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Show SFUIAL ORDIR DIVISION LAICUOIT LIBRARY U OF U LALi LAKE CITY, UTAH 81U2 Coott tout Pcesort uS ftOUC RATI PAID u : . i 'COLLECTIONS Pcloj Pwmllno ft I pylon utoh 84041 effEeSJJoMZ2M Davis TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1987 NUMBER THIRTY-FOU- Group targets senior center fnnd-raisin- g By DONETA GATHERUM I : Frank Storey, Chairman of the Davis County Aging Services, Inc., announces the formation of a non- profit corporation to solicite funds for specific purposes including construction of a Central Davis Senior Center. The corporation is governed by a board of community . ; leaders. Trustees are Frank Storey, Leo Kinsman and Dick Adams from Kaysville, Helen Hough from : Fruit Heights, Harry B. Gerlach, ;Sr., Alice J. Johnson and Newell Parkin from Bountiful, Eva Han- cock and Vernon B. Carr from Cen-- : terville, Walter Bain from Farming- ton, Robert C. Kay from Clearfield rand James M. Young from South j Weber. Helen Hough is vice chair-;maWalter Bain is the secretary n, and Newell P. Parkin is the treasurer. : The organization has been it status by the granted IRS which makes donors eligible Tor income tax exemptions. : The corporation will not replace .any existing organization or operate programs. Its sole purpose is to non-prof- raise funds for senior citizens programs, especially construction of a center in the central part of Davis County. Since the number of persons 60 and over is expected to triple in Davis County by the year 2005, the need is critical, he said. If building needs are anticipated and accomplished before the crisis is here, future resources can be concentrated on the increased program demands which will face all aging programs. After an extensive study of senior citizen programs, it was determined a need exists for a new center in the Kaysville-Laytoarea. The present facilities in these cities are inadequate for the number of seniors using them and living in the area, it was found. It is estimated that $500,000 will be needed to construct a 10,000 square foot building which can be expanded as need dictates. This facility, comparable in size to the n approved the purchase of a 10 acre elementary school site in Northeast Layton and declared another parcel surplus property. The action was taken Jan. 6 at their regular meeting. The District purchased 10 acres on North Church Street just north of the LDS Church (about 2600 North) from the Love family and from Dr. Dean Christensen. The Christensen property fronts on Church Street. It was purchased to give Milton F. Love an access to his property that would become d if the school were constructed on the site that was purchased for this purpose. The District will deed a 60 foot right of way to Mr. Love. The remaining strip of property purchased from Dr. Christensen was declared surplus and the school administration was directed to proceed land-locke- with its sale. Supt. Lawrence Welling said there are no immediate plans to build a school on this site because ''I, entire Kaysville-Layton-Fru- possible by spring, 1988. Mr. Storey has met with the senior citizen groups in both Kaysville and Layton. At present, a county council on aging senior citizens program is operating in Kaysville in a home at 34 E. 100 N. This is inadequate for the number of people using the programs. CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO of the present financial uncertainties. The School District declared a 10 acre parcel of property in the LaDonna Mesa area (near SW 193 and the Weber Basin Water Treatment Plant) in Layton surplus property. The District acquired this land in a trade with Layton City that involved the old Verde-lan- d Park School and a realignment of the Layton Elementary School grounds. It was intended to be a school site until engineers discovered some problems with a BLM pipe line and a power line. The expense of moving these easements made construction of a school on the site too costly. Dr. Dean Penrod, assistant superintendent over buildings and grounds, indicated the two easements would not prevent the development of a subdivision nor would they affect the market value of the property. The Board of Education declared the LaDonna Mesa property surplus and instructed the administration to begin marketing it. Editor The Kaysville City Council KAYSVILLE unanimously endorsed continuation of preferential rights in obtaining electric power Tuesday night. In supporting a resolution opposing elimination of those rights, the body also in lawsuit the intervention brought supported by Utah Power and Light against the Western Area Power administration. that has We oppose any change in a set-u- p Manasaid several for decades," on City gone Thacker. John ger Many years ago cities had the option to buy five-memb- er did UP&L-fro- m , By TOM BUSSELBERG KAYSVILLE Kaysville could be getting its own Mexican food drive-i- n come spring. The Kaysville City Council, acting as the redevelopment agency, gave its nod of approval to a site plan and architectural plans for a new Taco Time to be located at about 170 North Main, adjoining a convenience store. Itll be the citys only Mexican-styl- e restaurant after the closure of d a facility last summer. That was blamed on major Main Street construction making it difficult to reach the South Main store. Greg Limburg of Roy will own the 1,500 square foot restaurant that will seat up to 60. He is manager of the Roy Taco Time and says e full and employees will be hired. To be constructed with an earth-ton- e color exterior, it will follow a plan used for stores in Price and Jerome, Idaho (see photo with story of Price store). Cost is estimated at $150-- $ 175 ,000. The council placed some stiupla-tion- s on development of the site that includes a 9,000 square foot lot. A section behind the store wont be needed for parking but City Engineer Lee Cammack expressed concern the area be properly maintained. At a suggestion from Ed Craven, Taco Time regional director, that the rear area would be Mr. Cammack said wed rather see landscaping, not deweeding, in the central business district. Perhaps something can be worked out with the city (power) substation, City Manager John government sources at Glen Canyon and Flaming Gorge, among other dams, Mayor Gerald Purdy stressed. They (UP&L) had a cheaper power source then and didnt join. Now UP&L claims a 25 it percent decrease in costs would be possible if federal of the some power. could purchase Calling that a bunch of baloney he stressed cities like us (and Bountiful) have been all the way along with paying our own way ok3d drive-i- m Kaysville can start soon, with completion By TOM BUSSELBERG power--a- s - it Heights area, Mr. Storey indicated. The goal is to raise the needed $500,000 in 1987 so construction Thacker said, noting the rear area in question is near the substation and perhaps