Prep golf season photo review See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY June 11, 2019 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 126 No. 3 $1.00 Candidates file for upcoming local elections Tooele City, Stanbury Park voters will have a primary in August to reduce candidates TIM GILLIE McCall is the only incum- EDITOR bent who filed for reelection. Some local governments He was first elected to the will hold primary elections Tooele City Council in 2007. in August, others with just Tooele City Councilman enough candidates to fill open Steve Pruden, who was first positions may cancel their elected to the City Council in elections, and at least one ser- 2003, did not file for reelec- vice district may need to find tion. Councilman Brad Pratt, appointees to fill vacant seats. first elected in 2011, initially A total of 40 people filed to filed for reelection, but with- run for local offices by the end drew his filing, according to of the filing period, which was Tooele County Clerk Marilyn 5 p.m. Friday. Gillette. Tooele City and Stansbury All Tooele City Council posi- Park voters will take part in a tions are at-large, which means primary election on Aug. 13. all eight candidates will appear There were eight candidates on the primary ballot with the who filed for three positions on top six vote-getters advanc- the Tooele City Council. That ing to the general election in list will need to be pared down November. SUMMER BLAST HELD AT BENSON GRIST MILL to six by a primary election. In Stansbury Park, three PHOTOS SUE BUTTERFIELD Filing for Tooele City people filed for one position Council were: Wayne on the Stansbury Greenbelt Anderton, Justin Brady, Jeff Service Agency board and four Saunders, Dave McCall, Ed people filed for one position on Hansen, Jon Gossett, Tony Graf and Ryan Peacock, SEE ELECTIONS PAGE A7 ® David Beacham and his band Exit 99 (top) entertained the crowd at the Summer Blast Friday night at Benson Grist Mill. FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Emily and Sofia Venari (left) make friends Eight people have filed with the clerk’s office to run for Tooele City Council with a camel at the petting zoo. Gary and this fall. Sheila Snow (above) enjoyed the music of Exit 99 at the event. County may give $60K to chamber Ten-year-old Alexandra Baker (above) to help boost area has feather extensions placed by Jill Buck and Katie Hickman of Tooele’s Sugar Salon. Trooper Chad Valdez (right) gives Colbie Chamberlain a fist bump business activities beside a 1958 Fairlane at the event. TIM GILLIE Commission’s June 18 meet- EDITOR ing. The Tooele County “With this $60,000 we are Commission may give the restoring a line item for the Tooele County Chamber Chamber that used to be in the of Commerce and Tourism county budget,” said Tooele $60,000 from the county’s gen- County Commission Chairman eral fund. Tom Tripp. “The Chamber Budget adjustments for of Commerce does business 2019 considered by the County development and helps with Commission at its June 4 meet- the county’s public image.” ing included adding a line item Tripp said, if approved, to the general fund budget for there would be a plan and $60,000 for the Chamber of objectives set for the $60,000. Commerce. County Commissioner The June 4 meeting was the Kendall Thomas said allocat- first reading of the proposed ing funds for the Chamber of budget adjustments. The sec- Commerce is like investing in ond and possibly final reading local businesses. for the adjustments may be on the agenda for the County SEE CHAMBER PAGE A7 ® Guests chose between a line up of Food Trucks Friday night at the Summer Blast held at Benson Grist Mill. INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B4 CLASSIFIEDS B5 A place for Fido Copper Canyon Tour area HOMETOWN B1 - Grantsville development gardens Friday, OBITUARIES A6 opens dog park submits plans Saturday OPEN FORUM A4 See A3 for next stage See A3 SPORTS A8 See A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY June 11, 2019 Tooele City reviews possible purchase policy update STEVE HOWE ing corrections. purchasing agent. The ‘93 policy requires City and Home Depot, and lines of Pruden said. “Some of it’s STAFF WRITER Pitt said the purchasing Under the proposed update, Council approval on purchas- credit at some stores, includ- housekeeping verbiage that For the first time since policy updates were written the purchasing agent, who es or contracts of $8,000 or ing Macey’s. needs to be changed.” 