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Show Vol. Tooele, Utah, Thursday, May 6, 1982 Eighty-Seve- n No. Forty Eight Cost: Twenty Five Cents Street Master Plan Gets Council Approval 4 Opposition to a proposed streets mas- ter plan came from only one resident Wednesday as the city council reviewed, and eventually approved, a plan outlining long range street needs. Leo England was the only person to attend the public hearing set to get input on the streets proposal, and he was unhappy with the way the plan divided his property on the northwest end of Tooele. Mr. England said he owns alrout 250 acres of farmland, which according to the adopted map should collect traffic for the area once it is developed. But Mr. England said he is worried that the city will want a road there when he does not. City Council Chairman John Cluff assured Mr. England that the city would have no reason to place a road through the property until Mr. England sulidivid-e- d the land. The city engineer, however, noted that if enough land surrounding Mr. England's projierty were developed, the city might need that road afterall. While both the coiuicil and Mr. England agreed that the issue wil not become reality for many years, Mr. England was worried nevertheless. I dont like the idea of the city dividing up my land, Mr. England stated. The reasoning for the plan and the road proposal which cuts through Mr. England's land was given by Chairman Cluff. If the city does not prepare for roads, Mr. Cluff warned, traffic problems will ensue for Tooele's future residents. The overall purpose of the plan is to make corridors for heavy traffic on a few, limited streets, explained Planning Commission Chairman Raymond John-- . son. These would be approximately a half mile apart. Mr. England said he sympathized with the needs the coiuicil sees, but said that as a taxpayer he was expressing his preference that the road lie elsewhere, anywhere but through his farmland. A major concern of Mr. England's is that the city would take his land away from him to construct the artery for area traffic. The council agreed, however, that a master plan should le adopted, and that revisions should Ire made later. Mr. Johnson pointed out that the roads lines diawn are only guides, not specific spots where roads must go. In other business, the council agreed that Mavor Oren Prolrert can revise the city's policy manual to allow city offices. The to run for non-cit- y issue came up when it was learned that Police li. Frank Schannann is interested in campaigning for sheriff. Mayor Proliert liegan drafting a memo to city employees outlining the revised policy this morning, in time for the olice officer to file as an independent by the Monday deadline. The council debated whether a city employee should take a leave of alrscnce or resign to campaign and at what point the political process either of these in should occur. But it was decided the decision was an administrative one, and directed the mayor to answer the issue. Other council action dealt with the next fiscal budget. The council highlightsub-je- t ed various areas it believes may !e to cuts and additions. Because that item on the agenda was not reached until late, the council avoid- ed any ddrnte on the merits of the many proposals to amend the city adminst ration's suggested budget. The pros and cons of the changes will lie hashed out during the council's meeting next Wednesday. Center Provides Alcoholism Info Rest Home Reading Rest home patient Manning Johnston hasnt lost the adventurous spirit of his youth. Mr. Johnston, an avid reader, is going through a book that typifies his spirit, lie is representative of residents at the Tooele Nursing Home. A full story begins on page 10. May has special significance for the 50 law enforcement officers in Tooele County. They join with their nearly 600,000 colleagues across the country in recognizing their career and the significance of the challenges facing them. The month started with Law Day on May 1. It was established by presidential proclamation to pay homage to the nations commitment to the rule of law. On Law Day, says Sheriff Doug Broadway, we in law enforcement take special note of the commitment to lawful behavior that characterizes the majority of our citizens. Without this widespread support, it would be impossible for us to do our jobs. The laws dealing with crime and criminals comprise only a part of the body of American jurisprudence. They take on added significance, however, because they regulate the conduct potentially most damaging to individual citizens and to the fabric of the rule of law itself. The sheriff adds, In 1981 an American was six times more likely to be the victim of a violent crime than he was to contract cancer. In 1980, more than 40 million people were victims of homi- - Local units of Tooele County Human Services are providing information on alcoholism and dnig this week which has been set aside as National Alcohol Awareness Week. Audio-visu- and printed information is available at the Coimseling and Interven Mays The Month To Buy A Cop A Lunch cide, robbery, larceny, assult, burglary, and motor vehicle theft. The special character of the criminal law and the unique contributions of law enforcement in ensuring the strength of the American system are also recognized