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Show -- . .ptah fress association ytffit ft B. 300 S, CAv. VT.at TTfrh Al.111 : - ' . ' Mictvale police look into theft, ''V burglary 5; . i ' .' i; v. r'-pv'vc- . v. - : 't 1 V- - Jordan cases The Midvale Police Department a Nov. 27 residential burglary in the Taft St. is currently investigating Valley Sentinel area. According to Midvale detective Sgt. Sherm Lloyd a $200 cassette player and an undetermined amount of alcoholic beverages. No suspects have been identified as yet. Lloyd added that during the holidays the number of residential and automobile burglaries can always be expected to take a jump and he encouraged residents to lock all packages in the trunk when out shopping and keep their homes properly secured. In two separate incidents, fake Jan Christensen, executive director of the Sandy Chamber of Commerce sells one of the first candles to Mrs Fay Elswood. The Sandy chamber week, will 24, 1982, Sandy citizens will be given the opportunity to light up their community. The Sandy Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a fund raising effort in behalf of the Alta View Hospital. The chamber has purchased candles and sacks that will be distributed througnuut the city by volunteer groups. A $1 donation will be asked for each candle and sack that is distributed. The donation will go to the Alta View Hospital to purchase life support equipment for children. The theme is "Sandy Lights For Life." On Christmas Eve each family will put some sand in the bottom of their sack and a candle in the sand and light it on their curb. The illumination through the white sack is beautiful. The Chambers objective is to have every home in Saixty light a candle to help unify, the community. Candles may be picked up at the following locations: Sandy Chamber of Commerce, Sandy Fire Station (1), 9400 S. 1220 E. Sandy Fire Station (3), 11400 S. 2000 E. Sandy Mall Canyon Center, 9400 S. 2065 E. K. D. Craft, Union Station, incident S.700E. Alta View Hospital, 9660 satisfactory then your contribution would be appreciated by the carrier and us. at the Sandman Inn in which the shower room was S. 1300 damaged. E. 9400 With split cfeclslon... W.J. grants conditional irocoiriniinnioirids uses OomoiTDca sitie With the exception of Naylor, the yard is situated on an important community corner and council approved Dean Bateman's would be distasteful and a request and granted a conditional If the school board follows the distraction. use for his property at 7000 S. 1300 recommendation of an ad hoc Another resident Paul Hicks also W. The only resident to address the study committee, the people of who have similar was "I Bruce Jones objected. West Jordan will get the new feelings petition and I am concerned for security claimed he did not oppose the middle school they have sought so problems. This corner is also one storage yard as long as an effort diligently for so long. of the main entrances to the city was made so the yard would look That decision is set for Dec. 14. and just from a visual viewpoint it nice. The committee made its report is detrimental. We need to and stated its recommendation, to maintain beauty and I don't know In more action, the council the board on Nov. 23. According to if I would want people to see it moved the proposed Park district director of planning and when they enter our city." Ordinance to a third reading and evaluation Devon Sanderson, who Supporting residential requests, noted the problems of charging spoke for the committee, the group was Naylor who also lives in the users for the park. Previously the has been studying the problem area. She added there were council had instructed city staff to since Oct. 5. .several concerns which needed. -- charge a .per player, fecfor those , bereceivedL-.- t Following a .Nov. 10 , meeting . Residents in the area also asked more study. "We are creating a reserving baseball diamonds and with residents of both South for a stay. "In my opinion a new use next to brand new soccer fields but the city had Jordan and West Jordan, mistake has been made tonight," residential which and received said that the committee Sanderson existing complaints said resident Wally Gibson, "I feel residential, it is the entrance to the prompted the council to propose was asked to look into some the activity has been railroaded twin homes project and to the city assessing concession stands with a additional questions including the through because there is no sense and the yard is not creating an percentage of profits going back to impact of Salt Lake City Airport of urgency in addressing the issue upgrade. Also a screen is not much the city for the upkeep of the No. Two on potential school because recreational parks. The fee would be negotiable locations in the West Jordan area ; properly. This is the first time the good council wouldn't grant a stay for vehicles will tower over the and prior approval for operation clarification of the land screen." would also need to be obtained development fee charged by West more neighborhood study." Gibson petitioned the council However, Naylor said she is not from the city manager. Jordan City, and the potential life This proposal met opposition cycle of a middle school on the saying be strenuously objected to through and added she will the storage yard because it would investigate the ordinance which from Buttars who said the council Dimond property located at 8000 S. increase neighborhood pilferage does not require a public hearing backed off on something they 3200 W. and problems to those who live before granting a conditional use. shouldn't have backed off from The committee held its final around the yard, traffic would This, she explained, is not fair and and he also asked where the meeting on N0v. 18 at which it increase and cause hazards and possibly needs to be changed. reviewed the public comments; subsidizing would end. a fourth' South Jordan school Continued on Page 3 In a split decision, the West Jordan City Council agreed to grant two conditional uses for open storage yards for Dean Bateman at 7000 S. 1300 W. and James Schoudel at 8900 S. 1300 W. but stipulated the yards could only be used for recreational vehicles and must be screened. In granting the conditional use for the Schoudel property, the council declined twn motions made by opposing council members Sherm Monson and Betty Naylor who asked for the matter to be tabled for two weeks so more research and input could Managers Office, the storage 'L. - also a more reliable and easily maintained unit for 10 years to perfect the horizontal windmill. He contracted to with Shaw's company manufacture and sell the unit when it became operational. Shaw produce