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Show Thursday, March 31, 2005 NORTH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS Page 13 PoliceBea We're not making any money out of this. It's not even u paying for the whole program." Kyle Clliff, TIMPANOGOS SPECIAL SERVICE district employee I SELECTED INCIDENTS AS COMPILED BY STAFF. TSSD producing quality compost for users Cathy Allred NORTH COUMTY STAFF Most north Utah County nurseries don't like the BioSol-ids BioSol-ids Compost Department of the Timpanogos Special Service District, maintains Kyle Cluff of Pleasant Grove, who works for the district. "Because we are competi-tkm," competi-tkm," he said. "If you go to any nursery they are selling for $20 to $25 a yard. We're not making mak-ing any money out of this. It's not even paying for the whole program." Cluff is the district's solid handling operator IV, pretreat-ment pretreat-ment inspector and compost manager, and sells compost for $15 a yard. Not only is their compost dirt cheap, it's good. Used to give clay or sandy soil a lighter composition com-position and to fertilize gardens and lawns, the compost garnered gar-nered an award last year for 2003 best in state. Garland Mayne, the district manager and an American Fork native, claims the Water Environment Association of Utah award for the best -operated program is justified. "It's excellent to throw on your lawns to broadcast it," he said. "It has nutrients and fertilizers fertil-izers that will last all year." But it is the operation itself that also makes it unique to the regioa Situated in south American Fork at the TSSD sewage treatment and water reclamation plant, the BioSolids Utah County's relationship with MAG still unresolved Amie Rose NORTH COUW STAFF It's been nearly two months since Utah County commissioners commission-ers pulled out of the Mountain-land Mountain-land Association of Governments, Govern-ments, and since then both groups have been defending themselves and discussing what the move means. Thursday night the association's associa-tion's Executive Council spent most of the two-hour meeting talking about what Utah County is doing now trying to get the state contract for aging services, now held by MAG and how to treat the county now that it's no longer involved in the group. "We're aD consumed with this, and we have business to do," said Provo Mayor Lewis Billings. "I would just like to suggest that they're an important agency of government serving taxpayers and give it a rest." Utah County commissioners voted 2-1 on Feb. 8 to pull out of the organization, citing lack of oversight, high administrative costs and other concerns, including includ-ing MAG's use of grant money to build the association's office building. Also, while part of the organization, the county couldn't pursue contracts for programs now held by the association, in-chiding in-chiding aging services, because a SATISFACTION GUARANTEED rr jvjCT reap sis Alt Getting Compost Timpanogos Special Service District Directions: Take exit 278 off 1-15, go west. The treatment plant is .75 miles from the freeway. Compost Department deals with 100 percent recycled material taken from its participating communities and sells it back to area residents. In 2004, they sold or gave away more than 15,000 yards of compost. "We give all of the cities however much compost they want for the flower beds and lawns. In return they give the BioSolids Compost Department truck time when they need it," duff said. BioSolids are a major ingredient and is taken from the sewage treatment plant. The human waste is mixed with green waste grass clippings, prunings, fall foliage. Green waste is dropped off by residents or by municipalities municipali-ties in north Utah County. The mix is then treated or composted compos-ted to meet federal and state regulations and EPA standards so it is safe for consumer handling. han-dling. As the department's lead operator op-erator over the program, Cluff gets his hands dirty. county representative sat on the association's Executive Council-All Council-All the cities in Utah County are still part of the association. Darrefl Cook, MAG executive director, presented his defense of the use of the grant Thursday night with a letter from the grant program manager for the state. ?ln May of 2000, this project was monitored by the state staff and found to be in full compliance," compli-ance," wrote Keith Heaton, grant program manager for the state. Utah County Commissioner Jerry Grover said he can't talk about the use of the grant money because it's undergoing legal review. "Basically it's not in the county's bailiwick to review that," he said. "We do have the obligation to refer it to entities that review that." Cook also asked the council Thursday night how it wants to treat Utah County's membership member-ship on committees, and what to do about the county's outstanding outstand-ing bill. The county sat on seven MAG committees, Cook said. He thought commissioners wanted to continue to have membership on two of the transportation committees the Regional Planning Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee