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Show Lakeside STANDARD-EXAMINE- O' R 16, 1993 TUESDAY, MARCH LAKESIDE EDITOR: 776-495- COMMUNITY NEWS FOR NORTH DAVIS COUNTY VOLUME 13, NUMBER 11 1 - (DOUMYY Causeway to bring in more traffic LINES Opinion How will you vote on proposed $50 million By RUTH MALAN Standard Examiner correspondent election this spring to finance new schools in Davis County7 SYRACUSE When the Antelope Island causeway opens to the public by June, traffic on Syracuse Road will increase by an estimated 50 percent, says the state park superintendent. Mitch Larsson told the Syracuse City Council that even more cars will use the road than did when the causeway was opened in the early Page 3 NEIGHBORS Tour abroad Marni Myers of Layton recently returned from an educational tour to the Eastern Mediterranean with other dean's circle scholarship students at New York University The 1 winter trip took them to Greece and Istanbul, where they visited landmarks including the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent, the Turkish and Islamic Art Museum and Topkapi Palace . . . 1980s. We will be looking at use on the road at 50 percent greater, he said. We were overwhelmed last fall. In the 12 days the causeway was open last fall for the annual buffalo roundup, there were 33,000 visitors. One bus took 100 trips in one day, he told the council last Tuesday. It had an impact on the local communities. The islands north end is the only part scheduled to open this season, but it will be a real drawing card for tourists, Larsson said, adding that more than half of the islands visitors will be from out of state. That boost m tourism will benefit the county and the rest of the Wasatch Front, he said. When we can keep people here for two days, there will be more hotels going up. This is the gateway to the Great Salt Lake, said Larsson. When the causeway opens, the island, now the fifth biggest attraction in the state, will move once again to the second, surpassed only by Salt Lake Temple Square, he said. Concessions, gifts and souvenirs will be for sale on the island, Larsson said. Davis County also has plans to build a visitors center on the causeway, he said. Another plus is that the Legislature has allocated about $725,000 to build a marina, construct two ranger residences and add parking. We have to be careful on how we develop the area, he said. The plan is to have 45 hiking trails, which will become natural fire, breaks, he said. There will be a fee of $5 per vehicle to get in the park, of which $2 will go to a rainy day fund held by the county, he said. There will be a set schedule for a park pass, he said. Bicycles will also be charged at a lower rate and no off-roa-d vehicles will be allowed. Rangers on horseback will be patrolling the trails. There are several types of wildlife on the island, including buffalo, rabbits, antelope, and most recently, elk, which were transplanted last week. I hope the elk and buffalo dont come visit your town. Well have New duties ... Dr. Gary H. Brough, HUBERT Retired brushes as Army officer Jay Hess of Farmington survived many with death during his military career, including six years REGANStanaard-Examine- r a prisoner of war, but says he looks forward to life, not back at the past. Memories stay with former FOW By JaNAE FRANCIS Standard Examiner correspondent CLEARFIELD For some, the price of freedom is ultimately freedom itself. Clearfield High School teacher and retired U.S. Army Col. Jay Hess celebrates the anniversary of his release from a Vietnamese prison camp this week. ROTC instructor said But the he will never be totally free of the bonds placed on him even before his students were Its not something you can completely get away from. Jay Hess 20-ye- ar soft-spok- bom. Its not something you can completely get away from, he said of the nearly six years he spent being tortured and interrogated. Over the years, he has been bothered by a handful of POW dreams the last occurred just last week. He said in the dream I was cooperating too much. I didnt like that. Hess, a Farmington resident, also takes time occasionally to reflect with his five children on the years he missed in their lives. Otherwise, Hess said he doesnt look back much. Except for a few weeks ago when he his experiences before volunteered to an after-schoclass. Hess told of his many brushes with death that began when the F-- 4 he was flying caught fire and crashed in Thialand dunng the Vietnam War. re-li- ol dump sites. Colvell said those concerns arent warranted because she grew up in a home across the street in Rivcrdalc, played on the land as a child and suffered no harmful consequences. She also had fruit grown on the property tested by an company that found no contamination present. We played up there all the time and there was never any problem, said Coivcll, who started the application process for a building permit about a year ago. Until you go to build there and then you need an act of Congress I guess. In a January meeting, environmentalists representing Hill Air Force Base said the location of Col-vcl- ls property is an area of concedue to ntrated contamination seepage of chemicals that were dumped in old base chemical pits and landfills from 1950-1970- s and subsequently leached into the hillside and groundwater supply. The prime contaminant was 4 The Kaysville Area Chamber of Commerce Hess survived by ejecting from the plane just moments before impact, only later to be tackled and shot by his captors. He told of being beaten with a leather strap and of his arms being pulled out of the sockets and tied to his legs. The deaths of fellow prisoners was an everyday part of life. Hess managed to survive on grass soup. Over the years, he and some fellow prisoners devised a tapping code so they could communicate as they were not allowed to talk amongst themselves. He recalled one of the most emotional moments of his life. Shortly after his release, he noticed an American flag painted on the side of a plane. The flag reminded him of the value of his great sacrifice. See HESS on page 2 highlighted Cherry Hill at its March meeting for the recreation parks new Pirate Cove water enchantment. Bruce Lloyd of Cherry Hill said Pirate Cove will feature a 40-fo- ot pirate two-mast- ship and a fortress wall. Many types of water activities will be included The business opened June 4, 1967 with 13 campers; it now has 250 campsites. Since 1985 there has been an increase m attendance of 100 percent. The chamber just started a program to highlight one business each month A above degree Brent R. Carling of Layton completed requirements for a master's of business degree from Utah State University. Carling, a senior buyer at IRFCO Inc., received his bachelors degree in logistics from Weber State College in . . . 