Show erM Edtor's not: This is the final article a in series on garbage handing and garbage issues in Cache Valley four-pa- rt By Jeremiah staff writer Stabler Cache County is talking trash The topic is not today or tomorrow but 20 years from now when the Logan landfill runs out of space A citizens committee has mulled over that topic for the past three years debating with wrinkled foreheads and pensive stares the future of waste collection in Cache Valley The question is where to haul the county’s trash once the existing land- fill is covered with dirt and retired Should die garbage stay in the valley or should it be shipped to a landfill elsewhere? The committee has not yet decided Instead the citizens group is waiting for two things: the results of a county wide public opinion survey mid the visual analysis of three landfill sites The visual analysis conducted by Utah State University will show electronically what a landfill would lookTike ' at each of the three locations With that information in hand the citizens committee is expected to recommend a location by the end of May It won’t be a final recommendation Public Involvement Coordinator Ann Zimmerman said Rather it will be a location the public can ponder during the summer An official recommendation won’t come unto September she said The search for a new landfill has been a volatile one highlighted by an petition in Newton and Clarkston an informational and a flurry of criticism from impacted anti-landf- ill meeting-tumed-ral- ly Agendas Wednesday April 23 2003 A3 Local state and regional news Fears of blowing trash truck traffic and declining property values have dominated the debate as have complaints about possible water pollution and smell But Mike Rhodes environmental scientist for the Bear River Health Department said people don’t understand the restraints placed on the landfill business by the US Envi- existing landfill was built to a lower standard Rhodes pointed out and yet its water samples have remained well within federal water quality standards But the concerns of Newton and Clarkston residents go beyond health They fear garbage trucks rumbling past their communities and litter appearing along the highway Those concerns now lie on the table before a citizens committee which will ultimately recommend a location for the landfill The committee has incorporated two new members from Newton and Clarkston to represent those views ronmental Protection Agency A landfill is nothing like the open burning dumps of the 1960s he said To the contrary the EPA regulates everything from water contamination to rodents Rhodes emphasized that the chances of the landfill causing a health hazard are“pretty slim” The See BURIAL on A8 On campus J The Nibtay Planning and Zoning Commlsalon will meet tonight at 6 at Nibley City Hall 625 W 3200 South Agenda items include: Holding a zoning ordinance work- shop meeting with Gil Miller Discussing a request for a conditional-use permit and business license for adoptive study at 4300 Hollow Road by Lynn Welker Discussing a request for a conditional-use permit and business license for a cleaning business at 2635 S 600 West by Treena Pitcher Students mark Earth Day USU Planning and Zonwill meet today at 6 Commission ing pm at City Hall 70 West Oneida For the past 33 years that Americans have celebrated Earth Day much has been accomplished yet environmentalists who participated in activities at Utah State University on Tues- day say much remains to be done “Earth Day is a celebration of the Earth and it’s also a time to take action and stand up and get something done” said Vanessa Welsh president of the Ecological Coalition bf Students at USU The goal of this club is to help Utah State become a more environmentally conscious institution she said There are a lot of people at Utah State who can make a big difference Welsh said of the faculty staff and students who number more than Agenda items include: Hearing report of approved building permits Discussing a preapplication for ' special-us- e permit for Zach Hartman Discussing a preapplication for a special-us- e permit for Brett Naylor Discussing 8th South and 6th East street right of way 'Discussing a building permit extension for Jess Elgan Discussing changes to Residential ' Zone B Discussing dtycounty impact area J The SmHhfield City Council wiH meet at 7 tonight in the city council chambers at 69 N Main St Agenda items include: Hearing citizen input Considering consent agenda Holding a public hearing to receive input for consideration of Ordinance 03-0- 5 "An ordinance recognizing commercial complex signs and regu-lating their use and revising Chapter 1784 Intrablock Development and Chapter 1724 Parking and Loading Zones and amending ordinance definitions related to household pets and accessory residential units Considering Ordinance 03-0- 2 Smithfield City Annexation Policy Plan “An Considering Ordinance 03-0- 4 ordinance-amendinportions of Chapter 512-belicenses and 944-- alcohol related offenses of the