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Show Newsilaf Davis County Clipper Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Defense bill would save local jobs BY TOM BUSSELBERG ditnr ( Itppa Ne it x D.C. WASHINGTON, I he Odense Hill passed In the House ol Rspiesenluties lasl week would save hundreds ol Dux is Counlx obs while also incieaxmg bciiehtx loi aiea mililai and lessixe peisonnel Hie Senule is now work-111on its own eision ol the bill,' said Seotl Piii ke 1, piess loi seeleldlX Rob Rep Bishop, R Utah billowing a vole in that ehambei. a oint eonlerenee committee ol the House and Senate will meet, hummei out a compiomise, and anothei xote vxill be taken bv both houses, he explained Fhen the lmal bill will go to the Piesident The next few weeks, cou-pl- e ol months are a ptobuble time line foi passage ol that bill, Parker estimated He said the Senate veision being con- - sulci cd now is similar to what the I louse passed lasl week, pailicularly foi the I'luh speeilie stull llieic might be some mmoi changes. but vxe hope to keep as much intact as we can Among items in the 8422 billion House eision ol the National De tense Aulhona lion Act. jiassed bx a 391 to 34 xote, xete millions appioxed loi mihlaiy protects in the state, as well as obs A 3 3 percent pax laise lor Aimed loices and mciease in the maximum amount ol hardship duly pax Irom $300 to $73()a month, are included In addition, ,in enlistment, lccnlixtment, ,ind retention bonus equity for deployed reserxists is included It would pay active dulx members up to $3,000 per month m income replacement paxments loi leserxists who expenence icduction m then income while iiWiiv Irom cixil-la- n obs " 11ns bill lepiescnts a ticinendous commitment to out ttoops iind those that sup-pothem Bishop said ' Oui soldiers need and deseixc all the lesouices we can give them to dc tend the secinitx ol this nation" Constiuction rekited pio-e'cincluded in the bill aie $4 0 million loi an opciatioiix and maintenance lacilitx loi the An Con t ml 720th Squadion as well as mil lions loi ions slot, me and on base lacilities at the base A Mmutcmun 111 lepkice-men- t elloit bx Bishop iind otlieis helped lend oil a pi ex ouslv pioposed $S0 million cut loi the piopulsion leplace-men- t progiam, potentially saving a thousand obs in the Hint st.ite. Bishop said includes manx at IIAIBiind otlieis with dele use contiuc-toi- s such iis A I k Huokol Bishop ,ilso Wiis successlul in helping dele, it ,111 iiniend niciit thiit would have meant it ts 11 manx lost obs m the state lied I the to Kinetic neigx Intciceptoi progiam Collections to ,1 surxixoi be ne it Social and plan Secuiitx otlset would inciease iinnuilies p.ud to suixixois ol militmx letiiccs aeeil ()2 01 oldei Since nix Inst dux in oltiec." Bishop said T xe ieccixcd Ictteis and culls on this issue horn xctciuns and xx idows xx ho men I 01 xxon t begetting what thex deseixc" Unclei the existing pkin suixixois luce ,i 20 percent chop in annuitx once the re.ich ace 62 A typical tccipi ent experiences a leduclion in iinnuity Horn 33 percent ol a ictirces pax to 3s pucenl. .mil Paikei s,nd thousands aie not told about this cut .md the unexpected loss ol income is oltcii lmaneiiillx devastating' I he change xxould mean annuitx olleteel ol I10111 4(1 to I 33 pe ice lit ol ,i ictuee's pay A bener way to save on Sunday s potential move to South Davis seems to be on everyone's mind these days, even Bountifuls Grace Baptist Church. It appears to be offering a saving alternative without the need for checkstands or discount prices. Wal-Ma- rt at open house Noise, vibration issues Impact on residents near the line trumped H emironmental worries BY MELINDA WILLIAMS ( hppci Staff With' 1 Dike City .md the fourth in Ogden Nc'iii Iv 70 people attended Saturday's open house, some staying the entire loui hours to get all then questions answered About a doen IJ A representatives were on hand to answei questions Comments weie taken in vviit-te- n lotm, via laptops which weie pioxided and through a couit reporter III A spokesperson Justin Jones said lew ol the concerns expressed by those attending were about the enviionmental issues The commuter rail has been a part ol the shared transportation solution which enxironmenlulists haxe, lor the most part, embiaced. seeing is as a big component m culling the number ol ems on loadwavs But concerns weie expressed about one 01 two ol the loui ail stations proposed in Dax is County and noise md xibration caused bx the trains Those stations haxe tentatively been planned lor Cleuilield. Diyton. arnnng-to- n and Woods Cross Clan Young, a Iavton resi dent, recognies the need lor 1 FARMINGTON Iliose attending a Utah Iransit Authoi ltv public hearing on the cotnmulei rail diatt Enxnonmentul Impact Statement heie Saturday wcien't so much concerned about the impact on the environment as they were the escalating noise impact ol levels and tiallic The public heanng xvas the scheduled ol lour lust through the end ol Max on e docuthe DTIS a ment detailing the enx impact on Dux is County ol the proposed commute! rail pioposed to eventually tun between Pax son and Brigham Citx I he second ol those public hearings is scheduled to beheld at ( leai held High School. 