could be fenced and maintained as a unit. Mr. Craven agreed to planting of grass and future plans for a playground with picnic tables. Mayor Gerald Purdy said he wasnt happy with the type of construction planned, noting stucco had been a concern a year ago when a similar Taco Time was proposed on the site. Where this is going to be one of our major blocks (downtown) store, Mr. Craven said. Mr. Limburg noted some other, more expensive stores cost about $250,000 and include atriums. whether we like it or not, I hate to see this kind of construction built on Main. That type of building doesn't belong on that block. Three years from now that (largestore) could be closed. We wanted to do it right. I dont think it will be an eyesore, he emphasized. He was assured the building has proven physically sound and successful in the past with Big D Construction of Ogden retained as general contractor. r-type HAFB has world impact, general tells Chamber locally-owne- 17-2- 0 By DONETA GATHERUM part-tim- HILL AFB Members of the Layton Chamber of Commerce heard Major General Charles McCausland, HAFB Base Commander give an update of the U.S. Air Force Logistics program last Thursday at the monthly meeting of the Layton Chamber which was held at the Base Officers Club. Major General McCausland has been Base Commander since September 1984. He told of the importance of Hill Air Force Base to the world-wid- e logistics program of the the F-- the Peacekeeper, Minuteman and Titan IIs systems plus supply of many general commodities including aircraft wheels, brakes, tires, etc. The General praised the U.S. F-1- 6, 4, government for their improved program that was started five years ago. Our spares reserve has been increased through more funding so have been extended through special modifications, computerization, rewiring and other methods. This is a great savings of tax dollars. Finally, the Base Commander spoke of some major construction projects that are underway at Hill Field. Within the next two or three years, most of the old World War II buildings will be replaced with modern facilities. By 1988, the Base will have a $12 million logistics operations center that will house a computer system designed to eventually make the Base tele- today we are able to keep engines operational longer, the Major General stated. He told of some Chinese Air Force officials that visited Hill. They indicated one of their airplanes had an engine life of 100 hours. These Chinese military specialists were impressed when they learned the U.S. Air Force was able to use an aircraft engine for 4,000 cycles or over 4,000 hours. Another program the Base Com- mander discussed was the tional Multina- program. The U.S. Air Force works with 14 countries and 1 ,079 aircrafts in maintenance and training in the use of the Liason people from these alied countries are trained at Hill Field for periods of three or four years. They live in the surrounding communities and give our area an international flavor. General McCausland explained the life of the 6 and F-- 4 crafts F-1- 6 phone system obsolete. An ISROMS sheet metal repairs cenin 1990 and will replace 10 existing buildings. The General stated he was happy to be the host for the Layton Chamber of Commerce and he was looking forward to next year when the Chamber could once again hear an update of the activities on this important military base. ter will be complete F-1- F-1- to power bny-iu- about 60 percent of the original cost for construction and related activities now paid off, including interest. The saddest thing is that theyre getting support from our surrounding cities served by UP&L, said Power Superintendent Walt Meacham. With UP&L already experiencing a 30 percent power surplus that (purchase of federal power) isnt going to reduce the rates by 25 percent. If the court case is lost, well all lose, including Sunset City, he said, referring to Sunsets endorsing UP&Ls Fight. I dont think thats being said strongly enough. If preference is ruled unconstitutional, it (power) will have to be divided equally. When you look at the heavy population areas (back East) no one will gain, Mr. Meacham continued. "UP&L wont get (benefit) and well lose, he said, adding the change would mean the killing of competition in Utah. Admitting the city and other public power companies have "no vested right to the power Mr. Meacham added, weve paid the bills that pays for the capital (construction) and interest. Is it fair because its now cost-effecti- that someone who wasn't in (UP&L) should now be allowed in, he asked. They want to eat their cake and have it too, Mayor Purdy said of UP&L. In a written statement prepared by Mr. Thacker, he writes that UP&L holds to the fallacy they and their consumers receive no benefit from any of this power. In fact, UP&L purchases hundreds of millions of kilowatt hours per year at very low prices from the Bonneville Power Administration, another government agency. With their 30 percent surplus they can disd continue generation from more expensive power plants, he noted. This is not the first time UP&L has taken exception with the preference principle, Mr. Thacker says further. The first challenge to constitutionality came 20 years ago with another attack launched in 1983." He said each time the Department of Energy or federal courts have upheld the preference and publicly principle for owned municipal power systems. Writing about overall power costs, he says records with the Utah Public Service Commission show UP&Ls overall cost is no higher low-co- st coal-fire- non-profi- t, co-o- ni than any other Utah electric utility that must supplement its federal allocations with other power sources. The reason our rates are lower is we have different approaches to spending money and running our utilities," he said. Referring to Mr. Meachams statement that no one would benefit if the door were opened to 200 investor-owneutilities, he said maybe UP&Ls desire is that public power recipients are forced to buy the majority of their wholesale power at increases of percent." This would create prohibitive residential retail rates in the high cost service areas leaving the door open for UP&L and utilities to come in other large investor-owne- d and take over the service territories of these systems. Competition has always been a healthy ingredient in the American mainstream of business. Through their support of the preference principles over the last 80 years. Congress has shown an awareness that the utility industry remains more competitive if there are alternaelectric utilities, Mr. tives to Thacker added. d low-densit- y, profit-seekin- g gmxmi I Kaysville is one of the last cities (in Utah) where we hope to place a r Kaysville says . ', Bountiful Center, would be large enough to house programs for the N. E. Layton site bought tor school The Davis FARMINGTON School District Board of Education mm., ! |