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FRONT PAGE A1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT Stansbury wins SERVING region in boys TOOELE COUNTY track SINCE 1894 See A11 BULLETIN TUESDAYTUESDAY May 13,13, 20142014 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 120 No. 99 $1.00 Jobs up, jobs down in 2013 Some job sectors and income earners gained ground in ‘13 by Tim Gillie STAFF WRITER While the number of jobs in Tooele County grew dur- ing the Great Recession, that number began to contract in 2012, state figures show. At the same time, new gains were made in some job sectors and remaining local workers saw a bump in annual income. According to the Utah Department of Workforce Services, there were 15,432 jobs in the county during 2013. That is 382 less than during 2012. Yet despite the reduction, 2013’s job count is 677 (4.6 percent) more than what the county had in 2006, which economists consider to be the year before the Great Recession began. The overall contraction in the last two years has been lead by a few major employer groups at which the SEE JOBS PAGE A5 ➤ FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Despite the weekend storms that moved through Tooele County, sprinklers showered crops with water Monday afternoon. High hopes for a good growing season by Emma Penrod STAFF WRITER Despite the ongoing drought, local farmers say this spring’s cool weather has them feeling opti- mistic that their crops will provide a bounteous harvest. Irrigation water is expected to be scant this year, but the cool rainy spring has decreased crops’ water needs and saved reservoir water, said Leland Hogan, a Stockton rancher and president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation. “The cool weather and moisture we’ve had makes a big difference for the reservoirs,” he said. However, Hogan said farmers should water with caution as the summer continues. If not, he said, it is probable that local reservoirs will run dry before the end of the season. It’s not that this spring has seen any lack of rain in the valley, said Scott Droubay, a farmer in Erda. The problem, he said, is the long-term trend of below- average snowpack in the surrounding mountains. FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO That the reservoirs could run dry by the end of Shelton Wells works on maintaining a Tooele City yard on this summer is almost a given, Droubay said. The Monday afternoon. Wells works in the service industry, which is FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO expected to grow in Tooele County in the coming years. SEE GROWING PAGE A9 ➤ A farmer works a field in Erda on Monday afternoon. City issues new Specialty gas co. to build at Ninigret according to the state. Airgas intends to build a facil- fee schedule for by Tim Gillie The Governor’s Office of ity to produce high-purity and STAFF WRITER Economic Development precision-blended specialty gases announced Friday that the GOED in Tooele County, according to SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE UV INDEX One of the country’s leading pro- board of directors approved a post- GOED’s prepared statement. The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAYpet MONDAYlicensing TUESDAY Wednesday 6:14 a.m. 8:38 p.m. ducers of industrial, medical and performance tax incentive with a “Airgas’ new plant will strength- Thursday 6:13 a.m. 8:39 p.m. specialty gases will build a produc- cap of $106,652 for Airgas, Inc., en the manufacturing industry in Friday 6:12 a.m. 8:40 p.m. Saturday 6:11 a.m. 8:41 p.m. by Emma Penrod tion plant in Tooele City that will a Radnor, Pa.-based producer of Utah while simultaneously invest- Sunday 6:10 a.m. 8:42 p.m. STAFF WRITER be operational by next spring and industrial gases and related prod- Monday 6:09 a.m. 8:42 p.m. W Th F Sa Su M Tu bring 25 jobs to Tooele County, ucts. SEE NINIGRET PAGE A7 ➤ Tuesday 6:08 a.m. 8:43 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set Tooele City residents will pay a slightlynumber, the greater the need for eye and skin Wednesday 8:48 p.m. 6:16 a.m. increased fee when they take out their pet’sprotection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Thursday 9:52 p.m. 7:04 a.m. new license this year, but the licensing pro-Very High; 11+ Extreme Friday 10:52 p.m. 7:58 a.m. Saturday 11:46 p.m. 8:59 a.m. cess should be much smoother, city officials ALMANAC FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Sunday none 10:04 a.m. said. Statistics for the week ending May 12. Nice with clouds and Not as warm; a Clouds to start, then