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Show I t WEEKLY REFLEX-DAV- IS NEWS JOURNAL, APRIL 14, 1977 Road Hearing Brings Out Few Interested Residents WFRC Lake said the city had been alerted what WFRC, county planners and Gene Carr, Bountiful and North Salt Lake Planning consultant will meet with North Salt Lake to City Council in two or three weeks consider alternate routes. By ROSELYN KIRK Only about ten Davis County residents appeared at a public hearing to question a long range transportation plan that calls for Bountiful Drive to be relegated to collector road status and places the Valley West Freeway on the list of priorities. COUNCILMAN Beesley concluded by saying that WFRC and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) was not ciresponding to the needs of Bountiful tizens and are perpetuating a circuitous and energy wasting route into Salt Lake City. Previously Joseph Moore, Davis County Planning director, had said an alternative route had been suggested which would go behind Wasatch Springs and connect with Salt Lake traffic at Third West. BOUNTIFUL Councilman Sterling Beesley protested the decision by the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) Technical Service Committee to eliminate Bountiful Drive as a main artery circling Ensign Peak and entering Salt Lake City near Capitol Hill. Five other vocal citizens from West Bountiful protested the construction of the Valley West Highway, which they said will ultimately limit expansion in West THE CONCERN of five West Bountiful citizens over the construction of the Valley West Freeway was expressed by Halvor Olsen. He said the road should be moved as far west as possible to eliminate interference with land which may ultimately be annexed to West Bountiful. Although West Bountiful Mayor Arch Widdison said Mr. Olsen was not authorized to speak for West Bountiful City Council, Mr. Olsen protested the construction which he said will split the Bountiful. MICK CRANDALL, Assistant Director of Technical Services (WFRC) said both road building projects had been placed on a plan, which projects growth and population patterns in Wasatch Front counties. He said the concept of Bountiful Drive as a major access to Salt Lake City around Ensign Peak had been eliminated because the road would create substantial traffic problems and would be costly to construct through City Creek Canyon in Salt Lake City. at Davis High School for 1977-7include, sitting, to top row, Jody Bonvre, Cindy Richards, Jill Twibey, Debbie Linford, Jan Agren, Cheryl Gardner, Cindy Cooper, Jennifer England, Jennifer Morgan, Sarah Adams. Sitting, Joan Beecher, Cathy Robins, Jan Larsen, Shelia Simmons, Susan Wood, Lori Crawley, Diana Romney. New International Employment Picture Looking Good For North End Of Utah By GARY R. BLODGETT Construction jobs - includ- ing the four-mil- e project from Farmington to Layton kept employment on the upswing along the northern Wasatch Front. AND WITH the advent of spring, some day soon, the employment rolls should continue to swell. Unemployment dropped sharply during March and is expected to decline through the next three months, according to Harvey N. Rich, manager of the Ogden Job Service Office, Utah Departof ment Employment Security, which serves Davis, Weber and Morgan counties. cent over a year ago, Mr. Its Rich noted. MANUFACTURING showed a gain of 680; transportation was up about 100; trade increased added 1,020; up 250. services and finance was 980; This paints a bright employment picture, which should remain stable for a non-far- jobs total non-far- 84,960 in the three-count- y area. JOBLESS roles for all categories decreased to 5,660 - a drop of 800 during the month and down 900 from a year ago. All categories recorded employment gains except for government with the most significant increase during March being in construction, said Mr. Rich. CONSTRUCTION jobs increased by 500 during the month, up to 4,400. He said highway construction along with a boom in home building aided in the upsurge in this category. "These were made possible by periods of good weather, favorable interest rates and of he said. availablility mortgage money, NEW residential construction played a big role in the construction picture as many new homes and subdivisions are under construction along the Wasatch Front. A University of Utah research report shows new home construction in the area up 33.6 per three-count- y Public Sale At Hill A.F.B. public spot bid sale, with wide variety of items, will A a be held Wednesday, April 20 beginning at 9 a.m. at BuildHill Air Force Base. ing CONDUCTED by the Defense Property Disposal Office, the sale will include 197 items ranging from desks, typewriters, clothing, individual equipment, hardware, books, metal and wood containers, metal and wood cabinets, shelving, lockers and many more items. Items are on display at Hill Air Force Base and Defense Depot Ogden from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily except weekends. REGISTRATION will begin Wednesday, April 20 at 8 a.m. Bidders must be present and registered. Mail bids will not be accepted. Purchased items may be removed on the sale date provided full payment is made. FOR FURTHER informatRobinson at Hill AFB, Ext. 6557. grb ion, contact Gerald Wives Club Spring Social few months. much improved over a year ago. seasonal momentum in the CONSTRUCTION should continue to show gains as the spring recovery picks up strength. Crop planting will create new jobs in the farming industry while secondary ment employment totals 20,300, trade registers 7,200 industries, such as services and trades, should also gain next 30 to 60 days. In Davis County, govern- and manufacturing has on its payrolls. 