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Show Wednesday. September 28, 1983 Vernal ExpressAdvertiser 9 .if V it I Naples Planning and Zoning Commission receives praise U Vt F" -; F'-' nil J - - -.r sr. - vT . - ' ' BRAD DAVIDSON, left, Terry Summarell, Gene Schamber, right, and Rick Stewart (not pictured) were instrumental, along with others, in saving one life during an accident between two semi-trucks on U-44 north of Vernal last month. They are employees of Chevron Resources, who owns the Brush Creek Phosphate Mine. They heard the accident and were on the scene within two minutes. The Chevron employees are in line for a commendation by the Utah Highway Patrol. Chevron employees in line for bravery commendation The Naples City Planning and Zoning Zon-ing Commission has recently received receiv-ed a commendation by the Center of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Utah after the Naples Commission successfully completed a minimum of six workshop sessions in community planning. The program is intended to help local entities deal with the problems related to planning and zoning. This is especially valuable to a new city, since there has been no planning for the area as a city, even though it was included in county planning. The Naples Planning and Zoning Commission realized they had a lot to learn as soon as they were appointed. Since they wanted to do the best they could, they arranged to participate in the university program. The six workshop sessions included two on the basics of the planning commission, com-mission, zoning and ordinances, the board of adjustments, the planning process pro-cess and subdivision development and control. The two workshops concerning the planning commission itself gave the commission background information necessary to start the planning process, pro-cess, told about mistakes other commissions com-missions have made, and impressed upon the members the necessity of maintaining the right attitude toward the job, as well as toward the planning plann-ing and zoning process. The zoning workshop helped the commission adopt their own ordinances. or-dinances. The board of adjustments workshop defined the responsibilities of the board, and made the point that , the commission must always make decisions based on the laws and the ordinances or-dinances they have adopted. All variations varia-tions must be made by the board of adjustments. ad-justments. Any decision of the commission com-mission may be appealed to the board of adjustments, but even they are restricted by law. Decision of the board of adjustments can also be made directly to the court system. The last two workshops, the plann ing process and subdivision development develop-ment and control w ere meant to add to the knowledge of the commission and give them more understanding of their job and the problems they may face. This way the commission will know how to deal w ith many problems even before they arise. Naples City Planning and Zoning Commission is made up of Norman Haslem, Garth Rasmussen, Robert Kay, Glen Fleener, Charles Olsen, Wesley Bowden, Terry Bastian, Ralph Dart and Dennis Judd. They plan to continue the University of Utah program. pro-gram. There will be two new workshops out in the near future dealing deal-ing with impact on zoning and planning plann-ing from energy development. They have already made arrangements to receive the workshops as soon as they are ready. Naples City Building Inspector Craig Blunt said he is pleased with the responsiveness of the commission to learn and that they are open to new ideas and concepts. The most important impor-tant thing the workshop has done for the commission is to open a window toward problems and show the commission com-mission how to look at the situation in order to deal with it adequately and fairly. The Planning and Zoning Commission Commis-sion regularly meets once a month, although they have been known to meet twice a month on many occasions. occa-sions. They have recently been involved involv-ed in making minor changes to the countywide master plan, in order to incorporate in-corporate Naples City more specifically specifical-ly into that plan. Blunt said one interesting thing the commission has done is sent out surveys to see how residents feel about particular aspects of planning and zoning, zon-ing, and what they want for their community. com-munity. Blunt said he is especially pleased that the community is involved, involv-ed, because after all, making the community com-munity a good place to live is what the entire process is all about. Naples has been divided into 21 neighborhoods in order to deal more specifically with the needs of each area. The commission commis-sion is planning in the near future to arrange a committee from each of those neighborhoods and select a representative to bring information back to the commission. This will even further involve the community in the planning and zoning process. Robert P. Huefner, director of the Center for Public Affairs and Ad-ministation Ad-ministation at the University of Utah, wrote to Blunt congratulating the Naples Planning and Zoning Commission. Commis-sion. "We would like to congratulate you and your commission members for a job well done. Obviously, the Naples' Planning and Zoning Commission Com-mission members are unusally dedicated individuals concerned with the future of their community," he said. Major Gee assigned to III. Major Robert M. Gee, former Vernal Ver-nal resident has been assigned to the flight safety staff, inspector general's office at headquarters, Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, Illinois. Major Gee was previously a C-141B jet transport pilot and the Chief of Flight Safety, 63rd Military Airlift Wing at Norton AFB, California. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ray-mond Gee of Vernal and is married to the former Linda Sharp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Sharp, also of Vernal. They have three children, David 14, Darren 11, and Melissa 4. David and Darren are temporarily attending school in Vernal during the relocation. August 6, 1983 an accident on Highway 44 about 14 miles north of Vernal claimed the lives of two people. However, at least one 14 year-old boy involved did not die. At the time of the accident few people asked who stop-,, ped to, help, and what Injuries were prevented because people helped, . , Now that the situation has passed, it is time to look back and consider what might have happened if a few people had not been near and what might have happened if those people had not been willing to risk their own lives to save someone else. Employees at the Chevron Phosphate Mine were working about 400 yards from where the accident happened. They looked up as they heard the accident. Without hesitation, Gene Schamber, foreman, ordered the men to Rrab fire extinguishers from the vehicles. At least seven people jumped in pickups and were at the scene of the accident within two minutes of it happening. Terry Summarell, Brad Davidson and Rick Stewart started on the flames with the extinguishers. Schamber sent other employees for more extinguishers and called for Dennis Clark, an EMT, who was acting ac-ting as security guard for the mine at the time. Schamber himself started CPR on an infant who was lying on the . ground outside the trucks. . Summarell, Davidson and Stewart used the extinguishers they had, plus others that were brought. They fought back the flames to where they could open the doors of the trucks. Disregarding Disregar-ding the danger to themselves, they entered the burning trucks and pulled the occupants from them. A woman later died, but a 14 year-old boy lives because these people were willing to help. In all, a total of 10 to 15 large industrial in-dustrial fire extinguishers were used in fighting back the flames just enough to enter the trucks. Also instrumental In the effort were Sherry Spain, Dave Plumb and Dave Zacharias. Richard Haddenham, manager of the phosphate mine said he is pleased with the way the incident was handled, handl-ed, even though he was frightened because of the danger to the employees. He gives Schamber a lot of credit, because without his quick action ac-tion at least the 14 year-old boy would have also died. Chevron's policy in such circumstances is that liability is forgotten when life is endangered. Haddenham said the men could not j have acted more properly. . .;..;: Summarell said he really didn't 1 think about the danger he was in at the time, he just saw what was necessary to be done, and set about doing it. Highway Patrol Sergeant Dave Jacobson said it would have been impossible im-possible to get the people out of the trucks without all those fire extinguishers. ex-tinguishers. Nobodoy really knows how many were used just to get near the trucks. At the time nobody was counting. The Chevron employees are in line for a commendation from the State of Utah for their bravery in the face of imminent danger for their part in the incident. V Advertising is an Investment! Results are what your business needs. 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