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Show Page A2 Police study . . staff Continued from page 1 Council member Kyle Bailey agreed in a sense, remarking that when you see one truck run a red light, you remember it " and its frightening, added City Manager Donna Metzler. In terms of department performance, Police Chief Mike Navarre said citations an up and accidents are down from last year. The guys are out, there writing citations, and I think thats why were having less accidents but he said most traffic stops usually end up happening by the Chamber of Commerce of the Comfort Suites, because we dont want to bottleneck traffic with the trucks. Mai Ion said the study also tui nod up some clear patterns, such as higher speeds at 300 vehicles enter-inSouth, at 300 South and at mostly Kane Creek Blvd., and 11 drivHe said ers running thought they probably would have noticed a lot more of the violations if that had hi en the task groups focus. Most council members and off-roa- ;; d red-ligh- t. 1 red-lig- ht change approaching town, from 45 to 35 to 30 mph, and theres generally a lot ofvisual clutter from signs and bill- boards. Recommendations from Public Works Director Brent Williams and others included yellow Reduced Speed Ahead signs, larger speed limit signs where they change, inand the already-planne- d stallation of permanent Your Speed Is. . . radar signs around town. As to more traffic stops, Navarre said its a question of priorities: An officers going down a street dispatched to a call and someone blows a yellow or a red light, the officer is probably prioritizing. Hes for not going to pull a a red light when theres domestic violence going on. The police chief also arU-tu- rn that gued Dance Wellington, the Utah town where speed enforcement is so strict that regular travelers usually drive a mile or two under the limit, and people feel picked on. Mallon agreed, saying, there has to be a Tyrrrtbrjii-- j nrzffyx Moab Music Festival m- - !ut6jnvi the Moab Arts and Ret nation Center PM August Jim X. Borzym Di 1 nice t CO Augmf21&,!VM' Featured Caller: I.araine Miner S.ili I .ike Ciiv, I'T witlj.iiieiialflue.il: Craig Miller f olklorisi, Lilah Arts Council grjmore infornvationJ259 JOOJi r,,' Itmgg-;3Jtthcpcnfr- Rzeczycki charged in Main Street .ISSlllllkK 111(1(4 Q. by Lisa Church contributing writer A Grand County man at with disorderly conduct, and a friend faces aggravated assault charges stemming from their April confrontation with d a group of enthusiasts. John Rzeczycki maintains that Nancy Bailey purposely ran him down on a off-roa- backcountry trail south of Moab after he stopped her to explain that her group was traveling on an illegal route. Bailey says Rzeczycki jumped in front of her vehicle as she was navigating a roclfy slope near the end of the Coyote Trail, then his friend threatened her with a metal pipe. The trail is about 300 feet from private property Rzeczycki owns. Last week, San Juan County filed charges against Rzeczycki and his friend Alexander Arbelo in connection with the April 9 incident during which Rzeczycki sustained a knee injury. She looked right at me and just kept moving. I definitely felt it was intentional, Rzeczycki said Monday. I was screaming in pain and the people in her group just stood by and watched. Arbelo, he says, only ap- proached Baileys vehicle wielding the pipe to get her to back up. Rzeczycki said. I certainly think it was self defense. Bailey says Rzeczycki, Arbelo and Rzeczyckis partner Kiley Miller came running across the wash screaming and yelling as she inched her way down the rocky trail. He Rzeczycki jumped on The Grand County School District is proposing to increase its property tax revenue. As a result of the proposed increase, the tax on a $100,000 residence will be $322.91, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity will be $587.10. Without the proposed increase the tax on a $100,000 residence would be $316.25, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of the residence in the taxing entity would be $575.00. The 2004 proposed tax rate is .005871 .Without the proposed increase the rate would be .005750. This would be an increase of 2.10, which is $6.66 per year ($.56 per month) on a $1 00,000 residence or $1 2.1 0 per year on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity. With NEW GROWTH, this property tax increase and other factors, Grand County School District will increase its property tax revenue from $3,410,150 collected last year to $3,430,360 COLLECTED THIS YEAR WHICH IS A REVENUE INCREASE 3.5. right and tried to go around him, he jumped to the other side and grabbed the tire, the Colorado woman said Tuesday. The jeep slipped off a ledge and landed on his foot. It was totally an accident. She was initially unaware that her tire was on Rzeczyckis foot because the tires blocked her view. When she realized he was 42-inc- h trapped, she immediately tried to move the jeep. The other guy ran at me with a steel rod. I just froze, she said. I was really afraid he was going to hit me. It was like a bad nightmare. I didnt what to do. know The experience left her feeling shocked and frightened, she said. I was terrified, she said. Id never seen anything like that before. The way they came at my jeep was frighteni- ng. San Juan County Attorney Craig Halls said the filed charges concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase to be held on August 1 8, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. at