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Show WJ,1 sthial cnsFR division SAaaiOIT LIBRARY u OF u TT Davis SALT LAK Cot' frsufi u S humorous look at serious topics. Shoddy business Pu$tj ye mui too--an- d LAYTON - Both men are retired following successful professional careers. ..Both have been active in LDS Church functions. ..Both are concerned about the direction of Layton City government. the common thread ends as Golden BUT THATS Sill and Richard McKenzie near the completion of their mayors race. campaign in Laytons Theres more interest in this race than any other mayors contest I can recall, says Sill, the incumbent mayor. Voters will have a definite choice in regards to beliefs and style. MCKENZIE agrees. "There should be heightened interest this year. A lot of our residents are upset about the management of our city. The two candidates are campaigning against a backdrop turmoil in Layton City government. of Sill was appointed mayor following the resignation of Lewis Shields and the forced departure of former city recorder Randall Heaps. The negative publicity for the city continued with news reports of improper recordkeeping, police detainment of a city councilman, a controversial zoning approval for an apartment complex, the recent firing of a city manager and this months charge by a defeated city council candidate of election irregularities. SILL IS aware of the negative publicity. If I werent involved in the operation of the city, I might be angry too from reading the newspapers. I can see how the average citizen might be frustrated. But all the controversy doesnt change the true fact and the true fact is that this city is currently being managed better and with more controls than at any time in the 25 years Ive served in city government. Sure, we have had problems. But these problems are associated with the tremendous challenges we face with Layton's growth and the change to a city manaes ger form of government. Its like a newlyweds have to work a few problems out in the early stages. It would be stupid to automatically get a divorce and its equally stupid to throw out all weve accomplished in this city. McKenzie doesnt accept that argument. THE CITY is not being managed well in terms of the future challenges, he says. There has been an inconsistency in the approach to solving the problems, and bad judgment has cost the city money. For example, there is doubt as to how long the present landfill will be adequate-a- nd a landfill is a necessity not a frill. Theres still inaction a library is very on the construction of a city library-a- nd what does this But our growth. important considering all effort on bondfocus their Instead do? they government ing for an enlarged swimming pool! Im not saying we didnt need the new pool facility, but I do question the measures to fix a priorities. We need vision, not stop-gaproblem here and a problem there. We hire a city manager, but the next thing you know hes being fired and given six months severance pay. No matter how you look at it, this administration has not demonstrated adequate leadership. The leadership McKenzie is offering stems from his 37 years service with Hill Air Force Base, many of those years spent in a managerial capacity. I was known as a fair but demanding person, a tough manager, and I was frequently assigned to areas that were having management problems. Im not a person who immediately begins firing people, but I am a person who can straighten things out. I wasn't liked by everyone, but I usually earned their respect. THE STRAIGHTENING out role has led to rumors that his election would jeoprodize jobs of current city -- n down-payme- nt X By BRYAN GRAY nt n TWENTY-SI- City management hot Layton issue Guest Writer p, iAf Candidates exchange views CYCLOPS Mitch lives in Kaysville, but his city makes little difference. Shoddy business practices have no geographical limit-a- nd neither do the addresses of the victims. Mitch unwittingly became a victim last Christmas season when he purchased a used 1984 Toyota truck from an Ogden-are- a car dealer. After receiving credit for his trade-i($3,200) and making a cash ($1,200) he signed the papers on the $10,000 truck, agreeing to pay a bank $252 per month for five years. "I thought I got a decent deal, he recalls. "It wasnt a great deal, but I was satisfied. It was a nice truck. The deal became "indecent, however, four months later. On April 26, upon leaving a wedding celebration in Hooper, he was met by an Ogden City Police detective. I have to take your truck, said the detective. But Ive been making my payments, replied Mitch. Thats not the problem, said the officer. The truck was stolen. The dealership is aware of it now, so Id advise you to contact them tomorrow and straighten it out. The next day the dealership admitted there had been a problem. The answer, said the sales manager, was to find another truck on the new or used car lot. The dealership would apply Mitchs prior payment and write up a new deal. Mitch walked through the lot. He didnt see any used truck similar to the one he had bought, and just recently employed and soon to be married, he didnt have enough money to buy a new model. So he approached the sales manager and asked for his money back. Mitchs money would include his $1 ,200 down payment (His old plus the $3,200 applied on his old truck trade-in- . truck had already been sold by the dealer.) In addition, Mitch had by now paid of $1 ,000 in payments to the bank for a truck he now didnt own. The sales manager didnt flinch. We can't give you your money back, but we will give you a used truck to drive for a short time while you make your decision. Mitchs decision had already been made. I never wanted to buy anything from that dealership again, he says. I had bought a truck in good faith and