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Show Davis County Clipper September 24, 1996 page A3 Tuesday, phristensen retires latter 43 years at First Security Bank FARMINGTON Im the last an era, said Kay Christensen, operations officer for First Security Bank in downtown Farmington. , Christensen will soon retire from he bank after serving in the same i, tf ocation for 43 years, first with County Bank and then with irst Security after First Security purchased Davis County Bank, Davis I was in high school and look- I ing for work when a gal in my neighborhood was leaving the bank because she was going to have a baby. I went down and applied and Lot the job as bookkeeper, and Ive feen there ever since, she said. Ive always loved banking and the work and getting to love the people you work with and the people in the community, she said. JTra going to miss visiting with my friends in the community and the eople I work with. "Its like giving back to your Community working here, she said. I think Ive worked full time for 35 years and there hasnt been a 'ear in the 43 that I havent worked at least part of the year. She has forked as a bookkeeper, a teller, an Assistant to the cashier, cashier and assistant vice president and cashier. Presently she is working as the operations officer in charge of per- sonnel concerns, reports, tellers, and seeing that things operate properly. Kay knows the area as shes lived here all her life, said Greg , Schaefermeyer, branch manager. Shes very friendly, conscientious and everyone knows Kay. She helps maintain the home town feeling in bur bank. Banking was different in the gays when Christensen first began working at the Davis County Bank. tThere has been a big change in the jfray banking has been done. There jjvas the time when we filed and posted everything by hand, omputers have changed the way e do banking. It has taken some of he personalized service but it has fciven us the capability to give more tmd different types of service, she said. Growth and change have been hard on the once small Farmington bank, with the change to a branch of a major banking organization, keeping the small town flavor. TOWNSHIP Continued from front and property the remaining these efforts success. Ed Township supporter Swenson said he feels a township will give Mutton Hollow residents more control over planning and zoning issues in the area. Swenson $aid the area would still receive county services like road maintenance and snow removal, police protection and animal control. Swenson pointed out that all the Idutton Hollow lots are currently ne acre or larger. He fears that if Kaysville annexes the area they will allow developers to build on much smaller lots that would compromise the somewhat rural feel of the area. He added that if Mutton Hollow becomes part of Kaysville City, area residents would be subjected to higher taxes as well as higher water and garbage rates than they pay now. He said Mutton Hollow originally went to the expense of forming the water neighboring cities developers to annex property; however, have met with little ROAD continued from front from the grocery store. Freckler blames a lot of anxiety about getting new roads built on the states department of tran- sportation, saying if they had maintained roads like they should have, people wouldn't feel the need to build so many roads now. Its my opinion theyre tearing up the roads intentionally, she charged. The Transportation subcommittee will meet Oct. 2 to look at where we are, and make adjustments, said State Rep. Marda Dillree, who chairs the subcommittee. That committee will prioritize the project, including a new pfortion added to Weber County and have something put together by February. As at the other open houses, Qillree and other public officials were on hand to hear the concerns she heard . of residents. She said 2 mainly from individual property T : KAY CHRISTENSEN A lot has changed in banking in Kays time. There is a lot of personnel movement from location to location. Today it is hard to find someone like said Kay, Schaefermeyer. When we were Davis County Bank we gave personalized service and we were people oriented. With the changes to First Security, weve tried to maintain that personal service feeling. I feel weve done pretty well. The key is having the time to talk with people to better meet their needs. You acknowledge you walk up to them and put your amis around them and help them feel theyre important, said Christensen. One of Kays strongest qualities is customer relations. She has a vast knowledge of banking in general and a deep background. She works well with the other employees. Most people will recognize her for her friendly and what can 1 do theyre here, to help attitude, said Schaefermeyer. I look forward to retiring. My husbands been retired for two years and we are planning some trips to see our son in Texas, she said. But after I get through feeling Ive been on a vacation. Ill miss the people I work with and the association Ive had with the customers and knowing whats going on in their lives. First Security, 12 W. State Street, Farmington, will host an open house honoring Christensen. The date is Sept. 30 from a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited. 1 1 district, and paid higher water hookup fees than Kaysville residents. He feels county officials see unincorporated areas as a burden, and would like to see all these areas annexed into cities. "They the county would like areas like us to go away. They have to provide services for us like snow removal, and were kind of like a thorn in their side, said Swenson. Swenson believes that despite statements made by several Kaysville City officials, Mutton Hollow will never be annexed into either city. We spent more money for a larger lot, we spent money on a water system, we simply want a more rural feel, he said. Over the last 24 years we have faced at least six or seven annexation petitions and every one of them have failed by 70, 80 or 90 percent, and for one simple reason. We were denied annexation in the beginning, and we have gone to the expense of putting in a water system and sewer lines, of contracting for our own garbage pickup and securing electric and natural gas service, and we have done it owners, who felt the plan was affecting their land. The real important thing for them to realize is that were listening, she said. She assured those who felt the decisions have already been made, they havent been. Its not true. Anyone who was at the first planning meeting knows we were discussing the concerns brought up among ourselves. She said committee members feel its important they touch on the issues of con- Marion Willey Ford is getting a facelift. The project is being done by Rick Hinds, and large reproduction of the Ford Symbol seen on cars. Photo by Cathy Linford Farmington will accept only one route for corridor Susan Tanner Homes Contributing FARMINGTON Farmingtons fight over where the future Western