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TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETINA2TUESDAY June 9, 2020Three months of droughtlimits water available forirrigation shareholdersMARK WATSONCORRESPONDENTWater levels in TooeleValley’s two reservoirs plummeted significantly the pastthree months and officialsindicate the irrigation seasoncould be curtailed earlier thanusual.Grantsville IrrigationCompany officials slashed theresidential allotment from200,000 gallons to 100,000gallons June 1.In an email to shareholders,the company indicated the reservoir was 12.5 feet lower thanit was at this time last yearand there had been less than.5 inches of rain in Grantsvilleduring April and May.Settlement CanyonIrrigation officials said thewater in the reservoir droppedfast this spring.“We will need to imposea stricter irrigation schedulesoon to try to have the waterin the reservoir last as longas possible. We hope shareholders will be wise in theamount of water used,” saidSettlement Canyon IrrigationPresident Bob Clegg.Rain the last three daysbrought some relief, butTooele Valley and the WasatchFront were listed in a state of“severe drought” according tothe most recent United StatesDrought Monitor.Tooele received more precipitation the past three daysthan it did the entire month ofApril, and almost as much asthe entire month of May.Tooele received .54 inchesof precipitation the last threedays compared to .36 inchesduring all of April and .69inches in May, according toNed Bevan, Tooele WeatherObserver for the NationalWeather Service.Normally, Tooele receives4.4 inches of precipitation during April and May. This yearthose two months measured1.05 inches.Water discharge from theSouth Willow stream has beensignificantly below normalfrom March 14 through theend of May, according to achart provided by GrantsvilleIrrigation Company.Officials noted that backin February the reservoir wasfour feet from running overand snowpack was at 125%of normal. Based on historicalrunoff amounts from that levelof snowpack the decision wasmade to not read meters untilJune to create room in the res-MARK WATSON/TTB PHOTOGrantsville Reservoir is 12.5 feet lower than it was at this time last year.ervoir for runoff.But then came the three driest months in Grantsville onrecord, according to the email.When the allotment wasslashed by 50 percent June 1,a few shareholders requestedrefunds.The irrigation companyresponded:“The annual assessment isthe cost to deliver the waterto you, not how much wateris allocated. Refunds will notbe given. Some years you get amonth or more before we startreading meters, other yearswe read as soon as we turn on.Our system is 100% weatherbased. If the water is not there,we can’t give it to you.”Precipitation in May forTooele Valley and the WestDesert was much below aver-age at 27%, which bringsthe season accumulation(Oct-May) to 66% of average,according to the Utah Climateand Water Report by NaturalResources ConservationService. Soil moisture was at54% compared to 76% lastyear. Reservoir storage was at64% of capacity, compared to104% last year.mwatson@tooeletranscript.comGrantsville City Council adopts annexation plan, mapwhether the use of the property woulddiversify and strengthen the tax baseof the community and encourage thedevelopment of job opportunities.Eventually, Lakeview Business Parkcould provide several jobs along witha need for restaurants, gas stations orother sales tax generating businessesin the area, Councilman Scott Sticesaid. Grantsville’s latest annexationplan includes the area where theMidvalley Highway connects with I-80.Residents Barb and Bryan Wittwerprovided an email to City Council tobe read during the public hearingWednesday.“We are very grateful for the hardwork you are doing to bring work toGrantsville and Tooele County withthe new industrial park. It will eliminate congestion on our overcrowdedroads, help to improve the quality oflife of the community by having peoplework and shop closer to home. It willalso be a much needed boon to ourenvironment,” reads the email.“We are concerned that plans needto be in place that require developersand contractors to add green spaceand maintenance agreements to thisMARK WATSONCORRESPONDENTGrantsville City leaders approved anew annexation policy plan and mapWednesday that includes propertyadjacent to the Midvalley Highwayand land extending south along theMormon Trail.Grantsville City Council adopted theplan after public hearings before thePlanning and Zoning Commission andthe Council.Leaders felt the need to update theCity’s 10-year-old annexation planafter recent requests for annexation byvarious property owners including arequest to annex 900 acres of propertyfor the Lakeview Business Park east ofSheep Lane.Grantsville’s current boundariesencompass some 24,058 acres and theexisting annexation boundary added38,233 acres. The latest annexationplan adds another 36,501 acres tobring the total to 98,792 acres.