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Show Stamhml-Kvamlni- T l.iii.sm.i-- : Teen artist s' u V (C I)tun girt' arhiiV iiii.irJ w v . ; INSlIMi ' f y" m 7 ihrow LIohM iREiDEJA Davis August 9, 1007 Connecting two cultures Jjpann nUnkm vi Aimrk4 county's Community newspaper Post vacated by city's Galbraith, who currently is serving the city as mayor pro-te- Pj.rAcnwjas iMrtywi SUNSET Tti city will con linuc to be run under female leadership far the nest five months. first-evSunset woman mayor was replaced Tuesday er with another woman. Oflkialx appointed City Council member Jan Galbraith to fill the remainder of Carol lklimon term of oHice. lklimon resigned July I J because she has moved to east Layton. offi- cially will be sworn into office Aug. 20. City Councilman Max llill said (ialbranh couldn't lake her oath of office Tuesday because city workers had not posted the action on the agenda. 1 uesday, Galbraith quietly accepted her appointment with few words. I'd like to thank the council for their support," she said, refer ring to the three voting members who appointed her with a majority vote. Galbraith has lived in Sunset for 38 years. Slie Is employed as fcrsonncl director and Winegar's Grocery Store. tilings for oth- "1 enjoy doing ers and being part of the -making process," she said during interviews to select the decision- new mayor. She said beautification is her number-ongoal and she plans to recruit volunteers to help with this process. Galbraith pointed to a number n areas in the city. She of run-dosaid site hopes to support ways to clean up and control rental units. e Galbraith said the biggest prviMcm die city faces is business areas that still need developing. She hopes to focus on this problem. and she believes bcaunfica-lio- n will help solve this problem. ilut she advised council members not to expect her to be the answer for everything. "I feci one person can't do every dung that needs to be done." site said, blic a Idol that she believes teamwork will bring about effective solutions to city dilemmas. "Sunset has been a great place to raise children," she said. "1 would like to keep working in that direction. 1 would dedicate myself to (being mayor) 100 per mer. "We're moving in the right direction." she said, "but there are concerns." Other candidates who filed fir h the position were Itrcni Andrews, Max Hill. Colleen Mann and Arlcy Wallace. Hill, the newest member of the council, withdrew his application moments before interviews were held because three council five-mont- Soo MAYOR 2 projects in Kaysvillo - KAYSVILLE Residents may be looking at a property tax increase if they want the city streets to be improved. At the request of the City Council, City Manager John Thacker presented an agenda of street projects for the next four years, but it will cost the city $900,000 each year to complete the projects, and that doesn't include maintenance. Where will that money come from? Thacker said there arc two ways to get the money a property tax increase or Moe el Dm bas neee$4EH - feed, cMMnq and education - m coming to Layton. Punr-mcommission mompwx oi proved toe Me plan tor ScWoUsky' Deb tost month. They will most likely approve sj!o plans lor Old Navy ctothmg store and the Domes & Noble bookstore this month. Schlotzskys Deb, a last food chain that serves duk sandwiches. wil be built west of the Super Targr-- store in the Layton Market Place. It will be dose to Chili s Restaurant, which received approval horn KAYSVILLE Council denies rezoning proposal The City Council denied the rezono ol 1 .6 acres at 1 1 1 1 West Webb Lane from one acre agriculture residential to hall-acr- lots. e Blackham returned to the council with a request to rezone his property after changing the zone. Originally he had asked for zoning of not less than 20.000 square feet, but when the council objected to it he returned with a request for zoning. Some council members indicated they would rather see the larger lot zone, but when it came down to approving the changed request it was denied. Mike - through general obligation bonds. A public hearing is required before the tax increase can be approved, or an election will be held for bonding. "I don't think a bond election will pass, said Mayor Arthur Johnson. The council will hold a work session to discuss the options and to decide what to do, but the city hasnt raised property taxes in 17 years. The last increase was in 1980, when Garr Ellison was mayor. The city has already started half-acr- e Centerville City wont initiate street name change on the street improvement projects for this year. Three contracts have been awarded and the fourth was awarded during Tuesdays