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Show ri -- Pace 24 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. October 1998 2Q. A. T . space: edly stfpssed that the 'proposal ia not being .forced on local govern- Governor, GOP unveil voluntary, yet controversial open space initiative "There is be more acceptable. an emphasis on private property, he said. "No person is going to be forced to comply or give up their property rights in order to do this. While local compliance is voluntary, the proposal requires state Associated Press Mike Leavitt and GOP legislative leaders have announced a plan to curb urban sprawl by providing economic incentives to communities that plan for growth. Participation in the program would be voluntary for cities and towns. But Leavitt and leadership said those that choose to get involved will be rewarded for taking steps to preserve open space and control growth. We are putting up serious money to provide those incentives, Leavitt said Wednesday. "The state will not participate in the expansion of urban sprawl. Thats a very important policy statement that will be carried out in many ways through many agencies. How much money and what types of incentives will be offered is expected to be nailed down by the time the proposed Quality Growth Act of 1 999 is considered by the Legislature in January. Leavitt said funding mechanisms would be established for communities to use for help in planning and to implement growth plans. Cities would be allowed to impose a sales tax to fund land conservation initiatives, a proposal that was rejected by the Legislature this year. Novembers election is not expected to shift the power in the Legislature, but House Speaker Mel Brown predicted this plan will Gov. agencies to adhere to "quality growth principles that are designed to curtail undesirable sprawl, provide affordable housing and preserve green space and agricultural lands. The proposal would create a growth commission that would enforce the act House Majority Whip Kevin Gam of Layton said that how the commission would be set up, funding sources and other details will be worked out before and during the upcoming legislative session. He and other supporters said the timing is right to address the issue, which the minority Democrats have tried to exploit, saying the GOP has ignored the problems of unbridled growth. A recent poll found more than one in three Utah residents said growth was the most pressing issue facing the state, followed by education and crime. The proposal comes nearly three years after Leavitts much-toute- d Growth Summit, where the issue of preserving the states farm lands and other undeveloped lands proved controversial. Since then the controversy hasn't died as population continued to Itfs Flu Season! Get Your Flu Shot HOMETOWN Davis IGA PROUD Super Center Food and Drug Store Roosevelt Store Vernal Store Tuesdays Oct. 20 & Oct. 27 Thursdays Oct. 22 & Oct. 29 9:30--1 l:30a.m.& p.m. 575 W. Main - 10:00 750 E. a.m. 12:00 p.m. 200 N. -- 722-22- 1- -4 789-20- 96 01 Pmt SALE! FALL ments. This plan is not about regular tion, debt or state control," said Gam. "Rather, it is based on incentives, local control and a system. That kind of talk sits well with residents and lawmakers zealous over property rights. But it makes some open space proponents skeptical. "What concerns me is that we have had no luck with our City Council listening to citizens, said Janalee Tobias, founder of SOS (Savp Open Space) in Salt Lake County. Her group ia involved in five lawsuits against West Jordan and developers over preservation of the banks of the Jordan River. Tm excited that it could make cities and developers more accountable, she said. "But you can bet I will be grow, putting pressure on cities to erect more housing and surrounding development. Activists have risen up to protest developments, cities are exploring alternatives to subdivisions with large lots and conservation easements are being hailed with ceremonies. At the same time, many cities have continued to allow unregulated development that is outpacing the ability to provide supporting infrastructure and gobbling up land that could be set aside for parks. "As a policy maker and a parent it has become painfully clear to me that if we do not begin to change our patterns of growth, this beautiful state that we all love will become nothingmore than a memory, Garn watching. Susan or ht Cross, said the proposal will eventually work because it has in other states, such as Maryland. "We studied a number of places where they're working now. It doesnt happen overnight. In some cases it takes three, four or five years, she said. State planners project Utahs population to grow by 43,000 residents annually for the next 25 years, he said, and the plan includes a component to get cities to provide affordable housing along with open the road of 60 minLesley Stahl, utes, will keynote the fourteenth ' annual Utah Womens Conference. ."Discovering the Diversity and Unity of Women, hosted by Senator and Mrs. Orrin Hatch, will be held Friday, Oct. 23, at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City. After being named of 60 Minutes in March 1991, Lesley Stahl went on to report many significant segments. These segments included the selling of babies in Romania and a segment on the plight of Kurdish refugees in Iraq. She has had extensive work as a White-Hous- e correspondent, which she combined with her role as coanchor of the weekly CBS News late-nigbroadcast, America Tonight, and moderator of Face the Nation with Lesley Stahl. As one of the most experienced journalists in network television, Lesley Stahl has covered stories ranging from Watergate to Whitewater. In addition she has won many journalistic awards including an Emmy, the Alfred I. DuPont-ColumbUniversity Journalism Award, Fred Friendly First Amendment Award, Edward R. Muitow Award for Overall Excellence in Television, Matrix Award and the prestigious Dennis Koehn, said. On Utah Womens Conference addresses range of issues ia -- - again Utah public radio It's a given in public broadcasting: fundraising campaigns lasting a "few days are the price of commercial-free broadcasting the rest of the year. Starting this week, Utah Public Radio (UPR) hoping to repeat last falls success --- is taking its show on the road. Its a unique approach to the semiannual drive, scheduled for Oct (UPR broadcasts originate in Logan KUSU FM and the signal is heard statewide on a system of 23 translators.) With