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Show BEN LOMOND BEACON. Dec. 21,1 978, Page 3 r BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE OGDEN, UTAH PERMIT NO. 278 f Unis Eta lomoDiri Serving North Vol. 3 No. 47 n BBO Ogden, Pleasant Viewand Plain City Thursday, December 21, 1978 Sessions attacks proposed 1979 budget during public hearing By Cliff Bachison Weber County . Commissioner Ronald C. Sessions declared 1979 County budget to be a complete fabrication. During a public hea'ring held Thursday to discuss the Weber County budget, a dispute arose between Commissioner Sessions and Commissioner Keith Jensen. Sessions heatedly denounced the proposed budget because he was not told of several of the commission meetings held to discuss it. Sessions acussed County Assessor Lloyd Barney of deliberately over estimating tax revenue to be derived from property taxes by $100,000, a charge that Barney flatly denied. This whole thing is a cotton picking fiasco that were dumping on the new commission, Sessions said. Chairman Hunt, the only incumbanl commissioner on the Commission, was not in attendance at Thursdays commission meeting or the public hearing. Sessions and Jensen are lame duck commissioners who were defeated in the November election. The commission indicted that the budget would include an eight per cent pay hike for all county employees but merit raises and bonuses would not be possible in the new budget. Commissioner Jensen admitted that the hardest hit by the new budget will be the Fire Department, the Sheriffs Department and the paramedics. Firefighters Association President Stewart Murray asked the Commissioners, Why should firefighters and public safely employees be penalized? We just dont have the money, responded Commissioner Sessions. Are you aware that half of the paramedics and fireman have been with the County for several years and have options to go other places if the county doesnt give them their raises? asked Murray. That is their priviledge, retorted done and have failed to act on. Every fireman on the force has to hold down a part-tim- e job on the side, said Murray. There are men on the force with three years of experience that qualify for food slamp-s- . The budget which provides for a .73 mill cut in the property lax was approved at the second session of the public hearing held last night. Chairman Hunt said Wednesday during a press conference that the budget was an historical first in county history because it provided a one mill reduction over a two year period. Commissioner Jensen. I talked to all of the commissioners last summer and you promised me that you would make sure that the public safely employees would gel whatever raise was recommended by the IPA study. Why dont you live up to the committment you made to me? asked Murray. We would like to but there just isnt the money for it, missioner and tired replied NICHOLE EMPEY, Family Com- United Airlines in the future. Coleen is a cheerleader with the school, is a member of the Deca, and Ski Clubs and is a member of the FBIA. Coleen plans on attending Utah State upon graduation. She enjoys riding horses, skiing, and gymnastics. Presently Chet is representing the school as one of the Tallyman on the cheerleader squad. He has been on the and is a honor roll, has earned a member of the National Honor W-pi- n Society. of Chet enjoys skiing and is a member the National Ski Patrol. He plans on being an airline pilot for . JV ,V . Kris Ewert Mrs. McFarland endorsed a letter submitted by Lyman Cook to the P.C. Mayor and city council, in which was expresssed the feeling that there should be some serious thought go into the passing of the Building and Planning ordinance before it is passed. Some large land owners feel that their rights regarding the land they own will be violated should this ordinance be passed. Boyde Parke presented the general outline of the ordinance and read his recommendation regarding the Planning Ordinance. He reported that the . xA a student at Lincoln Elementary shows off puppy she won last weekend at the Points Christmas party. Sessions. Im damn sick of all the studies we have Van (Men, Skeen voted as royalty for Christmas dance Chet Van Orden and Coleen Skeen were announced last evening as the royalty selections for the Weber High ": featured Christmas Dance. Chet Van Orden is the Sotrof La Von and Jean Van Orden of 880 East 2800 North in North Ogden, while Coleen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garry Skeen of 4500 West and 2355 North. Bank-Fiv- e v ordinance is not an attempt to stop growth in Plain City but to limit the growth. Those members of the Planning commission who voted for the ordinance were Boyde Parke, Darwin Taylor, Paul Knight and Farrell Bingham