FRONT PAGE A1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT Couples reflect SERVING on strong TOOELE COUNTY relationships SINCE 1894 See A10 BULLETIN THURSDAY February 11, 2016 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 122 No. 74 $1.00 Lake Point, Stansbury to see incorporation issue on ballot by Tim Gillie cable state law, the incorpo- STAFF WRITER ration question will be on the November 2016 general election Tooele County may be one ballot,” she said. step closer to getting two new State law does allow the county cities. commission to schedule a special Tooele County Clerk/Auditor local election for an earlier date, Marilyn Gillette confirmed she but petition sponsors prefer the has certified the petitions to put November general election. the incorporation issue for both “The sponsors of the Lake Point and Stansbury Park [Stansbury incorporation] peti- on a ballot. tion would prefer the election With the petitions certified, to occur as part of November’s voters in the proposed new cities general election,” said Wade may vote for incorporation at the Hadlock, spokesperson for the November 2016 general election, Stansbury petition sponsors. FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTOS according to Gillette. “As I understand the appli- SEE BALLOT PAGE A7 ➤ Both Stansbury Park (left) and Lake Point (above) have acquired enough signatures from qualified residents to place incorporation initiatives on November’s ballot. District buys site for future school by Tim Gillie STAFF WRITER Tooele County School District has a location for a fourth high school in Tooele Valley. The Tooele County School Board approved the purchase of 55.91 acres in the Overlake area of Tooele City for a future high school. The district will pay $2,499,738 for the property. The property lies west of Home Depot and east of Berra Boulevard, between 2000 North and 2400 North. The owner of the land, the Wintergreen Group, will donate $499,738 of the purchase price, bringing the cost of acquisition to the school district down to $2 million, according to David Gumucio, real estate agent with Equity Real Estate Platinum. Gumucio represented the dis- trict in the land acquisition. Wintergreen Group is a Utah limited liability that owns land FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO on the north end of Tooele City. Fog and air pollution hugs Tooele Valley south of Tooele City on Wednesday. The state has issued a no burn order through the rest of this week. Home Depot and Rocky Mountain Care’s Willow Springs Center are on land formerly owned by the Wintergreen Solid fuel burn ban in effect for Tooele County Group, according to Gumucio. The $49 million bond approved by Steve Howe place through at least the end of the of fire pits, charcoal grills and other out- the registry allows the burning of solid by Tooele County voters during STAFF WRITER week, despite safe air quality levels in door sources of solid fuel pollution. fuels without receiving citations, accord- the November 2015 election will the county. On no-burn days, it is illegal If a homeowner violates the ban on ing to state code. fund the acquisition of the future Residents in Tooele County are deal- for residents with more than one home burning solid fuel, they can be fined up to Despite fine particulate pollution high school property. ing with the first no-burn days of the heating source to burn solid fuels like $299, according to the Utah Department not reaching unhealthy levels in Tooele Along with $33 million to year this week, as fine particulate pollu- coal or wood. of Environmental Quality. County, a trend of westerly winds and build two elementary schools, tion numbers remain high in Salt Lake The burn ban includes homes that use Residents who rely on burning solid moderate to high pollution along the the bond included $4 million to SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE and Tooele valleys. wood fireplaces,UV INDEX coal-burning stoves, fuels as the only way to heat their homes Wasatch Front triggered the no-burn acquire property for future sec- The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Friday 7:28 a.m. 6:00 p.m. The Utah Division of Air Quality fore- wood stoves and pellet stoves as second- had until June 1 to register with the Saturday 7:26 a.m. 6:01 p.m. casts the no-burn order will remain in ary heat sources. It also prohibits the use state’s sole source registry. Signing up for SEE BURN PAGE A9 ➤ SEE SCHOOL PAGE A6 ➤ Sunday 7:25 a.m. 6:02 p.m. Monday 7:24 a.m. 6:03 p.m. Tuesday 7:22 a.m. 6:05 p.m. Wednesday 7:21 a.m. 6:06 p.m. F Sa Su M Tu W Th Thursday 7:20 a.m. 6:07 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Friday 9:57 a.m. 11:08 p.