Show 2C &ani&'6-E&iin- er Wednesday Ap'i 4 1930 Metro Residents support bonds to build new high school B WENDT OGATA Dm & FARMINGTON — Results of a poll indicate a majority of Davis County residents who were surveyed support issuance of $40 million in toads for construction of a new high school §inoafO-w- - - Davis school board members I paid Dan Jones & Associates i $5000 to conduct the poll t ' Results made public in the ? board meeting Tuesday night in- -: were held today 63 percent of dicate that if the bond election the 603 residents polled would I vote favorably while 29 percent' respondents favored imposing all would oppose tL The remaining 8 or a portion of the leeway while 34 percent said they opposed percent was undecided Superintendent Richard Ken-de- ll levying any of the 2 culls Anothsaid support generally was er 19 percent was undecided uniform throughout the county Kenddl said board members with 65 percent support from win decide April 17 whether they south Davis and 61 percent supwill impose the leeway The superintendent said he was port from north Davis residents by the majority supencouraged The survey also questioned refor the bond election port on their support for spondents indicated in the survey results implementation of the Had the response been more property tax leeway approved negative Kenddl said the disthis year by the Legislature to retrict hkely would have started an duce dss size ill Results showed 56 percent of intensive public information campaign on the district's enroll ment growth projections Passage of the bond is critical to handling the district’s needs be std "We're dead if this doesn’t pass" Kenddl has said projections indicate that by the year 2000 the district will have between 3709 to 5000 more students in its high schools than current facilities can handle Davis voters will go to the polls May to decide the Cate of the $40 million bond issuance Board mexbcp3vr earmarked $27 million' of the potential bond sum for the new schooL Project Manager Brent HSioa The remainder if vet to pay for appointed to the position by board members Tuesday night refurbishing and schools far ) d scheduling said newer Wasauh Front high ear-roun- and purchase of land for a second north Davis high school should the need arise schools are opting for smaller au- ditoriums In some cases school officials prefer having to told two assemblies or two perforBoard members Tuesday eight mances of a school production also tectauvriy agreed to include because It Is easier logisttcaffy to a 1 200-seauditorium as part of handle such gatherings in smalkr the new high school The pro- numbers Hilton said posed seating number is well best low the 2209-studela a related matter board capacity bet Increasing the sealing would members also approved a resoiu-tio- a push the cost up by an estimated officially authorizing the $1 muSor bond election at - nt Candidate wants to try land swap lands within the national park By PHIL JENSEN BOUNTIFUL — Democratic congressional candidate Kenley Brunsdale today proposed a state land swap with the federal government that he says could pump at least $20 million a year Into Utah public schools Brunsdale’s notion Is to trade state lands within national park and wilderness areas for mineral rights on federal lands Royalties from mineral coal and gas development now going to Washington would be redirected to the state uniform school fund he said Brunsdale sent a copy of a proposed bill encompassing the exchange to Rep Jim Hansen who Brunsdale Is challenging In the November election "Jim Hansen won't sponsor this bill because It’s my Idea but he should" said Brunsdale during a news conference at Democratic headquarters In Bountiful "We don’t normally make It a practice to go to the media to resub-surfa- Dignitaries plant a tree in Ogden Municipal Gardens Tuesday in celebration of Earth Day ft Earth t A From 1C A A Sneddon said the city was pleased to be working jointly with the Forest Service in Earth Day activities and noted that the city council had proclaimed April as Earth Month Other Earth Day activities i - 1 - V vsr planned for April include a trail reconstruction and site rehabilitation project near Causey Reservoir on April 14 and a Forest Service exhibit and tree seedling giveaway on April 21 at the Newgate Mall Earth Day which celebrates its 20th birthday this year was begun as a way of raising worldwide consciousness about the Earth and its environment to the program's medical coordinator Dr C Richard Dunn former chief of staff at the Testing From 1C gram "Students who say no to the program will not be restricted in any way" Madeo said Those who participate will be given one test initially Madeo said Afterward JO Jests will be done on a lottery basis each week throughout the school year I Students will be called out class to the office where the dii trict nurse will conduct the tes I I Richard Etter representativ from the Associated Regions and University Pathologists La that will be analyzing the urin samples said the lab woul t screen the samples for alcohol i marijuana opiates amphel 'amines barbiturates metha and other substances nc Including steroids "There is always a possibilit for error (a false positive)" El I ter said "but we are 99999 pei vcent sure" Etter said the ARUP lab i certified by the National Instj tute on Drug Abuse and mus be recertified every six month! ‘Any false positives will cost th lab its certification he said Positive tests will be reports M V Chiefs From 1C called the fire department’s proposed cuts at the J 2 percent rate "pretty scary" It would cost the department 22 firefighters he