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Show universal lilcroi'iln Corn oox 2008 Salt L."k City, Utah 64101 5- -1 Draper Park Ass'n holds meeting The annual meeting of the Draper Park Ass'n was held last week and only a few interested stockholders attended. Ben Rishton, president, I- .,. - ft ... conducted the meeting, and reports of the association were made by Mrs Shirley Ballard, secretary. Mr Rishton expressed regret that more stockholders did not attend the meeting. He said that the organization needs the help and support of all of the community and that no funds are received from government agencies. Stock in the park can be bought for one dollar a share by anyone interested in its development. Twenty new picnic tables were added to the park last year, along with new teeter-totters- , monkey climbs, and New restrooms three will be added to the park this year. The park has the capability of having three reunions at one time, boy scouts could camp over night in the park, and it also offers baseball diamonds. New board members named at the meeting are Paul Dunn, Erma Fitzgerald, Ben Rishton, Emily Stone, Steven Roden, Shirley Ballard, Jack Day and Phil Remington. The board will select the new president and a chairman for the July 24 celebration. Jordan Valley Sentinel Continuing The Midvale Sentinel I'ublishvd weekly at merry-go-round- Missed Opportunity! The wind last week turned into the best trash collector around. But no one showed up to lend the wind a hand. The rubble collected along fence lines could be easily gathered and disposed. Just things By Jim Landers There are no two ways about it, the Salt Lake County Government Study Commission worked hard for a year to come up with a plan for Salt Lake County government. But they seemed to have forgotten their original purpose, to make an effective plan for county government. All they seem to have come up with is another salvage operation for Salt Lake City government. But then, as the saying goes, "If you're up to your neck in alligators it's rather hard to remember that your primary purpose was to drain the swamp." The entire proposal will bear serious scrutiny by every resident of the county. One part will have a very serious effect on the incorporated cities. The proposal contains provisions that the new government may "decide which services and functions are of greater than local concern and can be delivered by it only, to the continuing municipalities." Even if the local governments voted to stay out of the new large city and county government, the large government could take over any of the services that the local governments tried to provide. And you can rest assured that they would only take over those services that would provide revenue for the new government and be politically expedient. city-count- Even though the plan states that school districts and courts will not be affected, what about state provisions that first class cities must have one school district? The likelihood that Jordan school district, along with Murray and Granite, would be consolidated into one district is great. Just consider the statement that the government can "decide which services and functions are of greater than local concern and can be delivered by it only, the continuing municipalities." During the next few months the Sentinel will attempt to print as much of the exact plan for the new government as possible until every citizen in the southern part of the county has had an opportunity to review the entire plan. First in 20 years Sandy police chief reviews revised city traffic code Police Chief Gary Lancaster was given ample time at the Wednesday evening meeting of the Sandy Council to present the completely revised traffic code, which will be adopted by the city. The laws will govern the police work done in the city. Each of the police officers will study the code, and will be given tests so that they will become acquainted with the laws. The council is spending this week studying the code before its adoption. Chief Lancaster asked, and received from the council, complete authority to govern his department as he sees fit, using his discretion, and he will, in turn, report to the council. He also illustrated how the Sandy police cars will be marked and reported on police uniforms. An explanation was given as to why police cars are allowed to be taken home by officers each night. A letter addressed to Mayor Dewey Bluth, signed by Sgt. Roy Retallick of the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Dept., praised Sandy officer Robert Wright for his outstanding job in handling the investigation of an accidental death of a parachute jumper. The letter stated WBBA fee lowered for Midvale league It will cost less for Midvale boys to in the Western Boys' Baseball program in Midvale this year. League President Ernest Bedont said that registration for all boys who live within Midvale city limits will be $5 per boy this year. Registration is scheduled to be held Saturday, Mar. 