| Show OTP inec NoirthemBtalh Standard-Examin- B- Wednesday er April 8 1 Obituaries Classifieds Local News Editor: 998 pDanned in Davis Construction will affect residences businesses farmlands and wetlands By AMY PRAY Davis Bureau Standard-Examin- SALT LAKE CITY - It didn’t get the debate or the attention during Tuesday’s Utah Transportation Commission meeting but the Interstate 15 North project also has a pre- ferred alignment Like current work in Salt Lake City and south a reconstruction project to widen will proceed north along the existing alignment from the 400 South interchange in Salt Lake City to the 200 North interchange in Kaysville ‘ Utah Department of Transportation engineers propose exto 10 lanes inpanding T cluding one high-occupan- vehicle lane - serving vehicles wph two or more people in each direction Cost is estimated at more than $900 million ‘ Since the project runs generally within the existing right of way officials said they found - relatively minor impacts It would affect 18 residences and seven businesses five acres of farmland about 25 wetlands one possibly historical or archeological site and four haz- ardous waste sites Carlos Braceras a Legacy West Davis HighwayI-1- 5 North team leader said a combination of new roads increased transit use and trip re- duction techniques like telecommuting all would be necessary to meet future traffic demands Transportation studies show that traffic demand will increase by about 120 percent by 2020 North Salt Lake officials have opposed one aspect of the plan that calls for closing the Deal rejected Clinton man opts for tnal in 2B sex assault case AT A GLANCE Snow expected by Sunday morning south ramp to Center Street Braceras said' UDOT would continue to study the issue OGDEN - If you’re Growth group to hold workshops SALT LAKE CITY -- The people plotting the direction of Utah's growth announced today that they will be conducting six community workshops around the Wasatch Front next month Weber Morgan and Box Elder county residents will be able to have their say at a 7 p m May 13 session in the Ogden City Council chambers dent Lane Beattie Bountiful spoke to the standing room only crowd in support of highway projects that relieved congestion and gave Davis County an alternate route to and from Salt Lake City UDOT plans to build the LegacyWest Davis Highway first then use it as an alternate to divert traffic while working on the North project On May 14 growth officials will talk to Davis County residents at 7 p m in the Davis County Fairgrounds administration building Residents increased danger ' by the attack after the Drano splashed in One eye and burned his neck was able to get handcuffs on the woman and call for medical assistance and backup By AMY JOI BRYSON Afterward Hansen said he r staff was more concerned the woman was going to hurt herself than OGDEN - Police say the caustic substance to inMonday attack on a narcotics use the officer who had Drano splashed jure him “I didn’t want her to get in his face is an example of the increasingly dangerous job they burned” Hansen said “I think we have a real mindset that we have on the streets don’t want to hurt people” “We can’t have the mentality Hansen was treated at an ar‘it is not going to happen to ea hospital He is not expected me’ We have to be prepared injury for anything to happen” said to suffer any long-terIn addition to the drug charge Sgt Tony Huemiller now faces prosecuHuemiller assigned to the the woman third-degrfelony agWeber-Morga- n Narcotics Strike tion on gravated assault Force said the incident involvBut Hansen admits the ating one of his agents Dave tack surprised him That’s beHansen happened as Hansen cause people suspected of pretried to arrest a Ogfraud crimes don’t scription of woman for den suspicion violent said strike turn usually prescription fraud Lt Wayne force supervisor the Instead of surrendering woman picked up a bottle of times those people are Iftano a highly toxic substance not“Most a physical threat particularly u's&i to clear clogged plumbing to officers They have a probpipes lem most of them are willing to Hansen told her to put it admit they have a problem and away1 but the woman removed aside from charging them with to the two began the cap and the crime the agents are taking struggle over control of the botto get them into some tle Hansen said the woman steps of treatment” type ditipped the open bottle in his But Tarwater admitted Monrection splashing him with the day’s incident echoes a pattern liquid ' See DANGER2C Hansen temporarily blinded Latest example is- -' Drano being splashed in narcotic officer’s face Standard-Examine- m Tar-wat- er Joe Ritchie a Weber County Commissioner and a member of the Democratic Party covers his son Jay Ritchie’s Republican Party symbol Jay is the new mayor of West Point and a member of the opposition party FAMILY RIVALRY: Politics don’t divide father son Ritchies find plenty to agree on despite being active in different parties By BRYON SAXTON Standard-Examin- Davis Bureau WEST POINT - The jabs father and his son Jay are all on the mark but never leave marks The Ritchies are the first to tell you their different respective political party symbols of a donkey and elephant are merely figure heads for what they are trying to accomplish They say their interest in politics is to scratch their itch of providing public service But don't expect the pair anytime soon to push their party loyalties aside to run on the same ticket “I’m proud to be a jackass” said Weber County Commissioner Joe Ritchie of the symbol representing the Democratic Party Joe 61 said he has been a Democrat since the days of his hero President Harry S Truman West Point Mayor Jay Ritchie 40 said he’s too young to remember Truman His hero is former President Ronald Teachers urged to support pay deal Proposed settlement comes after Ogden City district sued for breach of contract neither side comments problem as a clerical error that occurred before the current board took over the district but teachers filed suit to keep the statute of limitations from running out By KELLY KENNEDY BQGDANOWICZ The suit claimed the district began salaries at a step above the lowest level to attract new teachers to the district The discrepancy happened when teachers with more experience also began at the same pay level as inexperienced teachers Standard-Examine- r staff - After voting down at least three settlement offers from Ogden City School District the Ogden Education Association has recommended that 110 teachers vote in favor of a new offer to settle a back-pa- y dispute The teachers recently sued the district for alleged breach of contract over more than $500000 in back pay Neither