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Show A2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1999 IAROUND1DAVIS CLIPPER TODAY Following are candidates for City Council seats in the Nov. 2 elections. For a review of additional candidates from the rest of North Davis, see page A7 four-yeacsea- available ) ts Robert Hinders Annette Gardner Vsl lay Petersen Our city's growth requires a constant awarehave a ness of its needs. have lived in South Weber all my life. love this valley and its been a wonderful place to raise my family. I want to help growth come in a moderate pace that does not put undo burdens upon citizens that have been here a long time. Professional background and accounting has proven valuable asset to the council and city during the previous year I have served. Key issues: Pro controlled growth under the master plan; pro development of sales tax base; pro realignment of South Weber Drive as a "gateway to city" with civic center fire station and I I I have lived in Clinton for seven years, served on the Clinton I Planning City Commission for four years, and am currently on the city council. My goal is to keep Clinton city a good place to live by listening to citizens, managing growth, and planning wisely for the future. Our community is growing fast. We need to slow down and make sure that our community has solid, attractive housing, without over running the farmer's property. Our community must be safe and family oriented. We must strive to have more parks for our youth and families. Our sports program is the best along the Wasatch Front, with bigger numbers every year. Our community pulls together to help one another and make the city a better place to raise our families. Bill Russell BsnrasSimcnsen As a longtime resident with time to devote to community service, I understand I support management of growth, balancing Clinton's rural atmosphere, rights of landowners, and the city's ability to provide quality services to all importance of enticing new business while maintaining quality of neighborhoods and open spaces, the also support improvement of new and streets, parks, upgrading public safety services. With tax revenue from new businesses, I also support an effort to reduce taxes. residents. plan for parks, contin- ue street repair and support the railroad underpass project Qualifications include four years on Clinton City Council and 10 years on Clinton City Planning Commission. good understanding of South Weber's needs. I would actively pursue pro- KennsttilTis I grams of managed growth and streamlined government Working toward an 'increased tax base, our own police department and an No expanded recreation information submitted by candidate Da is construction County activity is following a state trend down on the commercial and side and up slightly in residential activity. In fact, the county following all thiee current construction patterns outln d by the University of Utah's Bureau of Business and Economic Research: surprising y secstrength of the tor. serious contraction in new apartment construction; and further confirmation of a retreat in single-famil- construction. For the penod of this ear. total the value of all construction dipped, slightly, but January-Jun- e No was down 13.3 percent, to $319 million. On the housing PjSido. meanwhile, $134.5 million in "... homes were started, up 5.5 per--, cent A total of 1.131 single family homes were built, led by heavy activ it in Layton and Clinton. But homes, reflecting an 8.1 percent climb. Fruit Heights had 13 single family homes approved, a 30 percent increase. Kaysville approved 70 building permits, including 63 for singlefamily homes, one for a mobile home, and six for twin homes. g Layton continued as the family homes were given the green single family along with 15 apartments. That was a drop of h from the previous year. In Clearfield, construction housing. activity declined sharply. 38 single family homes were approved, a more than drop. Clinton, meanwhile, continued to see a boom in construction activity with 210 single family homes approved, for a 75 percent increase. Farmington saw approval of 57 single family homes and 10 twin Office goal: BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today Sen's Editor LAYTON - Sen ices Rvcov ery is The Office of either your friend or foe If vou're trying to obtain child support. then ORS can be a huge help. If y oifre try mg to a oid paving, of course. our feelings will be vastly different. Thousands of families within Davis County have a relationship with ORS. In September, 5.119 cases were being handled, with support orders for some sort of payment established in of those cases. just o er Of the 3.390 such cases, just over half or 52 4 percent received one or more pay ments during the month. The agency has an arsenal of tools to try to obtain child support, with 95 percent of such cases involving fathers. One of our most effective tools, even when a father isnt behind, is to use income withholding from the obligated parent:- explains Joyce Allred, who oversees public information for the department. The v ast majority of cases are handled that way she says. But other methods that can be used are placing a . lien on taxes, or freezing bank ) accounts. ; The base monthly amount is based on guidelines established by the State ' Legislature; Allred says. We take into ; consideration custody arrangements, ' etc., and are bound by Consumer Credit limits: ; That translates into not being able to