Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah I In brief Thursday OoIoUk 3 1996 Pages l refuses access for gas cleanup V-- Another township urged near— Utah Lake PROVO (AP) A group of 30 landowners has a township proposed t along the north shore of Utah Lake the second township proposed in Utah County llie petition filed with the county i commission is for an area lying between 6000 North and the shoreline of Utah J Lake and from 6500 to 8000 West streets 11k landowners propose that it be called the North Shore Landowners ! Township ! d last week residents of Manila a certified petition for land lying between Pleasant drove and Cedar Hills County commissioners formally ) adopted an ordinance establishing rules and regulations for townships on Tues- J day it provides for township elections t and for the election of three Township Planning and Zoning Board members A majority of the registered voters ) within the township area must vole in favor for an area to acquire township ! status sub-milte- S By Charles H Feather stone staff writer Environmental The officials that gave the company until basements and tlic Preston storm sewers in May and August 11k evidence said geologist and V--J consultant Waller Mcrscbal pointed to the long-tergasoline contamination in Prestou’s soil and not V--J “It (the station) is silling in iIk way of moving product” Mcrschal said But Field said tire agency’s investigation was thorough enough to finger as tlie source of the leak Tuesday afternoon to allow tlic FPA to dig a trench around two underground gasoline storage tanks or dig tlie trench itself to monitor what the LEA thinks might be leaking tanks- After determining V--l was responsible for a series of gasoliiK leaks into the Preston sewers and nearby basements this year the ETA gave the Idaho E'alls-base- d company until Sept 30 to create a cleanup plan 11k Monday deadline expired without any action after V-- l rejected the EPA order V-- J disputes the EPA's charge that it is responsible for gasoline fumes in nearby Protection Agency is going to court to gel access to the V-- J Oil gas station in Preston alter y-- 1 officials denied both responsibility for gasoline in the ground water and the agency access to the site to start cleaning up “ltfs between lawyers now” said Bill Freulel an on-sicoordinator with tlK EPA in Boise “We’re definitely going to do the removal we’ve got people’s safely to worry about I’d be there right now if it weren't lor this” 11k refusal came after an agreement between V- -i representatives and agency te m “We’ve clearly isolated this fresh gasoline plume from the historic problem we stuck tlic geoprobe (all around the site) far enough away to get a so we certainly should know” Field said non-dele- ct i New testing helps restaurant inspectors — the-city'-s By Phil Jensen staff writer ty lire days of tax cuts in Utah arc over and tire days of lax hikes are here says a stale lawmaker but that's nut tire biggest problem Ward says Utah's Olsen Rep glory days of record budget surpluses and money to throw hand over fist into education are bcliind us Ahead most likely when the Legislature meets again in January are tax increases Olsen told tire Iztgan Kiwanis Club on Wednesday “Jhcrc will be tax F-v- at increases” said Olsen tire House of Represen- tatives who is running for another two-ye- term Olsen predicted Agendas include: Request from Michael Juste&en for a home occupation business license for an office for a mobile welding at 434 Valley View Drive Request from Larry Shoop for a home business occupation license for breeding tropical fish at 340 W 400 ser-vic- e North Request from Mountain Regional Development and Wayne Crow for sketch plan approval for High Valley subdivision at Utah 101 (300 North) and 1000 West Request from Janet Borg for sup port for the Bndgerland Community Ice Arena Introduction and adoption of ordinances including an amendment to the energy conservation code of ttre city's municipal code and addition of guidelines for manufactured housing installation Other business will include discussion of multipie families in single family dwellings enforcement Of tte nuisance ordinance a property for a pressed zed irrigation system an impact fee study and approval of invoices and Cisbursemants -- pur-dias- Got a local news tip? e Call City Editor Jennifer Hnies 7522121 Ext 3023 COPY fiuUtft HundnukfaHaraid Juumai David Hood and Jennifer Jones sit in jail armed with telephones to raise moriey tor at the Cadie Valley Mall March of Dunes during the annual ‘Jail and Bait' fund-raisat Icon and had to Hood and Jones were thrown into jail Wednesday by their remain there until they had raised $500 tor the March of Dimes