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Show v Survey shows Davis support i? X'J- - .... for fluoride A A6 iltumsv o ' rf:'y (jf5nyiJi9 5iyT!i aula niiGEt QamuLNjG n cukec o ofoattB rtb o gflCPWI Battle o! the Bands ICaysville seeks input on general plan KAYSVILLE Gty leaders decided to postpone adopting the Kaysville City General Plan Tuesday night after listening to residents who did not like some of the language in the document. Residents at a public hearing prior to city council meeting also complained that people in Kaysville do not know what is contained in the plan. Most of the public comments dealt with open space, parks and subdivision development. Consequently, another public hearing will be held on Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. at city hall where residents can voice their concerns about the city's general plan. Some members of committees who worked on various aspects of the general plan, said they did not know a public hearing was being held Tuesday for final approval of the plan. About 30 people attended Tuesdays public hearing document formulatThe Kaysville General Plan is an ed from input from the Kaysville Planning Commission, City Council and various other committees. Sections in the plan include goals and policies for future growth and development. Outlined are goals and policies for housing, business and industry, agriculture, recreation, education, public buildings and grounds, open space, streets, mass transit, paiks.etc. Mayor Brian Cook said that many hours were spent formulating the general plan. Resident Don Woodbury', 710 East Cherrywood, questioned whether the city had spent the necessary resources needed to make a good plan. This is worth bringing a consultant to Kaysville to help us get a collective vision, Woodbury said. The Council was split on the vote to adopt the Kaysville General Plan. Council members Arthur Johnson and Horne voted to adopt it while Councilmen Robert Rees and Stephen Whitesides voted to table the issue and hold another public hearing. Council member Reed Nelson did not attend Tuesday's meeting, so the tie was broken when Mayor Cook also voted not to adopt the plan. Whitesides said he felt the plan was adequate, but wanted to make sure people had a fair chance to review it and comment on it. Council member Rees said the whole process of formulating a general plan has been very difficult. He questioned whether the city adequately notifies residents about issues of concern. Copies of the Kaysville Gty General Plan are available at city hall. 23 East Center Street. In other business, the mayor announced that the city had received enough money to begin work on the Millennial Qock Tower in front of city hall. The tower will cost about $45.(XX1 and will reach 30 feet in the air. The city plans to hold a party at city hall on New Year's Eve to usher in a new millennium. THE DAVIS High School Marching Band performs at the Davis Cup Band competition held at Weber State Stewart University's Stadium Tuesday night. bands from Twenty-fou- r Utah, Idaho and Canada participated. Viewmont High School won in Class B (less than 70 members) while Davis High came in second in the Open Class, narrowly losing to Skyview High School from Smithfield. 3 Photo by Man Lynchard 18-pa- rafee;n:se Cemte BY MARK WATSON Clipper Today Staff Writer - With the winter of 1999 quickly approaching, it is almost certain that a second year will come and go without any work being done on a conference center for Davis County. The Commission recently received notification that an Ohio developer has backed out of the proposed conference center.Tiotel project. Coiporex, based in Cincinnati, had been retained to manage both the conference center, which was to be coun-ty-owne- d. hotel. and the accompanying County Commissioner Gayle Stevenson said the message had been received in Deputy County Attorney Gerald I less's office. It said Corporex will not do the FRUIT HEIGHTS A veteran city employee will fill the new position of deputy watermaster, the city council has decided. Acting on the recommendation of City Manager Richard Marchant, the council Tuesday night approved naming Darren Frandsen to the new post. He will also work as a sewer technician. Frandsen's replacement, yet to be named, will concentrate on road maintenance and physical upkeep of city buildings a task that has previously fallen to Marchant. Frandsen's duties will also include working as waste water technician. It was just over a month ago that Marchant told the city council of needs to expand staff. Another position is likely to be filled later for a recreation director, a post that would be combined with other duties. I rf tastes Cilppo? 1 iTcdoy Have a delivery problem? Call our delivery hotline at before 10 a.m. on Fridays 296-550- 6 -- V OOR COPY things going on. but I'm not at liberty to discuss them. Some of the principals of N&S are aware of things going on behind the scenes. Nielson added that he wasn't aware of the message sent to the county, but added, there are some things that should hopefully come to a conclusion shortly. It's a little premature to make any announcements, he said. This week's developments are typical of the wrangling and fingerpointing that have plagued the conference center from the start In January of 1998. a committee representing the county selected an engineering and construction team to build a hotel'conference center m Lav ton. The county anticipated that the project would be completed by December 1998. 