said The fire department has lost a paramedic and a fire prevention secretary in the last few weeks Murray said this morning he has not received authorization from Hunter to fill either position i "I’m really concerned about it" Murray said of not being able to hire a new secretary "I’m of the opinion that fire prevention is every bit as important as fire suppression if not more so” ‘ Brigham City Community Hospital Negative results wifi not Jbe reported Dunn said it has yet to be determined whether he would re- port positive results to the child’s parents or if he would report it to the child’s personal physician The school wifi not be informed of the results "We expect very few positive tests" said Brigham City psychiatrist Richard Smith "It’s a preventative program to encourage more teenagers to be abstinent It’s meant to help back up those who are not using drugs and encourage those sitting on the fence on drug use to not use drugs" Madeo estimated the drug testing would cost $5000 to $10000 a year He said he wifi try to get funding through state or federal grants or through the Box Oder School Foundation Only one parent Ed Partridge spoke against the program at Tuesday’s meeting He said he had a problem with testing students without cause "The presumption of guilt for everyone is not good for society" he said Fire Marshal Robert Wright said the absence of a secretary might limit his ability to do lire prevention work Buildings not required by law to be inspected on a regular basis will have to go longer between inspections or left uninspected he said Time spent doing fire investigations will also be diminished he said Wright said he believes it will take a "major disaster” for the city to restore the position and an inspector lost during last year’s budget cuts Meanwhile the police depart- ment is short two officers who have quit since the first of the year "They have to with cuts to that degree" Arrington said From 1C including nailing down exactly how many layoffs might be nec- essary “We’re nothing close to finalized" he said ' Most of the g proposals from department heads involve layoffs budget-cuttin- For the departments with the most personnel and therefore the most personnel costs such as police and fire layoffs are immediate showing up in the 3 percent reduction packages he said For others such as the parks department and public works the layoffs don’t appear until the 4 percent plans he said 1 R-Ut- ah Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Patricia Kearney speaks about Earth Day in downtown Ogden Tuesday as Mayor Scott Sneddon left and Forest Service chief Stan Tixier right listen spond to constituent mad and we are not going to do It this time" said Hansen spokesman Rick Guldan In response to the Local briefs High cost of proms spurs panel formation FARMINGTON — Davis school board members are worried about the stretch limousines and other extravagant expenditures of money by students wooing their sweethearts at prom time Board member Bob Thurgood introduced the idea of forming a committee with student representation to discuss development of possible guidelines encouraging moderation in the high cost of dating The issue came to his attention Thurgood said when an acquaintance told him it had cost a grandson $150 to attend the junior prom "held at 6ome fancy place in Salt Lake City" Thurgood said he’d prefer to see such functions limited to the school campus He suggested studying the situation "to see if we are prohibiting some students from auehding” because of high costs Board member Louenda Downs said she is aware that the cost of attending such activities is generally no more than $15 per bin the age of 16 Court documents Indicate the charges stem from Incidents alleged to have occurred In Qear-fie’- d between June and November 1989 Second District Court Judge Rodney S Page set a May 9 trial date for Wallick and an April 24 pretrial conference date Man pleads guilty to robbery charge ee fast-foo- one-we- FARMINGTON — A Salt Lake County woman has pleaded innocent to charges of rape and unlawful sexual intercourse Irene Wallick 30 of 93 W Wasatch in Midvale is charged with felony rape and e three counts of felony unlawful sexual intercourse with a Davis County boy under first-degr- ee third-degre- alent amount of federal land where coal oil and gat development now occurs Most of that now Is on national forest land VA situation "This Is a win-wi- n that would provide an Immediate shot In the arm for schools" Brunsdale said He said the $20 million if a conservative figure that represent only royalties from mineral leases He said the state also would stand to gain revenue from bonus bids and lease payments and any new development Brunsdale said he also sent a copy of the bill to Democratic Rep Wayne Owens for whom the Bountiful Democrat worked before resigning In February to ' challenge Hansen This is the fourth time Brunsdale has used the campaign tactic of drafting legislation and send- ing It to Hansen through the news media Police said Hams 65 of 2872 Pingree was cited for running a stop sign They said Harris’ vehicle a 1984 Buick LeSabre was totalled He was not Injured On Nov 13 1989 Harris struck and killed John L Dun-yo- n Jr 42 of Roy as Dunyon was kneeling to read a water me- ter la the driveway of Harris' home Harris said bright sunlight obscured his vision and he didn't see Dunyon while making a left turn Into his driveway At that time Harris was living at 158 29th Si Harris was cited for improper lookout involving an accident a Class B misdemeanor He Is appealing the citation His trial is scheduled for April 12 ek Swap