FRONT PAGE A1FRONT PAGE A1 Landscaping expert succeeds despite health issues See B2 TOOELETRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 THURSDAY August 10, 2017 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 124 No. 21 $1.00 Hopefuls for mayor and council draw big crowd TIM GILLIE city’s police department. STAFF WRITER “We are going to watch out A standing-room-only for our own community,” said crowd filled the Tooele County Debbie Winn, mayoral candi- Chamber of Commerce’s con- date. “This is not a problem ference room Tuesday night to that can be solved by just the listen to candidates for Tooele government. We all have to be City council and mayor. part of it.” The meeting’s format gave The city may need more each candidate three minutes police officers, according to introduce themselves. A to mayoral candidate Dave round of six questions followed McCall. the introductions. After the “We need as many officers questions, each candidate had as it takes to get the job done,” two minutes for concluding McCall said. “Maybe we need comments. more. That’s my opinion.” Work on Grantsville justice center The questions came from Steve Pruden, candidate audience members at the for mayor, said among other chamber as well as people things, new street lights will continues with completion in sight watching the event live on help reduce crime. Facebook at Tooele County “[We will] light up the city 411. so every neighborhood is illu- STEVE HOWE The questions included top- minated appropriately so crime STAFF WRITER ics such as crime prevention, diminishes by not having any Grantsville City Police Chief abandoned buildings, potential place to go hide,” Pruden said. Jacob Enslen said he didn’t for future tax increases, per- The city parks department expect so much of his job to sonal preparation for office, currently goes through parks involve picking out furniture and the city budget. every morning to check for and making decisions on color. In response to a question needles, said Scott Wardle, a Since taking over as police about reducing crime in Tooele candidate for city council. chief in March, Enslen has City, all the candidates sup- “[We, as citizens, need] to been involved in the day-to-day ported community efforts like take responsibility,” Wardle process of leading the depart- Communities that Care, Valley said. “Crime will always be ment and weighing in on the Behavioral Health, Drug Court, with us. The drug problem completion of the city’s new Neighborhood Watch, and justice center. The $3.6 million directing more resources to the SEE MAYOR PAGE A7 ➤ facility will house the city’s justice court and police depart- ment. Enslen said the most recent work has been installing doors and windows at the facility, which is slated to be complete in November. He said he’s been more involved in the project School board will than he expected, dealing with small but important details, like who has access to which ask voters to back rooms in the shared building. “It’s little things, little details that have to be decid- ed,” Enslen said. local levy increase Inside the justice center, crews are still doing plenty of work, but the space is begin- Move will bring additional state ning to take shape. Enslen funding for county schools SEE CENTER PAGE A7 ➤ TIM GILLIE levy to .001600 is expected STAFF WRITER to generate an additional $4 After dropping its tax rate million in local revenue and for 2017, the Tooele County $3.7 million in state revenue School Board will ask voters to in 2018. approve an increase that will The additional revenue will help the school district capture be used to help the school dis- more state funds. trict recruit and retain employ- The school board approved ees in a competitive market, SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE a resolution that will ask voters according to Manzione.UV INDEX The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAYduring the WEDNESDAY Nov. 2017 election THURSDAY “The additional revenue Friday 6:36 a.m. 8:32 p.m. Saturday 6:37 a.m. 8:31 p.m. to approve an increase that will will be used for salaries and Sunday 6:38 a.m. 8:29 p.m. take the voter approved local employee insurance,” she said. Monday 6:39 a.m. 8:28 p.m. Tuesday 6:40 a.m. 8:27 p.m. levy from .000600 to .001600. “There is a teacher shortage Wednesday 6:41 a.m. 8:25 p.m. The new tax rate would take and a bus driver F shortage.Sa Su M Tu W Th Thursday 6:42 a.m. 8:24 p.m. effect in 2018. We have to Thedo higher something the AccuWeather.com to UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Friday 10:56 p.m. 10:33 a.m. “We lowered the property address employeeprotection. 