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Show 10 The Magna TimesWest Valley News, April 25, 2002 Lifestyle leaves Future of west side transit Invisible rabbit 'em laughing in Harvey By DEBBI depends on proposed corridor Bv ANDREW 01 SON Editor Whether a pooka is a myth or ity will leave real- s audience-goer- wondering as they leave the Hale ('enter Theater's current production of Harvey. Id wood P Dowd believes and it, throughout an enchanting evening of laughs, this timeless comedy will leave everyone wondering if Harvey is real or imagined. Leave it to the continued brilliance of Hale Theater director David Neiman to put together an ensemble cast brings the tale to life and believability. Dowd, played by Andrew P. Iooney is a likable character, almost too nice in mannerisms, but always endearing to those around him, who often wonder he is genuine or in need of psychological help. Or is it those around him that need to psychologist, all because of a rabbit that no one seems to be able to see, or do they. That is what Veta, Dowd's sister, played by Linda Jean Stephenson wonders, as well as Dr. Chumley, head psychologist at Chumley's Rest Psychiatric Hospital. The rest of the enjoyable cast just humor Dowd's apparent fantasy while his niece, Myrtle Mae, attractive, goofy and very single, thinks Uncle Elwood and Harvey are ruining her social life. Michelle Linn Hall, is a perfect match for the character of Myrtle Mae. Her expression and comedic timing is precise, believably WEEKS Correspondent Residents and officials of West Valley and Taylorsville visited City Hall last Thursday to learn more about a future mass transit line. The proposed line would have a corridor starting near Valley Fair Mall and running for about 24 miles as it makes its way to the University of Utah Medical Center on 2 st south. Although the proposed southwest-to-northealight rail system will not even begin to be constructed until at least 2007, people are already expressing both interest and concern in the project. The West corridor, which is spearheaded by the Utah Transit Authority and Wasatch Front Regional Council, is estimated to cost anywhere from $275 million to build. But plans for the new light rail system are far from stone, said Community Affairs Representative from Wasatch Front Regional "It's Council, Sam Klemm. still Jell-OKlemm said. A West Jordan Corridor is also in the "Jell-O- " stage and is estimated at another $250. million to build. These estimates are "before any engineering is done," said Jeff Hawker, rail projects director from Wasatch Front. The West and West Jordan Corridors are part of a larger mass transit line that is hoped to become reality by the year 2030. By that time the Salt Lake valley is projected to have a population increase of 61 percent. Plans for mass transit lines with spurs running to Draper, Midvale, 1 st Valley-Taylorsvil- le Andrew P. Looney plays Elwood natural and entertaining. Rounding out the cast is Nurse Kelly, played by Melissa M. McCune, a Marilyn Monroe type beauty with enough sweetness and charm to lull Dowd into doing whatever she would ask of him; Dr. Sanderson, played by Cody Carlson, who thinks he has everyone figured out only to realize that maybe he doesn't; Judge Omar Gaffney, played by Don Cosney, and Mrs. Chumley, P. Dowd in Harvey. In addition to an entertaining comedy, Harvey will also leave one to ponder some of the messages relayed through Dowd, who says at one point, "It's our dreams that keep us going. I wrestled with reality for 40 years. I finally won out over it." As doors magically open and close, one will leave the Hale Theater wondering who was sane and who was crazy and how they can find a Pooka all their own. played by Susan Keifer-Cosneare fun to watch as with Dowd and interact they the family in the tale. Special effects and the ," y, Valley-Taylorsvil- le Harvey continues at the Hale Center Theater through May 4. Showtimes are Monday through Saturday at 8 p.m. with Saturday matinee performances at noon and 3:30 p.m. Tickets are For reservations call 984-900- unique choreography of scene changes as much a part of the effect of the show as the actors on stage, and just as enjoyable to watch. 0. 0. "Wasatch Front and UTA are the Stockton and Malone of transit," he said. But not everyone in Utah is a Jazz fan, so to speak. Ricky Landers, a resident of West Valley City, said she believes a new light rail system is bad judgement in light of the deficiencies of the cur-- : rent TRAX lines. , These "failures," as she calls them, can be noticed from the decrease in TRAX riders with predicted growth rates. t Landers is also frustrated by the lack of overhead protection on the handicap ramps at TRAX terminals, which exposes those with disabilities to the elements. She said that money could be better spent on other projects, or at least on Fixing the deficiencies of the already in place TRAX system. Landers, who is a main voice for the opposition, is promoting a petition to help stop plans for the West Valley Corridor. "We don't want TRAX in our backyards and pay for a system that's not working," she said. "What about the people who have spent a lifetime investing into their homes and now to have a light rail system that will, in some places, be only ten feet from their backdoors? What will this do economically for West Valley City?" Those who wish to leam more about the proposed West Corridor and other mass transit plans may visit the web site www.westsidetransit.com. Those wishing to sign a petition against the Corridor may call Ricki Landers at South Jordan, and the airport are part of the bigger picture to help with the expected population increases. Plans are also being made for highway construction and improvements across the Salt Lake valley. Those who are pushing for a mass transit line are turning to the recent Winter Games as validation for their claims. 'The Olympic experience in the Utah community is validated again by showing what rapid transit can do," said Dave Huber, director of bus operations for UTA. "Since the Games, there have been some converts made to the idea of using mass transit." Utah will turn to Washington for Federal funding on its transit plans, with local funding provided by UTA and Utah taxpayers. But with an already 260 light rail projects across the country either already under construction or in the planning stages it is still undecided if Congress will give the Beehive State the help it seeks. There are those in Washington who view Utah as having already "gotten its fair share, and is time for other projects to be funded," Hawker said. The 2002 Olympic Winter Games is one example of this, wherein the federal government spent an estimated $342 million. However, Hawker said that with an exceptional level of success behind them that UTA and Wasatch Front should have no problems getting the funds they need to begin construction on the West Corridor. 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