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Show es aee 3 ; The Salt Lake Tribune BUSINESS Hotel occupancy rates continuetofall B-6 @ FOR THE RECORD, B-2 BIRTHS, B-4 ITUARIES, B-4 of MSTOCKS, B-8 NOVEMBER 28, 2001 Plugging Legacy Cash Drain ROLLY & WELLS i f WM STATE OF THE STATE, B-3 Officials scramble to avert millions plans to sponsor a bill allowing the state if it ultimately wins the Le; battle in court lost by project delay PAUL ROLLY and JOANN JACOBSEN-WELLS 2001, The Sail Lake Tribune Spark Gripe to LDS Leader ‘THE SALTLAKE alled and hundreds of construction wor! idled, state and federal lawmak: art the working on’ way j project beforeit those up $25/million in delaycosts State Sen. Terry Spencer, R-Layton, Club, says Spencer's proposal allow ing the state to sue for the C0: of con struction delays is unconstitutional “You arejust intimidatin, ‘ople who don't have a lot of money,” said Sierra Club spokesman Mare Heile. He hopes Spencer's bill. being written by the state legislative coun sel's office is not simply-a reaction to the Legacy dispute. “Suchbills do not typically create good public poli cy,” Allen said The Nov. 16 injunction stopped Bennett, R-Utah. exploring all the options to resolve this as quickly as possible to stop the state's hemor. rhaging of cash,” spokeswoman Mary son. “We shouldn't be intimidated out of our rightful place in the public process. State Sen. Ron Allen, D-Stansbury Jane Collipriest said Tuesde She would not be specific about concerned by the extra millions the nearly four months away. delay could cost taxpayers This is a tough one,” Allen said could take two to five months longer cy, but we have to reach a point where 14-mile right of way across farmland and Great Salt Lake wetlands and TRIBUNE With Legacy Highw: foes for Andin Washington, U.S. Sen. Bob BY JOHN KEAHEY KSL Comments to sue the Sierra and other roadway damages. Bennett's plans. But, she added, Ben: the10th U.S, Circuit Court of als in Denver was “misled” by Legacy opponents when it granted a ry injunction Nov. 16halting way construction. Oneofthose opponents, theSi ierra Park, agrees, though he confesses he is “['ve been somewhat opposed to I weare resigned to e ahead. To continue the mnly make. it construction of the four-lane, $451 million highway between Farmington and North Salt Lake at least until a court hearing in mid-March. That is A decision Before the injunction, crews al ready had dug up eight miles of the See LEGACY TAB, Page B-4 more expensive.” After Doug Wright, a veteran commentatorfor KSLRadio,criticized the waythe Republican ma- Snowbasin THE RIGHT NOTE jority handled redistricting, Senate President Al Mansell, R-Sandy, wrotea scathing letter about Races the Wrightto Elder M. Russell Ballard, a memberof the LDS Church’s Quorumof the Twelve Apostles. Calendar Ballard forwardedtheletter, which accused Wrightof being a bigot and trying to tear apart the community, to Bruce Reese, presi- dentof Bonneville International, Snowplentiful, but KSL’s parent company. Later, Wright met with Mansell newfacilities not ready in his office andthe senator was on Wright’s show, but Reese said the radiostation did not bow to Mansell and wasnotintimidated BY KRISTEN MOULTON THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE by the senator’s attempt to involve the church. Mansell said he wrote to Ballard because “the church owns KSL”and Ballardis a memberof the newly formed Alliancefor Uni- Snowbasin may have enough snowto open this week, but the ski hill, which is, being transformed into a resort fit for the Olympics, probably won't Construction crews simply are not finished with the Ogden Valley resort's ambitious new skier ser: vices building, let alone three new lodges. ty. The senatorsaid all he wanted was balancedreporting, although someKSLstaffers say Mansell was upset whena follow-up program with him andother Republicans included Democratic Congressman Jim Matheson. Snowbasin needs the skier services building which will house ticket sales, ski rentals, retail Reese said he receivedno pres- sure from Ballard or any other churchofficial and Wrightis free to commentasheseesfit. Al Hartmann‘The Salt Lake Tribune Academy Award-winning composer John Williams is preparing his fifth Olympic theme for the 2002 Winter Games.A first for Williamswill be his use of a chorus, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, in an Olympic work. Q Guilt by Association At last week’s Salt Lake County Council meeting, Democrat Joe Hatch made a motiontoallot $10,000 to Utah Childrenfor a Web site to help low-income families ac- cess government records. During the discussion, Deputy Mayor Alan Dayton whisperedto Olympic Theme Adds Chorus Mix Star composerteams with Utah Symphony and MormonTabernacle Choir the council’s six Republicans, who voted en masseto kill the motion. BY LORI BU qT Coincidentally, Utah Children’s newexecutivedirectoris Karen Crompton, Mayor Nancy Workman’s Democratic opponent last year. Q primarydifference here is the presence of the chorus,” RS UT LAKE TRIBUNE, When legendary composer John Williams thought of incorporating the voices of the MormonTabernacle Choir into the official theme music of the 2002 Winter Games, three words cameto mind: * “Citius, Altius, Fortiu: In addition to being the Olympic motto for Faster, Higher, Stronger,” the words