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Show r ft n. f iyryirywjrr ' RVCP Vol. 5 No. ' (teitiei'SteijS jost ti'nbv wwjp. ?y 1 &.nm Wjv b 1 Wednesday, January 2, 1985 I 4,500 Gallons Dumped I Tough Clean Up Continues On Lake Oil Spill APRIL ADAMS Review Staff Cleanup efforts continue on a 4,500 gallon diesel oil spill that flowed from Kays Creek into the Great Salt Lake that occured last Monday. The spill wasnt discovered by health officials until Thursday. An estimated 2,000 gallons entered the lake, so far killing about 50 mallard ducks. J.C. Bangerter Trucking Co., where the spiIL occured, hired Hatchco, which performs environmental cleanups, to clean the spill. State Division of Wildlife Resources officials worked with the company to mop up the spill. Bales of straw and synthetic pads to soak up the oil were placed along the creek. Diesel fuel is more difficult to remove than crude oil since it is lighter and spreads more rapidly, according to officials at the Divi- of Wildlife Resources. sion Session Expected No cost estimates have been made available yet on the cleanup effort that is required by the Layton-base- d firm. The accident happened after a diesel pump nozzle was left unattached to a pump at the company, said the countys Director of Environmental Health, Richard APRIL ADAMS Review Staff Legislators from local areas are expecting a tough time this January at the 1985 state legislative session. I am expecting a very, very, very, very tough session, said Rep. Nolan Karras, of Roy. He was recently appointed the House Appropriations Committee Chairman, in charge of finalizing the state budget. This will be one of the tough- Harvey. He said the fuel flowed into storm sewers, entered the creek and flowed a few miles before flowing into the lake. Approximately a half to a third of a square mile of the lake was covered from the spill. Devices to help hold back fuel will remain near the mouth of Kays Creek for at least three more days, he said. The Division of Water Pollution Control in the state health department has requested the stream be flushed out and vegetation along the creek be washed off so it can be removed. est sessions Ive been involved with, he added. Karras has been in the legislature for four years This will definitely be a pressure- session. -packed Several unknowns lay before the legislature, he said. Among them arc cutbacks that may or may not be made in government expenditures and programs and the changing of a new governor j for Utah But with the budgeting process this year, I feel we have got to leave money on the table. he emphasized. event, Karras During the y will sponsor House Bill 93, which will provide financial assistance to Hill Air Force Base Heritage Museum on 38 acres near the 4 V J 45-da- A? r & , base gate in Roy. A , y IDO Grt xv i The park, fcaturng restored planes, is designed to be a tourist attraction, he said. Another strong point of the bill is the base being the largest employer in the state, Karras said. We need to support them A dollar for dollar match would be required, he explained. The bill would provide $750,000 each year for the next two years, with commercial enterprises donating sums also. The representative will also sponsor a bill entitling new and expanding manufacturing industries to a sales tax credit on machinery or eouipment. This may stimulate and attract this type of development in the state, he said. Another bill he will introduce to the legislature will provide the of comprehensive legislation protecting victims of crimes, Karras said. It is basically a bill of rights for victims. This issue will be a hot item and will receive much attention, he said. The issue stems from meetings of thl Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, of which he is the vice chairman. Rep. Franklin Knowlton, of the Layton area, said there are no easy legislative sessions. Tough is an automatic word with these events," he said. The session will be dealing with a huge surplus of $100 million, Sorbent F S X V y 5 'V Vv f TfiiliPfltiiinrltf rlfflutifi ff s v mj Hj SPECIAL pads have been placed near the Kays Creek inlet where an estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel has spilled into the Great Salt Lake. District Approves Alternative Bond An alternate bond resolution and purchase agreement has been authorized by the special service district board to finance the burn plant, since the first alternate failed. The sale of the industrial revenue bonds to finance the bum plant was bogged down in New York by a number of hurdles, said the service district chairman, who authorized the $54.7 million bond issuance. Hurdles presented themselves that prevented the closing of the bonds, Glen Saunders said. He said it wasnt known if the district still had the letter of credit issued by Mitsubishi Bank Ltd.