TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY June 22, 2021 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 128 No. 7 $1.00 Fatal plane crash ignites forest fire Fire off of Hickman Canyon road currently zero percent contained CEILLY SUTTON STAFF WRITER The Morgan Canyon Fire, near Hickman Canyon road in the Deseret Peak Wilderness Area, has been burning since Thursday evening. Fire authorities have asked that those curious to stay away and let them do their job. The fire was reported Thursday evening and was caused by an airplane that crashed, according to Sierra Hellstrom, U.S Forest Service representative. “When the fire started, crews were dispatched imme- diately,” she said. “We have been in full suppression since the beginning of the fire. With the weather and wind, we have been having, and the drought, we are in full suppression.” Since the fire began, crews have been fighting it by heli- copter and by hiking up to its location high in the mountains. “The wilderness up there is very steep and rough and that’s why we’ve seen so much growth from this fire,” said CLAYTON DUNN/TTB PHOTO SEE FIRE PAGE A10 ® Smoke from the Morgan Canyon Fire can be seen during the day rising from the Deseret Peak Wilderness Area in the mountains west of Tooele Valley. On Sunday night flames were visible from the fire that was first reported around 11 p.m. on Thursday. Oquirrh Plane Point crashes decision in Tooele County delayed mountain Planning commission wants to see traffic area study for 357-acre Erda CEILLY SUTTON development CLAYTON DUNN/TTB PHOTO STAFF WRITER Looking south on to the property included in the rezone request for the Oquirrh Point development. A small plane crash in the Deseret Peak Wilderness area TIM GILLIE claimed the lives of two indi- EDITOR The planned community viduals on Thursday night, OPEN SPACE according to the National The Tooele County Planning 37.9 ACRES Commission decided to hold Transportation Safety Board. off on giving the County ROAD DROUBAY zone and Oquirrh Point The plane also started a SR 36 fire as it came down that has Council their recommendation ERDA WAY for a development that would CATHOLIC burned over 157 acres so far. CHURCH TIM GILLIE the Land Use Ordinance. allow 1,260 residential units PARCEL EDITOR The plane, a Piper PA-28- 10.0 ACRES Here is a short synopsis of the on roughly 357 acres on the Tooele County adopted a planned community approval 140, was capable of holding southern end of Erda during planned community ordinance process highlighting the land two to four individuals, accord- their June 16 meeting. in June 2018. use districts proposed in the ing to NTSB officials. Joe Colosimo submitted a Planned communities, as Oquirrh Point development. The two people that were NEIGHBORHOOD request to rezone nine parcels 45.9 ACRES in the plane at the time of the VILLAGE described in the ordinance, The first approval step is the totaling 356.84 acres from 28.1 ACRES consist of developments over PC Zone and plan. It requires a crash died, according to the RR-5 —rural residential with 150 acres in size and may have plan showing the total land area NTSB. a 5-acre minimum lot size — a wide range of housing types, to be rezoned to PC with a land Fire and police officials have and C-G — commercial general OPEN SPACE density and architectural styles. use table outlining proposed not identified the victims of 50.6 ACRES — to the planned community VILLAGE They also have town centers, permitted and conditional uses, the crash, pending a report 36.7 ACRES from the state medical examin- zone. NEIGHBORHOOD business and education uses number of residential units, (5 ACRE LOTS) ers office, but family members The parcels lie between state TOWN CENTER 45.3 ACRES ROAD DROUBAY and open space. square feet of nonresidential 9.2 ACRES have posted on Facebook that Route 36 and Droubay Road SR 36 The entire planned communi- development, and a preliminary 33rd Parkway north of Tooele City. ty ordinance is eight pages long. outline of proposed locations for the two victims of the plane The planned community is TOWN CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD crash were Virginia Seigel and 15.1 ACRES OPEN SPACE It can be found on the county’s land use districts. 11.9 ACRES to be known as Oquirrh Point, VILLAGE 11.8 ACRES website, tooeleco.org under This is the approval that is Seigel’s granddaughter, Elise 24.2 ACRES Lowrance. according to the rezone appli- VILLAGE “Your Government,” “County currently being reviewed by the cation. 