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Show Panel Agrees to Up Flexibility Of School Boards Phil Erickson, Salt Lake City Director of Administrative Services, stands on the tower of the crumbling City-Coun- ty Building. A new $234,000 study will consider a full range of restoration alternatives for the sandstone structure. Study to Decide City-Coun- ty Buildings Fate? By Jack Fenton Tribune Staff Writer Rusting metal and crumbling sandstone have threatened Salt Lakes building for at least 10 years. Now theres a sign that in another year, something might be done to improve things. A special building committee City-Coun- ty Thursday recommended hiring Dean L. Gustavson Associates of Salt Lake City with the Ehrenkrantz Group of San Francisco to examine a full range of alternatives from restoration of the structure to demolition. The study should take 20 weeks and cost $234,000 according to presentations for a consultant selection committee that chose the joint venture from the field of 18. Meanwhile, another group will be considering how to finance construction that could cost as much as $29 million. Approval by the County Commission and Mayor Ted Wilson should be routine. Work on the building's sagging sandstone face started in 1973 as a $3.2 million project. After spendi ig 10 years and several million dollars, city and county officials agreed they need a master plan for the work and ordered a competition. In its presentation last week, the joint venture indicated it would recommend restoration of architecturally significant areas like a fifth floor skylight long ago painted to look like plaster. And, theres a fourth floor room that was home for Utah's Legislature from 1896 until 1915. It, too, should be considered for restoration, screeners were told. Look for less significant areas to be remodeled as office space. Gustavson has a very strong redecord in this community. . clared Phil Erickson, Salt Lake Citys Director of Administrative Services. Ehrenkrantz has a very strong record of restoring major structures. . .its an excellent combination. Pure restoration or restricting work to authentic materials and techniques, would be costly and time consuming, the joint venture noted. ar the opposite extreme. . .a maximum space development concept should be avoided, the presentation pointed out. Our experience has been that substantial modifications of interior masonry bearing walls is expensive and usually is not cost effective. How about adding mezzanines to get more space? Consideration must be given the additional weight," the team cautioned. It suggests the search for more room start in a fifth floor attic and expand to vaults, mechanical areas and space remodeled earlier. To Besides considering the buildings history, studies will look at fire and earthquake safety, access for the handicapped, mechanical systems, compliance with building codes and parking needs. Theoretically, renovation could start in the spring of 1984, Commissioner Barker said. Its expected to take two years. formance were Dr. & Mrs. Richard FEATHERstone and Dr. & Mrs. Harold B. SWANer! Newsflash: One of the hottest bumperstickers to hit the shelves of the Waking Owl Bookstore in a long in 1971 will time, Im told, reads "Utah . . welcome its three the artificial heart of America!" millionth skier A thing happened to a Salt sometime be- Lakerfunny in Jackpot, Nev., the other tween February day. 18th and FebruReports Carl Hayden, my column ary 21st. up there, a lady from Salt Lake spy The person who ordered a salad in a Jackpot restaupurchases that rant. The waitress shouted to the three millionth cook, Seize Her Salad! lift ticket. Im told, will win a free And a customer did just that 1983-8- 4 Snowbird Season Pass. seized her salad, and ate it. IIAII! So you think Utah's liquor And did you know that the Great laws are tough. Be glad you're not Lake was once 10 times larger Salt in Kuwait! living than it is today? Just thought youd A Salt Laker just back from a like to know short visit to the Moslem country inTODAY'S VALENTINE forms me that for the past 15 years A reader requests a Valentine tothe consumption of alcohol has been day for the folks who work at the forbidden there. Davis Community Care Center in And here's an interesting little Bountiful. item: Writes Ruby It's not against the law to possess of Salt Bailey marijuana in Ogden. I repeat: There Lake: is no city ordinance in Ogden against "It takes a JUST RAMBLING: Dont get all excited and dunk your left elbow in your Shredded Wheat, but Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort which opened its doors - Give Sabbath." up? Answer: Blood SHOT IN THE Malibu Hills (which doubled for Chile, I'm told) in the late 60s. the film contains a lot of nudity, including Tony Luke Spencer of General Hospital Gearys nude backside. How Appropriate! I)ept.: The Feb. Ilth performance of Ballet Wests "Swan Lake" was sponsored by members of the dental profession In Salt Lake. Among the dentists Who the "Swun Luke" per state-subsidiz- wouldnt know the