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Show r THURSDAY. AUGUST 10. VOlUVE forty-- 197- 8- By GARY R. BLODGETT FARMINGTON - Davis County Commission Tuesday gave the green light to Kays-vill- e citv 'itiitials to proceed with a join' storm drainage project along Bears Creek in Kaysville FOLLOWING A public hearing Tuesday with city officials, the commission acting as the County Flood Control Committee approved the project which is to cost an estimated $175,000 to $180,000 It was decided, however, that the project will be put out for bid in two phases, one as a holding reservoir and the other for trunk lines KAYSVILLE Mayor Gar Elison said the pond, if built at a reduced size as proposed, would cost about $60,000 to $65,000 and the trunk lines will cost an estimated $110,000 to $115,000 An earlier estimate had placed the lines at about $130,000, he told the committee The total project holding is pond and trunk lines atop the list of priority projects on the Davis County flood control program OTHER "PRIME" projects include 2600 South in Boun turners were running at full cool But some cooled off and had fun at the same time Brian Jamieson likes to watch, but not get wet While at the same time Colette Stahle, Matthew Jamieson and Sara Ann Stable start the wetting pro ess COOL OFF tif jl, South in 500 B m n VLE.R , )urt fJ a project in Clinton and a project in Layton Commissioner Flirt said 5i )U Soulh pru,ect, ost g about $116,000, is a toint vui ture with the state where a mam trurk line blew up F a ' ike Layton and North Salt are also on the prior itv s' the i ! for upcoming projects, commission explained t t UNDER A new county wiu flood control program, the county collects a 2 mill levy tax solely for storm drainage projects, this being the first year under the new program , The committee said monies collected prior to reimbursement into the program totaled $841,000 But of this amount, about $305,000, commitments and has expendi- tures totaling $720,000 AFTER CHECKING with County Clerk Auditor Rodney Walner, Commissioner Flint By TOM BUSSFLBERG - to the county for support of By TOM BLSSELBFRG - A SUNSET special improvement district has been okayed by the Sunset City Council (or construction sidewalk, curb and gutter a stretch of H ghway 84 of Jong THE PROJECT will run from 18,10 North to 2100 North and will be constructed on the west side of the highway, said Bruce City Councilman Watkins About $15,000 in state and local matching funds will be utilized for the project with affected property owners to be assessed for the construction, said Mayor Norman the countys animal control program In other business, the coun Cil was told that work on the new tennis courts adjacent to the city hall has been completed The two lighted courts were built at a cost of nearly $26,000 with 50 percent funding from the Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and matching city funds, Mayor Sant said A REPORT to the council from the police department showed about 200 citations had been issued during July compared to 100 warning tickets, Mr Watkins said THE TOTAL mill levy was OTHER action, the council okayed construction of five four-pleapartment units at about 2500 North and x m the Common- wealth Square Subdivision adjarent to Fremont Elementary School Those units were the first to be approved by the council after a moratorium on multiple unit construction had been lifted several months ago. Mayor Sant said Okayed under a special condition ordinance, the project will include rental units covering about 900 square feet each and will rent for about $250 a month, Mr Sant said. IN CONJUNCTION with that approval, the council also gave the green light to construction of 12 townhouses in a planned development The $70,000 to $85,000 units will be built under provisions of the citys planned residential unit development ordinance and will be of condominium-typ- e construction, Mr. Sant said The mayor told the council he will return to the Clearfield City Council m an effort to create a joint animal control system for Sunset, Clearfield and Clinton. We are looking at ways to get funds and have felt that maybe it would be better to operate between the three cities We could retain one man as ." COUNCILMAN Watkins said about $3,600 is presently being sent annually by Sunset tit kets to be issued and said, it was obvious that a lot of tickets were being written 1 - FARMINGTON Davis Commission County increased its 1978 mill levy bv 4 62 mills following a public hearing Tuesday afternoon IN West lold (he police department it didnt expect a quota of By GARY R. BLODGETT Sant 150 The council pieviously By TOM BUSSELBERG - The Clinton CLINTON City Council has decided to hold four area public information hearings before it takes further action on a proposed shopping center THE MEETINGS will be set up because information obtained after a June public hearing apparently is not representative of the feelings of residents, former Mayor Gerald V Bush, since