0-2retention. Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Saturday 11:29 p.m. 11:38 a.m. tax rate when we approved We did giveVery a raiseHigh; 11+ this Extreme year, Sunday none 12:44 p.m. the budget,” said Maresa but we’ve got to do more.” Monday 12:04 a.m. 1:51 p.m. ALMANAC Manzione, school board presi- Tuesday 12:43 a.m. 2:58 p.m. Some sun with a In June 2017Statistics the for the school week ending August 9. Mostly sunny and FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTOS Wednesday 1:27 a.m. 4:05 p.m. Mostly sunny thunderstorm in the Partly sunny and nice Partly sunnydent. “NowPlenty we of are sunshine asking vot- Sunshineboard droppedTemperatures its combined Thursday 2:17 a.m. 5:08 p.m. beautiful area ers to approve this increase so property taxHigh/Low rate from past week .009593 96/60 The Grantsville Justice Center (top) is several months away from Last New First Full we aren’t leaving state money to .009122 Normalwhen high/low it approved past week 92/66 the November completion date. The building will house the 90 65 91 66 90 67 87 66 88 65 88 63 93 66 Average temp past week 77.1 on the table.” the 2017-18Normal budget. average temp past week 79.2 Grantsville Police Department and the Grantsville City Court. TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER The state matches every dol- The schoolDaily district Temperatures had held High Low Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 29 Sep 6 Grantsville City Police Chief Jacob Enslen (middle) looks at the Shown is Friday’s weather. lar of property tax collected its property tax rate at .009593 ©2017; forecasts and graphics construction progress in the patrol office area in the justice center. Temperatures are Friday’s under the voter-approved levy since 2014. provided by highs and Friday night’s A hallway (right) further shows how much work has been done. lows. with 92 cents. Raising the voter-approved SEE SCHOOL PAGE A4 ➤ Enslen (above) looks at construction reports in the patrol office. Download our app today UTAH WEATHER Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD B7 Grouse 91/54 Wendover PrecipitationINSIDE (in inches) Creek 91/66 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point CLASSIFIEDS C7 84/57 94/64 94/65 90/69 Ogden Stansbury Park Stallions optimistic ‘South Pacific’ HOMETOWN B2 90/64 Erda 92/69 OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 91/67 Pine Canyon about upcoming opens at Benson Salt Lake City 86/54 92/68 75/60 0.15 0.21 0.15 0.27 13.70 12.62 KID SCOOP B11 Tooele 93/71 Bauer football season Gristmill 90/65 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal 90/66 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D SPORTS B1 Provo Roosevelt 90/65 See B1 See A6 87/58 90/61 See Stockton Pollen Index Price complete 90/66 88/58 High Nephi forecast Rush Valley 91/62 90/64 Ophir Moderate on B9 83/60 Low Delta Manti Absent 94/66 89/59 Green River Th F Sa Su M Tu W 99/67 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 92/65 89/60 Moab 88/61 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 96/67 Beaver 95/66 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Wednesday 87/59 Ibapah 89/62 24-hour 90/60 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 0.98 +0.01 Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 89/61 85/60 at Grantsville 1.54 none 100/75 Kanab 93/63 Eureka 79/59 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 4193.59 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY August 10, 2017 School district shuffles several principals and administrators TIM GILLIE counselor from Tooele High area schools. The Grantsville STAFF WRITER School, will move to Wendover area will also include Wendover The Tooele County School High School as assistant princi- and Dugway schools. Board approved several new pal and counselor. Coon was the school dis- administrative assignments for Stephanie Feldmann, who trict’s elementary school direc- the 2017-18 school year at their taught at Copper Canyon tor. Ernst was the principal at meeting Tuesday. Elementary, will be the assis- Grantsville High School, and Andy Peterson will leave his tant principal at Northlake and Eardley was the principal at the position as Sterling Elementary Sterling Elementary schools. Community Learning Center/ School’s principal to be the Cody Reutzel will be an Blue Peak High School. Andy Peterson Cody Reuztzel Linda Clegg principal at Rose Springs assistant principal at Stansbury Hal Strain, formerly the sec- Elementary School.