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Show I eyf 0. la:;l cnv, u:a:i .'4.SYTA3T 330 sal; sun C nm Wool U Poi Pvmq lUkHAK PAID PC AMI NO LAV TON UTAH MOAT (USPS - 544-913- 3 NUMBER THIRTY-SI- VOLUME EIGHTY X Voice 25t 1492-6000- i ) 546-473- 5 Of Davis County WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1984 Sraiset Wei Mamsed Amid Operated Auditor By DONETA GATHERUM SUNSET - Sunset City is well managed and operating on a tight budget that works better than most fiscal systems, reported Lynn Wood of Crouch, Wood and Barber CPA firm. The report is an annual audit requirement of Utah State Law. It was given to the members of the Sunset City council at the Dec. 4 meeting. -- MR. WOOD and his associate, Jerry Crouch complimented city recorder, George Dickson for the excellent accounting records he has kept and they also extended praise to Janet Groskreutz, city treasurer for her efficiency. The accountants did make some recommendations. They stated the utility fund was operating on a break-eve- n basis. Funds are not building up to cover emergencies depreciation or replacement. The men suggested possible ways to increase the balance in the utility fund would be to place a consumption charge on sewer use and to charge more for water delivered through bigger, commercial water lines. LONG TRIP LawyfttoiM Balloons can travel a long way, especially the helium variety, as Layton student Barbara Hamilton found out, holding up newspaper recounting balloon found in Grand Junction, Colo. By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON Some people send important messages through the U.S. Mail service. Others call long distance. Some rely on private courier services. Barbara Hamilton, the daughter of Victor and Linda Hamilton of Layton, beballoons are sulieves helium-fille- d deif want you perior livery. tain peaks and dropped 300 miles east of Layton in the backyard tree of a Nelson family that lives at 1 176 Road 2VA, Grand Junction, Colorado. Mrs. Diane Nelson, a young mother and her baby, Scott, found the two balloons still inflated on Thursday, Nov. 15th, less than one full day after the launch. 24-ho- ur RESULTS arent always guaran- teed when the balloon delivery system is used. In fact, sometimes the chances of getting a balloon to land and to be discovered are 250 to . Barbara was lucky. Another problem with balloon delivery is that you can never tell where the message will land. Its all up to the fickle wind. 1 BARBARA Hamilton was one of 250 students in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades at Layton Elementary School that launched helium-fille- d balloons with Dont Smoke messages attached on 4x6 index cards tied to the balloons tail string. The balloon launch was conducted on Nov. 14 at 2:45 p.m. as part of the American Cancer Societys Smokeout Day. SHE CALLED Courtney J. a reporter from the Daily De-Brui- n, Sentinel. Friday afternoon, Mr. DeBruin called Layton Elementary and then the Hamilton home where he got an exclusive interview with Barbara, balloon message specialist. A NICE front page news story in the Daily Sentinel followed the THE BROWN and red balloons with a blue index card attached soared over the 10,000 foot moun- - Hamilton. Could Barbaras note have reached an unknown distant relative? Barbara plans to write and find out. Probably the most important part of the whole story is the message Barbara placed on her 4x6 blue index card. Hi, if you smoke please stop smoking. You will live longer if you dont smoke. dmg Please Park Cars Off Of The Street LAYTON - Lt. Sparks of the Layton City Police Department would like to remind all city residents that the time of the year is here again when on street parking and snow removal dont mix. A CITY ordinance limits on the street parking when snow removal is needed. A person cannot park any vehicle on the city streets between midnight and 6 a.m. when snowy conditions exist. Lt. Sparks said the police will be on the lookout for cars left out and will ticket the cars that are found in violation of the ordinance. SNOW REMOVAL during a snow storm is a very large job for the city and they wish to go over all the streets as quickly as hinder the job and make snow possible. Cars left on the streets efficient. less removal Remember to drive carefully in this season when the roadways can become very hazardous. Buckle your seat belts under all has driving conditions until it gets to be a habit. Using seat belts life a be to precaution. saving proven -- . : c FINALLY, MAYOR Norman Sant gave the council members copies of the three latest state sales tax reports. He asked the council to notice if there were any businesses operating in Sunset that were not on the list of companies w ho had paid sales tax moneys. If this is a problem, the Mayor said he thought the city should take action against the businesses in violation of the sales tax requirements, dmg BECAUSE of the holiday season no council meeting will be held Dec. 20. dmg Smow Removal; Big Problem ANOTHER exciting part of the story is that the person who found the balloon was named Nelson. Barbaras mother is Linda Nelson anti-smoki- ATTORNEY BAILEY asked the counstudy Sunsets existing junk car ordinance and make recommendations if changes were needed to make the ordinance more effective. He gave council members copies of other junk car ordinances to use as comparisons. Recently, Sunset City police officers have identified 23 junk cars in one little section of Sunset. cil to cated these improvements were underway. A second access road will be built but the contractor who has been hired for the project will wait until spring to start work. 2400 East is now asphalted. The water line that concerned many nearby residents has been laid and will soon be functional. Public hearings were set for January 3, to hear a request from Lakewood Investment for a rezone from R18 to RM. A second hearing will be conducted at the request of Smiths Management. They are asking for a rezone from A to M-- ) to allow for an 18 acre expansion of their distribution center. ON DEC. 6, the city council gave final approval to two subdivisions phases. They set public hearings to decide rezone requests from two developers. Approval was given to East Meadows No. 2, a 10 lot development of single family units just north of Rainbow Drive. APPROVAL was given also to Quail Point No. 2, a 14 lot single family development. This approval was contingent on the completion of several improvements. City Planner Scott Carter