Tooele to Salt Lake Train Transit Option Time to Tell UTA How You Want to Travel to Salt Lake
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BULLETIN THURSDAY December 3, 2020 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 127 No. 54 $1.00 Tooele to Salt Lake train transit option Time to tell UTA how you want to travel to Salt Lake TIM GILLIE to weigh in on four alternative election that voters overturn EDITOR plans to use public transporta- zoning decisions for two devel- In the future, travelers to tion to move people between opments in Tooele County by Salt Lake City from Tooele Tooele and Salt Lake valleys. more than two-thirds of the County may hop onto a train With a large percent voters that cast a ballot. on the north end of Tooele of Tooele County’s work- Recognizing Tooele County’s City that makes one more stop force commuting into Salt rapid growth, UTA started in the Benson Gristmill area LakeValley for work every transit study for Tooele County before reaching Salt Lake City day, the increasing stress that in January 2020. in 30 to 40 minutes. commute puts on drivers and The study began with an COURTESY UTA Utah Transit Authority transportation infrastructure One of Utah Transit Authority’s Front Runner trains runs along the Wasatch Front. Commuter rail is one of the wants Tooele County residents was a key issue in the recent SEE TRAIN PAGE A9 ® proposed alternatives for public transit between Tooele and Salt Lake counties. Petition to stop Skywalk fails Developer plans to move ahead with mixed use commercial area first TIM GILLIE A total of 4,119 valid signa- EDITOR tures were required by state Sponsors of a referendum code, only 3,356 valid signa- that would have allowed voters tures were collected, according to turn back the rezone for the to Gillette. Skywalk development were They also needed to col- unsuccessful at getting enough lect signatures from 16% of signatures to put their pro- the active voters in four of the posed referendum on a ballot. five county council districts. Tooele County Clerk Marilyn There were enough signatures Gillette sent the referendum from only one council district, sponsors a letter dated Nov. according to Gillette’s report. 30 informing them that their “We are consulting with petition failed to meet certifi- our legal advisors before we cation requirements because decide what’s next,” said Diane not enough signatures were gathered. SEE SKYWALK PAGE A9 ® ADOBE ROCK CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS UP CLAYTON DUNN/TTB PHOTO Adobe Rock Products Christmas tree illuminates the community. FILE PHOTO A gate at the north end of Palmer Road. The dirt road leads to the south end of the property for the Skywalk subdivision. WARDLE RECEIVES GIFT FOR SERVICE Tooele City Council Wednesday evening at the Tooele City Council meeting, Council Chairman Ed Hansen presented Scott Wardle with a gift, because he is leaving for a seat on issues a public call the county council. Wardle has been on the Tooele City council since 2005. Council asks for increased civility, respect for “I am honored tonight to give a gift to Councilman Wardle,” said Hansen. “We human life, freedom of expression, and property have been friends for a long time.” “He’s a great man and he’s got a lot to CEILLY SUTTON remember as part of my experi- give,” said Hansen. “He really cares about STAFF WRITER ence as a city council member,” the citizens of Tooele City. He is passion- During the Tooele City Council Wardle stated opening the dis- ate. ... He’s not scared to talk about it and meeting on Wednesday eve- cussion. debate it with me and with those others ning, the council unanimously Because of a discussion with around him. He wants the best for our approved a resolution calling Nicholeen Peck, an author and city and I just appreciate him for that. I for increased civility, respect for public speaker, between the am going to miss him being here for his human life, freedom of expres- mayor and city council members advice.” sion, and property. regarding the importance of life, Hansen handed Wardle an envelope with During the meeting, Scott the city council decided they a certificate for his years of service on Wardle, council member present- needed to talk about the impor- the city council. ed the discussion. tance of life. Hansen also presented Wardle with a “This has been a six-month I’ve written that this year will flag that was flown over the state capital. process on writing a resolution CLAYTON DUNN/TTB PHOTO that is one of the first that I SEE CALL PAGE A9 ® BULLETIN BOARD B5 CLASSIFIEDS B6 Free COVID- OBITUARIES A8 CORONAVIRUS TRACKER 19 testing in SPORTS B1 Grantsville Data as of ?????????, 