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DDo 2 Epwc tr -- !t V ir - jfr - n -- it DAVIS COUNTY 100 jjd fJIMJ r J of Clipper respondents said NO! y- 14, 1997 Fifty Cents Serving Dais Counts VOLLMF 105 Nl MHIk 98 High east winds put many ox in pit on day of rest County winds reach 77 mph., topple trees, smash windows Melinda illiams ing the garage and both doois "My husband Mike climbed out and got a ride to woik with a neighbor, but the kids aie off track so Sunday morning is supposed to be a time for relaxing with the we're here," she said The Meyer's have seven childien ranging in age newspaper or enjoying a big breakfrom 12 years to two months "Our fast, isn't it Sunday certainly wasn't a day ol goal is to somehow get out before rest for a good number ol residents spring," she said laughinglv in south Ascoiding to Davis the National Weather "Our goal is !o somehow County, as they struggusts in get out before spring." Bountilul hit gled to get their ox out 77 mph But Lisa Meyer, Snowbound mother of seven ot pits in the the estimate seems low to form of several who weie out m it Sunday moving pine trees out ol street and repair broken windows caused by morning "The Centerville police have been out since early dawn gusting easterly winds Davis County Sheriffs dispatchThey're estimating the wind at (K) ers were kept busy with calls Irom miles pci houi," according to a Bountilul, all the way through Lay-to- n Davis County dispatcher, Sunday Most calls dealt with downed morning Others caught out in it contrees and power poles and frozen curred water pipes For those who had to woik out in And it wasn't over Monday for it, like the police, the job was made at least one Farmington family worse because, "It's so cold nobody snowbound by four foot drifts Lisa wants to be out in it, the dispatcher said Early morning temperatures Meyer, who lives on Compton Bench, said snow had drifted up to hovered near 0, but with the wind seven feet deep in their yard, block see WIND" pg. A3 5 Stuff H riter e. A TREE GREW IN CENTERVILLE: Family and friends of Vern and Clara Goudy, including son Richard shown straddling the tree were kept busy Monday morning helping remove two downed pines lost in Sunday's windstorm This 50 year old pine toppled into the Goudy s yard in Centerville blocking their driveway There were widespread incidents of trees being uprooted and accidents reported as heavy winds and snow blanketed the county Sunday The outlook for the week is more of the same Indoor pool patrons back Murder suspects bound over in the swim... tor this year for trial, arraignment Feb. 4 Paul Challis Nen$ Editor BOUNTIFUL 50 degrees to keep it from freez- ' Hardy sjid, ing City officials have vowed to keep its year old indoor swimming pool open for just one more summer if operating expenses dont get too 30-pl- high The announcement came as part of a proposal to the city council for subsidy reduction for the parks and recreation department. Last summer indoor pool users learned that Bountiful was thinking about closing the pool and bombarded the mayor and council with letters begging the city to keep it open. The swimmers protesting the closure of the indoor pool are mostly senior citizens that use the pool during the summer months when the bubble pool is more crowded and to stay out of the hot summer sun. The indoor pool is only open from June to September and is located at 785 S. 100 East. At the Jan. 8 meeting City Manager Tom Hardy told the council it would be cheaper to build a new indoor pool than to renovate the existing one Its a dram on us now (during winter months) as it cost about $1,000 a month to keep the water at We will be lucky to get one mote year out of It if the boiler can be fixed along with other plumbing and electrical problems solved, Mayor John Cushing said he told the indoor pool backers last fall that the city would do everything possible to keep pool open. We will have to evaluate it as it is putting increased pressure on the total recreation program as a ' whole. , Hardy said the city had the option of building a new indoor pool and that would be more feasible than keeping the old one open. It makes more sense to closed it and go from there The bubble pool that is located at 150 W 600 North in Bountiful is the most popular of the two pools and attracts 90 percent of the swimmers. The indoor pool accounts for the other 10 percent but eats more than its share of the ax ailabie recreation money. Most of the problems with the indoor pool stem from old age The pools older boiler heating system creates high utility costs, which last fall was estimated at $30, 000 even though the pool is only open three months a year. The indoor pool is a pool compared to toe bubbles Olympic 25-ya- ' Melinda W illiams sized structure.1 Findings from a 1996 engineering study conducted for toe city Concluded that toe city would have to spend at least $500,000 for short-terrepairs to keep toe pool mechanically functional Indoor pool supporters claim that the second pool allows the city to offer a full slate of swimming lessons at toe bubble, an integral part of the total recreation program, and still allows toe free use of the Stuff Writer indoor pool without as many arraignment for Todd Jeremy Rettenberger lessons. Last fall toe indoor pool backers said they would support a bond to finance a new or renovated facility Resident Elame Renell said, A city the size of Bountiful should be able to support two pools. The only reason that toe indoor pool hasnt brought in as much money is because the city closes it down most of the year. The bubble pool is already so crowded it is keeping many people away. We would second enjoy a warmer-watereindoor pod w toe winter Parks and Recreation Director Neal Jenkms claims