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Show Si c . - bir 12195 4i:i CM3 air tte CITlf ijt SJi:i-3"- 2 50 VoL 63 No. 33 Fridays August 14, 1998 Coalville, Utah 84017 Vested Rights for Splendor Valley Discussed Countys Jail Issue Planners forward a negative recomendation for project At County. with todayi subdivision regulations, this too was subject to .the underlying purpose and intent of .by Pamela Robbing BEE EDITOR South Summit High School was the scene of a controversial sub ject- - Splendor Valley- - on Monday evening as concerned .citizens met with the County Commissioners, planning staff members, legal representatives' and applicant - promoting health, safety, conve- hience and general welfare of the inhabitants Of Summit County. The ordinance stated that all water and sewage disposal systems must comply with the standards and requirements of the Utah State Department of Health. In addition, the ordinance inquired a Planning Commission approval and tore on the plat as well as the Board of County Commissioners. In reviewing die minutes of the meeting held in 1964 between the Commission Board and the planning commission, the minutes do not show that these items were addressed according to a brief prepared by the County Attorneys Office, nor do they show a formal action by either the pluming commission or the commissioners. signa-Splend- Valley calls for the .building of 84 residential family lots with six providing access from Upper Loop Road in Marion, according to Leslie Bums of the County Planning Staff-wh- o made the presentation. In 1964, at the time the Splendor Valley 1 subdivision was approved. Ordinance No. 48A regulated the platting and recording of subdivisions in Summit ' or Based cm the recorded plat, items y such as adequate toad widths, fire hydrants, drainage, water and sewage systems do not appear to be addressed. The SO acre parcel at this time remains as an agricultural field with no subdivision improvements, and although recorded, there has been no construction of roads,-otheinfrastructure, or buildings started as indicated on die plat. 'On July 1, 1998, a public hearing was held after which the Eastern Summit County Plsnning Commission forwarded a negative recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners on the Splendor Valley 1 subdivision vested rights claim. This was based on public health and safety concerns, water drainage problems including those related to septic systems, water accessibility prob- lems fa culinary and fire fighting purposes, the impact of traffic on roads, the impact on adjacent development and conflicting with the goals and objectives of the right-or-wa- Discussion Continues Eastern Summit County General Plan. , According to Bums, the planning1 staff recommendation would be to consider the public input and Comments received from the public hearing, review the public policy and planning issues contained in the Planning Commission record as well as the legal issues included in the brief from the County Attorney's Office with the following pants being considered: 1. The original 1964 approval was not valid. 2. Too much time has elapsed with no action taken by the property owner to construct the subdivision and 3. There are numerous health and safety issues which would result if the subdivision were constructed as approved in 1964. Petitioner Splendor Valley LLC was represented by legal council J. Craig Smith and Scott M. Ellsworth, who stated it was felt that while zeal is always com- See Splendor Valley on page 3A . r BEE EDITOR a additional employees. What was estimated as the need- ed number of staff going into the new Justice Center Complex is pretty much on target, the board members heard on Monday, but with visitors to the jail jumping to an average of 50 per day, the need for extra staffing is climbing as well The number of hours put in by the jail staff is amounting to an extreme number of overtime hours, a fact that would be alleviated with the hiring of additional staff members. As to funding for the new employees, Auditor Blake Frazier atated, "his budget is shot, this would need to be other money. At present, the county is housing eight prisoners fa die state, a program that Sargent says is being done by a selection process, housing only those who present a minimal amount of risk factor. Sane of the inmates are being used to clean up the jail grounds, animal control grounds and in the jail kitchen. When it comes to housing federal Style There are plenty of people with lots of perseverance and green thumbs in Summit County, as is evidenced by viewing the many beautifiil landscaped yards around the countryside. . .r r. Ibp photo: Richard and Yvonne Fawcett spend their spare time enjoying their backyard after the placement of a water wheel fashioned and built by their soil, Kent, and friend, Jim Rees. It also features two rods lined ponds, a fountain and a myriad of flowers, including a water lily. Chairman Eric SchifferiL Appointment to Pine Meadow Board pending prisoners, although the money would be helpful, Sargent stated that he would rather not do so because the committment would amount to keeping die prisoners for stays of up to two years and he would rather - keep the beds open for county use The commissioners complimented Sargent for his desire to keep the selection of prisoners on tap, thus avoiding what could amount to serious problems relating from certain types of criminals. The board has plans to look to other financial avenues to possibly obtain funding for die additional staff requested. r., Boulderville road, apparently many drivers choose to ignoe the sign, causing residents along the way to become concerned about the safety of both children, adults and awimalt-- I realize that someone from the Sheriffs department cant be there all the time to issue tickets, said Nygaard, who added that he fob the placement of speed bumps might be a possible solution. He also said that he and his family would be willing to donate some footage to change the exit from SR 32 to a turning lane furthur west instead of a direct straight linking roadway. Commissioner Richins stated that he can sympathize with the situation saying, "this is not the first roadway concern we have heard and I believe there are some legal avenues that need to be looked at before anything is decided. "Having an intersection so dose to a major turn off of a highway is definitely a great concern said Commissioner Jim Soter. "Perhaps we can use this as a test case