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Show i L:; 1 In Presidents Donating Blankets Page the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind Day breakfast 2 !!!U Louis Pasteur page 3 JVOLUMt 92 fsO.44 Thursday, March 1, 2001 Downtown parking changes upset seniors By DEBBI OLSON Works Sign Shop Supervisor, the four disabled parking signs in front of the center were in violation of the zoning ordinances that Editor The removal last week of four handicapped parking spaces in front of the Senior Citizens set the requirements for disabled parking spaces. We try to follow the guidelines as much as we can, Swain said. You cannot have disabled parking on a public road. It becomes too dangerous for the disabled person and to oncoming traffic. Guidelines for a disabled parking space require a minimum of ide parking space and an a five to eight foot wide access area around the vehicle. Center has some seniors upset about having easy access to the center. But downtown business owners are frustrated about the lack of parking as well as visitors who park along Main Street for long periods of time. Parking is not an easy solu- tion for anyone, said Clair Hardman, of the Salt Lake County Redevelopment Agency. People want to get in and out of a business and be on their way and not have to walk long distances to get where they are "You have to have room for people to get in and out of the vehicle with a wheelchair said Maryanne Cowen, County ADA going. An increase in local downtown businesses has created a need for additional parking on 2700 South. In the last six months a bakery, Compliance Specialist. And that parking space cannot be on a slope That is why you dont see a health food store and pizza lot of parking for the If it is on a slope handicapped. ness bringing more people into the historic downtown area with there is a good chance the wheelchair would roll away. Cowen said that the disabled off-stre- et restaurant have opened for busi- few places to park. Due to the limited parking options on Magnas Main Street, the four disabled signs were removed from the 8900 block of J photo by Debbi Numerous vehicle line Magnas Historic Main Street downtown during the day creating a need for additional daytime parking. 2700 South where many seniors -- depended on being able to find a close parking spot in front of the center. Magna resident that frequently attends activities at the center. during the Senior Centers peak a m. to activity period from There are times when walking a long distance is difficult. p.m. have really enjoyed being able to park out there and I was very grateful to be able to park there, said Eloise Bringhurst, a I The four disabled parking spaces were typically used only 1 1 1 Afterwards, no one could use those spaces because of the limitations and other people wanting to go into the other establish ments on the street were parking in front of my store preventing customers from being able to find a place to park, said George Olsen, owner of Olsens Bakery Outlet Although there were two 30- - parking places on 2700 South should not have been put up Olson minute parking signs in front of the bakery, vehicle frequently overstayed the time limit when frequenting one of the local clubs on the street. However, according to Doug Swain, Salt Lake County Public because the street is too narrow to meet the proper disabled parking guidelines. The help facilitate better parking conditions on Main Street, Swain said county public works crews will paint parking stripes along 2700 south m the Historic Downtown area from 8950 West please turn to PARKING page Proposed housing development criticized by Community Council By DEBBI OLSON While the subdivision would Editor be primarily single family homes, it has an element of apartments or proposal to change the Magna General Plan will be A condominiums that would increase the number of units to brought before the Area Council tonight for a new residential subdivision on 8000 West. 220 living spaces. Based on an average of 4.3 persons per household, the final The proposal was met with some resistance at last Thursdays meeting of the Community Council due to the magnitude of the project and the burden addi- buildout of the project would bring more than 900 residents to Magna. Wentworth Development is seeking a zoning change from the propertys current designation as agricultural land to residential. tional residents to the area would place on local schools and city services. We have a lot of concerns about this project, said Laura lo In order to approve this I want a commitment from the developer and from the Granite School District that they are going to build a new school, said councilman Greg Schulz. The schools hefe are already over- McDermaid. president of the Community Council. Number one is the lack of schools and the apartment element Wentworth Development and Rim Rock Construction is subproposing to build a 144-un- it division on 30 acres of property crowded. There is no room to put the kids who would live in this subdivision into the schools here. In opposition to the development, Schulz has made a formal east of 8000 West just south of SR 201. request of the Salt Lake County moratoCouncil to put a rium on residential development two-ye- ar until schools and city services can be increased to support increased development. Community Council members were also concerned about the small lot sies that are being pro- posed for the development as well as the apartment element in the project. We dont like the transient population that apartments bring into the city, McDermaid said. Once weget it, it tends to run down the rest of the houses nearby. The development is proposing a minimum of 1,000 to 1,500 square-fee- t per home or 2,000 maximum square-fefor a two-stor- y unit. The homes would sell et for approximately $130,000 to $200,000, said Ian Dunne, a representative for the developers. Included in the proposal will please tum to PROPOSAL page 8 Language runs a foul at Brockbank Brockbanks administration is responsive to the concerns of By AMANDA VIZINA Staff Writer their students, teachers and community and pledged to take the leadership to tackle the problem. Unseemly language is a violation of the school safety issues. The student advisory panel at Brockbank Junior High is working on a program to improve the type of language students in the hallways. Linda Haymond, the R.O.C.K. S.O.L.I.D. coordinator Practicing respectful guage will open the doors for students and permit them to cooper- at Brockbank, is working with students to rid the hall of inappropriate swearing and foul language. In a meeting during the first of the school year with administers and counselors, the student advisory panel brought up a concern for the foul language in the hallway, Haymond ate and collaborate with each other in meaningful ways, rather than building walls, Haymond said. According to Haymond, Most bullying, harassment and fights usually start with foul language. Fights never start with a punch, they stan with abusive language. said. fhw POOR COPY f h.. lan- nnr she said. In educating young people in how to be in the world, it is important that they know how that conflict is unavoidable and sometimes beneficial, Haymond said. It is how we learn to han- dle conflict that can make it either profitable or destructive. The new campaign entitled The Two Week Bleep will take place during the third term as seventh and eighth grade-level teams participate in a game show entitled Those Wacky Words. The administration will instruct the students with lan- - please turn to FOUL page 8 -- photo by Debbi Olson Kathy Butcher looks for the perfect Olympic pin during the West Valley Pin Trading Show. The sport of Olympic pin trading With the Olympics less than a year away, pin trading is a sport many Utahns have taken a passion for. There are more than 600 pins all for the Salt Lake Olympics, said Ron Toth of Pin Pardners International, the second largest pin trader clubs in the county. The Olympic pins come in a variety of Salt Lake Olympic theme from the popular Green Jello with carrots pin to more traditional pins bearing the Olympic Torch. Olympic pin collections have been made by most of the sponsors for the 2002 Olympics, including Delta Airlines, Marriotts, Qwest as well as law enforcement agencies like the FBI The law enforcement pins are very popular, said Candy Gines, a pin representative for the FBI. We made ,000 sets of the law credentialed pins and we dont even have 100 full sets left. 1 One of the newest law enforcement pins is a depiction of a pair of handcuffs. Surprisingly, the majority of Olympic pin collectors are adults looking for the most unique pins available. have been collecting the pins since, the games were announced, said collector Bob Larabee. Theyre beautiful and theyre a fun. Its a nice way to I meet people. The pins are just one way that residents can enjoy the Olympic games and keep of piece of the games long after the Olympics end. Pin trading is really big right now, said West Valley City Mayor Gearld Wright. With the Olympics getting so close, people are having a lot of fun with it. More than 40 Utah schools have designed their own unique pins in increments of 200, making each school pin a collector. d rarity for the We want to get all the kids excited about the pins and the die-har- please turn to PINS page 8 8 |