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Show in ah STATE B3X C LAKE F. sal: PRESS ASSN. 1327 CI1Y, SU10 UTAH t ion Lagoon: Waita, Low OOSti ItaSDODg) By GARY R. BLODGETT Layton Councilman Lynn Wood slightly changed a well known proverb to fit last weeks council meeting- DO unto others as you would do unto one." He meant by this that if the council is going to do something for one citizen, it should do the same for COUNCILMAN Robert Aus-ta- after a lengthy debate among the three council members present, Councilman Wood wouldnt change AND his mind. The issue at hand was a request by the owner of a German car repair shop who requested to hook onto the citys culinary water line so build a new es- tablishment just across the street into unincorporated Davis County. WE have a policy of not allowing others who live outside our city limits to hook onto our water system or use our facilities, and I dont think we should start now, said Councilman Wood. But Councilman Baker said, This is a hardship case because this builder needs water to erect a business which hopefully will soon be a part of the city through an- disagreed. be elderly, or families on fixed incomes who need this extra boost, he said. Its better than placing them in rest homes or on welfare. And I cant agree with some people that subsidized housing would entice these renters to stay on welfare. MISS Anderson said that past records show that these people are proud of being able to live in a home, instead of a too small apartment, and will strive even harder to be able to move out of the subsidized homes to better homes of their own, she told the council. Councilman Austad made a motion that a letter be signed allowing the Davis County Housing Authority to apply to HUD for a grant to buy the homes. But Councilman Wood "THEN when hes a resident of the city again (he presently owns a foreign auto repair shop on Cross Street), well provide not only water but all our city utilities," Councilman Wood countered Councilman Baker agreed that until the property in question is annexed, the shop owner should pay double fee since the property is outside the city limits. letter denying an application for a license to operate was mailed to Ace The council was advised that not all property owners want annexation but were advised by legal counsel that the city could annex the road and then residents with property adjoining the road could be annexed into the city MR. NELSON said the letter, signed by Dr. Lyman Olsen, director of the State Division of Health, lists six A Ambulance at 3801 Riverdale Road in South Ogden, according to Assistant Attorney General Fred Nelson annex could be placed in Layton which would greatly alleviate e the need for reasons that the application has been denied The denial will apply to Ace Ambulance operations in both North Davis County and Ogden. Mr. Nelson said that Ace Ambulance operators and owners1 Walter and Ilene Bright will have 30 days after the notice is received to ask for a final hearing before the State Division of Health He anticipates that, if an appeal is requested, the date of the appeal would be set near the end of September, prior to the appeal deadline rHESE houses would be homes but ild be government she told the council le houses would be scat-i- d throughout the city so sub-zed- ANOTHER request tabled until next meeting was from the citys public works department to purchase a new g machine at a sign-makin- cost of $2,475. Public Works director Rulon Thornley said the department had not budgeted for the machine but that the worn old machine was completely out. It was suggested that the money be taken from the citys small contingency fund. THE CITY presently makes all its own street and safety signs but the signs cannot ex- ceed 24 by 24 inches. The proposed new machine would make signs up to 36 by 36 inches. Mr. Thornley said the present machine is beyond economic repair and it is very costly to have signs made by the state. ," they would not all be in a UNTIL THAT time the am- bulance company will be allowed to operate, but will have to do so without the services of Mr. and Mrs Bright. Last week they were restrained by court action from operating an ambulance until they were properly recertified We iSoefedl inn Ms u THE COUNCIL also agreed to discuss at the next meeting mLm a city master plan, proposal for a hillside ordinance, and a e new city ordinance anti-nois- as emergency trainees. By ROSELYN KIRK THE council then discussed of this the annexation property and other property in the area consisting of about and a dozen residences businesses but put off until next council meeting action to 2-- - Letter Is Sent Denying License For Ambulance Use nexation. IN STILL another vote which failed to carry because of a margin, with Councilman Wood voting nay," was a request by Kim Anderson, director of the Davis County Housing