Organizers for Uk event said they had about 80 prisoners participate this year and raised more tfun $20000 er Jail and Bail high- and speeial bonding lor highway construction as Utah prepares lor thg 2002 Olympics lire stale is down to a $5 million surplus which Olsen said is a pittance when compared with a total state budget of $45 billion Stare appropriations that saw money go up 14 percent for public education and 4 percent lor higher education this year won 't happen ucxi year Olsen said But money issues arc not where Utahns slwHild focus Olsen said Tire most important issue lor Utah anti lire nation he said is the breakdown of tire family lack of family unity has spawned su many ills including tire proliferation of youth gangs whose members have said tiicy have no laiui-lieOlsen said Olsen also denounced some television programming movies and musk as furtlier attacks on tire family And adding prison beds to deal with a glowing enure rale including gangs is nut the solution said Olsen who pointed to a bill he prosponsored this year to add $100000 to grams “I hat's where we ought to be pulling our emphasis rather than building more jails and locking people up” Ire said s Church joins fight against tax J SAJ LAKE (J I V (AP) — Mormons in Colorado are mobilizing to fight a proposed constitutional amendment that would make that stale the first to lax churches and charitable organizations All 26 stakes which ate groups of congregations are asking members to put up yard signs and distribute brochures said JiciK Dibble iJciivcr-arepublic affairs director lui I he (liuicli erf Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints She is a member of the Citizen Actum (of Nunprolils steering com mince Hie Men nun) Cliuicli has about 1UU chapels in Cuiotado as well as a can a The Hyrum City Council moots at 7:30 tonight at the Civic Center 83 W Mam St items on the agenda ar er stale gasoline taxes food-born- -- of an food-handli- — V-- J slatiuii at US Highway VI and 3rd South FPA punched more than 2bU holes to measure gasoliiK in tire soil and ground water Pieslon has had a gasoline pioblcm lor nearly 20 years and according to Mayor Jay Jicusscr this year's problem has been aggravated by the end of a four-yea- r drought that has raised water table 4 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Salt Lake health inspectors are beginning to use bacterial testing to check the cleanliness of problem restau-- ‘ rants As expected they are finding plenty of bacteria In one restaurant described as an extreme case every area utensil and cutting board was contaminated with E coli bacteria So was 75 percent of the ready-to-efood However bv the health inspector’s third visit to the eatery no bacteria were found “11k change in behavior did work to illreduce the potentiality of food-born- e ness” said Teresa Cray an environmental-health scientist with the department In the past health officers checked on procedures hygiene and The new testing goes further and the bacteria counts can convince even the most recalcitrant restaurateur that germs are lutfcjqg “it's a really good tool that we can use to help restaurants it may look clean but it’s not” says Terry Sadler director of the department’s environmental-health division e illnessA recent surge in es including hepatitis A and salmonellosis has prompted health officers to become more aggressive Last year the Health Department joined a statewide campaign to promote hand washing and launched a study of Utah’s historically high hepatitis rates Sadler’s division is developing a new regulation that would require managers of food establishments including convenience stores and grocery delis to pass a food safely test In January health inspectors began experimenting with bacterial testing of loud utensils counters and cutting boards By June they had 423 samples from 34 restaurants including several with good inspection histories to serve as controls Half of the problem restaurants illhad two or more cases of food-born- e ness City-Coun- this summer taking samples after a Labor Day leak of gasoline into the city's storm sewers and homes near the Olsen: Tax hikes likely in ’97 session S j l ire-- EPA had to obtain a warrant in July to take samples from V-- J 's Preston station after the company refused the agcucy access 11k FPA was in Preston nery wcllare larm and randies Dibble said the church pays taxes on properties it owns that are not used lor religious or charitable purposes It's not dear what the church’s tax burden would be if tire amendment were passed But Colorado chinches altogether would Ik hit with a tax bill of ai least $7U million if the amendment were passed in November Dibble said "Hie diuicii