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Show CUPPER TODAY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1999 'All business' at expo Continued from p. A1 down the national debt. He said President Clinton is now doing his share to shore up social security. You cant mess around with this trust fund, Hansen said. He added that the president has been using the term lockbox when referring to social security. That the country must not break into that box that has been around for 40 to 50 years. Hansen said that Hill Air Force Base is the anchor store of Utah. Hansen played a vital role as a member of the Armed Forces Committee in keeping the base alive during a series of closures in recent years. The Congressman said President Clinton could not help wanting to keep bases open in California and Texas because of the amount of electoral votes in those states. His exact words were I will think a way around the law, Hansen said of Clinton when deciding which bases to close. Hansen said more jobs should be created soon at Hill Air Force Base. He said the United States needs to step up and make sure it is the leading military power in the world. We cant sit here fat, dumb and happy while other smaller nations get strong militarily, Hansen said. Jon Huntsman Jr. said he has lived in countries and cities throughout the world where cities are growing out of control. He said Utah needs to maintains its high quality of life as it confronts growth issues. Huntsman is working as a leader for Envision Utah, which is a group of private and government officials trying to formulate a plan to deal with all aspects of growth in the state. W.P. Envision Utah already has conducted several town meetings. The group plans to unveil its master plan in a couple of weeks. To enure a vibrant quality of life we need livable communities, Huntsman said. He said the state and Davis County will be competing with areas such as Denver, Phoenix and the Bay Area in California in attempting to lure industries. He said that the area from Brigham City to Salem is among the top 10 urban areas in the nation. Ten years from now we will be the size of San Diego. By 2020 we will be the size of Philadelphia, he said. Tom Grimm, president of Sams Club and WalMart, said big things can start in small places such as Sam Waltons adventures which began in Bentonville, Ark. Grimm said those with entrepreneurial spirit dont understand how difficult it is to get it done. He said strong business leaders have the ability to recognize talent and then surround themselves with those individuals. You cant let personalities get in the way, he said. Sometimes we hunt for people who are at risk of being fired because they are out there taking chances. We need people willing to take risks, Grimm said. You can learn from everybody good and bad, he said. Sometimes we have one set of values for home and another for business we live in two worlds. We need to align our personal values with our business values, he said. Grimm said he was fired once because he wouldnt fire a man who was severely injured in an automobile accident. I had a conflict with my personal values. In the end it worked out better for me. amends proposed plan - WEST POINT City officials suggested three changes to the proposed General Plan while residents mulled over the placement of commercial property in West Point Tuesday night. A vote on the General Plan and zoning ordinance as well as the council's current and future amendments is scheduled for Nov. 15. The city council wants to two new commercial areas below Bluff Road. The first area is on 1800 N. 4500 W., and the other is on 200 S. 4500 W. It is also seeking to remove commercial area as proposed by the Planning Commission on 800 N. 3500 W. and moving it to borders within 300 N. to 200 N. and 2000 W. to 2300 W. Approximately two months ago, the council received the General Plan and zoning ordinance which the Planning Commission had been working on for the last year or year and a half. Most Council members said they were pleased with the General Plan while at the same time they said they were dissatisfied with the proposed zoning ordinance and map because Conference Center partnership unravels Continued from p. Al the private partners involved reach a decision as to what they intended to do. Partners included Corporex (a hotel firm from Ohio) and a local development group from Layton which owns six of the 12 acres where the hotel, conference center, office building and parking lot were to be built. The businesses with financial interest in the project called them- selves When Crescendo. Crescendo members could not reach any agreements, the county severed ties with the group in April of this year. At that time, Commissioner Gayle Stevenson said the county would have to consider other options for its six acres of land. Options included not building a conference center or looking elsewhere for a company that the long delay in building the conference center. Commissioner Stevenson said this week that the funds earmarked for the conference center may have to be diverted to some other project No one has pushed any harder than I did. I wish we had a conference center running, Stevenson said. The commissioner said Davis County a needs this type of development destination center for visitors. The absence of additional hotel rooms in Layton kept the Rocky Mountain District of an international chorus organization from holding its annual competition in Layton. The group moved its convention to Weber County. We wanted to hold the competition in Layton but we needed 400 hotel rooms, We thought the new hotel and conference center would have been built by now, said convention organizer Lew Macfarlane. The conference center project has been three to four years in the In January, 1998 the county commissioners invited three different constructionengmeenng teams to present their designs and proposals for the conference centerhotel. Each group was paid $10,000 for its efforts. The two losing groups expressed concerns about the process. One of the architects said the county did not follow its own criteria in making its decision on the winner. They put out a list of criteria which I followed and they ignored," said architect Ralph Evans. sxq, lffN'1-- can deliver. V Join Usfor cm W Idc fashion Iriolidau (5ift 3hom We will no longer look to Crescendo for construction of the project. We are disappointed... it is time for all of us to move on, the commissioner said. The commissioners also sent a letter to Signature Hospitality, a firm Not-to-be-mis- sed Held exclusively at THE CHANTILLY MANSION retained to provide construction management and consulting. The commissioners said that the original team of Big D Construction and MHTN Architects would still be involved if contractual details were ever worked out. Layton City management, which has worked hard on this project for the past three years, and Laytons N&S Development, which owns half of the site, are optimistic that after the negotiation talks are settled, the project will move forward. Layton Mayor Jerry Stevenson blames Corporex, who originally was going to coordinate the project, for Main Street , Layton, Utah Hard tofind unique gift s, decorations, etc... 170 North ed XTPorcefairT! Dolls ACM INC GilmnBiiny PPLNT& U a Suir hill T RUSS BEARS of Y r 50 Limited to stock on hand Not valid with any other offers Adorable So4 limits to stock on hand jNot valid with any other offers the items call for rezoning the city. Were looking at a plan for five years," Council member Farrell Cook said. "It can be reviewed. It is not set in concrete forever. I have a problem with the rezone map. I see no need for basically rezoning the whole city I like the proposed land use map," Council member Glen Wade said. Im concerned with looking at anything indefinitely. I don't think we have the foresight. Theres not a better time to be in control over our destiny, Mayor Jay Ritchie said. Three developers wanted to come into the city. ..Two walked because we don't have a commercial zone. I'm still talking to two more. Our neighbors north and east of us will keep bringing in business.. .and well be hemmed in. Dont leave this plan without commercial zoning. 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