“Our boundary on the south hasalways been the Tooele Army Depotfence. We are extending the boundarysouthwest a bit toward the GrantsvilleReservoir. To the north we are extend-ADVERTISINGClayton Dunn Advertising ManagerKeith BirdAdvertising SalesDianna BergenAdvertising Sales &Classified Advertising ManagerLAYOUT & DESIGNJohn HamiltonLiz ArellanoCLASSIFIEDS DEADLINE:4:45 p.m. day prior to publication.PUBLIC NOTICES DEADLINE:4 p.m. day prior to publication.COMMUNITY NEWS ITEMS,BULLETIN BOARD, ETC.:3 p.m. day prior to publication.OBITUARY DEADLINE:10:30 a.m. day of publication.Publication No. (USPS 6179-60) issuedtwice a week at Tooele City, Utah. Periodicalspostage paid at Tooele, Utah. Published bythe Transcript Bulletin Publishing Company,Inc., 58 North Main Street, Tooele City, Utah.Address all correspondence to P.O. 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No part of this publication maybe reproduced in any form without thewritten consent of the editor or publisher.BEASR 36BAREATOOELE CITYANNEXATION AREA EANNEXATION AREA FDROUBAY RD2AR112400 NHIGHWAYSRAILROADSRevised February 2020RRABLVDSRANNEXATION AREA CANNEXATION AREA DOTEPLEEOODMYEAAREARTAREA CMIDDLECANYONRDDCANYON ROFFICE HOURS:Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,closed Saturday and Sunday.GRANTSVILLEANNEXATION AREA BNTSUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1.00 per copy; 40 per year deliveredby carrier in Tooele, Grantsville, Erda,Stockton, Lake Point and Stansbury Park,Utah; 45 per year by mail in TooeleCounty, Utah; 77 per year by mail in theUnited States.AREA ALEMEPre-press ManagerProduction ManagerPre-press TechnicianThe Tooele City Councildiscussed amending the city’scurrent annexation policy plan,adding three potential areas ofexpansion into the city duringtheir June 3 meeting at cityhall.Jim Bolser, communitydevelopment manager, presented the planned additionsto members of the council.The three areas of potentialexpansion, as previously discussed by the planning commission, cover a total of 1,140acres.The first area of potentialexpansion is located adjacentto the northeast corner of thecity’s current boundary andconsists of approximately 146acres of private property.This expansion area isbounded by the current boundary of the city on the west, theBrookfield Estates subdivisiondevelopment on the north, theDroubay Road right-of-way onthe east, and private propertyon the south.The area is divided diagonally from the northeast cornerto the southwest corner by theUnion Pacific railroad corridor,which separates this area intotwo sub-areas.According to city officials, ifannexed into the current plan,the area would be best suitedfor residential uses or othernon-residential uses west ofthe railroad corridor.The property is currentlyzoned RR-5 rural residential byTooele County.Tooele City officials anticipate that 20 to 25 new residential properties could resultfrom this expansion area.The next expansion area isalso located adjacent to thenortheast corner of the city’sboundaries and consists ofapproximately 240 acres of private property.This property is surroundedby an incorporated boundaryLEGENDMUNICIPALITIESANNEXATION AREA ASETTPRODUCTIONPerry A. DunnFred FeinauerDan CoatsCreative DirectorGraphic ArtistSTAFF WRITERof the city on the south, Erdaway right-of-way on the north,the 1200 west right-of-way andprivate property boundarieson the west, and other privateproperty lines on the east.This area is composed of acombination of vacant land,agricultural land, residences,businesses, schools, and achurch.Tooele City officials said theland could be used for agriculture and residential homes of amedium density nature.The portion of this expansion area that extends northfrom the current city boundaryto Erda Way has been assignedthe RR-1 rural residential zoning classification that requiresat least one acre per residentialunit.Development of this portion of land could result inapproximately 150 to 175 newresidences, according to TooeleCity officials.The last expansion area islocated adjacent to the northern extent of the city’s currentboundaries and consists ofapproximately 752 acres of private property.This area borders the city’sboundary on the west side ofSR-36 and is adjacent to thenorthern boundary of anotherannexed expansion area on theeast side of SR-36.On the east side of SR-36the area follows existing property boundaries and consists oftwo pieces of land along ErdaWay.On the west side of SR-36,the expansion area is splitup into other multiple areasincluding: the first four