Authority, to allow e houses to be located within the city Miss Anderson said 21 units voted against the proposal only two Yea votes and the matter was tabled until next council meeting d Most of these people would everyone. he could congested area They would not reduce property values of nearby residents. However, Councilman Wood noted that the houses would be government subsidized and owned by HUD, thus would not have a tax base I'd have to vote against this type of program, he said. medical At present two issues between Ace Ambulance and the Board of Health are at stake the certification of personnel and the licensing of the ambulance company By GARY R. BLODGETT Last week an error was made in this paper g a an article dealing with an investigation in the allegations about irregularities wildings and grounds department of the Davis County School system. At that time lodney Page was identified as county That statement was in error. Mr. Page is an assistant county attorney, tfilton Hess is the Davis County attorney. con-emin- at-ome- y. purchase HOWEVER, THE council did manage to approve an ALL OF the proposals before the council, whether approved or not, met with considerable discussion. Most were tabled until the September 15 meeting while a public hearing for the Fair-fiel- d Road annexation proposal was set for October 6 at 7 30 p m. "I see the problems we run into with only three council-me- n present, said Mayor Lewis G. Shields at one time in the meeting "But we were elected to do a job and were Sept. Layton City Council found the difficulty of conducting official business with only three council members present WITH ONE member opposing, an issue could be denied or tabled for further review of a full quorum because of lack of majority vote which requires three yea votes This happened repeatedly at last week's meeting but a full quorum, or at least four of the five council members, are expected to be in atten- - subdivision e and authorize the city attorney to prepare an ordinance which would control the number and location of Class C (tavern) beer licenses But running into snags because of votes were issues concerning annexation of property on Fairfield Road, a request to allow homes purchased by Davis County Housing Authority to be located in the city, and the 2--1 low-inco- of a new sign-makin- g machine. Health ON AUGUST 2 Ace Am- bulance appealed to the State Division of Health for a renewal of Jhe license It is this final appeal that has been denied The reasons given for the denial of the license spelled out in the letter are complaints on the service, inadequate reporting procedures, inadequate ing records, unsanitary ditions, operating with uncertified personnel and the to maintain inability adequate insurance coverage fundcon- NELSON, who represents both the health department and the attorney general's office, said that the leeway to operate, pending the request for a hearing has been granted since Ace has been in operation for seven or eight years in Weber and Davis Counties. The restraining order prohibiting the Brights to ride on the ambulance was granted by Second District Judge Thornley Swan. That order will be m effect until Mr and Mrs Bright can complete 81 hours of training to recertify as emergency medical national studies concerning major crimes occurring in areas of concentrated taverns. There are far more major crimes such as homicide and rape in areas near where several taverns are located (such as Salt Lake Citys Second South and Ogdens former lower 25th Street), said Councilman Austad APPROVED for from agriculture to rezoning Residential-1A was the Hidden Hollow plat east of the intersection of Church Street and e Antelope Drive. The area is adjacent to Avion Vista subdivision and will be developed by Valley North Development Corp. COUNCILMAN Robert Aus- OGDEN CITY has a similar ordinance taverns and thatsgoverning why you dont see the problems which formerly occurred on 25th Street Councilman Austad recommended that the proposed ordinance keep the taverns scattered by disallowing any tavern within one mile radius of another tavern. tad said I approve of the subdivision but I am concerned about the location, directly in the flow of an earth-fille- d mile away." MR. NELSON in comment- ing on the denial of the license, said, Until we know if they will exercise the right to appeal, they will be allowed to operate. The letter denying the license is oniy another step in a series of actions between Ace Ambulance and the Utah Division of Health The ambulance company was granted a temporary extension of their license not to exceed 90 days on June 1. On July 22 the temporary extension was terminated by the Board of going to do the best we can. dam less than a But Mayor Shields assured the council that the city engineer would study this concern further although an independent engineer for the development