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Show Late opposition to proposed prison comes as a surprise to many By bid at the Letlee E. Whiting county jail is designed and will be submitted to the state March 16. It cost the company about $100,000 and almost ayearof groundwork to put their package together. "Wo welcome anyone to call the towns where we operate and find out how we are as a neighbor, McLean Wackenhut Corrections Corp.hzsa policy, they don't go where they arent wanted. When they considered Duchesne County as their bid site few a private adult correctional facility being contracted out by the Utah DenarUnentofCorrections, they only did so because of community support and the backing of the City Council and County Commission told them they were wanted in Duchesne, ex urged. plained Murphy McLean, of Business Development for the nt Florida- - based Wackenhut. it Were very surprised at this ion), but we want to haveachance to talk to the people. It seems ftinny that all ofthis starts to happen now said. "We've had one of the strongest support we've ever had for s prison from Duchesne. It was all done very above board. There are communities all over this country calling and wanting this type of development. We are very particular about where we (op-pos- go." McLean will come to the Feb. 23 Duchesne City Council meeting to answer questions now being posed by Duchesne area residents. People need to see and understand bow we operate and the good we do in a community. I want to be able to answer the questions oftheee people, we want them to know the truth. We always see some opposition, but a lot of it comes from misinformation. The Feb. 23 City Council meeting will be for informational purposes and is not a public hearing on the prison. According to McLean, Wsckenhut's The Standard was able to contact Dr. Micheal Hams, school district superintendent in Taft, Calif, where Wackenhut operates a federal penitentiary. While Harris noted there is a difference between prisons which bouse federal inmates and the one planned for Utah which will houee state inmates who typically are serving sentences for violent crimes he had nothing but praise forWackenhut. "There is no better company anywhere to work with. They are community minded, an outstanding company. Their impact on schools has been minimal and they have been eer generous in their flnaneial donations to the schools, Harris stated. It's not all a bed of roses for the community. Then have been four escapes from Taft since the prison opened a year ago. The prison m Taft is the country first federally owned, privately operated prison. Until about two weeks ago, then had been no opposition to the proposed prison locating in Duchesne if Wackenhut wins the bid. Duchesne City Councilman Kris Bancroft said hessurprieed about .the recent flurry ofopposition to theprison aa well, but certainly wants to listen to what people want and could change his mind. "We based our decision on the prior - and Construction. If ths state accepts Wsckenhut's bid for a prison, construction would be dons on a parcel. It would bo built to bouse 600 prisoners, but could eventually be expanded to a 1,000-be- d facility. "It is like a city inside a city, said Wackenhut CEO Murphy Mclain at last May's public hearing in IXichesne. e We provide doctors, nurses, mental health counselors, educators, a GED program, life skills, and substance-abuse counseling. Our goal ia to turn out these people to come back to be better citizens." "It is the position of the commission to assist Duchesne City in any direction they decidetogo, said Rosa. "We feel it is important to be as help-Alias we can. We will not rescind our to bring Wackenhut to Division ofFarilitiesMsnagement PRISON COMMENT re Continued from page 1 but of about $3 Kyroll residents whomillion, are speaking out now say they don't believe the benefits will outweigh the costs to their community. "We do not doubt thst the legal aspects for ths May public meeting were followed and we admit that it is our own fault that wa were not informed," laid Art Taylor, Duchesne, "but we wouldlike to have our voice heard now." Taylor presented commissioners with nearly 400 signatures opposing the prison, and stated that them wen only small portion as petitions were circulated only three days before the commission meeting. "This is a ranching community, just like Gunnison used to be. Gunnison is now known for its prison, and soon ws will be known ss a prison town, too. I am proud ofour reservoirs and our fishing, all within a radius. We have access to wouderftil things thst few people anywhere can enjoy like we do. We can't lure business to our county as it ia. If we get a jail it may worsen (and not enhance the local economy. Duchesne resident Bryce Hamilton told Commissioners they need to re- problems into the community like people say it will. Right now if we don't get along with a (state) inmate or he doesn't like us, he's gone. My sits in Duchesne rear the public hearing, we didn't have anyone 160-be- frill-tim- RsehtmcJ ELK FARMING Continued