By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
It is time for the "Christmas Wish List" up-date in the
form of Permanent Community Impact Fund Board 2000
Consolidated Local Capital Improvements Lists CDBG, and CIB
(Community Impact Board) needs to be resubmitted by Juab
County and the communities located in the county.
Emory Polelonema and Russ Martin told Juab County
Commissioners that they must review the choices submitted on
the 2000 list and add those items which were not included to
the 2001 list.
"We have to have the project listed before we can ask
for any funds," said Robert Steele, commissioner. "The only
exception to that rule is if there is an emergency situation
such as a major breakdown of the sewer system."
The county fire district will be a good entity to have
functioning, said Martin.
"When such a district is put together there is nothing
better for getting funding for projects," he said. "The CIB
will jump at the chance to fund projects and if the fire
district will prioritize the projects for the district
(which will include the county and each of the communities
in the county) the CIB will be impressed."
Not only will the fire district needs be listed, but
it would be a good idea to list all projects for the year
2001. It is also important to carefully review the cost
estimates for those projects, said Martin.
"If you over estimate the cost, you may cut yourself
short," he said. While it was understood that the figures
submitted were, in most cases, simply ballpark figures, the
closer the estimate, the better the chances of receiving the
CIB loan.
In addition, said Martin, all projects which had been
listed but were not done should be resubmitted. "These are
goals rather than hard deadlines."
Lists of desired projects which need to be funded are
categorized into short-term by date such as April, August,
and December. Medium term projects are those which areas
hope to get done between 2001 and 2006.
Long term goals are not scheduled to occur until after
2006.
"The Eureka City Park project is an on-going goal,"
said Martin. "The total project cost was listed as $10,000.
So even though the project was listed as a short term goal
for April 2000, it continues to be part of the list."
Service Districts in the county should also be
included in the "wish list" for funding, said Martin. For
example, Service District 1 would like to have funding for
restoration of the historic jail, for restoration of the
farm implements museum, and for ongoing museum
improvements.
Service District 2 has the continued project of the
restoration of the auditorium for the county building on
their funding wish list.
The Mona Reservoir recreation area upgrade is an
on-going project on the county's list as are fairgrounds
improvements.
Rocky Ridge would like funding for a park, Levan for
an electric system upgrade, Nephi for park construction,
Juab Fire District, for fire equipment, Eureka for a
Community Acts Complex, and Mona for a community
building.
Sewer systems, water storage and distribution systems,
and development of other such systems continue to appear on
the lists of most communities for medium and long-term
goals.
"We will encourage Mona to add a fire engine to their
list," said Martin.
The lists should all be submitted by December 2000,
said Martin.
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