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the city hall and on Mar. 25 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the city hall. To be eligible a boy must be 9 years old by July 31 and not older than 12 years old by the same date. A birth certificate must accompany registration. A meeting of the association will be held on Wednesday, Mar. 13 at 8 p.m. in the Midvale city hall for anyone interested in the program. League officials urge everyone interested in the program to attend and contribute suggestions. participate that this officer is a credit to the department and Sandy city. police, Philip Palmer, a civil engineer, who was present at the council meeting, also praised Officer Gary Vincent for his promptness in saving his son's life. Charles Horman appeared before the council to have a decision made as to whether or not the council would allow him not to put in sidewalks in the hilly terrain of his subdivision. Attorney Martin Pezely and Almon Nelson, city manager, will study the property in mention and submit an answer to Mr Horman. Jesse Coombs was granted permission to place a trailer home on his property at 9400 S. 652 W. on a one year use permit, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The trailer home must have sewer facilities as supplied by the city. Jackpot climbing, try for the $52.50 Orrin W. Beckstead, mayor of South Jordan, was correctly identified as the Mystery Personality, but the correct number of clues, 23, were not found by the winner of $7.50. The jackpot goes up again to $52.50, with this week's addition of $17.50. Mrs Cleon A. Beckstead, 625 S. 10th E., Sandy, identified the "Personality" and will receive her merchant's check this week. The contest goes on, and a new personality has been chosen. Entry boxes will be located at Candy's 1, Francesco's restaurant, Fashion Fabrics in Midvale, Webster's in Midvale, and Hillcrest Glass & Paint. New budget adopted by W. Jordan council West Jordan city council Tuesday revised the cit y budget and increased it to $325,000. The original $239,000 budget was overspent by $7,000 during the Grst seven months of the fiscal Midvale water, sewer rates increased departments. Effective April charges for water in 1, the current Midvale will be increased from $2.00 for the first 10,000 gallons to $2.50 for the first 10,000 gallons, and from 12 cents for each additional 1,000 gallons to 18 cents for each additional 1.000 gallons. The sewer rates will increase from the current charge of $1.75 per month to $2.50 per month for individual dwellings. Billing will continue to be done on a two month basis. Sewer rates will also be increased for multiple dwelling units from $1.75 to $2.50 fir the first unit, and from $1.25 to $2 for each additional unit; hotels and motel from $1.75 to $2.50 for the first unit and from $1 to $1.50 for each additional unit; business with 4 and fewer employe from $1.75 to $2.50, and with 5 or more employes from $2.75 to St. service stations from $175 to $5 25. theatres, drug stores. cafe, tavemv and pool ha!!s from $1.75 to $5.25; car washes from $3.73 to $5 25 chanted in the future), (this may clinic Irorn $2 75 to $1, rest home from $3.75 to $5 25. pv,bic institutions, ijhrarifs from $1.75to$. schools from 5 rent to 7 c f'f irson during th year; churches from $1.75 to $4. Councilmen J. Donald Poulsen reminded residents that funds for the water and sewer departments must stay in the water and sewer department and cannot be used for the operation of the general government. Councilman Ernest Bedont, in recommending the increases in the water and sewer rates, said that he hopes that the increases will be sufficient so that the city will not have to raise them again for another twenty years. The council also reaffirmed the current moratorium on apartment house construction in the city. The moratorium has been in effect since last August and studies to show the effect of apartment house on the city are still being made. Being considered are the effect on water, sewer, drainage, police protection, and fire protection. The council deeded that once a building termit i issued by the city it will only be effective fur 120 days after it is issued. A new building rmit lorm is being prepared that will conform w rh othiT ntr in the Wasatch Fnrt If r,i ben the nty allows apart m nt h'jw construct nn ai.Mii. jn t be stamp will fined t plans for the construction r f'rf thejity will approve the plan. the r,urir i!tt; a n PoliIm n school nf.ir hr Vi , Volume 41 Number 10 Thursday, March 7, mayor to look into the blowing dust caused by the abandoned dikes at the site of the former United States Smelling Mining and Refining Co. Poulsen said that it is a case of the "wool being pulled over our eyes by a big corporation." Mayor Boyd Twiggs said that he has requested a meeting with local officials and that he will request the Salt Lake County Board of Health to investigate the dust problem. During heavy winds last week visibility was almost zero for two days through the river bottoms. Many Midvale residents have complained about the dust problem Councilman Phillip Kemp reported that engineers now claim that the addition to the sewage treatment plant will be ready to bid in