| Show - -- --46 2 i 4 Ztteattfal:tZrrilT4nt LOCA L : News Desk: 237-204- 0 0 LIT OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS SATURDAY March 7 1992 5 D1 t Legal Changes Reflect New Political Reality: Utahns Oppose Importing Hazardous Wastes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In the summer of 1988 legislators and Utah emezonmental regulhtera visited Delta High School Millard County to hear what residents thought of a massive proposed waste incinera- tor They were in for a shock Some 700 angry people from all over the rural county packed the auditorium Others picketed outside No way would they stand for a huge incinerator burning hazardous waste in tiny Lyndyl Within days the legislators were in Gov Norm Bangerter's office asking for a special legislative session to place a moratorium on g new incinerators Just a year before Bangerter had adopted a task force's recommendations that the free market should decide how many incinerators came to Utah and that cities and counties could approve the sites In 1990 the Legislature laid down tough new laws Since then not a single company has sought a permit to build a commercial incinerator in Utah Residents of Millard County were successful in blocking the incinerator The Millard County episode and numerous polls since reveal this about Utahns: Fearing fcr their safety and risks to the environment a large majority don't want other states' hazardous waste Many don't even want to burn or store hazardous waste created in Utah But Utah's regulatory and political climate is slow to change Four years after the Millard protests there are signals the system is just now catching up to the mood of the people Consider these hazardous-waste-burnin- signs: The Legislature just approved a 75 percent increase in the fee companies pay to bring in wastes for disposal or burning The fee goes from $20 per ton to $35 per ton in July Until early 1988 it was just $3 per ton Utah companies now pay $8 per ton That will go up in steps to $14 per tonln 1994 The Justice Department won its first conviction in Utah for felony environmental crimes when the former owner of defunct Ekotek Inc a Salt Lake and refinwas found business ing guilty Thursday of six criminal counts out-of-sta- te waste-dispos- al Justice also announced a second felony iny dictment of the former operator of a operation in Blanding and indictments in a third case are pending said Peter McGrath a special federal prosecutor The Justice Department has increased its number of attorneys prosecuting environmental crimes from two in 1985 to 30 They are teaming with federal prosecutdrs in states such as Utah to pursue environmental criminals An investigator in the Utah attorney general's office has returned from extensive training and will work with state attorneys and regulators to ferret out violators The office also has joined the Western States Hazardous Waste Project to improve enforcement The budget for the state's environmental watchdog agencies has gone up 200 percent to $24 million since 1988 and for hazardous waste and cleanup it has risen 180 percent to $66 million While much of the funding comes from the federal Environmental Protection Agency the state also has contributed Elected officials are saying no to proposed recycling or incinerating plants that involve hazardous wastes When Utah Power wanted to build a plant to burn old transformers co- -taming extremely toxic chemical compounds Salt Lake area community councils refused When Ash Grove Cement West wanted to burn waste to fuel a operation d on the county line the Legislature changed the law so cement plants would fall within the strict siting rules for commercial incinerators That action this winter effectively ended Ash Grove's plans While Utah has made good progress on laws and enforcement there's much yet to do on hazardous waste says Alan Miller executive director of the Utah Environment Center "The bottom line is we're still confused" he said For example the 1990 laws built formidable barriers to companies seeking to build commercial incinerators But they did not address dozens of Utah companies that already store or incinerate their own hazardous wastes or burn others' wastes simply as fuel metals-recover- cement-makin- g Juab-Millar- air-quali- ty "The general public doesn't understand it has already happened to them" Miller says He believes Utah's relatively low fees for hazardous waste generators combined with the Bangerter task force's idea acted as "a big welcome flag We became just a bathtub drain" Two commercial incinerators gearing up to burn waste in Tooele County USPCI and Aptus had applied for permits after the task force's 1987 recommendation and weren't forced through the tough paces set by the 1990 law Aptus spokesman Malin Foster acknowledged there is "an awful lot of emotion" about hazardous