FRONT PAGE A1 Dr. Rich is here to help your child grow up Pediatrician Dr. Steven Rich strong and healthy. Yay! will help you feel comfortable and confident every step of the way.Same-day appointments are usually available. Call 435-882-9035.TOOELE RANSCRIPT 196 E. 2000 North, SuiteTooele 100 T SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 Steven Rich, D.O. TUESDAY February 25, 2014 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 120 No. 77 $1.00 2/6/14 12:45 PM 75208_MOUN_Yay_4x3c.indd 1 WARM FEBRUARY County in top 5 across Utah for reports of rape Most involve date rape and teen girls between 14 to 18 years old by Lisa Christensen STAFF WRITER While high numbers for obesity, smoking and air particulates get a lot of hype for bad news in Tooele County, the county also scores high in another bad news topic: rape. The county is in the top five counties in Utah for reported rapes per capita. According to data from the Utah Uniform Crime Reports from 2010 and 2011, Tooele County had a rape rate of 92.7 per 100,000 females, significantly higher than the state average of 70.3. Salt Lake County edged Tooele County out for the highest spot with a rate of 93.1, with Grand County coming in behind Tooele County with a rate of 90.1. Carbon, with a rate of 88.7, and Uintah, with a rate of 83.4, rounded out the five counties with the highest number of reported rapes. Those numbers include all reported incidents where a victim was forced to have sex against his or her will, as well as incidents where a perpetrator attempted to have sex with someone against the victim’s will. Cases of statutory rape — consensual sex that is SEE RAPE PAGE A9 ➤ FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Carter Henrie takes advantage of the unusually warm temperatures Monday at the Stansbury skate park. US Magnesium furnace blast Vorwaller Homestead, Tooele City reach hurts 2 workers agreement to improve by Lisa Christensen STAFF WRITER facilities at RV park Two US Magnesium employees were injured Friday after an explosion during a routine mainte- by Emma Penrod nance operation. STAFF WRITER At about 4 a.m., workers were putting a furnace back into operation after it had undergone routine Though negotiations began with hard feelings maintenance, said Tom Tripp, technical services and allegations of harassment, Tooele City officials director at US Magnesium. and the owners of Vorwaller Homestead and RV “They were just ready to start it up and there Park have settled a long-running dispute with a was an explosion,” he said. “The cause of the fur- compromise that pleases both sides. nace [explosion] is still under investigation.” The results of the settlement, as well as clean FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Tripp said the explosion came from within the up and maintenance efforts that Vorwaller man- Land in Tooele County, like this land near Delle, is land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Tooele furnace itself, which raised the lid to the furnace agement initiated during the negotiation process, County receives money from the U.S. government from state and federally owned lands in the county. and expelled gas and hot salt. Two employees will also improve quality of life for residents of the close to the furnace at the time, a foreman and an mobile home and RV park, said Rundassa Eshete, hourly employee, were burned, Tripp said. one of the owners of Vorwaller Homestead. Bucky Whitehouse, director of Tooele County Eshete said city officials first aired concerns that PILT: How much are federal Emergency Management, said the two employees, continued development at the RV park violated reportedly aged 25 and 49, had second- and third- city ordinance about two years ago, after a routine degree burns from the explosion of the furnace, inspection. Although the creation of RV parks is lands worth in Tooele County? which is used to bake magnesium chloride. now prohibited by the city, Tooele City Attorney Whitehouse said medical technicians were also Roger Baker said some parks like Vorwaller were by Tim Gillie federal land included in the PILT program. concerned about the employees’ airways, which permitted to remain in operation so long as the STAFF WRITER In 2014 the PILT payment for Tooele had likely been damaged by inhaling superheated parks do not build or expand beyond what existed County is estimated to be $3.1 million, the air. Both employees were taken to the University before the prohibition. At an average price of $1.56 per acre, the third largest single source of revenue for the of Utah Burn Center, where they were still being SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE After the inspection revealed allegations that UV INDEX$3.19 million the federal government sent county’s general fund. cared for Monday. The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Wednesday 7:08 a.m. 6:17 p.m. Vorwaller had added new RV pads, the city dis- Tooele County last year for Payment In Lieu At its 13.3 percent of total revenue, PILT is “They felt their airways were compromised Thursday 7:06 a.m. 6:18 p.m. covered several other possible violations of its of Taxes may have been a real bargain for the only outranked as a revenue source by $4.5 because of the hot air,” Whitehouse said. “It’s Friday 7:05 a.m. 6:19 p.m. Saturday 7:03 a.m. 6:20 p.m. conditional use permit, Baker said. The park had federal government — or Tooele County. million in general property taxes, and $3.8 a very difficult situation and our thoughts are Sunday 7:02 a.m. 6:21 p.m. Who got the bargain is dependent upon Monday 7:00 a.m. 6:23 p.m. SEE VORWALLER PAGE A7 ➤ W Th F Sa theSu calculatedM Tu value of two million acres of SEE PILT PAGE A7 ➤ SEE BLAST PAGE A9 ➤ Tuesday 6:59 a.m. 6:24 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Wednesday 4:57 a.m. 3:36 p.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Thursday 5:42 a.m. 4:49 p.m. Very High; 11+ Extreme Friday 6:22 a.m. 6:02 p.m. Saturday 7:00 a.m. 7:15 p.m. ALMANAC Sunday 7:36 a.m. 8:25 p.m. Statistics for the week ending Feb. 24. Cooler with periods Cloudy with a shower Times of clouds and Mostly cloudy, a little Monday 8:11 a.m. 9:33 p.m. Partly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny and cold Temperatures Tuesday 8:47 a.m. 10:38 p.m. of rain possible sun Citizens formrain in the p.m. online group to present front in Stericycle relocation High/Low past week 60/21 New First Full Last Normal high/low past week 46/27 58 37 51 36 54 37 52 35 49 31 by 40Emma28 Penrod 43 28to organizeAverage and temp present past week a united 41.9Facebook since Grantsville resi- Tooele County residents have to relocate its North Salt Lake lized an effort to contact state STAFF WRITER front —Normal a move average they temp pasthope week will 36.7dent Jewel Punzalan Allen first also posted dozens of mes- incinerator to the Rowley area. legislators who are considering a TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low Mar 1 Mar 8 Mar 16 Mar 23 give them a more audible voice created the page on Saturday. sages and comments convey- Posted information includes the joint resolution that would clear Shown is Wednesday’s A group of local residents in the legal process. Facebook users “like” a webpage ing information and concerns company’s progress through the the first barrier to Stericycle’s Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are Wednesday’s highs and concerned about Stericycle’s As of press time Tuesday, about to indicate they want to receive about Stericycle, the Illinios- legal process that would clear it relocation. AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014 Wednesday night’s lows. proposed relocation to Tooele 122 individuals have liked “Tooele continued updates regarding the based medical waste handler for relocation. County has taken to social media County Citizens for Clean Air” on page’s activity. that has announced intentions The Facebook page has mobi- SEE STERICYCLE PAGE A9 ➤ UTAH WEATHER Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD A8 Grouse 50/27 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 55/35 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Tuesday CLASSIFIEDS B5 53/29 59/38 60/38 59/40 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park Good Stansbury girls New Grantsville 58/39 Erda 59/40 advance to dinner theater to OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 59/39 Pine Canyon Wednesday Salt Lake City 52/26 60/40 49/32 OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 60/40 Bauer Good quarterfinals show “The Butler 58/37 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A10 57/37 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 58/37 Did It!” 56/30 See A11 58/35 See Stockton SnowfallThursday (in inches) Price complete 58/37 See A3 56/33 Good Nephi forecast Rush Valley 58/35 57/36 Ophir on A9 51/32 Source: www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti 62/43 58/34 Green River Last Month Season 62/37 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 59/37 60/37 Moab 58/34 SNOWPACK Hanksville 64/39 Beaver 60/38 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 59/35 Ibapah 57/35 60/36 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m.