www.tooeletranscript.com THURSDAY TOOELE Photo RANSCRIPT display T captures spirit of West, Mustangs See B1 BULLETIN September 29, 2005 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 112 NO. 37 50 cents Not Playing With Fire Primary Elections 2005 Hopefuls pitch ideas for Tooele By Mark Watson Bulletin invited these can- STAFF WRITER didates to provide personal Six candidates are run- background information ning to fill two open posi- about why they would be tions on the Tooele City strong city leaders. Council. Voters will trim that John Hansen list of candidates to four at Hansen’s experience Tuesday’s primary election. includes service in various Doug Redmond will run to capacities including an Army retain his seat on the coun- veteran, councilman, Tooele cil. He will complete a four- Federal Credit Union direc- year term at the end of the tor, retired logistics director year. Also running is incum- Dugway Proving Ground, bent John Hansen. He was retired commanding general appointed to the council in of Utah State Defense Force, December 2004 when for- retired engineer group com- mer council member Colleen mander over all engineering Johnson vacated her seat forces in the Utah National photography / after being elected a Tooele Guard, former commander Troy Boman County Commissioner. of Army Garrison at Camp Tooele Also vying for the two Williams, former commander County open spots on the coun- of Utah Military Academy, employee cil are David McCall, Tom former Deputy Commander Diane Poyner, Scott Wardle and of 19th Special Forces Group Burgener Sam Woodruff. practices The Tooele Transcript- SEE COUNCIL ON A5 with a fire extinguisher as part of a safety training pro- Stockton candidates gram at the courthouse Thursday split on sewer plan morning. by Jesse Fruhwirth father of four and has lived in Stockton for seven years. STAFF WRITER Millet said the major issues The Town of Stockton facing Stockton are manag- Fluoride issue mired in misinformation will hold a primary election ing the sewer project, adding Tuesday, Oct. 4, in which another water source to the by Jesse Fruhwirth battle to show the alleged dangers three mayoral candidates will “ town, and attracting business- STAFF WRITER of fluoridation but the opposition be narrowed down to two for es. Millet said he is in favor Is it crazy to add a “poison” to the The hardest thing for people to understand is how gets a lot of attention, and speaks November’s general election. of the sewer plan and doesn’t water supply, or crazy to consider it we can precisely keep the level at one part per mil- with more fervor than health giants The primary will also include want the people of Stockton poison? On the November 8 ballot, lion,” Bateman said. “The concentration stays like the ADA, the American Medical five candidates running for to have to repay $270,000 Tooele City voters will again decide Association, and the Centers for two seats on the town board. exactly the same at all times.” already borrowed from the if fluoride should be added to the Disease Control and Prevention (See related story on A3). MYRON BATEMAN state for preliminary planning city’s water supply. (CDCP). Stockton voters will also TOOELE COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. DIRECTOR without getting anything in While almost every health orga- Even the altruistic March of decide Tuesday whether to return. nization that has studied fluoridated Dimes officially supports water move ahead with the highly “Would we rather pay for water supports its use and very fluoridation, but many critics are controversial and contentious 50 years by many of the largest and and over 200 million people drink a complete sewer system, few organizations of note oppose unswayed. $5 million sewer plan. most influential health organiza- fluoridated water. or have on-site management it, Tooele voters have twice voted Large bodies of research repeat- Below is a summary of tions in the U.S. claim that fluoride Tooele County Health Department of the septic systems, which to keep fluoride out of the city’s edly show that while fluoride can mayoral candidates’ views, greatly benefits tooth development (TCHD) director Myron Bateman includes mandatory pump- water. be a health risk at high levels, the positions, and backgrounds. According to the American and dental health. strongly supports fluoridation in accepted dilution of 1 part per mil- ing of the septic tanks, make Dental Association (ADA), fluoride A majority of Americans drink Tooele and says the controversy is lion parts water poses no health Bryan Millet cesspool systems upgrades Sensing a rift in the com- reduces dental decay by 20 to 40 fluoridated water and 42 of the 50 unwarranted. risks