( in New York. The new motion made Wednesday authorizes the district to make transactions with Ban- - ng according to Phil que and repreadvisor district Holm, sentative from Chapman and Cutler. The letter of credit ensures the bank will ultimately buy the bonds if they are not remarketed in a certain time frame by Smith Barney Harris Upham and Co., bond underwriters in New York. Saunders said the district, should the letter of credit fail, had been faced with escrowing the bond proceeds. We need to protect ourselves in every conceivable way, he Indo-Sue- z, said. executive After an hour-lon- g session, the motion to also authorize the alternative reimbursement agreement and remarketing agreement passed unanimously board. by the he said. Photo by Robert Regan A FEW in moth-balle- 1 months ago, when coats still hung d closets, these sunflowers stood high to face the sun. But now they- n snow. bow under the burden of new-falle- The question is do we increase government to that level or do we reduce taxes," Knowlton said. I Continued On Page 2A 1984 in Review: A Look Back to the Top Locai Stones ipwm wniiiwjUjPW' VX; 'Vf -- '.r,: w tip uraqp v 7 became heavy runoff", Layton had its problems with personnel and a hometown Centerville boy caught the attention of the Los Angeles Times. These and other top Dav is Countys top news stones in 1984 (not in order of importance) include: Spring flooding. Although three East Layton homes were damaged from a n.idslide which came out of a small canyon, disaster was avoided mainly because of city and county advanced planning. Debris basins were completed enough to catch mudslides. Creeks were sufficiently lined with concrete to avoid spillovers. And culverts were cleaned and screened to eliminate backup waters caused by Predicted floods frl debris. M . i HOMETOWN hero Todd Randall carried the Olympic Torch down Centervilles Main Street and buoyed the patriotism of the nearly 5,000 spectators. Elections. Republicans took every seat up for election in Davis County. Republican county commissioners Harry Gerlach, Harold Tippetts and Glen Saunders were All house seats for the Utah Legislature were filled by Re publicans as were all elected county positions. Sheryl Allen as president of was the Davis County School District. Olympic Torch Runner .Todd Randall of Centerville raised the $3,000 necessary to have the honor of carrying the Olympic Torch down his hometown mam street. He attracted Los Angeles Times writer Patt Morrisons attention with his "Olympic spirit", and his picture and story made the front page of the Times. (See November issue of the Readers Digest). The torch was carried from New York to Los Angeles to start the summer Olympic Games by AT&T runners and by those who could raise the money for the privilege. U.S. Ice Skating Championships. The Bountiful ice rink hosted the compulsory figures competition for the 1984 National Figure Skating Championships. Scott Hamilton, mens national champion easily won the compulsoncs held at the Bountiful rink. Rosalyn Sumners won the womens. Sumner and Elanine Zayak, who were publicized by the national media as hav ing a feud, disputed the fact at a press conference held at the Bountiful Recreation Center. Skating officials later compli- mented the rink on its near perfect ice. Layton Scandal. Normally a fairly peaceful community, Layton was plagued by a situation where the former city recorder Randall Heaps was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $1,000 after pleading no contest to a charge of attempted misuse of public funds. Heaps was also required to pay $1,620 for restitution to the city for misused public monies. He pleaded no contest to the amended charge, a Class A misdemeanor, and five other third-degr- ee felony counts were dismissed. The sentencing followed on the heels of former Layton Mayor Lewis Shields resignation, who resigned in November after over a dozen years in public office. He was granted immunity by the chief prosecutor of the county attorney's office for his participation in Heaps prosecution. An investigation of several months by the county attorney's office revealed loans from city funds had been made to both Shields and Heaps. New personnel policies and procedures have since been implemented however, and the situation that angered and upset so many is becoming but a memory. New Mayor Golden e council memSill, a was ber, appointed by the council recently to serve in that capacity until the municipal election in November. The burn plant. Davis County residents should expect the long-tim- much-debate- d, long-awaite- d re- source recovery plant to be built cast of II AF Base on 22.9 acres of land. Continued On Page 2A ' |