| Show 4A Saturday From Page One May 27 2000 Standard-Examine- - r- 5 Reno decided against independent counsel to investigate FBI chief Hi Associated fjes WASHINGTON whether an independent prosq- cutor should be named to inves- activities J tigate the of President Clinton and ViceJ President A1 Gore - The Jus- fund-raisi- tice Department considered but decided against an independent counsel to investigate FBI Director Louis Freeh for inaccu- ( ratio1' The nale for declining an independent counsel in the Freeh maf--: ter was similar to the one Reno" 3 used to decline appointment of-- a counsel for Gore Reno used-- 1 other standards for declining1: such an appointment for Clinftton rate congressional testimony The Associated Press has learned Freeh was the subject of a preliminary independent counsel inquiry in 1997 after the department’s internal watchdog accused him of giving false testimony during a hearing about the FBI laboratory’s mishandling of cases government officials said Friday Attorney General Janet Reno concluded that while Freeh’s testimony was inaccurate there was no evidence of criminal intent that would warrant the ap30-da- f prom j Tourists walk an empty parking lot through (above) in Zion National Park (Left) Kristin Shurtz 10 of St George 1A ing the road or adding more parking tots “Btit one of the primary reasons that any national park has been established is to preserve and protect the resources that are thfeh$” Davies said “So if you start carving away the hillside to make parking lots you’re going at cros? purposes” They decided on mandatory shuttles from propane-powere- d the yisitor center to the end of road with seven the stops in between Other shuttles will loop through the town of ' Springdale at the park’s entrance picking up visitors and dropping them at the visitor cen- F? OEEEUmRS ter seven-mont- high season leapfrogged over those better-know- n parks where shuttles should be up and running in two years One thing officials want to see is how the S28 million system goes over with the public On Tuesday most shuttle riders -even those surprised to find they couldn’t drive their car into Zion Canyon said they could see the need for a transit system “I think it’s a great idea” Bill Ellard of Estes Park Colo said as he waited for a bus “This is a historical event and we walked 1 v t right into it” But as the buses fell behind schedule there were more than a few complaints 3 “Instead of putting the money into all these shuttles and a big $ old visitors center put the money into a parking lot!” said Kimberly Kalbfleisch of Phoenix traveling with her husband and four daughters “We have limited time for va- cation and we don’t want to spend our time waiting for a shuttle We could have been there in five minutes in our car gone on our hike and gone on The car ban is not absolute Those driving through the park on State Route 9 wifi still be able to use the first couple of miles of the canyon road Visitors with reservations at the Zion Park Lodge will receive parking passes and some special permits for rock climbers and backcountry campers will be granted Managers at Yosemite and the south lira of the Grand Canyon‘ have been considering similar ” - our way" (Lower Level by JCPenney) 621-13- 399-060RIVERDALE RD (Across from Macey's) f— m m Free Voice M&t Free Activation Free Paging ko fee I ' Available 00 500 Free Weekend Minutes FREE WEEKENDS RIVERDALE 3675 1st Incoming Mfaute Free Free Out of State tong Distance r International Calling OGDEN CITY MALL ‘ S 1150 N Hwy 89 The internal debate is de- -' tailed in documents recently turned over to House and Senfund-raisin- statement Fri In a day Freeh said he cooperated! with the preliminary inquiry - and was exonerated two-pa- 6 FOR LIFE The disclosure comes as Republicans and Democrats intensify their review of Justice’s V 3 f ’0 ACTIVATION 750 Digital Minutes ' for 392-323- 782-840- 0 Al RTQ LAYTON 2146 N MAIN 728-07Q- U C H RAGING 0 met ions apply OAC Annual While supplies service agreement required last Refurbished phone Advertised pnee Some (By Albertson's) res Alto indudtt FREE ptQinf FREE voioo intH and Incoming minute FREE M CENTERVILLE 168 W 397-343PARISH LN (By Albertson's) 6 ! a J t I 1 v ’ -- RANCH HAND HOUSE BARN n & FENCE Ow6r S r r- ' ' ri SEr'rrrx 3r t dk yr 2 GALLON ts WHITI MIRACRIL 100 ACRYLIC EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINT PAINT 6ner tie FACTORY-MAD- COLORS E S©S cmi Il i dU rV --1- kfadfarOiAuUiFmt Tv A? i'iai-jritiMMI- save Up May 22nd through June 3rd t 4 A fd FR££ CUT OF STATS LONG DISTANCE 3 1900 