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Show — FOR THE RECORD __ PUBLIC SAFETY NEWS The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Leavitt Coy on N-Waste Initiative Stance DEATH ON LAKE San Juan Countysheriff's But statements seem death early Thursday at Lake Powell. At 11:27 p.m. Wednes to indicate he is deputies are investigating a day, National ParkServicedis Patchers overheard an SOS call on marine bandradio,say ing a man hadfallen from a houseboat in Oak Canyonand was unconscious. The man was on the upperlevelof the boat whenhe apparently tripped. Witnesses told author- ities he flailed in the water and then sank. A paramedicon a nearbyvessel jumped into the water, recovered the man and resuscitation efforts. Park rangers anda medical helicopter from Page, Ariz., were on sceneshortly after mid night. The manwaspronounced dead at 12:25 a.m. His nameis being withheld pend ing notification of family mem: bers. a DRIVER SENTENCED Aman whowasdriving un- derthe influence of marijuana last year whenhestruck anothercar andkilled an 80-year: old Salt Lake City woman was sentenced Thursdayto 18 leaning againstit Leavitt shares their chagrin. “| struggle with [the court's] reasoning or at least the extent to which they carried their reasoning,” he said. “(The ruling] did open, in fact, what might be considered a floodgate for whatcouldbeless than desirable public policy, Coyly guarding his position on a dioactive waste dumped in Utah, Gov. itt nevertheless left little doubt Thursdayabout whichway he is leaning. At a monthly news conference at KUED, the governor questioned the grass-roots underpinnings of the idea, doubted the ability of voters to wade through the complex issue and called a Utah Supreme Court ruling that al: lowed the initiative to go forward“well over the top.” Still, he stopped short of outright opposition, saying he will express his point ofview later. Utah's high court justices in August declaredpart ofthe state's citizen ini tiative law unconstitutional and or dered the Radioactive W: Restric is on some ot, galling lawmakers whowrotethestatute. block certain kinds of radioactive waste from entering the state, revise ethical rules for government regulators and set higher rates for taxing waste that is dumped in Utah. islators added a ruletostateinitiative Control, a public issues committee, simply want to give residents the statutes four years ago requiring that petitions be signed by 10 percent of chance to decide whetherhigherlevels of radioactivewaste should be stored in Utah. 29 counties. By the June deadline, nearly 96,000 voters had signed the 20,000 more than required to pass the state's test, initiative backers only col- intoourstate? We have neverhad a de- lected enough signatures in 14 coun- bate about who wasgoing to take this stuff, what we were going to charge for it or how we'regoingto dealwithit.” If the initiative passes andlegislators don’t like it, Pignanelli says, they can amendthelawor repeal it entirely. 2 ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Given President Bush's overwhelming pipe were foundin Saunders’ car, and hetold police he had smoked potpriorto driving, according to charging docu: ments. A Provo man has beensent 39, was sentenced Wednesday by 4th District Judge James Taylorto up to 5 yearsinpris: on. Defense attorney Shelden Carter said he would appeal. ‘Taylor ordered Hutchings takeninto custody immediate: ly. He also ruled Hutchings mustpay a $2,775fine. on’s car veered into eastbound lanesat8:30 a.m. andbroad. sided a lumber deliverytruck. Shedied at the scene, The driverofthe delivery truck was not injured. Q GUNSHOTVICTIM An Ogden manwasshotin the face and chest Thursday as he attempted toretrievehi: girlfriend’s stereofrom a sus pected burglar. The manreceived information from friends that the burglar lived near 600 N. Evergreen Way. He knocked on thedoor andargued with the suspect, who then shotthe man, said Ogden police Lt. Scott Conley. The victim wastransportedto McKayDee Hospitalin critical condition. The suspectleft the area in a dark Mazda,Heis 5foot-10-inches,165 pounds with a shaved headandtattoos on his armsandneck. Q HUNTING ACCIDENT A 45-year-old Park City man was in stable condition Thursdayafter being shot in the chest, neck andfacein a hunting accident. Theaccidenttook place at 12:30 p.m. in the Yellow Pine Campground, six miles east of Kamas, according to Summit County Sheriff's De- tective Rob Berry. Three men were hunting grouse when one flew into the group. One man turned andfired, injuring his fellow hunter. | Hartmann/ TheSalt Lake Tribune Collin Nixon, 7, a second-grader at Farnsworth Elementary in WestValley, holds a hissing cockroach from Madagascar on Thursday as students took in the Insect Safari. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Museum and Orkin Pest Control, thetraveling display is housedin a 53-foot mobileunit. Soldier Hollow Gets a Lift gem of the as well as the Utah Thursday to the Utah Athletic Olympic Park ski jumps and bobsled/luge track outside of Park City and the Kearns speedskating oval. try skiing and biathlonfacility “opt-out” provision in 2004, if all the anticipated SLOC reve- for at least the next two winters. State Parks Director Court land Nelson was advised to proceed with the paperwork neces: sary to transfer the concession contract for the facility to the Utah Athletic Foundation (UAF) fromthe Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation. The changewill go intoeffect Oct. 1. ‘Thetransfer will enable Soldier Hollow, on the southern endof Wasatch Mountain State Park, to openits trail system to recreational and elite skiers this winter and next. That had been in limbo until last week, when the UAFlearned it was likely to receive $76.5 million fromthe Salt Lake Organizing Committee for post-Olympic venues operation, That was enough money to persuade UAF trustees to take on Soldier Hollow, an thoughtful voter to sort through.” Comparingtheinitiative process to the Electoral College, whichlimits the powerof populousstates to the benefit of states with smaller populations, the governor figures lawmakers will have to clean up the mess left by the court. “That’s why we have a representa- tive democracy,” he said. “And in keeping with that, the initiative process has to have somelegitimate reprentative component toit. “{The justices] have essentially in- vited and required the Legislature to rethink the way wecreate those checks and balances.” Pignanelli says the timing of the governor’s protest is suspicious. “We had twoinitiatives last year and nobody was screamingand yelling about thatinitiative back then,” he said. But the UAF included an $1 million orless. Neither the State Parks department nor the nonprofit Soldier Hollow Legacy Founda- tion had anywhere close to that much money, which would have doomed the Nordicfacilityifthe UAFcould not cometo therescue. Howard Peterson, Soldier Hollow’s executive director, said muchofthe budget reduction can be accomplished through some accounting handiwork and by delaying the art of a ski programfor the disabledbysix months, “Clearly the money is good for u ‘id Nelson, adding the alignmentwith UAFwill “let us connect gears and make this work.” mikeg@sltrib.com publican Party. But neither Simpson nor Matheson’s GOP challenger John Swallow are cryingfoul. “He’s reinforcing our message that party does matter and control of Congress does Sim said tics “is a team sport and the team that has the mostplay- the ad opens with Matheson saying he followed through with his pledge during the last election to be an “independent voice” for Utah. The next imageis video footage of Bush, alongside a blowupofa presidential letter of thanks to Mathesonforvotingfor tax cuts. A line pops up declaring that the congressman “bucks Demos,” and a narrator recites Matheson's record of supporting the president not only on taxes, but free trade and educationbills. ers wins.” “I don’t know what Matheson’s intent is. But President Bush is behind John’s campaign 100 percent,” says Swallow spokeswoman Emily Christensen. Swallow hasn't yetstarted his television ads, although they are expected to be playing within a week or so. Some are likely to feature clips of Swallow with Vice President Dick Cheney and other prominent Republicans to underline the message that Swallow is part of the Bush “team.” Matheson campaign spokesmanClint Warbysays there is no suggestion in the ad that the presidentis root- ing for the re-election, Democrat's “No. We're saying that the president recognizes his contributions. When you get a letter from the president,it’ something to be proud of,” says Warby. “The letter speaks for itself and Jim’s appearance this morning at the [White House] Rose Gardenspeaksforitself.” Matheson was among a group of Congress members from both parties invited toa presidential news conference Thursdayto show bipartisan support for military action in Iraq. State Democratic Party Chairwoman Meghan Holbrook says the only com- plaints she has heard over the commercial are from a few disgruntled Republican