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Show J roan th The Summit County Bee January 28, 2000 oun k Sheriffs Blotter Commission Highlights... Continued from page Although Monday's meeting was sparse in attendance. those who did attend presented some good ideas to be passed along to the committee members. It was clear that there, are some major growth problems in Summit County, many of which are in common with other regions in the state. They include: affordable housing, loss of farm land and open space, increased costs of providing infrastructure. Growth Act and formed a committee to study the future needs of the State of Utah. Since the committee was formed, representatives from the group have traveled throughout the 29 counties-holdin- g open session meetings in an effort to receive data from the communities as to what their feelings are about the issue. It gives residents an opportunity to express their ideas and give input, because quality growth doesnt mean the same to everyone" said Lofgren. Al see something like that happen. Continuing he slated. There needs to be public mectings-i- f not, it would be an injustice to the residents. 1 believe they would fight it, if they dont know all about it. This is a big project- - one that I would hate to see get half-wa- y completed and then lose sup- port for. The Commissioner did agree that because of safety concerns in getting residents off the streets due to the additional traffic flow was a good idea. Janet stated that she would just like to have the program get off the ground because of a February I, 2000 deadline in getting the paperwork completed. Right now We are only looking at the short term plan for beginning the project." The Commissioners voted to give permission to begin the paperwork, and hold meetings. If the residents make it clear they do not want to have such a program take place, the funding would go back to UDOT. Envision Utah Report At a 6:30 p.m. meeting, the County Commissioners welcomed Envision Utah representatives. Dan Lofgren and Michael Crane who were in attendance to present their program directives and obtain information from those present. . state-financ- ed Credit Card Payment The Summit County Treasurer and Official Those in attendance at the Monday night meeting were asked to fill out a questionnaire and answer questions such as: How concerned - generay not enough to sup on it its own. The school disport trict's recreation fund is probably the most powerful source of money there is available for this type of project If there were a collaborative effort supported by all three communities, A cooperative the school district would back the community effort. effort is very desirable, said Superintendent Mark Littleford. This would have to be a community thing with the schools name on it" We dont like to be the bad guy always the one to raise taxes, said Littleford. If the community made a collaborative effort, and we were would be better. If there is not community support we that supporters, will go ahead and do our own thing, he said. According to Littleford, first on the list of doing their own thing is the need for a new swimming pool, football field, and track. The middle school swimming pool is rapidly deteriorating; the annual cost far maintenance is reported to be about $83,000. There is talk of relocating the football field and track, which both desperately need work, because if it became necessary to expand the high school, the only way to go is east The school district recently contracted with The Sports Management Group, based in Oakland California, to complete a recreation survey. Zane Woolstenhulme, School Business Manager, told city officials Out although phone. Electronic payments of Real Estate Property Taxes using the internet will begin in March, 2000. Internet and telephone payments for other taxes and County functions will roll out as programming and testing is completed. Taxpayers paying Tax Year 2000 prepayments for Real Estate Property Taxes should continue to pay by check. For additional information call the Summit County Treasurer's Office at (433) 613-326336-326- 8 1 or ext. 3268. 8, 783-433- the survey is not 100 complete a draft of the report shows there is definitely an unmet need for recreation in the community. Several other surveys done in the area, including one by the county, indicate the same thing. The need is clear. As School Board member Jared Weller said, I've lived here for more than 60 years and there's never been a recreation center. If this community is going to grow up, we have to have some recreation facilities. The problem seems to be a question of where the facilities should be located. Everyone seems to want it in his or her city. Many people feel a community recreation center needs to be located near the school. The hub of the school needs to stay where it is at," said newly elected Kamas City Council Member Emmit McNeil. We should keep it'so we have everything in one unit and not split it up all over the place." However, Serenity Ranchs, Scott Turner, a new member to the area, said he doesnt see the hard lines between the different cities. I just see the stretch as one community: Everything is very close. It is not a big deal to drive 3 miles either way, he said. Without question, the commute in other, larger cities is a lot longer and more difficult, than a 3 minute drive to one end of the valley or the other. In addition, as School Board Member, Jared Weller pointed out. They can't all be in one spot because th school rjisgpct is oty,of room." There is i n3 place near the 3 existing schools to build a recreation center. other land though. They have some in each of the three main communities, 42 acres in Francis near