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Show Page 6A South edition Lakeside Review dffir8si t Wednesday, Septembers, 1984 EDITORIAL Mobile Homes Not All Bad Ukfc roller skating rinks and housing, mobile home parks are a fine idea until youfe faced with one in your own backyard. Th$ word itself is filled with negative connotations for many people. Theyre the ones who have a hard time remembering to say mobile home instead of trailer. ; ; Its the same people who have to force themselves to banish visions of rundown metal boxes crammed together on a dusty, treeless lot. For mobile home park developed Mark Staples, who wants to build a deluxe park near'Foxglen, a Roy City subdivision, the word means Monte Vista, a Cadillac of mobile home parks. It is one that is rated as a six star park, the top of the line. For Foxglen residents, the word mobile home park means fears of falling property values, crowded schools and heavier traflow;income fic. . Who has the right definition? Three members of the Roy City Council sided with the homeowners and voted down the park. But one .of those councilmen, Richard Ulibarri, said he favors the concept; even though he believes the timing is wrong. Ulibarri knows something about the subject. As a child he liveJ-ia trailer. And it was a trailer in the old fashioned sense of the word. He knows what it means to be grateful for even a tin Woof over your head. While most mobile home buyers earn more than adequate incomes, many have been priced out of the traditional single family hjme market. Their budget only allows a $35,000 mobile home, not a $50,000 conventional home. A mobile home is their avenue of escape from paying rent, a no return proposition. For senior citizens, the parks offer mobility, low maintenance and extra security not possible in traditional subdivisions. For others, it is simply the type of home they prefer. Some economic forecasters say mobile home parks are the future for many Americans; parks like Monte Vista that preserve dignity, uphold esthetic standards and give a return on the dollar. But that is the wave of the future, what Foxglen residents are concerned with is now. They have sacrificed, often heavily, to buy a single family piece of the American dream. They are scared. Scared that their elected officials dont feel their fears. And convinced that the developers promises to maintain high standards are only promises, not reality. Whose interests should be protected? The growing numbers of Americans who by choice or due to economic circumstances purchase mobile homes. Or residents of existing subdivisions who feel their investment is threatened, a fear that some appraisers say is warranted. Each group has valid needs whether it is for less expensive housing,- more convenient housing or for trying to maintain their hard won property values. Like Ulibarri said, he voted with his heart, not his head. He voted to support the fervent feelings expressed by Foxglen residents despite his preference for construction of well designed mobile home parks. - 4' i x s - X H- i-f n ih In hi "i irfni M " 7 l" on 12 wheels? It could be this case it is a snowmobile t. converted to a gravity powered Marty Marsing, 11, drives his redesigned snow machine, which was made by taking a defunct engine and bodywork off the old snowmobile to make a hot summer toy. The ride WHAT RUNS downhill several things, but in go-car- lliiili Hi' "A Tl T'W 1 lli " ' "'illll 1111 'Ull'l 'll ' Photo by Robert Regan . ... down the hill for Marty and friend, Brian Bangerter, was much easier than the ride back up. Marty is the ,, son of Eddie and Norma Marsing and Brian is the son mu'! of Kent and Wendy Bangerter. They both live in : Centerville . Letter to the Editor complaints, which makes me sick (maybe everyone else is on vacato see the way pet owners treat tion). their pets, such as locking their But thats not how it should be. pets in sizzling hot automobiles, Labor ought to be given tieing their dogs on a short rope back to Day 91 million of the workers, thats so tight they cant breathe for reason or another one whom or walk two feet to get to their better off decided have theyre food or water. bosses union without representing So the next time an animal Review Editor: control officer knocks at your them. These workers obviously In response to a letter from dont want organized labors and Elizabeth E. Higgs; door to write a citation or investaking bows for an animal complaint, dont them. Bountiful, August 22, 1984 in the tigate be abusive, lets talk about it and Lakeside Review. get the problem solved. As a sweetener to the worker a for the work letter Finally After all, Im just doing my who is generally overlooked on that animal control officers must Labor Day in favor of the union do.; Mr. and Mrs. Higgs sound job! Just like you do yours. Jerry Lofgreen pros, something extra ought tq be like feal humanitarians as well as Animal Control Officer added: a promise that they can animal lovers. People must realcontinue working without ever ize ;the kind of work and abuse we are put through everyday! We being faced with having to choose between union membership and must get the public informed as to what our jobs consist of, such losing their jobs. as keeping vicious animals off the Ninety-on- e million workers streets so they dont spread dishave decided against union memeases to other animals and huReview Editor: bership. Of the fewer than 20 milmans and to keep you and your The volunteers of Weber Melion who have joined, an children from getting bit by that morial Care Center would like to indeterminable number