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Show A2 DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER Tuesday, August 24, 1993 Money to come from RDA land sale Bffl. to set up revolving loan fund By PAUL CHALLIS News Editor Kanab's weather not that hot BOUNTIFUL The Bountiful Redevelopment Agency (RDA) has agreed, at least in concept, with the plans to set up a revolving loan with $400,000 from the proceeds from the sale of the land for the new downtown post office. The Postal Service purchased 3.5 acres of land last February for $853,000 from the Bountiful RDA to construct a 23,000 square-foregional facility on Main Street from Center to 100 West and to 100 South. The $400,000 will come from the $853,000 collected for the RDA property. KANAB Resident Ron Fern says it just isn't fair. "Channel 4 always makes Kanab out to be about 10 degrees hotter than it actually is," commented a heated Fern. "That's bad press." Fern expressed a mercurial sentiment felt by many, Salt Lake TV puts Kanab in the hot seat. Televised temperature reports range five-sevdegrees higher than what is actually recorded here. And local residents are "hot under the collar" over the portrayal. They believe Kanab's temperature climate is actually a community selling point, and don't appreciate the hot, inaccurate news. "All our Southern Utah temperatures are based on St. George's temperature," responds KUTV's Weather For Utah department icily. "People should know that when we show five day forecasts, they are always for St. George. When people think of Southern Utah, they think of St. George. It looks like Kanab area residents will have to rely oh local weathermen for accurate temperature reports. After all, the climate's always right with them. Southern Utah News en ot Of the about $400,000, $200,000 is proposed to set up a city-wirevolving fund that can be used by any business in Bountiful and not only businesses located in the RDA areas of the city. Another $182,000 has been proposed for use by the city in establishing a new sign ordinance for Bountiful. I haven't got the details set up de Harsher discipline sought UINTAH BASIN Kathy and Arn Ufford, accompanied by their attorney Gayle McKeachnie, asked the Uintah School Board to formulate stricter disciplinary policies for use in district schools. The Ufford's son, Shane, was shot in the eye with a Gehring said. The new revolving funds will go along with the recently proposed Main Street Program in an attempt to revitalize downtown Bountiful and other areas of the city. We are trying to frame a general guideline to be followed subject to change and your approval, City Manager Tom Hardy said. We are seeking conceptual approval at this time, the details can and will be worked later. Board member John Cushing said, it looks like a good start and we should move ahead with it. I always the $853,000 wanted earmarked for downtown and the area businesses. It's a good starting point, Board member Barbara Holt said. It does open a door for the entire city businesses to get involved in matching funds. Holt added that her only concern is that the money be loaned and not given away or to have a matching clause in merchants their own it. Mayor it. Lets make sure the are involved in putting money or something into Bob Linnell asked if the revolving loan fund would be intended for matching funds? That is certainly part of it. It is a loan program with interest, Gehring said. We do need the revolving loan fund whether or not the Main Street Program developed. On Aug. 4 the council agreed to apply to be one of four cities in Utah to be part of a pilot program for Main Street revitalization funds. The application for state grant funding would be for a three-yea- r period. If Bountiful's application is approved by the state, the city would receive $30,000 over a three year term. The first year Bountiful would get $15,000; $10,000 the second year and $5,000 the last or third year. Another $10,000 from the national office would be used to train the city officials to run the Main Street Program. The pilot program was approved by the 1993 Utah Legislature and will be open to cities in the state on an application basis. City officials claim that along with the revolving loan program ; and the Main Street Program businesses in Bountiful will be given an opportunity to revitalize and expand and it also opens up the door for more incentives for other businesses to locate in the south Davis County community. The U.S. Postal Service also recently announced that the new downtown Bountiful Post Office design and construction phases including a projected move-i- n date have been set. The new post office is expected to be opened by Feb. 28, 1995. The architectural engineering bid is scheduled to be awarded on Sept. 2, 1993. The design bid award would follow on Jan. 3, 1994. The construction phase of the project will be awarded on March 31, 1994. The completion date is set for Dec. 31, 1994 and the move-i- n date on Feb. 28, 1995, nearly two years after the site acquisition was ' . ; granted. The fate of 90 ash trees put on hold COS-power- BB gun last February while sitting in a commons area at Vernal Jr. High. Though