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Show DAVIS COUNTYbvH UTAHSTTEPR ' w w :nn s 101-1:- I'T SALTLKRCrTY r 1: - 3 Fifty Cents April 29, 1997 Sirxinli Dams Col m V()IL Ml 106 Nl Mblk 24 Farmington denies wheeling, dealing with developers Susan Tanner Holmes Contributing The adopted ordinance stated that "the about the propeity, the city had linked the think this is a w ay to help you people, rezone was conditioned upon development development agreements to the zoning said Councilman David Connors We are of the property for no more than 28 lots for change even betoie the developer addressed uying to tie some conti ols to the developresidential purposes only and subment be foie other stages even ocelli ject to the property ow nerde elop"There is not one person on this council er entering into a development We appieciate the time the agreement acceptable to the city commission and city planning who is pro development" within six months from the effeccouncil have taken as well as the tive date ol the oidinance developer," said Sandra Hager, City councilwoman, Pat Achter lesident But are we reallv lisHearings and planning meettened to Are we spending time in ings have been taking place for months on the proposed development the site plan issue Usually the developer these meetings when decisions have alieady Notices are placed in the Clipper said David gets the zone change and then brings the site been made First it was 21 homes, then 25 Petersen, City Planner and now they want 28 m going to lose plan to the planning commission and city In an effort to meet citizen concerns council for approval faith in the svstem 1 Writer FARMINGTON Charges of trying to make deals with developers behind closed doors angered Farmington City Council members recently None of us received a letter informing us about the notice of this hearing, said Tammy Harding, resident The charges came when the city held a hearing to rezone approximately 12 82 acres of property from A to R-- in connection with the proposed Creekside Development on about 200 East and Glovers Lane in Farmington S In addiessing the concerns ot notified tion. Petersen said The state requires a 24 hour posting in our ottice and three other locations Citv council hearings must be posed in the newspapei and thice othei locations Mailings are something we do extra on our ow n W hen the planning commission has a rezone hearing we sent out the notices the Friday before to everyone within a 100 toot aiea It the issue is ot greatei interest we do the same toi city council hearings This meeting is out fifth mailing on this subject We have youi interests at lieait said see FARMINGTON pg. A2 police arrest pair, charge with prostitution WX WOODS CROSS Police here arrested two women Today night on thaiges ot prostitution in a sting operation designed to get the escort services out ot the city Woods Cross Police C hid Paul Howard said word among the Salt ake area escort services was that the Woods Cross aiea was a sale place for escorts to meet men because law enforcement here was lax Male clients also liked to meet in Woods Cross because they were not known here That s changed With the help ol police fioin Salt Lake C ily and County two Woods Cross ol licers acted as undercover agents in a the sting They ai rested two women old horn Salt L ake Citv and a - 41-ve- 29-ye- old mother ot five horn Lav ton and booked them into the Davis Countv nil Howard said m spite ol the tact escort services advertise then female employees aie onlv available to dance loi clients they He are basicallv a liont loi piostitulion said his department was able to make the ai rests because ol the sexually oriented business ordinance recently approved bv the It gave us the teeth lor city council entoicement he said As woid got out about the sting opeia tion, othei clients called to cancel appoint ments Howard said the operation will be on going to keep prostitutes out ol the area Road construction raises tempers, accident rate Susan Tanner Holmes Conti ibiiting Wiitei FARMINGTON For yeais dnvers have been looking out lor the dmnken driver, and well thev should But mote and more accidents aie being caused by the so called safe dnver Has spring finally sprung? Why These beautiful tulips have risen to the occasion despite the cold and snowy weather in April The weather rainy off and on for the rest of the week to bring us into the month of May Photo by Cathy Linford is predicted to be Davis Demos nuke nuclear waste FARMINGTON The Davis and Weber County Democratic Parties adopted a resolution urging Congressman Jim Hansen to vote against the establishment of a high level nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada or any other western state that would require such waste to be transported through Utah Former State Representative Byron Anderson, sponsor of the resolution in Davis County, said, If there is reason for paranoia in the political process, it should be reserved for real dangers like the threat of exposure to high level nuclear waste, not the imagined threats of the Smart Card. If the storage facility is created m Nevada, high level nuclear waste will be transported down the interstate highways and on the rail lines that travel through Davis and Weber Counties right past homes and schools. It has been noted in the press that the tracks and trams carrying the spent fuel are always subject to the possibility of accidents. Some nuclear waste is so potent that a exposure would n death. cause He and Todd Taylor, sponsor of the reso near-certai- lution in Davis County, castigated Utah Senators Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett for supporting legislation that would establish to a high level nuclear waste repository near Yucca Mountain in Nevada, thereby compromising the safety of Utahns Todd Taylor said, Utahns have suffered a legacy of illness and death as downwind participants in up after those who do I wish the Republicans in Davis and Weber County had spent more time on this and the Chemicals Weapons treaty than on Smart Cards They should have told Senator Hatch to spend more time worrying about the safety of Utahns than writing songs and producing records This is the ultimate dany state Bob ger of a Bennetts votes on these two issues should be enough for Utah voters to reject him next November In other business, the Davis County Democratic Party passed a resolution suppoiting the passage of the bond and leeway proposals that will be voted on May 6 The resolution was sponsored by retiring Davis County Democratic Chair Vice Trudy Party Henderson Davis County Democrats broke with tradition by electing two males to lead the party Larry Barusch will be the chair Calvin Curtis will be the vice chair Both are tax attorneys They replace chair Greg Sanders and vice chair Trudy Henderson Dawn Fitzpatrick was elected as the county party secretary and Julie Pollock as treasurer one-part- "If there is a reason for paranoia... it should be reserved for real dangers like nuclear waste." Bryon Anderson the nations nuclear programs Utah has already done its fair share m disposing of the nations radioactive wastes with low level nuclear storage by Envirocare m Tooele County And since Utah neither creates nor consumes nuclear power, we shouldnt have to bear the brunt of cleaning Heres whats happening on and widening continues on two miles of interchange in North Salt Lake and 2600 South m Woods Cross. Three lanes of southbound traffic are usually open, with e closures on weekends Northbound periodic e closures on may experience periodic weekdays between midnight and and anytime on weekends. Crews are paving the median, closing one southbound lane daily from 10 a m. until 5 medi-- , p m. Sometime later this week, (if the three the southbound an paving is complete) lanes will be switched over to the newly-pave- d median. UDOT asks motorists to be will aware that the decision point to exit to moved north near the Mam Street overpass. Lanes will be narrow. Motorists are asked to be patient Starting at 2600 South m Woods Cross, the outside lane to will be dedicated to motorists exiting southbound The other two inside lanes will continue south westbound Reconstruction between the one-lan- one-lan- n, 1- -15 Constiuction is a big factor, said Lt Neil Poiter, Section Commander for the Davis County Utah Highway Patiol Oflice Our 1996 accident figures show a signifi In 1995 there cant increase from 1995 were 1191 accidents In 1996. there were 1699 accidents an increase of 508 That's an increase ot 141 percent with no increase in the number of troopcis Today's dnveis are follow mu too closely, exceeding the speed limit, and not allowing people to meige Thev ust run into each other, said Lt Portei People aie hurrying to get to work, they are tailgating and tiavel mg too fast tor the construction conditions Speeding is definitely the number one cause ol accidents," said duel Jell Jacobson, Faimmgton Citv Police Chief Next comes failure to comply with traffic control devices impropei lookout is a general term for not paying attention and then failure to yield DU1 has a percentage of the see CONSTRUCTION pg. A3 Davis district searches for land for new school FARMINGTON The Davis County Board of Fducation is looking at purchasing land for an elementary and a high school in Farmington If we dont buy the property now, Lynn Trenbeath, assistant superintendent of the Davis County School District, told the Farmington City Council, we won t have it The long term planning is vital to keep from overloading present and future facilities, she said We need to look to the future and be proactive for our growth areas Trenbeath briefed the Farmington City Council on the proposed bond and voted leeway election proposed by the Davis County School Distnct in a May 6 election We have 146 portables at a cost ot about $10,000 per portable, she said That is the equivalent of 10 elementary schools on wheels When you have four or five portables, youre overloading the other school facih ties said Pat Achter, city councilmember and school teacher The tax increase proposals are designed to spend $7 5 million to build seven high school, 1 junior highs and 46 elementanes It takes $250,000 just to open a school that s not even paying tor the teachers Other monies will be used for computers in WX bound into Salt Lake City. shifts. Work schedule: Seven days a week, two 1997 November Expected completion, Ramp metering on Beck Street Construction and installation of ramp meters begins ten-ho- to this week on the northbound Beck Street Lane restrictions may be in effect along Beck Street during working hours Watch for equipment and crews Work schedule seven days a week, daylight hours Expected completion, June, 1997 on-ra- SR-10- Bountiful and Centerville Crews are lowering man holes in preparation for a resurfacing project on several miles of 6 through Bountiful and Centerville Lane restrictions may be in effect this week during working hours. Watch for signs and barricades Work schedule. Monday through Friday, daylight hours Expected completion, July, 1997. SR-10- massage therapist, demonstrates a massage technique on Kathy Ukena, owner of Therapies for Health They agree everybody needs a massage therapist See story A 2 Photo by Cathy Linford Lynda Terry, a i |