side will comment on amounts in the latest settlement proposal “I’m optimistic” said Ann Moulton president of the education association “I’m sure they’ll vote this one through but they’ve surprised me be- Moulton said the amounts in the proposed settlement varied from teacher to teacher depending on experience and how long the teacher had been with the district She said the thing to the teachers was working out the salary schedule not just the back payments which the current proposal does If it’s voted through the next step will be figuring out how to handle the y plan for the future The teachers filed suit in 2nd District Court last month saying district officials paid teachers too little according to the district salary scale for as long as seven years Both sides said they see the Superintendent Mike Paskewicz offered the settlement to the OEA earlier this week on behalf of the school board Moulton said the OEA will know the results of the vote Tuesday OGDEN fore” ’ ft A OOR COPY planning on hiding Easter eggs outside Sunday morning make sure they're brightly colored so they will stand out against the snow National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Alder said Saturday might start off warm but before the day is over a strong cold front is expected to move into Northern Utah “By Sunday morning there should be snow in the valleys" he said Alder said Fnday when temperatures could get up to the low 60s looks like the best day for outside activities Transportation Commissioner Hal CHyde was the only disissue senting vote on the He rejected a barrier-divide- d vehicle or HOV exit and entrance at 100 South in Salt Lake City He supported putting the HOV ramp at another exit such as North Temple The rest of the commission supported 100 South because it had been approved by the Salt Lake City planning commission was under review by the Salt Lake City Council and fit in with Trax light rail and other transportation development Davis County lawmakers including Rep Marda Dillree and Senate Presi- N Utah police face 0 NEWS BEAT expansion -15 625-422- most-importa- nt step-salar- r ONLINE I ELECTION DATABASE ninttin!! I Reagan The Ritchies claim they are on the same page about 99 percent of the time and never let their political differences spill over into their personal hves “We don’t spend anytime talking about (President) Clinton or Washington DC” Jay said They both say they are conservative fiscally and favor apple pie and motherhood “The only difference we have between us is labels” said Jay who as mayor holds a nonpartisan office but has other political aspirations as a Republican Joe a former Ogden Police Chief is currently campaigning to serve a second term on the commission He said he loves serving in the public sector but believes county races should also be nonpartisan like municipal seats pro-fami- ly “I don’t think there is room for party politics at this level” he said Nor does there seem to be room enough for both political Ritchies in one county “Davis County needs him Weber County has me” said Joe “If I lived in Weber County he would be the only Democrat I’d vote for” Jay said of his father Jay said he loves Davis County and believes as the city's first part-tim- e mayor that he is in the right place at the right time in tp'ing to help the city through its growing pains The party split hasn’t affected other members of the family Jean Ritchie Joe’s wife and Jay’s mother doesn’t identify with either party “I think she is her own party” Joe said “I vote for the candidate and not the party” said Jean who has served 20 years as an election judge She isn’t entirely sure how her son turned out to be a Republican except that he has always had a mind of his own “You are not going to change either cue of those minds” Bickering continues among Terrace council There’s disagreement from mayor over making city manager the CEO By JENNIFER GALLAGHER Standard-Examin- staff WASHINGTON TER- RACE - As surely as the sun rises every morning political skirmishes continue here Much of Tuesday’s bickering between Washington Terrace’s mayor and city council concerned the council making City Manager Pearce Shelton chief executive officer at the last council meeting an action Mayor Richard Jackson said strips him of all of his powers and makes him nothing more than a figurehead for the city Jackson told the council he was supposed to meet with the mayors of South Ogden and Riverdale to discuss consolidating fire service in the three cities But now Jackson said both mayors refused to meet with him until the council makes Jackson whose duties include representing the city in “external activities” chief executive officer again Jackson also reminded the council that he was not allowed to sign documents on behalf of the city even when they called for a mayor’s signature because he was not the CEO Legislative laws mandates the “mayor and chief executive officer of the city” to sign dty documents See TERRACE2C X will be asked to view 50 slides of different types of housing alternatives and retail developments The groups will then discuss what they liked and disliked about the development options Orem debating Sunday golfing OREM - Plans are proceeding for the city's golf course but city officials still are uncertain whether they will allow it to be used on Sundays While some city officials have reservations about allowing Sunday golfing a move a consultant said wquld make the course profitable the operators of other municipal courses said that’s the way to go A study found there was sufficient demand for another course and that a municipal course could be profitable in time - as long as it was open on Sundays Three pull perfect scores on ACT SALT LAKE CITY -- Three Utah high school seniors are among the 27 nationwide to post perfect scores on the American College Test West Jordan High’s Taina Matheson Sarah McDowell of Granger High and Joseph Cooper of Orem High each earned a 36 composite score on the college entrance exam Some 645000 students nationwide took the test last year Matheson 16 an accomplished musician also scored 1590 out of 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test McDowell 17 scored a 34 on the ACT last year but took it again trying to match a friend who scored 36 last year Cooper 18 got a 33 on his first test but relaxed before he took it a second time playing racquetball the night before He plans to study computer science at Brigham Young University The two girls have been accepted to several colleges but haven't decided where they will go - staff Standard-Examin- anawire services STAKMR51 bezezedS 0 to leave a Call message comment question or news tip STANDARD BBMrai 24 HRS A DAY 625-424- ft |
