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Show tUfre Page A3 '(Etmeg-nfopgmto- November 11, 2004, ri Efforts to preserve open space will continue despite initiative defeat Fund, a statewide program administered by the Utah by Lisa Church contributing writer Utah voters last week Quality Growth Commission that was created by the turned down a statewide citizens initiative to set aside $150 million in state tax revenues for purchasing open space and funding a variety of projects that protect water and air quality and preserve cultural and natural on tourism for Leg- islature to help purchase open space by providing matching funds for private and federal grants. The fund, created in 1999 with seed money of about $4 million, was expected to grow, partly through monies collected from energy efficiency savings in state buildings. Instead, the McAllister Fund allocations were repeatedly cut, leaving about $800,000 in the fund in 2004. Those funding cuts are one reason Initiative 1 was re- sources. of Although Utahns voted against the Utah Clean Water, Quality nt Growth and Open Space Initiative, advocates for the measure say efforts to preserve Utahs green space and natural resources will continue. Initiative 1 may have lost, but the issues it raised gained ground, said Dave Livermore, Utah State Director for The Nature Conservancy. Were of course disappointed, but we think that the net result is taking the debate over planning for preservation to an entirely new level. Livermore points out that just gathering enough signatures to qualify the measure for the statewide ballot-grou- ps collected more than 300,000 names - is an accomplishment on its own. And Initiative 1 is only the 18th citizens initiative since 1960 to successfully meet state election requirements and actually be put before Utah voters. Groups and individuals will continue to push for additional funding for the states LeRay McAllister Open Space brought before voters, Livermore said. Supporters of Initiative 1 - a coalition that included political, environ- mental, and agriculture leaders - will continue to push to set aside more money for the McCallister Fund, he said. We will work with new leadership and the new governor to try to get more money leg-islato- rs its economic stability, understands the importance of protecting the regions natural resources. McLeod said he understands voter concerns about raising taxes, but believes open space and air and water quality is a higher pri- pro-tectir- ig ority. Were trying to make this area and the entire state more attractive to visitors. So youve got to decide whats most im- portant, McLeod said. If youre going to sell it to the tourists you have to take steps to protect the natural beauty of the state. If we dont, outdoor outfitters, and tourists are going to start taking Utah off their radar screen. Theyre going to go someplace where the state protects its natural resources. "State Fair" coming to GCHS . . . Grand County High School drama students will be presenting the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical play State Fair next week, November 1 8, 1 9 and 20 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Everyone is invited to come and support all the hard work these students have put into this production, from Photo by Tom Taylor making sets and costumes to acting and singing in the play ized law enforcement; from the was unheard days when of. The whole system has changed, he says. There have been a lot of positive changes. We have an emergency management system in place, and a Hazardous Materials Team Everybody works well together and we don't have a lot of turn- put into the McCallister Fund, Livermore said. Were interested in being part of a team to do whatever it takes to protect our critical resources before we dont have a chance to anymore. We have to keep the momentum going. Theres more left to do. Grand County Councilman A1 McLeod agrees. Voters here supported Initiative 1 by a 7 percent margin, and McLeod says that is because Grand County, which depends over. Squire went to work for the sheriffs office in 1980 as a dispatcher. He moved to Moab to work with his dad in a sewing business, an industry he worked in for three years. He was promoted to Chief Deputy Sheriff in 1985, and has since performed a good number of 52-4- the administrative duties of Thanks to all those who supported my write-i- n bid for mind-bogglin- g School Board. - Jim Webster , sheriffs office say goodbye to Squire by Carrie Switzer staff writer v For 25 years Chief Deputy Sheriff Doug Squire has helped maintain a tone of cooperation and relative calm within the ranks of the Grand County Sheriffs Office and the Moab community. This week, Squire puts in his last shift here, as he prepares to take a position with the Utah County Sheriffs Office and make a new home in Pleasant Grove. Weve been in Moab for 30 years, Squire said of he and his wife, LaRee. We raised five kids here and all but one is living in the Utah County area. Family is the reason Squire chose to leave Moab. The only thing that could make us leave Moab and all the friends we have here, is family, he said. Our youngest child left five years ago, and LaRee and I like each other, but were looking forward to K dinner time at SPICING YOUR LIFE laa SINCE 1981 574 N. Main 259-631- 9 I MARKET 38 E 100 N 2 259-57- 1 Poolings by Robm Straub BOOK COMPANY 78 N MAIN Metal Work by Scott Mitchell TILL GALLERY 61 N MAW 259-078- 2 259-980- 8 Landscape Photography by Tom Til ROCK BAKERY 74 S MAIN 1 Fine Art Photography by Chris Conrad GALLERY 83 E CENTER ST Hil 1 Panhngs by Bruce O' 1 () wmi LAURIE 18 E CENTER ST CANYON COUNTRY MUSEUM 5 Mesozoic Murals by Alex Burbidge ARTS AND RECREATION (MARC) 111 E100N Al Senior Show 259-627- 2 running the department with Sheriff Nyland Its really the responsibilities we have, Squire said. We run the jail, perform court services, civil services and patrolling. Because it is a small department there may be times when I get to go on patrol to help somebody out, but most of my job is administrative. Squires move is a return home, to Utah County where he grew' up and went to school He said his parents still live in Pleasant Grove. I'm going to miss this job, Squire said from a office. Im going to miss the people in Moab. This has turned into kind of a morgue in here, he said, pointing to the walls. What Ill remember are the people I have worked with, he added. A lot has been accomplished over the years. This last year has been bad, with three murders in our county. Thats unusual for Moab and we participated in those inves- - MOAB GALLERY GUIDE tigations. The three suspects are still in custody in Moab awaiting trial, with a fourth murder suspect in custody await- ing extradition to Denver, Colorado, where the murder is alleged to have been committed. Squire said the inmate population is not presenting any particular problems. People dont realize that there is a time lapse between an arrest and a trial, and that most of that time suspects spend in local custody, he said. These guys are housed amongst the rest of the population, and we haven't had any issues. Even in Moab, it's hard to believe nothing remarkable has occurred in Squire's years on the force. 2.1 We've had two escapees from this facility - thats pretty disconcerting, but they were returned to custody, he said. Squire will take a little vacation time before he be-- " gins his job in Utah County, he said, and until his house sells, he will commute home on weekends. The sheriffs department and county em- ployees already said their s during a farewell party in his honor last vv eek. good-bye- near-empt- y being around our kids and grandchildren Squire's career is remarkable for its absence of dissent and controversy in a small community where such things are common, especially in the public realm. He is well respected by his sub- ordinates, and the media. The Grand County Jail regularly invites educational, spiritual and therapeutic services in for the inmates, and even today, with the jail at its full capacity - four of them - the murder suspects Sheriffs Department staff is relaxed and professional. Weve got a real progressive office, Squire said. We have great public relations with the community. Sheriff deputies take calls and perform duties other jurisdictions cant do. Squire said it is the size of the Moab community and the commitment of Sheriff Jim Nyland that sets that tone. There are 21 officers in the sheriffs department, including the sheriff. Six dispatchers and three support staff round out the staff. While the department is small, and the Moab community is small, the officers cover a whopping 3,800 square-mil- e jurisdiction. Its a huge area, Squire concedes. And we sometimes go down into San Juan County and help out there. 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