4,225 DAVIS Countys total employment is 39,868, ac- cording to the monthly report. Mdulance Service For Mi End By ROSELYN KIRK Ambulance service north of Farming-tois still in question after Davis County Commissioners met with Deseret and Ace Ambulance Service Companies on Tuesday. ACE AMBULANCE, currently supplying service to the north end of the county and operating out of Ogden, wants to continue to supply that service. But county commissioners seemed to be impressed with the services offered by Deseret Ambulance, which has been operated by Reed Embley Commissioner Glen "Theres no comparison. of Cedar City. Flint We know said, what has happened in the past with Ace." Walt and llene Bright are owners of the Ace Ambulance Service. BUT EVEN if commissioners want to go with Deseret Ambulance, Dr. Richard Johns, county health director who is leading the push for paramedic service to Davis County, said they may not be able to go with that option. He said he understands that unless the state Division of Health revokes the license of an ambulance company currently functioning in an area, another license cannot be issued. , COMMISSIONER Wendell Zaugg said the next step would be for Dr, Johns to get in touch with the State Division of Health and determine what the licensing procedure was. Until this matter is determined, the county commission took the matter under advisement. Dr. Johns said if another license cannot be issued while one is in effect, some physicians, emergency room technicians or Utah Highway patrolmen may be willing to speak up" confirming that Ace Ambulance services have not been satisfactory in the past. DR. DEAN Holman, who represents Davis North Medical Center as a member of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council, said, There have been several complaints from the medical staff about Ace services." Another question as to territory rights was resolved when Fire Chief John Adams of Layton, when contacted by telephone, verified that Layton City had only had a gentlemens agreement" with Ace Ambulance to provide services to Layton. MR. AND MRS. Bright had said they had a contract with Layton City at the time Ace purchased the ambulance from the Layton City Firemens Association and contracted to provide ambulance service to the north end of the county. The commission determined that the only written contract was a business license issued by Layton City. Mrs. Bright said, We bought out the services and we wont give up unless were bought out. WHEN COUNTY commissioners had first approached the problem of obtaining ambulance service in the north end of the county on March 25, they asked County Attorney Milton Hess to develop an opinion about whether the county could legally subsidize an ambulance service. On Tuesday, Commissioner Flint said it The International Wives Club spring social will be held at the Sundown Trailer Park, Clearfield, on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. ALL MEMBERS and guests are invited. A charge will be made of $1 per couple. The winning ticket for the quilt, which was made by the members of the club, will be drawn. The winner will be notified. A MASTER plan development for West Bountiful shows development only to the west. The highway will destroy the land, he said. Mr. Crandall said the plans for the Valley West Highway are still pretty fuzzy" since that road is not even on the next five-yeplan. It is projected to be at COUNCILMAN Beesley protested this decision. He said the plan to make Bountiful Drive a collector road, tying in with Davis Boulevard and eventually connecting with the Interchange at North Salt Lake, does not meet the needs of Bountiful citizens. He said at present, 65 percent of Bountiful residents live east of Orchard Drive and cannot be served by a road which does not provide access from the eastern hillside area of Bountiful into the high avenues in Salt Lake City. least ten years away. At present the highway is planned to be two lanes wide. The exact location has not been projected, except for vague plans that place it in a corridor two or three miles w ide. IN ADDITION to the roads already mentioned, Mr. Crandall said the long range transportation plan calls for 2600 South in Bountiful to be upgraded as an east-wefacility and shows some improvements to 400 North and Orchard Drive. Mr. Crandall said 400 North and Orchard Drive will either