properties on each side of CimmarronWay, properties on Erda Waybetween a school and stateRoute 36, existing agriculturalproperties between Erda Wayand Church Road, LiddellLane, and SR-36, and thechurch site and businesses atthe northwest corner of theintersection of Erda Way andERDA WAYBEEditorSports EditorStaff WriterCorrespondentCEILLY SUTTON138EEDITORIALTim GillieDarren VaughanCeilly SuttonMark WatsonNorthward stretch may include part of ErdaSR36ControllerOffice ManagerCustomer ServiceCirculation ManagerTooele City makes plan for future annexationEAOFFICEBruce K. DunnChris EvansVicki HigginsPatricia ott C. DunnPublisherClayton J. Dunn Associate PublisherJoel J. DunnPublisher Emeritusprivate landowners requesting anannexation. Councilman Jeff Hutchinsadded that even after a request, theCity would have the final say onwhether properties are annexed.The ordinance states some factors toconsider in expansion requests includeSRTRANSCRIPTBULLETINTOOELEing the boundary to the Interstate andto the east to Tooele City’s west boundary,” said Grantsville Mayor BrentMarshall.Grantsville Councilwoman KristaSparks emphasized the City cannot just annex any property withoutSHEEP LNSubscribe 435-882-0050COURTESY MARY WATSONGrantsville City’s annexation plan includes several acres surrounding its current boundary.project.”Stice said updating the plan makesfuture annexation easier.The State of Utah has enacted legislation that requires communities todevelop and adopt According to theordinance, the State of Utah has enacted legislation that requires communities to develop and adopt AnnexationPolicy Plans before annexing unincorporated lands into their incorporatedboundaries. Grantsville City desiresto plan for the future expansion of itsboundaries in a manner that is consistent with its General Plan and inways that will preserve and enhancethe quality of life now enjoyed inGrantsville City.Grantsville’s population is about12,064, according to the United StateCensus Bureau. The Utah Governor’sOffice of Management and Budget hasGrantsville’s population at 16,000 by2030, 26,000 by 2040 and 31,400 by2050.To receive a copy of the GrantsvilleAnnexation Map email City RecorderChristine Webb, cwebb@grantsvilleut.gov.AREA DAREA F021MilesSTOCKTONSR-36. This area includes thezoned portions of the expanAPPENDIXAproposedsite of the Churchsion area could yield 220-260TOOELE CITY GENERALPLANof Jesus Christ of Latter-dayresidences.ANNEXATION POLICY newPLANSaints’ TooeleValley Temple.According to Utah State law,EXPANSIONAREASThis potential expansionannexation boundaries shouldarea is made up of a combinabe aligned with surroundingtion of vacant land, agriculentities such as the boundartural land, existing residencesies of local districts for sewer,and businesses, schools and awater, and other services.church.Boundaries of local schoolAccording to the city, thisdistricts and taxing entitiesarea provides the opportunitymust also align with surroundfor a variety of uses for agriing entities.culture, residential, and comIn October of 2010, the citymercial.council passed an ordinanceThe county currently plansputting the current annexationfor most of this expansion areapolicy plan into action.to be used for residential purAccording to Tooele Cityposes.officials, the three expansionAlthough pieces of thisareas would in no way changeparcel are zoned differently,the current plan. The areasdevelopment of the residentialwould become an addition tothe current plan.During the meeting, Bolserexplained the process ofannexing areas, which includesa public hearing and a waitingperiod.The planning commissionpreviously held a public hearing and forwarded a positiverecommendation to the citycouncil.The city council will hold apublic hearing on June 17 attheir next meeting.A decision to either approveor deny the potential areas ofannexation into the city will bedecided upon by the city council on June 17, after the publichearing is held.csutton@tooeletranscript.com

TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETINTUESDAY June 9, 2020A3Tooele City will soon have anew source of culinary waterCity digs at Red DelPapa siteCEILLY SUTTONSTAFF WRITERTooele City has begun worktowards development of a newculinary water well locatedeast of the Red DelPapa field.Last year, Tooele City choseHydro Resources, a groundwater construction company, tolook into three potential wellsites for the purpose of developing a new culinary watersupply for the city, accordingto Paul Hansen, Tooele Cityengineer.“Test wells were developedfirst to provide the city additional information as to depthto groundwater, the type ofgeologic formations encountered, water quality, and someindication of the potentialyield,” said Hansen. “With thatinformation in hand, the citycould then decide where andhow to best proceed with further development.”The well study included theRed DelPapa location.