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Show U1AH STATS PRESS ASSHe P. 0 ; ; 711' MX 1327 : CUT. . VTA3 84UO SALT LASS . cvr u A THURSDAY, MAY 31 . 1 979 - 24 Pages .. volume eighty-on- e number eleven W-i-j PLEASE FROM ? iN OF DESK y" X There is a strong possibility a brownout" in the Kaysville area with electrical power unless residents are willing to cooperate in redistribution of power needs. of I ACCORDING TO Mayor Gar electrical Elison, demands between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m. are exceeding the transformer capacity of the city owned power company. If citizens would only assist the city during these crucial periods it would help solve the problem, but as yet the citizens have not cooperated as a whole, and there is very little indication that residents stujec v'htn.tm Veterans Come to the Fair y - I he I yiijn Juh Fan f nLi. June V:v t U . 71 fey V t. ft ljKj!m m High S are concerned about this matter. : THE MAYOR stated, by reducing usage equivalent to two 200 watt light bulbs per household during the peak ' 4 Ct juetnit etnphiy, ApphiXitu r ( ' I intUoh Assistance City Manager Tracy Barnes reported the results of an East Layton street light study to the city council at their May 22 meeting. The study recommended the installation of ten new street lights in the city. Some of the lights will be installed now, others will be put in as the city grows and as money becomes available. Lights at intersections will have top priority. Bob Lowe and Dick Strong from Layton Job Service go over final details for the Veterans Job Fair set June 1 from 10 a.m.-- 5 p.m. at Veterans the Layton High School auditorium. Vietnam-er- a are invited to attend, with representatives from area businesses interviews in a variety of fields. expected, ready to hold An estimated two to three thousand such Veterans are located in Davis County. ot AFTER STUDYING the lighting plan, the council native has been named Director of the Office of Recovery Services of the Utah Department of Social Services (DSS). JOHN P. Abbott, currently Director of the Salt Lake Assistance Payments Office, DSS, will assume his new duties June 1. He replaces Dennis Cooper, who resigned to accept a position in Washington, D.C. Abbotts appointment was announced by Norman G. Angus, Deputy Director for Public Entitlements, who said that his experience working with Utahs public assistance programs as well as his experience in program monitoring and quality control give him an excellent foundation with which to direct operations in the Office of Recovery Services. ABBOTT WILL be responsible for the recovery of child support from absent parents. Last year, Recovery Services recouped 11.2 percent of Utahs welfare payments through the recovery of child support. The office also recovers - BOUNTIFUL Although the path isnt completely with roses, yet, there appear to be fewer thoms in the workings of Wasatch the Front Regional Council. THAT FIVE county plan- ning body serving Davis, Weber, Morgan, Salt Lake and Tooele counties, was the object of a study conducted by two University of Utah professors .t was started a year ago after some rifts developed. Complaints ranged from limited board member participation and support by some locally elected officials preventing maximum the WFRC; development of disagreement between some county officials and WFRC money erroneously paid to public assistance recipients or Medicaid providers. THE GOAL of the Recovery Services program, Abbott He is a graduate of Davis High School and Weber State College. HE IS a member of the American Public Welfare As- sociation and the National is to save taxpayer money by making sure that parents live up to their financial responsibilities. Money Council of State Public Wel- fare Administrators. Abbott has also chaired the Department of Social Services Wel- fare Reform Task Force. Abbott resides in Oakridge Village in Davis County with his wife, Sue Ann, and three children. He is the son of Paul and Elaine Abbott of said, collected through the child support program means that less taxpayer money is being spent in the welfare program. The program also insures that individuals who receive public assistance erroneously reimburse the state. ABBOTT SAID he hopes to keep the Utah office tops in the nation. We will continue to put the emphasis on the recovery of child support payments. At the same time, we will be stressing the rights of clients to insure that their rights are not ignored and that they are all granted due process. Abbott has been director of the Salt Lake Assistance Payments office since August 1978. Prior to that time, he served as Director of the Office of Quality Control. He has worked in the Department of Social Services for 10 years. and lack of sufficient regional planning. IN ITS regular meeting last week, members agreed the situation had changed for the better since that report