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Show D3 __ The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Thursday,September 25, 1997 Papers Reveal Little on Corradini Case BY REBECCAWALSH THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE The documents Salt Lake CountyDistrict Attorney Neal Gunnarson filed to seal his investigation of Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Corradinished little light on the fou:ur-month- long probe. Wednesday, at the Utah Supreme Court's command, Gunnarson released to The Salt Lake Tribunethe application hefiled to start his investigation of the mayor's gifts, another document filed to conduct the investigation in secret and the orders 3rd District Judge Homer Wilkinson signed sealing the case In an application for approval to conduct the investigation dated Jan. 14, Deputy District Attorney Ernie Jonescites an affidavit from Michael George, an investigator with the district attorney's office, as “good cause” for a court-supervised probe. The affidavit remained sealed with the rest of thei investiga- tionfile business related documentsare being request- ed and the release of that information could damagethe business reputation of their enter- prise.” The subsequentorder,signed by Wilkinson the same day, finds a “reasonable likelihood of causing damageto a witnesses[sic] reputation should the identity of the witnesses or targets of the investigation be made public.” But the nine pages of documentsreveal lit- tle else about Gunnarson’s investigation, the of wrongdoingfor collecting $231,000 in gifts and loans from wealthy Utahns to payher personal debts. At the time, he complained about vague city and state statutes that would not support criminal charges. But Gunnarson would not give details, citing the secrecy order. In April, Tribune attorneys asked Gunnar- he obtained — no subpoenas, no names, no sonto release the sealing documents. He refused. The Tribune appealed to Wilkinson to turn over the application for secrecy and the that is stored in a separate, sealed courtfile Tribuneattorney Sharon Sonnenreich be- order he signed. Wilkinson also refused and said The Tribune did not have the right to ask for the papers. attached to the applications and orders, in- ‘The Utah Supreme Courtdisagreed andordered the papers released. Chief Justice Mi- witnesses he interviewed and the documents lists of canceled checksor bank records. All of lieves the newspaperis entitled to any papers cluding George'saffidavit “I believe they're taking an unreasonably narrow reading of the Supreme Court's ruiing.” Sonnenreich said. “The court granted us In a separate application for secrecy, Jones asks the courtto oversee the secret criminal investigation. “This application is made to protect the reputation of said wit itnesses, Jones wrote. ‘A large amount of financial and less we see everything the judgesaw. Last March, Gunnarson cleared the mayor the right to look at the materials that Judge Wilkinson lookedat whenheclosed theinves- tigation so we could assess if the case was closed properly. We cannot adequately assess whether the decision was made correctly un- chael Zimmerman said Wilkinson and Gunnarson were wrong to assume the newspaper had to prove a compelling reason to open the documents. In fact, the Utah Subpoena Powers Act requires the prosecuting attorneyto defend keeping the documentssecret, And the act requires that one document, the application for a court-supervised, secret investiga- tion, is always opento the public Will Logan Voters Approve Bond for School Needs? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘It’s down a little bit, but it will LOGAN — Logan voterswill be asked to approvea $22.4 million bond in November to bring schools up to code, build new buildings and expand existing schools in the Logan City School District. coverour needs,” said LoganCity School Superintendent Allen Lowe at Tuesday's school board meeting. Plans call for bonds to be sold incrementally during the next five years, meaning taxes to pay It would also fund repairs to safety hazards at the gym and bleachers at Logan High and pay for parking at Ellis School, remodeling at Wilson and Woodruff elementaries, district storage facilities, a new track at Logan High and and air conditioning and dis- home and take effect after the school opens. If approved the district would Incorrectness By Magazine THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PROVO — An alternative na: tional news magazine has ranked Brigham Young University for being among the