difference. Because government functions have changed over the years, restoring the buildings interior would be inefficient as well as costly. Nothing Serious41 cases, it's against the law to possess pot in Weber County. Quick! Name the moVie in which Coalville native Tony Geary exposed his derriere! ll The availability of proven and durable substitutes. . .should be considered. Just looking, visitors Dan Valentines pot. BUT LET ME H STEN to add before you start packing your suit- By Diane Cole Tribune Education Editor Legislators this week agreed to give local and state school boards greater control over some school budgets but not others. The Utah Legislature's Public Education Appropriation Committee Thursday rejected a plea from the State Board of Education to permit local school boards to raise property taxes by two mills to increase school productivity, put computers in the classroom and combat a shortage of math and science teachers. The committee also reversed an earlier decision to give state and local school boards more flexibility in spending $14.3 million for special school programs. With little discussion, however, the committee loosened school busing regulations. One of two busing changes would allow school boards to set their own rules for using a locally levied, one-mitax for busing. For several years, this tax has been reserved for children being bused through hazardous routes. The other change would permit children who live too close to school busto qualify for ing to ride school buses with extra space. (The state pays for the transportation of students living a mile or more from school.) The state school board asked legislators to allow local school boards, at least for a one-yetrial, to raise property taxes for the three critical needs (productivity, teacher training and technology). We haven't given local school districts the latitude to deal with these critical problems, M. Richard Maxfield, a state school board member, told legislators. These issues must be addressed more aggressively, and this proposal gives local boards more responsibility in addressing local needs. Sen. Brent C. Overson. Jordan, argued that local voters, not the school board, should approve .Vft special person to work and serve as these qQ people do, always under trying conditions, The nurses, their aids and the therapists at the facility are always so kind, gentle and understanding. The office staff and the maintenance crew are "a happy, friendly grodp with a positive attitude that carries over to the patients and their families." The kitchen people "serve delimeals every day." cious home-styl- e And a Valentine to all concerned. SAM, THE SAD CYNIC, SAYS: Overhead at the Utah State Legislature "Any driver who drinks a bottle should end up in the can!" -- Work on the Tribune Staff Photos bv Lynn R. Johnson y Buildings sagging sandstone face started in 1973 as a $3.2 million project. After 10 years officials agree on a master restoration study. City-Count- such a tax increase. They already can do this with the voted leeway, he insisted. School districts, when voters agree, now can levy up to 10 nulls hi property taxes to operate and maintain schools. To encourage voters to tax themselves for extra school services, the state guarantees some revenue for each mill. This year, for example, the state is contributing about $2 5 million to the program Also Thursday, local school superintendents and board members convinced the committee to reverse an earlier decision to let the state school board decide how to distribute money for categorical programs to local school districts. Among programs in this $14.3 million category are advanced placereduction, elemenment, class-siz- e tary school guidance and textbooks and lab fees. This has been advanced as a way of shifting school control from the Legislature to the state school board. Local school representatives said they like the funding formula as it is. Several indicated they prefer haying the Legislature, rather than the state school board, decide the pro; gram priorities. Clarks Improving In Intensive Care Dr. Barney B. Clarks kidney and lung function were slightly improved Thursday, after being treated for a second day in the surgical intensive care unit at the University of Utah Medical Center. John Dwan, director of development and community relations, said the patient rested comfortably in the unit, where he was moved Tuesday night from a private room because of pulmonary and renal insufficiency. He contined to be listed in fair condition, his 78 day on the Jarvik-- 7 artificial heart San Juan Uranium Mill New Solution Offered on Vitro Tailings By George A. Sorensen Tribune Suburban Editor A new soSOUTH SALT LAKE lution for getting rid of the radioactive tailings left at the old Vitro Uranium Plant, 600 W. 3300 South, has surfaced. It could have the advantage of rescuing part of San Juan Countys ailing economy at the same time. The idea sprouted at a meeting of South Salt Lake, Salt Lake County and stale officials with San Juan County Commissioner Calvin Black, South