Wild Willow Subdivision, 38 acres west and 33 acres of Kamas on south of Serenity Ranch in Oakley. It could cost quite a large sum of money to prepare some of these areas, fill, roads, and utilities wuuld be necessary. Oakley has the land and the Xhey generously offered the land and utilities to the school district at no charge. According to Mayor Alan Scates. Kamas has no land and no Workshops money. Bring in tfie New Year by gaining new skills at the economical, convenient, and fun classes held UVSCHeber. Classes for all levels. Choose one or attend all! at Concealed Weapons Parmlt Training. SaL February 5th. $50 material and icensing fees Class covers requirements for possession of a Concealed Weapons pemA Fulfills stale guidelines for training. Students wil receive instruction in the basics of handgunning, safety, marksmanship, and firearm maintenance. 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Fee $25 City dass: 20 sessions, Tues 8 Thurs, Feb 1 April 6. Fee $35 text. Park City dass: 20 sessions, Mon $ Wed, Jan 31 -- Api 5. Fee $35 text. Spanish for the Service Industry. Heber 6 00PM - 8.0GPM 1 -- Francis has even less money than Kamas and they don't have any," Francis Council Member. Lee Snelgrove, jokingly remarked. However, as the meeting was drawing to a close, an unusually quiet Kamas City Council reported they might have 100 acres sometime in the near future. The last council voted against obtaining the land, this one may go for it. For now, the school district will try to get all the facts so that a decision can be made. They are considering contracting with an outside company to complete a feasibility study- - The company would look at all the possibilities, in order to form an unbiased opinion from outside the community. The school district and the communities within its boundaries are also very interested in finding out how the public feels. At the conclusion of Monday's meeting, the 20 or so, city and school board officials in attendance agreed to go back to their respective communities, and sort through the facts. Their target date is April, at which time they hope to come to a consensus-can they work together, or will they have to do their own first-tim- e far week. Starting Feb 1st Fee $25 Meets TuesThuts night from j Each student will define hisher own new mal account and team how to send messages. Also covered Internet searching techniques end useful web sites for shopping, travel, current events and much more! Knowing she had never had a problem before, she learned the problem came from Hillsboro, Oregon-- a place she had never been before, or had not purchased anything from. The case was be $10.00 rate and were selling them in The Canyons parking lot for $33.00. They were advised they needed to have a business license to sell the tickets. A complainant reported that persons unknown had obtained her Utah Drivers License number along with her checking account number. This information was then used to cash two stolen personal checks in her name at another bank branch. When the checks didn't clear, the complainants personal checking account was then debited in the amounts of the ni it vehicle, she found her credit report to the bank was bad. Once again, selling tickets to The Canyons hit the reports-al- l due to the fact that a raffle used by BYU to raise funds sort of backfired when several students purchased a number of them at the The school district does own Non-cred- enough to push. The) stated it was really an accident when it was pushed. The officer explained that the 91 system was for emergencies and shouldn't be used for playing on the phone. Officers responded to a home in w hich the grandfather told him a young man had been culling his When a resident went to apply for a loan in order to purchase a beginning on Monday, January 24, 2000. There is a nominal fee paid to official Payments Corp. for using this service. , The program will begin with payment by Kamas Valley Communities... Continued from page At I. which neither one was "brave" Bee Editor referred to the Detective Division. ' real-estat- e PAMELA ROBBINS Payments Corp. will accept credit card payments for Delinquent Real Estate Properly Taxes , are you about growth in your county? Results of growth are often both positive and negative-i- n your opinion does growth in your county bring more positive or negative results? Put 2 of the form asks questions dealing with the value of land, and contained questions that could be answered with agreeing or disagreeing answers. An example of those questions are: In general, the quantity of private property in Utah should not decrease as a result of growth management policies. Privately held lands that are identified by the local community as critical for public purposes should be conserved by buying or exchanging that land into public ownership if it can be done without violating the rights associated with private land ownership. Last year, the legislature past the Quality Page A3 things separately. . The comment was made at the conclusion of the meeting that it would be a disservice to the com- munity if they were not able to work together. Financially it will be more taxing on the public if the communities are unable to find a way to cooperate. What are your feeling on the need for and location of a community recreation center? The Summit County Bee welcomes your letters to the editor on the subject stolen and forged amount of n the $1273.00. chccks-i- Investigation continues. A caller phoned in a wildlife problem" when someone dropped a load of dead deer off on their property. An officer responded to the scene and looked at the deer which appeared to be road kill. Because the State road has a con- tract with a subject, he