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Show H STAID p. 0. BOX LAID . F r.wv. 1?27 CI"rr' mtp V. illO VOLUME NUMBER FIVE FORTY-EIGH- T By GARY R. BLODGETT unit that would rent for $190 unfurnished. Persistence paid off for developer Robert Jackson of Classics Construction HE SAID THE studio apartment would contain only 350 square feet, suitable for unit would single persons; a Company. AFTER BEING denied three times a contain request for rezoning, Clearfield City Council has finally approved the development of a apartment complex on e a site at 1061 S. 1500 East, adjacent to Interstate-15- . The council approved the rezoning on a vote with Councilmen Gene Fessler, Raymond Adams and Gerald Heaton voting in favor. 16.2-acr- NAMED TO ACADEMY By GARY R. BLODGETT An unprecedented five seniors from one school - have High School accepted nomination into the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo. LT. COL. Gerald A. Purdy, Air Force Academy liaison officer for northern Davis County, said It is unusual for so many students from the same school to be successful in receiving appointments for the same class. The students will enter the academy this fall and will graduate with the academy class of 1981, he said. Hill Air Force Base, with its many military families, SENIOR students entering the academy are: Bart Atwell, son of Col. and Mrs. Alfred Atwell, Hill Air Force Base; Robert Blount, son of Master Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Blount Sr., Hill AFB; Nick Chando, son of Chief Master Sgt. and Mrs. Emil Chando, Fast Layton; Ronald Keen, son of Chief Master Sgt. and Mrs. Larry L. Keen, Layton; and Doug Williams, son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. James Downs, East Layton. .THE CLOSE location of -- con- the number of applicants, said Lt. Col. Purdy. But usually the applicants are tributes to d more widely spread among the high schools. Last year, he noted, there were four successful candidates from the north Davis County area - one each from Davis, Layton, Clearfield and Roy High Schools. HE GIVES credit to the school counselors for the high number of successful cadet applicants. We have many dedicated counselors professional working in these schools who are personally interested helping young people realize their educational goals -including those in the military. They are aware of the outstanding opportunities the Air Force Academy offers young men and women. LAYTON High Carver, Doug Luke, Shirley Rhine and Sheridan Jacobsen. All five of the successful candidates from Layton High w Romanr Two decisions concerning social service agencies in Davis County were resolved by Davis County Commissioners last week when they approved the spending of additional money for the construction of mental health buildings and agreed that the county would take over Homemaker Sendee on a trial basis. THE ADDITIONAL money needed to complete the Mental Health Clinic and the Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center, located adjacent to Davis North Medical Center in Layton, will come from mental health funds provided largely by state and federal money. Since the Department of Mental Health is under the direction of the county, the okay for the project must come through county commissioners. Change orders in building specifications will result in an additional 52,039 needed for the Mental Health Clinic and an additional $5,465 for the Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Russell Williams, Director of Mental Health, said. ADDITIONAL funds placed in a contingency fund will not be enough to cover the addi- tional expenses, leaving $3,934 money necessary for both buildings. In addition Dr. Williams Richard and Architect Stnngham said that building requirements may require a smoke alarm system which Mr. will cost $4,320. Stringham said this is an additional expense which was not anticipated since the insprinkling system being stalled was considered adequate. Mr. Sharp to check further on the requirements for the smoke detection unit to see if he can cut costs. e said that additional money will be needed to pave the parking lot of the mental health complex. The cost for supplies for the 30,000 square foot parking space will be about $7,000 Commissioner Flint said. The county will provide the labor. If the smoke detection unit is needed, funds will not cover that cost and the cost of the parking lot, Dr. Williams said. He estimated that mental health funds could be about $2,000 short. Commissioners said they would wait until the money was needed for the parking lot and determine at that time whether to take the money from the general fund to meet the additional expenses or whether Dr. Williams will raise the DR. WILLIAMS money by donation. IN AGREEING to go with the Homemaker Planning Sendee, Davis County Commissioners decided to negotiate with the Division of Family Sendees (DFS), and allow the Council on Aging to take over that service beginning Aug. 1. They told Alice Johnson, the director of the Council on Aging, and Richard Nelson, Title 20 Director, that they wanted the contract prepared with a discontinuation clause. The Council on Aging will take over the program on a trial basis. MONEY TO cover most of the expenses is available from the sale of a lot in Clearfield owned by the Mental Health Department. This lot had originally been purchased for a mental health clinic, but sold when the site was purchased in Layton. HOMEMAKER Service, which provides short term homemaking service and training to county residents, is available through federal and state funding. The $36,400 program has been administered in the past by an independent agency which contracts with DFS. Commissioners County have been lukewarm about the county taking over the program, feeling it might result in a duplication of services. After Mrs. Johnson and Carl Chappell, Community Action Program (CAP) County Clerk Rod Walker to open the budget and place the sale land money $14,000 for by an