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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH c3 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 Murray OKs Incentives Hunting Debated on Antelope Island Park For Smelter Site Project BY JOHN KEAHEY ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Initially, Chimney Ridge was supposed to be a developmentwith MURRAY — The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night feet, including the two anchors. to provide $8.5 million to develop- ers of the old smelter site in this mid-Salt Lake Valley community, but they attached lotofstrings. Chimney Ridge developers, made up of partners JohansenThackeray and The Boyer Co., must go after no more than two anchorstores andlimit their size ‘ to 133,000 square feet each. And ' other stores in the 600,000-squarefoot development can be no larger than 60,000 square feet each. In addition, the city will offer the developer $175,000 up front to resolve a road-access problem for Ash Grove Cement Co., which is adjacentto thesite. And council members urged the developer to quickly work out a thorny relocation issue involving a handful of low-incomeresidents at the Grand View Trailer Court, at the development’s south end. Deyeloper spokesman Duaine Ras* mussensaid the issue was in mediation andlikely to be resolved in Summit Wells: Some Doubt Viability of Plan @ Continued from C-1 however. “Tf it delivers water in a timely stores nolarger than 60,000 square But during negotiations, the mall market in the valley shifted with two other large malls being proposed. That factor, plus the pullout earlier this year of a 16-screen movie complex proposed for Chimney Ridge, forced developers to go after anchor stores with big- mandated annual bison hunt. State wildlife Director John Kimball will defer to what the State Parks Board decides on the hunting issue. But he personally does not oppose hunting ontheisland for mule deer, waterfowl or increased property taxes the city can expect to collect when the project is completed, sometime in late 2001. Chimney Ridge will pay the increased taxes and then get a rebate over the next 15 years to pay back a bank loan. To win city support despite the square-footage changes, developers promised that the project will retain high-end design elements such asa plaza andlarge fountain. Plus developers promisednotto go after tenants at Murray’s Fashion Place Mall. ‘ Evans said the county is simultaneously considering conserva- tion moves mirroring ones tried with some success in California. He said a network of weatherstations built across the Snyderville Basin would feed data into a system that would use it to determine lawnwatering needs. Excessive consumption would draw fines and homeowners with xeriscaped yards would be charged reduced rates. an annual supply for 20,000 people. “If we have a drought, we're go- ing to see just how bad our supply problemis,”he said. | High School Students )}?Get Sheriff's Award jo Salt Lake County Sheriff Aaron }Kennard handed out awards to @ight Salt Lake-area high school students Tuesday to recognize “their academic achievement and desire to pursue law enforcement as a career. The awards ceremony and banqitet were sponsored by the Utah chapter of the Footprinters Association, an organization designed to encourage cooperation between law enforcement and community groups. The award winners recognized at the ceremony were: Garrett Danker, Brighton High School; Lisa M. Rigtrup, Riverton High; Bruce M. Dyson, Skyline High; Clinton T. Cunningham, Olympus High; Stefanie R. Bowles, Cotton| ImevHigh; Kristen Gooch, Tayille High; Matthew Siaosi, Kéarns High; and Benjamin J. Chaston, Cyprus High. Each winner hastaken part in the Sheriff's Assisting Youth progtam,a crime preventioneffort by the sheriff's department, over the past year, They received plaques presented by Kennard. increase hunting on the 28,463-acre island off the southeast shores of the GreatSalt Lake. Division of Parks and Recreation Director Courtland Nelson, with the backingofthe State Parks The$8.5 million comes from the Theeet grudgingly agreed. company counts 7,000 customers and is the largest retailer in the area. It expects a supply shortfall in five years. ‘Van Martin, manager of Sammit County Water Distribution Co., whichis trying to develop ' East Canyon Creek as an alternative source for the basin, said the county’s well strategy is a dicey proposition. “Wells are deep, dark holes with ‘tremendousproblems,”he said. County Commissioner Pat Cone said the plan makessense, though, and added thatit is emerging at a trucial time. Next week, the public will be