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Show 'nf Mi ... Th Summit County Bm 2A Friday, Odobor 29, 1993 Top of the News As I See tt Letters to the Editor All articles The Summit County Bet welcomes Letters To The Editor on any subject They must adhere to the following guidelines: They must be received to the Coalville Office, P.0. Box 7, Coalville, UT 84017 or the Kamas Office, P.O. Box 225, Kamas, UT 84036, no later than Monday noon to be considered for that weeks issue of the paper coming out on Friday. The letters must be hand signed with full address and telephone number of the person writing the letter. No letter will be published under an assumed name. Name may be withheld on request at the discretion of the editor or publisher of The Summit County Bee. They must not contain libelous or slandering material. Writers are limited to one letter in two weeks. Prefer ! cnce will be given to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting the use of the writers name. All letters subject to condensation if they are too long for the space available. No endorsement letters will be published as Letters To The Editor. The views expressed in guest editorials or Letters To The Editor do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editor or publisher or express the viewpoint of this newspaper. Readers Views are to be in by 3 P.M. Monday Shirley B. Phelps, EdilorCoalville Office Manager 9-336-550Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 4 Sharon Pace, 336-223-2 Bessie Russell, Kamas Office Manager 9-Monday, Tuesday and Friday 4 News Ruth Wagner, Reporter for County and City THE 1, Summit County 783-438- Richard M. & Susan F. Buys 7, Publishers The Summit County Bee (UPSP 525640) is published weekly for $15.00 per year in Summit County and $20.00 per year by Wave Publishing, Inc., 675 West class Second 100 South, Heber City, UT 84032. postage paid at Coalville, UT 84017 post office. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Summit County Bee , P.O. Box 7, Coalville, UT 84017. POSTAL IDENTIFICATION NO. 525640 out-of-coun- ty Attention: Renewals to The Summit County Bee All renewals to The Summit County Bee should reach the Coalville or Kamas Office by the third Friday of the month to keep your Bee from being cancelled by the computer. We need your renewal by this time in order to get your name on the renewal list and keep you from being cancelled. Thanks for helping us help you. As See It I by Shirley Tuesday, Nov. 2, is an important day for many Summit County residents, liie incorporated communities will have sane official positions up for election. The voting places will be open early and late in die evenings so everyone should be able to cast their vote sane time during die day. The Bee gave an open invitation to all candidates, registered write-in- s, to run a picture and statement without cost, to express their views on the position where they would like to serve. Some responded, others chose not to. Paid advertisement was also a possibil- a ' ity. There were also some town meetings held where the candidates could talk and answer questions and mingle with die crowd. Not as many voters took die opportunity to attend these meetings as should I t I have. i' There is also the telephone available and most of the candidates would be happy to hear from you and give their views and possible changes they would like to make or graciously accept your opinions the betterment of the community. In our small communities, where we are neighbors to just about everyone, it may seem unimportant to attend political meetings, but as our towns have grown and taxes are being collected to govern and 'maintain the districts, the importance of a mayor council person takes on a new and powerful meaning in decision making. Where hundreds of dollars covered needed projects years ago, now thousands and millions are being spent and from the way our populations are growing, the oily way taxes are going are up. Thats your money and mine and we want the ones making die decisions qualified and aware of our lifestyle and needs. A very small board will be our representatives throughout the term. decisions; they may have They may have to make sane before making a decision; they time to do sane study and may be able to attend important meetings and seminars to gain knowledge on new ideas that can be incorporated with their positions. Will the candidates accept their duties and give of their time to improve and attend seminars in order to make qualified decisions is ' will this a step to get something of a personal nature taken care of the candidate only serve during the regular meetings and forget their position and leave their voted-i- n position and responsibilities as they adjourn die meeting. these positions is not much of an attraction, the hours The pay involved must be given at the sacrifice of much more pleasurable time, the criticism can only be tolerated by having the skin of a rhinoceros and thanks is seldom heard. Still, sane people take pride in serving and feel die experience gives them die opportunity to grow with their duties and communities. God bless them and help the voters to make their mark the best candidates to serve at this time. fa a leg-wo- rk a a fa fa Just Thoughts From Bessies Collection Kindness to all Gods creatures is an absolutely essential vail. The cost of holidays goes up, I think of it day after day. The spookiest thing about Halloween is that Christinas is two months away. ah State Society daughters of The (American Revolution I n situation by contract law enforcement coupled with community policing, and taking win-wi- advantage of current technology. I feel qualified to address this isveteran of the sue as I am a ar Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office and an taxpayer in Summit die years, I have had County. Ova 28-ye- 18-ye- ar occasion to assist the Summit County Sheriffs Office working with forma Sheriff Ron Robinson, the legendary Leon Wilde, and Rob Berry, and know it to be a high quality law enforcement agency even though understaffed as many agencies are. Having a summa hone in Weber Canyon, my family has spent substantial money in the fair city of Kamas and can attest to the good food at the cafes and drug store, bakery goods at the service station, Louise and Steves antiques, and Patsys haircuts. We even subscribe to The Bee. I submit