sympathetic vibrations and his associates took Belden's which lead to metal fatigue and drawings down to BYU, where breakdowns," he explained. "Most they were initially met with some of those units can run at only 100 skepticism from members of the "The problem with windmills that rotate vertically is that they rpm's, while ours rotates horizontally at 400 rpm and virtually eliminates the vibration to 200 problem." engineering o department. However, a working scale model left many past accepted ideas. one-sixt- h re-think- most Convinced they could build a full importantly, the Phoenix I is far sized prototype, the firm also had cheaper than anything else of its to undertake two months of size on the market Installed, the negotiations with Riverton City to unit runs around $10,000. The next be able to put it up. New city cheapest is around $17,000. ordinances now allow such devices Prospective buyers are reminded to be installed on lots of 10,000 that they can take half of the cost square feet or above. However, off on their federal income taxes neighbors could combine lots. Lastly, and . location option, submitted by South Jordan residents; the impact of Airport No. Two; and potential residential development data and the associated middle school student population projections for the West Jordan area. The frontage of the Dimond property was found to be 871 feet instead of 1,000, reducing street improvement costs from $165,880 to $149,755. In addition more savings would be derived by West Jordan's waving of a land development fee. Aoy school. site located in. an area bounded by the northeast Airport No. Two property line, 4000 W. on the southeast, 8600 S. 5400 W., and 6400 S. would be in the airports noise impact area, where an aviation easement allows the unobstructed use and passage of all types of aircraft. Buildings would need more sound proofing and the safety of occupants would be threatened by potential aircraft failure. The more interesting information was released during the discussion of the potential life cycle of a middle school on the Dimond site. The committee Continued on Page 3 its kind turbine Rivorton is home to first of About a year and a half ago, per hour and pivot up as the wind Kent May of Riverton had the speed increases, something like occasion to call Utah Power and the blades of a helicopter. The Light to complain about his turbine is self starting, requiring electric power bill. It seems that no motorized assist to get going. his bill was about three times And it reaches its maximum higher than those of his neighbors electrical output of 10 kilowats in and he wanted to know why. winds of just 12 miles per hour. "Do you know what they told is The turbine being said related. Wind manufactured "They May by me?," that if I didn't like it, I could just Corporation, a firm based in Salt shut it off." Lake and beaded up by Marty to able be he at who may Now, least, Shaw, reported that UP&L In do just that may production of the first 100 units will fact, from to end up having buy power begin sometime in early 1983, The him. company is aiming at a maximum May is the proud owner of a production of 1,000 turbines a wind turbine which its month. proto-typ- e could Such production and sales goals manufacturers say revolutionize the wind powered might seem to be a bit high for a electric generation industry. The firm with only one unit in windmill sits atop a 70 foot high operation, but Shaw believes he steel pole and could provide has a product even small enough electricity to not only meet consumers can afford and make May's needs, but up to three of his use of. "The Phoenix I will be neighbors' as well. the a half for homeowners, ton, at affordable in Weighing of consists windmill assembly farmers, ranchers, and many 20 a and blades others because of its high three 16V4 foot long blades the foot long tail that keeps efficiency," Shaw predicted. "It hould generate electricity for turned into the wind. the about two cents per kilowatt The windmill, named Phoenix I, incorporates a number hour." The fact that the turbine can of unique features, not found in models currently in use. Its achieve maximum output in 12 three-fourtdesigner, former Salt Laker, mile winds means that the of U.S. area land the of six Ralph Belden, holds such which could States United support patents on the device, employs a concept originally devices. According to Shaw, even the best of other models need 20 developed for early helicopters. The turbine's blades begin mph winds and could find a home rotating vertically on a horizontal in only half of the country. Shaw stated that the Phoenix I is axis in winds of only three miles 49 Numtwr 4S receive your voluntary contribution. You are in no way obligated to make a contribution. If your delivery has been . 800 E. 100 N., Sandy. 9400 S. 700 E. Santa's Christmas Cottage, Volum PAY NEWSPAPER Your carrier will call each month to recorders back. Detective Tony Mason filed criminal mischief charges against a 26 year old Orangeville, Utah man in connection with a Nov. 12 Ciospital fund raisor Dc. 2, 1 982 THIS IS A VOLUNTARY names, addresses, and phone numbers were used in theft of kick off the fund rasing event this video recorders from the K & M Family Video shop on Nov. 22. The rental suspects signed but failed to agreements, bring the andy eliambor plans On Dec. Thursday, perhaps tax credit. If three or families decided to share in cost it becomes even more as an energy four the Parts for the unit were largely fabricated in Riverton. Once those were completed, a foundation containing 10 yards of steel Not only will they save on power . reinforced concrete was prepared. bills, but the power they don't use Using a large crane, the turbine must be purchased by utilities. was assembled in only six and a, reasonable. Owners can send the power wherever the buy back rate is best. noted that he has been working on the project for about two and a half years. But he and May have done more than just invest their time. May mortgaged his home to help raise money to develop the unit. Shaw Ralph Belden had been trying half hours. The turbine was designed by the firm of Neil and Stevens and was built by Lynn Wardle of Riverton and his two sons. "We hope to continue to manufacture it here in Riverton so we can provide jobs to area residents," added May. "We're currently looking at a location." ;9 Kent May of Riverton is the owner of a new type of wind turbine, which is produced by a local firm. The 1,000 lb. assembly is perched atop a 70 foot steel pole in May's backyard. The windmill, the first of its kind, is designed to generate up to 10 kilowats of electricity and can operate at maximum output In winds of only 12 mph. |