| Show Continued from Page to its belt a bit? 1 cover a couple of nights if they have to "You just have to try and work with nature the best you can" he added Bill Alder chief meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City said “it’s always nidi b have this kind of a cold snap morelthe first part of the month than right 'now because people are getting so aixious to get stuff out because our season is so short anyway" He said a warmer air mass is expected to move' in today and "the temperatures are going to be up dramatically tomorrow morning" Cold air masses this time of year are generally short lived he explained "They don't last long" he said "So we rebound thank goodness" ' The National Weather Service forecast for Cache Valley calls for partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures today highs in the low to s Tonight it's supposed to be Satur5 mostly clear with lows day is expected to be cloudy and warmer with highs in the mid-60- s followed Sunday with drier and wanner weather with highs in the By Logan city will be tightening its belt this year but budget analyst Kristy Brenchley says the financial needs of the city will still be met "There will be many challenges and growth-relate- d struggles over the next few years” she wrote in a budget summary fra councilmcmbcrs "However I believe that this budget will support the programs and services will provide fra the increasing needs of a growing community" The Logari Municipal Council was presented Wednesday - : with the proposed 2000-0- 1 budget — a budget Logan Mayor Doug Thompson described as "relatively aus- terc" and absent of any frills "We're in a transitional year” said Don Fiillbnfinan-cia- l Brent StevenaHenM Journal Snow mower 30-3- Chris Elwood mows his lawn in Smithfield during one of Thursday’s snow flurries native open space s ' Citizen Continued from Page director for the city “There is a lot of growth tak- ing place but we're not going to rcalizp the economic impact town "What we have here is a neighbor looking out for their neighbor" Cheshire said "This is how we solve crimes people reporting suspicious activity when they see it” The truck had been equipped with an expensive and complicated stereo system Cheshire said that included numerous speakers amplifiers and a CD changer Its windows were broken and the inside was ripped apart gs a result of the thieves’ efforts to remove the equipment The value of the items taken A budget year" Brenchley anticipates : reportedly confessed to stealing stereo equipment from the truck from Hyde Park A Mitchell Miller 18 and Chad Bown 18 were arrested at Bown's North Logan home Mitchell is also a North Logan resident Bown was arrested on suspicion of auto burglary a class-- a misde- meanor suspicion of possessing burglary tools a class-- b misde- meanor and suspicion of theft a misdemeanor The was also arrested on suspicion of committing the misdemeanors but the theft charge was raised to a second-degre- e felony because of the value of the items taken Additionally the was arrested on the suspicion of felony vancommitting dalism Miller was also arrested on the misdemeanor charges but the suspicion of theft charge was similarly enhanced to a second-degrfelony based on the value of the items taken class-- a third-degr- ee ee Agendas 'The Mention Planning and Zoning Commission meets at 7:30 tonight at the city office 97 N Main St Agenda Items include: Reviewing the Mention Compre: hensive Plan ' Reviewing subtfivision ordnances Discussing proposed budget for 2000-0- 1 fiscal year Comction Mission reporting date in error A missionary homecoming on Thursday's Religion page contained an incorrect date Christopher Downs will report his mission day May 21 Sun- ' iheaiitomall develop their facilities The city’s Department of Economic Development reported that 829 industrial Mention native is trying to 752-21- 21 ' jobs and 1195 retail jobs were keep the rural in “rural community" Tim Watkins 29 is graduate of USU’s landscape architecture and environmental planning department As the city completes its master plan he has spent the last week raising awareness of preserving open sjace He has made several presentations to the ciiy council over the past few created last year The city expects a similar- trend to - increasstretch into and bolstering ing employment sales tax revenue As of Janu-- ’ ary sales tax had increased 8 percept over last year "fcogan city has encouraged the 'development of new 2001-0- 2 budi-‘ne- ' ss 'and redevelopment throughout the city" wrote Brenchley "The sales tax fore- For info-link- s on this topic) cast fra next year is excellent and should relieve the restrictive revenue constraints of the — http7Aivwwhjnewscom months During spare time from his and his wife’s company Milieu Designs he has created and distributed fliers and built a Web site with an extensive slide show about zoning "I think it's important to maintain the rural quality of life” Watkins said “It's the reason people move here" Open-spazoning reduces the size of building lots while maintaining the overall density or units per acre creates open space which is a key feature of the rural landscape Watkins plan would be to annex future development areas at low densi- ranges start at one to ty three units per acre After the property is annexed the city could reduce lot lf or size for example to of an acre This would bring the houses closer together and would create open space The remaining space would be put under a conservation easement — a legal agreement between a landowner and a conservation organization — by donating the development rights to a land trust such as Utah Open Lands This ensures the open space will never be developed The property may still be sold as agricultural range or wild habitat land but without any rights to develop it "This method has proven successful open-spa- fund” The general fund which provides funding for basic general government services such as public safety streets and genThis drawing created by Tim Watkins shows serve agriculture ce ce Low-densi- ‘ ty one-ha- three-eight- ce Call-Tarbe- across state lines for sex with a minor possession of child pornography and attempting to induce a child to have sex The trial in UJS District Court here