be widened or intersections will be upgraded or AT PRESENT Bountiful is constructing Davis Boulevard, which will be the only north-soutcollector road system which will cross the gullies on the east side of the valley and bridge land areas separated by the gullies. If constructed according to the WFRC plan, Bountiful Drive would access between 13th provide north-soutand 20th East to serve areas east of Davis Boulevard. The current plan is for the Bountiful Boulevard to connect with near North Salt Lake. A spokesman for North Salt h widened. Mayor Glen Cundall of Kaysville, who heads the transportation committee for WFRC, said that the transportation committee will take their input into h MEMBERS please come out and support the club. For further Still In Question n HE NOTED that jobs increased by nearly 1,000 during the month and now stands 3,100 higher than the same time a year ago. Thus 1 8 r, D-ET- TES city. was the county attorneys opinion that the county could provide the subsidy to either ambulance company based on a precedent set by Ogden. Ogden is currently subsidizing ambulance services at $300 a month, based on the assumption that they are supplying services to the indigent. Flint said the county currently paying $1 per person per rur to fire department ambulance crews in the south end. This is worth about $1,700 per year. Gas totaling $40 a month brings the total supplied to $2,200 for the subsidy to the organization. We have to do the same for the north end of the county as were doing for the south end," Commissioner Flint said. Mr. Embley said Deseret Ambulance could provide service to Davis County on a basis, with two ambulances in service, if the subsidy were provided. He specified that this service would assume that volunteers would assist from midnight until 2 p.m. From 2 p.m. until midnight, the service would be manned by privately employed technicians. Mr. Embley is an instructor in emergency medical training (EMT) and Crash Prevention and Recovery (CPR). COMMISSIONER is non-prof- it DR. JOHNS asked Mr. Embley if he would be interested in designating his organization with company as a a community based board, which would be advisory. Mr. Embley said he approved the plan, which he felt would get the citizens involved. He said, if approved, he will supply a 1976 modular ambulance and a 1971 Cadillac backup ambulance to supply the county service. non-prof- information call Regina Bierwert Jill Purser or 376-821- 1 825-053- Seeking Historic T sidized, the company would use the money for new equipment. Ace Am- bulance will provide a 1969 Pontiac ambulance and a 1972 Chevrolet suburban for the north end of the county. In the past, they have estimated they averaged about 50 to 60 calls a month to the northern end of the county. Mr. Embley had said his company would require four to five calls a day to make ends meet. But admitted he would have to build the service. MR. EMBLEY said one of his goals as an ambulance operator would be in public d education where he hopes to train of the county population to adone-thir- minister emergency medical training. In offering the subsidy, Commissioner Flint specified that the county will not pay insurance costs. When the county determines what ambulance service they will go with in the north end, they will be subsidizing a total of three ambulance the north end ambulance. companies South Davis Ambulance Service in Bountiful and Bountiful Fire Department Ambulance. WE WANT to treat all ambulance companies alike. W'ell do the same in the north as we do in the south, Commissioner Flint emphasized. The north-baseambulance will be housed at the Davis North Medical Service in Layton. d Ida. were Easter weekend guests of his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. Raymond Hamblin. Mr. and Mrs. Hamblin entertained at a family dinner their honor. family members Marlin Hamblin and all of their families. Hamblin, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Hamblin, DeWayne Hamblin, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Wilmai Buhler was an Easter dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Preece. on Sunday in Other included Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Homes Do you know of an old historic home in need of repair? THE DAVIS County Housing Authority is seeking to acquire, renovate and preserve historic homes, while continuing to make them available for low income caretaker families. Interested persons please contact Kym Anderson at the Davis County Housing Authority, Box 528, Layton, or Utah, or call 867-542- 2 Layton Rotary Meets Prams Storm drainage problems in Davis County will be centrally administered by the Davis County Commission based on a decision by the sixteen mayors who make up the Council of Governments (COG ). Layton Rotary members met Wednesday at the Chateau for their regular dinner Twenty-fou- r meeting. members and guests attend- ed. of in By ROSELYN KIRK ALVIN E. Rickers, director Bureau of Air Quality for the state of Utah was the guest speaker. He is also executive