Show STANDARD-EXAMINE- Northern Utah R SATURDAY MAY 6 1995 METRO EDITOR: 625-12- 20 US 89 Harrison has S Ogden tied up Intersection redesign costs continue to rise By DON BAKER SOUTH OGDEN - A plan to realign the intersection of US 89 and Hamson Boulevard at a cost of more than a half million dollars soon may find South Ogden City once again scrambling for funds Utah Department of Trai spoliation engineers have completed plans to redesign the busy intersection and are ready to submit the plans to South Ogden as soon as the city determines how it plans to fund the reconstruction work Bit the city administration and council members may have to look elsewhere to find enough money to get the job done Hard figures on project costs won’t be available until construction bids are opened hut preliminary engineering estimates by UDOT place South Ogden’s remaining costs I of overhauling the intersection at nearly $440000 That includes an engineering estimate of $339245 for the site construction work $42955 as the city’s projected share for installing a new traffic signal system and $57300 for engineering and contingencies In addition City Engineer Scott Nelson said the city has already spent between $70000 and $100000 for the right of way bringing the city’s estimated mvestment in the f with local UDOT engineers to discuss possible strategies He said the city was counting on its transportation impact fee to help defray intersection costs with the aid of $25000 from Crossroads Landing developers said City Recorder Susan Hepner-Gree- n the city currently has $97400 in its transportation impact fund Dale Chase who lives south of the intersection in an unincorporated area said he would prefer to see South Ogden drop its plans to relocate the junction of US 89 and Hamson Boulevard “I don’t think it will serve the purposes of the motorists who use that intersection” he said “I think it was strictly a commercial benefit” for developers building projects m South Ogden Chase said he also disputes previous claims by city officials that the new intersection will be safer “I think the (existing) intersection was designed the way it was designed for safety” he said “Whoever built that intersection in the first place knew what they were domg and it did it well” Rod Terry Region 1 engineer for UDOT said the primary reason for the redesign was South Ogden’s desire to stimulate commercial development in the area rather than a need to improve traffic flow or make the intersection safer “If were up to UDOT we would have left it the way it was” said Terry “It wasn’t a safety cost-cutti- ht staff Standard-Examin- intersection to more than a half million dollars The project was initially planned with the city paying all costs except for $25380 in materials being contributed by UDOT in the hardware and a $30000 form of signal-lig“in lieu” contribution in the form of the redesign and preliminary engineering services That state participation brings the estimated combmed cost of the project to more than $570000 or nearly double the $300000 the city estimated when the Weber County Commission approved the realignment proposal m Breaking rules for a 1993 But City Councilman Randall Parkinson who met with local UDOT officials last week said the unexpectedly high costs may force the city to seek additional help from the state “As I see it now the city just doesn’t have the funds” he said “I can’t see us coming up with that kind of money” City representatives are expected to take their case to state transportation officials next week but getting approval for further state participation would take several weeks and likely delay the reconstruction work until late summer In the meantime pressure to begin work is building steadily Crossroads Landing developers agreed to help fund the work two years ago and have made commitments to tenants and Albertson's broke ground Wednesday for a new supermarket south of the Wilshire Theater Nelson also said city officials believe UDOT’s estimates are high and plan to meet Coming-fogeth- er issue” While the old intersection has not been a problem in terms of the rate or seventy of accidents Terry said he expects the new junction to be just as safe as the old one “And as development m the area continues it should be more safe” he added director for Dyke LeFevre Region UDOT said the new intersection also fits into a long-rang- e master plan for the area that calls for construction of another major traffic corridor along the east bench that will feed into the junction That’s why UDOT agreed to participate in the redesign he said exchanging traffic signal hardware and donating engineering services but not providing any hard cash “We felt that was the developers’ or the city’s responsibility” he said “because the intersection was functioning fine for us” Spencer Chen the manager of the Dai En-k- o Tei Restaurant said moving the intersection will eliminate the main access to his business and leave him on a dead-en- d street from Crossroads Landrunning east-to-we- st ing “I don’t like it” he said “It will hurt my e But they just told me property value it was already final so there is nothing I can do about” Chen charged South Ogden is using taxpayers’ money to change the