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Show I 4 Vol. Tooele, Utah, Thursday, January 7, 1982 Eighty-Seve- n Costs Twenty Five Cents No.Tlurtv-On- e Alternatives To Costly Housing Endorsed By Tooeles Council Reacting to the demand for affordable starter homes, the Tooele City Council adopted an ordinance Wednesday that paves the way for construction of such single family residences. To fill the need for low-co- The city is unwilling, however, to give builders the freedom they have with the traditional homes. All zero lot line homes must receive a conditional use permit, meaning developers must get approval from the citys planning commission and city council. During this procedure, the developer will produce his architectural drawings for approval. The city council is concerned that long streams of the zero lot I ne homes may lie built in a row, and it v ants to avoid this for fire access rea- - homes, the council unanimously approved a zero lot line measure it has lieen reworking for more than a year. The ordinance allows for construction of connected residences. separated only by a shared wall. According to the ordinance, a maximum of four of the high density units can be connected. Then a minimum of 16 feet must divide one set from the yins. According to the ordinance, next. Each residence would include the property it is on. Because of this a family totally owns both the section of the home and the property. This is unlike the concept of a condominium. With condos, a person owns the residence, but the property is owned jointly. Total ownership and lowered costs are the primary advantages of the zero lot line concept, although these are smaller and do not have the complete privacy of the traditional single family dwelling. Because all the residences can be built at once, the price per unit is lower. One Salt Lake City developer using the concept for twin homes says he prices the homes at $40,000 and below. In Salt Lake City, a traditional home costs an average of $60,000 to $65,000. New Leaders City council successfuls Dave Faddis and Colleen DeLa.Mare observe as Tooele's new mayor, Oren Probeit, signs in. Beside him is Circuit Court Judge Edward A. Watson who swore the trio in on Monday. Despite this. City Planner Jan Jardine said she Itdieves the zero lot line ordinance will see considerable use in Tooele City. At least one person, Sterling Hanks, has already had drawings made up for exactly this purpose. In other action, the council tightened south shore of the Great Salt Lake Beach. Claude Atkin, a spokesman for the group, said several local, county and state officials, as well as other interested parties, met in the Black Rock beach area last month to discuss the plan. If the overpass and access road were approved, it would provide access for to enter motorists traveling east on the Great Salt Lake State Park beach area without driving several miles to the Magna overpass, Mr. Atkin said. Mr. Atkin said private development at the Saltair recreation area is progressing at an impressive rate. One spokesman for the private developer claimed that approximately $6 million was spent on the project in 1981, he said. Developers plan to add about $2 million more in the spring when new rides, a large pavilion, patterned after historic Saltair, are expected to be added to the beach area. The project is about 30 percent complete, with long spiral slides nearly finished. One of the slides is a dry slide where visitors rip down a large tube while riding a small vehicle. And two wet slides, in which riders slide to the bottom on a foam cushion and water are expected to be completed in the near future. The slides are being constructed at the 104 exit area of A bumper boat pond will be built and a dune buggy track was used briefly last fall and will be reactivated in the spring as well as paddle boats. Developers are also planning to construct a large area where children Aliens Need Not Register Beginning this year, aliens in the United States do not have to annually report their addresses to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This change eliminates the requirement in its 30th year of existence. The reporting requirement was eliminated by Congress last week after a request from President Reagan, said Salt Lake City INS Officer Joseph Eamhart. Aliens are still required to report any change in address within 10 days to the nearest federal branch, Mr. Eamhart said. Under the old law, the reporting could be done by mail, but now aliens must reveal the address change in person. About 500 people in Tooele County are affected by the change, most of those living in Wendover, Mr. Eamhart said. law The abolishment of the will save about $1.2 million a year, the federal government believes. Mr. Eamhart noted that in February the INS office in Salt Lake City will move from its location at 125 South State Street. The new address will Ire 400 South and 230 West in Salt Lake City. can play while (heir parents swiin in the lake, play on other beach facilities or shop and dance in the new pavilion, Mr. Atkin said. Mr. Atkin said if the proposed access to the south shore is completed and the planned improvements of Saltair take place, motorists from either direction