most politically incorrect in the country According to Insight Magazine based in Washington. D.C. that tion and for beingtruetoits mis sion. Theentry on BYU says the Pro- vo school features an tensive honors program, conservative at mosphere. Insight applauded universities “that are true to themselves and haven't altered their traditions to fit academic fashions orfads.” The magazine's Sept. & cover schools, such as Harvard and Stanford, “are those that have most altered their academic makeup to fit notions of what's fashionable in education.” Along with nineothercolleges. BYU was laudedfor not trying to dle school and a building to replace temporary classrooms at abled access for all the schools that don’t haveit the whole student. Fish Disease Is Traced to Leavitt Farm impossible. The Hidden Springs pond was tioned to bear the brunt of Nora's moisture even more than Utah. Redwood Road @ Continued from D-1 private pond for the required per- to contact the ownerofthe other missionto test ily trout farm was slapped with criminal charges and heavy fines for illegally moving fish — actions wildlife officials said may have spread whirling disease Marshall rejects as “hogwash” any suggestion that Road Creek Ranch received special treatment Consequently, Gov. Jane Hull has activated emergency-response May Haveto centers in several western counties. Be Reworked Nora’s remnants should move into Kane Countythis afternoon. The rain should last into early Saturday. “There are some nice flowers that I've never seen aroundthis Either way, it will delay completion of the 7800 South to 6600 soggylittle townof ours,” hesaid South section of Redwood Road. Road Creek Ranch wascerti- RoadCreek Ranchbut has “noin- fied free of whirling disease in volvement in the day-to-day management or decision-making,” said spokeswoman Vicki Varela. Morris Will Pass Fee on To Customer and blocking access to businesses pay $25,000in restitution. 1992 and remained clean until last October, when the parasite showed up in a regular annual test talked to the governorever about hisagricultural projects.” Goy. Leavitt is aware the issues are being worked throughby agri- Inspectors immediately yanked the operation’s approval to sell live fish, said Russ Lee,state fishhealth specialist. But officials didn't worry about spread of the contamination be- cause the trout-farm manager assured them thatthere had been no recent transfersoflive fish to otherlocations, Lee said. That was a mistake Some four monthslater, Lee's agency discovered that Road Creek Ranch trout had been shipped the previous May to at least two other private ponds: at Hidden Springs Resort near Fountain Green andto another location, which still has not been publicly identified nortested. culture and natural resources de- partments and “has not become personallyinvolved in it.” Mark Leavitt, who is a member of the state advisory board on aquaculture, was unavailable for comment Wednesday. An employ- ee said he was on anout-of-state businesstrip. the result of an honest mistake The manager — whom he would not identify — had been at the ered [live trout] to anyone else,” said Marshall, Mark Leavitt, a brother of the governor, is president of the Road Creek Ranch Marshall acknowledged that not being excluded from the proRichard Chamberlain, director of the county Office of Contracts and Procurement, said he believes there are adequate checks and balances under the proposed Kip Wadsworth, spokesman for ordinance. His office will contin draft contracts and toprovidele: tion to the UDOTinspection UDOT officials will review whateverthe contractor proposes andthen decide whetherto accept ue to rely on Short's deputies to gal advice on questionabledeals Chamberlain said Short’s office handles most contracts efficiently, and he acknowledged that some of the proposed changes could place himandthecountyat Is Packing a Watery Wallop nonatti said, it could cost the con- greater risk @ Continued from D-1 Owenssaid “Obviously those numbers some 100-year storms. Wecan't Nifio teamed to produce what Weather Service meteorologist William Alder has come tocall “The Century Storm.” It deposit difficult to say what wewill do because we're still in a state of shock and disbelief.” more than 65 percent of the pas senger traffic at Salt Lake CityInternational Airport, declined to provide details on why it was reducing the travel-agency commis. sions But a travel-industry group hopes to get Congress togivetrav el agencies limited antitrust exairlines for commission rates. John Hawks, president of the