was phoned to pick up the deer. An officer observed a cow in Echo Canyon along with a calf. The owner of the ground was con- tacted but stated the animals belonged to someone from Croyden. The animals were removed. No further action taken. Asked to check on a man sitting in a vehicle above the 'McDonald's 'at Kimballs,'' a Trooper advised the man was doing a traffic survey for a company he was employed with. The manager at McDonald's was notified as to what was going on. Assuming a vehicle stopped by the Chicken Inn was just waiting for the weather to abate somewhat before continuing on. an officer called in to dispatch and found it was turned in as a missing vehicle and occupants." The officer then returned to find the vehicle "was-vtin-park- ad and talkfd-wji- h, the three persons inside- - a mother, daughter and 4 year old son- - and they were traveling to Las Vegas from New Jersey. The report was filed by another daughter, who owned the car and was worried about the occupants. The mother phoned the daughter to let her know all was well. Cattle in the road was causing a problem and was phoned in to dispatch. The animals owners were contacted and said the animals were being moved to another field to hopefully correct the problem. A criminal mischief call was phoned in to dispatch to say that a resident was having problems with someone smashing his mailbox on several occasions. Neighbors living two doors away from a cabin in Samak called the owners to report that while they were on a walk, they noticed that the cabin had been broken into. The owner contacted the Sheriffs dept, who told her to go and investigate and then call them back. After going to her cabin, she told an officer that someone had broken into the place and drawers had been gone through, but everything hud been replaced and nothing was missing. A complainant phoned to say her had taken her from her Salt Lake City home and brought her to the Echo Reservoir area, all the time threatening her with what he might to do to her. He also kept pulling on the seal 1 granddaughter who lived with him. (24 times in 12 hours). 1 When the hoy called again, the officer advised him not to call back anymore. A woman came to the Sheriffs Office to report she had lost her purse in the Kimhalls area. She said her military 11) was inside, along with $400.00 cash, checks and bank cards. Responding to a home in which the owners had moved out of, but adjacent neighbors said something was going on in. a officer noticed several paintings and a sleeping bag inside. There were no signs of forced entry so llic officer told the neighbor to call again if anything strange" was noticed. An officer noticed a motorcycle traveling w ith no lights and a passenger holding a flashlight to light the way. Stopping the two. the driver said he was going to a friends home, but didn't have a license. His father was called and the vehicle (and youth) was transported to the home. The owner of a purse called in a complainant after it was stolen from the dining room of a local motel. After eating the complainant returned to her mom and it was then she realized it was missing. Returning to the dining area all employees were questioned by an officer. The staff could not offer any information about the purse, but the garbages were gone through and a search was made of the area. The son of an owner of a cabin in the llintahs- - a short distance from Bear River service- - called to report someone hud broken into the cabin. Missing items included a television, hand tools, pots and pans and various other items. The owner said (hat the cabin had been in the area for over 23 years and this was the first theft problem he had had. The operator of the IIELISKI Company in Weber Canyon called dispatch to report a missing trailer holding a lank that had about 130 gallons of Jet A fuel. The missing items were later located in a gully not far from the site where it had TrceiT'rntmrwas-TnTdainogs- - JiSStfr No additional action taken. An officer responded to the Kimball's McDonalds on a suspicion call, when someone reported a baby left in a vehicle. The complainant's told the officer the baby started to cough and then spit up. The car's owner came outside and went to the van which they were watching from inside the store. Tire officer could not view any spit up and noticed the baby was still asleep and appeared to he fine. The officer could not see that any crime had been committed. Witness statements from both parties were obtained. A reported "suspicious burglary" charge was phoned in. The officer obtained inlormation that the subjects were installing a stereo in their friends car as a birthday present. The friend fied the information. veri- The owners of two vehicles of the handicapped parking stalls at that were found in violation Smiths Food King, were issued citations. An officer responded to the Jeremy Store on a property damage report. The driver stated as he was pulling out of the car wash there was a garbage truck in front of him empty ing the dumpsters, so he turned his truck to get past it. The doors on the car wash started to close until they hit the vehicle. The officer coulJ not sec any marks on the vehicle. belt which caused bruises. The case was also reported to the Salt A cornpljinant phoned to report "Suspicious activity in the neigh- Lake Police. borhood. The same vehicle is Responding to a 911 phone call, the officer found two young ladies who were playing a game parked several limes a week, and the driver goes to the door for a short time and then returns to the vehicle. A special watch was of dare. While one pushed the 9 another pushed the first I and then dared the other to push the second issued for the issued for the premises. |