will have ready access to the beaches and recreation area. This will be an incentive for motorists to drive to the beaches and enter the lake, bathe in the water and float like a cork once again, Mr. Atkin added. He said perhaps the greatest attraction for motorists to stop in the area will be if plans are completed for an aerial tramway from the Blackrock Beach area, stretching across the freeway to an area on '.he north rim of the Oquirrh Moun- A home has lieen found for the Parent Education Resource Center, now all it needs are Ixioks and materials. The county commission has approved the center to be located in a lower level room of the courthouse and PERC supporters are hoping to have the center ready by February. But all the PERC materials and books are in the possession of the Tooele County School Board. However, it is expected the school Ixiard will release the goods into the hands of Tooele Foundtion when the board meets Tuesday. The foundtion was formed to aid and assist in the educational process and to be a supplement to public education, according to Connie DeSimon, one of 17 board memliers. Our primary project right now is the PERC Center, Mrs. DeSimon said. But that will only be the beginning. She said the foundation has been li tains. He noted that a tourist center is proposed to be built on the Provo level of Lake Bonneville where the unique his tory of old Lake Bonneville can be ex- -' plained and dramatically shown. From this viewpoint above the lake, the curvatgure of the earth can be seen more distinctly than from anywhere else, Under the ordinance, passed by a vote, the kegs cannot be sold. During the course of the discussion, however, the council decided it would reconsider the original ordinance which some council memliers believe penalized citizens who do not abuse the alcohol. Police Chief Jesse Petersen first asked for the original ordinance to reduce keg parties held by minors. The council was asked to postpone action on an appeal of a planning commission decision which allowed shop owner A1 Montano permission to perform welding in his car laxly repair shop on Broadway. In October and November, planning commission meetings were heavily attended as proxmenls and opponents, each with lawyers, argued over whether a conditional use permit should be approved for welding in the zone. The issue will lie handled in a Jan. 13 meeting of the council. After reviewing the minutes of the planning commission meetings and hearing attorneys for both sides, the city council can uphold, reverse or modify the planning commissions decision. Normally, a delay would take longer to resolve, but City Attorney Barne Vernon coaxed the council into hurrying this issue along Ixfause it is holding up Mr. Montano's business. If the losing party of the dispute is still unhappy after the city council decision, the city attorney noted that the issue could proceed to Third District Court for a judge to decide. Other council business included how to charge for business licenses. The council was asked whether it wants to charge wholesalers in the city and if so, under what conditions. No action was taken on that matter. Parent Center Finds New Home Local Group Seeks Funding For South Shore Overpass A local group of citizens is seeking state funding for an overpass in the Lake Point area to provide better access to the This tvpe of development is appropriate only in circumstances where the development site is not conducive to the more common types of development. a loophole on the county's keg ordinance. A 1980 ordinance made it illegal for anyone not licensed to have an alcohol container holding more than 61 ounces. It did not make it illegal for tavern owners to sell the kegs, though. The new ordinance put teeth in that area. County-Educatio- Mr. Atkin claims. He said while motorists are on this level, it would be an opportunity to in- form them of Bingham Copper Pit which can be reached by driving through Middle Canyon. If one out of 10 motorists could be induced to view the copper pit from the Tooele side, it is estimated that thousands of people would visit our city during each tourist season, Mr. Atkin said. censed as a corporation and it will be seeking funds from private individuals and business in the future. In addition to PERC, she said the non-prof- it foundation is considering plans for gifted and talented education, a historical museum for the county, an outdixir environmental center. Body Found In Pickup Bed Murder the probable cause of death man discovered in an abandoned pickup truck along westbound Sheriff Walt Shuliert said today. Identity of the man is unknown, jxhkI ing a report from the state medical examiner, the sheriff said. A Utah Highway Patrolman found the vehicle with a small camper shell Monday deserted about 55 miles west of Tooele, and the officer had the vehicle towed away and stored at Knolls. On Tuesday, the officer went to conduct a routine investigation when he found blood in and on the truck. A body was then discovered in the camper shell, for a n is middle-age- d The vehicle has since Ix'en moved to Tooele and the body has been sent to the state medical examiner's office for an autopsy to dcteTPine identity and cause of death. The autopsy