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Show 11 TOWNS Mapleton requests input over settlement actioa Last week Mapleton officials mailed a special newsletter to residents encouraging them to "support the city in persuading the Department of Environmental Quality in obtaining a proper and meaningful commitment from The statement read, in part: "The City does not want to accept cleanup proposals for remediation of our contaminated water supply. This is a serious issue that needs each citizen's involvement in writing to the Utah DEQ." Mapleton city administrator Bob Bradshaw said the closing public hearing period was the only opportunity for the city to challenge the proposal. After Friday, the city can only wait for the final decision. "We were disappointed with the number of residents that actually attended the open house," Bradshaw said. "But there has been a significant response to the city newsletter." The proposed settlement includes two agreements; a $9,375 million fund for pumping and treating the groundwater for the next 20 years, and a $2.58 million trust fund to restore, replace or acquire the equivalent of the DAILY Ensign-Bickford- 1 '1 fffc i'v 111 ; v'" jj will tit n L Marc Haddock 344-258- 6 2004 mhaddockheraldextra.com RENEE I- ' is a top priority. And doctors at Central Utah Clinic think they will be able to detect Multi-Special- ty SAUERArizona - i Daily Star at a mammography machine, March 4, 2003, at Arizona Women's Imaging in Tucson, Ariz., to determine if lesions that were detected in her last mammogram have grown or changed. Beth Walkup stands d an image to look for breast cancer is a method that is still highly reliable, he said. But Layton said he feels the digital images give a doctor a few more advantages. When a radiologist is looking at a printed image, Layton said his only tool is a magnifying glass. Through the digital technology, a radiologist can look at an image on a high- resolution monitor that he can use to increase or decrease the contrast. He can also magnify the image as large as he wants. Some women's breasts have dense tissue that shows up white on the screen. But cancer is also white. By changing the contrast and enlarging the image on the monitor, Layton said it heki a physician to see through the breast tissue better and to check for abnormalities. The new technology also includes a prodetection, or gram called computer-aide- d well-teste- HERALD For a radiologist, early detection of cancer il v. JkvOs -- L;.i v, breast cancer easier and earlier through the use of digital technology for mammograms and other services. the largest For about a month, CUMC independent physicians group in Utah has been using new technology that allows a mammographer to take digital pictures rather than print the images out on film. The clinic, offering the service in Prove, is one of the only ones in the state using solely digital mammography. "This is an exciting technology that is going to aid in the earlier detection of cancer," said Dr. Brent Layton, a radiologist at the T)ti at irini . CAD. clinic. The conventional method of printing out . T?rnTTTTn tt "P a t t rnrvn U1V T IdllllMjr 11 d A DHAUllTULilJAI 6Tnn?rv a ." Ensign-Bickford- CITY EDITOR ' Tammy McPherson HERALD Today is the final day for Mapleton residents to comment 'on the state's $12 million pro- posed settlement with Ensign-Bick- f ord, the company responsible for contaminating city groundwater. Concerned by the lack of residents who showed up and voiced their concerns at a Sept. 2 open house regarding the settlement, city administrators have taken FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, Digital photos help early cancer detection Todd Hollingshead DAILY SECTION 11 See CANCER, D3 9 's See MAPLETON, 1 D3 Candidate JEREMY HARMONDaily Herald the water as he fishes along the shores of Utah Lake Thursday. Laaw lives in Salt Lake City, and this was his first visit to the lake. "It's a beautiful day for fishing," Laaw said. A new survey has discovered Utahns' perception of conditions at Utah Lake is low. Boun Laaw casts his line into drops out of House race Survey: Public perception of Utah Lake low Caleb Warnock DAILY Tammy McPherson HERALD DAILY The Democratic candidate for the Utah Stat,e House District 60 seat has dropped out of the race because he will be moving 10 blocks out of his district soon after the general election. Lance Lavar, 30, pulled out of the race last week because he closed on'a home in north Orem. He said he has been living in an apartment and needed to buy a home but couldn't find one in his HERALD Only half of Utahns feel Utah Lake is valuable. That is one of the results of a Dan Jones & Associates survey that was presented to Utah County mayors at a Thursday morning meeting to discuss Utah Lake. The survey was paid for by the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program, which oversees federally mandated work to bring back healthy populations of the endangered June sucker. The survey asked 500 Utahns from across the state 58 questions about their perceptions of Utah Lake and the June sucker. Mayors only recently requested a copy of the survey, which was completed in August 2002 and compiled in early 2003 for the private use of the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program Utah County mayors recently formed a task force to study