| Show - -- - Utt t r: all' 01:ztt tEri!--"-- "r I 1 2 News Desk: 237-201- d r 3 te - t I 7 I i 11 V::zeloi 0 1 BUSINESS TUESDAY February 4 1992 5 B1 I I I t I I s V leans Orchards own the Nieletvage Pita' n Residents Say City - Rtunir g Their Land By rain 1 TRE SALT LAKE 'VW:NE Jon Ure - PAYSON — From the deck of their hillside home J Reed and Leah Rowley command a view of cherry apple and pear orchards stretching to Utah Valley's east mountains They wonder why anyone would put a sewage lagoon there But a mile or two to the southeast the city of Santaquin is proposing to do just that Tonight its City Council will likely vote to start condemnation proceedings against the Rowleys and others to secure 44 acres of orchard land as part of its $5 million sewage and plant The city sees the lagoon as an answer to its unhealthy and growing septic-tanproblem But some residents believe the lagoon will bring with it more health problems in the form of rodents insects and contaminated groundwater The lands Santaquin wants for a sewage lagoon are outside city limits and would be surrounded by a earth dike The lagoon would lie about 15 miles from Santaquin's north city limits Its western edge would be about 2500 feet from Mr Rowley's home "Would you like to look down and see a sewage plant?" asked Mrs Rowley Her husband explained that a fair market appraisal of the land in current economic conditions would pay them half of the 1976 purchase price "It's the art of the family farm lo i ' I ' f 1 t '' ? 1 ' I t 'x :a 1 t t I t 11 i r t 7 4 i t 't ' tc ( i': i ' ' I 74L i 1 :t' $ 4 I t' 3 u j 1 I ' ' 1 - - ktilt 'I - i' ii 4 1 c ti i t f ' LI r p t'l ' ii ''S‘ 01 t I ! I i1 Li I- i i (1 1 f t I t f 1 t ( i t I ‘ r L I e 1 1 1 4 ---- Stew tettfinlrhe Salt Lai Le Iribune Reed Rowley enjoys his orchards while he can Tonight they will likely be condemned to make way fur a sewage lagoon If it disappears the food at the grocery store ain't going to be what it is now" lamented Mr orchard broken-dow- n Rowley Lynn Crook mayor of Santaquin said the Rowleys' 23 acres is a "broken-dow- n orchard" If the council condemns "they're not buying 23 acres of 1!IyrIi ti) I I 1111 II I rl GREATER THAN UTAH 1- solar-powere- -4 II LESS THAN UTAH rl LJ )A By Mike 1i d 1 1 WYOMil-7i1r7- 1 - iL1 1 T37572 :39:1:A343H i NEW tbilMt'1 $39224 twastssommont22 SOURCE: Legislative Fiscal Analyst lie education said including benefits and adjusting for cost of living are the only way to get an accurate picture "When benefits are 30 to 40 percent of an employee's compensation it can't be ignored" he said Utan's average benefits package ranks second only See B-- 2 Column 4 Gorre 11 LE 'IltIBL'NE THE SALT ' $32939 Mr Broadhead Eald the lagoon would not harm adjacent orchards and claims of irreparable damage have no merit "Nobody likes to be the dirty dog that takes people's livelihood away" said Mr Broadhead He said the city's fair market price See B-- 2 Column 4 more of his 125 acres The Rowleys and 13 of their neighbors have hired an attorney to halt June construction of the lagoon That doesn't bother Santaquin City Councilman Keith Broadhead who heads the city's water and sewer systems The murky month of January was as polluted as it looked Concentrations of fine Particulates pollutants that cause respiratory problems when inhaled in stanlarge quantities exceeded federal dards nine times last month in Salt Lake County e and five times in Utah County levels in downtown Provo also violated federal standards seven times said Utah Bureau of Air Quality monitoring manager Robert Dailey "We are allowed under federal regulations to exceed the standard one time per year to take into account any unusual meteorological conditions" he said When more occur the state must enact a program — technically tougher pollution-contro- l as state a known implementation plan (SIP) — that will prevent future violations of the standard January's pollution problems will not affect that process because Utah already is under a mandate concentrations to reduce The state submitted its plan — so detailed it weighed a whopping 2500 pounds — to the US Environmental Protection Agency last September after four years of preparation Last winter underscored the need for tougher regulations Salt Lake County's count exceeded the standard four times in January and nine times rn February t future violathe new plan does not tions by Dec 31 1994 in Utah Salt Lake or Davis 24-ho- Carbon-monoxid- te pre-ven- !Id walked her to a home near 400 S Cheyenne where she was raped said police After the attack the