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Show Vikings beat Weber; Braves lose to Olympus RR!ori M 295 S :,i i 1 MY "III C001 RM HOCK 1 ki i MM c Pi i u S4ii:-S"n- v i m 32 ISS2EE3BS2SZ2I S I 3E2Z v gywfn Mayor wary of impact by air traffic routes BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Clipper Stuff Writer Cawley to be feted at Capitol ceremony SALT LAKE CITY - Police officers fallen in the line of duly, including James Cawley of Layton, were to be honored during Peace Otficer Memorial services today. May 8, at 2 p m at the Utah State Capitol Rotunda Cawley, a U S manne killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, was also a SWAT team member with the Salt Lake City Police Department He will be remembered along with three other law enforcement officers from around the state killed in the line of duty within the past year ; - Bountiful City officials haven't BOUNTIFUL vet taken a stand on a pioposal to redirect air traffic from the Salt Lake International Airport over Bountiful and South Davis Countv. but mavbe we should." the citv s mavor said Federal Aviation Administration officials are currently taking input for an I nv ironmental Impact Statement before finalising the routes The proposed changes would have both incoming and departing planes living over the mountains of South Davis and much of Salt Lake County . but the routes hav e not been finalized FAA officials are examining the air space surrounding the Salt Luke International Airport to find wavs ot modifying air traffic routes for improved safety, efficiency and increasing traffic demands The FAA Northern Utah Airspace Initiative, as it is known, is one of 11 airspace redesign plans being considered nationallv It was unveiled last summer and deals with the changing role of the 1 AA as the ageiicv places moie emphasis on safetv in the wake ot 9 11 according to Biuco Johnson, manager ot the an traffic division ot the Northwest Mountain Division Several Salt I ake ( ountv officials have expressed opposition to the plan because ot increased an tiallic and the noise it will pioduce ova muor population areas and some cnvuonmeiitahsts also have com plained Bountiful Citv Mavor Joe lohnson said he puxonallv doesn't particulailv like the pioposed route coming over south Davis Countv It s light over the majoi popula tion area ot the state he said City rnguiccr Maik rane reported to eitv otfieiak has said the change is being eonsid that while the I ered for safetv. 'since the safetv recoid is verv good under current conditions it is mv opinion that the maoi motivation tor the change would be to mucuse cupaci-- t 1 The proposal bang considered would move some 1 See "MAYOR," p. AS the proposed route for to Salt from Lake International Airport and planes The dashed orange line shows the current route. SOLID ORANGE LINE shows i UDOT ends accord with legacy builders SALT LAKE CITY O Mosquitoes known to be potential carriers are already in county - The Utah Department of Transportation has ended its right of first refusal agreement with contractor Fluor Ames Kraemer (FAK) for work on the Legacy Parkway The Farmington contractor will continue its work at the Burke and Shepard Lane interchanges in Farmington, but if, and when, woik is begun again on Legacy bids will be opened to contractors, including FAK, according to UDOT public relations director Amanda Covington She added that UDOT ended the agreement as a means of ensuring the best value on future Legacy Parkway woik Last fall, UDOT awarded FAK the right of first refusal on work done on the parkway The agreement stipulated FAK would be paid even while w'ork was suspended Initially UDOT was paying FAK $92,(XX) daily, but by the end of the suspension UDOT had the daily cost under $40,(XX), Covington said In all, the state paid FAK just under $17 million over the period UDOT recently opened a new ramp at Burke Lane, providing motorists with access to west Farmington Crews are in the process of demolishing and rebuilding the ramp to east BY MEUMDA WILLIAMS C lippir Stuff Witht - t 1 fish 'W8 M ,U v m xx r v . '3' a X y. r r SlX ITie fish which cat mosquito larvae will he available tiee to residents with v Z' -- . iff .kk & faff MhnL 1 - - EJfcd At Shepard Lane, FAK crews are continuing woik on frontage roads for the new U S 89 overpass Expected completion of that project is fall of 2(X)4 ornamental ponds in about two weeks as soon as thev hatch Rvan Arkoudas field supervisor for the Davis Mosquito Abatement District, said that on Mav the district staff began setting out light traps to collect mosquitoes coming into the countv 1 he Culius tarsling mosquito has aimed but that doesn t mean West Nile is here