11.5 ACRES Departments,” and “Community When the plane went down, Development” as Chapter 31 of SEE DELAYED PAGE A12 ® SEE ZONE PAGE A12 ® SEE PLANE PAGE A11 ® WEATHER FORECAST INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD A5 CLASSIFIEDS A6 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY Miss Tooele City OBITUARIES A10 celebrates 10 OPEN FORUM A4 years See A3 99 90 82 84 88 91 97 66 64 61 61 57 59 63 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY June 22, 2021 Peter Breinholt to perform this at Fridays on Vine CEILLY SUTTON “At first, I hadn’t really year there at Fridays on Vine,” STAFF WRITER thought the performing part he said. “We love this show. It’s Utah indie folk artist Peter through yet,” he said. “I was so fun.” Breinholt will perform this kind of thrown into it and I Breinholt is thrilled that live Friday during the Fridays on adapted. Pretty soon I began music can be enjoyed again. Vine concert series. Breinholt to do a lot of performing and I “The music industry was said he’s been in love with became known to people, first really hit when the pandemic songwriting since he was a boy. as a performer. So, now I really began,” he said. “It just feels Breinholt began writing enjoy performing.” like the industry- the live music songs when he was young and Breinholt is inspired to per- industry- is coming back to life. became serious about it in high form, because he considers We just performed at the Sandy school. himself a huge fan of music. Amphitheater on Friday night, Later, when he attended the “I think I am just a big fan June 18, and we could really University of Utah, Breinholt’s first,” he said. “My whole life feel the electricity from the songs began becoming more I’ve been really drawn into audience. Audiences are ready. well-known and he started per- music over and over again. I We are really feeling the audi- forming. just have some good memories ences right now. When people “I see myself first and and music was right in the bring that type of electricity, foremost as a songwriter,” center of all of them. I remem- those are special shows to be a Breinholt said. “When I was a ber kind of exploring an inner part of.” kid, that’s when I started writ- world that music kind of devel- Breinholt is ready to perform ing songs. It was always about ops in people. I think being a this Friday. writing songs. I kind of idolized fan, there’s a lot of meaning in “We really just love this these amazing song writers like other people’s music for me. particular music series,” he Paul Simon and John Lennon. It’s cool that I can turn around said. “It’s so consistent and What happened was when I and have my own version of this series has been around for started writing, these songs that for some people.” a while, it’s working, it’s in a started to gain more traction Now 53-year-old Breinholt really good place, and we are and it thrust me into a position performs all over Utah and is just really excited.” of performing them.” a major part of the Utah music The concert will begin on Breinholt began to learn how scene. Friday at 7 p.m. at the Aquatic to perform his indie folk songs Breinholt has played for Center Park on Vine Street in in front of a live audience and Fridays on Vine many times. Tooele City. COURTESY PETER BREINHOLT he grew to enjoy performing. “We used to do it every other [email protected] Utah folk artist Peter Breinholt will perform at Fridays on Vine in the Tooele City Aquatic Center Park on Friday. Tooele City Council approves $58 million 2022 budget CEILLY SUTTON mation about taxation, special and events such as the Tooele The city’s capital project rently held by the Tooele City The largest category was the STAFF WRITER revenue funds, capital projects, City Arts Council and Fridays fund is used to account for the Municipal Building Authority; city’s general fund with 36% The Tooele City Council enterprise funds, and allotted on Vine Concerts, according to financial resources to be used the Tooele City Hall, the of the $58 million going to the approved their 2022 fiscal year money for city departments, the budget. for improvement or construc- animal control shelter, the fund. budget during their June 16 among others. The city’s general fund tion of major capital assets Oquirrh Hills Golf Course, the To learn more about the meeting. Sales tax is the largest which pays for functions other than those in other fund library, and the Tooele City city’s budget please visit The 2022 budget includes source of revenue for the city associated with a municipal categories, according to the Police Station. Tooelecity.org and click on the over $58 million of allotted and accounts for approxi- government, like police, fire, budget.