his parents and doctor feared he would lose use of the eye completely, he has since regained some sight. k For his act, the juvenile gunman "suffered" a suspension two-wee- from school, the same consequence meted out for possession of tobacco. In addition, Juvenile Court sentenced the unnamed young man to one week of community service and one year of probation. The Uffords do not believe justice has been served, nor do they feel an appropriate message has been sent to other young people in the community. "Two weeks off as a naughty boy isnt enough," said Kathy Ufford. "We need stricter controls. Serious consequences should follow a serious incident. Ufford also expressed dismay that the shooting incident involving her son was not publicized adequately by the school. Board member Brian Spcndlove told Ufford that deciding on restrictions is "a dilemma" for the board. "But mere suspension could be a holiday for kids," he said. Board president Dennis Judd said he was "not certain" the school district is allowed by law to make punitive policies. "Our options are limited," he said. "We may have to go through Juvenile Court. I dont know if forced labor is an option for us." He asked district administrators to investigate the policies of other state schools and report back to them." Vernal Express trees has collected about 200 signatures. Possible solutions discussed at By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer The fate of FARMINGTON 90 ash trees on Farmington's west State Street has been put on hold until September to give Utah Power and Light representatives time to research costs and mull over options other than removing the trees. About 55 city residents let of members the committee environmental city's and UP&L representatives know where they stood on the tree issue at Wednesdays meeting. They want the trees to remain in place and say replacing them with smaller varieties will ruin the aesthetic beauty of the neighborhood, which is vying for recognition as a Foreigners work at the Forest National Historic District. Concern over possible power outages led UP&L to meet with the City Council last month and propose the use of directional pruning to clear the foilage from sycamore trees on Main Street away The new from power lines. pruning technique gives the trees a or configuration. In addition, the utility proposed replacing 90 ash trees along west State. FISH LAKE FOREST - Ten persons from four European countries are working on Fish Lake National Forest as volunteers through the Council of International Educational Exchange Program. The group, ranging in ages from 18 through 27, are involved in a three week program to help in projects which the forest has been unable to budget funds to do. "We estimate that after expenses, the group will have done a minimum of $4,000 worth of work on the forest," stated Ted Fitzgerald, human resources coordinator for Fish Lake. Included in the group are two volunteers from Spain, four from France, one from the Czech countries and three from Germany, two of whom are East Germany residents. The program provides a way for persons who want to help other countries in an effort to promote relationships throughout the world, Fitzgerald said. The program began after World War II as a vehicle to reunite countries after the devastation of the war. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. "It's strictly an program," Fitzgerald said. "The only cost to us is $6 per day food allowance and we provide a place for them to stay." Richfield Reaper -- The City Council approved trimming the sycamores, but deferred decision on the fate of the ash trees. The trees have since become a hot issue, and many residents are hotly contesting any move to tamper with the trees. A ash petition to save the Wednesday's meeting included pruning back the ash trees and replacing them over a five year period with a smaller variety that would not require pruning. But residents are not enthused about h replacing mature trees with two-inc- saplings. Another proposal is for the utility to replace 19 poles on the north side of State Street with poles. 40-fo- ot 55-fo- ot UP&L representative Steve Rush maintained that replacing the poles would be expensive about $700 apiece-a- nd would probably not work anyway since ash trees fully mature at about 65 feet. Hank Semadeni, a city councilman who acts as a liason with the committee, disagrees. That's an ash tree that has been untouched, he said. These have been topped and I don't really think, that they'll ever grow that high. Semadeni said even if the trees did reach the lines the directional pruning used would be much less drastic. Putting the power carry power from a substation near Lagoon to Centerville and other surrounding areas. A third option is for the utility to reroute the transmission lines west to the freeway and downsize the current line on State Street. Instead of power poles strung with three parallel lines, the crossbar atop the poles Would be removed and there would only be two lines, one directly over the other. Semadeni said that would make it easier for tree trimmers to clear foilage off of the lines and not give the trees such a severe