See Candidate SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Information TOOELETRANSCRIPT BULLETIN Guide inside TOOELE COUNTY TOOELE 2020 ELECTION TRANSCRIPT S Candidate T C Information Guide BULLETIN S THURSDAY October 22, 2020 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 127 No. 42 $1.00 County moves to COVID-19 high level First round of evaluation under new COVID-19 transmission index moves Tooele County from moderate to high CEILLY SUTTON tests, a 430.6 per 100,000 STAFF WRITER 14-day case rate, and a state- The Tooele County Health wide ICU utilization of 72.2%, Department said that Tooele all of which are in the high County has moved to the high level of transmission on the level of transmission in the governor’s index, according to state’s new COVID-19 trans- a press release from the Tooele COURTESY LISA STEWART mission guidelines. County Health Department. Horses grazing (above) in the morning sunlight in Erda on Thursday. The Tooele County Commission is considering changes to the County Hebert announced that due Transmission levels are codes that regulate the number of animals, including horses, allowed on property in the unincorporated areas of the County. Chickens to high case counts, the state determined by the seven-day (below) on a family farm in Lake Point. would be under a new guide- average percent of positive line system., during a press tests, 14-day case rate per conference on Oct. 13. 100,000 people, and statewide Based upon data points, ICU utilization. Commission holds first reading each county will be catego- Counties that meet at least rized as at a low, moderate, or two criteria for high, moder- high transmission level after ate, or low levels will be moved the Utah Department of Health to that level, according to the of animal number changes reviews data each Wednesday. new guidelines. Changes will be announced on The transmission index met- Thursdays. rics can be viewed at coronavi- TIM GILLIE started looking at their animal The Tooele County Health rus.utah.gov EDITOR ordinances in 2016. Department announced today The high level will begin The Tooele County The current Tooele County that Tooele County has been in the county on Thursday Commission held their first Land Use Ordinance defines moved to the high transmis- and will be reanalyzed on reading of updates to Tooele personal agriculture as ”the sion level. Nov. 5 when new data will be County’s Land Use Ordinance keeping of not more than Metrics show Tooele County released and analyzed. that regulate the number four domestic farm animals as having a 13.8% seven-day of animals allowed on rural or ten fowl for the production average percent of positive SEE COVID-19 PAGE A7 ® properties during their meet- of food for the sole use of the ing on Tuesday evening in the persons occupying the prem- Commission Conference room ises.” in the County Building. That definition applies, The updates were recom- regardless if property size mended for approval by the or zone designation, on all County Planning Commission multiple use, agricultural, and during their Oct. 7, 2020 residential zones. meeting. The recommended changes The recommended changes Tooele County come after the County first SEE ANIMAL PAGE A7 ® FILE PHOTOS considers joining brief supporting Seventh Street sidewalk approved inland port UDOT Safe Routes to Schools Inland Port offers economic opportunities program will fund project for the county, says commission chairman CEILLY SUTTON STAFF WRITER TIM GILLIE Tooele City will complete a missing EDITOR support the state’s position. section of a sidewalk on a street that is The Tooele County In 2018, the state a designated school walking path. Commission is consider- Legislature established an The Tooele City Council approved ing entering the court battle Inland Port Authority and des- a project to build a sidewalk on the between Salt Lake City and the ignated 16,147 acres of land in east side of Seventh Street between state of Utah about the Inland Salt Lake County’s Northwest Utah and Oquirrh avenues during their Port authority as a friend of Quadrant, including part of meeting on Wednesday night at Tooele the court, in favor of the state. Salt Lake City, as the area in City Hall. The County Commission which the authority would Paul Hansen, city engineer, told held the first reading of an have jurisdiction. members of the council and the pub- agreement to sign on with Salt Lake City filed a com- lic that the sidewalk was missing on several other counties in an plaint with the 3rd District Seventh Street from Utah Avenue to amicus brief to be submitted to Court challenging the consti- just north of Oquirrh Avenue, during the Utah Supreme Court. tutionality of the Inland Port the City Council meeting. The brief would support Authority. In their complaint “Within this