LDS CHURCH LEANSONSLC:It urges officials to keep anchorstores out of Gateway. B3 m ; MAES anal Sel 7 c The Hult Lake Tribune Inside For the Record B2 Obituaries B6 FRIDAY Weathe: B8 Auaust 22, 2003 WWW.SLTRIB.COM wisn FLASH IN = ri Tax bump proposed Rouiy & WELLS ‘for transit Inspector keeps owner hopping But somesay the increase is unlikely to win voters on L. Rasmussen of Bountiful hired a licensed architect and contractor to design and build a side garage at his home for $17,000, then went to Bountiful City for a buildingper- ee paaroy mit. Inspectors made minor Somecall it a “robust” plan. Otherssayit is not steeped changes to the plans,he paid the in reality. city $785 for the permit, and Ras- That’s the reaction to a proposal to boost mass transit’s mussen was ready to go. sales-tax share from a half-centto a full penny, and to ask Or so he thought. lawmakersfor a 5-cent-per-gallon increase in fuel taxes. After construction began in The half-cent sales-tax bump, if approved in a proposed late February,a city buildinginspector ordered the covering of 2006 voter referendum, would pay a significantportion ofan estimated $8 billion to build and operate a series of transit 8-inch Sheetrockto createa fireaSe piece te. musasecl ai oral tho foarte The fuel-tax increase sought for 2006 and subsequent increases every six years thereafter would helppay for oe $10 billion in Wasatch Front highway projects by. two exterior windowswith 5-by- projects. The balance wouldflow from Congress. done. Construction proceeded, The proposal, approved Thursday by the transportatiori and in July he called thecity for committee of the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), the final inspection. The inspec- was metwith skepticism by oneseniorlegislative leader. tor showed uplate, so the contractor had to leave. The inspector then added six new requirements, including adding another sheetrock wall that hadn’t been mentioned before. Otherwise, he said,it would be easier for Rasmussen to removethefire wall “It’s a wonderful wish list,” said Senate President Al Mansell, R-Sandy. “But truthfully, it does not strike very honestly at reality.” If the transit portion of the plan does notfall prey to po- litical infighting or tax-stressed voters, it could, within a single decade: @ Addsix light-rail lines or extensions to the Salt Lake Valley beyond those already completed. @ Create seven bus rapid-transit (BRT) lines throughout gaSpherearen door the valley, Davis County and Ogden, and one enhanced-bus corridor from the University of Utah to Sandy. from the hometo the garage had to be replaced with a fire-rated BRT technology uses special buses that travel in bus-only lanes and pick up passengersat stations similar to those for TRAX. Enhanced-bus service is similar, but uses local door. When Rasmussen asked if he needed to destroy the original door so he couldn’t sneak it back streets rather than dedicated lanes. @ Complete, by late 2007, commuterrail from Pleasant on the hinges after final approval, the inspector left in a huff. The additional cost: $1,650. View, north of Ogden, to Salt Lake City The committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to Message to stupid drivers: The Utah Departmentof Public Safety (DPS)is launching an “Aggres- the WFRC’s full membershipat its Thursday meeting. See TRANSIT TAX, B7 sive Driver” campaign beginning } Francisco Ksouseri/TheSaltLake Tribune on the Labor Day weekendto re- eeeeooeooOoeaeoaoaQaoqoereeeeeee mind drivers to use common LIGHTNING FLASHINGin the distance appears to dip inside the Olympic caldron ones. Thursdaynightat the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium. After a storm delay, the KSL Radio’s Doug a proposal already in the works. Wright, sa Hispanic ciesfacet : & ‘ torch was lit in celebration of today’s opening ofthe Olympic Cauldron Park. Chairman David Luna and ee Po ] ce reSS COMPLETE REPORT ON B2 AAA’s Rolayne Fairclough whit- tled the 146 slogans proposed by _ cipeeencnsts __ SSS" Sorart TV movie slatedfor fall Parent search Ml child: Officials insist that the boy must be “ee @ UHP: Putting the brakes on Detectives are focusing on Houston as they continue their search for a Sandy couple wanted for violating a court order by refusing to treat their son’s cancer with abeth Smart kidnapping case, racing it into pro- “But I just feel that Bitenheth chemotherapy. duction for a November premiere. Family members desare2 said they will cooperate with producers. “ CBSwill make a television movie about the Eliz- it. @ Cage the rage, help stop ag- gressive driving. . Elizabeth’s parents, Ed and Lois Smart, also are @ Be an American hero, drive th Cartainiy. cag y, Mine aeie pe letL’ EB4eetit4ie po lake eile on ‘Teerade meee Tae The Salt Lake Tribune @ Please be cool— don’t drive like a fool. @ Drivesafely, lives depend on eoey. ia eevee. trial ba P h . anu Police have few new leads into the whereabouts of Bar- h bara and Daren Jensen, but more details were released sd met with writing a book with author Laura Mortonthatis “ rine Lois Smart @ Be courteous, slow down, don’t clown around. @ Got seatbelt? expected to be released in October, they said. The CBS movie,tentatively titled “The Flizabeth 5 Smart Story,” is expected to chronicle the Ju 3 —- = en onl = a ° - yh Winer he , ie= : aedhe .Hh F = E-mail us your vote for best | slogan and we will announce the her March 12 rescue in Sandy. ut "avid Bria> Mitchell, an excommunicated Mormo,. who became winner next week. but flr un kore wer .d 2002, kidnapping of then 14-year-old Elizabed © Aggressive drivers kill. a self-proclaimed prophet, and his wife, Wand | »y Ed and Lois Smart’s book. to be publishea Speaking of stupid drivers: Side- Doubleday, is titled Bringing Elizaeth Ho Journey ofFaith and Hope and will focus on! walk diners at Salt Lake City’s Atlantic Cafe got more than a mouth- ful of Eastern European delicacies Thursday when a Salt Lake ine ee nat iil ~ aA wee A he familyrelied on religious belicfs during Eliza) th’s absence. 2°“ a spall . iS : : : ». ci ° “*"* County sheriff's deputy pulled his | cruiser to the curb, left the engine Seeee : — ae ae mary Children’s Medical Centerin Salt Lake City. Ewing's Sarcoma is rare cancer and generally strikes children and fwhat hen | 48 Him, which w snot in See SMARTS, B7 Halfax, His parents refused chemotherapy because they were growth, prosecutors say. The boy was nevertreated at Pri omart 8 oem, adolescents. concerned it would leave himsterile and could stunt his Pp aden: on i which a — to ey Snell centineiooaea The Jensens’ 12-year-old son, referred to in crimirial charges as P.J., was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a potentially fatal form of bone cancer, three monthsago at Pri- not wy, - ae hig a ea Sm Schou the couple’s actions. ru.kers were not al- wview Elizabett ee Barzee, are charged with thegirl’s kiduapping filn Thursday about the kidnapping case, and friends defended sd at PEF RE 8 safely. | TheSalt Lake Tribune han . ial pee bia epee By Vince Honivcui aggressive driving. By Matt CANHAM shiite taalelan bar heals leas Gui hatte telans 40 Lae the experiences of Elizabeth’s parents andblue. . Elizabeth’s ordeal, which included being held in the 2 : : found so hecan receive lifesaving treatment It isn’t expected to reveal much detail about Their story: Thefilm will be based on Shaan drivers see red | mary Children’s. His doctor contacted the state Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS), as per state law, to say the boy’s parents refused a possibly lifesaving treatment See PARENTS, B2 laeetoe rumbling and strolled into a used- fangs, ene diner eotibed inte too Meommate, Bain May case triple Wipie whammy wh OfhCat, OZone an dsmok SMOKE book store next to the cafe. bookstore to ask the deputy if he wouldn’t mind turning his en- ' | gine off while he browsed the stacks. After a pause, the sourfaced deputy asked: “Are you kidding?” Then, he cast blameon ali the other cars scooting along | | Main Street. | Asked a second time, he gruffly responded, “Yeah, I'll be out in a minute.” Another 10 minutes later,the deputy ignored the lunch crowd seated next to his belching exhaust pipe, ducked into thestillrunning cruiser and drove away without a word. His license plate was 87202EX — Paul Rolly and JoAnn Jacobsen-Welis weicome e-mail at i dly&wells@sltrilscom. COPY, | | | By Grec BuRTON continues to suffer from ele- Cordova,whoispreparinghis The Salt Lake Tribune What’s that smell? It’s the burned remains of Wildfire-plagued Idaho and vated levels of dangerous ozone. Caught in the geographic middle, some Utahns have either adjusted their outdoor ex- team for tonight’s season opener against West High School in Salt Lake City “Used to be you had one or two kids with inhalers in the | Montana that swept across ercise routines to avoid the medicine kit. Now we keep northern Utah this week on the wings of a storm pattern flowing through Wyoming. But today’s weather willbe -brought to you by Arizona and Nevada, thanks to tropical storms blowing north from Baja that recently have drenched Las Vegas and St. George Those thunderstorms and heated mixofozoneandbrown haze, or they have faced the consequences of burninglungs and dripping noses. “One thing we’ve tried to dois [practice] later in the evening when the mountain winds sweep through, or early in the morning,” said James Cordova, Judge Me morial High School's head them onthefield and have to write [the player’s] name on them because we have so many kids with asthma.” For other Utahns, heat trumpssoiled air in terms of danger “We're mainly concerned about the heat and the hydration,” said Murray High School football coach Keeko ; M000oa scattered showers are shoving Utah’s bad air back to Wyoming, although this state football coach “Asthma is unbelievably high in kids thededays,” said Georgelas. “Guess I’ve never thought of the pollution.” See SMOKE, B7 Trent Neison/The Salt Lake Trine Poliution from traffic contributes to the hazy air that has blanketed Utah this summer. Relief is expected this K>ekend with wind and rain. See ‘