man pulled off the girl's blindfold and told her if the reported the crime he would kill her parents Police have not been able to locate the house where the girl was taken said Salt Lake City police Sgt Ed Lyman and no arrests have been made "There are a few things about this rape that make it look Lke lthe serial T2piStl the sergeant said "Eut there are some differences I'm not totally convinced it's him yet" In past cases the rapist has not worn a mask but commanded his victims not to look at his face In each case however the victim has been carried to a secluded place has been nabbed just after dark or before dawn and has usually been alone Each victim also described her attacker as a strong d man Since March 18 1990 as !nary as eight similar rapes have been committed the last one occurring in June dark-skinne- counties the offending county automatically will be designated a "serious" pollution-problearea That will be costly for major industrial pollution sources which will be required to install the best — and undoubtedly most expensive — technology available to control pollution Januarys bout with smog was fostered by a persistent temperature inversion that never weakened in part because the weather phenomenon 'mown as El Nino caused storms to split diverting their energy north and south of Utah said National Weather Service meteorologist William Alder Only three days all month were not plagued by fog and a mixture of haze and smoke elements injurious to mental as well as physical health Salt Lake City international Airport had 16 days of heavy fog which limits visibility to less than a the second most ever for January quarter-mil- e The conditions held Salt Lake City's mean monthly teznperature to 3 degrees below normal and drastically reduced almost everywhere in Utah Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon national parks had more precipitation than usual as did Hanksville and Flaming Gorge But all other measuring stations were below to well below normal The worst 'lumbers emerged from the Heber Valley where precipitation was less than 19 percent of average Other particularly dry spots were Pineview Dam (22 percent) Richfield (25 percent) Alta (16 percent) Coalville (28 percent) Roosevelt (41 percent) and Dugway (43 percent) Oahu Forgets Fear of Water To Rescue Drowning Boater 11 : fee- 4 - 11 By Tony Semerad 41 d - k - ' 1 4t f r - ''' '' ' weighed 350 pounds and was limp and nearly unconscious from hypothermia But to hear Mrlones tell it saving the man was all part of Lie in the US Coast Guard Others disagree Mr Jones' actions in the heroic rescue off San Francisco Bay won him the Coast Al ' - - 'iA 4 t '''''' r i 1 1 1 i'''' J 4' 4 4( 1 1 1 J 1 i H 1 I Min IwIty Itey senior Syndi Nettles shows off one of her solar-energ- y awarded in January The honor is rarely his commander said Executive Petty Officer David given iftl'- d lilt bah Laivr Itibutor devices 4 4 1 t d ' 1 1 it Garrison said the Alta High School graduate disregarded his Own life when he leapt in kept the boater's head above water with a makeshift life preserver and then lashed him to a helicopter hoist that lifted him to safety —It vras an extraordinary performance in the course of his Mr Garrison duty turned into a inajor evert for Lin and Le went above and 'beyond what was trperted of The Colist Guard frwris on puttirg its personnel in the water it is abl lutely net'essary Mr VD-le- ss !ot - $ L ' 1 $ acio 10" ! i 1 Q A 1 l 1 1-- -- - i- — Michael Jones -Garrison said In this case it was and Mtke just worked through his fears and controlled them" As the helicopter pulled away its haekdraft created a vortex in the water that Fuck ed Mr Jones tarther out to sea 1 thought they forgot me'" he joked in an interview from his San Francisco home -It was a nasty bay the shy 22- said And of his bravery year-ol- d Mr Jones said -- it E my job" A Coast Guard firefighter and engzieer glationed at Yerba Boetz Island Mr Jones stayed wyth water for the man in tbe 43 minutes nearly ee I oy- V4 1 4' Guard Commendation Medal t I ' t rt 3 4 4 overboard either This one ' ' ' 4id''' 4"1"' a drowning man It wasn't Just any passenger I :1 -a MicLael Jones of Salt Lake City remembered his fear of water only after he dived into a choppy frigid span of open sea last June to save t i tt ' THE ShLT RALE TRIBUNE solar-- energy behind blindfolded her Inversions Played Dirty Tricks Last Month With Air Mat Violated Federal Statidards Average teacher salary and benefits adjusted for cost of living to apply for the protection for her invention She has also