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Show _ Sheriff Says Budget Cuts Will Cripple HisDepartment December THE HERALD, Provo. Utah—Page 17 4 ‘ Utah CountySheriff Mack Holley I don’t think we are going to have We arent suggesting you cut told County Commissioners Tuesday the ability to respond te calls as we employees.” department in the 1982 budget will cripple its ability to respond to county emergencies Holley said he has 34 cars, and the commission has required elimina tion of Holley said the move to cut out ‘We haven't eliminated anything; We are just asking you to double up departmentis notlike a city police department. where the distances are small andit is relatively easy to half of his police vehicles will destroy ‘everything we have on the use.” Commission Chairman Kenneth J. Pinegar responded. He efficient ficers per vehicle that budgetary cuts imposed on his should,” he said worked for to make our department Pinegar said F With nearly 10 million snowmobiles Holley insisted that 34 cars are needed to give the department the explosion at a powderplant in Cedar Valley. when many officers were not afford to operate them eight hours a day. but had to run them number of cars Commissioners emergenciesoccur. He cited the ex: vehicles at their disposal investment later miesting = ith them aiad He also cited a riot at Saratoga whenall officers responded. and an "able to respond because they had complete stop before crossing mechanical failure. a right angle. roadway during heavy snow storms, despite the safety hazard u Snowmubue Industry recommend that snowmobile owners tamiliarize the roadway when it is being unloaded from trailer or another vehicle. But the operation is directed by law enforoerieat officers or other public themselves with the ]aw governing the use of these vehicles and that they acquaint themselves with the area where they intendto use them to avoid the ter- Pinegar said he had operated a fleet of trucks and found he could around theclock tojustify the high é fs Geesee. ‘at he would giveup police training Courses rather than cut downon the study his budget FALLHOUSE for to p= renders travel unloading must be authorities. for safety and atthe Chief Nielsen urged parents of young point of operation. people, who might be using snowmay be used on mobiles, to counsel them regarding the / l by car or ae owmabile also may be used on traditional means necuet oF when Nielsen said the done with regard nearest practical Snowmobiles asked him and return and winter Provo residents have used their “When one considers the fact that snowmobiles are often used while the snow storm is still in progress and visibility is impaired for the motorists the Ltak’ Lesisiinre mee T) proceedsonlyafter yielding the right of Snowmobiles also may be used durway to oncomingtraffic and crosses at ing emergencies when snowon the Chief Nee and the Aorerneoe per: beths) poHce work in use in the United States, Provo ground. Otherfactors included sudden Police Chief Swen Nielsen says many turns, colliding with fixed objects and recreational vehicles on public streets th mergen pecs ieee spiel? He said he felt so stronglyaboutit ability to respond wherever ruts, holes, ditches or objects on the ‘ nt syst aa iby duty officers were on the scene Police Chief Cites Snowmobile Danger . Holley noted el man necessary nowfor his ~ partie to pay Wwertime, wh ch a an added burden on his budge 4 Cenk share vehic We have 2.000 square miles to patrol _aid the sheriff should assign twoof- ample of the recent Trojan Powder Companyexplosion where four off within five minutes to take care of moretraffic congestion than that canyon has ever seen Holley noted that the sheriff's / / All Damaged Doors 20% . who are driving on slick streets, the rain pitfalls that can plague riders roadways that have been closed to proper and legal operation of snow- We hove: possibility of serious accidents cannot be ignored," he said. Nielsen said an investigation of most snowmobile accidents revealed that almost haif of the accidents involved terrain features such as rough spots, ‘Nielsen pointed out that Utah law, section 41-22-23, states that the operation of snowmobiles on any public roadwayis prohibited except when the vehicle is crossing a pub:ic roadway and then only after it comes to a motor vehicle traffic by the public authority having jurisdiction. For example, the U.S. Forest Service has closed several mountain roads alongthe Wasatch Frontthat willeventually be used for snowmobiling this mobiles. 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