Tooele softball player to play college ball See A10 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S THURSDAY November 14, 2019 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 126 No. 48 $1.00 School board will fit more students into schools Stansbury Park, Overlake and Dugway voters supported the $190M bond for three new schools in last week’s bond election TIM GILLIE Board adopted a resolution dent Scott Rogers. “The addi- Maresa Manzione said with votes were counted, Manzione and Dugway. EDITOR accepting the results of the tional students aren’t going only learning about the defeat indicated that plans going The school bond carried The Tooele County School Nov. 5 bond election during its to go away. They are going to of the bond last week it was forward would most likely Stansbury Park with a com- District is preparing to consid- meeting Tuesday night at the continue to come. We’re going too early to make decisions on include boundary and sched- bined 55.8% favorable vote. er alternatives to accommodate school district office. to have to be creative and find plans going forward at Tuesday ule changes. The Tooele 14 and Tooele 15 growth in the aftermath of a The final vote count in ways to still be excellent in night’s meeting. But plans Election results by precinct precincts, both in the Overlake 58% vote against the proposed the bond election was 7,071 what we offer kids and fit more would have to include strate- show that the school bond area, voted 69% and 60.8%, $190 million bond to build against and 5,073 for it. kids into our existing build- gies to fit more kids into exist- failed to gain a majority vote in respectively, for the school three new schools. “The need hasn’t changed,” ings.” ing schools. most of Tooele County except The Tooele County School said School District superinten- School Board president On election night after the in Stansbury Park, Overlake SEE STUDENTS PAGE A7 ® Boundaries to remain open for schools in 2020 State code requires open enrollment decision in November from districts TIM GILLIE and make a decision about EDITOR open enrollment in November The Tooele County School every year.” Board looked at closing school However, some board boundaries to out-of-boundary members were concerned that students for the next school some people would see closing year during its meeting boundaries as a retaliation for Tuesday night. the bond vote. In last week’s But after a 45-minute dis- municipal election, voters cussion, the school board turned down the school dis- chose not to close the bound- trict’s proposed $190 million aries of Tooele and Stansbury bond for three new schools High schools or Willow and and school security upgrades Grantsville Elementary schools (see related front-page story). to students from outside each “Seven days after the elec- school’s normal boundaries. tion, some people will think “It’s not because of the it is retaliation,” said school bond,” said Tooele County board member Kathy Taylor. School District Superintendent “But it is not. The state requires Scott Rogers. “State code us to do this at this time.” requires us to evaluate school enrollment and boundaries SEE BOUNDARIES PAGE A7 ® DEVAN GOWANS/TTB PHOTO Two Tooele County corrections officers transport an inmate through the Tooele County Detention Center Wednesday. Tooele City approves Sheriff’s Office develops new subdivision, permit for auto dealership incentive-based inmate program Sheriff Inmate Labor DEVAN GOWANS given time and they will be STAFF WRITER required to park in the eastern Program is intended The Tooele City Planning parking lot adjacent to Garden Commission approved a condi- Street,” Aagard said. to help inmates transition tional use permit for an auto- “Three stalls will be used mobile dealership and a resi- for customer parking and the back into society dential subdivision final plat at remaining stalls will be used its meeting Wednesday night. for vehicle display,” he said. DEVAN GOWANS The request for the condi- “Shared parking can be con- STAFF WRITER tional use permit was submit- sidered as long as there is an Serving time for a crime typically ted by Suzanne Jameson of agreement with property own- means going to jail, but at the Tooele Buy Right Enterprise. It was ers and excess parking to be County Detention Center, some lighter- presented to the commission shared. This agreement must sentenced inmates may have the option by the City’s planning and be submitted, reviewed and to trade jail time for community service zoning administrator Andrew approved by the city before it and labor. Aagard. can be considered to satisfy The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office An automobile dealership property requirements.” and detention center recently imple- is proposed for the 0.44-acre Aagard noted that there is a mented the Sheriff