Smithfield Municipal Code pertaining to the issuance of beer licenses and the ‘ consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages on city owned groundsand in city owned facilities Considering of Resolution 03-0- 6 “Amending prevailing fee schedule-adjustmeto water rates Hearing Mayor Winn read a proclamation declaring May 10 2003 as Arbor Day ' Considering whether Mayor Winn should sign an interlocal agreement with Cache County for road maintenance service for road chipping Considering adjustments to utility 22000 “I think a lot of times people view environmentalism as this negative thing — even fanatical I think environ- mentalism is using both sides of a sheet of paper or walking to school instead of driving" Welsh said “It starts really little and it starts on an individual level I think this is one way for people to see this is everybody's earth It's everybody’s environment so everybody should chip in” er nt Mitch MascaraHerald Journal billings Utah State student Natali Zollinger adds her name to a petition supporting the use of recycled paper at USU The petition supported by the Ecological Coalition of Students wants 100 percent recycled paper used in computer labs throughout campus Hearing the fire department’s annual report Hearing city manager's items including approval of a bid for the fire station appointment of park lead employee approval of landscape agreement with UDOT discussion on recreation center committee appointments and discussion on business licenses Rob Bishop to meet elected officials first Rep Rob Bishop will meet with constituents tonight at 7 in the Cache County Council Chambers 120 N 100 West A news brief in yesterday’s Herald Journal reported the time as 5 pm Bishop will meet with elected officials at that time and then with members of the public two hours later speakers booths By Arrin Brunson staff writer ' J The Preston Clarification 33 encourage individuals to become involved Pro-Cle- an See AGENDAS on AS No - Welsh said she was pleasantly surprised to ' see how many an estimated 300 stopped by to visit the booths and listen to bands on the patio of the Taggart Student Center on Tuesday afternoon r “It was a really positive way for students to be able to come and see their local environmental groups and what they do" Welsh said Representatives from the Utah Rivers Council Cache County Veloists Stokes Nature Cen- ter Cache County Recycling HEAL Utah Glenn Canyon Institute Bridgerland Audubon ' Society Kinkos the USU recycling program and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance provided demonstrations or answered questions for nearly three hours Tuesday between 1 1 am and 2 pm er Reese looks 3t years on ‘Touched by an Angel’ P©ll3 ' NEW YORK (AP) — Della Reese says her nine seasons on “Touched by an Angel’’ were “a real blessing” allowing her to “tell millions of people weekly that God loved them’’ rt The series finale of die CBS drama which also stars Roma Downey is ' scheduled to air Saturday and Sunday two-pa- “All those years on the television series afforded me a chance to touch people in a actress- spiritual way” the 71 -- year-old singer says Reese became a minister in 1987 orddined by the Universal Foundation for Better Living which incorporates a network of 22 churches worldwide See EARTH on A8 Metal recycler pays EPA “One of the things I learned from Mahalia Jackson was how to communicate with people through song” Reese said in a statement Monday “The communication begins inside of you then it is brought out to the people” ' SALT lAKE CITY (AP) — A company that recycled metal near St George has agreed to pay a $1 1 1 000 penalty as part of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency the agency said Tuesday OMG Apex Inc violated a national hazardous waste law by accidentally discharging about 44000 gallons of waste-watcontaining high levels of chromium into two of its lined wastewater evaporation ponds over a four-da- y period last with comic Redd Foxx in She the '90s sitcom “The Royal Family” Her films include 1989’s “Harlem Nights” starring Eddie Murphy OMG’s ponds did not have permits to accept hazardous wastes The discharge posed no substantial threat to the public While starring on “Touched by an Angel” she conducted services at the non-denominational Understanding Principles for Better Living Church in West Hollywood Calif commuting on weekends from the series’ base in Salt Lake City co-starr-ed or the environment the EPA er August 1 said “It was an inadvertent release of this materia that was discovered through our own testing programs and we did immediately report the release to the EPA as soon as we determined it had occurred" said Mike McNally vice president for environment health and safety for OMG's parent company The settlement was part of a consent agreement between the company and the EPA which inspected the facility alter the discharge was reported and dis- covered additional alleged' violations The bulk of the penalty was based on the discharge E28E50I |