from page 1 that they (Wackenhut) will have the same ability to transfer problem prisoners. As for the possibility that inmate famiIieswillrelocatetoDuchesne.be said that certainly hasn't happened with state inmates housed at the jail, and he doubts if it will be a problem with a prison. As far as deteriorating property values near the prison, that hasn't been the case with the jail. He said property values around the Jail have gone up. based on what Wackenhut paid for their property compared with what the county was able to purchase the land for. explained. Tmsure any of the council members will listen to what people have to say ... we also need people to listen to the facts. Bancroft says he averages about three calls a day from Duchesne residents upset that the city is supporting any bid for a prison in town. He gets even more negative comments when people see him at the grocery store. It's something that didn't occur even once when the city and county announced their support for the prison a few months ago. Sheriff Ralph Stansfield said The other day my son bashed his toe into the leg of the coffee table. He hopped around then slipped off his sock, groaning. "Which one did you hurt, baby? I asked. "This one!" he wailed. His fingers were wrapped over every toe, there was no way to see. Asking again he pulled aside his big toe and pointed to the toe next to it. "It's his pointer toe," our resident teenager confirmed. "Pointer toe?" I laughed. "Yes," he pronounced sarcastically. My giggling stopped when I saw his sober conviction that the injured member was certainly a Eager to learn more I said, "What's this one called?" "A middle toe. "This one? "Ring toe." "And this?" "Pinky toe After comforting the injured son, I ran down the hall to my bedroom pushed my face into a pillow and screamed with laughter. Finally exhausted, I pulled off one shoe and ByMaiyWerts sock and correctly identified my tone. "Big toe, first little toe, second adults and and number three kitchen staff. one The ofjuveniles secretary, arrested in 1998 in Duchesne County The oldjail, which has been remod- little toe, third little toe, pinky toe!" Body parts. It seems everyone went down in most categories; how- eled to house prisoners who are asarrests among signed to daily work details at the jail, adopts different names for their own ever, drunk-drivinadults increased from only seven in has a staff of six officers and one Utah parts. Some of these new names I like so well Ive adopted the jb as my 1997 to 28 in 1998. After going for ten Correctional Industry supervisor. years without a murder, Duchesne County had a double homicide in 1999. Aireste for family offenacs, disorderly conduct, burglary and theft went upa Juvenile Attests AdultAnrsts fraction among adults. Arrests for ille- - Arrests For Arrests down in county last year g Duchesne County Sheriff 1997 owever, tbs total number of adults arrested dropped from 311 in 1997 to 270 in 1996. Ths most notable decreases were seen in ths number of adults arrested for assault and drug possession. (See related chart) The total number ofjuveniles arrested in Ducheano County declined from 97 in 1997 to 82 in 1998. Although anesta for burglary.drugB and disorderly conduct were up, theft, sex offenses and violations or ths liquor law went down. Ths number ofjuvenile arrested for assaults and vandalism remained constant. Overall ths Duchesne County Sheriff's Offics responded to 6,681 incidents in 1998 thats down from 10,605 responses in 1997. They in vestige ted 991 criminal caeca in 1998 compared to 1,045 criminal caeca in 1997. Reported cases of rape, assault. burglary. larceny and theft, including that of motor vehicles decreased jpf 1999, The Duchesne County Sheriff's Office staff, led by Sheriff Ralph Stansfield, consists of 13 deputies, which includes detectives, sergeants, lieutenants, four secretaries, and ths d Duchesne road crew. Ths County jail employs 19 correctional officers, one lieutenant, one jaQ com-nand- part-tim- e elk-hunti- Y2K UPDATE atha er, Homicide . .......... ... HM RdpC M....H. .M.H.......H . MS Standard 722-- 5 3 0 Si 3 MS AGG Assault .... lessees Util ......... ....... a sssees 7 sese m.. h.. 0 llKft issesie Motor Vehicle Theft essssi 3 smi Assault ............ h.m.. ........ Stolen Property lUSHIIHMSieeMSI 2 earn Vandalism ssssssMsasMsaai msms 6 eee 1m Weapons CarryPossess 1 SCXOilivllSC ..MSNMMSMSISSISSISH..S I. MM 1997 M IttMMIS 0 ea.Mee 2 IM.MM. l M 1 I itMMSse MSMMee own, like my da'itcro "arm-boto replace elbow. It really cakes and more sense to have an arm-borather than an elbow and a leg-boknee. Then there the word nostrils. Silly isnT it? Our little toe stubber helped us to see that nostrils aa clearly nose holes after all. How about belly buttons? There w w w a but and are shouldn't an inee be a belly button and an outce be a belly knob? Body parts ran also clearly communicate character, like America s favorite slang word, butthead. Everyone had a clear idea of vrhat a butthead is. I think the derriere was chosen as the body part for universal communication because at the earliest stages iif childhood moat every kid ia told they have a behind and it could be spanked. The hind-enis also the most criticised and laughed at body part. Just think of all the names: but"out-ees- "in-ee- ," d . behind, tush, tocks, fanny, reer-en- d derriere. Those considered rude did not make the list, after all these human bodies we have are amazing! They are in fact miraculous! 