invited to open houses to discuss the future of Antelope IslandState Park. The big debate is whether to Board, is opposed to expanding hunting beyond the legislatively Park City’s municipal water Park City Manager Toby Ross. BY TOM WHARTON THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ger square-footage requirements, Evans estimated that demand across the Snyderville Basin will increase by 5,000 acre-feet over the next decade, or an amountequal to fashion, great . . but we'd like to gee the success of a test well,” said Public commentsoughton island’s future during open houses in Salt Lake, Ogden, Farmington two weeks. chukkars. He saidit is possible to hold a limited hunt and not compromise the island’s watchable wildlife program. Utah Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, a pro-hunting organiza- tion, has been pushingfor a mule deer hunt for trophy animals on the island. The group’s leader, Don Peay, views hunting as an oppor- tunity to generate between $150,000 and $200,000 a year for the state “A couple of deer are going to die of old age every year,” said Peay. “Do youlet them die andlet the coyoteseat their remains?” Peay said the ideaofa limited trophy mule deer hunt on Antelope Island was born when Departmentof Natural ResourcesDi- rector Kathleen Clarke asked Peay’s group to come upwith ideas for raising moneyat state parks. Under the mule deer hunting sce- “Tf parks doesn’t need the revenue, we ought to take moneyout of the state parks budget andput it in the wildlife budget,” suggested Peay, whoalso said that hunting helps preserve the customs and culture of Antelope Island because it was allowed whentheisland was privately owned. Lynn deFreitas, presidentof the Friends of the Great Salt Lake, called Antelope Island one of the sacred places that should be for watching and not shooting wild- life. She questioned whether raising moneyis a good enough reason to open the island to more hunting. “Tf we raised thetoll on the Syracuse causeway by 50 cents, we could generate the same amountof money necessary to cover these twotrophy permits,” she said. Nelson is skeptical that mule deer hunting will generate the kind of dollars hunters are suggesting over the long-term. Kimball has someofthe sameconcerns, debate on Antelope Island. She said she hopes both directors can put Resources, worries that if too muchofthe island is opened up to recreational uses by addingtrails, wildlife could suffer. interest: Nelson said the plan examines the island’s trail system and con- their biases on hold andlookat the subject based on facts and public She expects a lively debate. “There are those whofeel, ‘Why not?’”said Clarke about hunting on theisland. flicts between mountain bikers and horsebackriders. Thereis the potential of opening up new trailheads going off the east “There is a great need for dol- lars. But we will decide this on merit, with public input.” While hunting likely will be the most controversial issue in theis- side road. The open houses will take place Tuesday at the Departmentof Nat- ural Resources Building in Salt land management debate, there are other important mattersfacing park managers. The public will have the opportunity to discuss the possibility of new trails on the isJand and futureusesofthe Fielding Garr Ranch House, which opened in April after the road onthe east Lake City; May 17 at the Union Station in Ogden; and May 18 at the Davis County courthouse in Farmington. They will be. held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. with parks, wildlife and other groups explaining the plan. The Antelope Island manage- sideof the island was paved. Don Paul, Great Salt Lakebiologist for the Division of Wildlife mentplan will be adopted late in the year. SPRING 4 7 oe saying those who propose the hunt need to look at long-term revenue streams at trophy deer huntingar- eas such as Deseret Land and Livestock Ranch. Change Your UNUSED Nelson, an avid hunter, hopesit Items into does not cometo that. Hesaid that as the Wasatch Frontcontinues to grow, having an islandfilled with watchable wildlife will become morevaluable. Year Round “This is a fairly sacred issue I need to protect,” he said, adding people have 3700 So. Redwood Road For more information call 973-6060 that “this is an issue where reasonable USABLE CASHI REDWOOD SWAP MEET Open Sat.-Sun. 8:00 - 3:00 pm different positions.” Clarke, who supervises Nelson and Kimball, said there are pros and cons involving the hunting nario, one permit would be sold to the highest bidder and the public would drawfor the other opportunity at a muchlowercost. 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