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Show VEKLY DAVIS NEWS REFLEX JOURNAL. JULY 5. 1 979 Excavator Law Nears Approval By TOM BUSSELBERG - After FARMINGTON what has become several years of effort by Davis County planners, excavators, commissioners and residents, exthe county's cavation ordinance could become an official reality long-await- it was agreed that creation of burms and other barriers and techniques would be en- roads within 500 feet of public streets or land not in a Natural Resource Zone shall be regularly surfaced with asphalt or oil and all other roadways shall be regularly watered, swept or surfaced with a dust palliative. couraged. The section on road main- revised tenance was to include regular sweeping and reads, All permanent haul Buchanan Installed President Of Kysyille Rotary Club E. Dwain THE COUNTY Commission set a meeting to review, and probably sign into law, that ordinance for 2:30 p.m. in the Commission Chambers in Farmington. The ordinance provides guidelines for extraction of various materials including gravel and other minerals from unincorporated county areas, including the gravel pit concentration near North Salt throughout the world to support a Rotary campaign to help rid the world of illiteracy. Marilyn Elison delighted the group with her own piano arrangement of a medley from the musical, Oliver. Lake. IT WAS reviewed by about 12 residents and others in a recent public hearing and by the County Commission and planning officials last Thursday where several revisions were outlined by County Planning Director Joe Moore. Buffer distance between actual excavation activities and adjoining properties were a question of debate at the public hearing, with some residents pushing for a 300 foot distance from other property owners except where the Planning Commission deemed otherwise. BUT MR. Moore said, to commission agreement, that such a stipulation could force excavators to lose up to 1,200 feet in ground (300 feet each direction). Instead, the revised proposal placed a 100 foot limit, except where altered by the Planning Commission, for "all extractive : machinery, operations, equipment and stockpiles (excluding rock crushing) shall be kept at least one hundred feet horizontal distance from any other property owner, except as may be reduced by the Planning Commission, but in no event should the operation be closer than 20 feet to the property line. That 20 foot limit caused some concern to the commissioners, with Comm. Swapp noting, I'd feel more comfortable with 30 feet. Twenty feet doesn't give much room V Power Rate Increase The Western Area Power Administration, Department of a U.S. Energy is proposing Tuesday. a 38 agency, percent increase for power that it markets from Flaming Gorge, Glen Canyon, Blue Mesa etc. This increase would raise the rates in Bountiful about 15 percent. THE COLORADO River Storage Project was proposed to be constructed for flood control, and irrigation generation of low cost power where feasible. In many instances this low cost electricity has helped some small municipalities control mill levies and at the same time provided customers with lower power rates. The Bonneville Power Ad- ministration, that controls the northwest area, is not using rate charges to pay for unfunded projects or funded projects that are not operating. According to hearing reports, if these projects were deleted from present revenue charges, a 38 percent raise would probably not be necessary. BECAUSE OF Federal Government water project hit lists it is possible many projects will never be con" structed. The end result will be millions of dollars collectsurplus-surplu- When the East Layton City Council meeting began June 26 at 7:30 p.m., the council room was filled with nearly 30 East Layton residents. E. DWAIN BUCHANAN Dwain Buchanan, retired merchant from Kaysville, was installed as president of the Kaysville Rotary Club for He 1979-8- AFTER HEARING the court report given by Justice of the Peace Adams, the council went through the Fiscal adoption of the 1979-8Year Budget. East Laytons budget for this coming year is $250,293. The council voted assumed the presidency from Dean Holman, administrator of the Davis North Medical Center, at the club's annual installation banquet for Rotarians and their wives on June 27 at the Oakridge Country Club. OTHER OFFICERS installed were C. Udell Green, president-elec- t; unanimously Clyde Gailey, Wells Collett, treasurer; Russell Bracken, director; and Glen Cundall, director. Also introduced at the dinner was Clara Ward who is the new president of the Rotary Ann organization. JACK EHLERS, partner in Ehlers and Ehlers, architects of Salt Lake City, and district for District 542 governor-elec- t : IN SUPPORTING the regular 100 foot limit Mr. Moore said, "I think if we went over 100 feet it would be of concern to the court. : Residents also expressed concern about long operation hours sought by pit