firm had already made a study of the area THIS WOULD not include present taverns, however," he explained But if one UNDER THE rezoning ordinance, the lots would have a minimum size square feet of tavern changes hands or goes out of business, the license would be dropped if it conflicted with the ordinance by being within a mile of an existing tavern which also serves beer " Councilman Lynn Wood pointed out that such an ordinance might hurt the value of a tavern property if the prospective purchaser knew he might not be able to obtain a beer licensee 10,000 Public Works Driector Rulon Thornley said the development of this site would enable Antelope Drive to be lengthened to the east trade, sometimes one tying with the other," he said By GARY R. BLODGETT Hefty increases from the trade, services and construction industries gave northern Utahs economic picture a real shot in the arm THE three-count- y Front market Wasatch - including Davis, Weber and Morgan rose a healthy 6H0 counties jobs during August, pushing - non-far- employment 3 6 percent ahead of last year, according to the districts Job Services Department, for merly the Utah Department of Employment Security MR. TofiOe dance at the next meeting 15 The three county unemployment rate also dropped last month, but not as low as is desirable, said Harvey N Rich, manager of the districts Job Service Of fice HE in FOR example, construction of proposed malls in Og den and Layton should help the employment picture in both construction and eventually services The health industry, including hospitals, nursing homes and allied health firms also has boosted employment in the services field Mr Rich explained that the trade industry sparked the job gain with the opening of a new supermarket in the Five Points area of Ogden percent, compared to 7 4 percent for the same period a year ago Our employment picture for the future looks especially bright with big boosts expected in construction and "Although employment is area, the unemployment figure is still much higher than is satisfactory," said Mr Rich Unemployed job seekers totaled 7,038 last month (6 8 percent of the total eligible work force) compared to 7,418 (7 4 percent ) last year high in the three-count- y MEANWHILE, the nationwide job picture still looks bleak Using the Labor Day break as a Business New Year" for forecasting the future and reflecting on the past, the Wall Street economic experts if not unare apprehensive committed about the future Service industry saw the biggest gain in number of THEY EYE the Dow Jones Industrial Average of last the jobs, 820 over a year ago Total figure for service jobs is nearing 11,500, said Mr Rich BUILDING permits averaged an increase of from 30 to 40 percent in each of the I THINK the city would benefit from this develop- he said, "especially if a storm drainage pipe large enough to ment, we require that service both subdivisions HE SAID trade emnow stands at ployment 18,650, an increase of 400 during August and a jump of 740 over a year ago About 15,000 of these jobs are in retail stores current unemployment rale is 6 8 SAID three counties and construction jobs in the area total about 5,100 setting a nearrecord pace week which rose nearly 17 points as a marker to improved economic conditions, but note that the average was still 51 points below that of the middle of July I KNOW there might be problems in such a law, said (Hidden Hollow and Avion Vista) be required. He noted that although the homes would not be in the flight patch of planes departing Hill AFB, they would be close enough to the flight patch (Zone 13) to additional insulation require against Councilman Austad, but similar ordinances are in force in other cities, including Ogden, and we should do what we can to protect our citizens against too many taverns. "We have as many or more outlets of this kind (taverns) as any community in Utah noise. and THIS IS the second appearance before the council by this group, the mayor We denied them said rezoning before because they wanted half the area in and the other half in (the latter requiring only 8,000 square foot lots), but I believe they have met our requirements this time The rezonmg request was passed unanimously by the city planning commission at an earlier meeting I we should use problem DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 8 North Main SL, Layton PHONE 37S-91- Pubttahad Waafcty by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. John StaMa, Jr PvMshac Sacond Class PoataQO Paid At Layton, Utah THE ACTION SUBSCRIPTION to have a city ordinance prepared to better control the number and location of taverns with Class "C" beer licenses came after Councilman Robert Austad reported on statistics from believe whatever enforcement is necessary to control the S4.50 per year si ttsts Sabscriptoa SSJ8 basnsai IsSicitySns SI SN (Payabta In Advanca) Out I v-- w |