during May. Another presidential proclamation declares May 15 to be Peace Officer Memorial Day, first set in 1963 to honor officers killed in the line of duty. The week of May 9 through 15 is National Police Week. Across the country, tours and open houses, special school programs, church sermons, and other activities will focus attention on law enforcements services, needs, and challenges. The challenges are of greatest concern to the sheriff and his colleagues. In times of diminishing resources and pun ishing economic pressures, law enforcement must contend with a crime rate that affected nearly one out of every three American households in 1980 alone, Sheriff Broadway says. We obviously have to work smarter, he adds. We cannot count on major increases in resources except in unusual circumstances, so we will have to increase our effectiveness with what we have. He cites a recently completed survey which found a four-fol- d increase in resources. The survey focused on cities, but it has implications for every comer of American society. crime-fightin- g The ratio of police officers to violent crimes was 3.32 to one in 1948. It fell to 0.5 to one in 1978, points out Sheriff Broadway. tion Center, located upstairs of the Family Practice Croup, 255 South 1st East. Ann Locker, alcohol drug specialist at the center, said, Alcoholism is undoubtedly one of tbe most widespread, destructive and costly health problems That clearly means we have to continue our efforts to improve the quality of our offiers, the sophistication of our technical systems, and the level of community support and involvement where possible, he says. A final challenge perceived by the sheriff relates to the laws themselves. He makes a strong plea for changes in statutory sentencing provisions and court procedures. We must enhance the penalties assessed for serious crimes, he believes, and we msut shorten the time between arrest, trial and imposition of the sentence. He recognizes the complexity of the legal process and the problems associated with changing it. But we just cannot let the fact it is complicated keep us from attacking the problem, he says. During this month when special attention focuses our system of laws and the officers who enforce them, people should make their positions known. They want quality law enforcement. They deserve quality law enforcement. And, working with us in the profession, they can do a great deal to maintain quality law enforcement, Sheriff Broadway concludes. facing our country today; one that directly or indirectly affects the lives of an estimated 36 million Americans. She added, It Is impossible to estimate its cost in human suffering resulting from broken homes, desert families and the psychological problems commonly found in the children of alcoholic parents. She said the Counseling and Intervention Center provides individual group and family coimselingservices aimed at reducing and eliminating alcohol use and the behaviors which lead to dysfunctional families. d The importance of therapy cannot be emphasized enough, family-centere- says the centers supervisor, LaDell Most experts in the field of Brown. alcoholism agree that the success ratio for recovery increases greatly when the family is included in the therapy process. Mr. Brown explained, However, far too often, the children are withheld from treatment due to a common belief that alcoholism is solely the alcoholic's problem. He said with a better understanding of the effects alcoholism has on children, a new emphasis can be placed on the rewards of family therapy for recovery. Other services of detoxification, public intoxicant counseling and referral and education programs are available through the center. One of the most successful programs is the six-we- cycles of education and coimseling offered to drivers arrested for alcohol-relate- d traffic offenses. The teen alcohol school works with (Continued on page five) Human Services Offices Combined The assistance payments office has been combined with the family services unit in Tooele Countys department of Health and Human Services. Director Cary Dalton said the change is aimed at securing for the department a broader service coverage as well as more fully utilizing existing staff in light of federal and state cutbacks. Other changes made in the department include reassignment of staff around child protective services and intervention, pay Carr Fork Claims Scheduled Salaried employees who will be paid severance pay every other week until a specific date, may not file a claim for unemployment insurance benefits until after that date. All hourly employees may file a claim after May 7; accrued vacation pay or supplemental unemployment benefits will not affect when you file or how much you will receive. If you intend to file a claim in another city, you may report to the Job Service office in that city anytime after May 7; this includes cities outside of Utah. If you are filing your claim in Tooele, please pick up a set of the necessary papers at 7 South Main, in advance. Claims will be taken in the Tooele Job Service office, the south end of the Tooele County Courthouse Auditorium, 47 South Main in the basement, according to the following schedule: direction of Wendy resident of Crantsville and a McDouglad, a veteran with human service