Grantsville Group Works on Rezone Referendum
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TOOELETRANSCRIPT Grantsville girls S win 3rd at State T C See B1 BULLETIN S TUESDAY March 2, 2021 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 127 No. 79 $1.00 Grantsville group works on rezone referendum SCOTT FROEHLICH ten into Ordinance 2021-02, locals and transplants alike. INTERN STAFF WRITER the city envisions a mixed use “A lot of individuals who Several Grantsville residents development that includes a have moved intentionally to are working to put a referen- gas station, commercial and the valley are wanting a more dum on the city’s next ballot, residential zoning. Mayor rural location to live and to opposing a recently proposed Marshall has indicated there have that lifestyle,” Raths said. zone change near the Walmart is also interest in building a In their joint argument for distribution center. truck stop on the land, ostensi- the referendum’s passing, The rezone, which was bly for drivers traveling to and the sponsors articulated this approved on Jan. 10, is set to from the distribution center, as concern further by saying the impact 155 acres of property well as other truckers passing rezoning “is not in harmony between Highway 138 and Old through the city. with the surrounding proper- Lincoln Highway. In the origi- This plan is concerning for ties.” nal zoning plan, the property many residents of Grantsville, For sponsor Morgan was split up into three catego- especially those who spon- Jaterka, the prospect of any ries of land management: agri- sored the referendum. One development on the 155 acres cultural, manufacturing, as sponsor, Taylor Raths, worries is contrary to the farming FILE PHOTO well as mixed residential and the changes to be enacted industry in the area, especially Grantsville City rezoned approximately 155 acres east of Walmart Distribution Center between state Route 138 commercial. would take away from the and Lincoln Highway for commercial, mixed-use residential and other possibilities. A group of Grantsville ctiizens For the rezoning plan writ- rural appeal that attracts both SEE REZONING PAGE A8 ® is now challenging that rezone with a referendum petition. Accident claims life of Tooele man on Saturday CEILLY SUTTON Both vehicles ended up STAFF WRITER on the right shoulder in the Three critically injured, and weeds, according to Street. one dead after Saturday night The driver of the Dodge accident on SR-36 in Erda. Ram was an 18-year-old male, TIM GILLIE On Saturday at 9:04 p.m., a single occupant of the car, The former Harris Elementary School building and adjacent property on March 1. A local group of citizens and several non-profit agencies are a grey Dodge Ram 2500 was and was pronounced dead collaborating to make Harris a home for a community resource center aimed at homeless people and families at risk of homelessness. traveling southbound on SR-36 at the scene of the accident, in the area of mile marker 60, Street said. according to a report from There was a family of five Utah Highway Patrol. with two adults and three chil- “The driver of the Dodge dren in the F-150. The oldest Friends of Switchpoint will was traveling too fast for road child was 14-years-old. conditions and lost control to The father of the children, the left and hopped the con- who was driving, was extricat- crete divider facing eastbound ed and transported in critical across both northbound lanes,” condition by a ground ambu- hold community meeting said Nick Street, public infor- lance, since an air ambulance mation officer for the Utah was unable to fly in the weath- Highway Patrol. “A blue Ford er conditions, said Street. Meeting will share plans for future of Harris Elementary property F-150 was traveling north- The mother of the children bound in the same area and T-boned the Dodge Ram.” SEE ACCIDENT PAGE A8 ® TIM GILLIE Council that they plan to have male and “Each resident will be assigned to a EDITOR female emergency housing, housing trained caseworker,” Johnson said. Some Tooele residents are nervous for homeless families, a food bank, a The Tooele City Council rezoned the about a homeless resource center kitchen, offices, 24-hour childcare, and Harris School property from R1-7, a sin- planned for the old Sterling Harris a community center offering classes and gle family zone designation, to MR-8, Elementary building on First Street in activities, all within the building. which allows multiple family dwellings Tooele City. Christy Johnson, director of the in June 2019. Some neighbors have voiced con- Tooele Resource Center, said the emer- The Tooele County Housing cerns and raised questions on social gency housing will be short-term and Authority has received tax credit fund- media about the future plans for the