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Show A-2 The Park Record Saturday, October 21, 2000 Lead not Park City has not seen high levels since the summer but the monitoring continues by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF In the seven weeks since the Marsac Building announced a spike in the lead level in a neighborhood's water, there has not been another incident. The Public Works Department has continued to test for lead in the water but has not seen the level rise, which was recorded in mid-July "Nothing has come to the forefront. fore-front. We have not seen anything as high as lat summer." Public Works Director Jerry Gibbs said this week. "Since that time, we have not seen those levels of lead." But Gibbs also notes that the city has yet to pinpoint a reason why the lead levels spiked. There remain several theories. Gibbs said. "We still think there are a number num-ber of possible causes. It may be a combination of those." Gibbs said. Theories are that work done in the Judge Tunnel prior to the lead increase and a water-level drop in the Umpire w ater tank above Daly Avenue might have contributed or disturbed sediments in the water. In late August, the citv disclosed District 25 Continued from A-1 payers do not foot the bill themselves. them-selves. Alter meeting with a group of senior citizens. Neuhold reported that he also supports primal y tax breaks - provided property evaluations evalua-tions are rising on the specific home and the residents have a history at the residence. Neuhold. who cites a PhD in Natural Resources from LSI' and recent work with Utah Department ot Fish and Game. the Environmental Protection Asencx and the I'tah DA Fish Health Board as experience foi the position, posi-tion, says he "understands and has researched water." The Democrat told The Park Record last Friday that he would keep a watchful eye over the water resources in northeastern I'tah. including the Weber River, the Straw berrv Reservoir and Bear Lake. His research on whirling disease for the Fish Health Board and his work with the Utah Stream and Lake Service, he reports, has given him the background to handle the water issues in Summit County. Neuhold specifically spoke out against water conservation districts, specifically the attention given to irrigation interests by the small number of people he says make up their boards. "Funding is being given to dams in areas where they shouldn't be built." he reports. Of water issues Hillyard reports. "I'm in a quandry." adding that he'd need to learn more about them. Both candidates agree that more money needs to go to education and teacher salaries, but diverge on that point. Hillyard would keep current education enhancement programs, which are backed by Gov. Mike Leavitt. in place. Reporting that state funding for education has doubled in the past eight years - with teacher salaries increasing statewide and class sizes Backers want monument Continued from A-1 The site is already on the National Register of Historic Places. Anderson said there were questions in the "80s about whether trie monument monu-ment would be built. Anderson said a developer was considering building near the spot but he and the devel , - 1ft, J -.r-ar--jatgf mtiiiiVii H ii iim. , a . "'-ii ; f- ft to I iPifl.nn. 3i ?? WW"" g , nun-- ii i ' i' 1 ' detected that testing showed lead in the water of some samples at about 40 parts per billion, which is more than double dou-ble the federal "level of concern" standards of 15 parts per billion. The testing was done east of Marsac Avenue toward Deer Valley Drive. The elevated lead levels were not detected in other areas of the city. Testing afterwards showed that the lead readings had lowered, leading lead-ing the city to argue that the increase was isolated. The Environmental Protection Agency concurs there have been no more reported spikes. "No more trouble that we're aware of. Everything seems to have gone back to normal, which we expected it to." said Jim Christensen. the LPA staffer who is leading the agency's investigation into the Silver Creek watershed. Christensen cautions that the LPA does not have data about if there were lead increases in the past. "We only have data to show it happened one time. We don't have enough data if it's gone on in die past." he said Christensen said the lead spike, ihoueh. does have ties to the water- seat is up decreasing - Hillyard does not favor a tax increase. "There's an improvement each year." he reports, but such a tax increase would be "counter-productive." Economic growth, he maintains, must he fostered by tax cuts. Having sened on the Public Education Appropriations Committee from WW-2000. the incumbent emphasizes that better post -secondary education opportunities opportu-nities are "vitally important" to rural Summit County residents. The rural youth, he says, are not as able to stay on the family farm as in years past. "Many North and South Summit people are leaving their farms to work blue collar jobs in places like Park City." he reports. These are he people for whom Hillyard claims he would implement imple-ment additional education opportunities, opportu-nities, which he adds would be slowed down by a $4.7 million debt South Summit School District might have to pay to BP Amoco. "There's no way the district) can take it," he says. ,cxpte jsipg a concern for the outcome of the court decision. Neuhold. on the other hand, puts an emphasis on the needs of universities in the state. He argues that I'tah colleges and universities are losing out on good staff, who prefer to teach in states where they would be paid more. The Democrat reports that he wants to see more higher education funding. He also argues that a more innovative inno-vative approach to primary and secondary sec-ondary education reform is needed state-wide. Referring to population estimates esti-mates from the Governor's office that give I 'tah's current population a ZlUXXl-person increase in the next 2(1 years. Neuhold wants a long-term long-term plan that will address long-term long-term needs. Neuhold also told The Park Record that he'd implement child welfare reform, particularly in rural oper negotiated to have the monument monu-ment built and the land spared. "There would have been another house there if we wouldn't have done it." Anderson said. The monument was dedicated May 25, lYSfv Donations to help restore the monument are tax deductible and - OMlttCllMMjlE. 