Arkoudas emphasized We re not find' tracking the virus but he said they are of the mosquitoes the movement ing with the H traps set at strategic locations county wide There are two mosquitoes which the tarsling and Culius carry the virus tipiens and both generally make their appearance about mid May, Arkoudas said So the insect s appearance at this 1 the Davis District holds Abatement Mosquito larvae-eatinfish that will soon be made available free to residents. RYAN ARKOUDAS of g Both mosquitoes are night bitas which aie particularly active at dusk and dawn ikoudas said icsidcnts who are bitten dining the dav needn t wotiv about those mosquito bites He said the best protection against those mosquitoes is to stay inside at dusk and dawn lhils not always possible with m m i nig activities planned during ev die sun in von plan on i bang outside wem Df 1 I on containing mosquito repellent Dl L I should aduhs an childicn not be " e on children under 2 Instead d shn iij be covered with mosquito netting Also wear long sleeved shirts and pants Other recommendations include Make sure Repair Screens screen doors and windows aie in good condition I se mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors or in an unscieaicd structure and protect sm ill babies at all times I 2 Remove Standing Water Two of four summer interns to Sen Bob Bennett are Davis County residents Julianna Barlow, Farmington, and Zach Takos. Bountiful, will serve Bennett, along with Sarah Jensen. Salt Lake City, and Ethan See "DAVIS BEAT," p. AS For delivery problems, please call us before 10 am. Wednesdays at. 295-225- 1, ext. 119 or 120 environmental effort termed the best in nation HAFB BY TOM BUSSELBERC Clipper New s Editor - Hill Air HILL AIR FORCE BASE Force Base has the best military installation environmental protection program in the nation That's the opinion of the Department of Defense, which was to issue its highest award for environmental restoration Wednesday at the Pentagon This is the first time HAFB's restoration division has won at the top level This is huge, said Maj Gen Scott C Bergren, commander, Ogden Air Logistics Center I certainly applaud the efforts of our entire environmental team for doing an out" standing job Earlier this year, Hill's restoration program won at the Air Force level and received the General Thomas D White Environmental Restoration Award Indicative of the awards, HAFB has implemented a number of successful environmental programs Today, 86 of the base's 108 Installation Restoration program sites have completed the necessary studies and are in either remedial design or remedial action or have no further response action phases planned All sites are scheduled to be closed or have their final cleanup remedy in place within five seven years ahead of the Defense years Planning Guidance goal e In addition, the base has reduced treatment costs through partnerships with local sewer districts, completed final remedial action at six sites and closed eight other locations There are a lot of dedicated people who have worked extremely hard to execute this program, said Bob Llliott. chief of HArB's Restoration Division Over the years we have made it a priority to work with the community to resolve or address issues people are most concerned and that will always be our primary about he said. goal, A restoration advisory committee helps provide input from the community I have always felt like the base environ- on-sit- 0 See "HAFB," p. A5 dampen the spirits of 388th Fighter Wing crew members returning from Operation Noble Eagle Wednesday afternoon at Hill Air Force Base. Among them was Lt. Col. Mike Rothstein, welcomed by proud son, Seth. WIND AND RAIN didn't F-- - liminate standing water sources around housing, e water in old tires cans bud baths poorly kept swimming pools ornamental ponds etc Cut Crass and Weeds Keep weeds and tall grass cut adult mosqui toes look for these shaclv places to rest during the hot daylight hours clean out Clean and Repair clogged gutters and repair leaky faucets and sprinklers While W'est Nile virus has generated headlines causing tear among many state health officials sav most infected people don't know they have the disease I he symptoms are mild and similar to the flu L Bennett interns from Davis County H KAYSV1LLE Wert Nile uus t aiuved in Davis C ounlx vD bi one ot two mosquitoes which c in e.iiu the disease has Io fight the disease the n istv insect has an aienn which c in take caic ol the hat cutters beloie thev even hatch vvamoi is a small minnow like lis'i called Ciamhusia or the mosquito eating i F armington Li time isn t unusual But icsidcnts aie acutely awaie ol it this year because of the disease thev may cany |