has been delayed, however, because the body was frozen solid. The sheriff estimated the body had been dead at least three or four days before the trooper found it. Sheriff Shuliert said his deputies have lieen searching for clues on the case and those investigations have already lead to five different sates. The pickup was eased outside of Utah. . .v u. If we allow these plans to once again die a slow death, we can be assured that state officials and the Utah Legislature will not support placing them on the revised master plan for the development of the Great Salt Lake State Park. x . f'- - Holiday Trees To Be Hauled If your Christmas tree is shedding like an Alaskan husky in the summer, relax. Help is on the way. Tooele City will pick up the unwanted trees beginning Monday, Jan. 11, says Parks and Recreation Director Joe Busi-cHe asks residents to place the trees at the edge of parking areas and keep them out of city streets so they will not cause problems if the streets need plowing. o. Dividing the city in quarters along Main and Vine Streets, Mr. Busico said the pickups would be done a section at a time. On Monday, the northwest part of r Tooele will be serviced. On Tuesday, the city crews will pick up in the southwest part of the city. On Wednesday, the southeast section will have the service, and the northeast part will be cleaned on Thursday. For stragglers, Mr. Busico said the city workers would be out on Friday, Jan. 15. He asked that residents try their best to have the trees out on the first try, however. Mr. Busico also requested that residents, if possible, take their own trees to the city dump. The request was necessary because of the tight city budget, Mr. Busico explained. Operation Christmas Termed Successful Operation Christmas, an annual program for serving the needy with toys, gifts and food during the holidays, had another successful year, the director of Human Services says. The county Human Services Department, Family Services Office and the volunteer program have taken the lead in making this annual event both possible and responsive, said Gary Dalton, director of Human Services. About 66 families in the county were assisted by the program this year, according to Margene Kirk, coordinator of the countys volunteer program. She said more than $585 was contributed to buy gifts and food for the It should be noted that sponsorship of families was accepted by individuals, school classes, businesses and church organizations, Mrs. families. Kirk added. In fact, this years donation campaign was so successful that Human Services was able to donate $100 to assist the Sheriff s Department in last minute purchases of Toys for Tots which they annual conduct, Mr. Dalton said. Obviously this effort would not have been possible without the graciousness of the many sponsors and donors, he said. Mrs. Kirk added, Surely this season of giving has reaffirmed our faith in the public which always rallies to support worthwhile causes and help those less fortunate. To those many supporters, a grateful community enjoyed a more fulfilling Christmas. With this kind of community support, it is hard not to want to do it again for our clients and community members, said Ken Gowans, supervisor of the Family Services Office. Snowstorm Victim A tow truck with a customer of Wednesdays snow heads down Main Street in Tooele. Skies are expected to slow their downpour for a few days, but the clear view will mean cold weather. Depots Help To Economy Grows , Contributions to Tooele Countys economy from Tooele Army Depot are massive and growing, according to the depots finance and accounting officer, Robert Berube. City, 53 percent. Next highest are Grants-vill- e with nine percent and Stockton with two percent. After that, the gures are minimal. fi- Most of the workers come from Salt Lake City. Additional contributions are reflected in the monies withheld from paychecks by non-Tooe- le During this fiscal year, the depot paid $76,431,665 to its employees, Mr. Berubes figures show. With nearly 4,000 workers, the depot is both the countys largest employer and pays the most in Depot demographics show that 65 percent of the workers hired by the depot live in Tooele County, meaning nearly $50 million of salaries stay in the Tooele Valley. Most of the employees live in Tooele 4 the depot. State taxes withheld from employees at the depot last fiscal year totaled more than $3.6 million, resulting in better than $2 million for Tooele County residents, the accounting expert said. Roughly $13 million was taken from TAD paychecks for federal taxes during the year, and about $4 million were re moved for the civil services retirement fund, the federal program for social security. According to figures from the past and those projected for fiscal 1982, the depot is steadily increasing its contributions to Tooele County. For example budgeted expenses during fiscal 1981 have been nearly $170 million. For next fiscal year, the figure is closer to $200 million. And while the nations leader is stressing defense, TAD jobs appear secure. For fiscal 1980, the civilian workforce was 3,584 people. This year it reached up to 3,924. So far, no word has come that more workers will be hired next year, however. |