Stansbury woman helped manage 2002 Olympic security See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY November 20, 2018 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 125 No. 49 $1.00 County to consider tax hikes and 2019 budget Agenda for county commission’s Tuesday meeting includes public hearings for 4 proposed tax increases TIM GILLIE running the track on behalf of STAFF WRITER the county. The Tooele County The county is obligated by Commission has already its management agreement announced the $18.55 mil- with Mitime to pay those costs lion sales price for Utah once the sale is closed. Motorsports Campus. The county commission However, the 2019 tenta- will adopt the 2019 tentative tive budget unveiled last week county budget during its regu- reveals a $10.35 million cost lar meeting on Tuesday night for legal expenses and closing at the Tooele County Building. costs associated with the race- The county commission will track’s sale. also hold a public hearing on The $10.35 million also four proposed property tax A line of graduates prepare to move their tassle to signify their status as graduates. Over 100 students includes reimbursement for increases during the meeting. graduated in the fall ceremony held on Thursday from programs offered by Tooele Technical College. operating losses, capital pur- With a sales price of $18.55 chases, and a management million and $10.35 million in fee accrued over the last three expenses for the UMC sale, the 2018 TOOELE TECHNICAL COLLEGE FALL GRADUATION years while the buyer, Mitime Utah Investment, has been SEE HIKES PAGE A7 ® PHOTOS FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE Tooele Technical College awarded 113 students with certificates of competency during the school’s fall grad- uation held last Thursday night. School board The number of graduates broke the school’s record of 106 graduates, which was set a year ago. warms up to During the May 2018 grad- uation ceremony, Tooele Tech presented 98 certificates of solar project competency to students. Last Thursday’s ceremony featured student speak- West Desert energy project may increase ers Michelle Sorenson and Tooele Tech 2018 Student of county’s tax base by $157 million the Year Michael England. TIM GILLIE energy system projects for The keynote speaker was STAFF WRITER western Tooele County. Charles Hansen of Detroit In October the Tooele The Tooele County Diesel. Hansen is a past County School Board said it Commission has proposed board member for the college wasn’t interested in giving up creating two community rein- property tax revenue to partici- vestment areas for the ENYO and currently is a member of pate in tax incentive financing projects. the Utah System of Technical Patricia Yeaman and daugher Charicia Yeaman hold hands duirng their graduation ceremony from for new businesses, but last Community reinvestment Tooele Techncial College. Both mother and daughter received their certificate from the business tech- Colleges’ Board of Trustees. nology program at the college. week the school board told areas are the latest public representatives of a solar ener- tax increment financing tool gy company that it is interested authorized in 2016 by the state in a tax incentive agreement Legislature. They replace rede- for a solar project in Tooele velopment project areas. CRAs County. use real and personal property ENYO Renewable Energy, a tax generated by growth from Delaware-based company with within a project area to finance offices in Sandy, Utah, has proposed two large-scale solar SEE PROJECT PAGE A7 ® Proposed Solar Energy System Sites Elektron Solar Site Stansbury Island Great Salt Lake 80 Elizabeth Fuwell (above) listens to Timpie the keynote speaker during the Tooele Technical College’s fall grad- Horseshoe Solar Site uation cermony on Thursday eve- ning. Graduate Sheena Lewis (left) Lake Point shakes hands with Charles Hansen 196 after receiving her certficate in cus- 80 Stansbury Park tomer service at the fall graduation 138 ceremony. Hansen delivered the 36 keynote address at the ceremony. Skull Valley Road Grantsville Erda INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B4 CLASSIFIEDS B5 Tooele swims its Get ready - Local law HOMETOWN B1 way to a win Black Friday enforcement OBITUARIES A8 See A10 Shopping ready to raise OPEN FORUM A4 Trends funds by serving SPORTS A10 See A2 you See A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY November 20, 2018 Local cops ready to take your order at annual charity fundraiser STEVE HOWE in need to buy essentials and to the Tooele County edition, STAFF WRITER presents during the holidays. but Park City police need addi- It’s a time for generosity and While law enforcement offi- tional officers. being thankful, and Tooele cers from around the county Tooele County’s Shop With County law enforcement agen- will participate in the fund- a Cop is scheduled for Dec. 15, cies are doing their