Show PaQo2— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday Juno 7 1989 Bond approval won’t solve jail problems McKean tells council “All three (lending institutions) seem to find no problem By RaaAnne Thayne staff writer Even if voters in Cache County approved a band issue for construction of a new jail die county could only receive about an additional $40000 per year because of legal limitations at taxing the county attorney told die county council Tuesday A bond electron was one of the options previously considered available to the county to solve its pressing jail overcrowding issue However County Attorney Gary McKean said that alternative is not a practical possibility Last month Sheriff Ski Grail Thousands of people block access to a bridge in Canton China China Continued from page outside China before the violence erupted She said special United Airlines flights would arrive Thursday and Saturday for the evacuation American civilians who have been advised to leave China will be allowed on die planes according to available seats she said Foreigners packed the Beijing international airport and ticket counters seeking to flee as the United States Britain Japan France and other nations evacuated 1 supplies as the city’s only foreign supermarket was closed to everyone but residents of die hotel where it is locked In another development die Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement expressing ’‘profound regret” at President Bush’s decision Monday to suspend all military relations along with $600 million in US defense contract sales to China In apparent reaction to die incident US Ambassador James Liiley decided to evacuate all remaining dependents of his mission’s staff and was to file an official protest with the government a UJS Embassy official said The Foreign Minstry said the steps were The official said there was a total of 18S designed to exert “pressure on die Chinese Those foreigners remaining behind were government This is absolutely unacceptable family members of embassy personnel but some already had left the country or were forced to scramble for food and other to us” 111-mem- then-citizen- US-Ghi- na s China blasts US suspension of arms sales BEIJING (UPI) — The government today sharply criticized President Bush for suspending US arms sales to China calling it an ” absolutely unacceptable” action that could jeopardize relations The Chinese Foreign Ministry also reproached Bush for his comments condemning the killing of hundreds of people by troops deployed in Beijing last weekend to crush die peaceful student-ledemocracy movement and enforce martial law The statement was die first by the Sino-Americ- d ministry since die United States Monday and other foreign governments took measures to censure China However only the United States was mentioned by name It said die government “hoped dial all and foreign countries organizations personages foal maintain friendly relations with China will refrain from carrying out any form of interference” China over a matter that is purely China’s ynj haf talmn unilateral irtiwi to die detriment of bilateral relations exerting pressure on die Chinese government infernal affair said die statement carried by die official Xinhua news agency “The Chinese government cannot but express its profound “The US government however has regret over this action by the UJS flagrantly made unwarranted charges against support tfie Sherwood Hills development Council Chair Deunis Funk Park did not vote — the chairperson of the council By Robert Merrill Continued from page 1 usually only votes in case of a tie Franklin Co staff writer Weston said after die meeting development would have on die that he was concerned that opPRESTON Idaho — Plans are environment posing the development would be the works” by Preston City to “in Opponents questioned a way of saying no development recWellsville City's ability to pro- is wanted in the area develop a $250000-$30000- 0 reation die west of vide enough water to the houses park just He also said since there is Franklin worries about County Fairgrounds They expressed already development of the rePreston City officials discussed possible contamination of sort the houses would not be an die Wellsville 's spring in the canyon intrusion on the scenic beauty of project only briefly dining a short council meeting Monday about the negative visual impact the canyon the houses might pose and about Others who spoke for the afternoon the development’s potential im- development said they did not Mayor Walter Ross said negotiations with a landowner are pact on wildlife want the county to “shut the under way and dial don’t need currently secondary door” on development in Cache “People additional details regarding die homes at the expense of our County or project an antiproject would be released after die wildlife” said Alice Stokes a development image be can resident “Houses Logan Bullock said after the hearing land purchase has been finalized — mountains our replaced that he was unsure what his However city officials did said die project could include four cannot” options are now that die rezone softball diamonds and a regulaPeople at the meeting also has been turned down He said tion soccer field About 260 “reconcern the that expressed the law would allow him to strictive covenants” proposed for construct 24 homes in the area the subdivision would be