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Show COUNTY A3 COURIER rire | | WASATCH yorert DECEMBER 13, 2000 Siwied i ge Ea > ! — ew Bright Lights, Small City station’s porch, which Tri-Mart eae t * intend to cover with shields. “It’s ieee: _ painful to walk inside.” Also at issue, is whether drivers are temporarily blinded by the lights at the _adjacent intersection. Residents have inundated Preece, along with council members Arlen Kohler and vake Bronson, with such concerns. LIGHTS CONTINUED FROM A1 “obnoxious,” according to electrician Joel Kohler. Preece said he has seen studies that suggest brighter stations sell more gasoline. However, sources, close 559 Scott Cook, one of Tri-Mart’s owners, say the station installed the new lights for customer safety rather than business interremain * Midway City Planner light shoots outward.” As a result, Tri-Mart has ordered shields to protect neighbors from the light, though it will take three weeks before they’re installed. “It won’t make the site any less bright, but they’re - going to install those,” Preece said. “If it would have a directional beam that would reflect it away from the | - “It’s almost like being flashed with a | flashbulb and your eyes go funny,” Preece said. “I can see how you would_ ntseea dark car at the intersection and pull out in front of it.” Thornton concurs. “To me, because road, that would help a lot. But it’s still $100 and $1,000 fine. - County Hires Water Director * OLD REPUBLIC. however, due to concerns that many in © Wasatch who burn their ditches could get penalized under the ordinance for excessive smoke and odor. Meanwhile, Midway city attorney Title Company of Utah _ Protecting Your Investment it’s so bright, you could be at one of the _ Joe Tesch. recommended the council — stop signs and think it’s clear,” he said. change the nuisance ordinance from a at would be really easy to not see a car class B misdemeanor to a class A in — order to have teeth. For violators, it would mean the difference between a going to look bad,” said Thornton, who also worries about the lights on the gas 2 South Main, Suite 2G — Heber City, UT 84032 ashen in Se Heber Bank Building : The existing ordinance states that. = light on a parking area cannot spill out onto residential areas, but it is difficult ~ Commission laps Initiative Opponent | oe row. When he feels strongly - -about something, he takes a stand. TIM WESTBY | COURIER STAFF. - toward Tri-Mart. While the complaints rack up, Tesch and Preece continue to Nothing wrong with that.” — Davis was picked from a field of Wasatch County 1 he | seven applicants. Provost described Davis as “a pretty qualified guy; pretty Commission has tapped an _ smart” in explaining why he got the © outspoken critic of the recent initianod over the other applicants. Provost — added that Davis’ lack of ties to any of tive” to revamp county government . the county’s irrigation companies also |. to fill the recently created position | played a role. “We need someone that is not of water resources dir ector. going to be biased,” he said. As the county’s new water _ The Commission announced in CHARLESTON GSAT AT Fe —~ to fill the $46, 000-a-year position. Davis told the he was _ work for the 3 county’s direct Project, -. and water resource activities for Special ‘Service Area #1, which covers most of the county is a ON; “county He will also be the first of the year. responsible for making sure that claims made by developers and irrigation companies. about the amount of available water are accurate. “It’s a cut in pay for me, but to nee | for the county is a joy,” ’ said Davis. “I feel very strongly about taking care of pany that manufactures water filtration components for water treatment Courier that looking forward to the job and begin would MIKE DAVIS New Water Czar likely sometime after. Davis, who currently owns a com-- - our natural resources.” 3 : plants, said he became interested in During the recent campaign, Davis ~ water issues after sitting on the co-chaired the Wasatch County. Wasatch County Planning CHigens > ter - Conservative Commission for three years and volGovernment, which tried to stop passage of the seven-member county council initiative. | Commissioner LaRen Provost flatly denied that Davis’ opposition to the initiative played any _role in the selection process. “No, no way. Hell, put water on that,” said Provost. “He’s very active in the community.. I don’t care what [meeting it is] Mike is there in the © unteering with the Twin Creek Special | Service District. Davis has almost 20 years of experience in water resources and engineering. He described the timing of the new job as perfect since his company, MW Manufacturing, is in the midst of a buyout by another Heber _ City company that will leave him — less.” Meeting Dec 14, 7 Pe m. ai Council Megane Dec 2H, 7pm. : JORDANE 8 E SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT 654-9900 - por- tion of the Central “Utah 75 North Main, Heber Cae Planning Commission 654-3227 —_— IT mT T TTT Twinn NT for me, but to ter the HEBER CITY ; Mm eet tne, Commissioners announced that they were hiring Mike Davis “Its a cut in pay 25 North Main, Heber City | Town Board Meeting Dec 20, 7 p.m. ~~ — 6ari1515.. MO Commission work along the Provo River, adminis- county. ‘DANIEL SPO County the Dec 14, 7 p.m. amen resource activities in During the Nov. 29 Board ee poo resource director, Davis said his main October that it was looking for some- one to oversee virtually all water | duties will be to coordinate restoration ~ Charleston Town Hall tae Town —— gelee es Pores said. “They’re below the canopy, so the tion of whether a new ordinance could be applied retroactively, in this case, almost twice as much * BRIAN PREECE © Lt Bat S your eyes go funny” _ “Some of the neighbors have complained that it is still too bright,” Preece lights covering examine the city’s options. night, they (Walker’s) don’t seem near_ “We will push it as far as we can legal-ly as obnoxious as these do,” Preece — ly, but I don’t know if we can take it far added. Neither do the isc otatun in Summit enough to make the residents happy,” County, according to Thornton. “If youPreece concluded. “All of the sudden drive by a gas station in Park City, it’s. they (Tri-Mart) turn on the switch and very soft and easy on the eyes,” he said. the whole world changes, so to speak.” “But when you get to the pump there’s still plenty of light to see what you’re doing.” Park City, which ie stricter standards on light pollution, may serve as a model for the Midway city council. Last Thursday, the council met to consider ye : + adoption of a “nuisance abatement ordi-_ Kt! nance” in light of the Tri-Mart controversy. A final decision was delayed, a flashbulb and when Tri-Mart switches to an automated credit card system at the pumps. to ‘neice according to Preece. Compounding the problem is the ques- space 40 percent smaller. “To me, at being flashed with on for the rest of the night Agoilise gas station with Stotior: lights is Walker’s in Heber. But with 20 space, it is less pronounced than the Tri-Mart, which uses 16 lights for a “It’s almost like ests. After clicking on at dark, the lights stay lit until 11 p.m. Four lights oe |