Rainy Month Bolsters West Nile Threat by Natalie Tripp Nel Chickens to Test for the Virus, STAFF WRITER and Is Only Able to Test Trapped Mosquitoes for West Nile
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FRFRONTONT PAGE A1 www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY Demo derby a smash-up success at Deseret Peak See A10 TOOELETRANSCRIPT BEST Papernon-daily inUtah Utah Press BULLETIN ASSOCIATION June 30,30 2009 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 116 NO. 9 50¢ Rainy month bolsters West Nile threat by Natalie Tripp nel chickens to test for the virus, STAFF WRITER and is only able to test trapped mosquitoes for West Nile. Even A wet June has local mosquito though the tarsalis mosquitoes abatement officials scrambling to carrying the disease are few in prevent an outbreak of West Nile number now, recent rains have virus. made breeding conditions consid- In Utah, West Nile has already erably more favorable, and abate- been confirmed in Box Elder, ment workers are anticipating Salt Lake, Utah and Washington mass hatchings at the end of July, counties, but there are no con- according to Brand. firmed human cases. Tooele Valley Budget cuts have not reduced Mosquito Abatement District the amount of chemicals used manager Robert Brand said it’s by local abatement workers or not a matter of if, but when, the curtailed spraying capabilities in county will see its first case of any way, Brand said. He added West Nile. that with drier, warmer weather, “The number of mosquitoes he’s been receiving lots of service known to carry the virus is unusu- requests to spray neighborhoods. ally low, and we can barely catch “We’re getting the whammy enough to test for West Nile,” said now, and with last weekend’s rain Brand. “I shouldn’t be complain- we’ll probably get it again in about ing about that, but they’re going to a week,” he said. “They’re just build as the summer goes on and everywhere, all over.” West Nile is just something that’s Health departments across the going to happen.” state are encouraging local resi- photography / Maegan Burr Due to state budget cuts, the Tooele Valley Mosquito Abatement District employee Dennis Workman spreads out a pesticide that deters mosquito larvae from growing in some standing water in district is no longer using senti- SEE THREAT PAGE A5 ➤ Lake Point Monday afternoon. The abatement district is encouraging residents to survey their yards for standing water, which attracts mosquitoes. Tekoi landfill wants SINGING OSMOND Schools to use ‘loose’ waste change furlough to trim by Sarah Miley Waste Management of Utah. “That’s payroll costs STAFF WRITER actually how everything in Utah is run anyway. There’s very few of these bale Measure means most district employees A landfill in Skull Valley on the landfills in the United States. It’s just will make less this school year Goshute Indian Reservation wants to not efficient.” change the form of the waste it accepts Currently, waste is compacted and in order to ensure its future viability. baled into 1,500- to 2,000-pound bales by Tim Gillie The Tekoi Balefill facility, which using wire at a transfer facility in Salt STAFF WRITER is owned and operated by Waste Lake City before being taken to the 500- Management, based in Houston, acre Tekoi landfill. According to the draft Tooele County School District employees will make Texas, currently disposes of construc- EA, the Wasatch Management Materials less money on average next year as the district incorpo- tion and demolition waste, as well as Recycling Facility is the only transfer rates a three-day furlough into its calendar in order to baled municipal solid waste. The CR facility in the Salt Lake area providing reduce payroll costs. Group, which is a subsidiary of Waste baled waste to Tekoi, and MRF will The furlough will apply to all teachers, administra- Management of Utah, would like to likely discontinue baling waste soon tors and classified staff that work more than 178 days amend its lease agreement with the because of the high cost of maintain- in the 2009-10 school year. The district had to trim $3.9 Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians ing its baling equipment. That change million from its 2009-10 budget due to state funding to allow for unbaled municipal solid would effectively cut off Tekoi’s only cuts and a forecasted enrollment drop of 450 students. waste. permitted waste stream. The district has finished negotiating contracts with A draft environmental assessment on The band of Goshutes receives money all employees. Contracts with teachers and classified the proposed lease amendment is now from Tekoi in the form of the facility staff were approved by the school board at its June 16 out and available for public comment. lease, royalties, and water use and right- meeting. Contracts with administrative staff are sched- “The amendment is just changing of-way payments. Royalty payments are ule to be ratified in July. All groups agreed to forgo cost- it from a baled