council The City Council turned down a request to initiate the process to rename 1350 North Street to Dale Ford Drive. Norma Ford, wife of the late Dale Ford, asked the city to begin the action to change the name of the street in honor of her late husband. Dale Ford owned and farmed several acres along 1350 North and was one of the more prominent citizens of the area. Party at the playground meeting when the contract was awarded for widening Main Street to Morgan Asphalt, which bid $221,586.59 for the job. The project will widen the pavement 400 West Street to the north city limits from 24 feet to 54 feet. The bid came in nearly $100,000 less than the engineers estimate. already awarded include the installation of curb, gutter and sidewalk on the north side of 200 North Street from 600 East to the city limits and the widening and reconstruction of the pavement. This project has a price tag of $450,000. The reconstruction of pavement on 300 West from 200 North to Main will cost $130,000 and the reconstruction of pavement on 200 West from 200 North to Main Street will cost $70,000. All four projects will be done this fiscal year and completed by June HITCHING A RIDE: Councilman Mike Barton said that while he didn't want to he felt be seen as that its not the citys responsibility to initiate actions cold-hearte- like this. He would, however, feel more inclined to vote in favor of a name change if the action was brought to the council by a citizens group. It would be more appropriate if Mrs. Ford could have a petition signed by residents of the area, he said. (Above) Brittney Narramore, of Farmington, gives her friend Davis Owen, of Kaysville, a d at a park in Kaysville on push on the Thursday. Davis celebrated his second birthday at the park with about eight of his friends and relatives. (Right) Davis hitches a ride with his cousin, Cassie Simpson, 1 0, ' of Farmington, on the playground equipment. merry-go-roun- TIM FARMINGTON SCHOON New pool hours OKd by council Standard-Examin- New hours have been approved for the Farmington Swimming Pool during the last week of August, which is also the first week Davis County schools are in session. The pool remains open through Monday, Sept. 1 , Labor Day. 30, 1998. See TAX2 deli plans license tost month. Old Navy and Dames & Noble will be attached to the Toys R' Us store that will sit south ol SuporTargot In the same complex. Sue plans tor these businesses have been submitted but haven't reached a meeting yet lor approval. mean higher taxes Work on the 300 West project will begin as soon as the city electric company removes the power poles from the area where the pavement will be placed. Power will be out for residents in the area while this project is under way. Residents will be notified of the outage by the city. The four projects will cost a total of about $900,000 and the city plans to spend the same amount each year to upgrade the roads in the city. The council approved the schedule of street projects, which means next year Main Street from 400 West to 200 Panel OKs Die City Council lor its liquor Scheduled road projects Layton I faces tax increase Other CITY LIMITS cent" Galbraith complimented improvements in the city's recreation department. She said the citys kids Club kept children otf the streets for much of the sum- nrr City a t.hti VOL 10, NO. JC 150 CENTS Galbraith steps into Sunset mayors shoes first woman mayor will bo filled by another woman 1 1 Hours: y (Aug. a.m. lap swim, 8 p.m. open swim; Saturday, 10 a.m.-- 7 p.m. normal hours, open swim; Sunday noon-- 4 p.m., normal hours and open swim; and Labor Day, 1 1 a.m.-- 8 p.m., open swim. 25-29- ): Farmington waits on bus site permit By TOM BUSSELBERG Standard-Examin- correspondent FARMINGTON - The City Council has deferred granting a conditional-us- e permit to build a west Farmington bus compound until a committee can study the issue more. The decision to table final action came after lengthy discus- sion and presentations Wednes- day during a public hearing to appeal a recent planning commission decision granting conditional-use and site plan approval. Reasons cited by Council, member Gary Elliott to delay ac tion centered on a desire to study traffic concerns and to see where the Legacy Highway alignment will be placed even though that decision may come months from now. Elliott also asked for more input from residents on what they want the area to look like in the future in terms of the type of zoning. The bus compound would be placed on a little more than six site at acres of a about 200 N. 750 West, said Lynn Trenbeath, assistant superintendent of Davis School Dis- See BUS2 6-- 8 Monday-Frida- 4-- , |