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Saturday 10:35 a.m. none Very High; 11+ Extreme Sunday 11:15 a.m. 12:16 a.m. Monday 11:59 a.m. 1:23 a.m. Stansbury to plantALMANAC game fish in the lake this year Tuesday 12:47 p.m. 2:26 a.m. Statistics for the week ending Feb. 10. Periods of clouds and A chance for snow in Wednesday 1:38 p.m. 3:25 a.m. Mostly sunny Sunny to partly cloudy Some sunshine Partial sunshine Cloudy Temperatures Thursday 2:34 p.m. 4:19 a.m. sunshine the morning by Steve Howe The StansburyHigh/Low past week Park Service 42/12the bulk being 12,500 bluegills. reintroducing fish to Stansbury er, 4 to 6-inch bass this time. First Full Last New Normal high/low past week 42/24 46 27 45 26 43 32 48 31 51 37 STAFF56 WRITER37 51 34Agency Averageboard temp approved past week $15,000 28.5The bluegills from last year are Park Lake, the service agency “We’re probably going to buy to purchaseNormal a average selection temp past of week game 33.0expected to be feeder fish for the again contracted with Wallace the larger size fish so that they’re TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low Feb 15 Feb 22 Mar 1 Mar 8 There will be another influx fish, including largemouth bass, additional game fish this year, Fish Farms out of Allen, Kansas. more advanced and they grow Shown is Friday’s weather. of new fish into Stansbury Park black crappies and channel cat- according to Stansbury Park While last year’s stock of large- faster,” Jones said. “We’ve got Forecasts and graphics provided by Temperatures are Friday’s highs and Friday night’s Lake after thousands were suc- fish. Service Agency manager Randall mouth bass were about 3 to 4 the feeder stock now to handle a AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 DAVID BERN/TTB PHOTO lows. cessfully introduced into the pri- Last April, around 15,000 fish Jones. inches in length, the service vate lake last year. were released into the lake, with After a successful first year of agency intends to purchase larg- SEE FISH PAGE A6 ➤ This bluegill was planted in Stansbury UTAH WEATHER Lake last April. Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD B6 Grouse 37/18 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 44/26 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Thursday CLASSIFIEDS C6 39/22 38/25 40/25 44/28 HOMETOWN A10 Ogden Stansbury Park Moderate Grantsville boys Hot shooting lifts 42/26 Erda 45/28 AIR ACTION OBITUARIES A8 Grantsville roll past Stallions Stansbury girls Vernal 45/28 Pine Canyon Friday KID SCOOP B7 Salt Lake City 36/17 45/28 40/24 over GHS Tooele 47/30 Bauer Moderate See B1 46/27 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS B1 45/26 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 46/27 AIR ACTION 38/19 See B1 44/20 See Stockton SnowfallSaturday (in inches) Price complete 45/26 46/21 Moderate Nephi forecast Rush Valley 48/20 44/24 Ophir AIR ACTION on A9 43/27 Source: www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti 42/20 55/20 Green River Last Month Season 53/24 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 41/24 56/23 Moab 40/27 SNOWPACK Hanksville 48/27 Beaver 49/21 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 53/22 Ibapah 42/21 43/22 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m. Wednesday Rocky Basin Mining Vernon Settlement Fork Creek Cedar City Blanding Snowcover 16.1 13.4 9.5 St. George 55/25 55/26 Average 13.5 12.2 6.4 69/37 Kanab 60/21 Eureka Percent of average 119% 110% 148% 42/23 Source: Utah Natural Resources Conservation Services A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN THURSDAY February 11, 2016 Utah Motorsports Campus announces management structure by Tim Gillie A board of directors comprised of track management for Miller Tooele County commission for sales and marketing; Viki Lyngle, Miller Motorsports Park, accord- STAFF WRITER of Xinggui Wang as chairman, Motorsports and the Mitime the opportunity to manage the manager of coordination and ing to Wilson. Alan Wilson as vice chairman, Group. facility while the sales process planning; Shayne Bowen, manag- The 2016 racing season at The Chinese parent company and William Lee as executive “I very much appreciate the takes place, and we look forward er of site services; Travis Williams, UMC starts on March 12-13 of Utah Motorsports Campus director, will oversee UMC.