designed and built a pump and a solar engine — which she says one day car may propel a pollution-fre- e If developed on a large scale her pump could move water from a reservoir to a home without creating pollution she said She is also experimenting with underground water batteries that store warm water for use after the sun sets Ms Nettles was reluctant to go into detail on her solar engine since she hopes to make a showing at the International Science Fair later this year But she says the future of her project could lead to automobiles and in applications space "My engine would work better in space than on Earth" she said suggesting that it mild be used to help power a space lab Ms Nettles will graduate from high school this spring and hopes to attend Utah State University Brigham Young University or University of Alaska in Fairbanks All of the schools have good mechanical engineering departments and USU is beginning a program she said solar-powere- they're buying 23 acres of prime farmland" Mr Rowley countered The dilapidated condition of the land is normal and would be replanted in a year or two The state recommends that 1500 feet in each direction from the lagoon should not be used gobbling up Teen Science Whiz Finds Solar Energy Electrifying named as a semifinalist during the 51st annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search The contest included more than 1700 entries and she was the only Utah student chosen as a semifinalist While Ms Nettles' combined solar projects did not get her to the list of 40 finalists she is not giving up on her inventions "If you try you can excel" she said "The biggest problem is people won't try to do better" During her high school years Ms Nettles has designed and built a tracking system that maintains a angle to the sun as it moves across the sky Ms Nettles thbught of getting a patent for the system called "Searcher II" but could not find the 14000 needed it 414' x first-grad- high school science students I i' 'A t I ''1 g New numbers circulating on Capitol Hill show that when cost of living is taken into account Utah's schoolteachers are among the highest paid in the Intermountain West But teachers and their union say the analysis by the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst is unfair and a far cry from what they actually see on their pay stubs When only salary and other direct compensation is considered Utah teachers get an average of $27423 ahead of only New Mexico $24753 and Idaho $25510 among the seven Intermountain states However in presenting compensation numbers to lawmakers and to the public recently legislative analysts have begun adding the $9166 in retirement health dental and Social Security benefits the state pays They also are adjusting for Utah's cost of living which is lower than any of the surrounding states When those numbers are calculated Utah educators are said to get $39343 worth of compensation almost $2000 more than the seven-stat- e average of $37382 The only state higher is Nevada "If you find any teachers making that much I'd be e teacher at surprised" said Joan Mercer a Farmington Elementary Jim Miller zu Alta High School math teacher said the figures really distort the truth about teacher salaries and "slant the public against education" "They've got on this kick that if we are going to pay teachers every dime is going to be shown" says Lowell Baum executive director of the Utah Education Association the state's largest teacher union Michael Kjar the legislative fiscal analyst for pub Syndi Nettles the sun is more than a source of energy its a source of inspiration "Solar energy is an efficient alternative to industry" says the Roy High School senior "I would like to see my ideas used in South America where they are just now developing industry" Ms Nettles was one of 300 US I 14 F11 i - - d Iii i' f ? t THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE 18year-ol- i t ' "V By Katherine Kapos For I- - I t I i t I Police fear a serial raist has been preying on yourg girls has struck again An girl walking to a neighbor's home at about 530 collect some pia gon Saturday towas abducted money by a man wearing a ski mask Salt Lake City police said Monday The man grabbed the girl from baby-sittin- — ‘4 Teachers Decry Analysis of Pay ROY — I 1 16-fo- ot THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ' of 44-ac- re By John J Jordan ! ft- ' k g 1 - water-reclamati- pot-lickin- Ey Chris Jorgensen - THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE I t3 - - Police Worry Serial Rapist Attacked Girl !! |
