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Show 1 i pU wess ste l327 BOX CSE SSW- - s,o wm THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 197- 6- FIFTEEN VOLUME . j By DEE CARTER THE purpose of the meeting is to determine whether or not During its meeting Tuesday night Clearfield City Council approved another public hearing on the Bob Jackson rezone request. It was set for September 14 at 8 p.m. MR. Jackson has presented his request in two previous hearings at which many residents voiced their objections to the change. He wishes to build an apartment complex east of Valhalla. Individuals at the first and second hearings raised questions such as the suitability of the area, continued water problems, and the width of the street. ALSO at the meeting, Mayor Ross Sanders reported on a meeting Monday with Layton City officials in which in Anyone interested agriculture may join ASCS personnel in a tour Friday beginning at 9 a.m, ITEMS of interest will be projects, practices, and ideas that North Davis Countians are using to make successful operations in their agricultural production enterprises. Gentile at 9 tomorrow morning. The route the group will take is indicated on the above diagram. The tour will begin by assembling at the ASCS office at AT completion of the tour, lunch will be served at Layton and Extension SCS, SCD Ser- office will be closajuring the tour so that office personnel may attend. even offering to help in the cleaning, but there was no By MARGO MAUGHAN A neighborhood junk problem was brought to the attention of the Clearfield City Council Tuesday night. of 600 EARL JENSON North in Clearfield and many of his neighbors came to the council to try to get action on a junky residence in their neighborhood which poses a fire hazard. It seems the County Board has been called times about this of Health many problem at 178 W. 600 N. but the residents just let the property go back to its original state. THE neighbors told the council that the yard is a fire hazard with piles of lumber laying all over and also unsafe for children because of the many cars up on blocks. Before asking the council for help, many of the complaining neighbors wrote the resident a letter asking him to clean up his yard and response. THE CITY has sent a letter in the past to the man and the Council went down to the police department to see if there is an ordinance and what it says pertaining to r s (DMtei? motorcycles. Officer John Swenson came up and told the council that fire chief has inspected the area and declared it a fire hazard. The city determined that they can file a complaint against him. The council agreed that they should take legal action against the man or have the city workers clean up his yard and send him the bill. motorcycles can be charged with disturbing the peace if they have altered mufflers or if they are factory dirt bikes made for riding in the mountains and too noisy for street riding. BUT IF the motorcycles are as they come from the factory ERNEST WELLBURG and many of his neighbors on Ross Drive brought a petition to the council complaining about the noise on Ross Drive the police department many times on the noise but by the time a policeman gets there the offender is long gone. are noisier cars and as long as they arent speeding, are licensed drivers and licensed motorcycles there is nothing that can be done about the Motorcycles vehicles than noise. THE council agreed that they should look into prepar- By DEE CARTER During the Layton City Council meeting last Thursday night, a public hearing was held on a potential rezoning. Get Fair Book APPROXIMATELY 35 residents turned out to voice their objections to proposed west of group of Before Entering Items Hillfield Rd. (400 W.) The petition, filed by Jack Turner, requested a change from RIB to R3 for about 10 acres and for 3 acres, a change from RIB to Cl. The developers plan is for a self contained community with 270 individual homesites, the and a few businesses such as a convenience store, beauty shop, and possibly a service station. Planning to enter something in the Davis County Fair? sure you get a fair book to make sure you follow the rules of the department where your entry will be displayed. Be THEN turn to page 90 in the book. There you will see a parking pass to enter Lagoon free when you bring your entries to the fair and when you come to reclaim them. to the fair Theyre for the use of those who bring entries dont fail to use this bit of to make it more successful--s- o a reward from the county fair board. Theres also a bit of a reward for Davis County residents only, who attend the fair on Saturday, Aug. 21. If you come through the Lagoon parking gate, before 2 free if you can p.m. on that date, you will be admitted show your cars registration or some other proof that you reside in Davis County. IT WOULD also include tennis courts, bike paths, and a