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Ay S The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Friday, May 21, 1999 B3 ATEOF THE STATE New Director of Utah’s BLMIs First Womanto Take Post The THEASSOCIATED PRESS Washington County, but also sur- DAVIS Davis County Board rounding Beaver, Garfield, of Health will hold a public hearing and Kanecounties. on Tuesday concerning the adoption of proposed changesto its fee Copiesof the proposed changes Travel Council to the county's eco- can be obtained at countyoffices at 50 E. State St. in Farmington. The meeting will be held in Miltard services provided by the Board of Health including laboratory ser- JUAB nomic developmentoffice Carton chambersbeginning at 6 p.m. Changes are being proposed for tion programs. tor Tom Fry has announced. The Washington County Commission is also considering transferring the organization from the schedule. vices, immunization and medica- Sarah E. Wisely has been nameddirector of the Utah office of the Bureau of Land Management — the first woman to take the post, BLMActing Direc- Iron Emery Beaver tron Grand Roger Lindus, director of the Travel Council, says the organiza- Pluto Wayne Gartietd pices of the council, noting the film stands public land issues and places a premiumon good workingrelationshipswith all who useor care tion,” greein outdoorrecreational planning fromthe Uni- Wisely said in a news release. “Utah has such incredible resources and people, it’s an honor to be industry is moreitinerant, benefiti staurants, motels, and other tourist-related industries. — LinAlder ce - able to work with them.” Wisely, 49, was born in Atchison, Kan., and, ex- cept for her tenure in Alaska, has workedsolely in BBB Counties Making Today's Headlines In Alaska, her responsibilities included managing 700 permanent employees and a budget of more than $60 million. Wisely. a 22-year BLMveteran, comes from an acting director position in Alaska, where the agency manages morethan 87 million acres of public land. She takes over for Bill Lamb, who retired in April afterfour yearsas director, to spend moretime with his family “I look forward to the challengesof this new posi- tion should remain under the aus- the Southwest. She worked as anarear ager in southwest Colorado, and as chief of public affairs in New Mexico. “Utahns will find in Sally someone who under- about the public lands,” Fry said. Before joining the BLM, Wisely taught at Rough Rock Demonstration School on the Navajo reserva- tion in northeastern Arizona. She has a master’s de- versity of New Mexico and abachelor’s degree from Kansas State University. The Utah BLMoffice manages 23 million acres of publicland, or 44 percentofall the landin thestate Residents of Nephi packeda recent City Council meeting to pre- sent their views on a proposed ordinancerestricting parking of semi Swanner Memorial Park, increas- Officials contend the heavy trucks are damaging the streets. Public comment at the meeting were mostly pleasto allow parking acres trucks on city streets. onthe street to continue. ing the size of the preserve to 900 Theland,just east of the park's entrance on the south side of Inter- state 80 east of Kimball Junction, buffers the park from houses on Manysaid the trucks did not hurt the road surface and needed to park in front of their homes as a matterof security. The council took the comments underadvisement. — The Times-News one side. A $100,000 grant from the Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke Foundation and a $236,053 open-space grant from the Utah Department of Transportation helped pay for the transaction. When finished, the park will fea- ture a visitor's center and a net- a SAN JUAN work of trails winding through The San Juan County Sheriff's Office is considering starting a law enforcement Explorer troop for Scouts between ages14 to 20. The troop would receive training in law enforcement and participate in activities promoting the law-enforcement profession. - Any questions about the troop should be directedto Lt. Bill Christensen or Sheriff Mike Lacy. — The San Juan Record oO spring-fed meadowsbeing restored to their naturalstate — Karl Cates TOOELE The recently formed Restoration Advisory Board, responsible for preparing the Deseret Chemical Depot in Tooele County for closure,hasidentified 29 areasit calls “highly contaminated.” Thedepot is incinerating most of the country’s aging stockpile of SANPETE chemical munitions. The Manti Temple and events leading upto its construction is the subject of a document airing May30 onTVstation K. The multiple-part documentary was producedbythestation's Den- Contaminated areas are the result of the U.S. Army dumping toxic pollutants in the ground decades beforestrict environmentallaws. settlement of Sanpete County and the temple, which was completed in 1877, 39 years after pioneerset- WASATCH nis Lyman and explores the early tlers arrived in the area. Thepollutants range from chemicals, paint, sewage and trash. — Tooele Transcript-Bulletin o The Heber City Council is pro- A preview featuring interviews with descendants of temple work- posing an increased budget for 