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Show Page A2 THE DAILY HERAIi). Provo, Utah, Sunday, December 3, 1995 Utahns list growth as most important issue By The Associated SALT LAKE CITY Press A major- ity of Utah residents consider growth as the most important issue facing the state, according to an extensive poll conducted In conjunction with Utah's three-da"Crowth Summit." While growth was No. 1, crime and education also topped the list. Other responses were split between a number of issues, including traffic, economic development, taxes and health care. Dan Jones & Associates and Insight Research agreed to work together to jointly" survey 1,216 residents from Nov. The poll has a 2.7 percent margin of error. The state. Questar, U S West and Utah Power all chipped in to y 15-2- 4. pay the poll's $24,000 price tag. The utilities contributed $22,500, while the state spent $1,500. Pollsters asked more than 100 questions, most of them relating to this week's summit meeting where Utah lawmakers and community leaders will discuss transportation, water and open space. Although summit participants already have met during a series a meetings to iron out proposals. Gov. Mike Leavitt's spokeswoman, Vicki Varela, believes the poll will have an impact. "It will be helpful as modifications are made and as we begin to review and prune out whatever ideas do not have staying power," she said. Leavitt proposed the summit meeting, which runs Wednesday through Friday, to give the issue of grow th enough public momentum that lawmakers will be compelled to take action in January. The governor limited the summit to the three topics because he believes they are issues that bridge partisan differences and are of natural statewide interest. According to the poll, 23 percent list growth and overpopulation as the most important issue facing Utah, followed by crime and education which tied at 13 percent. Forty-thre- e percent said growth has both positive and negative effects, while 38 percent said it was mostly or somewhat positive. Nineteen percent said the state's growth was somewhat or mostly negative. Prices Effective Nov. Only 26 percent picked state government as the best level of government to plan for the growth. Most of those surveyed, or 31 percent chose city or town government, and 21 percent said county government was the best level. Eighteen percent said improved transportation needs to be accomplished to better prepare for growth, followed by better planning and zoning at 17 percent. Other categories included growth management, better schools, low income housing and higher wages. Despite their concerns, 67 percent of those polled still said A. n ft 28Dec. 4 Off TTi RRitAi CLINTON: (Continued from Page Al) that some of them could get killed. "There could be accidents. In a formerly hostile environment, there could be incidents with people who have still not given up their hatred," he said. Later, White House press secretary Michael McCurry said top military commanders had told the president and German President Helmut Kohl that accidents were their biggest concern, because of poor roads, severe weather and millions of land mines. In his Saturday radio address, the president said that "we do not expect significant opposition" to the NATO force. Military officials said the rules of engagement would be aggressive, including quick responses when an opposing military force of battalion size appeared to be massing. Pfc. Lawrence Jones, 21, of Chicago, said his biggest concern was the weather, which can be brutal in the winter in the mountains of Bosnia. "Everybody in my unit is pretty motivated," he said. "I don't think it will be a big prob But he said his mother, who lives in Gary, Ind was afraid for him. The troops responded to Clinton with the signature whoops of the American solider a loud "hoo-ah- " even if many are not crazy about a mission that poses unknown danger and separation from families for as long as a year. "After talking to your commanders and looking at all of you and listening to you, there is not a doubt in my mind this task force is ready to roll," Clinton said. Staff Sgt. Steven Adams, 28, of southwest suburban Oak Lawn, 111., said he was ready to go and confident in his training. But he didn't sound eager. "If I'm told to do it, I will do it," he said. "He is the commander in ed of their own. Some said they were not thrilled with the idea of their husbands going into Bosnia, but supported them nonetheless. Rebecca Mitten, of Kokomo, Ind., trying to reassure her daughter, said, "I think it will go well. I think that once the guys get over there and find out what's going on and learn a little more about the mission. I think they will feel better about it. I think there's a lot of uncertainty." Theresa Hardy, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Cynthia Jackson, of Childersburg, Ala., were, along with their children, thrilled that were able to shake Clinton's hand. chief." But Sgt. William Grant, 28, of Riverside, Calif., said the fact that Clinton came to speak directly to the troops was helpful. "As long as the president said he would support us, I feel more comfortable. We had a lot of doubts. Now hearing from the president, we feel reassured." The wives of the soldiers whose spirits Clinton came to boost need- - But they, too, expressed doubt about the looming mission. "The honest truth?" Hardy asked. "I really don't want any of the guys to go over there because I know there's so much political unrest. It's kind of like moving into the neighborhood, and people don't want you there." In his