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Mike Leavitt’s head organizer for the proj- aperidisasealeasea a omen Gall backdoor politics public. - that the If the roads aren’t mapped, they could be closed under a U.S. Forest. Service policy that bans vehicles from labeled roadless. “We will deluge aihiigs pene Diaconis “They are trying to shield this” attorney with -such fiate a settlement on the issue, but with Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. ‘‘What they are doing is talking about giving away _ public property without letting the public know.” The wilderness group contends fees dm A Rhee Deg a! Aig _ that many of the roads claimed by the counties them as se ‘ais penta talks exclude. the whole thing,” said Heidi McIntosh, an =CCE said. e | Leavitt and former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt tried to nego- lst not. are travel that they’re willing to come out good data that they will just accept it rather than fight or appeal it,” Leavitt The Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands wants to remind the public don’t know whether it will work or roads are kept open for recreation or | on the roads so the areas will not be eae eee can’t truly be considered roads. But state officials say many of the ‘roads are important transportation ~ links for locals. ‘There are a lot of roads that are very | legitimate and some g z = —— = —— e are hot,” Boyden said. that the closed fire season is upon us. Beginning June 1, a burning permit is required from the State Fire Warden for all private lands outside incorporat-ed city areas. 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Z Bin: I believe that most rural Utahns are concerned about whether those areas designated as wilderness. - slated throughout the summer before Leavitt’s strategy is to inundate feda redistricting plan is finalized this fall eral officials with detailed information in a special session of the Legislature. seats, : dividing Salt Lake County into chunks land and don’t show up on maps. | phllip, s6 PREIS. the “The delegation would to wait to see what the public most of the pro- ste said far o took office, the possibility of negotiating a settlement improved. “At this point, we are just beginning to talk,” said Stephen Boyden, assistant Utah attorney general. say Cannon <So Salt The state plans to mobilize a troop of volunteers to survey and map the roads, many of which cross federal But when the Bush administration Interior Secretary Gale Norton. ere Lake Tribune. The and na told miles of uncharted rural roads open. : native, negotiations failed; both sides a to go to court. AM Gb 05) wy » " Cy Witt aon better representation from all of us if you had _ diversity,” Hansen, a Farmington SALT LAKE CITY (AP) = Utah officials are negotiating with the federal government to keep thousands of peed remainder would be cut between the 1st and 3rd districts. “I honestly think you would have and Gov. Mike Leavitt if they approve an election map that is unfair. © Snow pointed out that Hansen’s is only one of the redistricting proposals. required once-a-decade to equalize populations in political districts. “Do I support this plan? I think No, not necessarily. I’m going. ne counties. The | |i and San Juan claims he would sue the Legislature i| Grand Uintah, Daggett, f ON with Summit, Morgan, Duchesne, Cache, Rich, Utah Wants To. Catalog ue, Control Small Rural Saat ERI Congressional seat snatched last fall by Democrat Jim Matheson. | For his part, Matheson repeated mine peeve SHAKEN CONTINUED FROM A1 ‘eh rr | " 1 in i hy wena ’ ener WASATCH COUNTY COURIER |