would be very deep into paying property taxes if this were to pass and it could affect our ability to meet lire needs of tlu community” sIk said Amciidmciii 1 promoter and Col1 orado Springs lawyer John Patrick Hatch: Thiokol should be able to sell to Japan SALI LAKE Cli V (AP) — Sen Orrii: Hatch and Thiokol officials want the US Slate Department to allow the corporation to sell rocket technology and materials to Japan fire State Dcpaiunui' has lefused to grant Ihiokol a licciise 10 sell locket boosted technology and motor case materials to the Japanese Such a move will cos' Utah hundicds of jobs and millions of dollars Hatch and I Inokoi employs Utah “ I he lutuie of this division keyed into our ability to market our products on a world market including Japan” lawsun said Halcl suggests is the State Department fears a sale could lead to development of mass destruction weapons I le United Stales and Japan have a treaty agree- ment hairing proliferation of locket booster technology Bui Hatch says lire department s refusal lei allow tire sare officials say “ 1 his is an entry level proposition If we ultimately get the deal r would mean Sdid Ihiokol more' spokesman Steve Irewsem nd ThiokuLs Defense erf Launch VihicUs It job" DMot i I nv 7UU people1 in some- technology o- DonsciiMcal Will Hatch in their cor ire i Ihiokol officials are hopeful - the State Department will VI ise It stand Michael Murphy said the cuircrii exempt status for churches charities and nonprofit organizations unfairly saddles other taxpayers with the costs of providing services like police and firefighting protection He said services that serve entire communities would still be exempt Proponents collected 60000 petition signatures to put tlK amendment on tlK November ballot Polls conducted tor the coalition indicate the initiative has an even chance of winning or losing "If this passes ill Colorado people in bait laike and Chicago would later be lighting lire satire battle” Dibule said 4-- H Olsen said lamilics and schools also need more emphasis on values again pointing to legislation Ire sponsmed An Olsen resolution two years ago allowed new curriculum which serene sctiouls m Utah and Cache ( Jouniy have adopl-c- d on such common values as honest) uilegrity and fairness On uhotirer mallei Olsen said la is continuing to push lor luiiding lor a bypass highway thai would skirt Ixigan along 10U0 West through Smillitield bcloic rejoining U S Highway VI SUU president to resign Gerald R Slrerratt is J I V (AP) IS than after more years as president of retiring Southern Utah 11k school announced Wednesday that Slier rail who will be 65 in November will retire effective Julie 30 A stale Boaid of Kegculs policy provides lor college and university presidents to retire at the end of the academic year in which tirey reach age 65 lire regents arc expected to name a presidential screening committee- soon I he new presi dent is expected to be selected by lire regents n early sjreirg and to lake office on July 1 Shcr rail arrived a1 the Cedar City school in 1982 when i was called Southern Ulal Stale College and had an enrollment of 1 JfJt1 fjuoll mint at SUU this fall is expected u ixcccd 5 600 During Slrerratt a tenure the school achieved university status in 1W1 and gtaduah progiams in accounting and leadrer education1 w re added Southern Utah g anted ’3 degreis re I vs' aild 852 last spring Its taeui'v ho1- - ili'liavd from 268 members in 1982 to f 33 lire school lias moved from ai NA1A atlnciic I program to n mbership in tin Nr AA Diisku Mid Continent Conference (PDAK Slrerratt founded tire Ulan Summer Ciaiires at SUU arid was responsible lor bringing tire American Folk Ballet to Cedar ( ity as SUL' s resident pteifessional dance company The Utah Shakespearean Festival has grown from 38695 tickets sold to tire 1996 season's 121459 tickets becoming president erf Southern Utah Slrerratt was at Utah Slate lor 23 years as assistant le the jrresiden! and later as vice president for university relation Slrerratt was bean ii Lus Angeles and attended public schools tlreie aiid ii lacs Vegas and Cedar City He fteaived at associate's degree from bachelor's ogrct m Southern Utah in 19M education lion USU u 1953 a inasld s degicc in iducatKH: tiom USU in 1954 and a PhD in higher education admuiisuatioi lion Michigan Stale in Jy75 He served in ttw Ai Foice as a training officer and iaicr as Commander of a training squadron a' lackland Air force base in Lxas In 1957 tie relumed n USU as adnse' to activities ir 1959 in became assisiair ixoc tivi director and maguZiire editor of Stgm Nc and u 19v Is a Iraierriity in IreXington liaiired stuff associate at tin Univeistiy o’ Dial Be-tor- e -- sic-den- t |