indi ment crew calls for assistance from the water department staff and other city employees who can use the heavy equipment. SNOW REMOVAL is the biggest winter problem any street department faces. Public works director for Layton, Terry Coburn says planning ahead and prioritizing the streets to be serviced is the way they meed the challenge of clearing 160 miles of roads. He says the snow removal job in Layton would be equivalent to clearing all lanes of freeway between Layton and Pocatello, Ida. The main difference is that Laytons roads are narrow, steep, winding and circular. Laytons snow removal equipment consists of five trucks equipped with sanders, a water department truck with a plow and a road grader. Most of the equipment is old. One truck dates back to 1966. We are now in the process of developing a consistant program of 4-- H EACH STUDENT prepared a messhort, original sage hoping it would reach a smoker and influence the person to stop a habit that causes many health problems. Barbaras first balloon lost some of its helium before launch time. She attached another balloon to her string and the two airborne spheres sailed out over the trees towards the Wasatch Mountains. - LAYTON - At 3 a.m. Sunday moming,Dec.l6, the Layton City road crews are out starting the job of clearing roads of snow that has fallen during the night. By noon most of the roads in Layton are plowed and sanded. Things are 4-- H he would like to complete the drafting of a T.V. satellite ordinance so the council could adopt it in January. He asked for recommendations and suggestions from council members. O LAYTON Standard procedure at Layton City council meetings is approving subdivision plats and setting public hearings to listen to rezone requests from developers who want to build subdivisions and commercial projects in Layton. next day. Mr. DeBruin is active in the Colorado branch of the American Cancer Society. He appreciated the No Smoking message. BARBARA is an excited fourth grader. The same day she heard that her balloon had been found in Grand Junction, Barbara received a $10 savings certificate from the county program for her excellent personel record book. Barbara has been involved in cooking and arts club led by Beth and crafts in a Andrews and Linda Hamilton. 4-- H THE ACCOUNTANTS noted there was a considerable amount of money written-off as not collectable in the water users account. They suggested a $5 or $10 late fee be charged or that the deposit be raised to cover anticipated bills for a period of four months. It normally takes four months to turn off the water on a delinquent customer. Another possibility debt would be to to reduce the write-of- f make landowners, not renters, responsible for payment in case of default. In conformity with Utah State law, the accountants recommended that Sunset City pass a purchasing policies and a personnel policies and procedures ordinance. IN OTHER council business, it was decided to loan about $850 or 50 cents per household to the Special Service District that was recently established to study solid waste management in Davis County. This would be a one time loan. The money would be used for postage and administrative supplies. It would be repaid at no interest after the service district issues revenue bonds. City Attorney Steven Bailey, reported -- looking good. The main roads are all open. Most of the streets in the subdivisions have been plowed. Even the 230 cul de sacs in Layton have been servireH AT 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16th the snow starts falling once again. The air is much colder, wind is causing drifting. Laytons replacing and street are listed according to priority. Main roads like Gentile, Gordon Avenue, and Main Street are plowed first. Intersections and roads leading to schools, main highways and hospitals are top priority items. AFTER THE main roads are cleared, the snow removal equipment moves into the major subdivisions. Last on the priority list are cul de sacs. Mr. Cobum explains, The streets are narrow and circular. We cant move our large trucks in cul de sacs. USUALLY snow removal starts when the street department workers receive word from the police department that problems are developing. There is always one man in the street department on standby so things get moving rapidly after the problem is reported. If the snow accumulation is under two inches, the road is just sanded. Deeper snow requires sanding and plowing. AN 18 part sand to part salt mixture is used for sanding. The 1 sand provides traction and the salt aids in melting the snow. Last year Layton City purch- ased 17,000 to 18,000 tons of sand and ,000 tons of salt. There was a 13,000 ton mixture stockpiled for use this winter. SNOW REMOVAL is only done when there are bad east winds or 1 other conditions that cause drifting. Our men work hard. We receive many compliments from citizens about the way our roads are maintained. Be patient with us. depart- our equipment," Mr. Coburn says. We will always need something. No city could ever expect to have all the equipment they would want, AFTER AN inventory of available equipment is established, the streets department assigns the equipment to one of five districts in Layton. A 1966 truck would not be useful on the steep hills of East Layton. A road grader would nearly always be needed on the slopes. Within each district, the roads HELPING SANTA Helping St. Nick with some of his chores, this year, are members of the Kaysville American Legion chapter, including Wallace Abrams, left, Howard Sides and Clark Cheney. - American LeKAYSVILLE 82 Post of gion Kaysville wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas aind Happy New Year. THEY sincerely appreciate the help and thoughtfulness of all those in the Kaysville-Fru- it Heights areas who have been more than generous in supporting the Legions Fund Raising Project" by saving newspapers and scrap aluminum for monthly pickup. This has been the assistance that was needed for them to raise money to continue to sponsor their many service projects for the community and Veterans Hospital, the past years. THE POST has selected two needy families in the area to provide Christmsa presents and gifts for this holiday season. This is just one of the many projects the Legionairs sponsor. RODGER Dennis is the new Legion Commander of Post 82. James Miller is chairman of the Christmas Santa-Aiproject with Wallace Abrams, Adjutant, Howard Sides and Clark Cheney, members of the Executive Board as d np |