withhold more than 50 percent of ; ; income, in most cases For those families who have been ; on public assistance, it is vital that child ; not only to support be obtained ; repay the state but also because state ; support does not go forever. The new three-yelimit applies to those cases, as well, with the first wave of discharges coming the end of the year. I lowev er. that should involve very few Dav is County residents. ORS receives status reports from the Department of Workforce Services detailing status of .lev ant cases. In Davis County, a relatively small number of cases end up in imprisonment because of failure to pay, says Dennis Moore, manager of the county three-quarte- ! off ce. About cases have been reported m the county, with the majority of them not paying, they are incarcerated, or wanted fugitives 2( ) 316 units. That was a drop from the prior year and included one-seven- th no apartments of other multi-un- it North Salt Lakes 41 units approved was a 14 percent decrease with 38 single family permits and three South Webers 31 homes was an 11.4 percent drop, with all permits for single family homes. Sunset saw two single family homes approved, a big increase for this built out com- munity. Syracuse continued to be a hub of new homes, with 190 single family and four twin homes d approved, more than a multi-famil- two-thir- submitted , y. land-locke- one-thir- increase over 1998. West Bountiful had five singlefamily permits approved, for a 70.6 percent decline. West Point issued 48 permits, all for single family homes, with a 100 percent increase reported. Woods Cross had 34 permits approved, all for h single family units, a drop, while 11 units were approved in the unincorporated a 266 perarea, all single family cent increase. In construction, Bountiful reported $2.5 million, a drop of 35 percent. Clearfield reported $3.7 million, a climb of 106 percent, due largely to construction of the new city building. Clinton's $2.9 million, for its new shopping center, was a whopping increase of 469 percent. Robert Flinders, Annette Gardner, Val Jay Peterson, Jeff Monroe and Robert The greatest concern I see facing our community is the necessity of carefully planned growth, coupled with an increased effort to attract more business development. Over the next four years our population is likely to multiply dramatically. It is my desire to help transition our town into the thriving city it surely will become. Sommer are running for four-yea- r terms, while Jeff No information submitted by candidate ( Monroe is running for a two-yeterm. ar one-eight- Farmington had $1.2 - million, Kaysville $2.9 'million.-Layto- n nealy $4 million, and North Salt. Lake $6 million..-Wes- t Point reported $1 million and $5.8 million was registered in the unincorporated area. -- DAVIS COUNTY construction continues at a heavy pace, especially in terms of residential building. Photo by Man Lynchard. get funds for children There are some cases we wont collect no matter what, Moore says. While better trackingreporting is going on with employers, there are some cases where a responsible parent works under the table, meaning income isnt reported, or is incarcerated, or is being sheltered by a relative or someone else unknown to ORS. wants to be sure children are financially aided, Allred emphasized that if parents dont support their children, taxpayers da Hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax dollars go to support those families with dead-bedads, she says. When a family goes on public assistance, they are an average $6,000 arrears, she says. The whole idea is to make people to receive child support plus employment In many instances, mothers and their children are trying to live on an at nt income that is not very high they're kind of teetering, Allred says. They cant possibly live on a minimum wage job and pay child care, Moore says. They need childcare to make it survivable. With these limits on welfare, they really need the helpr Were dealing with people, with emotional situations. We try to deal with respect Our goal is to collect and support; she emphasizes. Allred added that the whole effort of ORS and DWS is a hand up, not a hand out The old stereotype of welfare mothers is not the way it is anymoref o M ,Oq .Country Bar Christmas Boutique ar : home-buildin- heavyweight, approved Note: photo Robsrt Sommer in a switch from prior activity, only 45 apartments, 20 twin homes, and two mobile homes were approved for construction during the period. That contrasts sharply with what has become normal, with Layton and Clearfield generally approving dozens of apartment units. A look at each community showed 37 single family units approved in Bountiful, one mobile home, and 27 apartments, an increase of 5.7 percent. In Centerville, meanwhile, 38 single one-sixt- pro- gram would be my goals. uilding: housing up, other down BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Toda Sews Editor Managed growth. Former school teacher; 2 years on the city council; PTA president, council president in finance November 4th, 5th, 6th -- Thursday & Friday 10:00 A.M.-8D- 0 Saturday 10:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. -- P.M. 97 CMC 12 TON SLE EXT CAB, AUTO, 93 4X4 AC, NICE TRUCK DODGE NEON HONDA ACCORD auto, low miles, GREEN 22,787 97 SUNROOF, AWES0I 8,995 CAR, ALLOY WtELS 15,995 169 E. Mutton Hollow Rd. Kaysville, Utah Sharon 546-171- 4 Linda 544-946- 3 Executive Auto Sales Layton Location 1295 No. Main i 544-800- 8 a SE . v s 'V , ' |