secretary for the Utah Air Conservation Committee. THE plan was not offered to Ace Ambulance. When Commissioner Flint offered Ace Ambulance the $200 per month subsidy, Mrs. Bright said if sub- Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hamblin and family of Soda Springs, Mr. Rickers spoke on problems of coordinating Air Quality standards, so that the state can still have viable economic growth and still stay within the Federal Quality Air standards. HE STATED, "that the only citizens that show up at their meetings are the far left en- vironmentalists and business interests. He would like to see more of the average citizens and get his views, np THE DECISION on whether Davis, Weber and Morgan counties will work together to solve water problems was left undecided until the mayors can consult with their city councils. COG officials said they will make this decision in two weeks at the regular meeting. The decision to appoint Davis County Commissioners as the managing agency came during a meeting in which officials bristled with hostility as they discussed priority selections for flood control measures in Davis County cities. AFTER A report from Dr. Alten Davis and Dr. Jean White, a management study team from Weber State College, who reported on alternate management plans for water control. Commissioner Glen Flint let the group in the decision making process. He pointed out that Davis County has approved a two mill flood control levy which could raise $486,000. He said the county can not give the money directly to cities, but can perform flood control services within the city. BOUNTIFUL City councilmen and ad- La Leche Will Meet ministrators appeared to support their cause voiced by Councilman Sterling April 14 municipalities the money raised through the mill levy." Bountiful residents, who pay of the mill levy of the county, protested when they found that Bountiful city culverts were listed fourth in an initial priority selection for storm drain construction. This initial priority selection was made in a report by 208 Water Quality engineers in January. The Kaysville Group of La Leche League will hold a meeting on April 14 at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Susan Cole, 554 N. 100 W. Kaysville. THE TOPIC will be NutriAll tion and Weaning. interested women are invited to attend. Mothers with young babies are encouraged to bring them. FOR MORE information, or Connie call Susan 376-857- Beesley. Councilman Beesley said. Bountiful will have a hard time getting its share. He suggested the county give back to BOUNTIFUL CITY Manager Grant Petersen said thecity has urgent flood control problems and wants to know if they should construct the culverts or wait for countywide construction plans. Donald DeWitt, mayor from East Lay-to- said the smaller cities resented the pressure from big cities to get more money. Jhe rich get richer and the poor get poorer, he said. "The money for storm control projects should be based on need, not on population. COMMISSIONER Flint pointed out that the initial priority list was not binding and that final decisions on what projects would be funded first had not been decided. He called for the cities to "unite and pull together to solve the flood control problem which was the number one problem in the county. Commissioner Flint admitted that the funds raised through the mill levy would not be adequate to meet storm control needs, but hoped the county could attract federal grants to finance part of the project. CLEARFIELD Mayor Ross Sanders and Kaysville Mayor Glen Cundall urged COG officials to work together and form one integrated district which could administer the needs. The body was not able to come to a decision on how priorities tor the construction of storm drains should be arrived at, but decided to delay that decision until a later meeting. Dr. White told the commissioner at least three opt ions for an advisory group were open to county commissioners in setting priorities. FIRST, THEY could consult with the whole COG, second, use a COG committee or third, appoint another advisory group with municipal representation. The study suggested that criteria for priority setting on storm drain construction could be based on these criteria: urgent needs as defined by engineers, previous city efforts to meet flood control problems, the willingness of a city to participate with funds or labor, and the need for some part of an interrelated system to be completed before other parts could be constructed. Dr. White initially asked the COG to make a decision on whether Davis County would work with Weber and Morgan counties as they had during the present study to be completed this August. 208 SHE POINTED out the other options available to them were in coordinating water solutions on a county-widbasis or joining with either Weber or Morgan counties in an interlocal agreement. Dr. White argued that a three county agency would have a better chance for local funding, but COG officials opted for two weeks to think the matter over before they e make a decision. |