“When the test well drilling project was complete, thecontractor demobilized theirequipment while the city evaluated the well data collected,filed the appropriate state permits to continue with the welldrilling project, and to secureand authorize funding,” statedHansen.The sound walls that wereinstalled during the testingprocess were left in placewhile the city reviewed resultsfrom testing, because it wasless expensive to leave themin place than to have themremoved and reinstalled,according to Hansen.By resolution, the cityauthorized Hydro Resourcesto return to the Red DelPapalocation and complete the welldrilling and development ofthe well.Another resolution approvedby the city included a budgetA household is defined for the purposes of theLifeline program as any individual or groupof individuals who live together at the sameaddress and share income and expenses. Lifelineservice is not transferable, and only eligibleconsumers may enroll in the program. Consumerswho willfully make false statements in order toobtain a Lifeline discount can be punished byfine or imprisonment and can be barred from theprogram.TIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTOTIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTOThe Utah Public Service Commission designatedCenturyLink as an Eligible TelecommunicationsCarrier within its service area for universal servicepurposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service ratesfor residential voice lines are 24.25 per monthand business services are 32.00 per month.Specific rates will be provided upon request.CenturyLink participates in a governmentbenefit program (Lifeline) to make residentialtelephone or qualifying broadband service moreaffordable to eligible low-income individualsand families. Eligible customers are those thatmeet eligibility standards as defined by the FCCand state commissions. Residents who live onfederally recognized Tribal Lands may qualifyfor additional Tribal benefits if they participatein certain additional federal eligibility programs.The Lifeline discount is available for only onetelephone or qualifying broadband service perhousehold, which can be on either wireline orwireless service. Broadband speeds must be 20Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload or faster toqualify.Tooele City is drilling a new water well on First Street, south of the EaglesLodge and east of Red DelPapa baseball field.Workers from Hydro Sources operated the drilling rig in the Red DelPapaballfield parking lot.Phone and Internet DiscountsAvailable to CenturyLink Customersof 2,148,260 for the construction of the Red Del Papa fieldwell, as well as another well tobe constructed in the city.According to Hansen, at thispoint in time there is no reasonto suspect that the funds allocated for the wells will not besufficient to complete the drilling of the two wells.Future allocations will benecessary for constructionof the well house and systemdelivery improvements.Drilling of the well is anticipated to be complete by theend of the summer or earlyfall.“Equipping and connectionof the well into the city’s delivery system will occur in thefuture, based upon final development of the well and available funding,” said Hansen.csutton@tooeletranscript.comIf you live in a CenturyLink service area, pleasecall 1-888-833-9522 or visit centurylink.com/lifeline with questions or to request an applicationfor the Lifeline program.Your Complete Local News 0Tooele EducationFOUNDATIONSERVING TOOELE COUNTY SCHOOLSTIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTOA sound well was set up at the drilling site on First Street to reduce the noise impact on the neighborhood ascontractors for Tooele City drill for water.Things Don’t Always Go As PlannedTHE KEEPERSBy Clint SpindlerA few weeks ago, due tothe COVID- 19 pandemic, weannounced the suspension ofour summer operations at theOphir Canyon Education Centerthrough at least the month ofJune. And, that during thisdown time at the Center, wewould be busy clearing space,trimming and removing trees,and getting spot footings readyfor concrete, in anticipationof building a couple of yurtplatforms that will house twoyurts – all in an effort improvethe OCEC by establishingtwo sites that will be used toaccommodate outdoor learningclasses and weekend campingreservations. Most of this workhas gone quite well.Further, we shared that ifpandemic concerns went away,restrictions were eased, andthe yurt project was completedby the end of June, we wouldbe able to offer classes andcamping beginning early inJuly. Though restrictionsaround group gatherings havebeen relaxed, and we