Stallions to host Ben Lomond See A9 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S THURSDAY September 24, 2020 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 127 No. 34 $1.00 Sales down, prices up More buyers than sellers not COVID-19 slowing down home sales, according to local real estate agents TIM GILLIE EDITOR Home sales in Tooele County for 2020 are lagging behind 2019, due to the lack of homes to sell not COVID-19, according to local real estate professionals. The number of closed sales in Tooele County for the year as of the end of July 2020 was 837, which was 10.4% lower than at the same time in 2019, according to data from the Utah Association of Realtors. While the number of closed sales were down, the median year-to- date sales price was up by 13.3% TIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTO at $315,000, according to the same Several lots in a new development east of the Oquirhh Hills Golf Course off of Smelter report. Road have sold. Real estate agents in Tooele County report that buyers outnumber “Although COVID-19 slowed sellers. things down initially, we are still selling homes,” said Stephanie numbers the supply.” from people that put off buying a Bothell, president of Tooele County The supply of homes along the home earlier in the year,” she said. Association of Realtors and a sales Wasatch Front is about 50,000 New home sales came out of associate with Coldwell Banker. homes short, according to Bothell. “And the demand for homes out “There is a lot of pent up demand SEE SALES PAGE A6 ® TOOELE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION Bookkeeping and tax prep business clears first approval for Broadway building location CEILLY SUTTON building and is leasing space STAFF WRITER there, according to Aagard. An application for approval The building has access from COURTESY TOOELE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT of a conditional use permit for Broadway Street and Birch Sharon Falardeau, Rosemary Hullinger, Dawn Dalton, Tooele City Mayor Debbie Winn, Tooele County Commissioner Kendall Thomas, Jared a business office on Broadway Street. Hamner, Tera Porter, and Carl Justesen. Members of Tooele Interagency Prevention Professionals along with the Tooele Valley Rotary Club Street in Tooele City was There are 38 parking stalls (above) served dinner drive-thru style on Sep. 21 to promote family dinner time. Tooele City Mayor (below) greets a family at the Save Family Dinner Tooele drive-thru dinner. discussed during the City’s in the parking area located planning commission meeting south and west of the building, Wednesday evening. which meets city requirements Mike Tingey, representing for this type of a business, Insurance Network, LC, is cur- Aagard reported. Family Dinner drive-thru style rently leasing space inside the Aagard said that Tooele City building at 272 N. Broadway officials do not anticipate that and plans on operating a book- this small business occupying keeping and tax preparation a small office space is going Prevention specialists modify event to promote family dinner business on the 1.15 acres of to generate enough vehicu- property or 4,700 square-feet. lar traffic that will result in TIM GILLIE becue, or just a typical Taco The property is currently impacts to the parking. EDITOR Tuesday night, but in the pre- assigned the mixed use Currently, all of the employ- Over 300 pizzas, bags of vention arena it is a data-driv- Broadway zoning classifica- ees of the business are work- food, and other gifts were pre- en fact that family dinners is a tion, according to Andrew ing remotely and the building pared and distributed to Tooele powerful protective factor asso- Aagard, Tooele City planner. will be used to meet with County families as part of Save ciated with reduced underage All businesses and profes- clients right now, according to Family Dinner Tooele locations drinking and other undesirable sional office uses in this zoning Aagard. in Tooele County on Sept. 21. behaviors, according to Clegg. classification fall under two Tooele City officials do not “By the end of the night, an For eight years, the Tooele categories. anticipate there being more estimated 265 families —1,237 Interagency Prevention The business office desig- than three cars at the location individuals — were given both Professionals — a coali- nation is slightly more liberal as of now. a pizza for the night and a tion of representatives from than the professional office During the meeting, a public dinner to make at home, rep- Tooele City Communities that designation, according to hearing was held and no com- resenting 2,474 meals served Care, Tooele City Parks and Aagard. ments were made. to members of the commu- Recreation, Tooele