little league ball park. Harold Crouch, a resident from the area, was present with a petition signed by 100 others protesting the Richard Wingljam stated that the apartments would be right behind his property and he was concerned that they would be low income rentals. fair this , MR. TURNER responded saying that the reverse would be the case; he only builds high' income rentals. Clearfield to help diminish the noise problem within the city. One problem which will arise if a noise ordinance is Another By MARGO MAUGHAN in Clearfield. ONE OF the problems he had recommendations for was fo post no parking signs on the south side of 450 S. where it meets the highway. Also, to resident, Floyd once the land was rezoned, anything could be built. Mr. Turner assured the group that he did not want to build apartments if surrounding residents were opposed to the idea. He withdrew his request for the R3 change but said that since it would be a 5 year development, he may come before council again requesting the zoning which allows multiple family dwellings. COUNCIL asked of hands of those not opposed to the and then for those for a show who were Cl change who were. None indicated disapproval and council approved RIB to Cl change for approximately 3 acres. Councilman Bob Austad commented that there will always be a need for transient housing in Layton particularly because of Hill Air Force Base. HE QUESTIONED whether more mobile home areas should be provided or apartments. He also recommended that those opposing multiple aware family units should be of tne past records of builders, especially when one with a fine record requests the R3 zoning. necessary equipment to measure noise decibals so that the ordinance can be enforced. Parking Needs Tuesday night at the Clearfield City Council meeting Vern Hamblin, of the Clearfield Safety Council, brought to the councils attention many of the traffic conditions Erickson, commented that drawn up would be that then the city could have to buy the Clearfield Airs ing a noise ordinance for Fm ffiezQinmg THE CITY council was unsure as to whether Clearfield has a noise ordinance and Vern Hamblin of the Safety he hopes year, and the fair manager, Ed Rogers, said of these will take of advantage Davis County residents savings on parking at the fair. Ross Drive. Laytioim QEts IPeMSoim by motorcycles. Mr. Wellburg has contacted THESE are both new innovations at the county they are street approved and there is nothing Clearfield can do if the riders make too much noise when riding down change the old yellow stop sign at 500 S. to the new red one. It seems that the sign can easily be mistaken for a yield sign. According to the Police Department, that could have been the cause of the last action in that inter- section. The council agreed with the recommendations and also decided to erect a at the intersection of 200 W. stop 650 N. MANY residents in that area have complained about the speed problem down the roads and just one stop sign would leave the road the other direction widegoing open to race down. The Police department looked at the situation and agreed with Mr. Hamblin that the only way to curtail the situation was to install a stop. MR. Hamblin and the council were very concerned by the traffic situation at 700 .1,000 E. which in their opinion needs a traffic light. This year a little girl on a bike was killed at that intersection and last year one was hit. 700 A DATE was set for council to go to Elko for a presentation by that citys officials on its method of recreational facilities South is the street used by much of HAFB traffic and 1000 E. intersects from it and connects both Clearfield High School and South Clearfield Elementary. ' IT IS a state road and to install a traffic light, the council has to contact the State Highway Department and get their permission. They have contacted them before on this and after the state conducted a traffic survey they denied the request. IT SEEMS that in order to have a traffic light installed you have to have approximately 500 cars per hour and over for an 8 hour period to warrant one. This doesnt pertain to the area since the only time there is a problem in this intersection is when school and HAFB traffic begins. CITY manager Gayle Starks agreed to contact the State Highway Department again and make an appeal for either a traffic light or a blinking yellow light to remedy the situation. Military Explosives Military explosives experts have declared an old piece of naval ordinance inert after a maintenance man ran over the five inch metal object. THE ordinance which dated back to the time when the Freeport center was a naval supply installation was discovered last weekend at the Freeport Center in Clearfield. The maintenance worker mowing the lawn recognized the object as ordinance and noted it had a numDer ot lawn mower nicks in the metal. EXPLOSIVE experts from Hill Air Force