that contracting fa law enforcement services 'with the Sheriffs Office is the most logical and effective method fa the citizens of Kamas to ensure quality services. Although the Sheriff is obligated to provide basic law enforcement as he does in other areas, it is obvious that Kamas desires a higher level of protection. By contracting with the Sheriff for tire one deputy at the cost Sheriff Eley has quoted tire city, will save significant money. The city then gets the benefit of the entire resources of the Sheriff's Office as it relates to crime solving, because criminals pay no attention to political boundaries when conducting their business. And the deputy could make regular reports to city offk'als in tire same manna the police did. The Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office contracts with the cities of Riverton, Bluffdale, and Draper. It has provided much more cohesive law enforcement in that part of the county at substantial savings to those cities, and I invite Kamas officials to inquire of any of those cities as to their satisfaction with our services. Now couple the contract law forcement with the concept en- of community policing, which is nothing more than the cops waking togetirer with the residents to identify community problems and develop solutions using not oily law enforcement resources, but any and all applicable resources of otha government and social agencies. It is amazing what ideas and actions can and do develop from such a partnership. Add to this some simple technology available to improve the communications between the citizen and law. enforcement. Many times when someone needs an officer, immediate, presence is not Often a necessary. phone conversation will initiate a solution to tire problem, saving time and travel by na requiring personal contact by an offica to learn of the on-sce- ne situation. This can be accomplished by providing a deputy witb a beepa and cellular phone. These two devices have improved our efficiency and effectiveness dramatically and have provided betta service to air citizens. Finally, if Kamas officials feel Ruths Views by Ruth Wagner a public enwhether its a person Growing up is hard to do tity. The premise, by existensial author, Camus, is that each adult is responsible for its own actions. President Truman stated: The buck stops here. If government is constantly asking people to accept responsibility for their own actions, why isnt the local government willing to accept responsibility for its actions? Example, if you approved a development and there is no secured watra to provide fa tire general welfare of the development's citizenry then tire county, its officers, should bear tire responsibility of irreat tire very least na sponsible approvals, Of that were tire case) tire the activities various of departments responmonitoring properly sible for policing tire activity. Commissioner Moser has stated that the job of tire county is to provide services such as roads, water, garbage collection, sewers, etc. If that is tire case, then approval of construction and development that results in loss of services to otha areas or no services sufficient in tire new areas, then it would seem that there was approval of development irresponsibility... and the concurrency theory is nonexistent. If approvals were made and there was insufficient follow-u- p by county departments, manpower to cover inspection then there were irresponsible approvals of developments. Who pays the salaries of these public servants and their appointment; who pays for tire irresponsible decisions made by those public servants or their appointments which result in lack of water, lack of sewa connections, lack sufficient roads fa ingress and egress (fire hazards), who pays for those mistakes? tire public; you and me; our taxes assessments for corective measures and their increases. The county has been in tire business of creating Special Improvement Districts to furtirer development necessary services na provided by tire original developa. Economically, it has been tire accepted method of raising bond monies to cover tire costs of those improvements. The bond is ultimately paid for by tire assessments to tire residents those Special Improvement Districts. The nib hoe is that die Special Improvement District does na have tire facility for inspection, for supervising, for policing the action of tire hired band; in other words, for seeing that tire job is done property. If the job isnt done property, tire county does na want to be the responsible party who must answa tire questions of tire residents na pay fa the bad job: Why na? The county should own tire project until it is accomplished tmd functioning in s manna expected. Ergo: the It is a given that public servants are beyond the stretches civil courts, as it should be; since that is tire will of tire state then it would seem necessary that tire public choose carefully their representatives before tire vote is taken. In this election, as in any election, get to know your candidates, meet with them,' ask the questions yon want answered no matter bow embarrassing you think they are, go to neighborhood meetings, discuss with your neighbors about the accomplishments you want for your area to see if the candidates are addressing those issues in a manna favorable to you, read your editorials, call to speak to tire candidates, ask them to meet with you and your neighbors. Then vote. a Anticipated Expense Hazel T. Marrott -- citizens. However, Kamas now has the opportunity to turn this into a rockbot-to- n necessity in any world where peace and righteousness are to pre- : Dear Editor I have followed with great interest the Kamas Police Department controversy. No question, it is a complex and emotional issue. It must, however, be dealt with logically. The elderly wont be pillaged and assaulted, na will gangs from Salt Lake appear to control the streets of the city simply because the Kamas Police Department no longer exists. The Sheriff's Office cannot and will not allow that to happen. Na will the Utah State Society Daughters of The American Revolution will con- duct an Early American lineage workshop on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1 Jp.m. in Park City at the Marsac Building Conference Room. I Women in Summit and Wasatch County who want to trace their lineage back to the Revolutionary War are invited to