old temporary. ing from the Utah Housing Corporation school. “Switchpoint philosophy is to help to build 66 apartments on the Harris Switchpoint Community Resource homeless people and families at-risk to School property. Center, the non-profit organization that become independent,” Johnson said. The apartments will be permanent operates the current Thrift Store and “The idea will be to transition people supportive housing, according to DeAnn Community Resource Center out of 34 out of the emergency housing into some Christiansen, director of TCHA. S. Main Street in Tooele City explained kind of long term sustainable housing. To be known as the Harris their plans for the building at a Tooele The emergency housing is not meant to Community Village, Christiansen said COURTESY UTAH HIGHWAY PATROL City Council meeting earlier this month. be permanent.” the Harris facility will be more of a An accident on SR-36 in Erda claimed the life of an 18-year-old Tooele man The Transcript Bulletin reported The property will be fenced and on Saturday night. that Switchpoint told the Tooele City staffed 24/7, according to Johnson. SEE SWITCHPOINT PAGE A8 ® Vaccinations at Dugway Proving Ground CEILLY SUTTON Col. Scott D. Gould, us safe and our mission mov- she said. “Persons who defer STAFF WRITER Commander of Dugway ing forward. We are strongest or decline may declare their COVID-19 vaccinations Proving Ground, received his when we fight this pandemic desire to receive an immuniza- continue at Dugway Proving first vaccine on March 1. together.” tion and be re-added to the list Ground, with around 400 “I am getting the COVID-19 The COVID-19 vaccination at any time.” doses expected to be given by vaccine because I want to do has not been made mandatory All employees working at March 5. my part in the fight against for Dugway Proving Ground Dugway are continuing to fol- In mid-January, emer- COVID-19,” Gould said. “It employees but it is encour- low the COVID-19 mitigation gency responders at the base is the best way to protect my aged, according to Becki measures that remain in place, received the first dose of the family and myself. It helps Bryant, DPG public affairs including wearing masks, vaccine. protect the Dugway Proving officer. social distancing, and limit- Now, the base is beginning Ground workforce and com- “For those that defer or ing the number of passengers to vaccinate employees, civil- munity. Getting vaccinated is decline, the next person on the inside vehicles, according to COURTESY AL VOGEL, DUGWAY PUBLIC AFFAIRS The commander of Dugway Proving Ground, Col. Scott Gould (right) ians, and contractors who another weapon we can use list will be provided the oppor- Bryant. receives his first Moderna COVID-19 inoculation March 1, 2021 from work or live on the base. to fight this pandemic to keep tunity to receive the shot,” [email protected] Occupational Health Technician Sage Farmer of the Dugway Health Clinic. BULLETIN BOARD B6 CLASSIFIEDS B4 Grantsville OBITUARIES A6 CORONAVIRUS TRACKER High School OPEN FORUM A4 Addams Family Data as of March 2, 2021. Source: Utah Department of Health See A7 TOOELE COUNTY- Known Cases: 6,565 UTAH- Known Cases: 371,979 Hospitalizations: 203 • Deaths: 37 Hospitalizations: 14,759 • Deaths: 1,949 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY March 2, 2021 J&J vaccine will boost local vaccine numbers Health guidelines and vaccines move county closer lower risk category CEILLY SUTTON in the evaluation index to move STAFF WRITER to a moderate exposure level: The new Johnson and a 14-day case rate of 101 to Johnson COVID-19 vaccine 324.99, a seven-day percent will soon be available to Tooele positivity rate of 5.1% to 9.9%, County residents and reports of a statewide ICU utilization confirmed COVID-19 cases drop seven-day average of 69% to to levels not seen since August. 70.9% , or a statewide ICU On Saturday, the U.S Food COVID utilization rate of 6% to and Drug issued emergency use 14.99%, according to Coombs. authorization for the single- Currently, Tooele County’s dose COVID-19 vaccine created 14-day case rate stands at by Janssen Pharmaceutical 374.88. The seven-day percent Companies of Johnson and positivity rate stands at 8.99%, Johnson. and the statewide ICU COVID- This vaccine will be available 19 utilization stands at 17.2%. to residents in Tooele County The only requirement that is by the end of the week, with met is the statewide ICU utiliza- 500 doses being shipped to tion seven-day average. That the county, according to Jeff stands at 70.9%. Coombs, executive director “We have been in the high at the Tooele County Health category for over 130 days Department. now, which is consistent with “The arrival of the Johnson the rest of the Wasatch Front,” and Johnson vaccine will allow said Coombs.