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Show dton a (v --u" UA7 Vf Si? 'rM 7n ;- -' Pqqq South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, May 16, 1984 Editorial Burn Plant Prospects Dim Actions of city councils, regarding a proposal to build a resource recovery plant to dispose of garbage in Davis County have been a combination of leaping too quickly and hesitating too long. Developments last week seem to indicate that problems which have plagued the project since it was first proposed years ago may yet spell its demise. Reasons for the problems are many. Clearfield City Council voted g last week to keep the plant out of that city. A site on 700 South in Clearfield, adjacent to Hill Air Force Base, had been proposed by the Wa-- i satch Front Regional Council and Davis Solid Waste Manage-- J ment Board. Clearfield residents who live in the area have been fighting the project. The Clearfield site had the support of proponents of the project because of its prox-- ; imity to Hill, a likely purchaser of steam generated by the burn ; refuse-burnin- ; : ; ; ! ! i plant. The Clearfield council may have acted too quickly in de-- ; ciding against the project. A de- cision was made without information that could have I been obtained at a meeting of the Solid Waste Management l. Board held last Tuesday just prior to the councils meeting. The waste management board, at its meeting, extended a deadline for cities to decide whether or not to k participate in the garbage proj- ! J ! ; ect. Since part of Clearfields rea- - ' soning in rejecting the project was that several cities in the county were not participating or had not decided, the council might have acted differently if that information had been available to council members. Clearfield city fathers have complained that not enough information has been made available to give adequate foundation for a decision. But, it seems the only information that is not available is a firm confirmation that the project will work well that it will solve, at least for the foreseeable future, the problem of garbage disposal in the Davis County area. That assurance cannot be made with absolute Clearfield City has been faced with a different situation. The city was asked, not simply to agree to participate, but to pro-- 1 vide the site for the plant, to ! low it to be built in their back yards. Allowing such a facility to be built within their city would require a positive commitment on the part of the city U al-- I fathers. It seems Clearfield had not sold on the necessity of the project. That may be the fault of possibly overzealous proponents who have not wanted to admit to any possible failings of the project, and so have given the impression of not tellcertainty. ing all. Cities have developed a The only certain fact is that suspicion that information was the current mode of landfilling being withheld. Another point of contention is garbage is a relatively short-live-d method of disposal. If the counthe possibility of allowing Roy tys landfills continue to be used City to participate in the project. at the current rate, their usefulClearfield and Layton have been ness can continue for only anadamant in opposition to the other couple of decades. The idea. Officials in those cities y system of gar- have said the project should involve only Davis County. But, if bage disposal is not a panacea and there can be no guarantees officials in some Davis County of its effectiveness. cities refuse to participate, it However, a unified approach, seems to make sense to involve with all Davis County cities in- outside communities in order to volved, would have a much betmake the project successful. ter chance of success. Layton, Some provision should have Centerville and Bountiful have a been made, if possible, to allow attitude cities to join in the project for adopted a and officials in those cities seem some time in the future. to be hoping a method Reluctance of some cities to of garbage disposal will come support the project may mean it along if they wait long enough. will not be built or will be deThats not likely. And, while layed considerably, two possibilithey wait, interest rates will ties that may be cause for regret later. The idea deserves another probably continue to rise, making any project more expensive. chance. been -- waste-to-energ- wait-and-s- ee fail-sa- fe Reporters Column r Interview Both Scary, Fun SHELLEY KANCITIS for. Review Correspondent Half hoping the answer would be no, I called the production company who said Carradine the might be available from next morning. I arrived at the set promptly at 9 and spent the next two hours getting a sunburn and watching Tuesday Weld attack the movies villain over and over and over. I also watched Carradine walk to Skaggs and return with a USA Today which he proceeded to read while I stood several feet away, frustrated by my inability to get permission to interview him. In a moment of exasperation, I