but their appointee on the technical tech-nical advisory committee recently - mtfmWi rnr 1 tr-zr "I'm afraid I work along with everyone else," he said. "You mix it first with the green waste and then we pile it up in wind row. It's just a long row the wood chips create a pocket of air and allow the air to flow through." duff knows his compost. He has taught composting and its science at the Water Environment Envi-ronment Association midyear conference in Salt Lake City in January. He didn't like it a bit. He'd rather be working than speaking in front of large groups of people, but it is a science that Cluff knows well. Four things are needed to make compost a carbon source, nitrogen, moisture and oxygen. oxy-gen. Microorganisms grow in a proper mix and cause heat which in turn kills the pathogens patho-gens making the compost safe and usable. "Good compost should have no smell, it should look like sofl. There is a good, green composty smell to it, no manure smell," said Julie Clifford, Utah County extension service master gardener. gar-dener. The BioSolids Compost Department De-partment goes beyond state regulations and holds strict standards, said Cluff. "We have the best compost in the state because we care about it, we have a good crew and our management is behind us 100 percent," said Scott Wilbur of Lehi, industrial pretreatment coordinator and solids handling foreman. stepped down. But Grover said he intends to continue attending meetings, and he didn't teD the county's representative repre-sentative on the technical committee com-mittee to resiga "I intend to show up to regional region-al planning," he said. "What I'm saying is, in our opinion, we can still be on that committee without being a member (of MAG)." Although council members didnt take official actioa they talked about continuing to send meeting agendas to the county. They didnt decide on a direction for the bill collection issue, though. Cook said MAG sent an invoice in-voice to the county in September 2004 for $29,721 for general assessment as-sessment and the strategic plan. Every MAG member pays an annual an-nual fee to the association. But Grover said the county attorney's opinion is that the county doesn't have an obligation to pay that unless there's a contract, con-tract, and there's not. That should have been the first sign the county wasnt going to continue (in MAG)," he said. Commissioners havent had a discussion about the money, though, so Grover said he's not prepared to say what the county will do. But in order to justify payment, MAG would have to show the county received some benefit for that money. "THE DEFINITION OF QUALITY & m Eagle Mountain BURGLARY - Officers responded respond-ed to a report of vehicle burglary and larceny in the South Ranches area on March 9. A vehicle was broken into, and a set of golf clubs was taken. Evidence was collected, and the case has been referred to the detectives. DRUNK DRIVING - A deputy pulied over a 46-year-old driver for speeding on Pony Express Parkway, and discovered that the man was under the influence of alcohol. The suspect was cited for speeding and DIM, and booked into the Utah County Jail on March 17. DRUG POSSESSION - A juvenile juve-nile was arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of tobacco by a minor on March 17. The case was referred to juvenile court. Lehi DRIVING OFFENSE - Officers cited a driver for driving a car that had the previous owner's plates and for having no insurance. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE Two juvenile boys were arrested for possession of marijuana and alcohol. FRAUD Police are investigating an incident in which a business partner was taken off the company bank account, and then withdrew money from the account a week later. JUVENILE PROBLEM - An officer was dispatched to a report of a juvenile refusing to go to school. After a short foot pursuit, the juvenile was apprehended. The juvenile was then taken to school by his mother. Lone Peak CHILD ABUSE - Officers responded to a report of child abuse in Highland regarding a mother and her 17-year-old daughter. daugh-ter. The case was referred to police by the Department of Child and Family Services. Police determined there was no evidence of abuse. The case was closed. RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY - A Nintendo and games valued at $260 were taken from a Highland residence. RESIDENTIALVEHICLE BURGLARY BUR-GLARY Tools and money were taken from a vehicle after someone some-one broke into a garage of the residence. VEHICLE BURGLARY - A cell phone, planner, and handbag were stolen from an unlocked vehicle in Alpine. DISORDERLY CONDUCT Officers were called to Highland Elementary when a student got into a fight with another boy for beating up his little brother. The little brother received a black eye. The principal talked with the parents par-ents and boys involved. Parents requested no charges be filed. It isn't about tree checking or online bankingall banns offers those. 