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Show Resorts Ponder Use of Ski Bugs 6 By Ben ling Tribune Stiff Writer To curb the LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON of ki equipment theft at Snowbird Ski Resort, official are considering installing a 12,000 electronic bugging ytrrt. The system conn etc of several pair of skis with transmitters implanted in them, according to Snowbird Public Safety Director Allen Oriob. TV bugged skis would be placed among other skis and would trigger a beeping receiver if the equipment k moved out ef the area TV system it currently being used at a Killington, Va., ski resort, said Mr. Oriob. After three months with tV system, tike dumber of theft there decreased 30 percent, V said. According to a report from Killington, the first day the system wet installed, six persons were arrested for taking the bugged skis. Within the first two weeks, IS persona were arrested, Mr. Oriob said. TV system does not violate entrapment laws, he said, because nobody persuade people to take the skis. . . Affording a person the opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute entrapment As long as an officer doesnt induce somebody to take the skis, it's legal, "he said. dumber However, Mr. Oriob said, the system might not be useful to Snowbird because the rate of thefts is already VeryloW See Page 1111 Stealing skis can be easy, according to Snowbird Public Safety Director Allen Oriob. Offi 3P fSlC iM.;kjpfrii Hearing Favors UDOT Complex GRANGER Jim JohnUtah Department of Transportation public hearing officer, says he was encouraged by a public bear-in- g Transit Authority carbarn, Mr. Johnson said. Safety complex at 4600 South and 2700 West. The complex will occupy 35 acres of a site. There wasnt much controversy after we dropped plans to include a Utah He said project developers and coordinators displayed a relief model of the proposed complex and everyone seemed to be pleased with what they saw. son, plans for on UDOT-Publi- c n HELP! Our February sale was a success, but we re still overstocked. Quality frames that were 30 off are now 178 15, cials at Snowbird are considering electronic bugging system to curb number of ski thefts. 50 Off For great picture frame values come to a The hearing was at Valley High, 4103 S. 3200 West. Junior There were questions about future expansion and traffic flow in the area, but they were answered sufficiently." Mr. Johnson said. Most of the traffic associated with the complex would be tra cling in the opposite direction to rush-hou- r traffic, he said, and traffic would be minimal on the weekends, "practically none. . Plans call for three major buildings immediately, said Dave Blake, UDOT chief of administrative services. The main structure will contain offices of UDOT and the Department of Public Safety, a library for government documents, transportation-relate- d studies, environmental impact statements and police academy documents. There will also be a cafeteria. A second facility will house the state Police Academy, headquarters for POST (Police Officers Standards and Training), plus classrooms, gymnasium and dormitories. Officers froi , throughout the state willu-itMr. Blake said. The third building feature a workshop and warehou'i There will also be a sign an semaphore signal shop, a tomotive area and materi laboratory for testing roa material ingredients. M r. Johnson said the sm crowd at the hearing reall isnt disappointing. "The lack of people at Hi hearing tells us sever; things, he said. "First, tells us the controversy su rounding the complex pretty much taken care when we dropped the LTIj i. 100,000-square-- See Page RIGIAZES DULL HARD-TO-CLEA- N BATH TUBS SINKS REPAIRS porcelain chips, fiberglass cracks, etc. Lake Salt Over 180 styles, in various sizes The I II 7 , 4497 South Highland Drive CALL TODAY 226-202- 5 H |
