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THURSDAY March 11, 2010
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Bountiful residents oppose streetcars BOUNTIFUL — Not everyone in Bountiful is waving the flag in favor of streetcars or commuter/light rail. “Bountiful Against Rail” comprises a group of residents who have hit the pavement this week. They’re informing neighbors of UTA’s plans to install a double track rail system down the city’s Main Street. They want to get as much public comment to UTA by the Tuesday, March 16, deadline as they can. Comments can be emailed to southdavistransit@hwlochner.com. For more information on the proposal, visit www.rideuta.com/projects/ southDavisTransitStudy/default.aspx. Their sentiment is joining that of many Centerville residents who last week said they oppose a streetcar down their Main Street. The proposed line would run from downtown Salt Lake City to Centerville, with a bus connection north into Farmington. “We are upset that we’ve received no information about this
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BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper News Editor
Making their mark
Davis County Clipper Spelling Bee winners hoist their trophies in the air Tuesday night after a grueling 10 rounds of competition. Dylan Thomas (No. 19) from West Point Junior High School walked away with first place, Erin McGee (No. 45) of J.A. Taylor Elementary took second, and Judson Barnett (No. 15) of Reading Elementary came in third. See p. A10 for more photos and complete details.
Residents want reassurance neighborhoods are safe
BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Clipper Staff Writer
WOODS CROSS — Residents living near the Silver Eagle Refinery attend nearly every city council meeting, hoping for reassurance their neighborhood is safe. And many question why Woods Cross City allowed the Morningside Subdivision to be built so close to Silver Eagle Refinery. The city was within the law in allowing developers to build there, but residents want to know their neighborhood is protected and will remain so, even if Silver Eagle expands or changes its operation. To ensure that, the refinery and the city have begun unprecedented discussions to ensure both sides
are on on the same page. A bill before the Utah Legislature may make those discussions mandatory. House Bill 169 is viewed by many it affects as formalizing a process which was underway before the Utah State Legislature met. If passed, HB 169 will require Woods Cross, or any other city in which there is a refinery, to consult with the refinery before adopting zoning changes or approving land use applications within 500 feet of the refinery As of press time, HB 169 was on hold in the Senate on the second reading calendar, giving legislators additional time to discuss the bill. The bill is being run by Rep. Becky Edwards, with Rep. Roger
Barrus as co-sponsor. “We’re not sure the bill will do anything more than what we’re already doing,” said J. Michael Redd, Silver Eagle vice president of refining and operations. “As I understand it, Becky (Rep. Edwards) wanted to make sure there’s a more formal process in place.” Woods Cross city administrator Gary Uresk agrees that the communication process is underway between the city and refinery. “Right now, as it’s drafted, (the bill) provides a framework for further discussions.” Both men believe the bill may help future city council members and refinery officials to remember what should be taking place, if the work being done now somehow is
forgotten or ignored in the future. But for the time being, city and refinery officials are making a concerted effort to communicate not only about land use issues, but safety issues and other items affecting the city and refinery. Since the Nov. 4 explosion, refinery and city officials as well as emergency services personnel meet to share information. Refinery officials provide the Woods Cross city council and residents with updates on refinery operations at each city council meeting. If there is an emergency at the refinery, city officials are immediately notified. A Community Action and n See “RESIDENTS,” p. A4