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Lady Cats Your health: FORUM basketball Ask Dr. Gott Did Wharff decide primary? .............Page 6 ..............Page 3 ...................................Page 4 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Tomorrow: Partly sunny. H 58 L 36 7 58551 69301 0 TUESDAY Feb. 5, 2008 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 14 pages, Volume 149 Number 302 email: [email protected] City, San District meet to talk reorganization By ZACK SAMPSEL explore two pieces of new business. ber, elected board instead of the cur- thus keeping service similar. Even The Daily Journal “The discussions are about the rent system established in the ’50s.” with similar rules and cooperative Discussions of potential consoli- governance of the board,” said As the city has continued to grow, governing bodies, consolidation has dation and a revamping of the gov- Mayor Doug Crane Monday. “The it has incorporated parts of the sani- remained a topic of discussion for erning board for the Ukiah Valley first item is a discussion about what tation district, which has resulted in years. Sanitation District are on the agenda Crane governance would look like if city some homes falling under the city’s “I think there has to a be a discus- Wednesday night in a joint meeting and district facilities became a dis- umbrella of service, while neighbors sion about whether or not there with the Ukiah City Council. The trict which served everyone. The sec- may be governed by the UVSD. The should be a group of committee meeting will take place at 4 p.m. in ond discussion is about the district’s two groups have often held meetings members to sort through this, and the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 intent is to talk specifically about the jointly to approve rules and regula- Seminary Ave., as the boards will board itself becoming a five-mem- tions that often mimic one another, See DISTRICT, Page 14 Coast man dies in Highway 1 crash The Daily Journal rear end collided with a euca- A 77-year-old Mendocino lyptus tree just east of the man was killed in a single-car roadway. accident Sunday afternoon on Norvell was extricated Highway 1. from the vehicle and tended to The accident involving by fire department personnel. only Russel S. Norvell’s 2001 He was transported to Toyota Prius occurred at 2:40 Mendocino Coast Hospital p.m. south of milepost marker but died en route. 48.5 south of Gordon Lane. Norvell was the only per- Officers say they don’t know how Norvell, driving son in the car. The preliminary southbound, lost control of his investigation showed that vehicle and crossed the north- Norvell was not wearing a bound traffic lane. The car seatbelt at the time of the col- then ran off the road and into lision, according to the a nearby drainage ditch. California Highway Patrol. The impact with the ditch Norvell’s next of kin have caused the Prius to rotate been notified and the investi- counterclockwise before the gation is still underway. MEETING TONIGHT City’s future look on the table Sarah Baldik/The Daily Journal: No mock voting for her, first time voter Amanda Liberty says she supports Ron Paul for President. By ZACK SAMPSEL the set of regulations govern- The Daily Journal ing how property can be If you want to help define developed, with an emphasis what the city’s downtown and on the physical look of the Perkins Street corridors will buildings and the type of uses look like in the future - or that can take place. For those Teens vote Obama even if you just want to see still unfamiliar with the con- what other people think - cept, Stump said there’s still mock presidential primary election. whether to run as a Democrat or tonight’s your chance. chances to learn. Students hold The school was one of 450 in the Republican. After winners are cho- Members of the public will “We’ll be learning a little their own primaries state to hold the student-centered sen during the primary election on be able to “roll up their bit more detail about the By ROB BURGESS elections during the week of Jan. 29. Feb. 25, the two will face off in the sleeves” and get into detail code,” Stump said Monday. The Daily Journal More than 230,000 teenagers across general election afterwards. The con- about the future of downtown “We’re going do an overview of the process, what’s Volunteer Al Bellon unlocked a California cast their ballots for presi- test, which was originated by a at the second form-based zon- dential candidates and on three simu- group of the school’s journalism stu- ing SmartCode meeting in the required if you want to devel- pair of metallic suitcases containing lated ballot propositions, according dents, will conclude with the win- Ukiah Valley Conference op and talk about some of the a pair of voting booths in Conference to Secretary of State Debra Bowen. ning teacher being awarded an advi- Center tonight. The meeting nuts and bolts in a little more Room A of the County Sally Rulison, director of the sory seat on the Student Body will take place from 6 until 8 detail.” Administration Center Monday after- Willits Charter School, said the snow Council based on the issue on which p.m. in the Conference Stump said that tonight’s noon. days the northern part of the county they ran. Center, 200. S. School Street. meeting would not only be a “We set up beforehand here was subjected to last week gave edu- One young voter who is planning Charley Stump, city direc- chance to learn about because we can,” he said, fixing the cators a unique opportunity to pre- on casting her first ballot Tuesday in tor of planning and communi- SmartCode, but also an plastic dividers designed to keep the sent a teachable moment during the the real Presidential Primary is ty development, referred to opportunity to voice any of voter’s choice secret. “There’s a lot course of the mock election. Amanda Liberty, 18, a student at the meeting as a “nuts and your concerns or issues. to do between six when we get here “We did it on Monday, but some Mendocino College. bolts” workshop where every- Stump said those in atten- and seven when we open up.” students weren’t here and then we “I’m planning on voting for Ron one in attendance would get a dance would work as a group What Bellon didn’t know was that didn’t come to school on Tuesday,” Paul,” she said, standing in front of better feel for what form- to examine a case study of even though the polls weren’t sched- she said. “Those students didn’t get the County Elections office Monday based zoning was and how it SmartCode in a similar envi- uled to open until the following to vote until today which is one day after registering to vote. “He’s been would be implemented. The ronment. Following the case morning, the winner in the later than it would have been to very consistent in the way he por- SmartCode will help to deter- study, he said everyone would Presidential Primary had already count. Because of this we started trays himself.” mine the future for downtown break into smaller groups to been decided: Barack Obama has talking about what a disenfranchised Liberty said she was still planning Ukiah and the Perkins Street discuss issues, questions and already won the state in a landslide voter is.” on voting for Paul despite his meager corridor, which spans from concerns. victory with 31,818 votes. While Ukiah High School did not showing in previous primaries. Highway 101 to State Street “We’re hoping some peo- “We did those last Thursday,” said participate in the state-wide mock “It’s kind of like voting for a third and includes land near Perkins ple have looked at the zoning Chris Scott, a teacher at Leggett elections, the school will be selecting party,” she said. “I think you should Street from Highway 101 to code, and can talk about it in Valley High School. “It was clearly candidates to face off for the newly always vote for who you think is Oak Street and Henry Street depth,” Stump said. For more Barack Obama. He won by three created ceremonial position of best, not just because you think they to Seminary Avenue. information you can visit the quarters.” President of Ukiah High. The candi- will win.” After the January unveil- featured topics on the city’s Scott was of course not referring dates will be made up of teachers at ing, Stump said he hoped the Web site at www.cityofuki- to the actual election, but the first- the school and will each choose a Rob Burgess can be reached at public would be ready to dive ah.com. The draft code is also ever MyVote California student student running mate and decide [email protected]. into the creative aspects of available at the city’s Web form-based zoning, which is site. Still no resolution in Reggae on the River lawsuit By JESSIE FAULKNER v. Dimmick Ranch, alleges the case Jan. 28 in the Red reserved for Feb. 20-22. Productions’ bookkeeper and as Dimmick has also sued The Eureka Times-Standard that Tom Dimmick breached Lion Hotel. The plan was to At the end of the continued People Productions owner Mateel for breach of contract EUREKA -- The continu- his contract with the Mateel conclude the hearing by Jan.