Basement fire causes Layton man pleads $12000 in damage guilty in two cases Trial date for woman accused of rape set OGDEN — A car driven by the Rev Robert L Harris struck another auto this morning causing minor Injuries to the other driver and totalling his own car It Is the second accident In FARMINGTON — An Ogden man has pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated robbery In connection with the knifepoint robbery of a Layton video store Michael Anthony Lopez 21 of 2638 Adams Ave No 37 was originally charged with three The driver of the other car counts of aggravated robbery a felony in the knife- Charlene B McGrath 40 of 508 point robberies of a Layton pizza 31st St was taken to McKay-De- e d restaurant and Hospital where she was parlor video store All three robberies treated for minor Injuries occurred In a period be5 Feb ginning Under a negotiated agreement prosecutors agreed to drop two of the charges in exchange for his From 1C guilty plea to one count of aggravated robbery Tixier said that after he makes first-degr- His measure would allow the state to surrender title to those £0000 acres and select an equiv- Minister involved in accident which Harris a minister and civil rights activist has been Involved In recent months The first auto accident resulted In the death of a water meter reader who was kneeling In Harris driveway Ogden police said today's accident occurred at 10:18 am when Harris' eastbound car ran a stop sign at 28th Street and struck a southbound vehicle at the Intersection of Lincoln Avenue person ROY — The basement of a house caught fire this morning after a welding job that had been done Tuesday night ignited some insulation the Roy fire chief said The blaze broke out at 5:27 am in the Joy Parkinson home at 3085 W 5000 South said Fire Chief Noel Padden Parkinson and five others were sleeping when the fire started but were able to get out safely after smelling smoke he said Padden said welding on water pipes in the basement was too close to the insulation causing the insulation to ignite later Damage estimated at $12000 was contained to the basement Padden said Brunsdale said the federal government should accept the swap because it would protect vital system and In wilderness areas He said It Involves about 80000 acres given to Utah at statehood The slate’s ability to develop the land and use revenue for public schools diminished over the years as national parks and wilderness lands grew he said FARMINGTON — A Layton man has pleaded guilty to robbery and burglary charges in connection with two separate cases in Layton and Clearfield Daniel Solis 22 formerly of 18 en215 N Fairfield Road tered the pleas Tuesday in 2nd District Court before Judge Douglas L Cornaby under a gotiated agreement Solis had originally ne- been charged with a felony count aggravated robbery and a second-degre- e felony count of burglary The robbery was alleged to have occurred at a store in Layton on Fairfield Road on March 8 Prosecutor Carvel said the robber in that case wielded a BB gun but no one was injured Harward said the burglary was alleged to have occurred a year ago m a Clearfield apartment Under the agreement Solis pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degre- e felony robbery and also pleaded guilty to e the felony burglary first-degr- ee Har-wa- rd second-degre- charge Cornaby scheduled a May sentencing date for Solis I 1 and 'Jak e Gam and Prep Jim Hansen who have spoken strongly In favor of the full land ‘exchange would have to convince a majority of other legislators for that to happen his decision "My chief (Dale And noted Tixier legislation Robertson of Washington DC) could be overruled in the courts can at his discretion choose to as it was recently done with' a review the decision" proposed Grand Targhee land "But he is not required to do trade that involved a ski resort so" said Tixier noting that he Because legislation had been has full authority to approve or passed approving the trade that disapprove any land swap in the involved both Wyoming and IdaIntermountain Region 4 of the ho land the Forest Service had Forest Service which comprises assumed it was a clear-cmatter Utah Idaho Nevada and por- and only did a simple environtions of Wyoming California and mental assessment thinking the Colorado matter was unappealable "After that any appeals will A judge disagreed and Issued a have to be taken to the courts" restraining order on the trade the forester said "You can see wby we are being Federal legislation mandating so careful to not take any shortthe exchange could be passed but cuts In the Snowbasin process" Tixier said Sens Orrin Hatch said Tixier ut Brine From 1C prison They are Billy Donald Cayer William Robert Cummins Jr and Donald Wayne Brown All three of their attorneys have filed motions seeking to appeal Details listing their reasons for appealing have yet to be received in 1st District Court a clerk said They have 10 days from March 31 to submit docketing statements Because the men were convicted of felonies their appeals will go directly to the first-degr- ee V state Supreme Court The court can decide whether to hear the appeals or send them to the state Court of Appeals to hear first During the four trials witnesses testified that all four defendants participated in the beating of including choking kicking and dubbing the victim on the head with a wrench They said Ramirez was beafen after he intervened in a fight between the four men and another worker while they were staying at a brine shrimp camp along the western shores of the Great Salt Lake in a remote area of Box Elder County Ja-mir- ez JP |