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Show A Mfe IP I iZLiJ n?3D & voi. p tyo. 2)f , Jf ViriT .fr tl J Wednesday, May 22, 1985 Business Potential Clinton Growth Studied APRIL ADAMS Population projections and city zoning data will be used to estiThe question of mate existing and future market CLINTON whether or not Clinton will at- potential, according to an outline tract more businesses to expand on the proposed study. its tax base could well be anThe types of commercial swered by the results of a probusinesses that can be supported in Clinton will also be looked inposed study. The possibilities of both comto. mercial and industrial developRecommendations to the city ment will be addressed in an council will be made on how to economic development feasibility best promote commercial develstudy. opment; either through a redeveThe City Council will probably lopment agency, industrial counchoose a firm at its June revenue bonding, tax increment cil meeting to undertake the projfinancing, by adjusting zoning ect, said City Manager Nolan regulations and districts or other Review Staff i H( 1 1 Young. The city received five bids on the project. In considering commercial de- velopment, the commercial activity patterns of Clinton residents will be studied, along with the commercial leakage out of the community into surrounding areas, particularly Weber County. possibilities. Demand for industrial land, for a large industrial park or smaller individual industries, will be determined. Potential sites will be identified and recommendations made to the city on how to attract industry into Clinton through performance zoning, that would allow a number of land uses. Economic incentives could also be an attraction to potential industrial development. The study will determine if incentives such as a redevelopment agency or industrial revenue bonding are feasible. If setting up an RDA is found to be beneficial to Clinton, a site in the community best suited for a redevelopment project area would be identified. Blight would also be identified and documented in the proposed redevelopment project area. Funds for the project come from a federal Community Development Block Grant. The study will cost approximately $10,000, with an additional $5,000 slated for an RDA, if the agency is found feasible. Young explained the RDA will be a separate arm of the city government and council members will form the RDA board. Public Hearing Continued On Home for Handicapped facility is not in accord with the CHERILYN KAWA Review Correspondent A citizens group opposing a Clearfield residential housing facility for, the mentally handicapped were successful in their attempt to get a continuation on a public hearing scheduled for last week. The group requested the hearing be continued on May 28 at 7:30 p.m. Spokesman Neil R. Nebeker said his group needed some additional information for its presentation. He said the information is not yet available to him but concerns the group's claim that the citys zoning ordinance because ahother similar facility is located within one mile. The groups appeal to the city concerns the Clearfield City Planning Commissions decision to grant a conditional use permit to Davis Housing Inc. on Feb. 28 for the building at approximately cause it is controlled by a government agency. Residents in the group from surrounding neighborhoods feel that a conditional use permit should not be issued until an overall plan assessing the potential impact is completed. One adverse impact they claim is the lowering of property5 values of homes m the area. 1350 S. 1300 E. Dr. Russell Williams, Davis The group feels that Davis County Mental Health director, Housing Inc. does not meet the objected to the rescheduling of requirement that allows for con- the public hearing. The building ditional use permits for public or has already been postponed three uses in C- -l zones be : months, he said. quasi-publ- ic Clearfield Parents, School Officials Review Problems cerns. CHERYL ARCHIBALD They promised to cooperate. The issue of All we really asked for was that CLEARFIELD unsuitable student behavior at they become aware of the probClearfield High School is now belems, Thurgood said. Issues discussed by the panel ining addressed by school officials recomes a cluded alcohol and drug abuse, as and students. That sult of a meeting between school truancy and tardiness, and officials and an unhappy citizens student conduct. Thurgood said he became congroup. Bob Thurgood, the groups orcerned when he saw about 50" ganizer, said he is pleased at the students in the school's parking cooperation offered by school ad- lot during school hours. He was ministrators, teachers and stu- even more alarmed when he saw dents at a meeting last week at one or two urinating in the the school. About 300 people parking lot. Thurgood said he turned out to express their con passes the parking lot on his way Review Staff , his daily walk through the Layton Commons Park is James Wise of Layton. Wise and his wife Leonna GREETING A FRIEND on . Staff Photo by Rodney Wright f , have their favorites among the birds who make their home in the ponds, and this goose, called Peeper, is one of them. to take his children to the Clearfield pre-scho- 2 He contacted the PTA and school Principal Lawrence Cook about the situation and found! a high rate of stuother things dent absence and a high rate of alcohol and drug abuse that prompted him to take a closei look at the school. I think it was handled as well as possible, Cook said