describethe “tex ure andsoity” the Academy Award-winning composerhopes the The Flame Burns On In memoryofSen. Pete Suazo, killed last summerin an ATVaccident, the Pete Suazo Leadership Foundation,established at the Universityof Utah's HinckleyIn- stitute ofPolitics, will award scholarships andinternships to choirwill addtothe piece. Williams, who has composedthemesforfive Olympics, said the Salt Lake Gameswill mark thefirst time he has used a chorusin one of his Olympic works. Hespoke Tues- dayat AbravanelHallbeforejoining the 360-memberchoir and the Utah Symphonytorecord musicfor the Opening person fund-raiserwill be held Thursdayat 6:30 p.m. at Centro Civico Mexicanoin Salt Lake City. “Musiccutsacross the season: music becamethe terrorofthe shar wrathof Darth Vaderin “Star War: “Olympic music is one of her who helped create the mu sic for the 1996 Summer GamesinAtlanta. In addition to Williams penning the official Olympic theme, composer Mark Watters, wh 0 won an EmmyAward for outstanding musicdirection in 1996, has been tapped as music director for the Opening and Closing ceremonies. Other omposerslending their talents to the two-hour in “Jaw "and the extravaganza that will be broade: t to more than 3 billion people worldwide include pop-bal lad producer David Fos and, Celine ter (who has finessed songs for BarbraSt dic anthem and the See OLYMPIC, Paye B-3 Ceremony onFeb. 8. minority students. A $25-per- Williams added, saying thevocal aspects ofthe piece ave more of an instrumental feel rather than literal lyrics. BEFORE AND AFTER Ceremonies executive B-3 producerDon Mischerhas Utah snowon TV Soldier Hollow cash pinch B-3 reassembled many of the musicians and composers id Williams, whose shops, a ski school and day care to open, Snowbasin general. man: ager ( Reynolds said Tuesday “We are tryinglike the devil,” he said. “It’s just a seriesoflittle things that have to be done.” Most important is that there be heat. The natural gas went in last week, but the boilers must be ad: justed to produce heat. Thefire sprinkler system needs to be in spected and the ticket windowsfin ished, Reynolds said As much work as is needed on the skierservices building, there is even more to be done ontheresort's three new lodges: the day lodge at the base, the Needles Day Lodge midmountain and the John Paul Day Lodge at the top,-near the starting point for the men’s and woman's Olympic downhill races The base day lodge, which will have food service, probably will not open for another two weeks and will not be fully finished until late December. The other two lodges might be completed by Christmas. “Whether they) both will be ready is a question. I'm optimistic we'll be finished,” Reynolds said ‘The newbuildings are part of the resort's massive makeover to ready it for, the men’s and women’s See SNOWBASIN, Page B-3 Unlikely Allies Join Forum Seeking Solutions to Poverty Q Rule 25,354 When theSalvation Army of Salt Lake City kicked off its Red Kettle Campaign in the Crossroads Plaza on Saturday, spokeswomanKathy Scott was prevented § BROUGHTON ‘THE SALT LAK IBUNE, graphingthefestivities because shedid not get prior permission. In anunlikely pairing, a conservative Utah think tank joined with an advocacy organization Tuesday to discuss what causes poverty and how Scott had arrangedfor the news itcan be:solved. by a security guard from photo- mediato take photos, but forgot to add herself. poverty ” said Paul Mero, pres- ident ofThe SutherlandInstitute.“We talk about . . . pulling yourselves up Rolly and Wellswelcome: e-mail at rolly&wells@sltrib.com, byyour bootstraps.” TheSalt LakeCity-based nonprofit OLMP! le TORS H aa yi and public policyinstitute partnered with Utah Issues Center for Poverty Research and Action to present the discussion. said ‘The gathering was Mero’s idea. The institute recently decided to broaden its focus on poverty and education, Crim, asking about the group Mero agreed the pairing was un sral lawmakers and representatives of l. “When are you going to see 2” hejoked, gesturing toward the other advocacy groups, such as U! tah two organizations’ banners placed * Children. nextto eachother. “Whenwefirst told people we were thinking about _ doing this, people were vel ” said Bill Crim, executiv tor of Utah Issues. “People remain surprised. Clearly, opsake album featu oa Start your collection — get had some negative responses,” Mero Some people didn’t know what The Sutherland Institute was, he said Others wondered whya conservative organization would take a humanistic focus, figuring “they must be up to something,” Mero said, Some called and what it wanted and wanted to survey people who had Mero met with Crim to explain his beenserved by Utah’s humanservice agencies, Mero said. See POVERTY, Page B-4 Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch returns to Atlanta on Tuesday, December 4, 2001 ts mm morate ts historic journey around the UnitedSta Te Oe Ta OL G EN 2002 Olympic Torch R an Offic Naar eat wT ide you and your family ith lasting SOS a seen in our country nan TISLA on ] But when the surveys went out, “we we're very different organizations. Butit seems that we share a common interest in solving poverty.” ‘The forumat the University of Utah drewabout 75 people, including sev rene PPR eT aac h Rolay route Tne ce retires tt man SU mL Pym irate Page mace) our newspaper this S: |
