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Show SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Canto Route Oex Davis Ui Poteens BULK RATE PAID PrMort CUPPtR PUGUSHNG 76 South Main tounteut Uto COMPWt Street 84010 ouma tjj 25 TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1987 Better curriculum, growth top superintendents agenda By DONETA GATHERUM FARMINGTON Newly appointed Superintendent of Davis County Schools, Dr. Richard Ken-del- l, held his first press conference July 16 to explain what he hopes to accomplish in Davis District and to answer questions. Practices that Dr. Kendell hopes to implement soon include an increased emphasis on planning for physical growth and improved curriculum. Included in this area will be efforts to use technology in the classroom by focusing on specific areas, instead of using piecemeal stated. He listed three main advantages to year around programs. First, a year around school would give more days of employment to teachers who desired it. Under a nine month contract, teachers will always be on a salary level less than other professionals, he pointed out. The second approaches. Areas like math, science and writing could profit from some of the outstanding computer software programs that are commercially available. Dealing with the 2,000 new students that are currently coming into the district each year is a major challenge to the school system. Dr. Kendell hopes to use extended day programs and other innovative approaches of management to' accommodate for this growth rather than build new buildings. Although a recent district study showed that air conditioning costs would be prohibitive for year around schools. Dr. Kendell said this he would like to like year around I study. the superintendent schools, Fairfield, Rainbow solution promised LAYTON Stating the problem was serious enough to require an immediate solution, Mayor Richard McKenzie promised a group of citizens that Layton City would come up with a proposal to square the intersection at Fairfield and Rainbow Drive and install a traffic light. A group of citizens asked to speak before the council recently about the dangers of this intersection. Spokesman Patrick Bristow said he was aware of the problems at Fairfield and Rainbow because he tried to get across the intersection each morning and evening. Mr. Bristow and his wife, Ann, contacted people living nearby the intersection and got solid support in the form of signatures on a petition requestingthat the city install a traffic light as solution or a four-wa- y stop to help on an interim a long-terbasis. Mr. Bristow indicated that while he was getting signatures, he found many who went out of their way to avoid crossing this intersection. Mayor McKenzie said he felt strongly that something had to be done to make the intersection more safe especially for traffic traveling along Rainbow Drive. He asked city manager Bruce Barton to come up with a proposal prior to the next city council meeting. m advantage to year around schools, according to Dr. Kendell is in the pedagogical area. It takes time to start school and to wind it down. Combine this with the retention loss that occures over a three month period and the kids lose, the Superintendent believes. The third reason Dr. Kendell gives for supporting year around schools is that the school plant is used more. Dr. Kendell said he hopes to be an efficient financial manager so that tax money is spent in the best possible way. Another goal Dr. Kendell has set for the District is to improve the quality of the educational programs by implementing what is known. We want our students to come out literate. They should be able to read, write, do math and communicate. With these basic skills, they can be trained by industries in the job marketplace, he said. Enhancing the teaching profession through career ladders and better evaluation systems is another topic Dr. Kendell discussed. He plans to develop a system of yearly goal setting that is followed up by an evaluation of every district employee at the end of each year. Dr. Kendell said he is now setting up a criteria for himself that the Board can use to evaluate his performance. Believing that a democratic approach is the best way to handle administrative assignments. Dr. Kendell said there will be broader participation in the decisionmaking process. Look for more committees. This involves more work and more time but in the long run the results are better, he ' stated. Dr. Kendell reported that the reorganization of the district is nearly completed. A few teachers are still needed. Ten curriculum and support staff members have retired or will retire as of Sept. 1. They will not be replaced person for person. Advertising for assistant or associate superintendents and central office staff members will start soon and the reorganization at this level should be completed by January of 1988. Dr. Kendell views the role of a supervisor as a catalyst that motivates the key people in the schools and pulls these people together to design workable programs. The budget wont allow for a large central office staff. One supervisor cant oversee the daily operations of all the schools in this large district. The strength of the system is in the schools, he explained. Layton names recorder By-Rit- e CLEARFIELD High winds and threatening rain clouds didnt stop the pioneering spirit of about 250 children who assembled at 2300 South and 300 West to hold a parade. This annual event is sponsored by the Clearfield 16th, 19th and 14th LDS Wards and involves every child in the neighborhood who wants to decorate a bike, wear a cocostume or pull a vered wagon. Everyone came to be in the parade. There were pioneers, clowns, dancing girls and hobos walking red-fly- er next to cowboys, Indians and jungle men. The route was short and everything was over before the high winds and rains hit full force. The only casualties were a few bikes that are permantly painted with faded crepe paper. Layton annexes acreage in deal with S. Weber By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON Layton increased in size by 40 acres recently due to an annexation of property from South Weber to Layton. Several years ago, South Weber annexed the 40 acrea which are located north of LaDonna Mesa subdivision. It was noted South Weber cant adequately service the area. After meetings with South Webers mayor and councilmembers, it was decided that the best interests of both communities and the property owners would