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Show Volume Ninety Tooele, Utah Thursday, May 23, 1985 Cost: Twenty-fiv- e Cents Number Fifty Vanda T errorize Graetsville Services by Nick Drake Vandals broke into the Grants-vill- e City maintenance yards and punched holes in five city vehicles Tuesday night causing thousands of dollars in damages and man hours. The incident was the third such attempt on city property and vehicles in the last month and Grants-vill- e City officials are attempting to make it the last. Grantsville City and Jim Dean Palmer, a general contractor in the area, are offering a $1,500 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the vandals that vandalized the city vehicles Tuesday. Grantsvile City maintenance leader Ferris Williams said the criminals created holes in the vehicles radiators with sharp pointed objects, probably either a screw- driver or knife. It was also confirmed Thursday that a Grantsville Police vehicle was damaged by a shotgun blast apparently in the same incident of Tuesdays vandalism rampage. Mr. Williams estimated the physical damage to be between $5,000 to $6,000, not including man hours and such. He said the vandals punched 11 or 12 holes in each of the vehicles, including both backhoes, the grader, a new International dump truck the city recently purchased. "It completely shut the whole city maintenance crew down, Mr. Williams noted. "We did manage to get the grader out by noon, thanks to a Salt Lake company that had a radiator for it but the rest of the equipment is shut down. What they couldnt get from the outside of the trucks, they raised the hoods and got from the inside. Chief of Police Richard Maycock said they have no clues to who or why the vandals are striking out at K Without any leads or clues the incident has the police baffled. "Right at this time, we dont have any ideas, Chief Maycock said. "It could be some people who have a grudge against the police; it could be against the city crew. If we knew we could work on that angle. Chief Maycock is asking for any information that could help speed t. jtfi- 1 up the process because of ; Grantsville City. 'We do not have any suspects at this time, Chief Maycock noted. 'Were going to be working hard as we can on this case without jeopardizing life in the community. This has been issued to us as a top priority case, right now. The escapade is the third recent attempt to vandalize city property. Three weeks ago vandals tried to shut down city trucks by putting gravel and syrup in the radiators but screens in the radiators prevented any extensive damage. Two weeks ago, a city police animal control truck was stripped of its light bar, shotgun and various other parts. "What they are doing is hurting the taxpayer, Maycock added. "And until we can get this kind of thing curbed its going to be the taxpayer that gets hurt. The incident has the police department scrambling and overworked. Due to the recent resignation of an officer, they are also shorthanded and cannot fill the vacancy until the matter is resolved. the l..b understaffed department. "Anybody that has any leads or n An example of the recent alarming rise in vandalism in Grantsville. This radiator was jabbed by sharp objects to keep the vehicles stationary. I V . information at all, if they would just call us and let us know it would help us tremendously, the chief noted. "People have to realize four people cannot catch vandals without help. Its their money. Any help would be appreciated. 'T hate a vandal worse than I hate a burglar, Maycock stated. "Because someone that goes in and steals something usually sells the item or gets some kind of use out of it and we still have a chance of getting it back to its rightful owner. When a vandal destroys something, it is gone for good. Its a senseless crime. Mayor Fred Hale agrees. After its all said and done, Mayor Hale figures the incident to cost the city from$8,000 $9,000 in the end, including man hours and he's not too happy about it. "Its got to be somebody thats sick in the head, Mayor Hale explained. "Ive never been so disgusted with anything in my entire life than when I heard about what they did. And were going to try to do everything we can to apprehend these vandals. "I think whoever did it should be caught and punished to the maximum amount of the law. I think its thoroughly disgusting people have to do things like this, Hale stated. Mayor Hale expects the damage to completely immobilize the city ( Immobilized One of the Grantsville City crews dump trucks that fell to vandalism Tuesday evening. Vandals immobilized city vehicles in all and cost the city approximately $9,000. A $1,500 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of these vandals. (Photo by Nick Drake) five crews until Friday and with Memorial Day Weekend in a few days it will have crews scrambling to get the city ready for an all important weekend. "If its somebody that has a grudge, I wish they would come forward and talk about it and find out what the hell their problem is instead of acting like a bunch of