was started, largely due to a change in personnel on the board. Feeling a change since last year was Sandy Mayor Paul Thompson, who said his first impressions were formed when the meetings were colored by disputes. But he added, I dont have that concern anymore. BUT HE hit the head on a problem of persistent member participation. In my mind, the most persistent problem is a lack of atten there The city is taking steps to purchase a substation owned by the Utah Power and Light Co. for $600,000 and the city is exploring ways to raise the needed amount. City officials are considering a bond proposal and a temporary rate increase. INCREASING THE power voltage capabilities reduces the bulk cost of power. Mayor Elison said, a move which would create enough savings to cover the outlay in approximately ten years, and it would take about one year to make the necessary improvements on the substation. The city is studying the need and location for an additional substation. ACCORDING TO city of ficials, the city has plenty of power to meet both residential and commercial needs if the use periods are distributed more evenly. Walt City Electrician Meacham said that over a period of years, a study shows that the peak hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. A threefold plan is being used to meet the problem. The city rates are presently about 30 percent below those of Utah Power and Light and with a slight increase, it would still leave the rates substantially lower. The city is taking steps to curtail growth, encourage a shift in power demands and to negotiate for future options where possible said Mayor Elison. HE URGES all residents to help conserve power through these peak hours, np Street Light Installation Planned For East layton )n g so.vic,. hmpioyoni A Davis County 5 to 8 p.m. would be no problem. vvJfr ! ;,ytlLJ JOB FAIR SET hours of Board Still Condsidering Options - The Kays-vill- e KAYSVILLE Library Board is advertising for a new librarian in the face of county library system overtures that the two libraries join forces. KAYSVILLE Mayor Gar Elison said the board decided in a recent meeting to move in that direction while waiting for further clarification from the Davis County Library system as to what options it might provide Kaysville. The county system has d made overtures that the library, the only one of its kind in the county, join the city-owne- countywide library. The county system includes facilities in Bountiful, Clearfield and Farmington while the Kaysville Library is located in the north portion of Kays- - villes municipal building. Idaho, library. BUT RATHER than confine the issue to joining or remaining independent, Kaysville officials have looked at service options available for their library, and did so again in the recent meeting. Mayor Elison said. Were going ahead and advertise for a librarian, he said. One option is that we may take experience over a degree. Were after someone with vision to see the options. Librarian Maurine Brady, on the job for 19 years, has submitted her resignation. Visits have been paid to a number of small libraries with siderably expanded vices, ser- he said. Those includ- ed several Cache County facilities and the Preston, willing to serve, maybe we should (replace) them. exposed. I suggest a rule that those who nr- - sincerely interested should perform on the council, he continued. I know some mayors I believe would put the time in to do a good IN THE case of a member But he questioned whether agenda items are important enough to draw at- tendance. about participation was Bountiful Mayor Elmer Barlow. Im a little upset at some things that I see go on with WFRC and Davis County. Maybe we should make sure attendance (is stressed) point blank and unless people are ADDING HIS concern libraries were physically small in space, services such as a Friends of the Library organization and paperback exchange could provide more services without requiring additional space or money, the mayor said. Presently the library is open 282 hours a week with Mrs. Brady working half-tim- e along with two other part-tim- e employees. Mayor Elison said the library board hadnt decided if the new librarian would work full- - or three-fourt- h time. con- dance on the part of members. Some hardly ever come or only when financially job. ALTHOUGH some of those missing two consecutive meetings without cause he should be removed at the discretion of the County Council of Governments, WFRC Executive Director Will Jeffries suggested. There are a few who arent here today that havent been here for a long time. We send agendas to every member and the county commissions and I get criticism wherever I go that people dont know what WFRC is doing. The large geographical area covered by the council and difference in interests does create some difficulty in MEANWHILE, Kaysville Library Board chairman, Kathryn Welling, refused