Period, (1775-1783) attend this free workshop. Members of Utah Society DAR will be available to answer questions and pro vide assistance. Workshop leaders are Alice As troth. State Regent, and Vivian Cavagnolo, State Organi zing Secretary. National Society DAR is a nonprofit organization whose goals are historic, educational, and patriotic. Statewide chapters are located in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Bountiful, Provo, and Cedar City. Fa more information, call Vivian Cavagnolo in Salt Lake Gty at 943-601- 5. a a a a a a a a that one deputy may not be enough, create a fund and an agreement with the Sheriff to provide the services of off-du- ty basis. And deputies on an as Kamas grows, the contract service can grow proportionately. The people of Kamas now have tire opportunity to experience contract law enforcement, community from I am confident they policing, and technology. will like iL benefit Dean CanDear Editor - Fa five years, during the early 1980s, we lived in Peoa. There we made many friends and enjoyed wonderful growing experiences. Among those most priceless to me was my association with tire young people of that Ward while I served as Bishop of tire Peoa Ward. Recently, as you know, Michael Marchant died suddenly. He was 28 yean old. When I heard tire news, I was stunned! His parents and family were very important to me personally. We lived down die lane, directly below Dale and Verda Mikes parents. If memory serves me correctly, Mikes brotirers, as well as his Lloyd and Kelly while I all married sister, Holly was Bishop. Through those experiences, I came to know tire family very well. But even more importantly to me personally, was tire relationship I shared with Michael. He was one of my Priest-age- d boys. That group included Lonnie Marchant, Eric Ruf, Mikes first cousin, Paul Marchant, Steve Brown, and several others. It was my privilege to get to know Mike best for that is how he wanted it. We spent a goodly amount of time togetirer. These were some of tire best young men available to the area. They served missions, grew up and married well, and are now leaving their mark on society. Mike was a woiker. He loved basketball. He was also a tease. My own sons, a bit younger than he, found him a delightful friend and guardian. When we moved to California, I continued to write to Mike, for he was serving a full-tim- e mission for tire LDS Church at that time. His letters were always filled with zest and faith. I kept them and attached them to a place of One day I will find a way to get them to his children. Fa now, drey wiQ remain in my guardianship. safe-keepin- g. During the period I refer to above, tire Peoa Ward celebrated its 105th birthday. We had a week- - long party filled with activities and events. Mike was saving as one of my assistants at that time and he ramrodded several of tire service projects that the youth of tire Ward put togetirer. It was absolute good pleasure fa me to watch him go about serving zealously and with fun and humor. Mike shared his smile and outgoing personality with me ova and ova again; for which I thank heaven! Afta Mutual, we often played basketball. He was big and strong and always crashed tire boards to rebound. He was die singula are who didnt take it too seriously. It was usually he who laughed, leaped, and loved just being with his peers. The world is a betta place because of Michael Marchant Im certain his wife, children, siblings, and parous are absolutely stunned by his departure. Howeva, I rememba well Mike saying to me (on sevaal different occasions), Bishop, I have always known that God would leave me here as long as it was necessary fa me to complete those things he sent me here to do. I always agreed with him and still do. Having lostjmy own father, when I was seven years old, I can relate to a young Eatirer and husband leaving mortality too early though Mike wuld be the first to say he completed what he was sent to do. The family will know what that is better than any of tire rest of us. I, fa one, am thrilled to have had the opportunity to know Michael Marchant. I know I will neva forget him. His influence was that strong in my life. Jon B. Fish Dear Editor In times Mien gangs, team hazing, etc. get all tire publicity, I think a correction in tire article Referendum Petition in Kamas is in orda. The pickup load of boys attempting to open a fire hydrant was the Varsity Scouts of Team 132. As a service project, they volunteered to wire wooden poles to tire fire hydrants so tire hydrants would na be lost in tire snow. While a few youth get all the publicity, many are dang good things. Thanks to Wacey Richards, Weylin Richards, Vincea Benoet, Danny Mitchell, Greg Atkinson, Blake Roper, Joel Prince, Kirk Todd Gines, Cummings, and Matt Atkinson for a job well done. Don Kerr Summit County Special Notices Summit County Hazardous Materials Meeting The Summit County Hazardous Materials Local Emergency 7 p.m. Planning Committee will meet on Monday, Nov. 1 tire Summit County Sheriffs Office in Coalville. The present hazardous materials emergency response plan for Summit County will be reviewed. In compliance with tire Community Right To Know Act and SARA Title HI, this meeting is open to tire public and anyone interested is invited to attend. Any questions, please contact LaMar Richins at a a i 336-258-9. Achievement Program families are invited to attend tire annual All Achievement Program. There will be a potluck finger food dessert bar. Each family is requested to bring their favorite dessert ready to serve. All efforts of voluntea leaders, members, and an who have helped in any way to make tire Summit County Program a success in 1993 are appreciated. See you on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at tire Oakley Town Han, 960 W. Centa Street 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H Summit County Planning Commission Meeting Notice is hereby given that tire Summit County Planning Commission will bold a special regular meeting on Novi. 3. Agenda: 6:30 pjn. Special Regular Meeting in tire District Courtroom, County Courthouse, Coalville. Regular Items: 1. Approval of Minutes - Sept 30, Special Regular Meeting; Oct 7, Study Session; 2. Discussion and Recommendation, Code Revisions and Amendment!, Chapters 2. 3, 5, Snyderville Basin Development Code. Chairman and I Commission Items; Directas Items; Adjourn. i 1 i I . |