April. The 'addition w ill enable the plant to handle the increased sewage flow from Salt Iwike County Sewerage Improvement I hstnet Ni ! m the southern portion of the area. council asked the city The rit errim-cr- , J,in Haslam of Ca dwell, Sorcnsen. to dcMirn a Hur.triis . (UK tiiiiiii.ng t" house the puT p on te t. well. Kerr p said that !icrti V.uk M.tf. will be T r,i-t'e i! mil on a firt come first served basis, an 1 riery d lp until th time Midvale resident had the fir opportunity o( wfeftinfc da If lor xhe hoer) us 197-- County government study report made The Salt Lake County Government Study Commission presented its plan for the reorganization of Salt Lake County government to the county commission Monday. In the letter of transmittal to the county commission Richard W. Winder, chairman of the study commission, said, "The plan has been constructed according to law and those portions of the plan not specifically required by law were added by the study commission because it felt them to be necessary and proper for the smooth operation of government affairs in Salt Lake County." The report consists of six volumes. The first volumes is a summary of the plan. The second volume contains the plan itself, and the remaining four volumes consist of research reports on the various aspects of the plan. The plan will be voted on by county voters at a special election to be held Mar. 4, 1974. Originally plans called for the proposition to be voted on in the general election in November of this year. But due to the complexity of the plan, developers felt that extra time was needed to "educate" the public to it. The commission's summary of their findings and recommendations follows: "This Report finds that the forty plus governments in Salt Lake County, in sum, fail to adequately meet the needs of the people served by them. Many of these governments have dedicated and - talented personnel at every level and they frequently serve well various portions of the County. However, taken as a whole, they are costly and inefficient. The system (looked at broadly, it is a single system) demands duplication of personnel, equipment and facilities. Furthermore, the boards of directors of much of the government are "invisible", appointive, or not representative of the people they serve. "Because of the independent interests of these forty governments, coordination and planning among them, ranges from difficult to impossible. "This Report recommends that a new Plan of Government for Salt Lake City and County be adopted by the people at a referendum. The Plan embodies the community council optional form of government enabled by the 1973 Utah UCA. State Legislature under The Plan calls for merging Salt Lake County with Salt Lake City and twenty three special districts. Salt Lake City and County, as the new government would be called, would be governed by a City and County Council of fifteen members elected from communities of equal population. Chief executive officer would be a Mayor, elected for a four year term. Community councils would be elected to plan programs of a local nature and advise their representatives to the City and County Council, thereby improving citizen participation in governmental decision making. In its detail the Plan provides for many additional changes of a minor nature which, taken as a whole, the Study Commission believes, will provide a governmental system superior to the present one." The community council form of government was selected from 12 that were optional forms of government available to Utah counties according to Utah law. If adopted fifteen community councils will be formed in the county. The summary of what the Salt Lake County plan requires or allows follows: "A. The governments of Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City and all special districts are merged into a single government. Salt Lake City and County. All the powers, duties, responsibilities, assets and liabilities of the former governments are to be the responsibilities, assets and liabilities of the former governments are to be the responsibility of Salt Lake City and County and are to be exercised in accordance w ith the terms of the Plan. The new government would become operative on January 1. 1976. in Salt Lake "All othermunicipalitie Oiunty could determine, by vote of 17-35- . . Water and sewer rate increases were approved by the Midvale city council Tuesday that will provide an estimated $57,800 annually for those ('enter St., Salt Lake County, t'tah by Midvale Sentinel, Inc. Second class postage paid at Midvale. I tah. Subscription rate $2 per year. 5 years $5 in Jordan School District. 