Inmate Labor property at 132 N. Main St. potential to share the lot to the Program. SILP is a regulated and The property is categorized as south but an existing agree- incentive-based program that allows general commercial zoning. A ment between the Lend Nation inmates to develop useful job skills or double frontage exists on the loan business and Tooele City work habits to help them make a suc- lot, created by Main Street and ensures that excess parking cessful transition back into society. This Garden Street, Aagard said. for City Hall can flow into that is done by performing city and county- The property already has a lot while the new Tooele City level staff labor that would otherwise building with infrastructure in police station is being built. be performed by a paid staff member. place, along with 18 parking The floor opened for a pub- Tooele County Sheriff Paul Wimmer, stalls, according to Aagard. lic hearing, during which no Chief Deputy Brian White, Lt. Ray “The applicant has indicated one came forward. Clinton and Deputy Dave Cluff devel- DEVAN GOWANS/TTB PHOTO that there will be three to five Tooele County Chief Deputy Brian White, one of the head supervisors of the Sheriff employees at the site at any SEE DEALERSHIP PAGE A7 ® SEE PROGRAM PAGE A12 ® Inmate Labor Program, roves the halls of the Tooele County Detention Center Wednesday. INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B5 CLASSIFIEDS B8 SHS drama “Too Much Cowboys’ HOMETOWN B1 presents “Tuck Light” opens at Mecham signs OBITUARIES A8 Everlasting” GHS theatre with Gardner- SPORTS A10 See A4 See A6 Webb See A10 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY November 14, 2019 Planning Commission gives OK for medical cannabis zoning In accordance to state law, Tooele City Planning Commission gives positive recommendation for production and pharmacies DEVAN GOWANS a state ballot and Utah State Baker made the proposal bill, there is a maximum of 14 and they pay us renewal fees, lic hearing, during which no STAFF WRITER Senate Bill 1002 during the that the commission move to licenses for pharmacies that for example, are we in viola- one came forward. The com- A positive recommendation 2019 first special session of allow permitted use of medi- will be spread throughout the tion of federal law by taking mission then moved to make on zoning for medical can- the Utah Legislature. The bill cal cannabis production in the state based on population. money from a place that is a unanimous positive recom- nabis production and pharma- mandates local land use laws City’s industrial zone. “A medical cannabis phar- producing marijuana?” asked mendation on Ordinance cies was given by the Tooele as it pertains to the produc- “You could allow the can- macy cannot be a regular Graf. 2019-19 to the Tooele City City Planning Commission tion, said Tooele City Attorney nabis production establish- pharmacy and medical canna- “We won’t run afoul,” Baker Council. after a public hearing at City Roger Baker. ment in more than just the bis cannot be sold out of regu- said. “The only money we are “As a point of information, Hall Wednesday. According to Baker, the industrial zone,” Baker said. lar pharmacies,” Baker said. accepting is a $40 business we have a cannabis produc- The positive recommen- state mandates that the city “… You could allow in light “It’s a totally new type of licensing fee. It is anticipated tion establishment already dation was made on Tooele classify a cannabis production industrial, and the ME-160 business that will be created to be a concern that feder- operating in Tooele City’s City Ordinance 2019-19, an establishment for permitted zoning district arguably, but I and licensed by that state,” he ally regulated banks cannot industrial zoning district ordinance of the Tooele City use in all industrial and agri- am suggesting that you limit it said. finance these establishments. under the state mandate, so Council with proposed amend- culture zones unless jurisdic- to the heavy industrial zoning Planning Commission chair- Medical cannabis growers and we’re catching up as quickly as ments to Tooele City Codes tion assigns it to one or more districts.” man Tony Graf asked Baker financiers need to find other we can,” Baker said. Chapter 7-1-15 and 7-16 industrial or agricultural Pertaining to distribution about the legalities of accept- ways of financing other than The licensed medical regarding the establishment of zones. points, that state mandates ing money from an establish- regular banks to raise capital cannabis cultivator operat- medical cannabis production “If we don’t put it in either that the city allow medical ment involved in the produc- until the federal regulators ing in Tooele City is Tryke and pharmacies. an industrial or agricultural cannabis pharmacies in all tion of a controlled substance.