the Grand County School District Office, 264 South 400 East, Moab, Bailey. Rzeczycki said the couples relationship with San Juan County soured in early April after they filed an injunction in 7th District Court in Monticello to close two trails - Strike Ravine and a rocky wash named Lower Ilelldorado - located on their private property 17 miles south of Moab. The court action occurred just as Moabs annual Easter Jeep Safari was getting underway, Throughout the event, Rzeczycki said San Juan Sheriffs deputies were slow to respond to problems on their in The Times-lndepende- Moab, Utah August 5 and 12, 2004 the City may only service a proportionally small number of travelers and a detailed feasibility study would quantify these assumptions and of a byweigh the pass. The revised plan looks at the bigger picture, saying, A study to address both the long and short term impacts of increased truck traffic would assist in determining the most feasible options of truck trafcost-benef- it fic management through Moab. The council agreed that the plan should call on UDOT to look at a range of solutions under the umbrella of a valley traffic corridor. A bypass is way in the future, said council member Kyle Bailey, so what do we do in the next that San Juan authorities filed charges against him and Arbelo instead of Bailey. This has turned into a lot more than I ever imagined, he said. Its just their way of telling me and Kiley that theyre the boss. MAPS You need them, and we have them at Maps 29 E. Center Thanks Moab! The staff and members of Dan OLaurie Museum would like to thank the community for their support of the Ice Cream Social last week. A special thank you goes out to the following participants who helped make our event a success; Mike Duncan, Donald Keogh, Donna Grah, Lavarre Hibl and Eric Jones for the like Vogel and City Market for their ice cream contribution, Desert West Office Supply for their balloons, Bev Bunge and Oceana Irish for face painting, members Marion, Lindand say Megan Holyoak for the cookie decorating and for The the prominent newspaper announcement. Thanks to all of you! nt ment president J.J. Wangs call for more roadway development along the North Corridor, the stretch of U.S. 191 between the current city limits and the Colorado River. The city is working to annex the land along the corridor and the area is growing, but UDOT didnt identify it as a high priority. Wangs recommendations included a drainage culvert to avoid flooding, a bike path and landscaping alongside the road, plus seven traffic lanes, including a center turn lane, two lanes each for northbound and southbound travel, and two outside lanes for access and turn-out- Safari . . . Attention Summer Readers!! Continued from page 1 spring before the kickoff of the 39th annual Easter Jeep Sa- Participants of Grand County Public Librarys Summer Reading Program, fari. Its a big step and there are a lot of pros and cons. A lot of people and agencies involved, he said. Were going to see if its possible, see if its saleable, and then make a decision a year in advance. The club has not decided what it will call the event if it is moved to May. I dont know what well call it yet, McElhaney said. Maybe the Moab Jeep Safari. Thats one possibility. Live Discover New Trails Your Library, are invited to a BarGeque Saturday, Aug. 14 5:00 p.m. at the Library All reading logs must be turned in by Friday. Any questions, call Tracy at 259-- 1 111. in Concert in Moab, Utah. Cowboy Supper, Gunfight Show y and Concert with Award Winners... Multi-Gramm- Call for reserved seat tickets. J Supper & Show... Sunday, Aug. at the Bar-- Chuckwagon 8th M Grounds & ticket booth open at 6:00 p.m. Gunfight Show They virtually denied us help. We called them and they wouldnt come, he said. At times we were scared. He said he is not surprised 4-- H 20 years? As part of the plan revision, the council also agreed to consider Quintstar Manage- s. land. T--H 1 and Rzeczycki and Miller hoped to prevent the Red Rock from leading groups through Strike Ravine. r Judge Lyle Anderson de- nied the request for ah injunction but ruled that a fence they installed on Lower Helldorado could remain because there is no evidence of historic trail use predating 1992. Times-lndepende- UT. against and Arbelo Rzeczycki stemmed from eyewitness accounts of the incident. No charges are pending against beautiful music, All A the hood of my jeep on the drivers side. As I turned to the the center of a backcountry trail dispute has been charged NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE Published Continued from page Easter jeep incident JM OF Thursday, August 5, 2004 ent He stopped a certain distance away and said back off, featured Caller: Boulder, not happen. Hosted by Christopher Layer, Dance I were aggressive enforcement on Main Street, we can make that D eoert 1 agreed that the riskiest places are inhere speed limits happy medium. The study having been presented and the departments case made, however, Navarre told the council and staff, If you want even more a I . fclje at 6:30 Supper 7:30 & Bar-Wranglers open the show at 8:00 Riders In The Sky take the stage at 8:30 p.m. m&r Another special event m in August... Cowboy Singer Dave Stamey Thursday, August 12th Regular Chuckwagon DinnerShow price of $22.95 tax per person. Kids half price. BAR-- M CHUCKWAGON 7 miles north of Moab on Highway 191 435-259-B- M (2276) Photo by Codoeii Andruf |