ineffec- without any kind of rezoning if tual in preventing the use of he limits building to one home d vehicles in the per 40 acres as the FR-4- 0 zone Wellsville Wilderness Area By Scripps Howard News Service allows Bullock said however Opponents also questioned if that he doesn’t know if that is the developer's promise that the what he wants to do DENVER — Seventy-fiv- e fedhomes would only be secondary He said he thinks the objection eral agents raided the Rocky Flats homes — and thus would not to the development because it nuclear weapons plant Tuesday in require school bus or any other was so near the wilderness area is an unprecedented criminal incounty service — would be unfair because the government vestigation of possible environenforceable of the mental violations already owns Council members voting land in Utah Now he said “This is die first time there has against the development said anyone owning land fronting been an investigation of this size they had concerns about the fire government property is being and scope involving this kind of and police protection that would prevented from developing that facility’’ said acting US Atbe expected from those living in torney Mike Norton property the seasonal homes The allegations include conCouncil Member Randall “People think of the mountain cealment of environmental conWeston was the only as belonging to everyone but it’s tamination and false certification member of the council voting to really private property" he said of federal environmental reports Rezone ds an Herald Journal USPS 218-700- W R Paul Publisher Published every evening Vanda tn-- u by Cache Friday and Sunday Vane Pubhsning Co me P O Bo 48' K West 3rd North Logan itah Utah Tele onone Idaho Telephone mo-m- tt2' Second La-M- Dosage a2‘'Loga- Avd Bureau a Circuaonf United Piet tntemo’ione' NEANeai Serae Scrippi Howard hews r Sere SUBSCRIPTION RATES 8t 2? Month Corner eor Carrier Month Mo' fear S'sv'Ot'i Mo "o- - r sa-- bt' erdSIX I'i M h receiving you Wore e- - (ca' cei tp cerro-- w- s ’ll J‘2S ete MeoavihruEndcv e-- s ne-- e ween rgt-- s "ewe 0C 84 X "to : l c Jcjrn e con-dnual- ly n” pay for die project estimated to city for die project now cost between $230000 and “All we want is die city’s endorsement of the museum $300000 enable our In other action the council concept That would to apply for federal and grotty listened to s proposal from Jay ante grants to help offset operatGriggs director of die Main costs that we are currently Street Art Gallery in Preston to ing for through paying have die city endorse a activities” he said museum in die art gallery The council took the request building 31 S State under advisement and said it “Since die art gallery has been would make a decision at next operating this last year members Monday’s regular 4 pm meeting Elmer Olivetson public works of our association have discovered many excellent pieces of art director told the council that a project beginning at laying around in residents’ water-lin- e basements This kind of artwork 800 N State will start during late has historical significance for die summer About 4500 feet of activities” n water distribuHodges said if die land can be fteston area and should be put on imwill tion be installed at 800 in a die museum” pipe purchased city plans to permanent display mediately apply for a variety of he said Griggs txrid die council he North running north to the city federal and state grants to help did not want any money from the limits he said parking spaces would be provided for tiw facility Council Member Cedar Hodges in charge of city recreation said he believes the project could provide a great opportunity to expand die city’s recreation program “Rigjit now we have facilities that can handle about 250-30-0 kids in a summer baseball program The problem is we have ’— " " 750 kids that war soccer” he said The 260 parking spaces would provide excellent puking for the Famous Preston Night Rodeo and Franklin County Fair fund-raisi- ng city-coun- ty ch cast-iro- Agents raid Rocky Flats plant in criminal probe two-thir- xu'-- cost and design Preston developing plans for recreation park de off-roa- One One One One liminary estimates told the council that the “‘Immediate attention is being overcrowding and understaffing focused on finalizing the problems at die jail have reached exchange agreement with die a “critical” stage He urged die Chamber of Commerce narrowcounty should take immediate ing down the best prospect of a action to try to alleyiate those financial package and most problems challenging of all determining Groll proposed that die county where we can derive revenues to move his administrative and dis- cover these costs over the next patch facilities to die Chamber of several years” King said Commerce building just to die In other business the council northwest of die current jail and heard from Cache County expand die cell facilities into die Assessor Lynn Balls that Cache space now housing those adCounty’s taxable property values ministrative and dispatch offices have increased by over $21 He also proposed doubling die in the last year million corrections st& so that they can more adequately oversee die Balia said that although a increasing jail population reappraisal of all commercial In its continuing effort to find property in the county resulted in funding for Groll’s proposals die a decrease in taxable value in county