Show 10 A The Salt Lake Tribune Wednesday June Hearing Set on The Forest Service will hold a pubinformation open house next lic ' Tuesday on a plan to allow a natural Jgas pipeline to cross the Wasatch-Cach- e National Forest Representatives from the Forest Service and pipeline companies will discuss Wasatch Variation issues such as pipeline safety and land sta- bility from 9 pm at Woods Cross High School cafeteria 600 W 2200 South Unless new information and new issues not addressed in the final environmental impact statement are brought forth the Forest Service in-- I tends to amend the forest plan to al- low a single pipeline to cross the Wasatch-Cache National Forest said Dick Kline Forest Service spokes-- ' man j 7-- i 20 1990 Pineline Forest-Lan- d Written comments dealing with new issues not addressed in the EIS will be accepted until July 10 The forest plan must be amended to allow 3Vfc miles of the proposed Wasatch Variation route to deviate from a utility corridor Mr Kline said Because the Forest Service helped develop the EIS most of the environmental analysis for the route has already been done Mr? Kline said To minimize impacts to watersheds and visual resources the Forest Service will require restrictive construction techniques and extensive reclamation Mr Kline said The Forest Service intends to issue a record of decision amending the Taxpayers Group Seeks Input From Members on Food Tax The Utah Taxpayers Association will mail out 3000 questionnaires and fact sheets to find out what members feel about the proposal to remove the state sales tax on food ! Before the association takes a po- sition on the issue the Board of Di-- i rectors will review the results of the poll said Howard Stephenson exec-- r utive vice president The proposal which appears on the November ballot would elimi- nate all sales tax on food a cut that could exceed $100 million ! Proponents say there won't be a tax shift or service cuts if the proposal passes because state surpluses j could offset the loss in revenue s About of the 50 states provide an exemption for food Opponents say the tax cut is actually a tax shift and that authorities Jare already looking into replacing the revenue loss with new taxes t two-third- j Some are asking for a new sales tax on services or higher property taxes to make up any shortfall "The expected response from a group such as ours is to endorse the measure simply because it is a $100 million tax cut that would help Utah families better make ends meet" said Mr Stephenson "But there is a downside to the proposal This tax cut could turn into a $100 million tax shift which could seriously hurt our economic development efforts and stifle job creation" Since the association has not decided on the issue the poll will serve as a measure to help them reach a stance The issue said Mr Stephenson is one of the most difficult the association has had to deal with "The question is not just whether we should cut taxes but whether this proposal is really a tax cut" e County Libraries Go With New Computer System On-lin- Special to The Tribune COTTONWOOD — Salt Lake I County Commissioner Mike Stewart ' acknowledges the article on "parent-- ! ing" he is authoring could have gone ' a lot faster if a new computer system unveiled at Whitmore Library 2197 e ear-- I E 7000 South had been Her In just moments the commission chairman found a book on fathers children and that he i didn't know existed But Aimee Vlam could have told him that The and her t mother Marilee Vlam were testing jone of about 30 terminals before commissioners arrived Monday for a j brief ribbon cutting officially open- ing the system with 246 terminals at 15 branches and a microwave hook-- ( up to the bookmobile "Yes" Aimee predicted it will be better than the old svstem that had been ailing the last six weeks "This seems so much faster than the old system" Mrs Vlam said ing users touched the screen to make it work often hitting the wrong spot J on-lin- self-estee- 1 k Immunity Act Not Applicable The new $1 million system supplied by Dynix Inc a Utah-basefirm uses either subjects or key words to start its search for titles Patrons making selections are told where to find their books phonograph records videos and so on in the stacks All libraries with those selections are listed including current availability of items or when they're due back g While it's helping 280000 customers make selections quickly Director Eileen Longsworth said the new system will keep track of the libraries' more than a million items and even help the staff with management reports "We appreciate Dynix" Commissioner Stewart told an audience of several dozen at the ribbon cutting We ap"We appreciate the staff preciate the push to get out of the old continue to do the cresystem ative things" he urged The library system circulates some 4 million items yearly and registers about 5000 new borrowers monthly Mrs Longsworth said d ton III stTAiniov neral 11V J Can Sue County for Property Damage Irntrri forest plan by early fall Mr Kline said One new issue not addressed in the EIS is the pipeline crossing Mueller Park and violating restrictive covenants of a 1940 deed wherein George Mueller stipulated the property can only be used for watershed recreation and wildlife A legal opinion obtained from the Office of General Counsel has determined the pipeline could be constructed to protect the interests specified in the deed Mr Kline said When amending the plan the Forest Service will not consider alternate routes that might exist outside the Wasatch Variation corridor he said The amended forest plan would not allow the modified Grandview Peak alternative being discussed between pipeline companies and cities in Davis County The Grandview Peak route was already looked at in