Salt Lake Mayor James W. Davis said Thursday. - Commissioner Black said the tailings could be transported to Bland-in- g where they could be reprocessed and delay the closing of a uranium mill there from six months to a year. 600 Face Layol fs Closing of the mill is throwing 600 people out of work and is a major concern to San Juan County. More than 400 tons could be transported to the mill and $7.5 million worth of ore could be extracted from the tailings, Mayor Davis said. The mill is licensed to handle the tailings and some $10 million could be saved because a retention facility has already been constructed in Blanding, he said. Mayor Davis added if this could be done, it would solve the objections Tooele County has to storing the wastes there. Only Objection About the only objection came from Rodney Dahl, manager. Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility which owns the property, wdio said an environmental impact study would be required and the way the feds operate it would take at least a to get this completed." Commissioner Black added that under the current economical conditions, it would not cost 20 cents per ton per mile to transport it to Blanking as the current EIS statement ; says. He told the group there are truckers in the Blanding area hauling ores over dirt roads for as little as eight cents per ton per mile. year . Mayor Davis said he will continue the study feeling this is preferable tp stabilizing the tailings at the present ; site. Candidate for Governor? Honey-Coate- Marriott Pays a Visit To Utah Capitol Hill By Dan Bates Tribune Political Writer Tagged as a prospective GUI candidate for the 1984 state governors race, U.S. Rep. Dan Marriott visited Utah's Capitol Hill Thursday, forecasting an economic recovery nationwide and chatting with lawmakers on subjects ranging from federal job training legislation to acid rain. After addressing the Utah House of Representatives, the Republican congressman from Salt Lake County said he was "looking at all the options regarding a potential campaign for governor next year. ap- of have asked me about it (a gubernatorial candidacy), he said. But Ive made no decision on that at all. I'm still a congressman," he added, saying he would tend to new committee duties in Washington for now. Any decision or announcement likely would be made next January, Rep. Marriott said. - Investigators declined to comment Thursday night on the origin, beyond the Moab area, or destination of a plane loaded with marijuana that crashed 15 miles northwest of here early Wednesday, killing two men. MOAB tw'in-engi- Grand County Sheriff James "Jim Nyland said (he pilot of Hip Piper Aztec that broke apart after hitting a rocky ledge on low-flyin- g an apparent flight path to unattend A dozen lobbyists descended on Capitol Hill Thursday to arm-twikey legislators for passage of their pet bill. Well, maybe, it wasn't quite like that. The pet bill was SB216 to designate the honey bee as the official state insect a subject that could antagonize only lovers of grasshoppers or crickets, perhaps. The lobbyists were boys and girls in a fifth grade class at Ridgecrest Elementary School, 7209 g S. 1800 East, hardly the type. The was really as the pupils all honey-coate- d shaped legisringed a horse-sho- e lative committee table to deliver n a brief, declaration of why the honey bee makes such an ideal insect. The key legislators were members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, who, it must be admitted, fell in line with the lobbyists spiel and reported the bill out unanimously with a favorable recommendation to be handled on the Senates consent calendar for a quick vote. Sponsor of the bill is Sen. Fred W. Finlinson, who represents the area where the school is located, and was asked to carry the bill as a class study , project on the insect and how government works. I've had a hard time explaining why I introduced the bill, he explained to committee members. The school principal, Bruce Barnson. said the class realizes back-slappin- Utahs Republican Party has be- gun an informal screening of potential nominees for governor. Investigators Decline Details About Plane Carrying Drugs Special to The Tribune Plea-Win- Senate Panel OK A number of people have proached me and a number groups and organizations Bee d ed Canyonlands Airport, was Charles William Galbraith, 38. Longmont, Colo. Earlier identified was the passenger, James F. OBradv, 32, Bartlett, 111. Roy Stevenson, agent in charge of the federal Drug Enforcement Ad- ministration in Salt Lake City, is expected back in town Friday to answer questions about the 800 pounds of marijuana recovered from the crash site. arm-twistin- g soft-spoke- that a lot of bills dont make it all the way through the Legislature, but wed like to see this one go all the way to the governor's desk." But the featured speakers were the students, quite poised before an unfamiliar television microphone and glare of camera lighting. David Peterson noted the beeiiive is already the states official symbol for industry. s |