1999-2000. Totaling $3 million, the budgetis School on Monday. largely to a quarter-cent sales tax SEVIER The Sevier County Sheriff's De vember. Muchof the new revenue will be earmarkedforroads. ers will be shown at Manti High a partment is investigating the dis- covery of a pipe bomb in Anna- bella, and in Aurora acratefilled with detonating cord and 50 pounds of ammonium nitrate sto- len from a gypsum plant Police detonated the pipe bomb. “We think we're safe from all up 20 percentover 1998-1999, due increase approvedbyvoters in No- Thecity’s police departmentis the biggest budgeted expenseat 29 percent, or almost $900,000. Roads are second at $657,000. Apublic hearing on the budget is scheduled for June 17. — Dave Anderton this stuff in little Sevier County,” said Sheriff Phil Barney, “but now we've found these. WASHINGTON SUMMIT sion. — Richfield Reaper ‘The ParkCity SchoolDistrict has sold a 22-acre parcel of ground to The Washington County Travel este ANNOUNCING The Grand Opening of Our Brand New Store in Sugarhouse. We Feature Utah's Largest Selection of Quality Outdoor Furniture and Accessories. Come See Our Wide Range of Merchandise Including Teak, Aluminum, Wrought Iron, Resin, Cast Aluminum and Much More. We Also Feature Replacement Cushions, a Large Assortment of Umbrellas, and a Great Selection of Barbecue Equipment and Accessories. Comfortable Cushioned Aluminum ® Dining Sets © Gliders Council is considering replacingits film commission with the Southwest Utah Regional Film Commis- Theorganization would include luring filmmakers not only to Demo Leaves Panel Meeting, Killing Proposal on Wilderness THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A lone Democratic lawmaker stopped her Republican col leagues from recommending the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) extendthe public comment period on Utah lands that could be designatedas “wild Sen. Millie Peterson, D-West Valley, did that by simply walking out of a committee meeting Without her, the natural re sources committee, heavy with rural, conservative lawmakers didn't have the quorumnecessary to takea vote ontheissue Regional legislators and some American Indian tribes have not been includedinthe discussions later to accept detailed informa: tion fromstate committees that aren't yet done with research, he said But Hatch worried that re- search andfeedback won't be con hammered about being ineffec tive because we don't have the ends Officials from the Utah School and Institutional Trust Land Ad ministration said they did no’ have enough timeto evaluate the Someone needs to representthe impacts af wilderness designa tions on trust-land acres trappec state but who don't get a voice in the wilderness discussion, she over the trust lands for thestate majority of people wholive in the said Several famously conservative rural lawmakers sit on the Natu ral Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee. including former House Speaker Mel Brown, R-Midvale; Rep. Tom Hatch, R-Panguitch; Rep. Bill Wright, R-Elberta; Sen. Leonard Blackham, R-Manti; and Rep. Brad Johnson, R-Richfield. And on Wednesday, some mem within the newareas. Margaret Bird, who watche: school system, said 250,000 acres of school trust lands would be within the proposed areas. The deadline makesit “impossible” to school trust lands, she said is ongoing. Acres are not desig nated as wilderness overnight I've looked at the wilderness issue over thetime I've been here. which the department is accept wonder what the concern is that affairs, about the process by this fast,” ing feedback onnearly 2.6 million I'm hearing as part of a public comment peri od that ends June 21. Several members of the committee want to extend the period by three i months » —$_—$—$$—— OOR COPY Weber’Genesis’ 3000 Series Gas Barbecue For the barbecuer who requires additional features + Range-style side burner ndividually controlled stainless steel bumers * Exclusive WeberFlavorizer System virtually elminates flare-up * Efficent 36,000 BTU per hour input, provides 550°F wathout wasting gas * 635 sq inol total cooking area * 10-Year limitedwarranty MADE IN THE U.S.A. — W's Weber i But Peterson said the wilder. ness debatehasa long history and and I know things don’t happen The BLM has held 11 open houses in rural parts of the state 5 - evaluate financial costs to the bers of the committee grilled Don Banks, BLM's chief of external acres with wilderness characteris ties. Barstools scoping’ period of public com: ment is used to get a general han. dle on issues. Therewill be time sidered if the comment period numbers,” Peterson said. “By walkingout, I precludedavote on that measure, which I thought was silly and More But Banks said the so-called we're always As Democrats, Barstools @ Barstools they said. Mapping and evaluations of the financial impacts have not beenfully measured she said “I have to So when Rep. Matt Throckmor ton, R-Springville, made his mo: tion for the committee to recom. mend the BLM extend the comment period, Peterson walked out From the door she said, “You arelosing your quorum, and I'm joing so very purposefully We're the Barstool Specialist |
