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Show Inside the Bee Summit County Cooks Summit County Around The County Top of The News if 1 openings ' Citizens News , ' School News Town News Health Notes Home and Safety Tips tn Dedicated to Serving Summit County Volume 54 Friday, April 26, 1991 Coalville, UT 84017 ASectio. B Section 6 Number sixteen Rock Crushing Permit Refused by County Planning Commission A large crowd, who filled the Burns Fire Station with many standing Cor lack of chairs, attended the conditional use permit public hearing of die rock crushing operation which is partially in Francis and Summit County, file operation is on 43.6 acres belonging to the was of the dust noise, and the water that floods their property from the pit every time the snow melts or it rains. A dam had been put in to curtail the water but it broke and they were flooded out The Flygares said there are rales and regulations, but no one enforces Mitchells. them and there is no one to comDrew Harper, Summit County plain to to get results. The pit is roads, made a study and said Sumopen at all hours and on some mit County roads are not being weekends big parties have been held impacted as most of the roads the with loud music, drinking, and untrucks use are in Francis. The ruly behavior. Summit County Health Department Flygare said they have no prisaid there is no conflict with vacy as they are right below the operation and the workers look regulations. the of Representatives gravel pit right down into their yard. They are said they have been there 10 years against the permit with a portable and Craig McPhie said "allowing a that as the gravel is hauled away, rock crashing permit in a heavily impacted area, is a big mistake as they slope the banks, reseed, landwe should consider future use of the area. reclaim the and scape, However, according to Mr. and land and I see little work done on Mrs. Tracy Flygare who have reclaiming the area." He went on to property and a home adjacent to the say, "the area is not secure and gravel pit, promises were made and children play there in an unsafe ennot kept Their biggest complaint vironment" "The Francis roads are not built to accommodate the heavily loaded tracks and are being destroyed and the Town of Francis does not have the money for repairs and maintenance," was John Bergen's remark. Others remarked on the unique area of Francis with its beautiful streams, pastures, and homes that were suffering and die loss in property values because of the pit Planning commissioners Delray Hatch said he was most familiar to the area and had seen numerous areas of deep gullies, rocks on fences, and didn't know about any reclamation and feels that if the operators do not follow instructions "their wad doesn't mean much" and was gainst issuing die permit Commissioner Reed Schuman raid he heard Francis was waking an annexation of die property tnd that the city was the area being impacted.. Commissioner Kelly Paskett said "there are a lot of complaints and obviously the operators are not willing to do anything about Summit County Historical Society Being Organized Summit County Planner Jim Peterson raid that in feet the city boundaries do go into the pit and Francis is looking into annexation and waking on a master plan for Commissioners Sheldon Richins Publishing a current county his-- , and Gene Moser conducted a meettory. Collection of histories, both ing April 22 devoted to organizing oral and written. Collection of the Summit County Historical So- printed material such as biograciety. The meeting was open to evphies, circulars, pamphlets, newswho those but especially eryone, papers, handbills, programs, etc. have been involved with the historCollect objects used by the first ical activities in die county or who settlers in their every day living: would like to be involved. furniture, clothing, tinware, saddles, Jim Richins, who has been a and farm equipment, etc. Provide collector of pictures, articles, and for the preservation of this material other artifacts had with him an aland its accessibility, which means bum with pictures of many that a county museum should be Coalville area scenes, money considered at a future date, ideally at minted for Coalville businesses, s historic site. and Bcho of Yesterday, a book Locate and insure the preservaprinted in 1947 by the Daughters of tion of historic locations, buildThe Pioneers. All these things were ings, monuments, etc. ' Develop a of great interest to everyone there. ' historic trail system county-wid- e Sheldon Richins was enthusiasd with historic sites properly tic about a Historical Society being so they could be used. organized and said "We should all Establish pageant committees to be proud of our .heritage and premaking plans for the begin serve what we can." Centennial and the 150 years celeCommissioner Moser, who bration. heads this particular project, said Work with citizen land trusts that Summit County is the heart of groups