90-da- waveDs Negotiation squabbles among private corporations, changes and additions to the original plan, and legal issues as to who would be responsible for operating the various business operations, have entangled and almost squeezed the life out of the county's conference center plans. Gerald Hess, the county 's chief civil deputy attorney, said the county currently has no agreements or contracts to enable construction to begin We're not dose enough to signing any agreements. Even if we get something done now. construction would not likely begin until the spring of 2000. he said Earlier this year, county commisthe confersioners tried to jump-staence center process by mandating that rt See "Conference,' on p. AS it was 'all business' i mrTHinnimit.ttlia at weekend showcase fine-tuni- Fruit Heights council creates new position tacted Tuesday. There are some project. Stevenson noted. We have not responded, not done any more on it. I don't anticipate anything happening in the immediate future. he added. In the meantime, Layton partnership N&S Development was still seeking to move forward with the project N&S officials said early this week that they had heard rumors that he (Butler and Corporex) was out, but had received no official notice. A y period had been agreed to during which Corporex could perform, or show some action, expired Oct. 13. But without any official word. N&S officials said we officially can't do anything until we talk to Butler. Durell Nielson, a Salt Lake City attorney retained by Corporex. gave little additional information when con Fruit Heights sets hearing on Mountain Road bridge is still expected, While some FRUIT HEIGHTS the Fruit Heights City Council has set a Nov. 9 public hearing to receive input on proposals for a new Mountain Road bridge. Residents are invited to a 7:30 p.m. hearing as part of the regular city council meeting, which will be held one week later than usual because of municipal elections on Nov. 2. City Engineer Kent Jones will be in attendance to answer questions. He has designed the current proposal. State transportation officials say the bridge must be replaced for safety reasons. However, there are still some questions on the part of city council members as to how wide the bridge needs to be and whether sidewalks are absolutely necessary on both sides. The bridge width now is 27 12 feet, said Dale Green, who was acting as mayor pro tempore that night. Jones' plan would increase that width to at least 37 feet, and possibly 39 feet. The design concept was previously approved by the council, pending input from the public. (pairfk2Dls!n)Dp BY MARK WATSON Clipper Today Staff Writer KAYSVILLE Organizers of the Davis County Showcase were pleased with the results of their big extravaganza Friday and Saturday at Davis Applied Technology Center. Several top businesses from throughout the county were on display at the event, which area chambers of commerce plan to sponsor again next year. We were a little disappointed at first. said Chris Dallin. president of the North Davis Chamber of Commerce. But when we counted the tickets we found that 1326 people attended (the expo) which is about what we were hoping for." he said. REP. JAMES V. HANSEN, above, was one of the main speakers at the event, which featured a multitude of booths and exhibits, top. Photos by Man When something is spread out over a couple of days, attendance is slow but steady We were very pleased with the attendance and thrilled with the speakers." Dallin said. Speakers included Congressman Jim I lansen. Jon Huntsman Jr.. State Rep. Kevin Gam. Layton entrepreneur Jewel Lee Kenley and Tom Grimm, president of Sam's Gub. The goal of area chambers of commerce is to help improve the economic vitality of the county Now that the expo is over, the chambers plan to produce a brochure to recruit the right kind of businesses to the area. Congressman Hansen lauded the U S Congress for balancing the budget and paying See "ALL BUSINESS," p. A5 Cities fret, but Option 'Df likely to be OK'd BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Clipper Today Sta ff Writer - WOODS CROSS The new D Legacy Highway alignment has a good chance of approval by the Army Corps of Engineers, but. it is not altogether locally preferred" as the modified C" alignment was. Brooks Carter, chief of the Intermountain Regulatory Section with the Army Corps of Engineers, based in Woods Cross, said the D" alternative is very much like the A" alternative which was permitted under federal guidelines. But D cuts deeply into developable land some cities had planned on using to expand business parks, so while they recognize the continued need for the highw ay. they're not thrilled with its route. Carter explained the D alignment differs from A, only near Bountiful's landfill, where it shifts to the C" alternative. TTiat adjustments eats up about six additional acres of wetlands over A. but still appears a feasible alternative. Carter said, because those six acres are low quality." meaning they do not function as an area attracting wildlife, nor do they offer clean water. Instead, they appear as an overgrazed farm. While the Corps of Engineers is more open to the plan, the From the Corps permitting perspective we really tried to work with the cities to get the best alignment psi-ble- . He said they are still working with Centerville to possibly mitigate wetlands west of Sheep Road to allow the city to develop its business park. The "D" route not only cuts into land which Centerville would like to see developed, it cuts into land already dev eloped. Three businesses totally disappear and part of four others, including the city's public works facility disappear." Thacker said The three businesses totally removed are Custom Coatings. Hogan Associates and Phil s Auto. The four partially affected include a UDOT facility. Pallette Companv, Hendricks Trucking and the city 's Environmental Protection Agency could still v eto it. The fact this new alignment, first proposed early this month by State Rep. Kevin Garn. R. Layton, more closely follows the A route troubles the councils of several cities for cutting into developable land they'd planned on using for business parks. North Salt Lake. Centerville and West Bountiful all would rather see the modified C alternative built because more developable land is available. We still need the Legacy Highway." said Centerville City Manager Steve Thacker, but I feel Centerville's taking the brunt in the comer with option D." he said. But the modified C alternative touted by Davis County cities and county commission was not the initial proposal, nor did it ever receive the Corps endorsement. Carter said the C altemativ e. and the modified C alternative came about through the state legislature after cities and the county opposed facility. The new alignment takes the Carter; Reserved optimism We worked with UDOT (the Utah Department of Transportation) on A.' It was permitted under federal guidelines. Carter said, explaining the Corps and UDOT had met with city and county officials working with them to try to accommodate their needs. A. v Legacy Highway just west of the city 's public works facility on 1250 W est. cutting into land the city planned on using to expand, well east of the railroad tracks. The C" alternative and the locally preferred alternative both kept the highway west of the Denver and Rio Grande tracks until north of the devekvpment area. Thacker said. |