| Show B4 ThcSuhUkTriUme UTAH ThuiHkySipU-mlxT920()- closer is from of water Strawberry Acquisition Locking ahead: Districts OK would help meet the needs of Salt hike and Utah counties Water District of Salt Lake City and Sandy When finalized the deal will provide Utah and Salt Lake counties each with 30000 acre-fee- t of water — an acre-foo- t Is the amount it takes to cover an acre of land with one foot of water — with Jorand dan Valley securing 21700 acre-fee- t the Salt Iake City and Sandy district getting the rest according to Ovard Under the Utah Lake system: 30000 acre-fee- t would flow to Salt Lake County via a pipeline from Spanish Fork Canyon to the IYovo Reservoir Canal which takes off from the Provo River Drainage Hasin Water Delivery System Jordan Villey officials say the move would help meet the water needs of the suite's growing metropolitan areas in the next decade "This is the next major block of water that will take us into the future It's a significant event" said Jordan Valley CEO and general manager David Ovard The proposal was approved by the Central Utah Water Conservancy last week Wednesday's vote by the Jordan Valley board was the next step in gaining approval for an environmental impact statement on the project Also expected to sign on: the Metropolitan ByJok Baihi) Pit SaJl Itikt Trilnuir Salt Iikc and Utah county residents and businesses are a step closer to tapping water from Strawberry Reservoir The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Hoard on Wednesday approved the district's petition to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District for a share of water from the Utah completed by 2015 also would delay by two decades the need for controversial dams or diversions on northern Utah's Bear River the largest tributary leading to the Great Salt Lake Ovard says the At $300 an acre-fothe Utah Lake System will be "a little more expensive" than the going rate of 30000 acre feet would flow to communities in southern Utah County with most of it for secondary irrigation systems and a small portion for municipal use of An additional 40310 acre-fee- t Strawberry water would flow into Utah Lake each year as an "exchange" for water now stored in Jordanelle Reservoir for use in Salt Lake County Altogether the Utah Lake system marks the last major urban component of the Central Utah Project a $23 billion development that diverts water from the Uinta Mountains to the Wasatch Front The project which would be ot $225 "But it will still be cheaper than the other projects we have on the board" he said JbairdCasltribcom Tribune news editor Brent Israelsen contributed to this story Beneath a Northern Utah Sky Enterprise men charged in deaths of wild horses The Associated Press - - — - ) rVVvP- ' :wk ' ' -- - y - Two Utah men were indicted Wednesday on charges of allegedly killing wild horses on federal land in 2002 Fred Eugene Woods 47 and Russell Weston Jones 29 both of Enterprise were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly shooting and horses killing the on Bureau of Land Management property in Iron County The indictment includes one count of injuring property of the United States of a value exceeding $1000 a felony and nine counts of causing the death of a horse a miswild demeanor The felony charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250000 fine The misdemeanors carry a sentence and a possible one-yefine of up to $100000 per count Utah public lands are home to more than 3000 wild horses in 24 herds areas across the state g g Ai A 1 Urtmann The Salt Lake Tribune bicyclist has a perfect day for a ride through the wetland area west of Logan on Wednesday More sunshine and summery weather are expected into the weekend See Weather D8 ar Colorado City man jailed after locking out brother Heme feud: The incident stems from his ongoing fight over a residence with the FI J)S church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints which owns most of the property in the border towns of Colorado City Ariz and Hildale Utah through its UKP Trust The property feud also has set brother against brother Chatwin and his family live in the home's lower level while his brother Steven's family occupies the upper floor Steven Chatwin's wife called police after discovering the family had been locked out Officers arrested Ross Chatwin when he refused to give his brother keys to the new locks Chatwin said when he posted the "No trespassing" sign he also apologized to his brother for the situation in a note and said to contact him to recover his belongings He spent the night at Purgatory