operators. Thanks to the revision, they can expect one hour extra sleep on Saturday morning. The hours were set for 6 a.m. "to 7 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays. t' TO MINIMIZE noise and vibration from pit operations, permits, federal revenue of Rotary International, spoke to the Rotarians and their wives. He outlined future programs of Rotary In- ternational. Of interest was the exchange program with India over the next two years where five young men or women from India will visit District 542 for six weeks and five young people from Utah and Idaho will visit India also for six weeks. HE POINTED out that the Rotary Foundation, of which the Kaysville Club is a 300 sharing, fines and forfeitures, transfer from the utility fund to cover city expenses incurred by the operation of city utilities and interest income. City Manager Tracy Barnes explained- the transfer from the utility fund was necessary to off-sexpenses such as paying a data clerk, an auditor and purchasing supplies used to bill for utilities. percent contributor, provided hundreds of scholarships for U.S. and foreign students to attend school in other countries. He asked the Kaysville Rotarians to join with the other 800,000 adopt the budget with the reservation that an existing city truck be evaluated before $13,000 is spent purchasing a new truck. East Layton trimmed many of the areas of the budget in order to avoid a mill levy increase. The citys mill levy is currently ten mills. MAJOR SOURCES of revenue will include general property taxes which will net $73,750. Other major sources of revenue include building secretary; for sloughing (crumbling).' After some discussion it was agreed that limit should be set at 40 feet. to Rotarians THE CITY is expected to collect $275,500 from water sales, water connections, sewer charges, sewer connections and refuse collection. The budget was broken down into five areas: Legislative, Adminstration, Public Safety, Public Works and Debt Service. Department budgets are as follows: Legislative, $12,150; Administration, $70,246; Public Safety, $66,070; Public Works, $93,464 and Debt Service for payment of the City Hall Bond, $8,363. AFTER THE budget was adopted, the council moved to other items of business including the tabling of a controversary home occupa- tion ordinance, the post- ponement of awarding the Cherry Lane Construction bid and a discussion of the city well and water storage tank. The council voted to allow developers to submit subdivision plans to the planning commission and to the council with the written under- standing that building per- mits will not be issued until the city well and water storage tank is more nearly completed. WITHOUT THIS water project the city cannot supply water to new homes. The projects have been slowed down because of well drilling problems and problems with the tank construction. Gail Larsen of Valley Engineering appeared before the council with a booklet his firm has prepared to assist cities in developing a subdivision ordinance that would supply specifications, check lists, inspection procedures, and a list of ordinances governing building within the city. The council will study this material and decide whether it should be purchased by the city. AS THE meeting continued to the last item on the agenda, it became apparent that the citizens were attending the meeting because of this - fund. If Section of the 5e, Colorado River Storage Project Act, is being used to build a huge unnecessary surplus then it should be amended. Power generation should be used to help pay for the projects but not to build a huge millions of dollars surplus fund. This tends for politicians to find ways to use and tax more. THE AMERICAN family does not need any more cost increases and new projects that boosts the inflationary spiral. ed and placed in an excessive Halley Thomas s Council A $250,293 By DONETA GATHERUM Arctic Circle Opens No. 50 In Kaysville The KAYSVILLE recently opened Arctic Circle, the 50th such unit to be built in Utah, is designed with the most modern building and service concepts for a drive-i- n restaurant, according to its owner. WE ; America: Love it or leave it. ment block after apartment block for the majority. And while the apartments were often nice, almost none of the floors were covered by carpet or graced by a piano or color TV. Gas several years ago cost about twice as much as it does here and it has spiralled higher even as the American price has rocketed. As a result, people couldnt take many long trips. Of course, last agenda entry, Proposal on Combined Police Protection. The mayor introduced this topic by saying the Davis County Sheriffs Department had proposed establishing a five man special undercover narcotics team to help control the growing problem of drug abuse within the county. The proposal was that each city within the county be asked to contribute money to pay for this narcotic force. East Laytons share of