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Show 77ie Park Record COUHW SEAT COUNTY EDITOR: Patrick Parkinson 649-9014 ext 1 12 You don't have to rob the hank countynewsparkrecord.com Animal co iitml to be armed WedThursFri, April 14-16, 2004 By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff Summit County Animal Control officers may soon have one more layer of protection: a firearm. It's not uncommon for some Summit County residents to wake up with a stray sheep or cow in their yard, or a horse trotting down a residential resi-dential street And automobiles often strike wild animals, like deer, on roads in the county. Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers or deputies with the Summit County Sheriff's Office had dealt with the injured animals, but that could change. Dan Haggin, director of Summit County Animal Control, will soon be armed. "This type of euthanasia ... has been going on forever, and iVs going on right now," Haggin said, "hi the past the sheriffs office has had to become involved." "This took them away from their normal law enforcement-type duties," he added. Haggin said he and Summit County Sheriff Dave Edmunds have had an ordinance drafted, which places the responsibility for handling most animals in Summit County on animal control "Animal control would take over all animals within the county, livestock, live-stock, wildlife, as well as domestic animals," Haggin said. "This saves Edmunds' deputy from having to go chase down a loose cow." Haggin, a certified peace officer in Utah and former Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office deputy, said he would likely be armed with a Ruger Mini 14 rifle for use as "an absolute last resort" "We've had a number of packs of dogs chasing down deer and elk and moose and killing them," Haggin said, about a scenario, where livestock live-stock has also been killed in Summit County. "Basically stray dogs, some have actually been owned dogs, and their owners have let them out ... animals are being killed by packs of dogs.". Before turning the gun on the pack, however, Haggin said officers would attempt to chase the dogs off, tranquilize the creatures, and, "do everything possible short of deadly force, until itfc absolutely necessary." Dogs also get loose on highways, like Interstate 80, in Summit County, and may need to be shot before causing caus-ing traffic accidents, he said. "They have been causing an untold amount of grief," Haggin said, about dogs recently loose on the Interstate and U.S. 40. "Edmunds and I agree wholeheartedly wholeheart-edly on this." Haggin is the only animal control officer authorized to fire the weapon, which will likely be obtained from the sheriffs office. "That firearm will not be used in a residential area, ever. It will only be used in the open country or where ' it's safe to utilize it," Haggin said, adding that he would like the , Summit County Commission to finalize the arrangement April 21. Mil ; HCDM MSiiCMj PATRICK PARKINSONB4RK RECORD Jimmy Brown, 15, of Roosevelt, left, watches Kamas resident Trenton Robinson, 15, skate away at the Oakley Skate Park on Saturday. Henefer resident Tyson Knudsen, 14, works a rail in the background. The park opened recently at a public recreation complex being built in the town. COUNTY WATCH Public hearing to discuss new voting vot-ing machines On April 15 at 5:30 p.m. the Utah Voting Equipment Selection Committee will conduct a public hearing about replacing Utah's voting equipment, states a press release from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor Elections Division. According to Utah Lt. Gov. Gayle McKeachnie, "The committee com-mittee has been diligently working work-ing to ensure that the purchase of new voting equipment is completed complet-ed in a timely manner ... Now it is time we hear from the public. We want to know their priorities and concerns before we make any further fur-ther decisions." According to the press release, the committee intends to replace all of Utah's voting equipment by November 2006. "Utah cannot fall behind the rest of the nation in election reform," states McKeachnie, in the press release. "We need our citizens to feel confident in the electoral process and comfortable with the equipment we select. By replacing the antiquated punch card and paper voting systems we are making elections more accessible acces-sible to Utah voters and ensuring that every ballot is counted the way the voter intended." According to the press release, 23 of Utah's 29 counties still use punch-card ballots, including Summit County. The ' public hearing is scheduled sched-uled Thursday in room 403 of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. For more information about this process contact the state elections elec-tions office at (801) 538-1041. Whack weeds with county equipment equip-ment With a $100 deposit, citizens of Summit County can borrow equipment from Summit County Public Works to eradicate weeds on their property. Public Works officials say a number of devices - including, four-wheeled and hitch sprayers, and sprayers designed for use in a truck are available depending on the job and deposits are returned when borrowed equipment equip-ment is returned in satisfactory condition. Public Works sells Weedmaster chemicals. Contact Public Works at (435) 336-3970 for more information or visit the office at 1755 S. Hoytsville Road in North Summit. RC&D conference scheduled in Park City Utah's seven. Resource Conservation & Development Councils (RC&D) will hold their annual conference at the Yarrow Please see County Watch, A-4 Glassy losets Innovative storage designs sinos 1984 I - ; f? 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