waste but insisted incineration is much safer than people realize If it weren't he said companies like Aptus couldn't remain in business Fred Nelson who directs the attorney general's environmental section said he was disappointed the Legislature didn't give the office the $250000 it requested to hire more manpower to prosecute Utah violators Utah is ahead of such states as Wyoming Nevada and Idaho Nelson said "but we are way behind California Arizona Washington and Oregon" Still Nelson sees tolerance for polluters waning His office gets two calls per month far more than in the past reporting suspected dumping of hazardous wastes Some are former employees who didn't like what they witnessed others are callers who watched neighbors dig holes and dump chemicals or metals One man called to say a pallet of drums containing hazardous wastes had been dumped one night at the auto supply company that leased his building Nelson is hoping legislators will get the message from their constituents: "They don't want hazardous wastes" Miller notes that increasingly politicians are taking stands against Utah becoming a hazardous-waste haven are say"The politicians the smart ones ing 'no more' " he said "In fact they're all saying 'We're going to stop it' even if they mirk t ir I gmr-1-11 e'"""''' 1 out-of-sta- te t a --- ::! p f ::- il '' ' ! "- - 1:rj1lt I ' gtilt I ' I ' : '''''' ! 4 It t - I i x i-- i "':- 111:::tH 2) 0 1 "'''' " Road ' i 1 It i I et 1111111 e' r out-of-sta- te free-mark- 713h S -- 1 - - ) 114th So I 1 0 - — - e f — ' 2o ' (:) ' A -4 123 NORTH So The Salt (Ake Tribune Graphic Population Growth Forces Sandy To Realign Council Boundaries By Nancy Hobbs THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SANDY — Rapid growth in Sandy's southeast quadrant over the past decade has skewed population percentages in the city's four council districts spurring realignment of boundaries for more equal representation The City Council has approved the new boundaries which go into effect immediately The new divisions are not expected to affect any of the four council members since all four still live within the districts they represent Three additional council members make up the rest of the body at-lar- seven-memb- Adjustments to two districts essentially equalized the population spread according to Phil Glenn City Council executive director The area of District 1 — primarily comprising "his-- : toric" Sandy — was enlarged by absorbing the city's southwest corner west of 700 East That area used to be part of the heavily populated District 4 4 Before the realignment the council member from District 1 was representing about 17 percent of the municipality's population That compared to almost 32 percent of the population density in District 4 where new subdivisions are rapidly being developed can't" Bush Lauds Utah Tree Savior Ground Cleared Polygamous Marshal Claims Persecution' As Another Point of Light For Pipeline that THE ASSOCIATED -----1 In 1987 Pepper Provenzano was appalled when he learned the stately trees in his neighborhood were about to fall to the woodcutter's ax The trees lining the street were old and possibly sick Salt Lake City employees told him and they needed to go But Mr Provenzano got a second opinion eventually winning a reprieve for most of the trees An idea germinated and grew into TreeUtah a volunteer organization that has attracted the attention of President Bush On Friday Mr Bush named the organization the 712th Daily Point of Light for the nation The award recognizes voltm teers said Miah Homstad staff assistant at the Office of National Service in Washington President Bush makes a Daily Point of Light each day of the week except Sun- day she said Mr Provenzano is founder and president of TreeUtah whose of volunteers have planted more than 30000 trees Judge Gives TJtahn 0 to 5 Years in Manslaughter Case A man was sentenced Friday to 0 to 5 years in the Utah State Prison in a killing that took place almost two years ago Joseph Slattery Jr pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the June 15 1990 killing of Burton W Lin- derer Mr Linderer 22 was shot in his Salt Lake City apartment after he and Mr Slattery were arguing with Slattery's father Joseph Slattery Sr Ois part of a plea arrangement Slattery wild serve the sentence instead of a sentence under the original manslaughter charge said defense attorney James Valdez "It's a fair sentencing" said Mr Valdez "We settled on the middle ground" Slattery will also have to undergo psychological therapy substance-abuse counseling and pay more than $3000 in restitution said 3rd District Judge Frank Noel Both Slatterys were living with the victim when the three were involved in an argument Mr Linderer assaulted the younger Slat- tery according to the manslaughter charge Slattery left the apartment got a gun and