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Steele trial moved Jury to hear case in Watertown 1D Hate visiting the deniistt? Here's how you can make the trip easier 1C CANARIES Birds bounce back in 3-2 thriller 1B a rW.J IL(B Tuesday Aug. 15, 1995 Sioux Falls, S.D. ft 50 cents (40 cents in Sioux Falls stores) 10th St. Proposed strip mall jumps ahead of development Landowner to ask city, county for zoning switch today Proposed strip mall St. jc I By STEVE YOUNG Argus Leader Staff i A Sioux Falls chiropractor who wants to build a convenience store at the intersection of state Highway 11 and 57th Street makes his pitch to city and county leaders today.

Representatives of Dr. Dean Johnson are asking Sioux Falls City Council members and Minnehaha County commissioners to rezone land on the northeast corner of the intersection to a planned development district. Because the land is within three miles of the city limits, both boards 41st St. a must approve zoning changes. If his request is granted, Johnson intends to put in a convenience store with gasoline pumps.

In time, he might also put in office and personal services space for such ventures as a barbershop, a beauty shop, a bank with a drive-through, and a dry cleaner. "Those are things that, obviously, we would like to see occur in connection with and the development of the convenience store," said David Husby of the Hegg Companies, who is working with Johnson on the project. "But those people in that part of the county will indicate to us their acceptance of those things," Husby said. "We won't build it if there isn't an interest. This idea, 'If you build it, they will doesn't always hold water in rural commercial development." As it is, that area is virtually undeveloped now.

And city and county planners aren't anticipating any significant growth that way in the near term. "One of our concerns has been, this is outside the city's growth area," county planner Dave Queal said. "There is no sewer service out there, and there isn't anticipated to be sewer. And we would not like to see major urban development begin at that intersection without OT 4 57th St. Linda SmithArgus Leader lira -a a fa a fifiUQn) i With flags flying from an earlier ribbon-cutting ceremony, employees of Graves Construction help motorists on the new East 10th Street bridge figure out now the new urban Interchange works.

New type of traffic pattern, stoplights leaves motorists in dark; workers help direct traffic Here's how traffic flows on new bridge those kinds of service." However, Johnson addressed that concern when he said he intends to keep wastewater in holding tanks and haul it away. Certainly, traffic in the area from people commuting to Sioux Falls from Harrisburg, Canton, northeast Iowa and other rural areas makes this kind of development appropriate, Queal said. There is increased traffic from the new Spring Creek Golf Course as well. New store See 2A Airports tighten security nationwide Los Angeles Times NEW YORK A threat of terrorist attack by Middle Eastern militants possibly a "suicide massacre" had New York's three major airports under unprecedented security Monday. Other airports, including Los Angeles International, were asked to take extra precautions.

Travelers at Kennedy, La-Guardia and Newark airports were subjected to the tightest security, but a Department of Transportation official in Washington said major airports nationwide are being directed to review their screening procedures "based upon information provided by law enforcement and intelligence agencies." Federal officials said the heightened security resulted from information that a terrorist attack, such as a car bombing, might be directed at a New York-area airport by two militant groups, the Palestinian Hamas and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Law enforcement sources said that the groups might be plotting retaliation for the recent arrest at Kennedy airport of Mousa Abu Marzuk, a fund-raiser for Hamas who may be deported to Israel. Hamas has denounced the arrest as "serious and provocative," saying it would hold the Clinton administration "fully responsible." Federal sources also have been concerned about violence coinciding with the 7-month-old terrorism trial of Egyptian Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and 10 associates. No" major flight delays were reported due to heightened screening procedures in New York. Some parking facilities adjacent to terminals were closed, and police would not permit waiting automobiles to be left unattended.

Some vehicles were randomly searched. Passengers were not allowed to check their luggage at curbside, the first such restriction since tighter security was imposed at the time of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The stepped-up airport screening follows on the heels of new security measures throughout the government since the April 19 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Stop here for lights 7MV Stop here for left-turn arrow 1 10TH STREET WEST BOUND Left turn only on arrow to south 1-229 i .1......