are vicious animal. give a big thank you to everyone members only because they have We are also peace officers, (not who donated to and supported to be. Officers Also Get Abused By the Public - n: Thanks Given For Volunteers just dog catchers). We. handle neighborhood dis- putes everyday, for which you would call us, The Middleman and many other names. Eight out of 10 assignments that we are called out on we get no respect from those eight and must take their abuse and foul language the best way we can and still try to settle the dispute, which usually ends up with a citation issued and makes them even; angrier. Now that the news media is involved in all the bad allegations made against us the abuse is twice as bad from the public. You never hear of the good services rendered to your county or its adjoining agencies by Davis County Animal Control. Such as the! bulls, we helped Salt Lake City Animal Control and Highway Patrol round up off the freeway, August 13, 1984; If the public would be more responsible and have their pets spayed or neuered and keep them from running astray, so the neighbors wont have their garbage scattered and ruin their lawns. We have taken constant abuse from the citizens committee for which they want every animal control officer dismissed. Not all of the officers are at fault! I have a wife and three children to support and I have no reason to abuse county property or to be cruel to animals. I love animals as much as the next person and I also investigate cruelty our yard , and baked sale. Our goal was to buy Lynn Pitchford a ' special adaptive wheelchair. Thanks to your great support, this was accomplished. Lynn will get his new chair. Caring for people is what volunteering is all about. It is gratifying to know that so many other people also care. Again thank you so much for your help. Lynns family and at Weber Memorial Care Center appreciate your support. Betty Probasco and Barbara ne Tremble Roy Labor Day Recognition Misplaced Review Editor: On Labor Day, organize labors kingpins move to centerstage to take their yearly bows, accepting for Americas 112 million working men and women the thanks of a nation for a job well done. Set aside many years ago by Congress as a day of recognition for the wage earner, whose contributions to building America and keeping it vital often go unnoy ticed in the course of Labor Day nowadays is things, taken to be the day of glory of the union bosses. They're the only day-to-da- ones who really get to take a bow Some unions have made tre- mendous contributions to the g of their mempersonal bers, and continue to do so, and would continue to merit membership. But many unions have not. Under abusive and coercive leadership, they have betrayed the trust of their members; they have spent union funds to support partisan causes and candidates that many members oppose; they have put the members welfare second to the building of a rich and powerful union hierarchy; they have condoned, encouraged, and even orchestrated violence by union militants and, in short, have made a mockery of so called union representation. Preserving Utahs Right to Work law will help put an end to this. It will let every member of Utahs work force continue to join unions if they want to, quit if they want to, or nevefjoin if thats the way they want it. To get members, union officials will have to prove the union deserves members. And the same to keep them. well-bein- Review Editor: There is something tragic going on around us and it is preventable! I am talking about the pet population explosion. The article about the problems at the Davis County Animal Shelter on August 1, brought reality home. That shelter, and others like it, show us that as a people, we are not re- sponsible pet owners. ' , That story really touched me, Sinn vi i ki) G. Wayne Nesmith Utah Right to Work Committee animals immunized either. That is not love, or responsibility! There are so many innocent animals that are suffering needlessly. If all, of us would spend the few dollars it takes to immunize and alter our pets, we wouldnt need animal shelters. There are many wonderful veterinarians in the area who charge very little to ' I believe that there are good, kindhearted people who live here in Utah. We need to, as a people, show our kindness to our animals by being responsible pet owners. It is not fair that shelter em-- , ployees have to clean up our mess or have bad dreams for weeks about putting dogs to do us all such a great service. We need to think about our responsibilities as pet owners. We need to keep our animals from wandering loose to be ran over or. exposed to sickness. We need to ns o.) 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The whole sound package is yours at savings through Saturday, September 15, in Personal Electronics (763): University Mall and Layton Hills only auto-rever- TS-69- wa mm W. ,iZS5(A ,w 4MNM0 So maybe the Presidents Labor Day proclaimtion ought to issue the promise of a gift: the gift of freedom for every employee to work for a living without paying tribute to union bosses he doesnt want and to take his own bows next Labor Day. spay or neuter all of our pets and we need to keep them immunized ' against disease. as Im sure it touched everyone who loves animals. But there are those people who claim they love their animals, yet they dont have them spayed or neutered and usually they dont bother to get their Utah Needs Responsible Pet Owners S23 flshop by phone: Utah. 6 C2 EV2 With your ZCM! Option outside Salt Lake Charge Account Call e 24 hours' a day in Salt Lake City Western United States |