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Show Friday. January 22, IW, THE DAIL Y 1" " ' ID. Provo. luh. Pdge Haystack, trailer fire may be linked to other Goshen arsons "The camper was a total loss, but it was fairly old and held minimal value," Wroe said. "The owner of the haystack said about 25 tons of alfalfa hay was either burned or suffered smoke damage and is probably a total loss." The fire was within the Goshen city limits; the Goshen Volunteer Fire Department battled the blaze. The arson is By TAWNY ARCHIBALD" The Daily Herald J GOSHEN An arsonist has struck again in Goshen. This time, the suspect biarflied a haystack and a cajper shell. Aom Wroe, Utah Lounty ure said firefighters marshal, to a fire call at 2 responded arm. Tuesday morning. , still under investigation and d to get Smith's report to residents may post the mediation report around west Provo neighborhoods, make it available at the city library and possibly come up with an Internet site to post By AMY K. STEWART The Daily Herald n -- PROVO If 3,000 missing copies of a mediation commit tg's report aren't found soon, -- the information. Meanwhile, they said they will continue checking with post office employees as well as committee members may have tdlook at other ways to get the word out to west-sidresidents. the neighboroSThe reports were sent tbfcbugh bulk mail on Jan. 13 hoods in hopes of finding a clue and.should have arrived at west as to where the letters are. Committee facilitator Mary Provo residents' homes by Jan. DeLamare-Schaefewho's also 15However, committee mem Provo the resiif believe few, bers community and govany, ernment relations director, said dents have received the letter. The report was compiled by post office personnel have told a. mediation team that, under her the mailing has gone out. "I wonder if some people got th,fi,jdirection of the city, gaththe letters and just didn't know ered information on what resides think about a proposed what it was," DeLamare-Schaefe- r said. Smith's Food and Drug store She said it would be too bejjg built in their area. A on the issue is expensive to recopy and remail scheduled for Jan. 16. the letters. It cost the city counIf the letters don't get cil office $400 to print and $336 thrpugh, committee members to mail the letter. e spot-checkin- g r, Utah House approves bill to protect farmland from lawsuits The Associated Press CITY SALT LAKE Keeping farmland from being turned into subdivisions and strip malls is an important part of preserving Utah's dwindling open space, says House Majority Whip Dave Ure. t, "That'8.exactly what this leg land islation dqes. Agricultural ' " t ld'natural open space,, ure saia ednesday after the House approved ms no lbs on a bl-vbte. It now advances to the Senate. .JJre's bill would amend state law.s covering agricultural protection areas. Once a fa'rmer's land is given such status1,'1 the result is a strengthened property right. For person building a home ne'a'r a dairy farm is barred from then suing because of the T ; 1 T i 375-360- lands are annexed into a city, Ure's amendment would prevent the municipality from lifting the protected status. Only the county government could make the change, with permission from the landowners. "Under this, a city wouldn't have the authority to do it," said Ure, a dairy farmer who represents Morgan, Rich and Summit counties. While Ure's bill was on the move, House Republican and Democratic leaders were still trying to reach consensus on the major open space bill being sponsored by Kevin Gam, to 25 retailers. At the moment, Home Depot is the only merchant open for business in the development. The City Council approved the agreement on Tuesday. Before the bond can be granted, however, EsNet and site By MARTA MURVOSH The Daily Herald A Provo land LINDON development company and the city of Lindon have struck a $4 million bond deal. Before the bond can be granted, though, the company must first finalize- an agreement that would bring a to movie complex - Lindon. The EsNet Group, the Provo company that owns the e Lindon Park StationGateway development, announced plans to build a $70 million shopping 90-acr- center and theater in June. The center would also be home to six upscale restaurants and up repaid by 2015. The bond would be repaid with annual payments of $230,000 raised from property tax increment on the development, Dameron said. Tax increment is the difference between the amount of property taxes collected on a site when it's undeveloped and after development is completed. The value increases as the property is developed or improved. A vacant lot, for example, is worth less than a similar lot with a business on developer JohansenThackery need to finalize plans with Edwards Cinema. The three companies have about a month to finalize the deal. The bond would pay for up to $4 million in infrastructure improvements in the area that would include building four roads and installing an extensive storm drain system, said Ott Dameron, city administrator. The bond is expected to be y ab J it. Dan Campbell, managing general partner at EsNet, couldn't be reached for comment Thursday. Cedar Hills just says no to gravel pits ii on the other hand, said he supthat's trying to prevent