after we study different options, stated for August have been cancelled due to the fact that he lost a jailer last week. The staff is suffering from what Sargent calls lack of quality of life and loss of family time due to the demands of the job, as he made his request for two three i . also involves travel from the According to Summit County Jailer Tracy Sargent, all vacations Better Homes and Gardens. Summit County w4 pie use as a short cut Although there is a four-wastop at the intersection in question, which Pamela Robbins -- Road safety concern noted Bottom photo: Driving past the home of Rex and Doris Smith, a person can And flowers of all types and colors. TUI willowly ones seem to come to life to wave over the sturdy petunias and other annuals. Henry Nygaard met with the board to discuss possible solutions to a problem causing him and other residents concern that of the safety of children using the road that goes from SR 32 near Marion to the Weber Canyon Road that many peo- - We are approaching the selection of a District Ranch Manager for Pine Meadows with the best of our ability, trying to make sure issues bud- are addressed within a geting fund, said Pine Meadows District Board Chairman, Marjorie Pearson. The main goala for the person appointed would be to adminia-te- r and manage the area and interface with the Commission Board. There has been a great concern in the past dealing with multiple and diverse problems and we need someone to assist with a comprehensive (dan for the future. We have 37 applicants who applied and the one we chose was Jerry Rupert who lives in die area and would agree to die salary offered. Commissioner Richins ques- tioned whether it would be better to have someone with an engineering background due to the problems facing the district, but he wu tdd that although that is something everyone would like, "funding is a problem. See County Notes ou page 3A Summit County Fair Demolition Dedication of Markers to be Held Derby1 Smashing Success fa by Pamela Robbins BEE EDITOR by Pamela Robbins BEE EDITOR It wm a rock em, sock em good time for those attending the Summit County Fair Demolition Derby. As always it was one of the biggest drawing cards of the Fair, a fact which was noted by the large crowd of attendees at die event. There is so much more involved in die Derby Cycle than just showing up at die arena on die night of die action, a fact that just might go unnoticed unless you have actually important "grudge match took place, and did it ever live up to its name. There were grumblings heard around the place after the match was over as to just why this or that car should have won and . didnt All in all, however, die 1998 fair derby provided the usual excitement and flair needed, complete, with a car starting on fire, one rolling over and some of the best hitting action ever. In a sort of ironic note, the top four positions plus die powder puff winner were or are current residents of Morgan County. Winners . had a family member, friend or acquaintance participate in the a taking apart "putting together of die vehicle to be used. First you obtain a car, then you take apart the car until it hardly resembles a car, then you paint it and haul it to die site to it can be registered and then you drive it into die arena where you get hit and jostled and fill the air with enough smoke to possibly jar the clean air act Then if you are lucky, your naipe is called as die winner of the heat and you move on up to the next one. One of the most anticipated events of the evening, however, has to be the powder puff portion in which die ladies get a chance at the wheeL This year the audience certainly wasnt let down because these driven were out to prove they were made of and prove it they did. After die winners were declared rough-tough-stu- ff, Demolition Derby 1st place ' er, Todd Stuart )OR COPY (Part one of and presented their trophies, die all include: Best Paint job, Vicki . ; Brieriey, Jeremy Clark and Johnny Meek. First Heat winners: Hardest hit, Justin Richins: 1st place winner, Jason Puce; 2nd place, Kenny Oldham. Second Heat: Hardest Hit, Pat Mosher, with Lance Smith and Jeremiah Blonquist taking the winning spots. Third heat winners were: Hardest Hit, Terrance Wilson with Lynn Brieriy taking first and Rick Potter 2nd. Fourth heat winners included: Hardest hit, Nick Leger and Matt Stuart in first and second place. Fifth heat: Hardest hit. See Derby on page 3A two) Set yoa calendars for die date of Saturday, Sept 3, 1998, at 3 pm. as the time and date to attend a special ' dedication of a plaque honoring Brigham Young and the main group of pioneers who left their camp a mile up Echo Canyon, and due to the illness of Brigham Young, traveled only 2 12 milk Their camp of July 8 was . A miles west of where the dedication of the Temple Camp and "Supplication Hills marker will take place. The marker includes some of the following information: "The prayers of the Saints were answered when Brigham Young wm anointed for a Messing of health and upon 17-1- Temple. Camp to the top of the mountain, they prayed for President Young and others who were sick in camp, the saints who were following, and for their own wives and children who were left behind at Winter Quarters. Before rejoining the camp, they idled large rocks down from the top of the mountain to amuse themselves. As they returned, they passed by a lone conglomerate column (Sentinel Rock ) about 123 feet high, which is visible to the northeast of the matter. They also tdd of seeing other chimney hke rock towers situated in nearby hollows. LaMar. C. Benett, a retired BYU Professor who is very knowledgeable about the Pioneer Ttail after spending many yean doing research, will be keynote speaker the dedication ceremony, which is open to the public. He will soon be publishing a book about his findings. Mary Fawcett, Captain of the Henefer Camp erf The Daughters of Utah Pioneers along with her brother, Alden Richins, President of die Centerville Chapter Sons of the Utah Pioneers, have spent a lot of time along with others solidting donations for die worthwhile cause. They would like to "encourage as many as can possibly attend to do so." awakening the next morning, found he wu . feeling much better. At about 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, 1847, four members of the Quorum of the Twelve and six other brethren, ascended the high and steep "Supplication HiOs to the northeast of this marker. After walking about 2 miles from - -- |