named as a city councilman, said "I think those at the June initially opmeeting were posed but I think we'll get the reaction from the rest of the city and they will probably be in favor," Mr. Bush said Those at the hearing said we didnt need a shopping center and that it would cost a lot more than the business that would be generated They said they wanted Clinton to remain a farming community AT QUESTION is possible of a multi-millio- n dollar mall on about ?2Vj acres on the corner of 1300 North and 2000 West Mr Bush said the city council and construction planning commission have enunanimous given dorsement to such a project but, we want to stress that if the land were rezoned the developer would have to withstand extremely close scrutiny " The property is owned by Myron B Child and is presently zoned agricultural According to Mr Bush, a son jumped from 11 83 to 16 45 mills, but only the gereral fund and capital improvement funds were increased, the commission explained The general fund was increased by 1 12 mils and the capital improvements budget was increased J 50 mills of the owner, Myron B Child, Jr originated the developBut the elder ment idea Child has made absolutely no commitment and is not decided at all on the shopping center plan , THE PROPOSED center would include a large grocery store as the anchor and the unformer mayor says, derstand there are two or three grocery chains very I interested As the food store would develop, other adjacent stores would be constructed including a drug and variety store, home improvement center, several businesses and theaters small After the regional meetings, a second public hearing will be held to bring together information obtained at those meetings and residents will be given another chance to comment on the proposal, Mr Bush said Put In His Place Husband - Why does a woman say she has been shopping when she hasnt bought a thing Wife - Why does a man say hes been fishing when he hasnt caught a thing MOST OF the 12 general fund increase wdl be used to pav salary increases while the 1 3 50 capital improvements increase will be used to pay for courthouse construction amounting to $325,000 There were no increases noted in any of the special improvement projects of the county budget AT THE same time, the budget was opened and $430,000 surplus noted to take care of $423,000 of additional expenses in the general fund Most of the general fund expenses involved salary increases of $50 per month plus 7 percent for all county full employees, time not including elected officials COUNTY HOWEVER, Clerk Auditor Rodney Walker noted that some of the overspending in the general fund budget included inflated costs of materials and suppbes, increased postage, additional court costs, increase of insurance premiums and additional costs for juvenile detention The general fund mill levy will be 9 05 mills THIS IS far below the maximum allowed by law, By law we could have lint raised the general fund bud get to 16 mills but as il is our total county mill levy is only slightly over 16 mills Special protect levies g roamed the same as this year Watkins said Commissioner William Moss added that the mill levy revenue only covers about half the countys total ex- penses Grants, fees and other revenue account for the balance WEST BOUNTIFUL Mayor ABOUT A dozen mtere-de- persons turned out for the public hearing which was in tended to be a hearing on the budget but revolved into a hearing on the proposed mill levy increase Officially, the mill levy was not set by the commission unil Thursday morning WE DID all the cutting and refiguring we could to trim this budget, said Mr 1 know we Walker (county commission) get blamed for raising the mill levy but there is no other choice if we are to continue to offer services county wide One interested woman at Tuesdays hearing said she was opposed to the county employees getting two raises in one year first a 7 percent cost of living raise and then a $50 per month raise OTHER EMPLOYEES dont get two raises a year, they can barely keep up with the cost of living, if that," she I wish told the commission I could get two raises a year Mr Walker said the increase in the county mill levy will amount to about $55 per family based on a home and property valued at $60,000 IN and it was felt more warning tickets should be issued, Mr DEFENSE of the salary Commissioner Flint explained that "If we dont increase the salaries increases. and keep them somewhat in line with other similar jobs, we lose our employees to other businesses The county ends up being a training ground for others CLEARFIELD After hearing compaints about the difficulty of complying with parking regulations for a home occupation, such as a beauty parlor, the ( learfield City Council told a South Ogden woman to make revision proposals known to the citys planning commission LINDA CHRISTENSEN of South Ogden, speaking in behalf of Clearfield resident and beautician Janet Ostler, said regulations requiring three parking spates for