asked a staff member if I could just introduce myself to Carra-- . dine and request an interview. After looking at me as though I had suggested a breach of etiquette which placed me on the outer edges of civilized society, he said no. I would have to get permission. But from whom? There was no apparent line of authority. Even reporters have some pride, so I decided Id give up, go home and do important things like vacuum the family room. When my daughter came home from school, she insisted I take her to see the filming. Since Im an optimist at heart, I brought my reporters parapher ROY Interviewing a Hollywood actor is difficult and easy, frightening and satisfying. Its difficult because layers of people try to protect the star from well meaning on lookers who want autographs and other favors at inopportune times. . But its easy when you finally meet him and he is cooperative and down-to-eart- h, intelligent. part comes The frightening when you finally penetrate the layers of star protectors and are sitting face to face with a tal- g actor you ented, have previously met only through the pages of People and on a movie screen. Prior to interviewing Keith Carradine, the closest I had gotten to a celebrity was when I peered at Bob Hope while stationed safely behind a tree. When my editor suggested I interview Carradine, who was on location in Roy to shoot a CBS movie of the week ..Tuesday Weld, my first thought was how I could hide behind a tree and interview someone at the same time. She assured me I would have fun that it was a assignment most reporters would sell their pads and pencils good-lookin- -- frosting-on-the-ca- ke HES 9-- . KING of the Road. And he does more than give speeding tickets. When Chris McKinleys tire just blew and she pulled off the road for safety, Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Owen C. Busch stopped to help. Realizing the woman had enough to worry about in keeping son Ryan in line, Busch her to offered change her nearly new tire. But when the car was lowered, it sank to the rims as the spare was flat, too. Not flinching from dutys call, Busch took the spare to get it checked and filled, then returned to finished the task. We do more than give speeding tickets, said Busch, dont think the public really thinks thats, all we do. And now, Sgt. Busch, we know thats true. I Letters to Editor How Accurate EPA Testing? Review Editor. If the EPA intends to establish emission standards based on the failure rate that is being reported, then there is a potentially serious problem in how the reporting system works. We took our car to an authorized station for the auto emis sions inspection in April as part of the prerequisite for registration. Later in the day, the service department called me and stated that our car failed the test and needed a tune-u- p to pass. I authorized the necessary work to be done. When I picked the car up, I noticed that the test results did not show that the car had initially failed the test. I realized that so the the car needed a tune-ufoul up in the documentation did not bother me at the time. Your May 2 article about the emissions inspections made me realize the importance of accurate reporting by those conducting the tests. Certainly, those who can gain from the failure to report failed test is not the consumer. It makes me wonder how the EPA accurately monitors what is reported. p, Ronald Within several minutes, I became so engrossed in his articulate answers that I started breathing again. By the time the interview ended, I realized that a star had turned into a human being. I also had learned a lesson. Its more fulfilling to confront your fears face to face than watch life go by from behind a tree. SAVE 00 o the Layton for ComeAntique Show today through Saturday, Hills Mall 19. If you're adding to your collection or just starting one, stop by and browse through tables of antiques, collectibles, coins, stamps May and dolls. Just ON A NEW in time for Mall Hours: Monday Friday, 10:00 am 9:00 pm Saturday. 10:00 am 6:00 pm 5:00 pm Sunday, INoon BERNINA Graduation 801 SPORT IMuttall BERR10R1A 2318 Washington Blvd. cam'..waii $? PHONE: 392-508- 1 j LAYTON Bonina Bountiful nalia just in case Carradine was dying to talk to me. We arrived at the set and I watched in amazement as several bystanders walked right up to Carradine and asked for his autograph. That did it. If they could approach him without being hauled away by burly security guards, I should have an equal chance. Nervous but determined, I approached a production assistant standing near Carradine and again asked if I could interview him. This time it worked. Before I could convince myself that he was just a normal human being who breathes air and brushes his teeth at night, I was shaking hands with Carradine who invited me to sit down on an upturned trunk. I managed to ask him how he liked Utah, but my heart was beating so fast I wondered if I would leave the interview alive. on over to A. |