to comment, tb effective members agreed. operations, THAT WAS reflected in the study paper which said, There appears to be a conflict between the perceived role of the council and its form of governance. The role, perceived by some, is in part to represent a regional interest. But the council is governed by representatives of local governments. While the members of the governing board most often have a very broad regional public interest, they necessarily represent their constituent units of government. TTiey appropriately give the interests of their own units of government priority over recommended street lights be installed at the intersection of Cherry Lane and Oakridge. The light that is already at this intersection will be replaced with a brighter light. Lights will also be in- stalled at the intersection of Emerald Drive and Bonnie Way and at the junction of Snow Creek Drive and Holmes Circle. The lighting plan will again be reviewed before winter. MR. BARNES reported the park sketches are ready to be submitted to the BOR for matching funds grant consideration. The deadline for grant application is June 1. The park will be developed in phases as money becomes available. The city has $40,000 to put into the first phase of park development. .May 29, was set as the date for a public- - hearing on revenue sharing proposals and on a new subdivision ordinance. June 12 is the date for the budgeLhearing. LAVELL ANDERSON met with the council to discuss storm water problems he is drainage having around his house. Mr. Anderson contends storm water from as far east as the Mountain Road drains into his yard which is located at 2230 East Cherry interests which others may say represent a broader regional public." Dr. Doyle Buckwalter, one who of the professors prepared the study along with Robert Huefner said local planning staffs had difficulty coordinating efforts with WFRC while the board composition, made up of elected officials, creates ever-changi- Lane. His driveway is sinking, a retaining wall is cracking and his backyard is eroding away. The council promised to have their city engineer look at the problem and make recommendations to the council to correct the situation. Mayor Johnson reported he had come to an agreement with Kays Creek Irrigation Company. The city will be allowed to install any size emergency flood control pipe into the Adams Pond. The mayor proposed this pipe be 36 inches. BID FOR the Rainbow Drive storm drain project will be opened at the next council meeting. Mr. Hohman recommended - maintenance bills the council received for city vehicles. He feels the city is paying too much money for repairs that may be caused through neglect. His recommendation was that service logs be placed in each vehicle and that service checks be made on a weekly basis. If repairs are necessary because of neglect, the council felt this money should come from the salaries of the employees. THE CITY has been allowed several youth CETA summer workers. These young people will be used to help repair streets and clean up the city. East Layton can have 500 hours of CETA summer work, dmg Power Outage Planned For Kaysville June 1st - A power KAYSVILLE outage has been scheduled for Kaysville City electric customers from midnight on Friday June Electric Superintendent 1, to approximately 6 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, according to Walter Meacham. THE OUTAGE is necessary to allow Utah Power and Light to increase the substation capacity to help relieve the critical load. In a previous attempt, the portable unit used to main- tain power on one bank failed, resulting in the rescheduling of the work at this time, Superintendent Meacham said, np NSires School! - Each FARMINGTON summer the maintenance department of the Davis School District hires a large number of persons with various skills to help with the summer maintenance program. This is an excellent employment opportunity for the summer months and there are many openings still available. WAGES RANGE from $2.65 problems while new members learn their roles. general consensus to to point improvement over a year ago and continued greener paths for the future. While staff members from local planning agencies are already invited to attend meetings. South Ogden Mayor J. Farrell Shephard made a motion. BUT A seemed Remove Flowers From Cemetery By June 4th Memorial KAYSVILLE day flowers and containers will be left at the Kaysville City Cemetery until June 3rd care study be made of the but should be off the graves by Monday morning, June 4th. np to $3.95 depending upon skill and experience. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. There is need especially for roofers and painters. Various other skills are also needed. Please come in to the Buildings and Grounds Department to fill out an application. PLEASE RESPOND soon! 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