Association of Retail Travel Agents, said theairlines’ collec- tive action to reduce commissions reflects the industry's lack of lays were caused byaseries of circumstances — including weather counties and 11 to 13inches in the control over the travel agenc Wasatch Mountains Nora maynotbeas productive but looks potent Being closer to the Pacific coast, western Arizona is posi- FALL IS THE SEASON FOR PORTRAITS. between $350,000 and $400,000. ‘Thatis not all. If the contractor misses the October completion date, he couldloseall or part of a $500,000 early-completion bonus. Completion date has been Oct 15. Until this problem, the work: ers wereahead of schedule. Now completion will likely be “sometimelater,’ said Giannonatti The second segment of Red- wood Road, from 7800 South to 9000 South, is scheduled to be completed in November competition and increasing con“Theairlines have almost total airline relationship, “Theairlinesset thefees agencies cannot do anything about it. We want to level the playingfield.” Chamberlain and other depart ment heads are personally re sponsible for paying the bill if theysay fundsare available when they are not. Although all county budgetsare available on comput- er, Deputy Auditor David Beck said his office is in a better Commissioners Want Changes in Purchasing Rules posi- tion to identify wrong account codes andother accounting problems. If those errors are not identi fied until the endof the process — after the serviceis provided and thehill submitted — it could slow the county's emption so they can bargain with trol over booking customers valleys of Salt Lake and Utah tractor and owner Larry Madsen. “It is Delta Air Lines, which handles storms were bucket dumpers,” replacement is required, Gian- lines, and weseethis as a slap in the face,” said company president ability to pay ven dors, Beck said Utah County CommissionerDa. vid Gardiner said there never can “ONE 8X10} matter of course, “Wetend to make decisions not on what is politically county.” The United States Air Force Announces Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for Construction of a oe Fueled C-130 Flight Test Hangar and operation of a f Theproposedsite location for the hangar is north of Bldg. 206 at Hill AFB, A fueled aircraft hangar is neededin order to perform theflight test portion of the required aircraft maintenance on C190aircraft, consisting of fuel leak checks, landing gear repair, hydraulic checks and tirereplacement, andflight checks. Approximately 60 C-180 aircraft yer year requirethis type of maintenance. The hangar would include a new foundationand hangar Moor, adequate fire supproosion and electrical utilities wafely house a fueled C-190 aircran Existing hangar sp e of accommodating a C-190is being fully utilized for other aircraft maintenanceactiviti iteg?nicereai NO PURCHASE EcERGARY UNIVERSITY MALL ene expected to result from implementing the Proposed Action. 'T (FONSI) is justified and an Environmental Impact Statement nance to be doneoutdoors, This work cannot be safely conducted outdoc Underthe no-actionalternative, the proposed fueled aircraft hangar would not be constructed. Theresult wouldinclude sonably foreacoable adverse , - oa | ~ ON RUSTON rrr) eo.) CRU OL CSOD RLU PeEmEU CUI ECO SoraCs Only $1.00 with or without SN a re , SAR Ly CTOCHC ON CT environmental impacts TeCOO A copyof the document detailing all the information i available for public examination at the Hill AEB Information Repository located at the Younty Library-Central Branch, Vasatch Drive, Layton or at the Environmental Management Directora Wardleigh Rd. Bldg. 5, Hill AFB, nin AAASANT aLAG La, H PSG AURISULE Public comments will be accepted until Octobor 11, 1997 Cornet nite and questions may be directed to Kay Winn, (801) AO Ge. i nL see PUY is , the issuance not required. of a Finding No Significant Impact NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY = paTonsonses oaPeas expedient but what's right for the delays in maintenanceon C-130aircraft, and unnecessarily highcost of aircraft service we CUaurtuBssella Gardiner said “It's just good publicpolicy Gardiner said. aoe sak vaio oa ==5 2-3x5's & 4wal ets paveddiddeluclinne eddie COTTONWOOD MALL 272-2641 VALLEY FAIR MALL 968-1689 DuneSport of contracts, officials do it as a auditor's OK ontheavailabilityof funds their hands in everyone else’s statutoryrole.” He pointedto a $1,500contract with the Cathedral of the Made. Basedonfindings of this Environmental Assessment, there are Witness the World Premier of Utah County does not havea