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SyntheticNarc 2 Orfew W.W............W.....M.M..1..1 0 ... ......... 0 ....... .a ........... 0 97 82 Total Arrests 311, 270, ... .8. Drunkcnncss:..l. - OOttMRfb Gdl IK) Crib. 05 0. - House approves $500,000 to fund counties' roads study Utah's rural counties could get $500,000 to pay for satellite photographs of their remote lands in order to document the existence of dirt roods. The presence of roads ia seen as tha counties best weapon ia their fight against wilderness designations. The House voted 70-- in fever of HB334 that would give counties the funding to conduct the roads study. The bill has the support of Gov. Mike Leovirt, who has pledged to break the decades-olstalemate on wilderness Whereas counties see the roads study as providing the counties and state with a legal foundation for cxflsaKsi 7:30 and 9:20 p.m. 1 their opposition, environmental groups are adamantly opposed to spending taxpayer money oo what they believe will be a biased study. Conservationists just completed their own inventory, conducted by volunteers, that identified 9.1 mil-lio- n acres of potential wilderness. Budtle Up and Save A Life! Page? 1998 PossessionofDmgs cede oo the mountains before they can go up and replace equipment Moon Lake is very dependent on voice and datacommunicstions, which operations directly affect rod-tim- e and control of electric systems. "Ws cant get anything done if we cant communicate with each other," eaid Winder. According to the KERC report local distribution systems are generally the least dependent on electronics and computers snd ths least susceptible part of the electric system to Y2K anomalies. Despite this reduced distribution equipment vulnerability, theee systems are on the front hoe of electricity delivery to customers. - The way the electric grid is set up, ifs main line were to go out, the power would be rerouted which would supply continuous electricity to custom-era- . Distribution systems an essentially radial in deetpi snd have fewer options that can be used when they do godowa.Wf are aware ofthese problems and have stocked up on additional supplies aowedonT have to rely on transportation or back orders if anything is to happen." Winder commented. !?- - 8m .eee.e 3 m. .12 10 ... 7 IM M..MM. l Ml 3 Ml IMM l i... 3 11 11 m11 1 .... I.MM.M 0 M..MMM. l rose. 3 MMSO l l ......... l l Dniff Ahutt MMMS.MM.it.e 44 mm.m 24 p Get Your Passport Photos at the 1998 HSSS 2 ..... l 16. Client Stecham DUI ARRESTS SHOT UP IN 1998 CITY CRIME n bv stubbed "pointer toe." ants on a private form or game preserve. The Drpartmentof Agriculture four controllers. would regulate private would from buvclk hunter preserve; the rancher and then be allowed to track and shoot them within the (raced boundaries of s Urge preserve. Continued from page 1 Hunters will pay from between member they are dealing with $3,500 to Moon Lake is making efforts toensure people's lives, not just economic size of its antlers that their electricity and other supsaid to bull a for hunt cbancs ths elk, growth. pliers art Y2K ready M well "The Denver. 1 don't read the newspaper like I Those in the business of selling Bonanza Power Plant is being tested should,said Lloyd Grant ofDuchesne. we speak, said Winder. He makes "I'm ashamed for not doing oqr civic domesticated elk to hunters qy it's a as note that there is a lot of a special in is duty by responding to this issuo when sport that increasing popularity testing going oa out thers and so far it was advertised. I am strongly op- because it' becoming increasingly everyone still has power. "Ws don't posed to a new prison facility. I have difficult to find a trophy bull in the anticipate any significant problems and environmenpersonal experience with prisoners wild due to hunting to eliminate any sigand we Vs and am sorry to say that no one comes tal pressure. Other hunters are geared nificant ready Wt fed comfortproblems. elk adomssticated hunt more addtoward said out rehabilitated, Grant, able with the activities that are taking that he felt the decision ofwhether because they're buqr and are willing ing place, he adds. or not to support ths prison bid in to pay a lot for a hunting experience Despite the expected minimal Duchesne'shouldbemiidebyapublic that duplicates one they doaT have impacts. Moon Lake ia taking very tune for, explained elk rancher John vote. serious steps to prepare for unfore"We appreciate what ths county WuerfcL seen operational difficulties. "We have administration tries to do for our Eight different organisations have plans that we are workgood."aaid Duchesne resident Clinton gone on record supporting ths bill