additionin from al ported property rights but couldopening gravel pits The Daily Herald The n't justify allowing mining in northern Utah County. mincities to ban is town unless dust was reduced The group asking CEDAR HILLS the with technological advances. and asking operations ing Cedar Hills Town Council has Commission "We've received so many to Utah County said "No, thanks" to additional a moratorium on future complaints from citizens in place industrial and other gravel pits operations until the county's regards to noise, dust, dirt and operations in town. on General Plan has been reviewed. traffic, we've had to take the The council voted SAFFE has said more pits issue under serious consideraTuesday to ban those types of could create an additional 1,000 tion," Cromar said. businesses in Cedar Hills. SAFFE has said gravel truck trips a day. Officials at members Peter Council mines that a trucks Westroc, company were, involved in two and Cannon Terry Sparks voted against the resolution, north of town, said they average fatal accidents in 1992 and about 250 trips a day. which labeled industrial opera1995, but police investigations Cannon called SAFFE's cleared the drivers of blame. tions such as gravel pits incomnumbers exaggerated. "I feel sad that children have patible with Cedar Hills. "I voted against the resoludied in accidents with trucks," Cannon said he isn't convinced Save American Fork tion against gravel pits because Cannon said. "Children die in Families and Environment has I don't think trucks are that many, many ways and we don't made a case against gravel pits. great a hazard," Cannon said. outlaw all the many ways chilCouncil member Ken Cromar, dren die." SAFFE is a grassroots effort By MARTA MURVOSH 3-- 2 haven't had any serious disagreements," said Gam, the House Majority Leader. And House Minority Whip Lake, Ralph Becker, agreed, saying, "It's nothing acrimonious. It's primarily in the details." i "We a exam-ple"- unusual people, anything call the polia. and let us know." To report any suspicious activity or information on the arson, call the Utah County Sheriffs Office at Deal hangs on EsNet bringing a theater to Lindon City may need another way Jlh cions activity or people in the area, Hodgson said. "With a fire, the public is our best ally," Hodgson said. "If they see anything out of the dogs barking, ordinary aren't ruling out the possibility the six arsons in the Goshen area in the past year are related. "We will be soliciting the assistance from Utah state arson experts to work on this case," Hodgson said. "We also hope to offer a reward for information soon." The best way the community can help police and investigators is by reporting any suspi Tom Hodgson, a Utah County Sheriffs Office investigator, is working on the case. "Both fires are arson-relateand right now we are not focusing on just one individual," Hodgson said Thursday. "I have a meeting with a witness this afternoon and I hope that it will help us with some more leads." Hodgson said investigators I S -- AS TO f lt or noise. h&nd, if those agricultural oojor, 1 TIR6P OF WIPIN LOVES N. OiX 'TT lVist-N-f hssupbw tHjtt Legislature considering bills that would restrict teen drivers SALT LAKE CITY (AP) to obtain provisional licenses and to have. 30 hours of driving experience before getting a license. But the Jwould not change the age at wnich young' drivers could obtain a license. House Marty Speaker told the Utah Stephens Highway Users Conference on Wednesday that, after defeating such measures for several years, there is a "reasonable chance" the Legislature might be ready to revamp youth driving laws this year. A sSnate committee will consider a fcill on Friday that would place new restrictions on teen- irivers. he Senate Transportation art public Safety committee wglook at a bill sponsored by Stsiate" Minority Leader Scott tnat wouiu Hjwell, s so law Utah chjjnge driver's obtain graduated mpjflt teen-ager- licWses. Howell's bill would change th age at which a Utah resi-d$- it can get a license from 16 yejirs to 16 years and three mjmths and the license teen-ar- s would get would be provi-signa- l. A provisional license Twenty-thre- me.nie.tfir j Sprint PCS Free j I ZD ' 'um minutes for just r&'T) a j C CJ 'Xi , a GE j J 1 Tl- pay no ong rjjstance charges on calls to anywhere in the U.S. it Free roaming on our ) . 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The accident rate for 16- - and drivers is four than for adult times greater wijtjd "restrict nighttime said. drivers, Stephens :. said Howell that although tfftd before they could get j s only 20 percent of the driving suJJJf a license, they do takes place at night, 50 W(J(ttd have to obtain a percent of their accidents occur and have their ; dark. p certify the young drivers after national A new study indhfUC&O hours of driving dri' some that icates graduated V;r ' save Current law, young , ver's license laws may 4Tfiider need six hours of more lives than others. The iitumcul driving exDerience laws' most critical elements are teenagers' before .they can get a license, f restrictions on and a driving nighttime t similar bill, sponsored by adult an that requirement is Rjp. 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