125 e The chairperson of each council is in the elected for four years, community by all of the voters. After e the first election the other four members are elected for two years within the comcommunity councils may for their communities to by the City and County They may also serve as community sounding boards and forums for specific community problem solution. The Community Councils have no administrative responsibility or authority (Article 2). "C. The Salt Lake City and County Council is the budgeting and taxing authority of the government. The Council is comprised of the chairpersons of each of the fifteen community councils. Each Council member is elected for a four year term. The Council may hire whatever staff is necessary to secure its independent ability to check the activities of the administrative branch (Article 3). "D. The Mayor of Salt Lake City and County is the chief executive officer of the government. The Mayor is elected across the for four years, County. All voters of the continuing municipalities vote for all the elected officials just as they now vote for the commissioners. The Mayor must make from munity. The plan projects be managed government. e 7,523 calls to the Council, recommendations in- cluding budget and taxing recom- mendations if he wants policy changed. The Mayor may make only those policy decisions consigned to him by the Council (Article 4). The Mayor, Assessor, Attorney, Auditor, Clerk, Recorder, Sheriff, Surveyor and Treasurer may be elected as independents or as nominees of political parties (Articles 4 and 6). "E. The powers of Salt Lake City and County derive from the people via the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Utah, and the referendum adopting this form of government. The Plan bestows upon Salt Lake City and County greater powers than have historically been held by Utah counties. Not only does it have the powers of a city of the first class but the Plan grants to the City and County government powers to allow the City and County Council to decide which services and functions are of greater than local concern and can be delivered by it only, to the continuing municipalities (Article 5). "F. The organization of the administrative branch of the government is made less complex than under the commission form of government. There Continued on page 2 . . . Sandy police list 73 activities There were 7,523 calls for service by the Sandy city police department during the year of 1973, and a total of 686 citations issued. Accidents numbered 496. In the report submitted by police chief Gary Lancaster, he also stated there have been 4,452 number of written reports made. He concluded that the work load of the department has been overwhelming. Along with the work load the officers are charged with the responsibility of patroling the businesses in the Sandy area. There are ten officers who service the Sandy area. The department has developed a public relations division. In March they received a federal grant from the Law Enforcement Planning Agency to develop and supplement the com- munity crime prevention program. To date 5,300 people have taken the opportunity to use the property marking devise. The officers have appeared on many PTA programs, and others, to speak on burglary prevention. The federal grant for this program continues only to the end of February. Thefts over $50 totaled 223, under $50, 206. Also under crimes there were two rape cases, four robberies, 142 burglaries, 20 assaults, 35 auto thefts. All other crimes and calls for assistance mischief, were as follows: criminal 242; child neglect, 2: suspi- cious circumstances, 376, unknown problems, 19; distrubing the peace, 282; shooting in area, 36; fight in progress, 77; prowler reports, 252; civil disturbance 112; domestic problems 248; ambulance back, 288; dead on arrival, 13; suicide, 2; attempted suicide, 1; airplane crash, 1; bomb threats, 5; trespassing, 11; forgery and fraud, 14; threats, 86; recovered stolen vehicles, 28; information calls, 58; drug cases, 28; unwanted guests 8; AWOL, 18; foul and abusive, 1; mental subjects, 26; breech of trust, 2; dog cases, 76; follow-ureports, 895; intoxicated pedestrians, 43. Sex offenses included, lewd phone calls, 18; indecent exposures, 34; molests, 6. Traffic investigations were as follows: Abandoned vehicles 87; impounded vehicles, 48; improperly parked vehicles, 151; damage release stickers, 22; drag racing, 1; traffic hazard, 14; intoxicated drivers, 65; direct traffic, 35; blockade, 24; chases, 12; request for radar, 72; accidents, 496, including property damage, 362, personal injury, 116, fatalities, 3, and hit and run, 17. There were 686 citations given, 57 warnings, and 1,418 verbal warnings. p their citizen, whether or not to disincorporate and thereby become part of Salt Lake City and County. Such a derision could be made at the time of adoption of the Plan or at a later time. A vote for the Plan by a citizen of one of the smaller municipalities coukl not be ronstrued a a vote for that municipality's d i i n corporation t Article It. Continuing ftiriicipalil ies continue to perform ser vktts not of area wi4V concern rf con tra t w ith the City and Covnt r for their v rc-a- B. servKf. i Artie k" 51 rifteen community of equal population are apjfox-tmalrt- eUb inhed each of nn parti five member community council. iiKh elect unl a r SKoror. r ycton H,gl Sho I tcocher, wot , ! pr ft tk Mnnik .K;, dub Kiwonii Crt.f.cote is Horold No ot Kiwonit r,-b- f fS pfri nond rh Pt.MIM,v: KiwO pen tet from th Jordon Educof.on An'n, Pridnt , ,4 Joy Pord |