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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-DAV- to NEWS JOURNAL. SEPTEMBER 8. 1977 IS Mse IKtospSaiB ISobiigSs Fob IPmMc Satiety? complex. Tuesday Sheriff Lawrence said that in suggesting the proposal, he was presenting another option for funding that was available to the commission. Commissioner Flint said the commission would also go along with the construction of the building if Sheriff Lawrence could sell the idea to the public. Earlier Commissioner Flint had also suggested another option which would be to remodel the present jail and purchase additional property for construction to the south and east of the present building. By ROSELYN KIRK County Commissioners said they would consider the legality of a proposal made by Sheriff William Dub" Lawrence to pass a resolution to use 2.2 million in hospital bonds for the construction of a proposed public safety complex. COMMISSIONERS said before any decision on the proposal was made they would have to talk to County Attorney Milton Hess to determine the legal questions. County Clerk Rod Walker said the funds available as a result of a bond election in 1968, passed to fund the two hospitals in the county, could not be used for other purposes. Sheriff Lawrence made a two hour presentation that at times erupted into a heated discussion between the commissioners and Sheriff Lawrence. He pointed out the need for the proposed 3.5 million dollar public safety building which would include a jail. He said that the Utah State Code Sec. would allow county commissioners to pass a resolution using the funds present in the hospital bonds to construct the public safety building. SHERIFF Lawrence said the Utah Code specified that this would be possible only after commissioners held a public hearing to get a feel of the sentiments of the public. According to Sheriff Lawrence, the law requires that a notice of the public hearing be advertised for 30 days in public places so that Davis County residents could be informed of the hearing date. He said if the people do not favor the proposal and indicated at the hearing that they were not in favor, the commission could back off or go to the public with a bond election. COMMISSIONER Flint said that $500,000 would supply enough funding for the extension and remodeling of the building. Commissioners had endorsed the project of a public safety building when they had hoped to get federal funding for the project. The Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant was turned down. Commissioner Flint and Commissioner C.E. Moss said they were both aware that the county was in need of better facilities. But Commissioner Moss said, the Sheriff is talking about using money that doesnt belong to us. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Layton returned from Las Vegas, Nevada where they visited with their two sons and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Don Layton, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Happy Birthday expresses birthday greetDavis County their are who babies celebrating to all ings those babies time. this at anniversaries Among birthday of Anthony and are Shannon Elizabeth Brown, daughter No. 9, Layton, 371 Knowlton, Apt. Elizabeth Brown, and Diatra son of Frank James Wilko, Evan and Aug. 31; Wilko, 1469 North Fort Lane, Layton, Sept. 5. Reflex-Journ- SHERIFF Lawrence argued that state statute specifies that the commission has the authority to use the money in the interest of the county. He said he felt that the issue of the public safety building was being used by commissioners as a political football" and that the commission was using blocking tactics. Mrs. Glen Stuart returned their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Forsyth. Vegas on Wednesday for a special Eagle Scout ceremony in which their grandson Donald received his Eagle award. The ceremony was conducted by their other grandson Steven Layton, brother of Donald. They are both sons of Mr. and Mrs. Don EVAN JAMES WILKO al with Mrs. Young while serving on a LDS Mission to Reno. home recently from a weeks stay in Denver, Colorado with Layton for one week. It was a special event for M r. and Mrs. Layton to be in Las SHANNON ELIZABETH BROWN wsms Layton. They were also on hand for their granddaughter, Angelia 12th birthday as well as to attend church on Sunday where their son Don was sustained as assistant stake clerk. They also visited with their other son, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Layton and children part of the time. Mr. and Mrs. LaVar Adams of Anaheim, California have been visiting a week with her father, William F. King and with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Rulon King and with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Campbell, all of Kaysville. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Michie and family spent Labor Day at Park City. Mrs. Joyce Young of Reno, Nevada was a house guest for three days of Coach and Mrs. F. Cullimore and daughter Sheryl. Sheryl lived Jay Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sabin, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Manning, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Nielson and their families spent the Labor Day weekend at Bear Lake. Mrs. Marcia Mansell has returned home from Hurst, Texas where she spent the past two weeks with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Milam. Udell Green flew fo Bloomington, Illinois where he spent Wednesday and Thursday on a business trip. Mrs. Jeneil Johns and daughter Jennifer of K.C. Ranch, Clover Valley, Nevada her spent the weekend with Clit-ford parents, Mr. and Mrs. Blamires. Mr. and Mrs. Blamires then drove them to their home in Nevada and spent a few days with Mrs. Johns and her husband Richard. Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne Thorne attended the funeral service at New Plymouth, Idaho on Saturday for his brother-in-la- Charles Luther Reed, husband of Virginia Reed. They returned home Monday night and an hour or so later received word his brother, Virgil Thorne of Granger had died. His funeral services were held on Friday in Granger. Mrs. Harold Galloway has been confined to the hospital where she underwent treatment the past week. STATE INSPECTIONS E TUNE UP WITH ALIGNMENT WHEEL GENERAL CAR REPAIRS SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS LAWN MOWERS SUN-SCOP- HEYVJ00D AUTO CLINIC 132 North First West, Kaysville, Utah Phone 376-2035 Some discussion as to the priorities of building the addition to the county courthouse at the cost of 1.2 million as opposed to the public safety complex was discussed. County commissioners said that plans for the courthouse were first considered in 1971. COMMISSIONER Glen Flint reacted strongly against the proposal. He said that at the time of the hospital bond sale he had promised the public that the bonds would be redeemed. Sheriff Lawrence urged commissioners to hold a public hearing. He said through the hearing, SHERIFF Lawrence argued that the study of new jail facilities was first prior to that and felt the public safety building should have priority. He said by changing tlie plans from a three to two story building, cost could be cut to below 3.5 million. commissioners could determine the feelings of the people. After the hearing, if the majjority of the commission decides to go with the decision to use funds available in the hospital bonds, the issue could be resolved, he said. Statistics presented by Sheriff Lawrence indicated that the jail population has increased from 636 in 1963 to 2, 183 in 1976. He compared population and jail capacities of several cities, indicating that Cache County with a population of 49,000 people had jail facilities for 50 Sheriff Lawrence fears that the county will be faced by lawsuits from inmates if the overcrowding situation in the jail is Where will you get the not settled. money for a lawsuit if the matter is not resolved? he asked. During the presentation he named nine documents which indicated that prisoners and law enforcement agencies have questioned the jail as an adequate prison facility. people and Utah County with a population of 172,000 people has facilities for 68 inmates. Davis County provides 38 jail facilities for the 125,000 people in Davis County. WEBER COUNTY with a population of can house 110 inmates in their 137,000, jail, Sheriff Lawrence said. Weber county residents have turned down two bond issues to build a new jail, Commissioner Moss said. Commissioners earlier took an option to purchase 7.6 acres of land located near Burkes Lane interchange with and 1 in Farmington, if the EDA U.S. grant had gone through. Two weeks ago commissioners said the county now had no money to pick up the option. indicated that at various times since 1975, the sheriffs office had responded to the State Division of Corrections, the Bureau of Prisons, the Utah Supreme Court, the County Health THE PRESENTATION Department, former Governor Calvin 89-9- Rampton and Federal Judge Willis Ritter, in an attempt to justify inadequacies in the jail facilities, According to Sheriff Lawrence, regulations specify that 54 square feet of space per person is required to be provided in jail facilities. He said at the present time four people are housed in less than 54 square feet of space. 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