees so that they can decide for j themselves what they would like to - do. The council will also, talk with ' - other cities who have dropped Social ; i Security to go to an alternate program to see how they feel about the change. John Ekins, youth city mayor, told the council that the swearing-in of the new youth city councilmen will be held Nov. 16 at the city hall. Parents of the new youth council members are invited to attend. In addition, the youth council will meet Nov. 23 at 6 p.m. in the city hall. Normally the meetings will be the third Tuesday at 6 p.m. Dell Young is the city council member working with the youth council. The council was told that the senior citizens have received a grant of $8,864 for a nutrition program. The monies are administered through Mountainland Association of Governments. ' The city donates $2,500 in cash or kind to the program |