returned thinking his father was in danger He then accidentally shot Mr Linderer as the victim opened his apartment door Both Slatterys were sought as fugitives and arrested in California last summer Begins Sliding r------- - - ' - - Pepper Provenzano statewide since 1988 "It's nice to get the recognition and if it helps spread the word across the state then that's the primary benefit and that's while said Mr Provenzano an editor at The Salt Lake Tribune worth-thousan- Ground cleared of vegetation for the Kern River pipeline has begun sliding on a steep slope of North Canyon above Bountiful a US Forest Service official said Friday Mike Sieg Salt Lake District Naranger for the Wasatch-Cach- e tional Forest said the small slide was spotted by two Forest Service surveyors working in the area He said the slide was 500 feet long 100 feet wide and 3 feet deep and was moving toward North Canyon Creek The moving material was excavated when the corridor was cut last fall While Kern River crews stabilized the material last winter Mr Sieg said the work was done "in a rushed manner and under poor conditions" and it started moving as the melting snow saturated the soils The Forest Service ranger said Kern River and Utah Division of Water Resources officials were notified of the slide Best Candidates for President Aren't Running Says Author By Paul Roily THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The presidential campaign of 1992 is a race of flawed candidates and the one with the least destructive flaws will win the election in November That is the analysis of Larry Sabato professor of government at the University of Virginia a commentator on national politics and author of the recently released Feeding Frenzy: How Attack Journalism Has Transformed American Politics None of the four remaining Democratic candidates fall into the realm of the best the party can offer Mr Sabato said The three best candidates he surmised are Sen Albert Gore of Tennessee Rep Richard Gephardt of Missouri and Sen Lloyd Bentsen of Texas "in that order" Mr Sabato spoke at a luncheon in Salt Lake City Friday sponsored by the Utah State Democratic and Republican parties and the Scott M Matheson Leadership Forum The fascination with the Democratic race this year he said is the changino face of the candi- dates The Democrats are beginning to realize they cannot Win liberal can with didates s Paul Tsongas the former senator from Massachusetts and Gov Bill Clinton of Arkansas have positives to offer the party but they are incomplete If they could be lobotomized into one they could be the perfect candidate Mr Sabato said "Clinton is liberal on economic ssues and conservative on social issues" said Mr Sabato "Tsongas is liberal on social issues and conservative on economic issues" But he said that's better than Democratic alternatives of being liberal on economic issues and liberal on social issues a losing formula in today's political landscape Mr Tsongas has his past battles with cancer as a potential barrier and Mr Clinton must still overcome questions about draft dodging in the 1960s and accusations of marital infidelity But either one can defeat President Bush in November if the economy does not improve Mr Sabato added Mr Bush's problems could intensify with the persistent candidacy of Republican conservFront-runner- ative alternative Buchanan Patrick PRESS PHOENIX — A Colorado City town marshal with three wives testified Friday that a proceedinct to end his career as a lawman be- cause he practices polygamy is just a continuation of the religious persecution he has known all his life Sam Barlow told a hearing officer of the Arizona Law Enforcement Officer Advisory Council on hearthe second day of a ing that he has three wives in accordance with his fundamentalist Mormon beliefs ALEOAC maintains that Barlow's practice of polygamy violates his oath to uphold the state constitution and undermines the public faith in a law enforcement Hearing officer Harold Merkow has said he plans to give his recommendation to the council by April for action in its May meeting Under Arizona law a municipality must dismiss an officer who has been decertified by the countwo-da- y cil 55 said his family has Barlow been persecuted for their religious practices previously recounting a state raid in 1953 on the town of Colorado City a Mora mon enclave along the border Authorities arrested every male over the age of 18 for the practice of polygamy he said Barlow was 16 at the time Barlow who was a Mohave County Sheriff's deputy for 20 years before becoming the town's marshal in 1986 said he has simply followed the beliefs of his forefathers "It was the kind testimony iou wish was videotaped because it was a different atmosphere you usually find in courtrooms or hearing rooms" said Marc Cavness Barlow attorney State Assistant Attorney General