delivery systems. She was previously a supervisor in the Price office of social services and the youth service coordinator for the Tooele office. Her youth service caseload will be reassigned within the office. Other major changes will see Ken Gowans and Jade LeBIanc moving from supervisory responsibilities to program developmental disabilities programs. (Continued on page four) Challenge Power Rates A group of Utah's farmers and ranchers w ho use elect rical pow er t o s pump water into their irrigation are taking legal action to appeal the new power rate structure granted to the Utah Power & Light Co. by the Public Service Commission. The irrigation pumpers organized several years ago as the Utah Farm Bureau Pumpers' Committee to build a legal fund to protect food and retail food production costs elecunreasonable prices against trical power rate increases. The newly released rate schedule, effective April 12, introduced a load management program for irrigation ptunpers. Under this plan, pumpers who allow the power company to cut off their irrigation water for up to 12 hours a week (with valves) get lower rates than fanners who keep their pumps going all week svs-tem- radio-controlle- d long. Farmers can specify which hours of which day they l go without pumping, or they can earn an even lower power rate by letting UP&il decide the hours to balance out peak loads from residential and industrial demand. A similar program has been in effect in Idaho for a year. Coing onto a load management program is an impossibility for some Utah ireigators, however, according to Leland J. Hogan, a Tooele county farmer and chairman of the Farm Bureau pumpers' committee. Under Utah's water laws, some farmers need to keep pumping w ater all week long or give up aprt of their irrigated acreage and income, Mr. Hogan said. Open House Sel For Mosquito District Facility The Tooele Valley Mosquito Abatement District invites the public to an open house on May 13, 1982 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m at its new facilities located at 1535 Sunset Road, Lake Point. The district was created in 1976. Since that time, money was set aside for construction of a permanent building from which to direct mos- quito control. The purpose of having this open house is to explain mosquito abatement ideas. Much of our success depends on the cooperation of individuals in reducing mosquito producing areas. Individuals are requested to come and leam how they can help, says Robert Brand, district manager. The district serves Grantsville, Stansbury Park, Lake Point, Erda, Lincoln and Stockton. Tooele City resident sare not a part of the district. To report any mosquito problems in the district people may call collect, Utah State University will offer college credit courses in Tooele County this summer. General education courses will be taught and that credit is transferable to colleges and universities throughout the state. High school seniors are especially encouraged to enroll in the college classes, said Kevin Kirk , program director. Summer quarter will begin June 21 and continue through August 13. Tuition for the Tooele classes is the same rate as on campus at Utah State, according to Mr. Kirk. He said the Tooele extension service offers a bachelors degree in liberal arts and masters degrees in social science and education. Students in these programs may earn complete degrees without ever going to the Logan campus, Mr. Kirk said. He added, With benefits of late afternoon and evening classes coupled with the same undergraduate tuition rate as on campus, you cant afford not to take classes in Tooele. Mr. Kirk can be contacted for further information on the program on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 ext. 145 or at Monday through Thursday. under the worker for mental retardation and Irrigators College Classes Offered Locally 15-ye- ar Please pick up the paperwork, complete it, and bring it with you to the courthouse. If you cannot file your claim according to the above schedule, please contact the Tooele Job Service office as soon as possible. Bring a drivers license or other valid identification. lotes 250-387- 9. ments functions, permanent planning for adoptions and foster care and the initiation of data processing functions for both offices. Though the identity and functions of both assistance payments and family services offices wil continue to exist, Mr. Dalton said, the consolidation of both administration and service coordination into one office will allow us greater flexibility in job assignments. He said it will also allow the department to devote greater attention to the details of family service functions. The combined units will be retitled the Division of Family Services and will join the Divisions of Public Health, Aging and Adult Services, and Counseling and Intervention Center in providing human services to Tooele County. Supervision for the new division will be specialist roles. Mr. Gowans will be a program specialist responsible for adoptions, foster care and permanent planning for the department. He will also continue in his duties as Views 882-555- 0, Careful Climber Courtney Short is mighty cautious about the way he climbs across the ground equipment at the city park. V 833-296- M THIS ISSUE. play- CTO WEEKLY ALSO CABLE TV LISTING |