later, A committee of representatives from the school and community will set up some new policies for next school year, Thurgood said.' Enforce Weed Control Laws, Layton Resident Asks LYNDIA GRAHAM Review Correspondent An angry Layton resiLAYTON dent told the City Council last week he wants to see Laytons weed control ordi- nance enforced. If Layton has become so large inspectors cannot keep up with inspections of weeded lots, the city should stop grow- -' ing until it can take care of its problems, said Harry Nequette, a resident of the Nalder Heights area. . Nequette said many lots in his neighborhood are overgrown with weeds and filled with 'debris and his complaints to the city had nor been given attention. He accused the city of having no concern for enforcing rules and said he had the impression the building department, . which is also responsible for making in- spections on weed complaints, only did building-relate- d inspections because those inspections brought revenue to the city while weed complaints and inspections did not. d laws He said Layton had on the books that were a little sloppy, but good enough to enforce. He presented the city with a list of names and addresses of owners of vacant lots in his area and asked the city to begin enforcing the laws to make certain the lots and sidewalks were cleared weed-relate- of weeds, debris, and fire hazards. time the weeds on a vacant lot are tall NeCaldwell Cam told City Manager enough to be a legal problem and the quette an additional inspector for the complaint is made, it is too late for anybuilding department would be hired by thing to be done. June, alleviating the load of that departAn inspection must first be made, docment, and the issue would be given top priority at a meeting of department umented by photos, then the owner notified and given time to clean up the lot heads. before the city can take court action. City Planner Scott Carter said a problem the city faces with weeded lots is Carter said. If it is not cleaned up, snotf shortage of time. He said often by the often falls before the case gets to court. Roy Mayor Objects to Method of Giving Pay Raises ANITA KERSEY - Review Correspondent , there has to be an end somebriefed the council on admimstra- -' where to forever comparing . live and management expenses for the coming fiscal year. He wages with the. federal govern-'meworkers and other indussaid that 75 percent of the budget tries and then raising salaries in 'is for employee salaries. The city order to stay tip with the Jones. . 'employs about ,70 people. ' The question was raised during i Roy city employees may receive a 'budget reyiew in which City , a COLA (Cdst of Living AdjustManager. Richard JCirkwood ment) in July of 4.5 percent. - i - Do city employees reROY 3 percent merit ina need ally crease? Mayor Jack Pierce asked the City Council. last Tuesday. t Pierce said he objects, to the manner .in vvhich pay raises are given city employees. He said nt 1 These yearly adjustments are to meet the rising cost of goods from year to year. An employee can also advance during a given period to a higher level of pay within his grade structure. Management has also implemented a 3 percent merit increase that an employee can earn by doing an outstanding or exceptional job. This is given only when it is warranted and is not an automatic increase, Kirkwood told the mayor. Pierce said if the COLA and the step increases are used in the pay system each year then why do we have a need for an additional v pay increase? Don Clawson, employee relations representative for the Utah Public Employees Association, spoke from the floor. He said to freeze merit increases would cause morale problems and the city would lose trained employees. Winter Olympics Wouldnt Involve Davis, Officials Say APRIL ADAMS think its great, but it wont' do that much foi Davis. County, Sunset Mayof Norm Sant said. Laytbn Mayor Golden t Sill, agreed, adding he was concerned about environmental impacts if. in Salt Lake City resulted in favorable findings. Visitors would spend $138 million in the state during the games, according to Brad Barber, committee chair- Salt Lake City should win fh1 bid i for the games. A $200,000 study by the Winter Approximately $43 million in tax revenue would be realized by state and local governments, he said. But he emphasized the fig- - I Review Staff Most mayors in Davis County feel if Salt Lake City hosts the Winter Olympics in 1996, virtual- ly no impact will be felt on the local area. Its a very exciting endeavor, but it will have no effect financially on Syracuse, said Boyd Thurgood, mavor. Olympics Feasibility Cpmrqittee C A man. Jf , I ures were projections from the study. An opinion poll on how Utahns feel about the issue was started Thursday. About 1,200 households across the state will be interviewed. The study will be completed by June I, and by June 3 the committee should make its final rec- - i ommendations, Barber said. pate in the event. Officials have listed the BountiThe Salt Lake City government will make the ultimate decision ful ice rink as a possible location on whether the city should bid for ice events. for the 1992 games in order to be Snowbasin was also listed as a eligible to host the 1996 games. potential site for some skiing The events could be spread out competition, Barber said. from Provo to Ogden, with Boun- -' Davis County cities were asked tiful the only DavisCounty city to contribute to the study, in prothat will probably directly partici portion to their budgets. |