havebeen approved to proceed withOCEC summer offerings, weTony Barker and Walt Shubert clearing space anddigging footings in order to build yurt platforms at theOphir Canyon Education Center.are still not at a point with ouryurt project where we are readyto resume the summer classesand camping schedule. Asdisappointing as this may seem,it is a reality associated with thiscapital improvement project.Unfortunately, we haveencountered some obstaclesand are going to need to makesome further adjustments withour Ophir summer schedule.These adjustments mean that itis highly unlikely that we willbe able to provide any summerclasses for students during Julyor August. We remain hopefulPHOTOS LIZ ARELLANOBeehive rookies, Lisa Stewart and Nicole Chitty check the beehive to make sure their queen is aliveand well.that our work can be completedduring July, and that we canbe approved for occupancy tohost our scheduled campingreservations beginning inAugust.While TEF is one stepcloser to enhancing the dreamof transforming the OphirCanyon Education Center intoa robust year-round learningenvironment, it is going to takeadditional time to resolve someconstruction code guidelines andoccupancy issues in order forus to implement the two yurts.When accomplished, we willreturn to the fun, educationallearning opportunities that wehave come to know over thepast two summers at the OphirCanyon Education Center.Thank you for your patience!We look forward to seeingeveryone before too long in thebeautiful Ophir Canyon!!Tooele EducationFoundationDelivering the News inTooele County for MoreThan 120 YearsTRANSCRIPTBULLETINTOOELESubscribe Today 435-882-0050Tooele County School District employees, Jim Boehmer(foreground) and Kevin England (Background), trimmingand removing trees at the Ophir Canyon Education .org

A4 Editorial Guest Opinions Letters to the EditorTOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETINTUESDAY June 9, 2020Open ForumEditor Tim T OPINIONYes, meet rioters withoverwhelming forceRestoring order to America’s cities isn’t a complicated proposition.All it requires is resources anddetermination, and a firm rejectionof the longstanding progressive fallacy that an overwhelming policepresence is “provocative” and“escalatory” and must be avoided.Out-of-control looting is almostalways a failure of municipalresolve or police tactics, and wehave seen plenty of just such cowardice and foolishness lately, mostnotably in Minneapolis, groundzero for this spasm of urban disorder.In a display of sloppy wishfulthinking at the worst possible time,the city’s leaders decided to vacatethe 3rd police precinct. MayorJacob Frey explained that theybelieved this would be “a way toboth help de-escalate and preventhand-to-hand combat.” Instead,it allowed for a major escalation,as protestors gleefully torched thepolice building, in the worst symbol of official abdication of thiscrisis so far.During the first couple of nightsof violence, Minneapolis barelymanaged to arrest anyone.For his part, Gov. Tim Walz ofMinnesota hesitated to mobilizethe National Guard lest he seem“oppressive,” apparently unawarethat his target audience wasn’t asocial justice seminar at OberlinCollege, but provocateurs andnihilists who were going to takeevery inch they were given andmake it a mile of broken glass andlooted goods.President Donald Trump hasbeen a steady fount of inflammatory and crude statements lately,but when he blasted the “total lackof leadership” in Minneapolis, hewasn’t wrong.All state and municipal leadersneed to know about controllingriots is obvious from a cursoryreview of the history.Consider the worst disturbancein recent times, the L.A. riots.They began when about two dozencops retreated before an angrycrowd after the Rodney King verdicts, some of them literally run-ning away. The mob descendedon the intersection of Florenceand Normandie, and began beating Anglo and Latino motorists,completely unmolested by theauthorities for hours. Some policereported being ordered to leave thearea — and then being ordered notto return.The rest is history — days of violence, more than 60 people killedand 2,000 injured, and in excessof 1 billion in property damage.By the end, thousands of federaltroops were in the city.Back in 1970, in his classicbook on domestic unrest, “TheRiotmakers,” Eugene Methvin identified police absence or pullbackas the accelerant on riots. It wasa huge factor in the Watts riots in1965. The same dynamic held in aPhiladelph

Jun 06, 2020 · always been the Tooele Army Depot fence. We are extending the boundary southwest a bit toward the Grantsville Reservoir. To the north we are extend-ing the boundary to the Interstate and to the east to Tooele City’s west bound-ary,” said Grantsville Mayor Brent Marshall. Grants