contingency now to deal with any problems Moon. "We have a quality of life here which is sponsored by Sen. Leonard M. ing on arias in ths ftiture," said in the Basin that may not Include high Blackharo. The Rocky Mountain Elk that may - Winder. WUdemeeaAlUtah and Foundation educated or people. particularly wage Moon Lake is almost finished with Myquestion is whetheror not quality banco are two groups opposing the all of the testing procedures and has conofour life will be improved by a prison paaaageofthebilL!Some oftheir most of the known probor will wvdrsw thst type ofpeople snd cerna center around ths theft of wild remedied A majority ofthe problems that lems. dieeoee. and elk, genetic purity become like them?" Those supporting the bill say those havent been fixed have to do with Duchesne PTA president, Carie issues have already been adequately telecommunications. "W have the "I think the general Anlanian, said, addrsaaed in other states where do- equipment snd are reechr to make the sentiment is that our voices ntwd tobe change, said Winder. He also says heard. Most ofus were not aware offoe mesticated elk hunting is legal thst they are waiting for snow to re public meeting last May. My biggest concern is the impact ofa prison onour ercrythingfrora being present during schools. No one doubts that a priaoa a property division following a diwill bringjobe to Duchesne City, but vorce. to helping stranded motorist will the influx negatively impact our Continued from page 1 Follow-uinvestigations rose by 101 choob? last year. The ability of the percent "The fact thst no one opposed the percent, white cases involving misde- officer to spend more time following newjail in the previous meeting should meanor theft rosa by lOperomt. pang up on cases was due in port to the have made us all stand beck and wonfrom 117 incidsnU in 1997 to 129 last reduction ia crime, said Gardner. der ifthere was sufficient public there jMf The Roosevelt City Police Departto discuss ths issut, concluded Shoplifting was doom by 17 per- ment has 10 officers (including the Anlanian. cent in 1996, snd gas skips plumchiefl.and (bur reserve offkrrs. "The Duchesne County prison has meted by 65 percent, going from 40 in police 1998, there was an average of During benefited ths community in some 1997 to just 141ast vear. Vehicle thefts 108 arrests per officer. ways, commented Duchesnss went from 20 in 1997 to 15 lost year. "We tiy to instill in our officer the Roosevelt Assistant Chief of Po- need to do s lot of Lamont Moon. "However, I am conpetrols in alleys snd cerned that we may be unable to match lios, John Gardner.attributes the drato hold down crime; neighborhoods the few good strong folks beyond our matic downturn in crime ia 1996 to s sometimes those statistics don't show ability to helpan abundanceof weaker heakhyeconotny. "When the economy up liks officers who are out making s people. Eventually it may result in is up there is me crime. A tot of the W)tofIX,TsmwU,"Ganinr explained. becoming over saturated andour com- crime wo see io drag related; when munity could be adversely affected. you're employed you have money for Duchesne Mayor Kim Hamlin said, drugs and when you're not you still "In communities where Wackenhut need them, which teeulta ia a lot of has facilities, tho people there who thefts," Gardner stated. He predicted fbught against it in ths beginning art that with the substantial layofh benow glad for the priaoa. ing experienced in the oil lieldand Hamlin and City Council mem-be- other business that crime will be on Clint Park and Dr. Paul Tanner, the upewing this year. Traffic accidents were deem by 13 against along with two ciliaens-o- ne the prison and one in fa vor - art flying percent last year. At the same time, to Bakersfield, California, this waekto warnings issued by police for traffic chock out the Warkenhut facility offenses wrne down by 36 peroral thrro. Hamlin said he does not know Traffic citation into court niee hr just If it is too late to rearinfi the city snd one percent On the other hand,' Dll arrest wervupby 21 percent tostand county bid for the prison. Bias from the four private prison at 87 in 1998. 1 1 Thera was s 133 percent rise in Cati management com pan tee competing for the prqject are due March 16 tothe calls for officers to assist ritisens with 135,000-dependingo- is understanding against it (the prison). Our approval eras given on what we knew then, he 160-be- 30-mil- s UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. February elected officials should do whit the people want, but believes the prison will work out if iu given a ehanrr The only lawmaker voting againat the bill was House Minority Leader Dave Jones, lt Lake, wbo said giving the money to the couatiee to conduct the study was akin to having the fox guard the hen houee. "1 cant think of anyone who would be more impartial" countered Rep. Brad Johnson. R Aurora and sponsor of the bill. dr T?v:n Shakespeare Intove R.w. 7:30 and 9:30 pm UINTAH u I HATH vM to Ike XMf Cmur Cenwr f? 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