idiots i and doing things that they are doing. "Weve got to put a stop to it, the mayor added. "We cant put up with this kind of thing anymore. Angels Grove System Back In Operation Anglers Bait Hooks by David Bern Angels Grove back into the distribution system, said Mr. Bateman. "We want to make sure there isnt any chance of contamination that could lead to another waterborne parasite outbreak like in 1983. Keith Dymock, city public utilities director, says pipelines carrying culinary water through Angels Grove were chlorinated Tuesday. Tooele Citys Angels Grove culinary water source should be "on line" by Thursday after an exfrom the state pected health department. Since Tuesday, the county health department has been conducting a series of dye tests to monitor spring and ditch water flows through go-ahe- Angels Grove. The municipal spring and well field has been fully restored featuring new engineering and canyon runoff control to assure future floods do not wipe out the area again. The bill to reconstruct Angels Grove was just under $400,000. Myron Bateman, county environmental health supervisor, says dye testing of Angels Grove began early Tuesday morning and so far no problems had surfaced. "We poured a green dye into the creek channel about a half mile above Angels Grove, said Mr. Bateman. "What we tested for was to see if creek water was somehow moving through the soil into the springs." "So far, all samples of potential dye transfer from creek to spring sites have been negative, he added. "This means there is no exchange of waters between the creek and the springs." Mr. Bateman said water samples field at Angels Grove has been completed and approval Is expected by the state health department Thursday. reconstruction project and feel it have been taken hourly and run will serve the city well," added Mr. a detection that device through dye Bateman. "The city has conformed detects into the parts per billion to everything we asked them to do range. Before the dye test is comfor local and state health requireplete, 150 water samples will be ments." analyzed. The environmental health super"And besides the dye testing, a chemical analysis is being done for visor said he has put the city coliform contamination, he said. "through lots of torment" concern"As soon as the city gets approval ing the reconstruction and testing of Angels Grove. But there were from the state, Angels Grove can be turned into the distribution good intentions behind it. "Weve been tough because we system." dont want anyone to regret putting "Im relatively pleased with the He says the city is ready to turn Angels Grove into the overall distribution system as soon as the state gives the approval. Mr. Dymock added with Angels Grove back on line, two wells can be turned off. Angels Grove has been out of service sine May of last year when excess mountain runoff contaminated springs there. The valuable city water source also suffered extensive damage during 1983s high water bout. The restored spring and well field features two separate spring sites, three wells and a chlorinator control building. Each water source that enters the control building has its own shutoff valve in case of emergency. This means all water sources at Angels Grove are now controllable. If one of the springs should become contaminated, it can be shut down without effecting the other spring site and wells. Well Test Fails Stockton Water Woes Return To Square One Efforts to get Stockton a new culinary water source before summer have failed, but paperwork is underway for a new strategy that may be the best bet yet. Since spring of last year, Stock-toand Its 700 residents have gone without a state certified culinary n water source. Two consecutive years of excess mountain runoff destroyed the towns newly installed gravity flow system in Soldier Canyon. One spring and available runoff are used to replace the loss. Although the water is being chlorinated, the town Is under a state Issued boll order. That Inconvenience has been in effect since last October. A test well that town offcla's hoped would become the answer to ditch water and boil orders, turned out to be a disappointment this spring. The test well was wet, but not wet enough to supply the whole town. So now It's back to square one. "It was pumping about 47 gallons per minute when they finally decided it wasnt going to be feasible, said Dan Rydalch, Stockton City councilman who oversees the communitys culinary water supply. "Now, were in the process of negotiating with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) for restoring the severely damaged areas of our gravity flow system," he added. thing tan to have nothing at all. So a test well was drilled and the results were less than satisfactory. Since February, Stocktons new culinary water supply, and where it would come from, has been a big question. "We now need to have the entire by gravity flow system FEMA before we know how much cost will be involved in restoring negotiations with thge system," said Councilman FEMA over the town's gravity flow' system Is that