to a standard landfill,” of-living increases and accept the three-day furlough. said Susan Hayward, spokesperson for SEE TEKOI PAGE A6 ➤ “We realize the financial condition that schools are photography / Maegan Burr in right now and want to be a team player,” said Bryan Hansen, president of the Tooele Classified Employees David Osmond performs Saturday night for a crowd at the Tooele Arts Association, which represents 1,030 employees in over Festival. Although there was no headline performance act, Osmond drew a large crowd during the festival. SEE PAYROLL PAGE A5 ➤ SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE UV INDEX The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Wednesday 6:02 a.m. 9:04 p.m. 9 9 9 9 Thursday 6:03 a.m. 9:03 p.m. 8 8 8 Friday 6:03 a.m. 9:03 p.m. Saturday 6:04 a.m. 9:03 p.m. Cops cracking down on curfew violators Sunday 6:05 a.m. 9:03 p.m. Monday 6:05 a.m. 9:03 p.m. Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue by Jamie Belnap a nice, politically-correct way of putting crime,” said Detective Dan Chamberlain, Tuesday 6:06 a.m. 9:02 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin STAFF WRITER it, but they shouldn’t be out in the wee of the Grantsville City Police Department. Wednesday 4:22 p.m. 1:41 a.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 hours of the morning.” “You have habitual violators. We try to be Thursday 5:26 p.m. 2:12 a.m. Very High; 11+ Extreme Friday 6:27 p.m. 2:48 a.m. The old phrase “nothing good hap- Vandalism and graffiti, along with more lenient if the kid is just out play- Saturday 7:23 p.m. 3:30 a.m. ALMANACpens after midnight” is something local other petty crimes like underage drink- ing flashlight tag with his friends, versus Sunday 8:12 p.m. 4:19 a.m. Statistics for the week ending June 29. Intervals of clouds and Mostly cloudy; An afternoon After a cloudy start, cops are holding strong to as they crack ing, drug use and theft, prompted local someone who has a lighter or a can of Monday 8:54 p.m. 5:13 a.m. Sun and clouds Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Temperatures Tuesday 9:30 p.m. 6:12 a.m. sunshine thunderstorms at night thunderstorm possible sun returns down on summer curfew violators. law enforcement agencies to set up cur- spray paint in their pocket. I don’t think High/Low past week 91/53 Full Last New First Normal high/low past week “Curfews 86/58 are important because fews as early as the late 1800s. An old bell the problem has gotten any better or 87 63 87 64 85 62 87 64 89 61 86 57 86 55 Average temp past week young kids 71.3 just shouldn’t be out late at installed at Tooele City Hall in 1869 was worse. It’s been pretty consistent, but Normal average temp past weeknight,” said72.3 Tooele County Sheriff Frank rung by a policeman at 9 p.m. every night historically summer is the worse time for TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low July 7 July 15 July 21 July 28 Shown is Wednesday’s Park, citing as an example a vandal- alerting youngsters to return home from it. Kids don’t have to get up for school so ism spree last weekend that left one of play. Still, despite those curfews, officials they go to sleepovers and parents have a Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are photography / Maegan86 Burr90 85 91 Wednesday night’s lows and 77 79 AccuWeather, Inc. ©2009 76 his department’s police vehicles and a say teenage crimes in the early hours hard time knowing where they are.” Wednesday’s highs. A forklift moves bails of garbage off of trucks Tuesday morning at the Tekoi Balefill on the Goshute Tooele City Police Department vehicle remain a problem today. Indian Reservation in Skull Valley. The landfill wants to change its lease agreement to allow 66for 66decorated with graffiti. “I don’t know of “Historically, it’s like any other type of SEE CURFEW PAGE A3 ➤ UTAH WEATHER unbaled municipal solid waste. 53 57 55 60 57 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan Grouse 88/50 Wendover Precipitation (in inches) INSIDE Creek 94/66 BULLETINKnolls BOARDClive A8 WEATHER Lake Point 86/55 92/68 90/67 90/66 10.83 11.06 Ogden CLASSIFIEDS B5 Stansbury Park 88/63 Erda 90/66 Local couple School district serving HOMETOWN B1 2.41 Vernal Grantsville 89/65 Pine Canyon 0.93 Salt Lake City 88/57 90/66 78/55 0.14 0.15 preserves history up summer lunches Tooele 88/66 OBITUARIES A7 Bauer 87/63 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal See A2 See 86/62 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D through words Provo Roosevelt OPEN FORUM A4 87/63 88/56 a 89/60 Complete Stockton Pollen Index nd sites Price SPORTS A10 86/62 89/62 High See B1 Nephi Forecast Rush Valley 86/58 TV LISTINGS B2 85/61 Ophir Moderate on A9 77/55 Low Delta Manti Absent 92/62 86/58 Green River Tu W Th F Sa Su M 95/68 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 87/62 88/59 Moab 88/58 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 95/68 Beaver 94/68 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m.