431 S 1000 Last, m the student center Irom 4 to 8 pm on Max 26 Anothei hearing will be held in Salt 600-pag- 11 commute! i.ul, but lie wonics about its impact on east west tr.ilhc and said the pioposed station will imp, let liable to Doug iind minx's and Sills Cale, two ol his taxonte hang outs Many people, especially those living near the cui lent Union Paahc line questioned how much noise and xibiation the new trains will cause. complaining about the noise and vibration eunentlv being caused by Union Iacihc trains Jones said that while U 1A has no control over that noise, UIA will mitigate the noise caused by the commutei rail cars ITiose cats, he said, are wider .md theielore quictu Additionally. UIA plans on installing equipment which will luithei limit the noise and vibration caused by the hums And, UIA plans on creating ones xxlieie tiains. quiet Paulic's. Union including wont have to blow then whistles because ol added saletx features at crossings Hie $300 million pioeet is proposed to begin with the stretch between Pleasant View in Wehei County and 1 44-nu- I ,ike City I xentuallx he line should Lin the lull DO miles between Pax son and Btighum Citx Commutei 1.11I is putt ol what I 'tali tiunspoilution call .1 shiiied solution and is a pail ol the 3i) Ciii plan to alleviate Outlie congestion along the Wasatch iont Othei aspects ol that include shiiied solution adding buses and bus lines and light rail through UIA, corrtdoi and a widened and egiicy P.ukway through the Utah Depaitment ol Iranspoi tation UIA officials want public input now to avoid those piobleins When adopted the I IS will be used as the design plan loi the entire pioiect adding to the importance ol public input now Ihe public comment peii-oends lune 13 he di.ilt I IS is avail lhle loi public pciusal .it city halls iind libruiics It is also posted on the Web ill tnk mo i am h n U I othcials hope to have the lmal IS ic.idx to submit to the I nxitonmeiit.il Ptolcc-tio- n Agenex by tall and a iceotd ol decision by kite tall Salt olh-cKi- ls 1 Buckle up or get a ticket s Utah Highway P.itiol in Dux is Counlx aie out loicc thiough lune 6 in the lust scat belt cnloiccniciit blit ol otli-cei- 111 the national Buckled tlicxciii oi Busted campaign Ihioughout the penod I HP tioopers will write citations to not Well dnxers and mg seat belts 'One ol the 111.1111 goals ol tile Buckled 01 Busted cum paign is to incic'iise seal belt usage ate to 40 peicent bx 2003;' said Ul IP Set Scott Barnett Since the campaign was launched in 2001. safety belt use has increased 178 percent to the current 83 2 percent Kite We iiie pleased to see moie Utahns .11 e buckling up We hope that these cnloiecmciit mobilizations will he Ip ciicouiiige p.nt tune pussc-ngc-i- useis ,ind non users to went then sc, it belts icgulailx when tiiix eling in a motoi vehicle!' Barnett said In 2002, 38 Utahns between 16 .md 20 years ol age died and 36 were ti alkie incapacitated crashes Sixty peicent ol them were not wearing seat belts, according to statistics put out by bathe the National Highway Saletx Administration, who also olds were icpoits HI 18 killed in the same xeai Motoi chicle clashes ,11c the leading cause ol death lor people age 4 in the Untied said Lou DeUarolis States, region, il administrator for the 111 15-3- Nil ISA DeUarolis said his gt oup's go.il is to ensuie dnxers know they ,ue at usk ol dying il they don t buckle up d 11 01 euilx w intei Farmington officials cut through decade's longest planning agenda BY BOB MICKELSON ( hppci Stall U i tin FARMINGTON what citx plunnei David Peleiscn described as the largest agenda ol the ol the mcmbcis decade. Planning City lurnunglon then Commission woiked lot ol ,i sciics w.iy lengthx split, re one and condilion.il Dicing use icquesls Max 13 began bx clem mg a lot split to llei.ild and B,u bill .1 Rice on 3 71 .ides at the south end ol Dax is Cieek Drive (30 I ast) 1023 and appioximalelx South Ihe couple wanted to subdivision develop a two-lo- t Commissioneis mice! the mine would cic.ite two flag lots, .1 situation they Ic It with Ihe uncomloi table denial also voided a icqiust lot ,i tecommendalion the city vacate the southern end ol D.ixts Cicck Dnxe hied m conjunction with the internal application Amenca West Develop Commissioneis ment's request lor schematic plan approval at the Silver wood I st, ties subdivision containing 21 lots on 7334 acres .it approximately 1800 V 1400 Ninth wax tabled Hie main le.ison lor the tabling, appaientlx was the lad that, at present, access to the pioposed development could be made only through ka exilic ot split lequesls bx Doug Dec. uia I xelyn Van licet .md IR Wai nei. howexci, got the go ahead horn commission membeis I iich wanted to create Decaiia lot subdivisions. two .it 473 S 630 West, Van I leet .it 328 Oak Dine and Warner 1700 West at appioximalelx 1 Bmke Dine Re oik s associated with led and Wamei the Van loinici horn R the icquesls 2 to I R I .md the later horn A to VI -- also weie appioxed othei ITiree ic one lequcstx weie tabled meanwhile, all lor lurther study ITie lust wax ,i lecommendation to 1 amend Farmington s (leneial Plan by ic designating sexeial acres m the southwestern p.ut ol the city Irom RRD to AC." In the second, Kent Buie iisked that 6 8 .icies at appiox-im.itel- y 83(1 Ninth Shepaid Creek PiitkWiix be and BP to C Ihe horn R-pui pose Wiis to establish a uiuitmcnt multiple lamilx development Development Symphony then iisked that 16 30 ncies d 4 neat 273 s 1100 West be A to AI Mcmhets ol the commission l, wcien't so suie about this laxormg a i mention ol the A designation S Dax id Plummci did get his lor ie one 282 437 .icies located west ot the Diimmgton Ranches subA past division li mu V to commission mcmbcis Plummci s subsequent solicitation to build .iccessoiy horn pm-posa- living quiiiteis .is a conditionxvas al use in the AA one also gi anted BOUNTIFUL STORE OPEN: Mon-Sa- t 9-- 6 |