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Show MY MFOR THE RECORD, B-2 STATE OF THE STATE, B-3 . MMOVIES, B-4 COMICS, B6 MTELEVISION, B-7 MWEATHER B-S ° JANUARY15, 2001 Oly Budget Part Guesswork ROLLY & WELLS Planners rely on educated estimates, seek to conserve contingency funds x ; "Ahi Rese aL 5, Sal ‘©2000, The Salt Lake Tribune = OUuncl ony ti at 2 as z 2 's former mayors pti sear: lybeadeerpbcavel ata Meth goed ae Les tise weiss in arieesjostbefore or during the Games.And the cont ‘there are multiple difficulties, could translate into a bigfinancial problem. The need for a fine balancing act on evident in comments week by both SLOC Chief Operations Of ficer Fraser Bullock and Nolan Karras, get. That would seem to be enough to cover the $64 million in revenue still needed to break even. Even ifno other sponsors sign on — Romney hopes to land financial services company anda foreign automaker — that strong early ticket sential costs of staging. the. 2002 Winter Olympics — with some money to spare to spruce up the extravaganza. Or President Mitt Romney put it, to take the step up from a “good Games to a great ic trustees and chairman of the board'sfinance “It’s kind of a tricky thing, like landing onlyal U2 hata said $72 million to work with. aee that funds will be available to cover the es- ° ir WalLKeG-# way # reserves to ee ee a ear ee eee riod inwhich educated guide some key budget: But the fact that the Salt Lake Organizthese types of decif What gives budget analysts heart murmurs, however,is the knowledge that sions on possible made sooner rather than later. In their Gov. Mike Leavitt’s representative among fund of its $1.3 billion bud- sales match projections, SLOC could have etinay waki® tiarale the coukivon thatwill burn overRice-Eccles Stadium for eaePie til nccvinue shout evecythtig, bat the 17 days ofthe Games.His original cuts less nervous than one year ago,” added Bullock, who also had been SLOC’s chief financial officer until that title was trans- slashed the budget from $2.5 mil_lion to $400,000, leaving whathe jokingly ferred Thursday to financial planning See OLY BUDGET,Page B-2 gan reminiscing about the In the mid-1980s, Murray City em: ployees and elected officials from the old City Hall at 5461 8. State Ea Non-City Residents On City Boards ‘The Salt Lake Tribune eo ee executive as- 9 sistant to the mayor,persuaded the Murray High School football team to te nove tvaicedy cfforuieary A d I Ss Board Picks ni flee € on S i and equipment. Pett recalls them between $460 and $560 and all oar c , ee vtiicienaett Scrutinized Too bad they didn’t hire the players as security guards. ingintereoratechambers hen pars cin’ equality sincmeint the chamberea again Tocus Of one of discussion REBECCA WALSH Se itdown new chairs, and police,tie it onto the top ofhis truck and beh ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Because they were having trouble with some ofthe rollers on the chairs, assumed he was a ‘The man and the chair have not been seen since. Anderson and Councilwoman Nancy Saxton seemed to reach an uneasy peace over diversity — or the lack of it — on city boards last year. Qo The mayor was appointing more women and minorities; the councilwoman swallowing her Utah Priorities ~ concerns. : Since the law.provides for $1,950 in fines and up to 6 months in jail for stealing a $1.65 pedestrian crossing flag, it may seem somewhatironic Last week that changed. When Anderson reappointed three Airport Board members, Saxton again reminded the mayor,“I wouldstill that Rep. Glenn Way, R-Spanish Fork, has pre-filed House Bill 39, like to see more diversity on that board.” The nine-member board has only one woman. “It's not necessarily a criti- Thomas Burr failing to stop for a stationary school bus with its red lights flashing. Bruce and Monique Rowley,in period costume,ride in a covered wagon ‘ics Bashoptalito Perceeli on Stacia) dung he sesquicentennial celebration of Parowan’s founding by LDS settlers in January 1851. Activities will continue in Parowan through Wednesday and throughout the year in Iron County and Cedar City as they celebrate 150 years. See story on Page B-3 proposes in House Bill 209 that any icocaseeetee Gbtainriverlicengetoshowtoto etingSon = nie joltoicer the “infraction” offailing to stop for Q ; { Bureaucracy at Work Salt Lake County residents en ect and repontediybyhealth gated