part to give raiser, the majority of Tooele beginning at the Country Pride back. City officers will be at Jim’s restaurant in Lake Point with An annual tradition, the Restaurant and the Grantsville a visit from Santa, who arrives Tip a Cop fundraisers are set City police will be at Casa Del by University of Utah medical for Dec. 4 at Casa Del Ray in Ray, according to Grantsville helicopter. From there, a con- Grantsville and Dec. 6 at Jim’s City Police Sgt. Lydon Allred. voy of police vehicles will make Restaurant in Tooele, both “I think Tip a Cop is a great its way to Walmart in Tooele FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB FILE PHOTO events running from 5 p.m. to opportunity for our … officers where gifts are purchased and Stockton Police Officer Cody Densley takes the order of Christine and Josh Maynes at Jim’s Restaurant in Tooele 9 p.m. to participate in a fundraising wrapped for the holiday. in the annual Tip-A-Cop event held to raise funds for Shop with a Cop last year. Area law enforcement officers The Tip a Cop program event,” Allred said. First, however, come the joined forces to wait tables to earn tips to help needy children buy items for Christmas. recruits law enforcement It’s also an opportunity for fundraising efforts and Tooele officers to become waiters officers to have positive inter- County’s law enforcement for an evening, and tips from actions with the community agencies are extending an the night of their service are and “earn” a donation by work- opportunity for anyone who donated to purchase toys and ing as servers, Allred said. can contribute. other gifts for needy children This year, several Grantsville “We hope the public comes in the area. City police officers will join the out to eat good food and to Tip a Cop is the primary Park City Police Department to support a good cause,” said fundraising event for the Shop assist with their Shop With a Tooele City Police Sgt. Jeremy With a Cop program, which Cop program, Allred said. The Hansen. pairs officers with families event, held on Dec. 1, is similar [email protected] FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Tooele County Deputy Chris Reyes and server Carol Gritzmacher take the order of Jim and Tawna Walter at Jim’s Restaurant in Tooele last year in the annual Tip-A-Cop event. Your Local Community Wildfire near Delle News. Stay burns 100 acres Informed. STEVE HOWE were able to get behind it and STAFF WRITER a timely change in wind direc- FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO TOOELE A wildfire reported Sunday tion meant they were never TRANSCRIPT afternoon on the west face threatened, he said. New reflectors have been installed on the power lines near the Air Med landing pad off of 1000 North in Tooele. BULLETIN of the Cedar Mountains near Willden and three fire trucks The reflectors will enable pilots to see them in daylights and at night when using night vision googles. Subscribe Delle burned 100 acres, from NTFD responded to the 435-882-0050 according to the North Tooele fire, as well as one fire truck Fire District. from Grantsville Volunteer Local company donates refractors to Firefighters were dispatched Fire Department and a federal on a report of an outside fire Bureau of Land Management in the remote area of Tooele crew. save helicopters from power lines TOOELE TRANSCRIPT County, North Tooele Fire The cause of the fire has not BULLETIN District Chief Randy Willden been officially determined, STEVE HOWE said. When crews arrived on as it was put out after dark, STAFF WRITER ADMINISTRATION scene, the fire was burning Willden said. The area where The Grantsville company Scott C. Dunn Publisher in steep, rocky terrain on the the fire started is remote but is that created reflectors to keep Joel J. Dunn Publisher Emeritus mountainside. a popular spot for target shoot- birds safe from power lines has OFFICE In addition to the difficulty ing and the investigation will now done the same for heli- Bruce Dunn Controller of the terrain, firefighters had continue today. copters. Chris Evans Office Manager to contend with sandy soil, The BLM crew will also FireFly Diverters, LLC, Vicki Higgins Customer Service according to Willden. A truck review the burned area to owned by Tim Chervick, cre- EDITORIAL responding to the fire became search for any hot spots or ated reflective avian diverters David Bern Editor stuck and had to be pulled reignition of the fire today. that are attached to power lines Darren Vaughan Sports Editor out by a specialty tow truck, Willden said it was unusual to prevent collisions. A similar Francie Aufdemorte Photo Editor Willden said. for there to be a wildfire of this principal went into diverters Tim Gillie Staff Writer Despite the adverse condi- size this late in the year, espe- that protect helicopters landing Steve Howe Staff Writer tions, the fire was reported out cially after recent precipitation in difficult conditions.