business use and two for residential use at a home occupation site is unreasonable Now on the pretext that its legal (to conduct a home occupation such as a beauty in a home), unsus- Grant Secrist attended the parlor hearing and said he had sy for the commission but also a few points of criticism He said there is too much mission knew it could deny 90 duplication of services between the county and cities, citing the flood control program as an example He also suggested a tighter rein on salaries and if necessary a cutback in equipment as a means of keeping the mill levy down, JERRY LOPEZ of North Salt Lake also criticized the commission for duplicating services The sheriffs department, for example, should serve only where there is no other law enforcement protection and stay out of communities where cities have adequate police protection, he said "This could cut some expense MR. LOPEZ also was critical of municipalities paying the way for persons of the unincorporated area. With added annexations, there should be less area for the county to serve, but this doesn't seem to be the case, he said. Commissioner Flint said most county services are for all Davis County residents and cited the more than 800 clients on the countys mental health rolls. WE DONT try to be a dictator," the commissioner responded "We ask the cities what they want us to help them do and then try to do what we can with the money we have." pecting residents find tt impossible The planning compercent of on parking the requests based THE ORDINANCE requires five off street parking spaces, each nine feet wide and 20 feet deep, she said, and only one person has been able to Its discouraging qualify Davis Seeks Participation In Planning - PartFARMINGTON icipation will be sought from residents of Val Verda in formulating a master plan within the next year, the Davis County Planning Commission has been told THE COMMISSION has received copies of a work sheet outlining areas to be covered in making the plan aimed at setting growth policies m the unincorporated area boasting about 9,000 that the expansion MAYOR ELISON said the city had appropriated funds for this project and that this arrangement would be accep- table The holding pond will be on Bears Creek located between Utah Highway 106 and U S Highway 89 MAYOR ELISON told the committee that there is residential development planned in the area but that the homes will be built on the rim with their backyards extending to the holding pond and is driving people out of town " She said other cities, such as Sunset, did not have such restrictive clauses in their home occupation ordinances, Donal which to Mayor Townley said, I agree with that analysis that some cities have tailored their ordinances to be more liberal We held several The hearings provision was not made to impose commercial parking restrictions Part of the restrictive measures are so others wont be impeded SPEAKING IN defense of five space parking the rule, Councilman Gerald Heaton said that to his knowledge home operators often had three dryers and one chair, allowing four people to be receiving service while a fifth could be waiting "Three is considered the minimum number of cars for one chair I think the big problem isnt five cars but one parking in front of the other It doesnt mean that we couldn't modify that said, Mayor Townley Commercial areas can rent space adjacent to their properties now for parking but that isn't allowed in home occupation businesses Its even more restrictive for residential- -I think it's ridiculous A practical solution where adjacent residents agree would be to rent space off the street as now permitted in commercial zones IN SPEAKING of possible modifications to allow onstreet parking, Councilman Heaton said, "I remember three fender bender accidents because cars were parked right in front of a beauty He said a home parlor beauty parlor is located on his street DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 187 "B" North Main St. Layton PHONE com- 376-91- 33 Published Weekly by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. John StaNe. Jr. PuMNJwr and Second Ciaaa Poata Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION population, $4.50 per year Rrcwth patterns, school facili- Itala Subecrtpttoa 838 Branaai lakrrriptlna IIS M (Payable In Advance) ties and existing land use The first meetings with residents wili be held in the fall, Mr. Carter said, tb itv may have to put protect to lx gin with and then bt reimbursed by the county ,n next year s budget population density, said Scott Carter, a county planner. SOCIAL, economic and physical data will be collected including data on income, employment, c additional funds into the Districts will be formed within the area to obtain input from residents on such mercial - roporod that there prordbiv s em ugn mi it in me bark to rust r this project On that basis, the commune approved the Kavsville prop'll but told Mayor I lison residents facets as park demand, T Out el I - |