Base picked up the object and took it to the base range where it was opened and determined to be development. Members were informed that COUNCIL approved approximately $500 to be taken from council unas- - Levy OJps IF it Flood! By DAVE WIGHAM With an emphasis on flood control the Davis County Commissioners raised the property taxes slightly as they set the new mill levy at 9.63 mills. LAST YEAR the mill levy was 8.77 mills. The commissioners left the general fund levy the same as last year at 7.93 mills. THE LEVY for flood control was set at .45 mills. Last year the county used revenue sharing money for flood control, but this year has projects supported by other federal funds which must be matched with county tax money. Flint had Commissioner proposed a large mill levy increase for flood control, possibly two mills. He noted the reason being that the mayors on the Davis County Council of governments voted unanimously to have the county imposea mill levy for main storm drainage sewer projects affecting more than one city. THE COG proposed that the cities continue to resolve their storm sewer problems within city limits while the county build major channels to collect tne water. However, like many of the cities, the county is waiting for some water quality studies to be finalized before taking any action in this direction. THE commissioner also increased the mills for the county libraries. Last year the mill was .84 mills, this year they set the levy at 1.25 mills. The county ran a $50,000 deficit last year because ot the opening of the new Clearfield branch of the library. THE LEVY that was set for the county will be used to obtain revenue to pay for expenditures in the 1976 budget. The county also imposed a levy of 3 mills for the special service district in the unincorporated area of the county. That levy pays for fire protection and waste disposal. The waste disposal tax is for a 50 cent per home charge for using the solid waste disposal. THE COUNTY expects this cent fee to be raised to about 70 cents this year. It was reported that according to county records most cities either kept their levy from last year or they reduced it. 50 Overnight Parking: Being More Aware Violators of the citys overnight parking ordinance in Clearfield will find a card on the windshield instead of a ticket. CLEARFIELD police are beginning a new program in order to make citizens aware of the ordinance. Violators will find a card welcoming them to Clearfield ing the card and if a permit is not on the car the following night issuing a citation will solve the problem. citizens have Many complained about the or- dinance but Clearfield police feel that the ordinance is a valuable part of the burglary deterent program. mnm and explaining the citys ordinance prohibiting parking between 2 and 7 a.m. on the citys streets. DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B North Main Si, Layton card will also be how to obtain an overnight parking permit. In the recent weeks the city has had a lot of problems with out of state cars who were Published Weekly by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. John StaMa, Jr., PuMMwr Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah ON THE information telling unaware of the ordinance parking on the streets. CLEARFIELD police hope that logging the license number of the vehicle receiv i j ! -- j signed funds to cover the cost of the trip. Mayor Sanders j asked that the three team cap tains come to the next council meeting and report on the trip. avis n, Sunset, E. Layton, Clearfield and Layton. OmirffnieDGfl IP gd mi (al whereby West Point and possibly Sunset can use Clearfield water in cases of emergencies. After being drawn up, the proposal will be presented to council for approval. , The mayors, councils and planning commissions of several North Davis County communities will be invited to attend. It will include jfclin-toWest Point, Syracuse, vice. The ASCS - Council agreed to the city manager and city attorney working out an agreement storm sewer problems were discussed. As a result of that meeting, another was set for Tuesday, August 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Clearfield City Hall. City Chapel Park. The project is sponsored jointly by ASCS, 70 W. a united effort to obtain federal funds for storm sewer projects is feasible and if the officials are interested. a building would be made available for meetings and conferences and that Elkos city manager will guide the visitors. Clearfield City Council will go on September 17. Neldon Councilman Hamblin thanked council for its support on the trip that the baseball team made to Arizona. He indicated that Tempe and Mesa officials were extremely pleased with the behavior of the boys. PHONE 376-91- 33 SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out ot Stale Subscription S3 JO Oversees Subscription S13.N (Payable in Advance) |