its growing statewide presence, UPR is again sending on-apersonalities "On the Road into areas where the station is heard. During the fundraising drive there will be live broadcasts, within regular programming, from those cities and towns. "We strive to serve the people of the state, and during the fund drive a year ago we tried this and it was very positive, said UPR General Manager Richard Meng. "Those listening said they had some fon with it and so did we. It was a nice change of pace, to take listeners around the state with us, said UPR General Manager Richard Meng. "The past two or three years listener support for Utah Public Radio has multiplied several times, said Meng, "and such strong support is the reason were on the air. It's a reminder for us that listener concerns are important in the programming decisions we make. So as we travel from town to town and as we answer the pledge calls, we listen to suggestions. He said an expanaion of local programming followed soon after last falls "On the Road series. From Friday (Oct. 16) to Monday (Oct. 19) UPRs southern "tour will - 16-2- 4. ir --w- ith make several stops. Veteran UPR personality Lee Austin will broadcast statewide on Friday from the Powell River History Museum and the Vetere Melon Stand in Green River. His travels will include broadcasts Saturday from the Roost Bookstore in Torrey and the Capitol Reef Visitors Center. Later Saturday Austin will preside at "Dinner with Utah Public Radio at 6 p.m. at the Rabbit Valley Cafe in Bicknell. It will feature prize drawings and another live broadcast. Staffer Nora Zambreno will broadcast from the Ogden area Tuesday, Oct. 20. Her stops will include the Monastery of the Holy Trinity near Huntsville, the Ogden Union Station and the Cordant Technology Conference Center in Ogden Canyon. Wednesday Annalee Tylers broadcasts will be heard from the Brigham City Depot and the Idle Isle Cafe in Brigham City. Tom Williams will be on the air with Ute Tribal members at Ft. Duchesne on Thursday and Friday. He will broadcast from Rock Creek Ranch and from several small towns in the Uintah Basin, plus USU Roosevelt branch campus. "Just as they did last year, were really hoping listeners will come by and say hello," said Austin, who is also the stations program director. And, he added, those so inclined may at any time make whatever pledge of support is possible "... to help us continue the programming thats unique to Utah Public Radio, he said. Listeners wishing to make a financial pledge may call in Logan or UPRs toll free number, FULLER OBRIEN Kauff Journalism Award for lifetime achievement in the news profession. In addition, there will be an excellent lineup of workshops which include More Chicken Soup for the Soul; Climbing the Education and Corporate Ladder, Stopping the 1 Killer in Women: Heart Disease; Unleashing Your Own Creativity for Success; Survival Skills for Single Parenting; The Color Code, A New Way to See Yourself; The Ear- lier the Better: Preventing ness Opportunities through the Osteoporosis; How I Wore My House Slippers to the Mall; Creating BusiTechnology of Computers; The Lat- est Insights into Early Childhood Brain Development; Moms Making It; Current Trends in the State of Utah; Breast Cancer, Domestic Violence; The Rage Gauge; and Eliminating the Causes of Anger in the Home. The conference is also pleased to welcome back Stephani Victor who will speak on Living Beyond Appearance. For more information and reservations, please call any of Senator Hatchs offices in Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo or St. George. Registration is $25 per person, which includes lunch and materials. MEMOIRS continued from page 13 was very primitive. I have a long essay that describes the Basin and how empty it was of people. As histories ofFort Duchesne are rare, she researched historical data and conducted interviews with older friends of her parents to add historical perspective. Photographs of the area and a. map of the old fort are included in the book as well as an aerial view of Fort Duchesne. "It is completely gone now, all resurveyed into streets. It was a regular stockaded fort at one time, she explained. Many ofthe vignettes in the book will be familiar to people from the area. She describes the festivities in July in the Basin which included parades, picnics and some of the first UBIC celebrations. Parker includes essays on the traditional Ute Sundance and Beardance as well as her "personal perceptions of Indi- As I finished this book I realized these experiences are what shaped my perception of the world, she said. Virginia grew up in Logan as the eldest of four children. She attended Utah State University in Logan until 1943 when she transferred to Stanford University. She graduated with Bachelor ofArts degree in humanities and married Californian Lewia L. Parker. She earned a Masters Degreein Library Science from the University ofCalifornia Berkeley and American Studies from the University of Utah. She has four grown children. Virginia has been active in local politics and historical societies in the California communities she resided in before returning to Logan to inherit land and a house from her grandfather. Pioneers Cache Museum. Im a busy lady, she said, "sevenand just published. ty-four INMATES continued from page 13 rock to set them, Bennett detailed. We have some inmates taking computer-aided drafting who are going to put design plans together for us. Inmates know its a privilege to be there. They get reports every month, if they dont measure up and get a write-u-p they are off the crew. The homes will be built in two pieces and then put together, like a home. It will take approximately 6 months to complete a home, Bennet said. He foresees the time when two homes could be built simultaneously. Duchesne County Commissioners have been supportive of the project since the beginning, approving funding for supplies to construct the security fence. Commissioner say they favor the project because it gives inmates something worthwhile to do while benefiting the community. It also means the State Department of Corrections will continue to send inmates to the countys one-yeold 160 bed jail because of the opportunities for education and rehabilitation. And a full house is just what sheriff Stansfield says hes counting on to repay an $8 million construction loan the county took out to build the jail, without having to burden taxpayers. 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