Correctional Facility in Hurricane Utah and was released Wednesday after appearing in the Moccasin Ariz Justice Court By Bkookk Adams Vie Suit lake Tribune Colorado City Ariz man who won the right to remain in a home owned by a polygamist sect landed in jail Tuesday night after he tried to lock out the residence's current occupants Colorado City police arrested Ross Chatwin for criminal trespassing a felony after he entered the home through a window on the first floor changed the door locks and posted a "No Trespassing" sign on the residence Chatwin declined Lite Wednesday evening to explain his actions saying he had not yet consulted with an attorney The battle over the home has pitted Chatwin against the Fundamentalist A Draper denies Tor cnarter scnoo reauest — fee-waiv- NEWS TIP HOT LINE er r A DRAPER — The Summit Academy charter sch(xl may be new but Draper is treating it like any old building By a 4 I vote this week the City Council denied the schml's request for an impact fee waiver The decision means Summit Academy must join other commercial ventures in covering costs for road improvement and for services such as police and fire Brian Berndt Draper's Community Development director says the fast growing suburb in the south Salt Lake Valley has The two brothers and their families have maintained an uneasy coexistence in the home since January when Chatwin was ousted from the FLDS church by leader Warren Jeffs At the time Jeffs also ordered him to vacate the dwelling Chatwin refused though he did move into the home's lower level the home's top floor was taken over by Steven Chatwin his wife and their four children The church subsequently tried to evict Chatwin his wife Lori and their sue children from the home but the family refused to budge Arizona Judge James Chavez sided with them ruling in May that Chatwin could remain in the dwelling for life or until the FLDS church compensated him for $130000 in improvements The FLDS church has asked the Arizona Court of Appeals to overturn the ruling and in the meantime Chatwin is trying to have his brother evicted from been consistent with such charges in the past "The city can't take the burden ofall the impacts on its roads without some kind of compensation" he said "The rationale was very sound" from the school Nobody showed up at this week's public hearing to protest landscaping and paving have delayed the opening of the new charter school but parents say Summit Academy is expected to be open within a week Utah County is in a traffic fix and the public is invited to comment on potential solutions for the problem The Utah Department of Traasportation will hold a public open house today and Saturday to discuss a study of the Interstate 15 corridor "We Invite residents to give input and think outside the box" said Merrell Jolley um)T coordinator for the 1 15 project in a statement "Many people suggest that adding lanes is the only solution for relieving congestion on 1 15 but we want people to think about other possibilities too like carpool lanes and commuter rail" The open house txlay is from 5 to 8 pm at Iarscn Elementary School In Spanish Fork 1175 K Flonette Drive On Saturday from 2 to 5 pm UIX)T will be at the McKay Events Center North Presidential U'vel at Utah Valley State College "We P Jensen invite residents to give input and th ink outside tfie box MERRELL UDOT Alan Young JOLLEY coordinator lor the 115 project For more information log on to http:wwwudotutahgov FIU5CHKNECHT I "KAJTY EST! 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Call Prescribed fire due for Bryce Canyon With Alan Young AuD Input sought on Utah County traffic — uled in Kingman Ariz Justice Court on Friday before Judge Chavez "Given the fact that he's got the issue coming before the court on Friday I don't understand why he would resort to self help" said Rod Parker a Salt Lake attorney who represents the FLDS church and in this case Steven Chatwin Parker said Chavez's earlier ruling did not order Steven Chatwin to vacate the home The church also maintains that "Ross Chatwin should pay for improvements made to the home after it was taken over by his brother Chatwin said the FLDS church made the improvements despite his objections and even as he resisted being kicked out of the home "We tried to stop them from doing that" said Chatwin He said he believes the improvements were made to pressure him to either pay for them or give up the house EE HEARING CONSULTATION ILst-minut- e — Derek the home An eviction hearing is sched- j ' MJ Cottonwood Mall 801°2740101 25 Years Locally Owned 8 Locations 1 |