address, the president summed up the military task in this way: "Your mission: To help people exhausted from war make good on the peace they have "Draft-dodg- 2s SKKS c3 Choice NavaL. lb. Large GRAPEFRUIT m 3ml Texas Prix Extra Large, ' (Continued from Page A 1 ) forests can easily be lost through human negligence, he added. "We learn in the Bible that God put cherubim and a flaming sword" to keep Adam and his descendants out of Eden ... The South PaOcitlc rain forests are also in need of such protection. Cox suggested. Like the Amazonian forests, the island rain forests are falling prey to loggers. Cox said foreign loggers will offer poor villagers $1 an acre for logging rights to get wood that can go for as much as $500 per square meter. The villagers reluctantly accept the offers to pay for schools, drinking water supplies and other public-workprojects. Without the trees, the soil erodes away, silting over the coral reef and killing fish, an island staple. It was in I98l). while conducting a study on the Western Samoan island of Savai'i. that Cox saved his first rain forest. He encountered a foreign logging company preparing to cut down a rain forest near the village of Falealupo. Meeting with the village chiefs. Cox learned that the villagers had to raise funds to build a school, and the only way to raise the funds was to sell the logging rights for $2 an acre. To Samoans. the rain forest is more than a stand of trees. It is a drug store, a chapel and home. "When they enter a rain forest, they are on sacred ground." Cox said. To preserve the rain forest. Cox agreed to pay for the school if the villagers would preserve the forest. "My wife and I agreed to sell our house and car. and cash in every asset. I was afraid we were not going to have enough." Cox said. "1 had s a Springville-base- d organic health care product company. Murdock agreed to pay $25,000, knowing that he and his company would get nothing in return, and would have to sign over the logging rights to the villagers. Also, Murdock agreed to accompany Cox back to Sav ai'i to present the check to the villagers. "The Samoan custom is to deal in person. They do not deal with faceless entities," Cox explained. A businessman in Arizona. Rex Win. provided additional funds, helping to save both the rain forest and the Cox home. Cox's unassuming Despite nature, word of his deed got out and other villages came to him for help. At first. Cox enlisted the help of BYU in handling donations from businesses but. in 1990. it became too much for the university to handle. At that point. William Marre. of the Provo-base- d William Marre Co., came to Cox's door unannounced with a solution. Marre. a consultant, it offered to set up a organization to save the rain forests. "I said 100 percent of the funds raised had to go to the rain forests." Cox said. "I told him I didn't want it to be big. no more than five employees." Marre said Cox's conditions were impossible to meet because federal tax codes require organizations to report administrative expenses. Other people, whom Cox said were prominent in the conservation movement, said such an organization could not last. But Cox persisted and Seacology was born. The administrative expenses non-prof- non-prof- it Air Quality The following information is taken from the Wasatch Front air pollution report compiled by the Utah Division of Air Quality. The complete report is available by telephone at The air quality Saturday was as follows: Wood burning Saturday was a "green" day. Wood and coal burning stoves may be used but residents are asked to use them in a proper manner to reduce their smoke emissions. Overall air quality Air quality Saturday was good for all measured parameters in areas along the Wasatch Front. I -Z Outlook was for an iScVeasc in pollution levels with a clearing index of 750 and a decreas Z The forecast Saturday ing trend. Friday's Highs North Provo ...good Lindon Dow ntow n Provo 49.. good C0....22 pa. ...25. ..good . .co The Scale were covered at first by Marre, and, as of this year, by Murdock Madaus Schwabe. Cox said the administrative staff does not exceed five. Business and individuals donate printing and other services. "People are excited that they can use their skills to save rain forests," Cox said. The use of volunteers allows Seacology to utilize 100 percent of its funds in conservation efforts. Seacology provides villagers in the islands money to build schools, water lines and other necessities with the condition that they sign an agreement not to destroy their rain forests. Nu Skin International recently donated $40,000 to Seacology to underwrite the construction of an aerial walkway in Falealupo. The walkway will give researchers and tourists a chance to view the rain forest canopy up close. To date, Seacology has saved 65,000 acres of rain forests and mangroves from the lumberjack's chain-sa- er Cox said Seacology also works with the natives to preserve their cultures and foster local conservation efforts. "We believe the native people have wisdom and can guide preservation issues." Cox said. "Our mission is to empower the native people." Seacology has provided villages with grants to start their own conservation groups. One group. Fa'asao Savai'i. received $2,000 and was able to convince 50 villages in one year to dedicate portions of their rain forests and coral reefs as refuges. Cox said the arrangement has created a checkerboard of untouchable forests, confounding the loggers' efforts. Seacology also applies science to preservation efforts. 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