W HARRISVILLE m w - investigation fund-raisi- PONDEROSA PAINT V ge costs vp-frox- T PAILS M 3799 RED OR BROWN 13599 t ' POND1ROSA PRIDE INTERIOR HOUSE PAINT New Generation Acrylic"4 Acrylic Latex 100 ocrylic Icfox point guaranteed to rfieyeor 20 10 Asonoxtorior Acrylic stands up to paint New Generation the the merged donate of Mountain West As an tmenor brush it withstands ohrosron frat coma and washing repealed game naturally with active western bang ArFvonrwrF OOUGLASCPIZACmwAeocaledPi6 ktOLUKG DOWN THE ROAD: One of the new shuttle buses leave the canyon road that is now ts to private Vehicles in Zion National Park Details about Zion’s new shuttle system Zion National Park has instituted a mandatory shuttle system stretch of Zion jthrough a Canyon Here are some common questions and answers about the six-mi- le System: How can I get into the park? How much will it cost? f Visitors can drive through the bxrit’s south entry gate pay the fee and regular fartc in one of 400 spots at the ivw visitor center From there a jhe? shuttle runs the six miles up Jrioo Canyon to the end of the r - J and back with seven stops ti’ S'fuccn- - Visitors may also park in one tof 400 spots in the gateway town lof Springdale and take a free JRhuttle that stops at hotels Ishops restaurants and a spot cross a pedestrian bridge from he visitor center shuttle stop Those entering on foot will pay 510 a head The buses w ill only run from April through October During wirier months regular vehicle traffic will be allowed Are there exceptions? Visitors traveling through on State Route 9 will be given a permit to drive the first few miles of the canyon to the highway turnoff Tourists with reservations at the Zion Lodge will get a permit to drive to the lodge and use the lot there but will have to take the shuttle further into the park There will be other special-us- e permits granted at managers’ discretion for example for rock climbers and backcountry campers The Kolob Terrace Road and Kolob Canyon Road in the park’s eastern section are open to traffic Are there penalties? Driving into a restricted area without a permit brings a $50 fine Parking without a permit is a $150 fine and parking in a lot you are not authorized for - such as parking at the Weeping Rock trailhead overlook with a Zion Lodge permit - is $ 100 Rangers can give multiple citations When can I take the buses? The shuttles start every day at 630 xm running every 30 min f utes They increase to every 15 minutes midmoming and then to 6 to 8 minutes during the busiest times They drop back ofTto 15 minutes then 30 The last bus leaves the visitor center at 9:30 pm The trip takes at least 90 V“lrl ALL 57AINS 70 3D STAIN BRUSH Stems taper eautr and more evenly 4 014804 BRUSHES ROLLERS Uit $1X12 th'l 1 IJ- - VLilA ' CXTtmiONS fCzirfZ: Who’s paying for this? Mil The whole system is costing $287 million with $196 million remainder £k Paint & Wallcovering St ores TWETS A PONDOtOSA fHNTt WWICOVDtWG STCHt NMI Y0U1I Mem - M 7 XX mm ¥ Sat 1)00 00 pj i SUMMER HOURS 50 p--m IInBoiM 13Db - The Associated Prra C 1 2S e JUMBO add-o- n coming from congressional appropriations and $33 million from federal transportation funds A rate hike in Zion last year brought in $41 million in extra funds for the shuttle system and local partners added the 00 GAL Ik sible minibuses trailers that double their size Each double bus will carry about 55 seated passengers There are plans to add more buses plus 14 19 WOOSTER GP L propan- 036 CCEP A ACCENT ANTS ADO SI PRODUCTS cZjL wheelchair-acces-- PER GAL CADOT ' How many buses are there? For now Zion has 23 0C ALL K minutes e-powered 1 r ate investigators reviewing why Reno refused a special prosecu? g tor to investigate r- - ROY 3084 J- - DUAL fACD2 DIGITAL transit plans for years But Zion h with its smaller scale and In the Freeh matter Reno so concluded there was no evi-dence the director knew that his Z testimony was inaccurate thej officials said As soon as he did Freeh sent a letter to a House Appropriations subcommittee to correct the testimony At the time of the Freeh inquiry the director and Reno were beginning what became a lengthy disagreement over DOUGLAS C PIZACThe Associated Press suif-mi- le - said ( looks out a bus window y pointment of an independent prosecutor In a written statement Reno said she agreed with the Justice Department investigators who concluded that Freeh had simply made a mistake “I have worked with Director Freeh for nearly seven years and have the utmost respect for his integrity” Reno’s statement DIFFERENT PLACE: wl 3736 I : |