just the opposite is true, From a purely financial standpoint, toe indoor pool has been a losing proposition Its only open during the prime summer swimming months, but still loses d, case FARMINGTON The two men accused of killing Motel 6 Desk Clerk Matthew John Whicker, in a robbery gone awry were bound over for trial here Thursday In spite of Defense Attorney Glen Celia contention police coerced the pair into confessing to a crime they didnt commit. Second District Judge Glen R Johnson has maintained innocence Dawson set his since the start and Galvez said, "The only mcrimmat ing statements have come lrom someone else (Rettenberger) And Celia, representing Rettenberger maintains the police coerced his client into a contession and didn't adequately inform him ol his rights However, Prosecuting Attorney W illiam McGuire told reporters fol "What do you want me to say? Do you want me to say and Scott Jeremy Johnson, both 18, for Feb 4, based on what he believes is probable cause alter hearing from prosecutors and defense attorneys and the testimony of two police officers assigned to the case. The pair is being tried on charges of first degree murder and aggravated robbery in the Oct 29 murder of Whicker at the Woods Cross motel They could face life imprisonment on each count, plus additional time for alleged use of a firearm Johnson's defense attorney Jorge Galvez told Dawson he could see no probable cause in his client's Jeremy I killed him." Rettenberger, Murder Suspect lowing the healing he was comfortable with the slate s case against the two and believes Rettenberger was properly advised of his rights On advice of their attorneys, neither man testified at Thursday's hearing The courtroom was filled to capacity with family and friends of the accused and victim The two groups mostly sat separately, but all were somber, with hardly a whisper heard prior to the hearing Many of those attending were young, not yet old enough to vote Davis County Sheriffs deputies kept a tight rein on things Onlnokcis weie made to walk through a metal detector, asked to hang their coats in the loyer and the purses ot some women were checked Police believe the nundet was a robbery gone awrv lour bundled and ninety nine doll. us was taken from a till and a sale on the piemis es In a taped conlession Rettenberger admitted shooting Whicker. not with the intent to kill, hut to slop him Whicker died ot mill tiple gunshot wounds including one which we lit thiough his chest pic ic mg W hick er s lungs and heait and exiling through his hack The pair, and a third iivemle companion were ai rested Nov 20 The juvenile was released the billowing day Woods Cross Detective Biuce R Timothy testified Relic nbeigcr con fessed to the crime on Nov 21 saving he had taken the gun into the motel to displav to Whicker He didn't think Whicker would resist the robbeiy However Whicker tried to stop Rettcnbeiger Timothy said, and Rettenberger used the gun see MURDER" pg. A2 about $20,000. Bountiful considers mixing homes, duplex on same lot Paul Challis The trend by property ow ners is Ne w r Editor to use large lots with existing homes and adding on multi-unit- s The city counBOUNTIFUL cil recently tabled a decision on a proposal of conditional use permits in R-- 3 zones that would deny the and something needs to be done to control it, Gehnng said A public hearing was held on Jan 8 with one resident speaking against toe proposal not to allow 3 zones to include multi-unuses on toe same parcel with a home or combination of single-famil- y or uses duplex housing with multi-un- it on toe same parcel of land The council already handicapped with two of the five members absent from the meeting wanted to postpone a decision and rev lew the matter with a full group at a later date At issue is how toe total land density can be counted to qualify for multi-un- it designation even with a home on the property. The city claims developers are getting around toe law by using toe total land mass situation making it a According to City Planner Blaine Gehnng, three new proposal are now being considered by the city involving similar situations. R-- it duplex The resident asked the council not to approve the proposal as it would take away her retirement income that was to be supplemented with apartments on her property She accused the council of going from having no restnctions to having too many with the new proposal. The wording in the proposal would not allow an existing house with a duplex or multi-us- e housing on toe same parcel of land in a 3 zone The house would have to be tom down or removed City Attorney Russell Mahan told toe council that there were several R-- options to consider if members were uncomfortable with the proposal You could table it, review it later and we could come up with new suggestions if you like, Mahan said Two of the three council members at the meeting said they didn't feel good about the proposal 1 have a problem with taking down a home to make room for multi-un- it use if the property owner doesnt want to do it, Councilman Sam Fowler said 1 have mixed feelings about the proposal, Councilman Alan Johnson said The proposal was put on hold for a later date. Preliminary and final site plan approval was granted by the city council on Dec. 11 for a and an existing house at 309 West 200 North despite controversy and a split vote. On Dec. 11 Councilman Harold see HOMES" pg. A2 What a difference a day makes! Two golfers enjoy a game at the Davis Park Golf Course in Kaysville on Friday By Saturday, such a game wouldn't have been possible, unless they were playing with black golf balls, as a winter storm belted the county, leaving several inches of snow By Sunday easterly winds were causing their own problems Photo by Cathy Linford |