to help preserve significant Utah history as the Pioneers entered land areas. Any other activities seUtah through Echo Canyon to lected by the membership. Henefer and up East Canyon into The adopted by the the Salt Lake Valley. Summit County Commission proHe also mentioned he had just vides for a Board of Trustees comreceived a letter from the Legislaprised of nine members. They in ture encouraging everyone to start turn will elect a chairman, vice chairman, treasurer, and secretary. now to prepare for the Utah Cenalso provide for a reThe writ1996 in tennial to be held by fund to pay any expenses solving ing histories, gathering artifacts, incurred for the operation of the soetc. Moser said the Legislature's let- ciety. There has not been any funds ter was very timely and coincided budgeted by the county commission with the activities the Historical at this point. The Society is authoSociety wished to include which rized to receive gifts and will operate initially as a volunteer group. follows: Glen's Excavating, out of tion, but worited for them and felt a gravel pit provides a service to road Tooele, wanted a conditional use permit for a rock crushing operation in Brown's Canyon on 20 acres located 1.6 mites east of the paved mad. Drew Harper said he had no ob- jections if they built a proper ingress and outgress road out to the couity road to avoid track damage. Glen's representatives said they are a small family company who has been in business for 29 years. They have other operations mostly in the West Desert No homes cabins are in the Brown's Canyon a area. Craig Chatterson, a property owner living in Salt Lake, said he has planted trees on his property in Browns and. plans on building a permanent home there at some future date and does not want a gravel pit as a neighba. He was concerned with the wildlife in die area as well as die possibility of more people using die area as a trash dump with an improved road. Another property owner, Wayne Leavitt, said there are a tec of unanswered questions with the excavating proposal . by-la- . . Jay Harwood, of Kamas, said he of the Glenns presenta was not part Summit County Schools Celebrate School Library Media Month WithState Read-A-Th- As a culminating activity for private Utah .achoola will participate In the Second Utah State Saturday, April 27, 1991 at Deseret Book store Road-A-Th- on locations statewide. '' Governor and Mrs. Norman Bangerter will greet participants at tbe ZCMI Center event location and refreshment! and gift certificates will be awarded to all participants by Deseret Book. The company will also donate more than 5,000 hooka to all school library media centers in the state that serve fifth graders. Sponsored by Utah State Office of Education, Deseret Book, on and KSL Radio, and Utah State Granite, Iron, Jordan, Juab, Logan, highlights school Morgan, Murray, Nebo, North services and the Sanpete, North Summit, Ogden, media library Provo, Salt Lake, Sevier, South important role of reading. Summit,' Tintic, Tooele, Wasatch, More than 900 student! were Washington and Weber. selected from the 1,547 applications submitted to Katherine M. Olsen, When students were asked why Education Media Specialist Library they would like to participate, of the Utah State Office of Olsen received such answers as "I Education. Participating students, like to read," "I think it would be representing 26 school districts, fen to read for more than two reaid a total of 100,000 hours," and "I cant lie, I would like hope to hours. They will read a free book! Indicating they like to two in pages from nine selected titles written by rad, applicants also responded, "You such Utah authors as Ivy Ruckman can learn a lot from books," "I have and Dean Hughes. The following an excuse tot not cleaning my districts will take part in the room, "You can go all around the statewide event: Alpine, Bax Elder, world," and "Reacting helps you do Cache, Davis, Duchesne,1 Emery, well in school." Read-A-Th- i on , . nl a "Are we really gang to get in there this year? is the question the North Summit Middle School g. Glens Excavating Requests Rock Crushing Permit monu-mente- School Library Media Month, fifth grade tudents.from 161 public and ''When" is The Question The North Summit Middle School Students are Asking boards, and laying carpets inside the basketball try fa a basket in the building, along with the finishing new gym. The gym will no be that cones with any new structure. finished for a few more months. The "maybe of The eighth grade students exand the "for sure" of April is citement is fast becoming disapThe sale of the modulars to fast slipping by. pointment as they realize they will Granite School District is a wel1 their city. Nothing much is happening on not spend very much time if any in come transaction, but as the deadThe motion for the permit was tie Outside right now, but there are the brand new classrooms. They line for The Bee is here, classes are ' .wbriuSr setting