intersection to benefit some businesses at the cost of others “I don’t think they need to do that” big-tim- celebration At hospitals all over the country there’s an unwritten rule that critical care nurses adhere to: don’t get emotionally attached to the patients you treat be- came involved with each and every patient es- those that are terminal your burnout rate would be much higher than it already is” said Trina White a regis- i I tered nurse from Harrisville who works at Ogden Regional Medical Center’s intensive care unit But “Robert” was a patient White cared for a couple of years ago who made the nurses break the rules He was also the subject of a national g essay White wrote tranRobert was a sient who drifted into Ogden looking for work Robert was introduced to White and other staff when he came to the hpspital from a homeless shelter He was coughing up blood indicated pneumoA chest y nia and a tumor the size of a golf ball a condition White later learned was terminal During Robert’s stay at the hospital White wrote that Robert helped nurses overcome their stereotypes about homeless people “In general when you hear the word ‘transient’ you think of someone who doesn’t want to work who is satisfied with a lower lifestyle” she said During his stay White learned that as a boy Robert was involved in an accident that killed both of his parents All that was left was his sister and they were both adopted by different relatives living in different states Hospital staff contacted Robert’s sister to let her know of his condition but she was financially unable to come see him before he died They decided to organize a collec- r V See NURSE on 2D W 7?rft SUSAN buddies Sasha Her- nandez and Jennifer Paredes while participating in Cinco de From left: Beatrice Gomez giggles with her Mayo LATHAMStandard-Examine- r dances at the Ogden Area Community Action Agency on Friday afternoon Cinco de Mayo: A unifying festival By CHARLES F TRENTELMAN Standard-Examinstaff - The mariachi music was a OGDEN in and some of the dancers their steps but the audience was racially mixed and that’s what Salt Lake City Police Chief Ruben Ortega said was really important The observance of Cinco de Mayo should be a unifying force Ortega told the gathering Friday at the Ogden Area Community Action Agency It commemorates an event that sparked “a coming together of a country of Hispan-ic- s saying we want freedom” and that example is needed in the United States today Cinco de Mayo or Fifth of May is a Mexican national holiday celebrating the Battle of Puebla in 1862 in Mexico In that battle Mexi can forces fought the French occupation army so well the battle became a rallying cry for the rest of the war - a kind of Mexican Bunker Hill “The Mexicans lost” Ortega said “but the battle inspired Hispamcs from California from Central America to come in and fight together” leading to the ultimate victory It’s a lesson US citizens need to learn and apply to their own lives and community problems Ortega said Ortega was the fourth Hispanic officer hired by the Phoenix Arizona police department and he immediately latched onto the advantages of the situahon Being one of the few who spoke Spanish he said he was able to work with both Hispamcs in the city He was able to and cs Alleged gang shootings bring charges against teens some way or giving them some little thing as a has gift" been volunteering at Your Community Connection thrift store for about 10 hours a week She works as a cashier helps the needy straightens up the store hangs clothes and does whatever else needs to be done The YCC is a nonprofit organization that works with people who are at risk or What you've learned from volunteering: “I've learned how good it feels to help others who are less fortunate than myself" What others have to say about the volunteer’s contribution: Naoma Marley North Ogden manager YCC: “Eloise is a terrific volunteer She knows how to aldo everything In the store She is a ways busy She makes the place run I would be lost without her She’s cheerful and efficient" Candice Dickson South Ogden cashlerclerk YCC: "Eloise is a good worker She’s good with the customers She Is friendly and enjoyable" Roberta Dustin Clearfield special events manager YCC: "I think what Eloise does Is wonderful Volunteors are the backbone of our organization" self-start- er crisis It Is largely maintained by volunteers In M Most memorable experience you've had as a volunteer: “I’ve enjoyed helping the little kids Sometimes the mother of a small child comes In our store because she has been abused or evicted and her ' small child is confused The child doesn't understand what’s happening enjoy helping the children who enter the store by occupying them in I Tt build good relations with the city’s Hispanic population where other officers couldn’t When he was finally made chief of police he said he was the only Hispanic chief of police of a major city in the country and immediately found himself invited to be on boards and commissions around the country “I knew they were using me” because he was Hispanic but again he saw it as a chance to push for better treatment of Hispamcs on all levels “I accepted that in good humor but I also accepted that there were