an earlier environmental analysis he said It was determined the steep rocky ridge has substantially greater impacts to forest lands than the approved Wasatch Variation corridor Mr Kline said the forest will not be amended as a utility corridor nor will it be amended to accommodate two pipelines ' Harper Construction Kearns is the apparent low bidder to construct section of West Valley the i Highway from 2100 South to 3100 South the Utah Department of ' Transportation said The $6166803 bid was well under the Utah Department of Transportation estimate of $85 million however and will be reviewed for accuracy before being accepted Five contractors competed The project is the first in a series required to eventually extend the highway from its existing ending at 2100 South southward to the Bluff dale area The West Valley Highway will be an expressway similar to 700 East with limited access There will be no driveways businesses or small subdivisions with direct access onto the LDS Release Schedule For Organ Recitals The discretionary function protection defined by the Supreme Court in past decisions is "intended to shield those governmental acts and decisions impacting on large numbers of people in a myriad of unforeseeable ways from individual and class legal actions But in this case it has not been factually determined in a court of law that the actions that caused the damage fall under the definition of the discretionary function Justice Durham wrote So it should be remanded back to 3rd District Court for trial ters" He contended the specific actions that damaged his property were done by individual workers of the county based on their own discretion and were not necessary to the overall policy of managing flood control driveway ATRC Y WILLEY 4?X' jnJv Xf SIMPLY SELL CARPET Jj ' & ft Q (3 Oi J H ::' K (' s card-holdin- lis '¥ f $6 Million Bid on W Valley Highway i tors" " i ! Utah Governmental Immunity Act which provides in part that governmental entities are immune from suit for any injury resulting from " the management of flood waters and other natural disasters and the construction repair and operation of flood and storm systems by governmental entities Mr Hansen claimed in his appeal that the law does not exempt the county from liability in this case and that even if it did any immunity conferred because of the county's actions did not constitute "management of flood wa- steel-beame- d a paved footbridge Case law developed under the Utah Governmental Immunity Act says a governmental entity Is immune from suit for damages caused when the actions result from evaluation of basic governmental policy matters and do not include acts and decisions at the operational level — "those everyday routine matters not requiring evaluation of broad policy fac- Third District Court Judge d a 6 VP A BC4JLX Dean E Conder dismissed the lawsuit on the reasoning the county's actions were covered by the flood-contro- steel-beame- m mm M ft m landscaping and reinforcements to the stream bed and banks" 7 By Paul Roily Tribune Staff Writer Former Utah Attorney General Phil Hansen should be allowed to take his property damage suit against Salt Lake County to trial because the county has not shown its actions are protected under the Governmental Immunity Act That was the conclusion of the Utah Supreme Court in a unanimous decision written by Justice Christine Durham that was released this week Mr Hansen who served as Utah attorney general from 1964 to 1968 sued the county after its 1984 flood control efforts damaged property he owned near the stream bed in Big Cottonwood Canyon He alleged in the suit that in May 1984 while the county was "engaged in altering and improving the stream bed as part of its l program intention- ally or negligently damaged or deautomostroyed a bile bridge I iV highway All intersections will be at major cross streets The road will be six lanes wide and have a concrete center median barrier The highway alignment on the completed section Salt Lake International Airport to 2100 South is along 4000 West The upcoming construction alignment will remain at 4000 West to approximately 2700 South where it will curve to the east and run along 3700 West to its intersection with 3100 South The upcoming contract will involve complete construction from grading drainage work through surfacing with 10 inches of concrete Work will begin in the near future and cause some interference to traffic UDOT said When the major phase of the work begins 4000 West from 2100 to 2700 South will be completely closed to traffic with 3600 West and the 2100 South frontage road serving as a detour Work is to be done by fall 1991 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will offer free organ recitals at Temple Square through Friday at noon and 4 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 4 pm An article In Tuesday's Tribune listed incorrect performance times Gates at Temple Square will be open daily from 8 am to 10 pm through Labor Day Complimentary tours begin every 10 minutes — f'"- -' The old carpet has seen better days You need a kwi:'mm fir ( VFS Sg YD AW HTf carpet tough enough to stand up to your family yet to fit your budget And with these standards Wear-dateCarpet is a shoe-i- n Come in and walk all over Wear-Date- d Carpet today The carpet's beauty will last for years But our sale will only last a few weeks d" NOW TfT£T VUwi i LARGE SELECTION OF COLORS 5 YR STAIN PROTECTION (STAINMASTER STAINBLOCKER OR 5 YR WEAR WARRANTY STAIN-RELEAS- E) VALUES OVER 50000 YDS IN STOCK TO CHOOSE FROM! $1395 fJQW JUS' SQ YD Featuring Quality Carpets By r OFF CUSTOM Tfl $2695 sg TABLE PADS YD WE HONOR MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS LAST WEEK! 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