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the property The agent then deeded part* of the property with several quit-claim deeds to landowners who had paid for the land But in that transaction. Ranmger said, the railroad was asking the same price per acre for all the right of way between Carroll and Ltdderdalc Right of way between Carroll and Manning vanes, with deep cuts in hillsides in some places and flat ground suitable for farming in other placesThere have been dilferent pnees offered ‘ lor right of way between Carroll and Manning he said I’m hearing prices ot anywhere from $t»*l to $1,000 ’ iip acreWe've got some guys with big cuts, and reclamation is running anywhere Irom $i*0 to $2 OOU an acre. he said ' Problems could arise m connection with efforts to buy the land collectively because ol the different values for the property. Ranmger saidIf you can only save $100 an acre on the south side versus StiXi an acre (somewhere else i there might be some jealousy ” he said Some landowners at the meeting said they have already been told what the railroad is asking for land adjacent to their farms Ranmger said several farmers between Manning and Harlan have already signed contracts to buy the property1 know what they asked me and it was wav too high ” said G T Voge. who lives west of Manning Voge said the railroad asked about $1,075 an acre for property next to his land It would cost up to $2.CU0 an acre to return some of that land to farming he saidThey re just hard to deal with .” said Vogt We've been negotiating ever since March I've got both level i land - and deep cuts A Shelby County landowner, who asked not to be idcntilied said railroad representatives asked what she considered was a high price lor her land She said she oltered $600 an acre because he understood similar land between Manning and Harlan had been sold recently lor $600 an acre CNW representatives denied they had sold land for that price, she said until she(Continued From Page IIshowed them a copy of a contract they signed with another landowner listing a price ol MOO an acre.Carroll County Conservation Board executive Officer Ilavr Olson told Ihe group his hoard hopes to buy some of the land lor wildlile habitat along the nght ol way because there are no public areas in the southwest part ol the rounty I have several larmers on my buard They re sensitive to your feel ings Olson said If i the land i can go hack into farming, the cmervation board doesn I have any desire for it We have found a lew sections, basically dose to Carroll that we do have an in terest in We re mtersted in preserving wildlife habitat il it doesn't interfere with the la rm .’’Olson said the buard is interested in buying Ian! that cannot be used for farming and that would not split farms in hall He said the board would also consider buying small parts of right of way that can t be used for farming from Ian-GLIDDKN The Glxtden City Council decided Monday to complete a study ol the city's sewage-treatment facilities that was begun about five years ago Harold Fairbaim of MFH Engineer ing of Jeflerson told Ihe council that the study begun in 1978 is nearly completed The Study proposed construction ol a new sewage-treatment lagoon, but work on the proposal stopped in 1979 because no more lederal funding was available Kairbairn estimated it would cost the city $3 uuu to M.000 to finish the plans Federal funds will pay 75 percent of the cost to complete the study In other business, the council agreed to ult;** a rebuilt copy machine for a trial period before deciding whether to buy it.John Bell, representing Stone Office Products of Carroll, said the machine would be available in December The machine will cost the city more than *2.000 if they decide to buy itdownersWe d be tickled to death if you had a piece that you were interested in buying. but maybe had a quarter mile that you didn't need, he said When asked if the board might con sider participating with the farmers in buying the land as a group. Olson said board members would have to decide thatI think we re better workirg together than against each other. Olson said I’ve got some good vibes here today Ranmger said he would contact Morris to set up a meeting to discuss prices for the land Ranmger said he was not sure whether Ihe landowners could pro-rate prices lt;«i Ihe value of individual parcels ol land if they bought the property as a group But mar.v small groups ol people discussed the idea after the meetingI see the whole obstacle at this point in negotiating a price. Banmgrr saidThe council also discussed whether to repair the roof on the former city hall building and decided to seek cost estimates for retarring and graveling the roolBuilding permits were approved lor Kenneth Stubtx- to move and extend a fem e at 529 E Fifth St. and for Ed Rezabek to build a storage addition at Mttto Utah StThe council decided to hold a public hearing on proposed plans and specifications for the swimming-pool renovation project at 4 30 p m today I’eople may comment on the proposal to spend about $123.0® to repair the poolThe council decided to issue $25,000 in general-obligation bonds to finance part ol the repair costs, and city-reserve lunds would he used to pav therestThe proposal includes revamping the filtration system and renovating much ol the piping at the 26-year-old poollt;-litl(l«*vi lo complete treatment Htinly
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