outside agency' if the Council on Aging does not Commissioners directed available for the additional expenses. The smoke detec- tion unit was not included in expenses now. They delegated county' will need the sendee, Mrs. Johnson said, estimating that 23 are over 55. The program will be administered director and a by a half-tim- Director, said the service probably will be contracted decide to administer the program, the commissioners agreed to the trial period. ABOUT 30 people in the secretary. The half-tim- e of- fice for the Homemaker Service program will be housed in the basement of the Davis County Library', in space adjacent to the Council on Aging. Eight homemakers will be paid $3 an hour to go into homes of county residents to provide the homemaking services, according to a plan drawn up by Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Nelson. School are Truman counselors Fi By ROSELYN KIRK in of the schools Honor Society and are active in school, community and church affairs. ALL WERE offered other college scholarships and one, Robert Blount, rejected offers to the U.S. Army Academy at West Point, the Navy ROTC, and Ohio State. Lt. Col. Purdy said juniors in high schools throughout north Davis County this year should lontact him at and work through their school counselors for acceptance in376-443- to the Air Force Academy next year, grb nee IN ORDER to qualify for the service, recipients must have an income of less than $260 a month and be screened through DFS. Mr. Nelson urged the commissioners to give the sendee a try. He said it will save the state money by allowing older people to be cared for in their homes rather than being supported by the state in nursing homes. He said the State Department of Social Services pays out $35 million a year in nursing home costs. COMMISSIONER Flint said he objected to the program, feeling the county should try to slow up federal programs. But Commissioner C.E. Moss pointed out the program has been operating in the county' under the direction of DFS for several years. Commissioner Wendell Zaugg said that if the sendee were let out to a private contractor, the county could not check the cases being administered. If the county takes the program, they could ask for an accounting, he said. The contract will allow the county to cancel the sendee in 30 days if it does not prove satisfactory. Water District Wiil Apply For $4.3 Million Loan By ROSELYN KIRK Weber Basin Water Conservancy District is going ahead with plans to apply for $4.3 million loan that may be available through the Emergency Drought Act of 1977. WAYNE Winegar, Weber Basin Water Manager, said the application for the loan has been submitted to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) office in Washington. If granted, the money is earmarked to purchase six 1,000 horsepower pumps which would lift water from Willard Bay and pump it 15,000 feet inr to the Canal. Davis-Webe- WATER from Willard Bay, which is now available to only a few irrigators, could be lifted to provide water for users further east. The pumping system would provide 40,000 acre feet of water which could also be exchanged with other canal companies. This exchange would allow additional water for Weber Water users higher up in the drainage area. Mr. Winegar said Weber Basin will advertise in local newspapers for five weeks their intent to go with the expansion through the pumping system. If there is no public protest, the matter will be ruled on by Judge Calvin Gould. THE OTHER option would be to go to the people for a vote on the project. But Mr Winegar says there is not time for this procedure since, if approved, the funds will be available immediately. If awarded the project will have to be completed by Nov. 15 Mr. Winegar said he is hopeful the water district will receive the funds since the grant application complied in every way with the regula tions. The possibility of applying for the grant uas suggested last month by Read Black, BOR official. THE MONEY earmarked through the Emergency Drought Act is available for irrigation use only on an interest free basis. The money THIS HAD been a major complaint of the residents along the street who had complained that the street was too narrow to carry the increased traffic generated by such a development. Mr. Jackson said the development is expected to produce about 500 vehicle trips daily. He told the council he would also participate in widening the canal bridge. 3-- are members must be repaid in five years, Mr. Black said, unless the district can prove that the construction will continue to be useful after the drought. Mr. Winegar warned that the drought still continues in Davis County. It was a great rainstorm, but changed nothing as far as our ability to store. Looking at everything, we have about the same situation except weve saved the water that would have been used in May This water can the be extended into summer. HE EMPHASIZED that only 60 percent of the normal irrigation water will be available to Davis County users this year, rk PHIL Mabey, chairman of the citys planning commission, told the council that the commission had voted unanimously to approve the project after numerous studies over the past 18 months. He said the commission had consulted with planners from neighboring counties and all had agreed that the property could best be utilized for multiple dwellings. CONSTRUCTION Drive-Syracus- next two This interchange should be ready borders the Jackson THE DEVELOPER also agreed to build a series of holding ponds to control storm runoff which would also reduce the imwater in the future. pact of Residents of Vahalla Subdivision west MR. JACKSON said he would develop the property over the next three years under Planned Residential Unit Development (PRUD). He showed the council an overlay of the property which showed plans for development of 322 units with a density of 20 units per acre. sub-surfa- the interstate had expressed concern that water might run off the Jackson site into