Julie Higgins of the Tooele City Animal Shelter gets a Monday 12:34 a.m. 11:12 a.m. Sunny Partly sunny Partly sunny Partly sunny The Tooele City Council voted last week toTemperatures Tuesday 1:16 a.m. 12:21 p.m. sun shower in the morning sunshine returns nuzzle from Spice, a boxer pit mix. Budget: Grantsville balances costs approve a new fee schedule for pet licensesHigh/Low past week 59/34 Full Last New First Normal high/low past week 70/47 67 48 76 55 81 55 79 52 76 48that will increase67 48 the cost 63of those45 licensesAverage animal, temp past weekor $5 for a neutered 47.6 animal. by Lisa Christensen mayor said. “I am happy to report that rev- by an average of $6, according to Tooele CityNormal averagePrior temp to past the week new schedule, 58.3 the city assessed STAFF WRITER At a presentation of the prelimi- enues are slowly increasing, but TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low May 14 May 21 May 28 June 5 Police Chief Ron Kirby. fees according to the pet’s gender. Female nary budget Wednesday, Mayor wish to remain cautiously optimis- Shown is Wednesday’s But the increase will not affect fees across dogs cost $22.50, while male dogs cost $11, Grantsville’s preliminary 2014 Brent Marshall said the city was tic and keep a tight rein on our Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are Wednesday’s highs and the board. As of last week, dog licenses will and female cats cost $15, while male cats cost budget inched up 3 percent from trying to balance rising costs with expenses,” said Mayor Marshall at AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014 Wednesday night’s lows. cost $20 regardless of gender, or $10 if the last year, but the impact on taxpay- rising revenues on the $4 million dog is neutered. Cat licenses will cost $10 per SEE PET PAGE A7 ➤ ers should be negligible, the city’s budget. SEE BUDGET PAGE A6 ➤ UTAH WEATHER Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD A8 Grouse 67/38 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 71/54 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Tuesday CLASSIFIEDS B5 69/42 72/53 71/50 66/51 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park Good Free Dental Day to Grantsville 68/48 Erda 68/51 help area families baseball advances OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 69/50 Pine Canyon Wednesday Salt Lake City 64/41 69/51 56/40 OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 67/51 Bauer Good See A3 to third round 67/48 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A10 66/47 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 67/48 68/42 See A10 69/47 See Stockton PollenThursday Index Price complete 67/47 65/43 High Good Nephi forecast Rush Valley 68/42 67/45 Ophir Moderate on A9 58/40 Source:Low www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti Absent 71/46 67/41 Green River Tu W Th F Sa Su M 72/46 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 68/46 68/42 Moab 68/45 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 71/46 Beaver 73/45 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Monday 68/40 Ibapah 66/43 24-hour 72/46 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 0.99 -0.01 Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 68/41 64/38 at Grantsville 1.62 -0.02 81/60 Kanab 73/44 Eureka 61/41 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 94.62 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY May 13, 2014 Last municipal tax town hall meeting Wednesday by Tim Gillie draw federal payment in lieu That number is down over The 2014 county budget STAFF WRITER of taxes (PILT) revenue for the $600,000 from initial expenses reversed a long time tradition and Zions Bank Public Finance Draft Analysis of municipal services fund. reported at the first town hall withdrew federal PILT fund rev- The fifth and final opportunity State law allows counties to meeting held April 17 in Rush enue from the municipal services Tooele County Municipal Services Fund Expenses to review a draft financial study provide municipal-like services Valley, but exceeds the 2014 bud- fund. Percent Expenses of Tooele County’s municipal ser- to areas outside the limits of cit- get for the municipal services The draft of the Zions Bank Current budget allocated to allocted to vices fund will be Thursday night ies and towns without providing fund by $20,000. Public Finance study of Tooele less revenues MSF MSF in Lake Point. the same services to cities and The reduction in expenses County’s municipal services fund Auditor $259,554 2% $5,191 In four previous town hall towns.