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They included that CPCM and the city would coordinate work in the Judge Tunnel to allow the city to switch from that water source and that a meter would be installed that would automatically divert disturbed dis-turbed water before it enters the drinking-water system. Gibbs said the meter helps prevent pre-vent a similar incident. "This will keep any major event from impacting the system . . . ." Gibbs said. "It's kind of like a safety valve." Lead, a health hazard, is especially espe-cially dangerous for young children and pregnant women. At high levels, lev-els, it can cause brain and kidney damage. The nervous system and red blood cells are also susceptible to lead. for grabs areas where CPR and child psychology psy-chology training, he claims, is needed. need-ed. Both candidates came out in support of Attorney General Jan Graham's plan to use money won from a 1W settlement between the state and leading tobacco manufacturers manufac-turers for tobacco prevention programs. pro-grams. Both added that they would like to see money go to those being treated for smoking-related cancer. Neuhold added that he is against what he calls the Republican-driven Proposition 2 on this years ballot, bal-lot, which would create a permanent perma-nent trust fund for this tobacco money that the Senate and House of Representatives would be able to draw from. Neuhold would rather see the money go specifically to tobacco use prevention and patient treatment. treat-ment. Though the challenging Democrat is citing experience with land and water issues, the Republican incumbent reports that, as President of the Senate, part of his plan if re-elected would be to bring newcomer senators up to, speed. Addressing his concern that there may be 17-29 new senators at the capitol next year, Hillyard sees his return as vital for educating new members. Hillyard is also concerned con-cerned about juvenile crime, reporting that it is imperative for Utah leaders to "stop illegal use of drugs." Neuhold, in turn, emphasized protection of open space, arguing that citizen-approved zoning plans need to be carefully followed in the face of growth and development. "We need to build up and not out." he reports, "and not strip malls." The Democrat expressed concerns con-cerns that Summit County growth is a threat to agriculture, and that voluntary land trusts ought to be implemented as an option to retiring retir-ing farmers who do not wish to sell their farms to developers. refurbished can be sent to the Park City Historical Society at: PO. Box 555" Park Citv. Utah Morrison requests that contributors contribu-tors include a note that identifies that the funds are for the Ecker Hill monument. Friedbaum: no more Continued from A-1 He adds: "There would be a lot of economic opportunity and competition and choice." Friedbaum. 45. lives in Provo and is a harpmaker and computer comput-er consultant. In 1998. he ran an unsuccessful primary election campaign as a Republican against 3rd District Congressman Chris Cannon. The Independent American Party is an organization committed commit-ted to furthering individual rights in the U.S. and ensuring Constitutional guarantees are not infringed upon. Friedbaum is a backer of the Constitutional freedom to own guns. He opposes tightening gun laws in the state. He said some people should be allowed to carry guns into schools for protection. pro-tection. "Adults who have concealed-weapon concealed-weapon permits, especially if they are teachers, should be allowed to bring guns into schools . . . ." Friedbaum said. "I don't want to ban them from schools." He said an armed teacher could help prevent a massacre such as the one at Columbine High School in Littleton. Colo. "1 would very much hope there would be a responsible teacher with a gun who could take them down," Ftiedbaum said. He opposes gun registration, saying it might precede stricter gun laws. "Registration is something that concerns me," Friedbaum said. "I am concerned registration registra-tion is the first step in confiscating. confiscat-ing. I would like to get away from registration." Candidates do lunch, Continued from A-1 The proposed 6.500 acre resort development Promontory came up immediately, with all three taking a guarded stance against moving ahead too quickly with the project. Kerr was panic ularly worried that no mechanism mecha-nism existed to ensure that the second-home owners, who w ill be paying higher taxes than primary home-owners (thereby generating generat-ing more money for the eastern Summit County tt basej.'')cb'uld not become ''primary' bome'-owri-" ersrimhe ftue.i "l '! W' Ovard warned against a decision deci-sion until citizens have had their say and water impact issues were properly addressed. Water surfaced as the next issue, prompting Ovard to congratulate con-gratulate the current County Commission for their role in handling han-dling county water issues -including the recently adopted concurrency ordinance. Kerr added that many companies compa-nies applying for water rights do not have concurrency and simply won't meet water compliance standards, which all three agreed needed to be strictly enforced. One Rotary