their basements. of MR. JACKSON has certainly worked with us and concerned citizens regarding the development and I believe the problems have been corrected, said Councilman Fessler. This proposal is far HAVE NO intention of allowing housing to be built and under PRUD ordinances I will take responsibility of all maintenance of roads, water and sewer systems, etc. - which will leave the city free of any service costs, said Mr. low-co- on 700 South. entrance-exi- t g 1 st better than those we have reviewed over the past year and a half. The development will be called Pepper Ridge. The apartments - about 100 each of the three sizes - will be in cluster units spread throughout the site. -- Jackson. The development, he said, would include three types of units - a studio apartment which would rent for about unit that $150 furnished; a would rent for $150 unfurnished; and a -- MR. JACKSON HAS developed other apartment complexes in Weber County, grb Training Classes Offered To Help Paramedic Proposal By ROSELYN KIRK needs to Manpower implement the Davis County Paramedic proposal will be strengthened by two training classes to be offered during the next two months. AN IV module to upgrade of certified the training Emergency Medical Trainees will be taught at Lakeview Hospital by Yvonne Taylor, R.N., a member of the EMS Council and head nurse at the emergency room at Lakeview Hospital. An additional training program, which calls for the initiation of an EMS Class in Davis County to begin after July 1, will provide slots for an additional 60 or 70 persons. The class will be taught by Dr. Jan Freeman, chairman of the EMS Council. MRS. TAYLOR said the IV module will be taught to 20 who have been active EMTs for at least one year. She said the Department of Emergency Medical Services, an arm of the State Division of Health, has given their sanction to other IV modules being taught one after another if the demand requires. The proposed paramedics plan, which officials hope to implement by the end of the year, requires that the county provide personnel for EMS coverage on a 24 hour basis seven days a week. AT THE present time over 100 EMT pqlice and fire and other public safety personnel are trained to respond in the county. Dr. Freeman said the deficiency is in the northern end of the county where only 12 to 15 men are qualified EMTs. The council is hopeful that an additional 30 persons can be certified in the area by December cussion when an advisory committee named by the Davis County Commission meets Tuesday at 10 a.m. m commission county chambers. NAMED to the advisory group which will help in establishing the most severe flooding problems in the county are Commissioners Glen Flint, C.E. Moss and Wendell Zaugg, County EnRolf gineer Glen Austin and Nelson, Bountiful Fngineer. Consulting engineer for the advisory committee will be Gene Nielsen, a member of the engineering firm of Nie, lsen, Maxwell, and Wangs-gardthe engineering firm which conducted the 20s Water Quality study THAT company set up an initial priority list of potential in problems flooding January, indicating that the final selection of priority items would have to be made by the county commission. Listed in the priority list storm were drain system, North Salt Lake Center Street storm drain, West Bountiful 5th South storm drain, Bountiful City culverts, Centerville detention drains, Clinton area storm drain system, Weber Delta detention drain. Davis- Layton-Kaysvill- e mission committed to problem handled fice by July 1978. Sheriff William Dub Lawrence said if the plan goes as projected, these men will all be trained by January' 1978. The council projects that by January 1978 one paramedic unit will be equipped to cover North Davis County. By July 1978 the council hopes to have both the south end of the county covered by paramedic service as well. Dr Freeman said, rk Flowers Must Be Cleared 1977. can be the easily EMTs, paramedics can be called off, saving their services for more serious problems. THE DAVIS County Com by LAST week Bountiful The Kaysville-Layto- Memorial Park would like all flowers cleared by June 5. DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B" North Main St., Layton Weber canal detention drain and West Farmington drains. PHONE 376-91- 33 Published Weekly by CUPPER PUBUSHING CO. John StaMa. of- ficials asked the county to participate in the repair of a culvert at 200 West and 400 North. Commissioner Flint said that Bountiful will not receive any answer to their request until the advisory' board meets and begins to set priorities, rk 18 paramedics trained through the Davis County Sheriffs of- The proposed plan calls for the dispatch of emergency medical calls so that, if the Flood Control For Davis County Flood control priorities ip Davis County are set for dis- of the new Antelope interchange within the years should also provide better before the development is completed, he said. The development will have access by two entrances on 1500 East (possibly a third later) and an emergency vehicle property on the west. However, FHA officials recommended that the land be used for commercial or industrial ventures and would not approve a subdivision homes) on the land. (single-dwellin- e access into the development. HE NOTED that the project will be a buffer between existing homes and the interstate. m feet. Mr. Jackson said he would also widen 1500 East from its present 50 feet to 60 feet, and include curb and gutter. 322-un- it Five Layton High seniors who graduated with honors last week will enroll next fall at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. L to r are: Lt. Col. Gerald Purdy, liaison officer; Robert Blount, Doug Williams, Ronald Keen, Bart Atwell, Nick Chando and Truman Carver, Layton High counselor. square feet; and a unit would be about 800 square 450 Jr Second Claas Pottage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION S4.50 tat per year of State Subscription 13.50 Overteat SubtcripOon S1S.M (Payable In Advance) |