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Grantsville City Fires Both Barrels at Sign Swiper FRONTFRONT PAGEPAGE A1A1 www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY TOOELE RANSCRIPT Taxidermists T show their stuff in Grantsville See B1 BULLETIN March 27, 2007 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 113 NO. 88 50¢ As races start, neighbors plead for noise abatement by Mark Watson to be responsive by listening STAFF WRITER to complaints, and that com- Miller Motorsports Park will plaints actually diminished as kic koff a second season of rac- the season progressed last year. ing this weekend with track He said only a small group of officials promising big improve- nearby residents complain, and ments for racers and local fans. some people will always com- But one negative will be back plain about the track. The park as well: a continual buzzing plans to plant 1,000 large fast- sound that nearby residents growing trees this year on the say will irritate them well into property, including several on September. earthen berms surrounding the “The noise is just constant track. during the race season — just “We have the trees and are a buzzing sound,” said Kevin ready to landscape the park. Ford, who lives about one mile We just need somebody to plant from the track in Gunderson them,” Wilson said. Acres. “I think everybody in our Wilson reports that the park area is annoyed by the noise.” has put out a call for landscap- Park General Manager Alan ing bids, but that so far all the Wilson agrees that noise is still an issue. He said MMP has tried SEE NOISE ON A3 Cracks already showing in new Stansbury subdivision Residents claim developer skimped on con- photography / Troy Boman Grantsville City Attorney Ron Elton (right) presents evidence to eyewitness Amber Anderson (Mayor Byron Anderson’s daughter-in-law) in crete for driveways the Dennis McBride case. McBride was charged with removing a “Re-elect Byron Anderson for Mayor” sign and replacing it with an “Elect by Alleen Lang Richmond American Homes. Craig Anderson” sign in 2005. He was found guilty of misdemeanor theft. CORRESPONDENT “It’s not just not fair, it’s not Residents in some of right,” said Rachelle Pehrson, a Stansbury Park’s newest sub- three-year resident of Stansbury divisions are facing a problem: Park who noticed her driveway they love the neighborhood, was flaking and looked around Grantsville City fires both the view and the homes, but to find other homes in her neigh- the driveways are crumbling borhood had the same problem. beneath their feet. “Actually, my driveway looks More than 100 homes in the great compared to many homes Starside and Picket Lane sub- here.” barrels at sign swiper When Pehrson asked divisions have problems with flaking driveways, according to Richmond American Homes to Man who filed racketeering suit against city convicted residents. All of the homes were yesterday of stealing one of mayor’s campaign signs in 2005 built by Denver-based developer SEE CRACKS ON A4 by Suzanne Ashe board, a broken elections sign, a tape recorder, stacks of paperwork and a list of witnesses. STAFF WRITER Evicted mobile home owners A strange, long-running feud between Grantsville, represented by City Attorney Grantsville City and one of its residents took Ron Elton, alleged that on Nov. 5, 2005, balk at paying moving fees a new twist yesterday when Dennis McBride McBride stole a “Re-elect Byron Anderson for was convicted of stealing one of Mayor Byron Mayor” sign while putting Craig Anderson for by Suzanne Ashe to ask why they were not told about Anderson’s campaign signs during the 2005 Mayor signs up around town. STAFF WRITER the fee before they moved. mayoral campaign. The case, which was McBride owns McBride Auto Wrecking in A group of former Cedar Crest For about 30 years, the Cedar prosecuted as a criminal matter by the city’s Grantsville and was working as a volunteer Village residents want to know Crest Village at 935 N. Main was attorney, involved the mayor, members of the for the Craig Anderson (not related to Byron why they are being charged $2,500 populated with 34 mobile homes mayor’s family, and Grantsville City Police Anderson) mayoral campaign at the time. impact fees nearly two years after — all occupied with retired couples officers in building a case that McBride had The key witness in the sign-stealing case moving their mobile homes out of or individuals. In May 2005, the indeed taken the $7 sign. was Mayor Byron Anderson’s daughter-in-law, the trailer park. An impact fee is residents were told that the Ralph The prosecution alleged that about 100 Amber Anderson. From the witness stand, she charged on all new homes, and new E. Johnson