is shaping up as a fight over what constitutes entrapment Pearl’s attorneys contend Call-Tar- ‘ one-tim- Interbet's motivations as a net pornography investigator were not completely pine “When this case is done the phrase 'truth is stranger than fiction' is going to have a whole new meaning” frail's attorney Robert Breeze told jurors this week "In chat rooms nobody is who they say they are It's all a great big ce fantasy” When she first came across Pearl in a chat room in November 1998 Call-Tarb- et said she was conducting research as a licensed therapist on Internet predators "In order to protect children” she testified she turned over any child pornography to police including photos allegedly sent to her by Pearl Despite her credentials testified she never tried to get Pearl or anyone else she contacted on the Internet any psychological help "Isn't it true you knew you were working with people who were sick?” Call-Tarb- et I l e" open-spac- sex free-lan- has : Jurors pore SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jurors in the trial of a Maryland man accused of pursuing sex with an undercover investigator posing as a girl have been presented with volumes of purported Internet sex chats and phone conversations between the two Federal prosecutors say Thomas J Pearl of Potomac Md initiated most of the sexual conversations with the former Utah State University Police tHe officer Camielle apparently dwelled upon his fascination with her young body prosecutors said Thursday during the fourth day of Pearl’s trial administration reactant almost $22 million in current revenue — an increase of 13 percent or $25 million since last year As expenses increase how- ever the city has turned to the Light and Power Department for additional funding The e city has proposed a transfer of $1 million from the department' s reserves to the "one-tim- ce " eral pre- general fund tial problems Farmers spraying or "The additional transfer kill their fields could their plowing will help maintain current levneighbors' flowers and create dust service until increased els of clouds that dirty their houses sales tax projections are met" Larson said there is no simple soluwrote Brenchley tion Thompson confirmed that it "Who doesn't want vast open space transwould be a behind their house with deer grazing in fer do if revenues that stating it?" she said ‘Tim has been very helpnot materialize as expected in ful in providing the city with options 2001-0- 2 the administration The bottom line is the implementation would he committed to taking takes a great deal of sensitivity arid other measures to handle the creativity" shortfall Mcndon city officials have said they Revenue from Light and want to create ordinances that arc Power currently comprises 31 e friendly and plan to discuss percent of the city's total budit in conjunction with developing their get with an anticipated revenue ' masterplan of almost $25 million Also included in the budget arc five new city positions namely a civil engineer secretary tree trimmer utility plan- landowner rights "We have to keep things on a level playing field" said Leslie Larson city councilwoman "We want to provide opportunities fra private landowners by creating ordinances that are friendly We want to avoid dictating what they can and can't do with their land within reason We also have the welfare and safety of the community to consider" If an open-spadevelopment was built above the canal in Mcndon which Watkins is proposing the city would have to consider other consequences Unless the fields surrounding open-spa- a housing layout that would help the duster of homes remains in its natural state with weeds and sagebrush they would create a burden on the city's resources such as water according to Larson An option would be to create a homeowners’ association which could care fra the open space or lease the land to a farmer This also poses poten- for over 100 years and is protected by federal law” Watkins said on his Web site In America particularly in the West there is a tendency to create large lots to protect from development and growth This practice destroys farmland and spreads continuous development in all directions according to Watkins The city council wants to preserve open space but also has to consider hs Pearl faces charges of traveling Got a local newt tip? Cal City Editor Nicole Farrel Ext 3023 nfansIlOhjnewsxom a sharp increase in sales tax revenue oyer the next several years as Gussncr Foods Irino- var Porphyrin Products and is estimated at $2500 Cheshire said The truck's plate led investigators to a home in North Logan where three teens were apprehended and - of that growth until the next By Tucker Heap staff writer 1 Jeremiah Stettler staff writer nud-SO- mid-70- Page 3 Friday May 12 2000 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Breeze asked Yes she answered ' Just before coming across Pearl on lost her job as the Internet a therapist fra sex offenders in Logan A former USU police officer she was hoping to work as an Internet investigator fra the US Customs Serv ice and fra Cache County Pearl is a former personal assistant to Eunice Kennedy Shriver President Kennedy's sister Defense attorneys contend to a Customs boasted in Service special agent that she had snared a Kennedy employee She asked the agent Don Daufen-bie- h if she could get paid for the work Pearl was arrested last May at Salt Lake International Airport when he arrived fra what investigators said was a tryst with the fictitious girl Call-Tarb- et Call-Tar-b- et ner and program analyst Although 27 positions were - requested by city departments Thompson said financial eon- strainls permitted the city to select only those that were absolutely necessary "Most of the positions relate to the growth of our communi" ty said Thompson “We need the engineer to deal with new buildings roads water and waste water systems The Light and Power positions (the tree trimmer and utility planner) are simply responses to increased workload The computer analyst will help us deal with our increasingly complex information systems network Every position was requested in a previous year and postponed until absolutely neces- sary” The city will review the $68 million budget over the next two months |