1987. Clinton seeks end to flooding problems By KATHY KELLY Standard Examiner correspondent An old field drain CLINTON blamed for causing flooding in several homes will get some improve- ments to help prevent Fears of the dangers posed by groundwater contamination and other concerns are closing the gate on the residential development of South Weber property owned by Jana Colvell. Officials then said they planned to do extensive investigation on the possibility of a home at that location. Planning commission chairman Dean Birt said investigators indicated building a home there wouldnt be advisable as the contamination exists just a few feet below ground. Birt said the commission and the environmentalists they have discussed the matter with fear that a proposed private well on the property would contaminate well water used by a number of city residents and others throughout the county. He said another fear is that when the foundation for the home is dug, contamination would be brought to the surface. Colvell said she can think of 10 wells drilled in the general area in the past decade without any reported problems. "How could one well contaminate it any more?" she asked. But Birt said the other wells are not located in the area earmarked as having such a high concentration of contaminants. Colvell disagrees. She said she believes the planning commission just plain doesnt want to recommend the city council approve a building permit. She cites a September letter from See BUILD on page 2 Contaminated areas to go on master plan By JaNAE FRANCIS Standard Examiner correspondent SOUTH WEBER Unfortunately for homeowners Gov- ernment efforts to clean up toxic chemicals that have leached down the hillside to groundwater here may in- af- fect future development for years to come. While officials do believe the measure will affect planning, they arent sure to what extent. We really haven't decided how it will atTcct the future of the city," said Councilman Bill Petty. Wc really haven't gotten into the new master plan far enough to decide that." Decades ago, solvents and other chemicals were dumped in several pits and landfills along base boundaries. Recent extensive ground-S- m CLEAN UP on pege 2 future problems. After heanng emotional appeals from residents whose west Clinton homes have been affected, the city council last Tuesday approved the installation of a manhole and a which is similar to dram clean-ou- t, a manhole but smaller. Residents in the Fuit subdivision on 1925 North and 3000 W'cst had asked for assistance in alleviating the flooding caused by a plugged field drain installed more than 80 years ago. Jack W interbottom, a spokesman for the 11 families living m the affected area, said that before homes were built there, the land was part of a farm. A hand-du- g ditch and field drain about three-fourtof a mile in length were installed by a farmer about 80 years ago to drain swampy sections. By JaNAE FRANCIS Standard Examiner correspondent ical the spotlight In . . . Woman fights permit denial refusing her request. South Ogden resident Jana Col-ve- ll requested a building permit for property she owns on South Weber Drive near the citys southwest border, but was refused because of concerns about contaminants that have leached into groundwater from old Hill Air Force Base chem- vice president of the Utah Optometnc Association, has been appointed chief of optometry at the Memphis Tennessee Veterans Affairs Medical Center. In addition to his clinic duties at the medical center, he will serve as adjunct professor of the Southern College of Optometry. He will begin his tenure in late March. He was also chairman of the Utah Optometnc Associations quality assurance program. See ISLAND on page 2 A woman SOUTH WEBER who wants to build a home here says she has been unfairly denied a building permit, but the city planning commission says reports of groundwater contamination and other factors were the reasons for the bond . there, the ditch and pipe werent installed in a straight line or diagramed, and no one quite knows the location of the entire line. Mayor Steve W'cller said at a February meeting that while the city didnt install the pipe and is therefore not responsible for it, he and the council members would take a first-han- d look at the problem. Richard and Stacey Sheridan, 3179 W'. 1925 North, discovered their house was built directly over the field drain after their home was flooded last month. They brought in a backhoc and dug up much of their yard to find the location of the drain. With the help of Clinton Citys mainlaincncc crew, the drain was finally located on the cast side of the home. The drain path has only been partially traced. Though the Sheridans said the line isnt the citys actual responsibility, theyshould have been notified by a for- Hunting news Aaron Yarnell of Clearfield was featured in a recent issue of . . . Utah Hunting and Fishing magazine for drawing a Utah swan hunting permit and shooting a swan at Howards Slough m Hooper. student at Yamell, a North Davis Junior High, has hunted rabbits and ducks before shooting the swan with a wing span. He is the son of Royce and Pat Yarned News 5''j-fo- ot Smooth talking . . . Capt. A.J. Smith of the Aircraft Directorate at Hill Force won Air Base first place in the annual club Standard Examiner mcr city building inspector of the drain problem before the house was built. The flooding in the subdivision began several years ago, which many of the neighbors attribute to residential development in the area. Tree roots growing along the line have plugged the drain in prior years. A few years ago. a dead muskrat in the line caused the water to back up instead of draining into a ditch. WTnterbottom said he has personally paid for professional drain cleaners to come out with their equipment, but they only have the capability of reaching 500 feet. Since the drain is nearly a mile long, there are sections that cannot be reached from either end. The council approved installing on the citys pordrain clean-out- s tion of the easement for the road into the area. The council also agreed to look at the cost of connecting the dram to the citys storm sewer dram, and will make arrangements with the Sheridans to relocate the dram pipe away front their house. A special improvement district may be developed to cover the cost of maintaining the dram pipe. r speech contest spon- sored Quest by Inter- na t i o n a I Smith Training in Communications. Smith graduated from Penn State University and has a bachelors degree in aeronautical engineering. He works as an 6 program manager and is an instructor for the Air Force Institute of Technology. Joan Hofer of Clearfield received second place. BEST QUOTE 'I hope the elk and buffalo don't come visit your town. We'll have quite a little rodeo if they do Anteloe Island State Park superintendent Milch Larsson, updating the Syracuse City Council on events at the island, including the transplanting of elk there. See story, this page , ' |