appearance. Finally, there is a proposal to relocate the power lines from the line behind the homes. To do that, the utility would need to get an . easement from home owners on . The drawback is the State. expense, which would be more since crews would have to physically move the lines and the poles. After a lengthy discussion, UP&L agreed to further research the issue and come up with some .. . definitive cost estimates. Committee members and the utility will meet again Sept. 22 to review the issue. . The committee's recommendation will then be given to the City Council, which will ultimately decide the issue. . ; i lines underground is also not an attractive option. The cost is estimated to be between $200,000 and $300,000, and a special improvement district would probably have to be organized so that the city and residents could pay the bill. Public Service Commission regulations forbid the utility from paying for the work. The power lines along State BARTON'S Chapel fire started by boys group part of brawl Anti-violen- ce yet on setting up the revovling loan funds but we wanted at least to see if you (RDA board) likes our proposal, RDA Director Blaine A Thursday fire HOOPER that gutted an LDS chapel was apparently started by two boys SETTLEMENT CANYON -- - A group of Salt Lake City residents, claiming they came to the Tooele area to get away from gang violence, were involved in a brawl in Settlement Canyon. The altercation took place near the concrete dip about 100 yards from w here the pavement ends in the canyon. The Below Zero Vehicle Organization had set up camp and were prepared to stay the night, according to organization member Ray Gubler, 28, West Jordan. Gubler said as he returned to his camp from town after a trip to the store to get some sodas, several young men jumped out of a red Dodge Dakota truck and assaulted the campers. Gubler said that when he asked the men what the problem was, one of them dealt Gubler a blow to the side of the head knocking him to the ground. The man then continued to pummel Gubler while on the ground. "Those guys were ballistic and wanted to fight," said Gubler. Tooele County Sheriff Chief Deputy Frank park said five arrests were made when other campers in the canyon reported the incident to the sheriffs department. Park said four men from Salt Lake valley were arrested along with one Tooele man. Park said the whole incident was alcohol related, but no drugs were playing Weber with matches, County Fire investigators reported. The boys, ages 6 and 8, were playing with matches near some juniper trees near an outside wall. As the fire spread, the trees apparently shielded the flames from view, said Weber County Fire Battalion Chief Ken Dixon. The flames had scaled the wall and spread to the attic of the chapel on 5050 S. 5900 Danger found. CONTINUED FROM The sheriffs report states that a red Dodge truck driven by Ronnie L. O'Dell was spinning its tires and flipping rocks on some other people's vehicles. The people then began to throw rocks at the truck O'Dell was driving so he left the scene and returned a few minutes later with his friends and the melee began. Park said there were numerous injuries, several scratched vehicles and broken windows. Topele resident Shane Trujillo had his head pushed through the rear window of a truck. Gubler said one of his friends was "beat up so bad his parents couldnt recognize him." Tooele Transcript Bulletin A-- 1 they are going to do.. he said. They are going to have to decide if West by the time firefighters arrived. Dixon said it took firefighters nearly two hours to knock down the blaze. Several firefighters narrowly escaped injury while battling the flames in the attic. Dixon said two firefighters were evacuated from a crawl space in the attic, leaving just before the roof collapsed. The building, which was dedicated by the late LDS Church President David O. McKay and was valued at about $2.5 million is a total loss, Dixon said. they are going to maintain that as a state highway, relinquish control or divert it into another area. But they can't continue sitting on their hands and saying, This is a state highway and we're going to run it like we want. MOTE GOING ON NOW!!! ALL CHILDREN'S SHOES FALL FOLIAGE LDS Church History Tour Oldest irrigation system found STEINAKER DAM The oldest irrigation system in the Uintah Basin was uncovered by an archeological crew last month, but the find will be covered back over to make way for a modem irrigation system. A team of 10 archaeologists from Brigham Young University have also uncovered two more ancient infant burial sites at the foot of Steinaker Dam. The discovery of two other infant burial sites last year contributed to a delay of a $12.0 million modification project on the dam. The project will make the dam secure fn the event of an earthquake and is mandated by the Federal Dams Safety Act. Field archeologist Rick Talbot said that on July 1 his crew found chambers where the remains of two infants were two more found. The remains were taken to a lab at BYU. It is estimated the infants lived at the site about 200 A.D. and were part of the archaic or culture. 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