Family, the owners of signs went missing during the campaign. No was able to identify the sign in question and a spaces rented for mobile homes. the mobile home park, had a pro- other suspects were investigated in the case. detached stick as those McBride took from the The money is put in the general spective buyer for the property and The trial began with McBride, 63, sitting corner of Center and Durfee streets and put it fund to offset part of the “impact” that they would have to move their alone at the defense table for several minutes in the back of a car. Her memory was a little the new home will have on city homes. But the owners promised in Judge William Pitt’s courtroom Monday fuzzy regarding the make and model of the car resources. residents they would have ample photography / Troy Boman afternoon. Cedar Crest’s former residents, time to relocate and that city lead- Dennis McBride was found guilty of misde- The prosecution began by rolling in a white- SEE SIGN ON A8 all senior citizens, appeared before meanor theft on Monday. the Tooele City Council last week SEE MOBILE ON A8 Sidewalks, curb and gutter down KEY TO SUCCESS the list of G-ville improvements Town plan calls for focusing on other infrastructure first; some residents say sidewalks are a safety issue by Karen Hunt focusing on completing its new fire station by STAFF WRITER next month and working with developers in the Grantsville will get its first traffic light this rapidly growing area to get improvements put in summer but it may have to wait several more — like a major new trails system, and rebuild- years for sidewalks on Main Street. ing West Street to service a massive develop- The town leaders don’t plan to install side- ment planned for that side of the town. walks and curb and gutter down the south But several Grantsville parents, including side of Main Street for at least two to five Lavetta Lemenager, 46, said sidewalks are a years, according to Grantsville City Councilman priority to them. Wayne Butler. Butler said the project would “They definitely need to be there for the be combined with a UDOT project to add two safety of our children,” she said. “I like to walk more lanes to Main Street from the SR-112 junc- and it’s just so scary on the road.” tion westward. The north side of Main Street Katie Blackburn, 35, is concerned with the had sidewalks installed decades ago. mud her kids have to walk through to get to “I know we need sidewalks in some other school from her home on the west outskirts of areas too,” said Butler. “We need them from Grantsville. South Willow Estates to Willow Elementary, and “There’s a lot of mud. And where there is we need them on south Hale going north to the sidewalk, it’s in bad condition,” she said. middle school.” Longtime Grantsville resident Bob Halladay At the moment, however, Butler said side- said the lack of sidewalks in the town has been photography / Troy Boman walks are not a top priority on the town’s capital Larry H. Miller speaks to Grantsville High School students at career day on Tuesday morning. Miller emphasized improvement projects list. Instead the city is planning ahead and learning as much as possible about any chosen trade. SEE SIDEWALKS ON A4 WEATHER OPEN FORUM A6 SPORTS A9 INSIDE Thunderstorms today with OBITUARIES A7 HOMETOWN B1 Buffs capture victories over rain turning into snow 4A foes Titans, ‘Cats continuing through Wednesday. TV LISTINGS A8 DOINGS B2 See A10 Complete Forecast: A2 CROSSWORD B3 CLASSIFIEDS B5 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY March 27, 2007 Utah & The West Valley Weather Forecast Local Weather School’s unorthodox schedule gives winter athletes a leg up by Debbie Hummel And it makes for an interest- Thu 44/33 ASSOCIATED PRESS ing population, Clayton says. 3/29 PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — “Everyone is a risk taker by Snow showers early. Highs in the Back to school. It’s the time of nature. It’s far from your aver- mid 40s and lows in the low 30s. year students dread the most. age classroom in America.” But for 14-year-old Jessie This year’s class will con- Fri Delacenserie it’s made worse sist of about 50 percent alpine 58/37 because it also means winter ski racers, the rest are free- 3/30 is over. style skiers or snowboarders, Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the upper That’s right. Winter. speedskaters, ski jumpers, 30s. Delacenserie is a student in Nordic and cross-country ski- the Winter Sports School in ers and bobsled, luge or skel- Park City. The school is in ses- eton sliders. Enrollment is capped at 60 Sat 61/39 sion from April to November 3/31 giving the student body — students.
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