be served by annexing the land parcel to Layton so development could occur. A public hearing was needed in both communities before action could be taken. Both city councils agreed unanimously to the annexation to Layton and the deannexation from South Weber. Layton community development director Scott Carter indicated the areas development will be on large lots of one half to one acre because of the hillside nature of the property. In other action, the council approved a zoning change for the northwest comer of Gentile and Fairfield. The property is currently for multiple family zoned dwellings. The zoning change was made to a CP-- 2 to allow for the resconstruction of a taurant. Brian LaManno, an adjacent property owner, spoke against changing the zone. He said there is already enough noise in the area without having a fast food business comclose to the multiple-uni- t one that the He out plexes. pointed zoning is changed no one knows Finally, the council unanimously approved a zoning change on property immediately north of the Triple Stop at Hiway 193 and Fairfield Road. The present zone for this one and a quarter acre parcel is M-The owners requested and had approved a CP-- 2 zone. I. The plans are to construct a Dudleys restaurant, similar to the Frontier Pies restaurants, on this site. Changes in the citys zoning ordinances that are now being developed would allow a restaurant in an M-- l zone. Volunteers sought KAYSVILLE Kaysville City is looking for some citizens interested in providing volunteer service to their community. Several positions are open on both the city library and planning commission boards. Two openings exist on the library board. Terms are for three years and generally require attendance at one meeting a month. Two openings also are available on the planning commission with terms lasting three years. Members are requested to normally attend meetings twice a month. Applications or resumes should be submitted to the City .Office by Aug. 14. Further information is available by calling Linda at 546-123- 5. Natural channel should be kept, council decides By TOM BUSSELBERG fast-foo- d whats going to be built there and the council has no control over the project. Delyn Yeates, one of the developers of the property, said he was willing to meet with neighbors on proposed uses and ways to protect their privacy. The council approved the zoning change by a vote of 4 to Councilman Kent Smith cast the no vote. 1 . Commissioners hold hearing; adjust budget Distributing,' Inc. and Holbrook Company in the areas of accounting, clerical and data processing. For the past year and a half Mr. diAshby has been the accounting auinternal and vision manager ditor for Orem City. This position has given him experience with financial reports, budget analysis and purchasing. , His main goal for Layton City is to upgrade the data processing system and computer abilities of the to all city so it can be expanded the will help This departments. Toung pimem fmye ahead R-- LAYTON Steven M. Ashby, a native of Kaysville, was recently named finance director and recorder for Layton City. He succeeds Ken Ellgen who resigned the position to take a job offer in Idaho. Mr. Ashby is a graduate of Davis High School. He attended USU and Weber State College where he earned a B.S. degree with a major in accounting and a minor in banking and finance. He is a U.S. Army veteran with service in Viet Nam. He received the Bronze Star and Army Commendation medals. Mr. Ashby brings to the finance director position a variety of experiences in government and private industry. He was a finance specialist with the U.S. Army for two years and trained to be an instructor to the Brigade Finance Office on the Army automated workpayroll system. He has also ed for Schvaneveldt and Morley CPAs, Virtually the whole neighborhood gets involved in the annual Melanie Acres childrens parade. Sponsored by several Clearfield LDS wards, anyone and everyone is invited to get into the act. Laytons new finance director and city recorder, Ashby, is getting his feet wet efficient operation of a growing city without increasing the number of city employees greatly. Mr. Ashby says he is impressed with the professional admiinstra- - Steven in his new position. tion of city affairs that he sees in Layton. He is married to the former Mar sha Flint. The couple have 5 By KATHY CHRISTENSEN The Davis FARMINGTON County Commissioners recently held a public hearing to make adjustments in the county budget. Federally alloted monies in the amount of $300,000 were transfer- - Contlnuod on pog two KAYSVILLE The natural drainage channel should be retained in the King Clarion area, the Kaysville City Council has decided. They were referring to a channel in the Road area that has brought several residents to previous city council meetings. Residents asked if changes or improvements could be made in the channel because of trash buildup and other congestion. The council decided that is a natural channel where the subdivider placed the drainage, city manager John Thacker said. Its up to the property owners to handle whatever they want (as far as any major improvements), he added. The drainage function should be preserved, he said the council members felt. A city crew may go to the site and do some minor work but that would require an easement from property owners, he ex- plained. We could perhaps go in and clean it and level it out, he added. So long as we dont create other expectations on the part of residents of what the city might do, Mr. Thacker said. Acting as a Redevelopment Agency, the council approved a $30,000 loan to the Dandelion Cottage. The business is moving from North Main to 2nd N. 2nd W., where an old house will be refurbished. They had previously been given a commitment" for a site on Main Street but changed location," Mr. Thacker said of Dandelion Cottage intentions. "The home will be remodeled into a business" with the RDA loan going for exterior renovation. The five percent interest loan will be repaid over eight years. In other action , the council approved a rezone of the Josefina Pastrana property at 535 W. Mutton Hollow Road from That change brings the property into conformity to with other sites around it," Mr. Thacker explained. The council also approved rezoning of six properties on Boynton Road west of Fairfield to agricultural, The acreage was part of recent city annexation and fell into two different zones. Devon-Thomfie- ld R-l-- A-- l. MWULL II IMtMU U M I. ! m |