Club member asked the candidate to address the issue of open space preservation, preserva-tion, which Ovard immediately called a "two-edged sword." He applauded the recent $10 million bond approved by Park City to provide land protection, but The General Deer Hunt season begins this weekend. Everyone planning to hunt, hike or ride in the national forests and other backcountry areas must take special precautions. Pets, pack animals and their owners should wear bright clothing, preferably hunter orange and are advised to be alert to any hunting activity in the immediate area. "TWsMy, 1026 fnMy, 1017 SAHwJUiy, 02S CekWiVe W$ -feyKve occasion wvH, ve course frw fix dinner. Ctfl how H jet- i h Hve Iuh. Introducing our new sushi bar with ,7. -O,' 77 - v -; ; A SMlUvfc mat Friedbaum offers an economic econom-ic package that includes a pledge to remove the state income tax and put any other tax hikes to a referendum. "1 will never raise taxes without with-out asking the people who are going to pay those taxes to ratify the taxes," he said. Friedbaum wants to remove state sales taxes from grocery purchases. He said taxing groceries gro-ceries hurts the consumer. "It's a regressive tax. People who buy groceries and cook at home do so to save money," he said. Other parts of Friedbaum's platform include: Ensuring the 2002 Winter Olympics do not end in the red. Friedbaum somewhat switches his stand on taxes when talking about the Olympics. He supports creating a tax on liquor purchases purchas-es during the Olympic period to give the state excess revenues in case the Olympics end with a deficit. The state is required to bail out the Olympics if they have a deficit. "If we add a dollar or two to each drink, that could give us millions of dollars in buffer," he said. Friedbaum also said he wants the state to have Olympic celebrations cele-brations so citiens can enjoy the Games. Friedbaum wants Washington to give up its land in Utah except for military facilities and federal buildings, which would mean the federal government govern-ment relinquishes land such as national forests and national parks. "I would like to have all land in Utah's borders out of (federal control). I would like it for the 9 added that such measures were appropriate only as long as the people approved it. He then pointed out that only 20 percent of Utah land was privately-owned privately-owned while 79 percent was state-owned, and that the 20 percent per-cent parcel ought to be protected as citizens saw fit. Duncan added that open space needed to be negotiated for maximum max-imum density, while Kerr preferred pre-ferred to use the term "critical space" instead. Such space needs a unified county, she said, Vhat is; committed to measures such as brtnas thst protect the east side's grazing lands and the west side's recreation il lands. Government infrastructure, the next topic, brought varying responses from the panel. Kerr emphasized the county's need to "grow smarter," adding that growth was not yet "paying its ow n way" in picking up the tab of government infrastructure, Ovard in turn argued that businesses, not houses, pick up that tab, and business growth was imperative to a healthy Summit County. Duncan argued for infra-structural infra-structural concurrence. The proposed art tax on the ballot this year - which would help fund arts, recreation and cultural activities in Summit County with one-tenth-of-one-percent sales tax - came up next, with an assurance from Duncan that he would be voting yes on the initiative. Invites you to our Second Anniversary Party Mikey at the helm PRA'ATK VIAMX HKR T- BfcNfcHT gun laws r VU"i ' i 'i .. . . f I l 1 fy I . Jeremy Friedbaum state,' he said. The State Senate, Friedbaum says, should have its district boundaries greatly altered. He supports redistricting that results in each county h--ing on.." state senator instead of apportioning senators based on population. "The rural counties go under-represented," under-represented," he said. Friedbaum said he wants Utah to have the nations strictest child-abuse and sexual-abuse sexual-abuse laws. He says the death penalty is appropriate for serial child rapists. Friedbaum is not taking donations and is spending his money to fund the campaign "Because I don't take money, that distinguishes me from Mike Leavitt. Mike Leavitt's decisions have clearly been corrupted by money he's received. 1 believe Mike Leavitt is a corrupt governor." gover-nor." he said. talk issues The other candidates agreed, though Ovard w arned against the county getting "into a trap by being too kind " To a question regarding a widely-perceived east-west county coun-ty split, Ovard responded to the predominantly Park City and Snyderville Basin residing audience audi-ence that "you need us and we need you." He went on to say he was tired of hearing about such a dichotomy, dichoto-my, citing onlv an ecooomieaLdis-, parity betvv&h thcVifW "There is nothing unequal,' he said, refeinng to the varying lifestyles of county residents. He then added that the Commissioners' seat, which is currently filled by Henefer resident resi-dent Sheldon Richins. ought to be filled by qualifications and not by a "gentlemen's agreement," Merrill Duncan then attacked what he called "ambush journalism" journal-ism" in Summit County press, which he said strongly influenced the east-west perception. Kerr concluded that the distinction dis-tinction did exist and was even handed down by generations of county residents. She emphasized empha-sized recognition of similarities between the two sides and encouraged participation between county residents in events and opportunities offered in different towns. Su.h interaction, interac-tion, she added, would help spread the unequal amounts of monev between the two. I7f I CUtoitwfcev $Wc Hve PrV Gy Bd Mtefc Of- ITS NttNBltRS oor |