council has considered a some areas —particularly die loss bond election a “last resort” of $1 million along Main Street However even that — the “’natural growth” in die option alternative would not provide county over die last year has more enough revenue to finance the than made up the difference renovations and salaries Groll is The news is not all good proposing County Executive Bruce King however That increase in taxable provided die county with possihle value has already been built into Mitinni options for financing die project die budget so any build- taxes to go into the general fund including “direct-market-” ing authority bonds a negotiated will be negligible said County purchase with a bank without Auditor Tamra Stones The council also tentatively having anything to secure die arloan or a gave budget approval for projects the county cooperates on with rangement with investors In a memo to the council King Logan City such as the Willow said die annual costs for the $1 Park complex and the ambulance million project would be between fund The council also agreed to $88000 and $293000 depending study more fully a proposed on the length of die term and the policy for handling tax delininterest rates quency cases “lease-to-ow- “This is absolutely unacceptable to us” structuring their respective deals with no more real security than a strong track record of local governments meeting debt obligations year by year King said King said die next steps in die project will be to finalize the property exchange agreement with die Chamber of Commerce determine capital finance plan select financial consultant to prepare a financial package determine future funding for the sheriff’s staff increases select and retain architects and prepare pre- e-- e r :: IX a -- OFFICE HOURS Monday Friday 8 OGe m taSOOp Crsw4 SoiunJcySu"doy POS'WASf Foote wd eddres changes U NndJwit FC ScaM’ lege- - IFdiBiSI Tr Foley Continued from page 1 saying “I think if they don't cut the crap something might happen and I'm going to happen it The right to privacy and the right to hypocrisy do not coexist" On Tuesday Frank told reporters that the attack proved the "smash and destroy wing" of the GOP had no substantive issue to use against Foley The tactics he said came from "die sleaze peddlers at the Republican National Committee" The memo dated June 1 was circulated among reporters The RNC said it had been prepared for “several hundred" party leaders Goodin denied Tuesday that he intended to make any veiled sexual reference in the memo He said he picked Frank as an example because he “is the most vocal ultraliberal in the House” ‘To suggest that there is anything nefarious about (the memo) is totally incorrect” Goodin said At his first news conference as speaker Foley brushed aside questions about the memo saying he was most concerned about building a “new sense of cooperation and conciliation” between Republicans and Democrats Foley said he had not read the memo and was “not going to be involved in reacting to every campaign piece of literature that is put out by some organization trying to publicity” generate some Norton said Improper storage and disposal of hazardous and radioactive wastes and die illegal discharge of pollutants into creeks that flow to drinking water supplies also are being alleged he said If true the allegations violate the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act which governs hazardous waste disposal tiie Clean Water Act which governs surface water pollution and die federal false statement law If found guilty of violating die laws plant officials could be sentenced to prison and fined Rockwell International Corp has operated the plant for the Department of Energy since 1975 Henson Moore deputy secretary for the Department of Energy said DOE is cooperating fully with the FBI “We take this matter very seriously and we intend not to tolerate those actions (that violate federal laws) now or in the future” he said Norton said the search is focusing on waste handling and isn’t expected to interfere with production at die plant which employs 6300 people Hie facility 16 miles northwest of Denver is die nation’s only maker of plutonium triggers to detonate nuclear weapons Moore said he had told plant operators to suspend any operations where safety could be affected by the probe but that no Rocky Flats operations had been ordered suspended The probe — conducted by tiw Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency — has been under way for nearly a year and will go before a Denver federal grand jury A similar probe last year at the US Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland resulted in three federal officials being convicted of criminal hazardous waste law violations Also Tuesday agents searched tiie DOE area operations office in Albuquerque NM which oversees Rocky Flats operations Investigators said Tuesday that tiw probe signals no new problems at the Denver plant “There is no reason to believe die allegations of this investigation pose any new or imminent threat to public health or safety” Before Voice Mail you buy come see one of our The next generation of communication loans touch as you travel this summer with Keep in BANK Nationwide Voice Mail From Any Telephone in row UUrflU America A ITS FD1C 950 Per Month Cafl For More Information lyl Otwey LOGAN BRANCH 77 Eaot 1400 North Logan Utah S4321 7S24662 1 |