due curtail the a Some in Salt Lake County governInent haven't been listening. Contract employees at the Steiner ment” as “the intentional infliction of physical pain upon the body of a minor child as a disciplinary measure.” The Murray School Board last week approved the policy onfirst reading. Kupfer- “Itis truly very rare, thankfully,” said Doond .etetentaagviese for the etic Employees are withwritten gitypeeneend a ifthe terms ofthe tion will recult ” probation are not met,” the policy oe ne ieeeeteste more apecific” Alto,the violation would . . it : ne enti reee board : andhg eel suishe htt pe Mies bebe g fied Teocessnitation Of. Parttieaustis eatineed Cares: conwritten with except ts.withUnhappy ral tpunishment, of students’ ti ceca ang tanorles ofc every board and commisabout sion,” Andersonsaid. Be oreOeee Legislators were chagrined to find out cused on chiding Anderson into pointing morewome®and 1 sent parents. PI whatthey saw as watered-down legislation, 2 reported tothe Utah Profesional Practices therewasnothing they could do to change f ‘Committee. “Every now and then a case arises. has happened,” Kupferschmidt said. Sas See MURRAY,Page B-2 Sill, Saxton is concerned. While her attention has been fo- aissias qeeaticondde breakdown See ANDERSON,Page B-2 coaches and in- trip, however ae. sayrinererrrenect h > paychecks can be mailed each pay- } 4 ° Homeowners Still Stranded AtSite of Dangerous Dump : | fi e j mood. A Perk Is a Perk Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky ‘beterion ot sat next to Riverton Mayor ence a ‘THE SALT.LAKE TRIBUNE eae ee oieema When mayors received Rh ee FORK — Residents slnedumpsespenr requiring ‘to along with their homes. relocated employees may not accept ous levels of methane beneath the to take the candy meant for his Tack to er‘ office ted ahare t tos around them, the Utah County Sorte annewere himself. He asked Baseepuares®, + Atthis rate, Salt Lake City eventu- homes and lung-damaging thetadcde manholes ny Feb. lower ian Sede’ attorney Bruce Jenkins, says his client cannot pay for the move because hlsoutofnoney andidefon Besides, Jones insists he is not say aren't, either. Each bi theythe otherfor troubles at the Prenrees Ge Gack bs ticking 0% the Health Department's bara eat Melissa of us are ‘wealthy Winder. people. If“None our attorneys co Aire the 88 residents living in "notable to get fundingfrom the Spanish Fork Ranch’s 11 homes rn be ": Rolly and Wells welcomeemail at eeeeemia ane toliywells@sltrib.com. 80 far, no one seems to be in a tt. } to the Utah Division of Child Family Services. If the violation is confirmed, employees Will receive a verbal warning and attend in-service programs offering “appropriate she would make minor with student behavior.” schmidt saidpresent cracking downon methods ofdealing board members witha changesand also placed on probation ployese as it does for Murray stadents, policy, lating the corporal punishment ban will be reported to supervisor, who will investigate according to district guidelines. If | to appoint women, minorities and aneeens own opie fake the 1Sarileround trip t Mur. tay topick their paychecks atthe Ice Center. Despite the Beeeroanstehei etek and paychecks all up anyone to pick to . Theself:eeioie watchdog of The policy defines “corporal punish- appropriate, the violation is also reported BY ASHLEY ESTES ae THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Corporal in Utah schools has been outlawed meeetat the Murray School District is cracking down on Resides, bactiate iges scalabane be case ® boardmembers from each council ResetVr Mee 5. Saat deliver them to the aquatic space 0) State has banned corporal punishment, but Murray School District is keeping a close eye on teachers school bus discharging its cargo of children. ® S = look into this board to see if it is such a uniqueresponsibility thatit would preclude womenor minorities from serving. And I haven't been convinced. I don’t understand. What’s 20 special about the pemiedd Discipline ===": egtiwatersoasilonss Physical Crackdown Targets beremucea‘oaninfraction”instead cism,” Saxton said. “I've tried to ro ‘Al Hartmann Salt Lake Tribune Dorthy.and Kevin Barrett survey the mess left after a home next to theirs at Spanish Fork Ranch See DUMP,Page 8-3 was moved from its site atop the old landfill. Most area residents can't afford such a move. = ro Coe |