segment of the road- the state’s position in regards the city cited a section of the way, the sidewalk is missing on the to Salt Lake City’s attempt to Utah Constitution that prevents east side,” he said. “This is a desig- question the constitutionality the Legislature from delegating nated safe route to school access for of the Inland Port Authority. to “any special commission, pri- students walking to both the public An amicus brief does not vate corporation or association, and the private schools south of Vine actively enter the county into any power to make, supervise Street.” the litigation of the case, but as or interfere with any municipal City officials submitted a request to non-litigants with an interest improvement, money, property the Utah Department of Transportation TIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTO in the outcome of the case the or effects, whether held in trust to receive funding for the sidewalk The east side of Seventh Street between Utah and Oquirrh avenues. Tooele City will install brief would provide additional a sidewalk on the east side of Seventh Street in this area. Neither side of the street in this information and arguments to SEE PORT PAGE A7 ® area currently has a sidewalk. SEE SIDEWALK PAGE A7 ® BULLETIN BOARD B5 Cowboys CLASSIFIEDS B6 host playoff OBITUARIES A6 CORONAVIRUS TRACKER opener SPORTS A8 Data as of October 21, 2020. Source: Utah Department of Health See A8 TOOELE COUNTY- Known Cases: 1,300 UTAH- Known Cases: 99,549 Hospitalizations: 60 • Deaths: 2 Hospitalizations: 4,880 • Deaths: 563 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY October 22, 2020 Boys and Girls Club director receives national award Local director 1 of 7 to nationally to receive Dependable Leader Award CEILLY SUTTON her commitment to helping than 30 miles from Salt Lake STAFF WRITER local youth in the community. City to be on-site in Tooele to Darlene “Dar” Dixon, area Dixon led the opening of the ensure the expansion was a director for the Boys and Girls Tooele Boys and Girls Club in success,” said Shannon Ross Club in Tooele received a 2020 2002. with the club. Dependable Leader Award for “She moved her family more Dixon has embodied the organization’s mission to provide safe spaces for young people for around 35 years, according to Ross. The Tooele Boys and Girls Club serves more than 500 local youth in 2020. The $20,000 grant Dixon is receiving in connection with the award will be used to enhance the Girls in the Government program. “It is designed to empower young females to stand up for what they believe in and let their voices be heard,” said Ross. “For example, Dar and a group of female club members led a peaceful march to raise COURTESY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB awareness of environmental Tooele Boys and Girls Club director Darlene Dixon with club members. Dixon was one of seven Boys and Girls best practices, and recycling, Club employees nationwide to receive a Dependable Leader Award. for a better tomorrow.” The grant will also fund “In partnership over the past tial as productive, caring and Ross said. “Especially now additional program resources 20 years, Boys & Girls Clubs responsible citizens,” Ross said. during these uncertain times, in support of racial equality, of America and Maytag have Throughout the nation, the youth need dependable lead- character building, and posi- presented more than 110 Boys club provides over 4.6 million ers like Dar Dixon to feel sup- tive community involvement, & Girls Club professionals with at-risk youth a safe environ- ported and cared for.” according to Ross. a Maytag Dependable Leader ment to learn and grow. An event to recognize Dixon Dixon is one of seven Boys Award and $20,000 grant. “Across the more than 4,700 will be held on Friday at the and Girls Club employees Throughout the partnership, Clubs nationwide Club staff Boys and Girls Club. COURTESY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB across the nation to receive a Maytag has provided nearly work tirelessly to help young [email protected] Dixon (front row second from left) with Tooele Boys and Girls Club mem- Maytag Dependable Leader $9.5 million to help deserving people find their footing on a bers. Sponsored by Maytag, Dixon’s Dependable Leader Award comes with a $10,000 check for the Tooele club. Award this year. youth reach their full poten- path toward a great future,” Tooele City water computer needs fixing to the City’s water reclamation $2 million budgeted for water control system upgrades in the past. The bid that the city CEILLY SUTTON tion facility was built 25 years to fix it, according to Evens. received from SKM Inc. was STAFF WRITER ago and SADA was only meant SCADA takes over at night $218,450. The Tooele City Council to last 15 years, Evens said and on the weekends.