activists who claim Matheson is deceptively trying to paint himself as a memberof the GOP. But she claims many more people have contacted her to comment on how big Matheson’s toddler son has grown. No one who comprehends the minority party’s precari- ous position in Republicandominated Utah politics is going to begrudge Matheson's attempt to walk a tightrope, says Todd Taylor,state Democratic executive director. “Democrats understand only too well that he needs to appeal to independents to win this seat that was gerrymandered so horribly,” says Taylor. The 2nd District was transformed in the once-in-adecade process of redistrict- ing froma relatively compact 250-square mile political base in Salt Lake County to a 50,000-square-mile behemoth thatstretchesfrom Sait Lake City to St. George and takes in quite a few more Republi- cansalong the way. Holbrook says Matheson is genuinely committed to the concept of “Utah first, pariy second.” She doesn’t specify which party. dharrie@sltrib.com Trib’s Ex-Managers File Brief on Veto BY MICHAELVIGH nue did not comein, and also called for a cut in Soldier Hol- low’s projected two-season budget from $1.3 million to “Is he claiming to have the president's endorsement? I think that's the attempt,” says Scott Simpson, executive director of the state Re- cozy up to the chief executive, hoping someofthe voter ing.” Called “A Promise Kept,” Q in Parleys Canyon. Diazdele extraordinary amountof work for any sional candidates want to in the 2nd Congressional District began running his commercial Tuesday to open. a $100,000-plus ad campaign that included a spot during the season premiere Wednesday of NBC’s “West Foundation’soffer to take over the Soldier Hollow cross coun: entirelegislative session. Andthis isan matter,” Matheson. ‘Thefirst-term incumbent Games, “It’s a very confusing proposition,” hesaid.“Andit contains, the best I can tell, over 100 changes to state law. That's almost as manyas you'd do in an Thursday. Washington poli- lone Democrat in Congress, Ist District Rep. Jim conviction. Jim M. Hutchings, acknowledged Leavitt who appointed one of three judges who wrote themajority opinion and twoin the minority — says voters will havea difficult time understandingtheinitiati is no surprise that congres- Whatis surprisingis that thefirst politician embracing BY MIKE GORRELL TH ALTLAKE TRIBUNE, The State Parks and Recreation Board gaveits blessing Salt Lake Countyvoter's. with conservative Utahns,it the Republican president in his television ads is Utah’s to prison for what wasat least his seventh drunken-driving Irma 8S.De Diazdeleon, Salt LakeCity, died Thur in a car wreckonInter: popularity appeal will ruboff. Q DUI SENTENCE FATAL WRECK ’ BY DAN HARRIE rections on 900 East near 4200 South when Saunders crossed the centerline andstruck the othercar. Marijuana anda in damage andaffected three tion. In effect, the judges said, the rule ‘Independent voice’ the focus of Mathesonspot were traveling in oppositedi businesses near 2300S. 5600 West. The menwill becited for thefire. No one washurt Q ties. The Utah Supreme Court said the 20-county rule that favors rural areas violated the “one person, one vote” premise of the Utah and U.S. Constitu- gave a Daggett County resident's signature“1,000 times” as muchvalue as a Demo TV Ad Invokes Bush 22, 2001, Saunders andStout drum whenthefire got out of control. Thefire caused $50,000 wasteinitiative. While that was almost decide radioactive waste was coming Nehring ordered the sentences to run consecutively. On Aug. panytold investigators Thurs: day that they were burning wood scrapsin a 55-gallon registered voters whovoted in the past gubernatorial election in at least 20 of “One thing the governor cannot of negligent homicide and DUI. Third District Judge Ronald of the unnamed pallet com: In a gesture for ruralresidents, leg- condemnis the right of Utahnsto have this discussion,” he said. “When did we Mary K. Stout. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts said WestValleyCity fire Capt Bob Fitzgerald. Theoperators Last summer,it seemed the idea was dead when signature gatherers could bers of Utahns for Radioactive Waste connection with the death of started from anillegal burn, dan, an attorney, argued the opponents" case before the SupremeCourt. not meet the requirements of Utah's initiative law. paraphernaliapossession in vaged cars Wednesday evening Opponents andproponents ofthe act have spent $1.5 million battling over the ballot issue. Envirocare of Utah officials, whoclaim theinitiative will put them outof business, have spent nearly $1.1 million to oppose it. The governor has his own connections to the issue. His former chief of staff, LaVarr Webb,is partners with Hugh Matheson,one of the act’s leading opponents. Family friend David Jor- Initiative proponent and lobbyist Frank Pignanelli says the governor's handwringing is unnecessary. Mem- DON’T BUG ME mobile homicide and misdemeanorcountsof drug and populist The controversial initiative would ballot initiative to raise taxes on raMike based notions.” BY REBECCA WALSH THESALT LAKETRIBUNE monthsinjail. Gary Vance Saunders, 26, was charged with third-degree felony auto- ILLEGAL BURN A fire that destroyed more than 1,000 pallets and12 sal Friday, September 27, 2002 two newspapers jointly own. News executives have said they will not ‘THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE consent to a McCarthey family purchase. The Anasserted Deseret News right to block the sale of The Salt Lake Tribune to its historic owners violates a federal law passed in 1970 to save struggling newspapers, according to a brief filed by the paper's former managers Thursday in Denver's10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Lawyers for Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Co. — whichoperated the newspaper under a contract until Aug. 1 also argue that the “veto power” violates Utah public policy be- cause it is a “total affront to the unfetieved movementof commerce.” Earlierthis year, U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart ruled that the McCarthey family of Salt LakeCity has a valid option to buy the newspaper from current owner MediaNews Group,Inc. of Denver, based on a 1997 contract. But the judge also ruled that the LDS Church-owned News mustconsentto anysale of Tribune stock in Newspaper Agency Corp., the distribution and advertising company the McCartheysclaim the News will not consent because it wantsto “silence whatit perceives to be [Tribune Publishing's} anti-Mormon views,” according to thebrief. The News’ interference with the ownership of The Tribune's editorial voice is contrary to the Newspaper Preservation Act (NPA), which mandates strict editorial inde- pendence between competing newspapers, the managers argue. As a result, the joint operating agreement between the two papers should “lose its NPA exemption . . . exposing it to certain antitrust condemnation,” they say, That would break the joint operating agreement and the business partnership between the newspapers, which dates to 1952. In November,thefederal appeals court will hear Tribune Publishing's challenge of the News’ veto right, and arguments on a bid by TribunePublishingto allowit to run the pa- peruntil thelitigationis resolved. mvigh@sitrib.com Regional Council Reaffirms Support of Legacy — With a Key Change BY JOHN KEAHEY ‘THESALTLAKE TRIBUNE A group of elected Wasatch Front officials on Thursday reaffirmed their support for south Davis County's Leg- acy Highway. But the revised resolution left the door open to the idea that thestalled read couldend upin analignment that is different fromthe one they supported four years ago. ‘The Wasatch Front Regional Coun. cil, a group that helps state andfederal road builders prioritize projects, dropped the words “in this current alignment”from the resolution. 8 , it now reads: “The [WFRC] continues to support construction of the Legacy Parkway.” The council made up of county commissioners, mayors and city council members from Weber, Davis and Salt Lake rebuffed Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson's plea to drop action on the entire resolution, The mayor, a party to the lawsuit that stopped Legacyin its tracks 10 months ago, believes the resolution prejudges the outcome of additional studies ordered by the 10th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals, Andersonalso wanted all parties to the Legacy case to meet informally, without attorneys,to discuss solutions to south problems, Davis County's traffic But WFRC members said their organization was the best forum for such debates. ‘The federal appeals court ruled on Sept. 16 that the Utah Department of Transportation conducted inadequate environmental studies of Legacy’s impact. The Denver-based court ordered that new studies address: @A potential alignmentfarther east of Legacy's current proposed route, @ The impactofa narrowercorridor for the four-lane roadway, @ Whichsequence of proposed solutions the road,additional mass transit including commuterrail or widening Interstate 15 — is best. isltrib.com |