up cabinets, black-- - definitely, will' no denied unanimously by tbe board. get tb dribble a ' still being taught inthem. them." by-la- . and home builders and the service is much cheaper located in the county rather than bringing gravel in from a long distance Brown's area tests a good quality of gravel and he did not know of any complaints about the company. Glen's said the 12 landowners within 2,000 feet had been con tacted and given the specifications. They will build a gravel road into the area with base and needed culverts and place a gate at the entrance that could be locked with each property owner having a key. They would asphalt the first 100 feet. This is a test of the market for them and they could not visualize any winter operation. They said they must meet EPA, environmen tal, and air quality inspections and they hlways work toward solving any problems that might arise. They wish to bc'good neighbors and are interested in continuing their good reputation. One of the owners said "I think you will like us when you get to know us." The commissioners postponed any action until their May 14 meeting. Trying To Appease Planning Commissioners With Store Design K-M-art The developers of the Kimball's Junction Plaza, Department Store seemed a little miffed at the Summit County Planning Commission Meeting held April 23 at the Bums Fire Station. They had previously presented the architects drawings on a sample design and been told to try again to come up with a design that was more plotting. The complex would also house small shops and a grocery store, as well as other space available for other services such as a bank, theaters, etc. At the recent meeting, they showed three more samples which could be used. An addition of trees and shrubs made die samples more attractive to die commissioners but they were not satisfied and asked fa K-M- art more changes. Dick Drcshcr, architect, said a formal plan had been submitted outlining the building, landscaping, and parting designs for the Store complex which would encompass a large commercial building to be built on the Jarman property east of the service station near die Kimball's Junction of K-M- the store not getting the support they need to stay open and leaving a large empty building. Representatives assured them is not a that company having been in Salt Lake for 20 years and, in fact, are expanding stores not closing down. They also reminded them that styles in designs have changed and iheir new stores have a totally different look and are a real attribute and asset to the uncongcsted area where they try to locale. The reprcsenlatives realized there is a traffic situation, but felt with several entrances, they would not have a problem. They would also landscape a buffer zone and the parting lot They would like to be able to start June 1. Commissioner Moser was very K-M- "fly-by-nig- 0. 1-- fed for what they want to see and would work on the plans and design, but hoped it would be soon so they could start with their June A public input review will be held May 15 at the Burns Fire Station and another public meeting on May 28. If you wish to see this complex built at this. site or if you are against it, these meetings are where you will want to voice your Watch for the official agenda to be printed in The Bee. con-con- s. LDS Church First Presidency Endorses National Day of Prayer The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints has issued the following Drcshcr said he had tried to get statement in support of President the mountain feel of Summit Bush's proclamation that Thursday, County into his design. Some of May 2 be observed as a National die commissioners said they wanted Day of Prayer more wood in the design instead of brick and stucco and some favored a "It is appropriate that the nation more "Park City design, even pause and, through prayer, collecthough the building is far out of the tively offer gratitude to the Father Park City limits and would be pa- of us all fa the many blessings we tronized by citizens from Kamas eiyoy. Fa this reason, we heartily and Coalville as well as people endorse the President's proclamation of, a National Day of Prayer, and traveling through on The question was brought up on encourage participation by all. on-ra- concerned with the heavy traffic and said a study was being made. Chairman Tim Kenny also asked for a traffic study as well as a full scope of the building levels including roof structure. The architect said he felt he had a "We encourage daily personal and family prayers which express gratitude for past blessings and which seek guidance for future decisions and activities. May people every- -. where heed the Biblical injunction to love Him with all our hearts, minds and souls, and to love our neighbors as ourselves." The message .is from President Ezra Taft Benson, world leader of the Church, and his counselors in the First Presidency, President Gordon B. Hinckley and President Thomas S. Monson. |