now I had nothing. Well, not exactly nothing. He had temporary driving privileges of the dealerships loaner truck (which was taken away several months ago). And he also had something else leftthe truck payment to the bank. The police detective advised me I should stop paying the bank since the truck wasnt mine to buy. The title the bank held was obviously bad. So I stopped paying-a- nd now thats led to another problem. The dealership had told the bank of the mix-ubut the banks accountant also knew that Mitchs $252 per month payments had stopped. So when Mitch was browsing around for a furniture purchase last month, he found that also didnt have any not only didnt he have his truck--h- e credit. And as for the $3,200 credit for his truck trade-in- , the has dealership has since told Mitch that the trade-isince depreciated in value. The only person optimistic in the entire case is Mitchs lawyer. Hes told Mitch that he has an open and shut case when it goes to trial. Oh, the dealership will pay for this, says Mitch, but my lawyer says it might take a year to go through the courts. In the meantime I still dont have a truck. ..The dealership has my old truck which theyve sold and got money for, the dealership has my money, the bank has four months of my car payments and soon the original owner will have my (or his) truck back. It isnt right. Two weeks ago I received a sales flyer from the same I Ogden dealership. I suspect Mitch received one hope he didnt throw it away. He should have called the told him to shove it sales manager on the telephone--an- d his exhaust! up ' Permtt no 6 loyton. Utoh 84041 NUMBER LIGHTER SIDE down-payme- V ftULK RATE PAID WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1985 A route ! hotly-contest- For Tuesday election highly-publicize- Candidates vie for city posts By DONETA GATHERUM On Tuesday, Nov. 5, voters in each North Davis County com- munity will select mayors and members of city councils. The importance of voting in local elections cannot be The decisions made by local mayors and council members directly affect your life. They determine what your community will be.' They decide questions about zoning, streets, recreation, water, sewer, taxes, libraries and comover-state- d. mercial developments. VOTE NEXT Tuesday and encourage others to vote. If you dont know the polling places, this information can be obtained by calling your city offices. A wise voter will learn something about each candi- date: qualifications, background and beliefs. Some of the local elections should be interesting to follow. In Layton, incumbent appointed Mayor Golden C. Sill will be running against Richard McKenzie, a retired civil service employee who was the senior civilian employee on base upon retirement. Layton is the only city in North Davis County that held a primary election. IN CONTRAST, West Point voters will select a mayor and two council members. All candidates in West Point are running unopposed. Kaysville is also offering a slate of unopposed candidates. Voters in Kaysville will give four year mandates to Mayor Gerald Purdy and two council candidates Carol Dean Page, an incumbent and Dr. Reed L. Adams. d day-to-da- Voters in the remaining communities will have a range of choices to make. THE FOLLOWING is a listing of candidates by city and information about their service in local government and their occupations. CLEARFIELD Mayor: Neldon E. Hamblin, incumbent, is unopposed. He is employed at HAFB. He has been the mayor for four years and served 8 years on the city council. Seeking two openings on the council are: Rulon E. Cummings, incumbent has served 4 years on the council. He works at the Ogv- v Depot. Jim Hurst has no local government experience. He is retired and was a school administrator. Robert C. Rush was a member of the Sunset City Council at one time. He is retired from civil service employment at HAFB. CLINTON Mayor candidates are Ken Willis and Mark Smith. No information obtained on Ken Willis. Mark Smith served as a member of the planning commission and the Board of Adjustments. He was formerly chairman of the Board of Adjustments and is currently chairman of the planning commission. CPA. He is a Larry Davis is also a candidate for Clinton mayor. He has been a member of the planning commis- - ' y marriage-sometim- p Continued on page three Continued on page two Bombing death shocks area By GARY R. BLODGETT And TOM HARALDSEN CENTERVILLE - South Davis County residents were still in Shock over the bombing that killed a Centerville man and the wife of his business partner Tuesday, Oct. 15. -- INVESTIGATORS said a bobby-trappe- d bomb of a high explosive killed Steven F. Christensen, 3 , of Centerville, shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday. The bomb exploded in the hallway of the Judge Building, 8 E. 300 S., Salt Lake 1 City. Police believe that Mr. Christensen was the target of a dual bombing incident that also killed the w ife of his partner in a business that the two formerly operated. Kathy Sheets, w ife of Gary Sheets, an officer and partner in the firm, was killed by a similar bomb in the yard of her home in Holladay. STEVE WAS bishop of the Centerville 13th Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. Mr. Sheets is a former bishop in Holladay. It was an errie experience as Tom and visited with neighbors of Bishop Christensen in an upper middle-clas- s neighborhood in northwest Centerville. There were no 1 FULL OF EMOTION Gary Sheets, left, and Terri Christensen embrace during an emotional moment following the funeral last week of Steve Christensen, Terris husband. Also killed in a similar bomb explosion was Garys wife. Gary attended her funeral the same afternoon. The two men were former partners in a Salt Lake financial consulting firm. Continued on page two |