writ ten policy mandating legal review [_1-5x7 & 4 wallets} rn oe ae Seagal Santony BRSSree Bier Se oni) at rice, You Won't Believe caratae ray eaterAaTe eer) SetonSe the commissionalso requires the @ Continued from D-1 reraft main’ Soe hing for snowmobiling and winter sports under oneroof!!! See all the new 1998 snowmobile models, experience the exciting sport of snowmobile racing on blacktop! Buy the latest fashions for winter sports, learn how to survive an avalanche, join the U.S.A.! betoo many safeguards, Although Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base announces the availability nding of NoSignificant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed Con ruction _YOUR CHOICE OF: Listen t¢ KODJ. 94.1 for letails and towin one of SY keys. Additional kes sia Snowiobie aiven away at th withtheir statutory duties his company’s plansor its reac- the company, would not discuss ed 8 to 10 inches of rain in the When inspectors learned of the shipments in February, the ponds were frozen over, making tests UDOT’s Giannonatti said the two are developing a proposal to fix the problem. follow-up tests were slow on the two ponds, But heinsisted the de— outside the control of his inspectors. ber County-based J.B. Parsons. TO WIN a new 1998 POLARIS SNOWBMOBILE cess,” Marshall said. “Their roles are just being refined to align the recommendation. If complete lier shipments, Lee said “if a mistake was made, it was Wadsworth Construction of Draper. Cement subcontractor is We- county expenditures. Those mandates are not affected by the county's ordinance. “The auditor and attorneyare “For many years, we thought [11.43 inches of rain] represent that we didn’t go to Mark Leavitt The contractor is Ralph L. State lawrequires theattorney to endorse interlocal agreements. and that the auditor approveall we were partners with theair- find anyone around here who re members[such storms. Hurricanes and El Nifio will do that About this timeof year in 1982. Hurricane Olivia and a strong El and demandto know if he deliv- which has been underreconstruction since spring, tying up traffic and homes. remove those kinds of hurdles and restore contract-approval duties to the commission — where they legally belong. he said surprise. Road Creek Ranch only a short time and wasnot awareofthe ear- one. Crossroads Travel, which operates agencies in Midvale and Bountiful, said the airline announcement took the company by assistance to the poor. Statelaw giv the commission the authorityto help the indigent, yet Short has refused to approvethe deal Hurricane Nora Lee insists the misinformation from the trout-farm manager was identifying the location the clay balls and cutting them out, one by @ Continued from D-1 gram, which provides emergency The proposed changes would An unlikely alternative would The governor maintains a oneseventh ownership interest in Road Creek Ranch officials pleaded no contest to eight misdemeanor charges and agreed to leine forits Good Samaritan pro dral, a Catholic church, is a reli be to scan the surface with radar, ownership. "The governor's a bigger man than that. I've never 3200 S. Decker Lake Dr. West Valley City. on the grounds that the Cathe- said. “That gets your attention — especially on top of a pretty wet summer.” It certainly has drawn Owens’ attention. because of the Leavitt family FMONTAy gious institution. @ Continued from D-1 “This is‘the remnants of two hurricanes in two weeks,” Carle uy ae aa8 Try September 26-28 following every whim in educa tally as well Also on the ballot will be a vot- results were unavailable until Aug. 5, said Marshall. Agriculture officials say they have been unable, despite repeated attempts, Dinter Sport TN —7fornsronts fit the popular mold of universities the magazine claimsarefailing in their objective to educate tested in late May,butlaboratory re) mon Church-owned school for not the bondswill be raised incremen- the improvements. Pur rankingisn't as bad asit mayfirst appear The magazine lauds the Mor District officials whittled $1.4 million off earlier estimates for build a new elementary and mid- Perety story said America’s prestigious Logan High’s South Campus. ed leeway, to provide operating funds for a proposed newelementary school. Jensen said the leeway would amount to a $13.75 a year tax increase on a $100,000 BYU Praised For Political 777-0383, or Charles Freeman, (801) 775-6951. OO-ALC/E 4 WardleighRd. Hill AFB UT 84056-5187. All commenta will be considered beforeafinal decision ia made on thin Neal proposal. | i 4 Horie a ahi Ce) ARE A |