1993, the Tooele City Council to reflect current practices by is also the city recorder, will more, while the City Council The update also removes City Councilman Scott is looking to update its pur- city employees. One change administer the purchasing currently approves purchases some references to state Wardle also requested some chasing policy and procedures is the current code from 1993 policy and have the authority of $20,000 or more. The pol- code sections that no longer minor additional changes, for employees. only allows the purchasing to approve purchase orders icy update would reflect the exist, according to Pitt. Other including additional verbiage During its work meeting agent to make purchases, but for all of the city’s depart- current $20,000 limit, with changes through technology, for clarification. The City last Wednesday, the City in reality many city employ- ments. Department heads, the purchases from $1,000 to such as no longer using car- Council directed staff to move Council reviewed proposed ees have been empowered to mayor, and other approved $19,999 requiring the mayor’s bon copies, are included in ahead with the creation of changes to its purchasing pol- make necessary purchases. individuals are given more approval. the update. an ordinance to approve the icy from Tooele City recorder The current code doesn’t authority to make purchases, The proposed policy update City Council Chairman policy update with Wardle’s Michelle Pitt, who has been allow officials, department under the purview of the pur- would also include a section Steve Pruden praised Pitt for suggested changes. working on the policy update. heads or employees of the chasing agent. on credit cards or lines of her work on the proposed The City Council will likely During the meeting, Pitt out- city to purchase any materi- The purchasing policy credit, which are not included policy update. vote to approve the updated lined some of the changes to als, supplies, equipment, would also be adjusted to in the ‘93 policy. The city “As you can see by what she purchasing policy during its the policy, including neces- goods, wares, merchandise or meet current practice on pur- possesses a few store-specific highlighted, there’s a lot of June 19 meeting. sary updates and housekeep- services, except through the chases up to certain amounts. credit cards, such as Walmart things that are antiquated,” [email protected] Tooele approves preliminary plan for 249 single-family homes STEVE HOWE Development, LLC, is based out of Draper. STAFF WRITER Phase 14 of the subdivision will include a The Tooele City Council unanimously 2.54-acre park, which will be constructed and approved the preliminary plan for an additional landscaped by the developer, then dedicated to 249 single-family homes in the Copper Canyon Tooele City for maintenance. development during its meeting last Wednesday. Each of the eight phases will average about The homes are part of phases 7 through 14 of 31 homes, with generally more homes in the the development, which is located at approxi- earlier phases. Tooele Boulevard will be extend- mately 350 W. Tooele Boulevard, on 60.26 acres ed through the development, constructed with in the R1-7 planned unit development residen- each phase, to the southwest. A 6-foot, precast tial zoning district. Lots within the development concrete fence will be constructed along Tooele range from 6,000 square feet to 13,000 square Boulevard adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad feet. right-of-way. The remaining phases will complete the The additional phases are surrounded by Copper Canyon PUD, building southwest from R1-7 PUD, high-density residential and medi- the existing homes toward the boundary of the um-density residential zoning. property along the Union Pacific railroad line The preliminary plan was approved unani- and 700 West. mously by the Tooele City Planning Commission While all of the preliminary plans for the at its May 22 meeting. remaining phases were brought before the City Councilman Dave McCall made a motion FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO City Council at once, the developer will need to approve the preliminary plan, which was sec- The Tooele City Council approved the preliminary plans the Copper Canyon development phases 7-14 at 350 W. to return phase-by-phase to receive final onded by City Councilman Brad Pratt. Tooele Blvd. plat approval. The developer, Bach Land & [email protected] Stansbury High students earn spot in under water vehicle competition TIM GILLIE academic program, is the first The team members con- for the international competi- EDITOR high school team in Utah to structed the propellers using a tion. It may not be bailing wire be invited to participate in 3-D printer at the high school. Toward the end of May the and duct tape, but give these an international underwater Powered by a 12-volt car SHS team was informed by the Stansbury High School stu- remotely operated vehicle com- battery, the ROV is controlled MATE ROV Center that it was dents a challenge to find a fru- petition.