some in the department who asked how could a Hispanic really run a major police department?” He could and did he said until being hired by Salt Lake City in 1 992 He said he found See FESTIVAL on 2D I Eloise McCormick Ogden A AT A GLANCE IOC member: SLC right on SALT LAKE CITY - A visiting International Olympic Committee member said Friday the 2002 Winter Games are Salt Lake City’s to lose “I think it's generally considered by most people as the city to beat" Kevan Gosper said IOC member Gosper a from Australia said Salt Lake would likely have won the 1998 Games if not for the “coincidence of Atlanta” Four years ago observers said Salt Lake lost the 1 998 Winter Games to Nagano Japan largely because Atlanta had already been chosen to host the 1996 Summer Games and IOC members rarefy k award Olympics to the same country Gosper and IOC member Ram-paRuhee of Maritius arrived Thursday for a three-da- y inspection of Salt Lake City’s bid Salt Lake Ostersund Sweden Quebec City Canada and Sion Switzerland are bidding to host the IOC 2002 Games The will select a host city through secret ballot on June 16 18-ye- ar back-to-bac- ul d PAROWAN - A Cedar City police detective has been bound over for trial in District Court on a felony rape charge Following a preliminary hearing 6th Circuit Judge Don Tibbs ruled Thursday there was sufficient cause to order Kevin Orton to be tried Trial is expected sometime in first-degr- I4f Volunteer Service: Since 1989 McCormick 2D Police defective charged with rape X-ra- 't i Looking job7 Here's good news Current job market the best in years y award-winnin- M MakirT money for a summer PROVO - Brigham Young University plans to create university-approve- d student housing within condominium complexes says school President Rex E Lee The university sent letters on Friday to condominium owners informing them of the school's intent The Mormon Church-owne- d school requires single students under age 25 to live in single-se- x buildings on campus and in separate privately owned apartment complexes off campus BYU’s Residential Living Standards also prohibit the consumption of alcohol and coffee smoking immodest dress and other conduct proscribed by The Church of Jesus Saints Christ of Latter-daThe landlords agree to apply those standards in order to be certified by BYU as housing providers By BECKY OLESON staff i NEWS BEAT BYU-approve- Standard-Examin- pecially ffn Condos to be Nurse honored for essay care 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H44(WWI or call Sa-ltiU- u W 625-423- 2 By AMY JOI BRYSON staff Standard-Examin- OGDEN - Two teenagers police allege are Ogden gang members were charged as adults in connection with a pair of February shootings one where a bullet went through a windshield and bounced around in the truck’s cab with the woman driver Jose Zamora 2310 Monroe Blvd and Juan C Andrade 2357 Monroe Blvd were arraigned this week in 2nd Circuit Court after they waived their right to certification hearings in juvenile court Zamora has been charged with e three felony counts of aggravated assault Andrade was charged with two counts of e felony aggravated assault and one class A misdemeanor of attempted aggravated assault Both appeared Fnduy before third-degre- third-degre- i Judge Roger N Dutson who ordered them to remain in the Weber County Jail with bail set at $100000 each A court clerk said the boys are illegal aliens with no ties to the community She said they waived their preliminary hearings and now go to 2nd District Court on Monday for an arraignment and plea September the rape charge to which Orton had pleaded innocent stems from a Dec 26 1992 incident involving a Cedar City woman Prosecutors allege Orton assaulted the woman in her home after delivmessage to her ering an anti-dru- g Scout troop Despite the charges against him Orton remained on active duty However he has been placed in a lower profile position Girl student wins national award WSU OGDEN -A CD-RO- multi-med- ia software program designed by a Weber State University student won a national award last week from NewMedia Magazine Mike Roberts a senior majoring in business won an INVISION award for Behind the Cameras a computer program about the technical aspects of 35mm photography The program was selected from among some 850 entries from business industry and software developers said Michael Vaughan dean of the College of Business & Economics According to Vaughan the yearly awards acknowledge advancea ments In products A panel of journalists creative directors and designers selected the winners in some 42 categories ’ NewMedia Magazine gave the first INVISION award in 1993 The national magazine serves professionals who use multimedia products - Standard-Examine- r staff and wire services multi-medi- One of the shootings happened just before 6 pm Feb 23 at Liberty Fork in the 700 block of 21st Street A youth was playing basketball with his friends when he was approached by a “group of gang members" a report said He turned his back to the suspects and heard gunshots before he hit the ground A witness said two of the gang members were armed with handguns shouted out a gang Sa GANQ on 20 0 to leave a message comment question or news tip Call 625-424- v |