Transportation Corridor (WTC) will finally be built is heating up. City Council Farmington's authorized Mayor Gregory S. Bell to write a letter from the mayor, city council and planning commission to Parson Brinkerhoff and the Wasatch Front Regional Council making clear Farmingtons position. The motion stated that we register in writing our position. Pat Achter was the only no vote. Achter had missed the meeting where the plan was discussed and wanted more time to study the issue before expressing her opinion. On Sept. 12, 1996, the planning commission unanimously took the position that the only acceptable western transportation location corridor through Farmington, is one contiguous with Interstate 15 and the Union all by ourselves without the overhead of city government. We dont plan to give it up simply because of the opinions of city officials who don't know all the facts, he said. Why should we burden ourselves with another layer of government and increase our taxes by another 30 percent just to say we are part of a city? Kaysville City Mayor Arthur Johnson said it is his opinion that townships often cause more problems than they solve and he feels despite the efforts of the Mutton Hollow residents, the annexation of the Mutton Hollow area is Pacific Railroad line, said David L. Dixon, chairman of the planning commission. The proposal is a revised and modified alternative to the original proposal offered by the WFRC. Farmington would like the new freeway to run next to the existing freeway through the heart of Farmington and then branch out where the citys boundaries meet Centerville and Kaysville. The planning commission's positions was based on its concerns that all other transportation corridors under consideration would further segment our small community, destroy the rural ambiance of west Farmington, eliminate precious open space, threaten critical wetlands, foster additional inner city transportation problems and encourage unwanted commercial development in west Farmington, said Dixon. Questions of ecology and the concern of building a freeway on wetlands that potentially might liquefy during an earthquake were also major concerns. probably inevitable. I think eventually they will annex into a city. They will need water, and other services and I don't know if they have enough water for their needs, he said. Johnson said city officials are anxiously waiting for the results of Tuesday's vote, and he hopes to see this issue finally have some conclusion. They think this the township will give them more control over their area, but theyre still under the jurisdiction of the county, the mayor said. 1 think that someday we will see them in either Kaysville or Layton. expected to be done the end by It will September be a other words, if the city passes a zoning ordinance that only allows S O.B.s in areas that are all within a thousand feet of residential areas, it would very likely be struck down as violating the businesses constitutional rights by totally prohibiting them w ithin the city. The following recommended changes were made to the ordinance. "Out call serv ices shall only be permitted in areas zoned: Manufacturing M-- l. Sexually oriented businesses shall only be permitted in areas zoned: Manufacturing M-- l subject to the following additional restrictions: "No sexually oriented business shall be located: within 1.000 feet of any schixtl. public park, library' or religious institution, or within 400 feet of any residential use or residential zoning boundary, except within UK) feet of any residential use within an M-- l zone, or within 100 feet of any other sexual business, except outcall ser-- v ices." Peterson said they plan to talk to the city about their concerns but was skeptical on whether or not their voices would be heard. We feel weve been alienated, but we have no power to fight city hall. FIGHT continued from front In an effort to ensure the smallest, least traveled, and limited access area for this type of business in Famungton. the city council is considering a restriction on these types of businesses by allowing them only in the M-- l manufacturing zone. Legal council suggested allowing sexually-oriente- d businesses in zones containing very high impact usage such as a manufacturing zone." said David Peterson, city planner. "Although I personally believe it is unfortunate, the Supreme Court of the United States has made it clear that the city may not ban the selling or rental of soft-cor- e v ideos such as those sold or rented at various video stores in the adult section. If the videos cross the line into obscenity they can be stopped." said Michael Z. Hayes. "The city will need to decide what zoning aieas will allow Sexually Oriented Businesses. In this regard the city may be fairly restrictive, of however, whatever zoning ordinance is passed must allow some area for that at least allows the technical possibility of their existence in the city." said Hayes. "In same time. The city opted to upgrade the existing water system, and left the Mutton Hollow residents to fend for OPPONENT continued from front themselves. Paiker said the residents spent four years establishing the district and con- added that many area property owners who have large parcels of land, have asked to be excluded Irom the township structing the reservoirs and holding tanks. The district secured a $75.(XK) loan from the Utah Water and Power Board. Paiker said under the original agreement with the Utah Water and Power Board, no lots smaller than one acie would be allowed to develop until the loan was paid off. Parker said the district members had made a verbal agreement that after the loan was paid oil. residents would be allowed to develop smaller lots. She feels the current district trustees are not living up to that agreement, citing several instances where Mutton Hollow properly owners were denied water rights by the Mutlon Hollow water trustees and were virtually forced to annex into a city to be allowed to develop their property. allowing them the option of being annexed into the city at a later dale. Paiker said city zoning laws will allow landow ners to develop their property in smaller lot sizes than Mutton Hollow allows today, and she leels that many landowners want to be annexed into Kaysville to maximize their property values, and development potential. Parker recalled that when the first homes were built in Mutton Hollow, the new residents approached the city wanting to be annexed into Kaysville City officials were interested until new regulations imposed on the city by the Federal Housing Administration forced the city to upgrade its water system. The city could not afford to upgrade their system and annex the aiea at the WHITE BLIND SALE 2" Wood Buy Now at Last Year's Prices. Financing Available 90 Days Same As Cash OAC has returned to "THaia Street Shampoo Sets, Blow Dries, Hair Cuts, Color Services and Perms 18 Years Experience. 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