the expense would be $1,000. AFTER SIX months, the effectiveness of the narcotic squad would be evaluated. The narcotics squad would then be financed completely from the sheriffs department funds. The council voted not to appropriate the $1,000 police force. Councilman Spencer said he requested a cost comparison study be made so the city could see how much difference there would be between county sheriffs services and the services of the East Layton Police Force as it now exists. THIS STUDY showed the East Layton Police Force costs $9,000 a year more than the alternate proposal would cost but the protection and the number of man hours spent patrolling East Layton was believed to be well worth the extra money. Residents were satisfied with this explanation. wall-to-wa- ! THATS THE message on a bumper sticker circulating around the country on the cars of some Americans, these days. With July 4th, or Independence Day com- ing up Wednesday, Id like to stand on my soapbox and say a few things about this land we call our own. Yes, inflation ran above one percent in May and presidential advisors predict an inflationary rate of more than ten percent will hit the nation in the coming year. And unless youve got a money tree it's getting harder to make all of those trips in the family car, especially over this holiday. IT WOULD seem as though everything bad is crushing down on this nation and its people. Is it still worth putting up a fight to keep what weve got in the land of the Stars and Stripes? Whenever I begin to ask myself that question, I just have to think back to when I spent some time abroad. Id rather not mention the country, because theres a lot of good come out of it now and in the past, but I would like to mention a few everyday situations I had there and then hope my readers would make the mental comparison with what is normally found here in the United States. ALMOST NO one except the very rich, had their own homes. It was apart gas mileage was usually better there because most everyone owned a subcompact. In some places, a VW bug was considered a big, luxury car. already being spent by the sheriffs force and the council believed this extra money was a form of double taxation. As the police matter came up for discussion, one citizen FARMINGTON asked the council if the rumors that the East Layton Police Department was going to be dissolved and police services would be assumed by the county sheriffs force were true. The man called the councils attention to a petition signed by over 600 - A copy machine that can be programmed to provide collating has been approved for purchase by the Davis County Commission. residents requesting the police department be continued and stating the citizens appreciation and support of Chief Davis and his officers for the way they handle affairs in East Layton. THE MAYOR who was unaware of the reason for so many citizens attending the council meeting, said the city officials never had any intention of doing away with the SALARIES WERE for less than those offered for the same type of work here in America yet many prices, as for food and housing, were as high as we must fork out. Living in those apartment blocks and being crowded into a country much smaller than the U.S. but with a large population, meant noise often reigned from dawn to long after sunset. People were everywhere and it was hard to get some privacy, even in your apartment, unless it was soundproofed. MAKING A telephone call across town or across the border could be disastrous. Even if you dialed that number on the other side of the city correctly, you might have the lines crossed, find the phone out of order or get such a bad connection that it would be impossible to understand one another. And if you had the misfortune of it. IN SOME places, trash was openly thrown from an apartment window onto the street. And raw sewage and other refuse would flow unchecked into the source of a citys water. Mail rates were comparable to here but it might take weeks for a letter to go several hundred miles and postal strikes were held for an extended period at least once yearly, it seemed. SOCIALIZED medicine was in force, there, and hospitals were filled with people recovering from toothaches, toeaches and headaches, leaving little room for those really needing medical attention. A pair of crutches to help in healing a broken leg were unheard of in some areas, meaning repaired bones never had a chance to heal correctly. The place of which I speak is not in some isolated, "primitive area. And of course there are many aspects to that land which make it most enticing for millions to visit every year. HERSH IPAKTCHIAN . Anthonys Restaurant in Lay-toHe is also a partner in the Casa de Mia Restaurant in Sandy and The Mexican Place, Ogden. A native of Iran, Mr. Ipaktchian holds the position of first vice president of the Utah Restaurant Association and is a member of the Action Committee of the National