2020. Source: Utah Department of Health See A3 TOOELE COUNTY- Known Cases: 3,133 UTAH- Known Cases: 206,165 Hospitalizations: 95 • Deaths: 9 Hospitalizations: 8,548 • Deaths: 917 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY December 3, 2020 Stockton man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor CEILLY SUTTON reported that the subscriber After reviewing what was Marcus L. Memmott was by the Tooele County Attorney’s STAFF WRITER resided in the Tooele County on Marcus L. Memmott’s cell booked into the Tooele County Office, but were dismissed due A Stockton man has been area, according to arresting phone, evidence was found of Jail on 10 counts of second to a potential conflict of interest. charged in the 3rd District Court documents obtained from the child pornography on his cell degree felony sexual exploita- The Attorney General’s Office with 10 counts of sexual exploi- Tooele County Detention Center. phone in the phone’s photo tion of a minor. took the case and refiled the tation of a minor. The ICAC Task Force obtained gallery, which was also tied to The ICAC Task Force request- charges, according to the Tooele The charges came after a search warrant and executed an email containing Marcus L. ed a high bail, stating that County Attorney’s Office. the Utah Attorney General’s it on the reported Tooele County Memmott’s name, according to Marcus L. Memmott “poses a Third District Court Judge Interagency Crimes Against address on Nov. 18. the arresting documents. high threat to his family and the Diana Gibson issued an order to Children’s Task Force executed Police made contact with Marcus L. Memmott con- community” based on the sexual release Marcus L. Memmott to a search warrant on a residence several individuals living at firmed that he was the owner of acts found on his phone. his mother on Dec. 3, subject to in Tooele County. As a result the address, one was Marcus L. the email, but did not admit to The acts found on the phone conditions ordered by the court Marcus L. Memmott, 23 is Memmott. viewing the pornography, the involved a female child who orally from the bench. being held in the Tooele County After a Miranda interview, arresting documents state. was the same age as a female An arrest warrant was issued Detention Center. Marcus L. Memmott provided Evidence of child pornogra- child that resides with Marcus for Matthew Memmott, 18, for Files, images and videos, the passcode to his cell phone phy was found on a cell phone L. Memmott, according to the 10 counts of sexual exploita- of child pornography were and explained which electronic Marcus L. Memmott that belongs to and was exclu- arresting documents. tion a minor on Dec. 2. The distributed from an IP address devices belonged to him, accord- sively used by Marcus Memmott. Marcus L. Memmott has con- address on the warrant is the to law enforcement officials ing to the arresting documents. including a Samsung Galaxy He was the only person who tinued to deny the charges of same address that was listed for over a peer-to-peer program Memmott said he was the S10+ cell phone, but he denied knew the passcode pattern to which he was accused. Marcus L. Memmott, according Oct. 20. The internet provider, was the owner and sole user of using a P2P program or viewing his cell phone, according to the The charges against Marcus L. to Utah court records. in response to a court order, the electronic items mentioned, child pornography. documents. Memmott were originally filed [email protected] Stansbury Service Agency Nominations employee arrested still needed for the CEILLY SUTTON Schmidtke linked employers STAFF WRITER checking account to the una- A Stansbury Park Service thorized PayPal account she Transcript Benefit Fund Agency office manager has created in her employer’s name been arrested on three felony and made numerous fraudu- The 43rd annual Tooele Transcript Bulletin Christmas Benefit Fund is now charges after misusing public lent charges and transactions funds. with the account. accepting nominations and donations. Each nomination should include a On Nov. 13, The Stansbury Schmidtke used the PayPal description of the challenges faced by the individual or family, as well as an Service Agency board learned account to transfer $33,700 to explanation as to how the benefit fund could help them this Christmas. Last that one of its employees may her personal account for the year’s benefit fund helped the Olive Fifita family of Tooele along with nine have been engaging in theft past year, the release said. children: Paul, 21; Sarah, 20; Sila, 17; Fine,14; Garrett,12; Mele,10; Topui, and embezzlement of agency Schmidtke admitted to 8; Emosi, 6; and Olive Jr., 3.