Utah Lake after the state began a federally mandated study this spring that will determine how to lower phosphorus and salt levels in the lake. Elected officials widely believe the study could lead to a property tax increase of as much as $1 billion for Utah County residents. Just more than half of, those surveyed said they have visited the lake, and about the same number said they believe Utah Lake is somewhat or heavily polluted, according to the survey results. Cindy Gubler of Vanguard Media, the firm hired by the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program to oversee the survey and other public rela tions efforts for the program, said some of the survey results were surprising. "Utah Lake is one of the largest lakes west of the Mississippi, and yet people's perception is so low and the amount of visitors is so low, given how close it is to urban cities along the Wasatch Front," she said. "The other thing we were surprised about was the public's support for the Endangered Species Act, and what little information people had about the, June sucker." According to the survey results, 74 percent of respondents favor the Endangered Species act, but only 40 percent feel it is important to save the June sucker, she said. See UTAH LAKE, D3 distrjet, 3 jusdidn't think it would be right J Stay in the race," Lavar saidr;- - ggggiggag Because it is so close to the Nov. 2 general election, Utah County Democratic Party Chairman Vaughn Cook said the party likely can't appoint someone in his place and doesn't plan on it because it would be such a short campaign. "We're trying to focus our energy on the other races," Cook . ; .f .gyazg'Tyj: acwgn; my&mzm.zmemm'!.' wyes Caleb Warnock DAILY Because the race is now un-contested, the new representa-- ; tive will be Republican Bradley Daw, 41, a computer engineer who is married and has five children.'On Thursday, Daw wasn't aware that his opponent had dropped out and joked he may cut back on his campaign sign order. . Daw has never served in a public office before but has been a legislative district chair for more than two years, as well as a precinct chair. Because he said he has been active as a party member for a number of years, he feels his acquaintance with other legislators has helped him gain some credibility to enter the See , ( CANDIDATE, ... .. D3 ... - ' Congress has taken another step toward making the entrance fee into American Fork Canyon and other public recreation areas around the nation permanent.. The fees were created on a temporary basis by Congress in 1996 to help public land managers overcome a backlog of maintenance needs, and they have been extended several times. House Resolution 3283, which would enact permanent fees for the recreational use of America's public lands, passed a House committee Wednesday morning with only one Congressman, Nick Rahall speaking in dissent, said Robert Funkhouser, president of the Western e Coalition, a group that lobbies Slope against the bilL The bill must be passed by both the House and Senate before the end of this year or it will expire, he said. If it expires, the temporary program that allows federal "demonagencies to collect fees in stration areas" will end next year. Before leaving committee, the bill was amended to prohibit fees from being charged for parking cars at the side of the s, road, but "leaves wide open" fees for dispersed camping, car campgrounds and boat launches, Funkhouser i t And FRANK Hi BOTTDaily Herald the band played on Provo High School Band trumpet player sophomore Marcus Reid works out moves and music with the rest of the band members Thursday afternoon. The warm afternoon sun will soon be replaced by cold weather, but the band will keep playing? trail-head- said The bill could now be taken up by a joint committee of the House and Senate, " Funkhouser said. The Senate has already approved a bill that would authorize permanent fees in national parks only, and the two bills could potentially be merged and session before they passed in a lame-duc- k expire on Dec. 31. e Coalition The Western Slope hopes the public will speak out against the proposed legislation, he said. "We would like to see the whole program repealed or see it in the national parks only," he said. "We don't think these agencies have a good accounting record as it stands, and they certainly don't deserve a reward that would let them appropriate, their own revenue." Pam Gardner, Pleasant Grove district ranger for the Uinta National Forest, said, the canyon's 1.2 million annual visitors will benefit if the fee is made permanent. "The money is used for improvement to facilities," she said. "We've done improvement to restrooms, campgrounds and pic--' nic sites with that money." About 20 percent of the $400,000 collected last year went to hire people to .collect the fee at the entrance gates at Aspen Grove in Provo Canyon and the mouth of American Fork Canyon, she said The Uinta National Forest keeps all visitor fees ranging from $3 for a threelay pass to $25 for a year pass for use in the canyon. . "We always like to emphasize that they are not only collecting fees but providing No-Fe- No-Fe- , Daw said three main issues he would like to focus on while in office are education, transportation particularly the interstate HERALD . said. political scene'. Congress: Recreation fees permanent . See FEES, D3 3 . |