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As they passed very close to a man and his wife standing in the parking lot the husband reported that he thought the vehicle was going to hit them. He reached out and touched the boys' vehicle as he pushed his wife out of the way. The two brothers broth-ers were indignant that someone would dare touch their car and got out with hockey sticks and threatened threat-ened the husband and his wife. Officers arrived before the boys left the parking lot and the two were cited for assault. A person can be charged with assault if there is a threat of violence accompanied by a show of force. The boys' saying say-ing they would show the man and woman what happens to people who touch their car, accompanied by the raised hockey sticks, was sufficient to meet the elements of the crime in this case. THEFT Two 19-year-old brothers broth-ers from Provo were at Nickelcade in Orem on Friday night playing video games. A witness saw the boys open up one of the games and steal a total of $6.50 worth of nickels. Both boys and the group they were with denied the theft and were hostile with the officers. When they found they were going to be charged anyway, they coughed up the stolen coins and confessed. They were for theft, a misdemeanor, and given a court date. FAMILY FIGHT - Two broth ers, both in their fifties, living at home with their mother, got into a fight Saturday night in the area of 1000 West and Center Street. One brother grabbed a knife and held it to his bother's throat. No one got hurt and the knife-wielding brother was arrested for domestic assault. STOLEN VEHICLE - A white, 1996 Chevy Tahoe was stolen sometime Saturday night, early Sunday morning, from the driveway drive-way of a home in the area of 100 West and 1200 North. The Tahoe was locked and the owner has both sets of keys. WARRANT SERVICE - Officer Chris Watson was standing on State Street Sunday morning at about 11 a.m. directing traffic to the left lanes as Officer Dan Holdaway was conducting a traffic traf-fic stop in the right lane (outside lane of traffic). A car driven by 34-year-old Douglas Higa, of Kamas, came southbound on State in the outside lane of traffic I Tf 'fmmmmfmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmimimmmmmmmmmmm OREM & PLEASANT GROVE www.westerncommunitybank.com and refused to move to the right. Officer Holdaway said he could see the car coming fast and Off icer Watson waving his arms trying to the driver's attention to move to the open inside lane of traffic. The driver made no move to change lanes and drove between Officer Watson (standing in the road) and Officer Holdaway's patrol car. The driver was chased down and a stop was made at 800 S. State. Higa acted and smelled drunk. His driver's license had been denied and he had a $20,000 warrant out for his arrest for theft. He was taken to the Utah County Jail. Pleasant Grove THEFT Officers responded to a report of a robbery at Macey's. Dispatch advised that a man had taken a woman's purse and had fled on foot. Several individuals had pursued the man and caught him a short distance later. Officers arrived and found the man being detained next to a fence. A search of the man resulted in the discov ery of a syringe and a tourniquet. The man was arrested and taken to the police department where he was later released on a citation. THEFT Tires and wheels val ued at $5,000 were reported stolen from a storage unit. Other miscellaneous miscel-laneous items were also taken. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROBLEM Police made contact with two individuals nding a bicycle in traffic. One was arrested for possession of crystal mutharrif. jfxrt amine, marijuana and paraphernalia. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROBLEM An officer respond ed to American Fork Hospital Emergency Room to meet with the reporting party concerning his younger brother using drugs. Later in the evening, a second call was received from the reporting party. He said his brother had locked himself in his bedroom and he believed was using drugs. The suspect opened the bedroom door for the officer and police searched the room. An orange Adderall pill was found under the mattress as well as an unidentified blue pill. Another Adderall pill was found in the dresser drawer. The suspect was taken into custody and taken to the Utah County Jail. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROBLEM - Police responded to Walgreens at Pleasant Grove Boulevard and State Street on a suspicious activity detail. Three individuals were arrested and transported to the Utah County Jail for possession of a precursor. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROBLEM - Police went to a business regarding a drug and paraphernalia par-aphernalia found by an employee in the business's parking lot. The drug was field tested and showed positive for methamphetamine. The drug and paraphernalia wore taken to the police station. DUI ALCOHOL OR DRUGS An individual was arrested for possible driving under -the-inf lu-ence lu-ence in a drug -free zone. Heroin and cocaine were booked into evidence. A 1994 Pontiac was impounded. Western Community Bank 7 |