Technical Properties to the north and All of the members of the nity,” said Peter Clegg, Tooele College, and other agencies west are currently zoned R1-7 planning commission voted to County Health Department and groups — has joined forces residential and properties to send a positive recommenda- prevention coordinator. to encourage families to eat the east and south are zoned tion to the city council regard- Many people have fond dinner together as a means of mixed use Broadway, he said. ing the conditional use permit. memories of coming together aiding in that cause. Tingey wants to locate his [email protected] to enjoy a meal, be it for business in a multi-tenant Thanksgiving, a summer bar- SEE DINNER PAGE A6 ® BULLETIN BOARD B5 CLASSIFIEDS B6 Los Primos OBITUARIES A8 CORONAVIRUS TRACKER opens in SPORTS A9 Stockton Data as of September 24, 2020. Source: Utah Department of Health See A3 TOOELE COUNTY- Known Cases: 848 UTAH- Known Cases: 67,119 Hospitalizations: 37 • Deaths: 0 Hospitalizations: 3,619 • Deaths: 444 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY September 24, 2020 Motor-Vu Theater hosts in car concerts R&B artist Kane Brown can be seen at Motor Vu on Saturday CEILLY SUTTON States and Canada, according challenge for the theater,” he STAFF WRITER to Micheal Booth, Motor Vu said. Erda’s Motor-Vu theater has Assistant Manager. “It’s been an up and down been featuring “Encore Drive- “All of these artists were just year depending on the movie’s in Nights” concerts on their sitting at home, so the compa- we pick,” said Booth. “It’s been large screen featuring some ny decided to use drive-in the- a different year because of big stars during the COVID-19 aters to show their concerts,” COVID restrictions. We had pandemic. said Booth.” Each theater has to find a new way to run the While the Encore series has the option if they want to be snack bar. We have also had been picked up by a number a part of it or not. They let us to deal with complaints and of theaters in Utah, Saturday know ahead of time which art- issues. In May, we had a hard COURTESY MICHAEL BOOTH night the Motor VU will be the ist is coming up. We have done time finding toilet paper. It’s The Motor Vu drive-in theater in Erda has been hosting a series of drive-in concerts. only theater in Utah to show all, actually.” like, “What’s the government the concert featuring R&B So far, the Motor Vu drive- going to do next? Are we going at the drive-in,” he said. gone on. They’ve really shown a car is $76. There is also a music star Kane Brown. in has shown concerts by to be able to stay open?’” Booth has a message for the that they value us being there special ticket for a group of The pandemic shut down Blake Shelton, Garth Brooks, Booth and his family also community: “We are really and we appreciate it.” four for $56. Gates to the the live events industry, so a and Metallica. own the Ritz theater on Tooele thankful for the amount of This week’s concert will show will open at 6:45 p.m. company called Encore Live The Motor Vu may continue City’s Main Street, which support people have shown us take place on Saturday eve- Saturday. Tickets for the show Marketing in Fort Worth, the concerts until around hasn’t opened yet because of this year.,” he said. “They have ning at 8 p.m. It will feature can be purchased online at Texas decided to bring live, Halloween, weather pending, the pandemic, according to been understanding of chal- country and R&B artist Kane Ticketmaster, according to on-screen concerts to drive- according to Booth. Booth. lenges and changes because of Brown. General admission Booth. in theaters across the United The pandemic has been a “It’s easier to social distance COVID and everything that’s for up to six individuals in [email protected] Prevention has a new home School District continues Prevention Services team moves to County Health Department CEILLY SUTTON “We are thrilled to continue tion coalitions in the county, Facebook bond chats STAFF WRITER the good work we were doing including Wendover. Underage substance and previously at Valley Behavioral The team will also offer ‘No net’ property tax increase explained almost historic low, according to the school suicide prevention services Health,” Clegg said. “Prime for Life” classes, a risk district’s bond consultants, Zions Public will now be provided through The Prevention Services reduction and alcohol educa- TIM GILLIE Finance. the Tooele County Health team intends to continue to tion course for those who may EDITOR The district will take out the $170 million Department instead of Valley support their existing pro- not need outpatient treatment, The Tooele County School Board and of bonds in four issuances instead of three, Behavioral Health.