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Show I Yl DAVIS COUNTY 1 v 8 f k M S 1 1 y A- k i i i 7 v M t 1 - j4 TUESDAY Jgn,-11JL9S- rMUM.nrn .4. ni By MELINDA WILLIAMS Contributing Writer Bountiful a has to the Junior High, following the tragic New Years Eve death of a old Centerville girl who hit a portable classroom while tubing. Property east of the school belonging to Bountiful City has 12-ye- ar also been fenced since the accident. The school, 955 E. 1800 South, is a popular place for sledding with 'tits Tf steep hill. It has long had a fence blocking from hitting the 1 sledders school building and signs j3 SLEDDING ON ICE?: John and Laura Hart and their two children, Jake and Chad, enjoy a winter sledding outing. Such outings in Davis County may be curtailed Centerville girl in a sledding following the tragic death New Year's Eve of a accident at Mueller Park Junior High. Oipper photoMark Eddington Pmhfb By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer A confused golf taxi driver burglarized several homes in Bountiful Sunday. But it was his need for drugs and speed and a lack of gas that led to his arrest Monday by authorities in Elko, Nev. Dana L. Swartz, 32, of Salt Lake BOUNTIFUL club-wieldi- City, was arrested early Monday morning by Elko County sheriffs deputies and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers following a high speed chase in a stolen truck at speeds in excess of 100 mph, according to Elko County The suspects Sheriff Neil Harris. arrest came one day after he allegedly committed a bizarre series of burglaries in Bountiful. Swartz, who is a contract driver for Ute Cab in Salt Lake City, allegedly entered a home near 100 E. Canyon Road in Bountiful Sunday at about 10:30 a.m. When confronted at the back door by several family members, Swartz picked up a golf club and told He then went into them to get back. the kitchen, grabbed a purse containing about $150 and a valuable ring, wrapped it in a baby blanket and fled. The owner told police that Swartz was acting as if he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Another woman living in the area of 50 W. 2900 South was surprised minutes later when Swartz entered her home uninvited and tried to return the purse and blanket. Apparently the man decided to return the purse, got confused and went to the wrong address, said Bountiful Lt. Bill Collard. wasnt She informed him she missing a purse, took him by the arm and led him out of her house. At 12:20 p.m. a man returned to his home near 400 E. 2700 South and found a Ute Cab parked out front and his 1993 Chevrolet 0 truck missing. Authorities said Swartz broke into the Orchard Drive rezone raises ire of citizens By PAUL CHALLIS News Editor Because of BOUNTIFUL conflicting maps and disputing neighbors the Bountiful City Council tabled a controversial vote on a zone change for one piece of property from singlefamily to a multiple-uni- t designation. The southwest comer lot in question is located on Orchard Drive and Wicker Lane (150 East and 2000 South) and is currently a vacant lot. A developer wants the zone changed so he can build a duplex on the property and many neighbors oppose his plan and want to keep it a residential. While most of single-famil- y the neighbors oppose the zone change some spoke in favor of the more dense zone during the public hearing. According to City Planner Blaine Gehring, the property was zoned for multiple units in 1979 and later changed to singleThe family or zone was originally a He also added that a structure that was on the property was demolished because it was abandoned a few years ago. Gehring also stressed that the Bountiful Planning Commission are posted prohibiting sledding in certain areas. But the fence did not extend as far as the portable classroom. The district will erect a permanent fence in the spring. Bountiful Citys property lies only a also gave the zone change unanimous approval. During the public hearing citizens accused Bountiful officials of not maintaining consistency of zoning and see REZONE pg. 3 home, rifling through drawers and stealing $183 from another purse and the keys to the pickup truck. He also allegedly exchanged the purse belonging to the first victim for a pink wallet he found in one of the rooms. News of Swartzs arrest in Elko and the recovery of the stolen Chevrolet truck reached Bountiful early Monday morning. He stopped at an Elko gas station, began flashing some money around and indicated he .wanted, la, buy. some ' drugs, Harris said. After Swartz left the station, police were notified and given the license plate number on the truck. Elko police officers found the truck a short while later and a chase ensued that led from city streets to the interstate. Elko Woods Cross Mayor Farmington Mayor baseball backstop. However, the city has fenced it off with orange materials, making it very visible in the snow, according to City Attorney Russell Mahan. The accident has caused the Davis School District to examine its policy towards sledding on school land. Lynn Trenbeath, assistant superintendent for support services, said the district allows sledding on its property where it appears safe. However, there may now be more areas designated as sledding-prohibiteMahan said the city may also revise its sledding policy once the d. school district has made its determination. Trenbeath said there are several schools with hills steep enough for sledding, but none are as steep as Mueller Parks. She emphasized the districts concern for safety. We are constantly reviewing situations for safety, whether it be the hills used for sledding or the big toys on the playgrounds or the condition of a soccer field. abM rcrfeMs smc&Qkmg, PRISCILLA TODD east and north of the school. There are no buildings on the property, propertys edge at Mueller Park ) CLARE A. JONES sheriffs deputies and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers joined in pursuit. At