Bill Jammn representing ALEOAC has said Barlow's practices violate a clear prohibition of polygamy in the state constitution He referred all questions about the case to state Attorney General spokesman Steve Tseffos who was unavailable Friday The state argued the first day of Utah-Arizon- Barlow had openthe hearing ly admitted as a lawman he had three wives but Cavness disagreed "I don't think there has ever been a public statement by Mr Barlow until today" Cavness said "Every statement Sam ever made on the subject was in a privilege situation either to an employer or an investigating officer" Cayness also entered into evidence a Feb 6 1991 letter by Gov Fife Symington who as a candidate last year promised to protect Colorado City residents from religious persecution A call late Friday to the gover nor's office went unanswered Cayness also said that if Barlow is stripped of his badge then AELOAC will go after other law enforcement officials and set a precedent for possible action against other state employees in the town of Colorado City "I suppose they may like to remove the entire government up there and run it like a colony or an : occupied territory" he said Draper Shopping Center Clears Hurdle By Nancy Hobbs THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SANDY — After three hours of haggling over a design for a buffer between Sandy homes and a Draper shopping center developer Ron Raddon left Sandy City Hall Thursday night beaming He was confident that a solution was "99 percent there — and it's a win-wi- n situation" The developer residents and officials from Sandy and Draper — where Mr Raddon is building e Hidden Valley Shopthe — Center have been trying ping for more than a year to reach a consensus on several design issues Road connections between the neighboring cities at 1300 East and 1700 East have been hotly debated and plans for buffering between the commercial buildings and residents on Sandy's south border have been a source of contention 100-acr- The buffer issue was to be discussed in Sandy's planning commission meeting Thursday night Instead debate was moved into a downstairs conference room in Sandy's City Hall There representatives for Raddon Bros Construction offered concessions Mr Raddon said he had hoped to take a compromise agreement back upstairs and win the planning commission's approval for a grading permit needed to continue the project After two hours of open discus sion residents asked to meet privately with Tim Soffe project architect Mr Raddon and his attorney Mark Mascaro were later called in When they emerged from the room participants expressed relief and happiness over the prospects for compromise Mr Raddon agreed to sell residents 20 feet of a strip adjacent to their homes for $40000 — 610000 less than what he says he paid for it and build a masonry wall at that new property line In addition the proposed Kmart building would be moved 10 feet farther south for a total 81 feet from the wall A landscaped slope between the two points wouldleep the store below the elevation of the homes preserving the views ot Residents had criticized Mr Raddon's refusal to sell the 51- foot strip of Sandy property which he said he understood would violate an agreement with Draper to maintan the strip strictly as a buffer Now he's been told he can sell the property as long as residents respect the setback by agreeing not to build on the 20 feet It seemed to be a condition homeowners could live with Nonetheless no formal agreement was reached Thursday evening Sandy's planning commission was asked to table the issue until its next meeting March 17 when Draper's planning commis sion will hold a concurrent meeting on a compromise Meanwhile residents planned to meet again with Mr Soffe to work out minor details isAs for the sues attorneys and traffic engineers for Sandy Draper and Raddon Bros have scheduled daily meetings so those questions can also be settled at the March 17 meeting road-connecti- "The sooner we can get this done the sooner we can plant it the sooner the grass germinates and the sooner the dust stops" said Mr Raddon referring to blowing sand that has plagued residents "I want to get this taken care of Sandy wants to resolve it - ' a: too" Rosalie Losser a Sandy resident living adjacent to the Hidden Valley project left the meeting hopeful that the resolution will come in two weeks I 4 4 e "We need to it" she said of the prelimiLary agreement "Mr Raddon has proposed to sell us the property which we've wanted Our property valnit has diminished because of this We wanted that property incorporated with our own to help balance the loss and increase our property value fine-tun- "It also makes me feel more in' control to have my boundary a little farther away We felt that was in our best interest" I X 40 $ : s ' -: i I- :' - : - '' - 1 ' I t i I - i '' |