Restaurant Association and an advisory panel director of Restaurant News. He is active in civic affairs, being a member of the Layton Chamber of Commerce and a past director of the Layton Heritage Museum. HE MAKES his home in Layton with his wife, Lola, and their four children. He arrived in the United States in 1956, attended high school in Los Angeles and later earned a degree in engineering from Weber State College. n. women applying from the community. The store will be managed by Stan Robinson, Clearfield, with territorial supervision by Lavell Chadburn, Layton. Mr. Robinson has worked previously as assistant manager at Anthonys Restaurant, Layton, while Mr. Chadburn has been associated with the Layton Arctic Circle for seven years and is of currently manager unit. that THE STORE is the third for Mr. Ipaktchian who began working for Arctic Circle in 1965. His restaurant opera- tions have since expanded to include Arctic Circles in Lay-to- n and Rose Park and the Filing For Rezoning In County Will Cost Davis Approves Copy Machine because tax dollars are calling abroad, it would first be your pleasure to wait several hours to obtain a line and then hope the connection could be made. When going to the store, whether it was for groceries or clothing, it would be necessary to go with your best manners. If you didnt, you couldn't expect decent service anywhere. Clerks were there for and you didnt dare forget your benefit attempted county. OVER 506 persons applied for the Arctic Circle opening, and Mr. Ipaktchian said he was very impressed with the calibre of young men and THE $12,825 unit, a Xerox provide copies of letter to legal size materials along with the collating system, enabling multiple copies to be placed in packets automatically, such as are needed for large meetings. 3400, would FARMINGTON will be housed in the county commission offices. It can handle legal and letter-size- d copying but has no collating facilities. County Planning Director Joe Moore requested the new machine because of the need his office has to collate large volumes of material for file for a variance with the countys Board of located in the clerks, sheriffs, health and com- the new fees upon recommendation of the. County various county meetings Planning Department. coordinated by his office, tb COMMISSIONERS said the money will be used to pay the costs of legal notices, letters of notification, etc., which are necessary with these actions. It was explained that work for preparing such notices is paid for by taxpayers, but munity action program College Graduate Ill give you a job. Sweep out the store. "Yes, But graduate." "Okay, Im Ill a Adjust- ment. The commission acted on While the machine will be housed in planning commis- sion offices, all county departments will have access. Other copy machines are - Filing for rezoning of property in the unincorporated area of Davis County is no longer free. THE COUNTY commission recently approved a $50 fee be tagged to each application for rezoning. And it will cost $30, instead of $10 as in the past, to THE PRESENT copy machine utilized by planning America Is NotSuch A Bad Place After Alls Said And Done1 By TOM BUSSELBERG HAVE throughout the store to create a cheerful and clean family atmosphere and all equipment and design is geared toward fast 30 second service for quality food, said owner Hersh Ipaktchian. We wanted the unit to reflect well upon Kaysville and its growing business climate. The store was built at a cost of $390,000 for land, construction and equipment. It employs about 35 persons, most of whom live ip Kaysville or Layton. Payroll for the store is estimated at $100,000 per year, plus an added $25,000 annual t?x payment to the city and college that advertising and notices should be paid for by those seeking the changes, grb show you how." (tr.cW,cJiarLfkart0io ChimrndioOffi(o 376 (801) - 2041 TiT MONDAY -- SATURDAY ofea iaii atSRRRiBi. ble to run to the White House in Washington. But we can visit with our local city and county elected officials, present petitions and arguments to them if we think something should be changed or try to vote them out of office if we disagree with their policies. AND OUR schools are still controlled from here at home, in Davis County by local folk elected to the school board and others placed in administrative capacities. Thats not the case in many lands. Ive read how most revolutions cause a nation to take a backward leap and struggle to recover. It wasnt easy for this fledgling country of only a few million back in 1776 to resist the greatest of all powers in taking that step, but it surely wasnt a move backward that prompted Paul Revere to make his now-famo- ride. LETS BE appreciative of what we do have and try to improve it from there. Have a happy, safe Fourth of July! PHONE fif iac Maid Dutch BUT BAD as life is here, or so we may think, it could be a lot worse. 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