A I Left turn only on arrow to north 1-229 10TH STREET -EAST BOUND By MARY VAN BEUSEKOM Argus Leader Staff Many drivers literally were not sure where to turn when the new 10th StreetInterstate 229 interchange opened Monday. Motorists accustomed to traditional "diamond" interchanges were disoriented by traffic flow on the "urban" 10th Street Bridge, the first of its kind in the state. Workers from Graves Construction, which is putting finishing touches on the interchange, directed traffic Monday. The workers will continue directing traffic as necessary, said co-owner Terry Graves. "It's going to take a bit of getting used to," Graves said.

"There was some confusion." Bridge reconstruction work began in March and state officials had estimated the project would be completed no sooner than mid-September. The finished product routes interstate traffic from all directions to a common intersection. Previously, separate stoplights handled south and northbound traffic. John Reiff area engineer for the South Dakota Department of Transportation, said the bridge's design increases the traffic capacity without having to widen the interstate ramps. Kevin Smith, senior transportation planner for the City of Sioux Falls, said such bridges are not uncommon in metropolitan areas.

"It requires a lot less right of way," he said. "It's a tighter design, but at the same time it requires drivers to be on their toes." Explaining the bridge is confusing in itself. "We're carrying both turning movements onto the bridge at the same time," Reiff said. "It's a little bit like the intersec- tions downtown where you have Stop here for lights i yW Traffic! XX 1 lights 1 Stop here for left-turn arrow A Linda SmithArgus Leader Federal highway money will pay for the slightly more than $4 million bridge, which is part of state Highway 38. The contractor received $5,000 for each, day the project was completed ahead of schedule.

About 25,000 vehicles cross the 10th Street bridge daily. lanes. "People are going to be making turning movements that they haven't done in the past," Smith said. "My main concern is that drivers will be able to watch the signals, watch the lane that ends up channeling traffic." In other words, if for example you are traveling south on the interstate and want to go east on 10th Street, you will have to get in a different lane and follow a separate set of signals than you would if you wanted to go west. Dashed white lines mark the turning both ways," he said.

Smith said motorists will have to get used to encountering split ramps. "Where the old ramp used to be, you would go to the stop light and make your left or right," he said. "Now, further back on the ramp, you have a raised median INSIDE High 87 Hospitality tax shortfall could hit 20, official says Money designed to help replace general fund revenue for S.D. tourism department Low 68 Partly sunny and warmer. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Humid and hot, with a high of about 90. See full report on 2A. 28 pages Business 6D Classified ads 4-6B, 6-8C Comics 2C Crossword puzzle 8C Ann Landers 2C Life Section Lottery results ID Movies 7A National news 3.4.7A Obituaries 3D Opinion 6A Sioux Empire Section Sports Section Stock markets 5D Television 3C Weather 2A World news 7.8A 1995 Gannett Inc. and 1994 sales in making their estimates, so they may have underestimated the impact of 1995 price increases and growth in the lodging industry, both of which would boost tax collections, he said.

State budget analysts say any forecast of how much will be collected for tourism is guesswork, because the first returns from the tax have yet to be counted. Requirements for submitting collected taxes to the state vary greatly, said Tyler Stowater of the Bureau of Finance and Manage Tourism tax See 4A By TERRY WOSTER Argus Leader Staff PIERRE South Dakota's new hospitality tax could fall 20 percent short of the $2.4 million projected for this year, a Black Hills tourism official said Monday. The 1-percent tax on motel rooms, attractions and other tourist-related activities may raise $1.9 million or less, Bill Honerkamp of the Black Hills, Badlands and Lakes Association said. The tax took effect July 1. Honerkamp said the lower estimate came from the state Tourism Department Honerkamp said estimates made during the session could be off because: Segments of the industry were added and eliminated several times, creating a moving target for forecasters.

The original $2.4 million estimate included all hotel and motel receipts, not just room charges. Sales in the tourism industry have been somewhat softer than normal during the 1995 season. "June was pretty poky," Honerkamp said. "July picked up but it's just been OK." However, forecasters used 1993 "In some ways, it wouldn't surprise me," he said. "The way the legislation itself was handled last session, with all the changes, it would be easy for the final version to produce less revenue than some of the estimates." Legislators passed the tax to raise money for the state Tourism Department budget, which also is supposed to get $1.4 million from Deadwood gambling profits.

Earmarking a sales tax on travel-related services allowed lawmakers to shift the $2.4 million in general funds to other budget programs. Printed on recycled Cfi 1 paper with soybean-based Ink. For a S.D. recycling center nearest you call 1-800-438-3367..