one point, Harris said, Swartz drove the wrong direction on the interstate. The chase ended when Swartz pulled over just outside Wells, Nev., about 45 miles from Elko. Apparently he ran out of gas, Harris said Swartz is currently incarcerated in the Elko County Jail. Bountiful authorities are planning to have the cab driver extradited back, to Utah,. Collard said. A Ute Cab official who refused to give his name said Swartz was a private contractor. Beyond that, he refused comment. I dont talk to reporters, lawyers or strangers. Goodbye, he said. robber foiled by fiesty clerk Foul-mouthe-d By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer A gunman police are calling the BOUNTIFUL bungler escaped emptyhanded Thursday when employees at a Bountiful pizza restaurant refused to serve him with cash from the stores register. A Hispanic male wearing a dark blue coat, the hood over his head and a towel wrapped across his nose and mouth, entered Godfathers Pizza at 501 W. 2600 West at about 9 p.m. Waving a silver pistol, the suspect grabbed one of two female employees seated at a booth by the arm and told her to open the register. She replied by saying, Dont touch me, and jerked her arm away, said Det. Lloyd Kilpack. At that point, the suspect walked over and tried to open the register himself. He was unsuccessful, became extremely frustrated and began swearing and waving the pistol in the air. A cook hearing the commotion came out front and encountered the gunman. He was told to open the flipping safe, only he didnt say flipping, Kilptck said. Im referring to him as the bungler. That didn't woik either. The cook told the suspect he didnt know how. Police said the female workers willful refusal to help and the cooks lack of expertise on the register proved to be more than the suspect could handle. He pointed the gun at the females and said, I should put a bullet in your...head for wasting my time," and escaped on foot. A police search of the surrounding area turned up nothing. The case is still under investigation. foul-mouth- JERRY LARRABEE GREG BELL Four pledge unity New mayme fete ipflmge By MELINDA WILLIAMS Contributing Writer With only a week in office under their bells, south Davis Countys new mayors are plunging into their cities workloads with gusto, meeting with department heads and staff members and setting goals. At the top of all mayors agenda, is meeting with city personnel. Each has already met with department heads, or will in the near future, to share goals and visions for their cities. A common concern among the mayors is orderly development in this era of burgeoning growth. Mayor Greg Bell sees this as Farmington's number one concern. Were under tremendous pressure with growth. Were losing our open spaces. He means to see new subdivisions, develop in a manner consistent with Farmingtons values that is. keeping with the not and theme architectural overcrowding He citys said its the citys last chance to see the city develop the way citizens want it to North Salt Lake Mayor Clare Jones is also concerned with development. North Salt Lake has the potential to double its population with the development of subdivisions along the mountain side. He wants the one associated with city to develop its own identity character and beauty. That means cleaning up the Highway 89 corridor, he said. In addition, the city wants to further develop its industrial park to the west, bringing in light industry that doesn't jeopardize the environment. Because of the industrial park, Jones believes North Salt Lake is in the best position to accommodate light industry'. He said theres lots of room for the park to grow. Development will also be among the major topics of a retreat planned by Mayor Jerry Larrabee and Woods Cross personnel. They will discuss how to further develop the commercial corridor along 500 West in a positive way, as well as review several subdiv isions presently on the planning table. Going hand in hand with development plans is Woods Cross beautification project, which will include areas along 2600 South and 500 West. Larrabee hopes to rid the city of some blighted areas. He also wants to join forces with Bountiful City to beautify the old Bamburger overpass, enhancing the appearance of both cities in the process. Beautification is also high on Larrabees list of goals, with the completion of a new city park. A group of volunteers have agreed to build a bowery foi the park. Priscilla Todd is big on volunteerism. It was one of the hallmarks of her campaign and she said shes had good response from Centerville residents. In addition to the bow-erproject, Todd has asked citizens to serve on see " MAYORS pg. 4 semi-automat- ic HEWS foul-mouth- SPORTS opinion WELFARE REFORM IS PIPE DREAM, A5 ll1' SEE THE OUTDOORS ski Utah page Co 111' AREA WEDDINGS page C3 Cyclops, Letters to Editor page LIFE CHURCH MISSIONARIES, Shared Ministry page C5 meet scheduled. il11 CLASSIFIEDS DAVIS COUNTYS BEST consumer marketplace. OLYMPIC SKYLINE: North Salt Lake photographer Steve Greenwood was on hand Thursday at the unveiling of the first postage stamps of 1994 and his original photograph of the Salt Lake skyline at night. Greenwood's photo served as the cover to the commemorative stamp folder which included the five new stamps. He has been working with the Olympic bid committee and knew they had chosen his photo for the cover of the stamp folder but Thursday was the first day Greenwood saw the end result. "I was very excited to have my photo chosen It's great to be even a small part of bringing the Olympics to Winter Olympic sports including alpine skiing, ice dancing, Nordic skiing, ice hockey, Utah.," he said. The five commemorative stamps depict and the luge. Greenwood said the U.S Postal Service chose Salt Lake as its unveiling point to serve as support for Utah's Olympic bid for 2002, . well-know- n page B4 !l11 WEATHER Cloudy and hazy on Tuesday HI: 35 LO: 10 i t |
