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Show Vt .1 kiact r Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, December 12, 1984 Use Phone Members Heeded LYNDIA For Road Conditions You want to drive to Provo and youd like to know the condiat the Point of the tion of Mountain. Perhaps youre planning on going skiing and you want to know if the ski canyons arc open or if the roads are slick. Whatever your travel plans are, you can get current road condition information an all of Utahs major highways by dialing or toll free within Utah, but outside the Salt Lake area, dial GRAHAM Review Correspondent LAYTON The Smokey and the Bandit" image of a CB operator using his radio only for his own personal fun is somewhat discouraging to the many members of the Davis County React program who volunteer their time, money and radios to help stranded motorists and others in distress. Ben Horejsi, president of the local React said React members are trained to answer calls for assis- 964-60- tance of any kind, including car breakdowns, motorists in distress, robberies or burglaries in progress, boating accidents and other 776-165- 9. Make Room for Plows New Ticket Policy for Winter to Be Enforced APRIL ADAMS Review Staff FARMINGTON A new strategy of ticketing vehicles parked on county roads during threats of inclement weather or in the way of snowplows will be enforced by the sheriffs department. The discretionary policy is another attempt to keep county road clear of snow for residents, said Sheriff Brant Johnson. It will be especially enforced in the Val Verda area, where the street parking congestion problem is very evident. We are in a situation over the parking problem around there, he said. If a snow storm is imminent or no-w- in on-stre- et vehicles are parked on the side of the street in the way of the plows, we will ticket them, he said. We have to keep snow of those roads to make it safe for everyone. Thats all we are trying to do. time, or only ticketing when the snow comes. Approximately 75 tickets were written in one night recently, he said, but this process wasnt repeated the following night. It presented an overload on local William McGuire, of the county courts, Johnson explained. attorneys office, said the way the He said angry residents who recounty ordinance reads, tickets ceived tickets had called up woncant be selectively given. Not dering why tickets hadnt been the way its written, he said. given every night. Its been a The strategy will be evaluated public relations nightmare, he after a few months, Johnson said. said. Other ways to eliminate the Commissioner Harold Tippetts congested parking problem have said an individual had called him been tried with not much success, who had received a parking tickhe explained. et, when he hadnt received one We have tried every conceivfor four years. He felt cars able approach on when to ticket. should get tickets every time the We have tried ticketing all the car is out, he said. The sheriff said he felt that way too, but that idea hasnt worked in the past. There is no way our officers can blanket the are each night, he said. Warning notices had been printed and given out rather than tickets, but people still say they are unaware of the statute in the no-wi- county prohibiting parking from November 1 to March during the hours of 12 on-stre- et 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. inclement weather or when a storm warning is in effect. The nerves of the people in that area (Val Verda) need to be quieted down." he continued. I wish the roads were wider, but they arent. I wish there werent any cars, but there are. He said the department was in n a situation. We will be criticized no matter which way we go. There is a problem either way. County Attorney Jerry Hiss said the purpose of the overnight parking ordinance was to clear said. We have to have those the street for the snowplows to roads clear to plow them. This is make the roads safer for the resifor the safety of all residents. dents. He requested the county comIts not to keep the cars from mission change the statute so the parking on the street, but only law may be enforced only during during bad weather. that they are unaware of this statute, Johnson We hear daily Refund Checks Waiting for Claimants More than 500 Utah individu- als have federal tax refund checks waiting to be claimed, according to Carol M. Fay, Salt Lake City district director for the IRS. The refunds undelivered total $183,110 and average $338. Many of these checks remain undelivered because taxpayers have moved and left no forward- ing address with the U.S. Postal Service, the state IRS director with the IRS as soon as possible, because refund delays can also be caused by lost or stolen checks, If this is the case, Mrs. Fay stated, we can put tracers on the missing checks. Other refund delays are caused by errors or omissions on the tax return, such as illegible names or addresses, Taxpayers living in the Salt Lake City telephone dialing area 0 if their should call name appears on the list below or if they havent received their fund. Those living outside this ar-524-406- said. Taxpayers who filed on time and still have not received their tax refunds should check re-19- 83 Baby Seat Program Not Used Enough ea can use the e toll-fre- In all refund inquiries, the Salt Lake City district director said, taxpayers should provide the names and addresses as they appear on the return, the actual names and addresses if different, the social security numbers, and the type of forms filed. Under most circumstances, and undelivered check can be re- issued to the new address and re- within two weeks, according to Fay. Following is a list of individu- als who have refund checks being held by the Internal Revenue Ser- vice: Bountiful: Zip Code 84010; Vivian L. 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Christenson .TRAVEL TIPS TRAVEL SAVE PRECIOUS TIME by letting number : He said parents should find exFARMINGTON- - The countys car seats available if they were seat rental toddler car tra and infant in the countys rental interested is slow and program county health officials say they are wor- program, costing about $5. The fee can be waived if necesried about it. The supply of car seats ex- sary, he said. The department should also be ceeds the demand, said Dr. Enrico Leopardi, county health receiving new seats. County health board members department director. : This bothers me. People are recently discussed placing small just losing interest because these posters at strategic points that seats arent supposed to be sitting would illustrating the advantages of using infant and toddler seats. around, he continued. Hawaii 00 A joint venture between the Utah Department of Transportation and the Utah Department of Public Safety has provided reliable updates of road conditions on major highways around the state since the early 1970s. Usually the roads that are mentioned on the recorded message are major routes that are closed or have delaying problems such as snow, ice, fog, flooding or landslides. No news is good news as far as the highway condition number goes. Highways that are clear and dry or have no real problems generally are not mentioned. During summer months major highway construction projects are listed on the report. emergencies. They respond to the emergencies on the Citizens band Channel 9, the official emergency channel and then notify the proper authorities by telephone. According to Horejsi, a current program called Impaired Driver Alert encourages reporting of erratic driving behavior to react monitors via channel 9 so cooperating police agencies can intercept drunk or ill drivers before an accident occurs. He said React members volunteer an average of eight hours of service weekly, including their gas, without compensation except for the gratification and sense of accomplishment which comes with the knowledge of a job well done. The Davis County React is part of an international organization with 1,000 teams. Besides the emergency help they offer communications and crowd control assistance at community events such as parades and fairs to help raise funds for several charity drives they support. Break Time is another important function of React, according to Horejsi. On holiday weekends React teams have served as many as a million cups of coffee to sleepy motorists, giving up their own holidays so tired motorists can stop for a safety break. 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