return to square one. When the system was wiped out last spring, Stockton officials asked FEMA to fix it. But the federal agency balked when damage assessments neared $600,000. In short, FEMA told Stockton they did not want to restore a system that likely would get washed out again the following year. FEMA offered to drill a well for the town. Even though the well would triple homeowner's water bills because of electricity, the mood was "better to have some Rydalch. "If It looks like it'll cost around $600,000 well, they have talked about doing another well." A 700-foo- t depth has been mentioned with that other well, said the councilman. He attests the town coud never afford the electricity to operate such a deep well. In the meantime, Councilman Rydalch said he expects the town to remain on a boll order throughout the summer. In addition to the boil order, Stockton residents have been asked to only water lawns and and not gardens twice weekly more. "We have plenty of water for the homes, but we're asking for cooperation with watering lawns and gardens, he said. "The spring we are relying on for the whole town Is just not running like it did last year. "It has picked up some in flow lately, he added. "But if it slows down too much or even stops, we'll have to rely on surface ditch water for drinking water. Because of that threat, Councilman Rydalch said oficials have been weighing a decision about re- questing complete closure of Soldier Canyon to the public. Such a decision may be needed if surface water becomes the towns only water source. Serious contamination from campers, horses, etc., would have to be eliminated, he said. The councilman added that water sample tests have been good and the present order is mostly for precautions. But if surface water becomes the town's only source this summer, the boll order will have to be taken very seriously by Stockton's residents. d For Weekend Rush To Utah Waters Although the state legislature wiped out opening day of fishing season, this weekend is expected to be the heaviest on Utah waters. Settlement Canyon Reservoir, which was closed for the opener last year because of flooding, has been stocked and the outlook is good to excellent. The wildlife resource division reports that anglers can expect high pressure on the areas favorite fishing hole where rainbow trout have eight to h been planted. Vernon Reservoir, Tooele County's other popular fishing spot, was stocked Thursday and should provide good catches. Throughout the state, there will be plenty of opportunity for anglers this weekend, according to Glenn Davis, coordinator of the states fisheries management, with almost all major lakes and reservoirs open and accessible. "This is a welcome change from fishing openers in recent years," said Mr. Davis. "Many rivers and streams, especially those below reservoirs, may also be prime for fishing this weekend." Hatchery trucks have been roll- ing overtime in the last few weeks, stocking spring quotas of trout. Several thousand catchable rainbow trout scattered in major waters across the state should be plenty hungry Saturday morning. While all state parks will be open this week, campers are advised to find a spot early, since many of the parks are expected to fill by late Friday. Anglers on their first outing of the year will notice significant changes in fishing regulations. Although the trout creel and possession limit has increased to eight fish on most waters, some waters have special regulations. Fishermen are urged to pick up early and study a 1985 fishing proclamation before going afield. The proclamation has a new format, dividing the state in areas which makes the booklet easier to read. "If you bought a fishing license before April 29 at the old price, youll need a trout stamp to fish in any water that has trout, said Paul Woodbury, chief of wildlife law enforcement. Wildlife Resources fisheries managers say they are optimistic about the upcoming summer's fish- ing. Water conditions have improved significantly from recent years, offering more opportunity. With favorable weather conditions and cooperative fish, the upcoming Memorial Day weekend is expected to be a memorable one for Utah anglers. early-summ- Assistant Advances To City Attorney Post Donna Draughon, Tooele Citys assistant city attorney has been moved to the city attorney's position. Miss Draughon, 29, replaces Attorney Shauna Kerr who decided not to return to city hall following the birth of a child. Attorney Kerr, who served as city attorney for 2.5 years, now resides in Murray with her husand and son. She formally announced her resignation last month. Attorney Draughon was hired last July to serve as assistant city attorney and city prosecutor. As the new city attorney, she will continue prosecution matters as well. She graduated from the Pepper-din- e School of Law in 1982. She also has a bachelor's degree In clothing and textiles from BYU. The new city attorney hails from Durham, North Carolina. Before Donna Draughon coming to Tooele, she worked In the Salt Lake County attorney's office. |