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'll'II'I~'I~"'I'I~ MAY 10 1995 ~,,, ails, Park County Nepubllun end Falrpley Flume -Apr1129,1995 -Pegs 15 . ~::~ ~: ,=..~':F.4iht:k~,-ualat,?.~{,1.~AVi•.i,+,14 /wKril'.kMVit'~iPV~.?.'0. ~,: '. .... ~. . c 11'1'{ Diwslon of Minarets & (ieolo '. ~ M ~ "' ~• - ~ , 9y ~, . .,• s, why are there"~so;~m`any"complaints? t hasn't built phone lines tme homes in South Park. 'hese people are very frus- ;ed," Powers said. She :d phone service a "health safety issue," saying that nes are a vital communica- ts link for people in rural a so that they can call agency services like the riffs department, the ["ire tartment, and the ambu- ce. We're desperate Cor a one," Lillian Watkins of tth Park Ranches who lives miles from the nearest Cne said. There's a lot more we need do," Chavez said. He said Ct US West is looking into ssible solutions including a crowave radio phone system at is being tested in lluride and Glendo, WY, and +atellite phone system that is ing tested in Jackson Hole, Y. These new techniques fight bring phone service to mote locations by eliminat- g the need to build expensive tone lines to reach rural cus- mcrs, Chavez said. He lmitted that these new tech- Clogies are still experimental id said that they don't pro- ds adequate service to cus- ~mers. Cellular phones are another ossible solution: South Park t served by two cellular phone ompanies, Cellular One and :ommnet Cellular. Cellular hone service is expensive and :ellular phones can only be ised with line of sight of the ellular phone tower. Some of he residents at~Zhe meeting five in locations where cellular >hone transmissions are Clocked by mountains and CtlCer obstacles. Chavez con- irmed the Cact that US West Cwns a minority interest in ommnet 2000. The people at the meeting ;aid that they would prefer any phone service even the inadequate phone service pro- vided by the experimental technologies described by Chavez to no phone service. Another possible solution, Chavez said would be for US West to sell part of the phone system in the South Park area to a small independent phone conCpany like the Rye Telephone Company wliich serves the Lake George area. Chavez and Posers both said that an independent phone company like Rye can receive federal grants to build rural lines that US West is ineligible far because of it's size. A resident of the Wild Wood been made and no application to approve such a transfer has _ been filed with the PUC. The PUC would have to approve such a transfer. Chavez added that such a transfer might also require that approval of Lhe federal Communications Commission (FCC). No other details about the possible transfer oC South Park tele- phone service to the Rye Company were made available at the meeting. Forty-five local areas in Colorado are now served by phone companies other than US West, Chavez said. He said that US West plans to sell off more local service Powers said that people in the area not served by .US West were receiving better telephone acr- vice. Another possible solution,. Powers said, would be to dereg- ulate local telephone service in Colorado and allow smaller companies, like Rye, to com- pete with US West in provid- ing rural telephone service. She called US West a "regulat- ed monopoly" and said that current Colorado law requires that only one local phone com- pany provide phone service in an area. Rye and other small companies might be able to provide telephone'service to unserved rural areas because the can get federal grants to finance the building oC rural phone lines. House Bill 1335 currently under wnaideratian by the leg- islature would deregulate local phone service and allow com- petition in local phone mar- kets, Powers said. She also said that HB 1335 is still alive in the legislature. "I'm not impressed with the way you're spending your money," James Tingle of the Hartsel area said. Tingle was voicing a common complaint. ~eoplo at the meeting were angry at US West for investing money in phone systems in Russia and South America while not providing phone ser- vice to their homes. Tingle sug- gested that US West build a radio telephone to serve the South Park area. "You're allergic to people in rural areas," Betty Dial said oC US West. She and her husband Jim have been trying to get phone service from US Weat for seven years without suc- cess. "When it comes to people in the rural area you don't want to be bothered " "We do not take your com- plaints lightly. Your frustra- tion is not new," Chavez said of . ruralresidenta who lack phone lines in the current session of the legislature but said that it died in committee. She avid that this bill forced US West to come up with the $150 voucher plan to pay for alternative phone service. "I have been a thorn in the aide of US Weat,' Powers said but added. "I know that our friends from US Weat are con- cerned." "We want to make sure we're meeting your needs," Chavez said. He said that US West has spent a third of a billion dol- lars to improve rural phone service in Colorado since 1987. "I hear you," Powers said, "Phone service should be affordable." George Morgan, chairman oC the Park County Democratic Party wants to hear from all Park County residents who lack telephone lines in their area in order to organize an effort to lobby for improved telephone service in Park County. Republicans are invit- ed to join this effort, Morgan said. Contact Morgan at 303- 838-6879; or Powers at 303- 866-4865. NOTICE TO REPORT The annual report of THE FAITH FOUNDATION for the liscal year ending December 31, 1994, is available for inspection at the office at 132 Mine Dump Road, Alma, CO during the next 180 days. As published in the Park County Republican and Falrplay Flume NOTICE Application for a Special Events Permit license has been filed by VFW Flo-Gee Post 11411. Said building is located Lake George Community Park (US Highway 24). Mailing address is P.O. Box 152 Lake George, CO 80827. Petitions and remon- strances must be filed at the Park County Clerk's Office on or before May 8, 1995, at 9:00 a.m. Barbara J. Pasco Clerk and Recorder As published in the Padc County Republican and Fairplay Flume PUBLIC NOTICE Park County Road and Bridge 1246 County Road 16 Fairplay, CO 80440 (719) 836-2771, has filed an application for a Reclamation Permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act. The proposed mine is known as the Ansley Pit 112, and is located at or near Section 11, Township 10S, Range 77W, 6 Prime Meridian. The proposed date of commencement is May 1995, and the pro- posed date of completion is unknown. The proposed future use of the land Is Rangeland. Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 214, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the Park County Clerk and Recorders office; P.O. Box 220, Fairplay, CO 80440, or the above-named applicant. Comments must be in writing and must bo received by the Division of Minerals and Geology by 4:00 p.m. on May 8, 1995. As published in the Park County Republican arrd Fairplay Flume PUBLIC NOTICE ALL WATER METERS WILL BE PURCHASED FROM THE TOWN OF FAIRPLAY BY THE WATER USERS AT THE TOWNS COST PLUS SHIPPING. METERS ARE TO BE INSTALLED BY JUNE 1, 1996. CURRENTLY ALL BUSINESS, NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND RESALES WITHIN FAIRPLAY ARE REQUIRED TO INSTALL A WATER METER. FOR A 5!8" BY 3/4" WATER METER, SETTER, CHECK VALVE, SHUT OFF VALVE, AND PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE THE COSTS ARE AT THE CURRENT TIME $240.35 PLUS ANY LABOR. PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY CURRENT WATER METERS WILL HAVE TO INSTALL THE PRESSURE REGU- LATOR VALVE ALSO, THIS COST ALONE IS $88.00 PLUS LABOR, THE (PRV) VALVE IS FOR THE HOME OWNERS . PROTECTION OF HIGHER PRESSURE THAT THE TOWN WILL POSSIBLE SEE WHEN MORE OF THE WATER MAIN UPGRADES ARE MADE. AT THIS TIME IT IS OK FOR THE ~n..rntntntro nq 4 PI 11MRFR OF YOUR CHOICE TO