and effectively reduces tooth to the septic tank systems munity, Bryan Millet is run- percent in communities that fluori- largest cities add fluoride to their So it must be safe and effective, decay. Those most at risk of having ... and still have to repay the ning for mayor to “help to date their water. Massive bodies of water supplies. Fluoridation is a right? mend that tear.” Millet is the EE TOCKTON ON research conducted over more than process that is over 50 years old Not everyone agrees. It’s an uphill SEE FLUORIDE ON A3 S S A8 Trustees’ wish list Wal-Mart renovates office to help abused kids too expensive for by Mary Ruth Hammond STAFF WRITER Stansbury’s budget The water and crayon pic- tures hanging on the wall of by Alleen Lang Chris Hakes’ office tell the sto- CORRESPONDENT ries that no one wants to hear. A $50,000 mower to control weeds in the Stansbury There’s the water colored pic- Park lake topped the list of much-needed items during ture of a young boy with a bleed- the Recreation and Greenbelt Service Agency trustee ing heart. He has drawn himself meeting Wednesday. to look like a monster. Trustees began the long process of hammering out The mother of the little art- the 2006 budget, with each board member presenting ist told Hakes that her son had the group with a shopping list of wants and needs. been sexually abused. And since But Randall Jones, trustee responsible for putting the incident, the child refused to the figures on paper and presenting the tentative bud- bond with his mother — even get, warned much of the wish list would be cut. though she was not the perpe- “I can tell you right now just by looking at it, you all trator of the abuse. asked for too much,” he said. Hakes asked the youngster In addition to the set operation fees of ground to draw a picture that would maintenance, utilities and employee salaries, trustees describe his pain. The boy presented pet projects including remodeling the club- told his therapist that he drew house basement and hiring a landscape specialist to himself to look like a monster design a proposed bike path along the sound wall. because in his mind he was Gary Ziser, board chair, said he was holding out despicable and disgusting to his hope the $50,000 price tag for a lake mower could mother. The bleeding heart, of come out of impact fees instead of the general bud- course, revealed the sorrow the get. child felt. But Jones said the general budget, using monies photography / Troy Boman EE FFICE ON SEE WISH LIST ON A2 S O A9 Chris Hakes sits in his new office space in Tooele where he will counsel children who have suffered physical and mental abuse. WEATHER CROSSWORD A7 TV LISTINGS B8, B9 INSIDE Clear tonight. SPORTS A10 FOOD C1 Old observatory dome Lows in the upper 40s. gets new perch in Stansbury Sunny Friday. Highs around 80. HOMETOWN B1 JUST 4 KIDS C3 See A2 Complete Forecast: A2 DOINGS B4 CLASSIFIEDS C5 A2 THURSDAY September 29, 2005 ETCETERA ... Wish List Temps/Precipitation ValleyLocal WeatherWeather Forecast continued from page A1 Date High Low (prec./inches) generated by property taxes, must Sept. 27 70 50 .13 Fri 79/50 be used for maintenance. “You can’t Sept. 28 69 44 9/30 buy maintenance equipment in any Mainly sunny. High 79F. Winds way, shape or form, with impact Ned Bevan, Tooele’s weather observer SW at 5 to 10 mph. for the National Weather Service, reports fees,” he said. that his recording station at 139 S. Main Impact fees are very limited received .13 inches of precipitation in their usage, Jones said. The between Sept. 27 and Sept. 28 and a total Sat Stansbury recreation and greenbelt of so far this month. The normal for 79/52 September is .94 inches. 10/1 service agency is legally bound to For the water year, which began Oct. Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s and use impact fee money for new con- 1, 2004, Tooele has received 25.14 inches lows in the low 50s. struction of recreation, including of precipitation. The normal for the year is building new parks and improving 18.49 inches of precipitation. existing parks and greenbelts, he added. Pollen Count Sun 78/55 10/2 “I want to do it all,” Jones said The pollen counts from the Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s and of the proposed line items. But he Intermountain Allergy and lows in the mid 50s. noted the need to purchase a lake Asthma Clinic in Salt Lake City mower “drastically affects what as of Sept. 29, 2005, were as happens.” follows: Jones was asked to prepare two Mon 67/44 Sagebrush — Very High 10/3 tentative budgets, one showing Mold — High what could be purchased without Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder- photo courtesy Patrick Wiggins Ragweed — Low storm.