while Frank Hadley cast a negative vote. A survey sent out to the residents of Plain City canvasing the peoples desires regarding P.C. growth was tabulated and it was the deciding point for the ordinance. The results of the survey weighed heavily on our decision, states Mr. Parke. Permission asked immunized for school Approximately 8G per cent of Utah kindergarten-ag- e children entering school this fall were adequately immunized against preventable childhood diseases, a Utah Department of Social Services official said. According to Dr. Taira Fukushima, Deputy Director of Health, Disease Control Branch, an immunization survey taken in all Utah school districts and private Ziegler swears in At the December 14th city council meeting of Plain City, Attorney Barclay administered the oath of office to Police Chief, Howard Ziegler. George and Fisher was present and a special parochial schools showed that out of 28,384 was given to him on enrollees, presented evidence of immunization adequate against measles, mumps and rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, kindergarten behalf of his recent election as Weber County Sheriff. Sheriff Fisher was presented a plaque of appreciation for the service rendered the past fifteen years to the people of Plain City. 24,240 whooping cough and polio. guest speaker Quorum of Twelve for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaSaints, will be the guest speaker at a retirement dinner for two distinguished Weber y County School District leaders. The special event is scheduled for VAN ORDEN and Coleen Sateen were voted by the Weber High studentbody Christmas Dance. The dance was held last Saturday evening at Weber. CHET as the 978 royalty for the 1 December 28th at 6 p.m. at Plain City Elementary. Retiring are Henry Matis, who has served on the Weber County School Board for the past 16 years. Elwin Marriott who has served as director of having all kindergarten kindergarten students, Weber School District, for the second year in a row, had elementary education for the district for the past 42 years is also retiring. The public is invited. There is a $5 charge has been set and a limited number of the tickets are to be sold. Interested parties are encouraged to make reservations by calling any of the following; Wally Robert Stewart at Knight, or Wilma Stewart Reservations need to be made by the 22nd of December. 731-424- 4; 731-299- 1 A total of 3938 youngsters did not have evidence of adequate immunization or exemption as required by Utah law. Efforts are underway to fully immunize all these children. He noted that the percentage of kindergarten children with evidence of adequate immunization has increased 5.4 per cent since last year at this time when only 80.7 per cent of the youngsters had evidence of protection. Only two school districts reached the 100 per cent level. Piute and Wayne School Districts, both with enrollments kindergarten below 35, were successful in students immunized. IN large school districts, it is very difficult to get all youngsters immunized. In districts with rr.or than 1,000 Benson to be Ezra Taft Benson, president of the minor changes. One change stipulated that not less than 30 permits be allocated per year, and the termination clause of one year rather than three, for the length of the ordinance effectiveness. It was proposed by Councilman Taylor that both ordinances be combined into one and have the planning Commission look at it and have a new ordinance ready for the next meeting in January. Consequently an extension on the moritorium on issuing building permits for single dwellings and subdivisions will be extended until that time. 86 percent Mr. Bruce Taylor came before the city council to ask special permission to stay open on the eve of the New Year. He asked the council to approve the opening of the confectionary on New Years eve during the hours from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. New Years eve falls on a Sunday this year, which would be in violation of Plain Citys ordinance to dispense with selling beer on that day. Mr. Barclay was asked his opinion of the legality of this action and he recommended that an amendment to the beer license ordinance be made and a public hearing be set for December 29, 1978 at 6 p.m. to make this amendment. congratulations Mrs. McFarland presented anouier ordinance which contained some 825-692- the highest immunization level: 1527 out of an enrollment of 1610 students (95.0 per cent) had evidence of adequate immunization. Other school districts with enrollments over 1,000 and levels their immunization are: Davis, 93.1 per cent; Granite, 88.9 per cent; Jordan. 84.2 per cent; Salt Lake, 80.4 per cent; Alpine. 81.4 per cent; and Nebo, 71.5 per cent. |