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Show mil STATE EAsr Li;- - ftisss cuif 0 Root U ft ftr Rw9 fttAft (UK RAID MO UAVVOM U1AM Pi fl MU ft lM 7 - 544-913- 3 Voice NUMBER FOURTEEN VOLUME EIGHTY Of Davis County for the project because of fluxuating interest rates. LAYTON - "We already have enough property zoned CX, Councilwoman Ann Harris commented as she made the motion to deny a rezone request made last Thursday evening by the Holmes and Perry Corporation. THE PROPERTY up for a rezone is Harris acreage located at 1650 W. 2000 N. There are 14.5 acres in the parcel. The present zone is A and RI8. Dan Jeppesen, a representative from Holmes and Perry said his company hoped to build residential units in a configuration allowing 25 units per acre. Frontage along Hill Field Road would be developed into commercial buildings. He said it was hard to determine a starting date 14 PAGES present. The vote was split. Councilman San Trujillo and Councilwoman Ann Harris voted to deny the rezone. Council members Golden Sill and Bob Stevenson voted against the denial motion. Mayor Shields broke the tie and voted to deny the rezone request. The council set a public hearing for Aug. 2 at 7:15 p.m. to consider a rezone request submitted by Noal Robins. -- MAYOR LEWIS G. Shields read a letter signed by D. Milton Moon, representative of the Hill Field Layton Properties a limited partnership who have invested in 25 acres of ground just north of the Harris property. Mr. Moon said his group opposed the rezone because it would lower the value of properties in the area that are already zoned CX. Shawn Mitchell attended the hearing to oppose the rezone. He has invested in CX property on the corner of Antelope and Hill Field Road. CX-zon- COUNCIL APPROVAL was given to storm sewer payback developers for pipe that has been laid at the expense of the developer. Developers of the North Hills Estates, a subdivision located along the dump road, will receive payback money. Storm drain payback money will be given to the owners of over-size- d THERE WERE four members of the council 1492-6000- ) 546-473- 5 Layton Beaties Commercial By DONETA GATHERUM (USPS 25 WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1984 tootle Quail Ridge. Mega Corporation, developers of the hotel complex that is being constructed on Antelope 5 interchange received an Drive near the IRB extension until Jan. 10, 1985. This will allow the company to sell bonds under the old federal regulations at an interest level of 9 percent to 134 percent. 1 APPROVAL was given to the plans of 3 lots in the East Layton Hills subdivision. The housing project is located at 1750 N. 1800 E. This is the final phase of the development. Finally, the council approved the request for a beer license. Class A that was made by Tom Randall for the Airway Service at 2980 N. Hill Field Road, dmg Street Projects Noted - LAYTON Many of the major streets in Layton will be under construction during the remaining weeks of summer. LAST WEEK the Layton council authorized the public works department to sign a contract with Joel Parsons Company for several road projects. Chip and seal will be applied to those roads that were overlayed with asphalt last year. Other roads will be receiving a new coat of asphalt. Parsons submitted the low bid. Costs are up from 1983. Asphalt is 80 cents per yard more. Chip and seal prices have department head, informed that council that his office receives many complaints about the chip and seal gravel that is applied to Layton roads. "Its necessary in our four season climate, Mr. Coburn said. Our roads will last 10 to 15 years with chip and seal. Without this process we could only expect a road to last 5 years. Mr. Coburn explained that excess gravel will be removed from the roads about 3 to 4 weeks after the chip and seal is completed. THE COUNCIL authorized purchase of some equipment for the parks and recreation department. A mower will be purchased from the Boyd Martin Company for $35,200. Only one bid was submitted for a mower. Streator Chevrolet submitted the low bid for a one-to- n truck. The SI 2.738 figure was $600 less than the next bid. dmg Davis Has The Lowest Unemployment Along Wasatch Front Its made for some interesting driving, these past downweeks, as construction crews have town Laytons Main Street from 5th S. - 3rd N. crews should have their portion, involving in two the road resurfacing and realignment-do- ne weeks. Layton cant take action on their curb, gutter work until the federal community and sidewalk-relateblock grant contract is signed, hopefully by September. The citys installing a new water line now to avoid further disruption and promises their efforts should mean no more traffic flow interuptions. State-contract- TWO MORE WEEKS gone up 28 cents a unit. Some of the roads that will be improved are Hawthorne, Adams-woo- d and East Gentile around the golf course area. TERRY COBURN, public works d By services industries have generated six and 5.6 percent growth rates, respectively. TOM BUSSELBERG CLEARFIELD - Davis County can boast the lowest unemployment rate of any Wasatch Front county. -- EVEN MINING showed a three percent growth, stimulated by increased employment minin oil and exploration and in erals. Layoffs of the nearly 2.000 Kennecott Copper workers will certainly not help the already beleaguered mining industry or Utah's overall economic activity," Mr. Bailey indicates, while other businesses definitely destined to suffer "negative ripple effects due to the cutback in coming months. Looking more closely at the unemployment statistics, Mr. Bailey says brighter fortunes for students in landing jobs helping lower the rate drop in the number of along with an long-terunemployed. non-metall- ic KA YSV1LLE -- - LaVon Arkoudas. president of the Kays-vill- e Chamber of Commerce conducted the monthly dinner meeting of the Chamber held Tuesday at The Pizza Co. Restaurant in Kays-ville. A large group of Chamber members attended. MRS. ARKOUDAS welcomed members and guests and expressed appreciation to Alice Telford and others who contributed so much work toward the July 4th holiday activities. She announced that the August meeting would be the traditional Dutch Oven dinner held at the Kaysville City Bowery at noon with Doug Beatty preparing the meal. SHE SAID that RSVP would be necessary and for members to call her or Doug Stanger and Suzanne Nielsen for reservations. She announced that Cherry Hill Campground is expanding their area. Already under construction is a river run that will extend for 500 feet. The waterway will simulate a river. The participant will be given an inner tube to "float down the river. Also in construe- - Road Meets Tonight The public is KAYSVILLE invited to a meeting with officials from the Utah Department of Transportation and others to discuss plans for the widening of Kaysvilles Main Street. THE MEETING will be held Wednesday, July 18 in the Band Room at Davis High School in Kaysville at 7 p.m. The project involves Main Street from 200 North to 150 S. Main. The road, State Road 273, now has two lanes and angle parking. Plans call for widening lf block portion this to four lanes with parallel parking. three-and-a-ha- CHARLES C. Claybaugh, northern Utahs representative on the Utah Transportation Commission, will be on hand along with Kaysville officials and engineers from UDOTs District One headquarters in Ogden. Interested citizens are cordially invited to attend, a press release says. F.H. Sessions Listed - : FRUIT HEIGHTS Mayor Dean Brand announces the Fruit Heights City Council meetings have been deferred for the month of July to Tuesday, July 17 and Tuesday, July 31 rather than the regular scheduled days. THE MONTH of August they will go back to the regular days, being the first and third Tuesday evenings, and continue on the same each upcoming month, np tion is a batting cage that will have six to eight individual stations. A batter will be able to choose the speed of the ball by which station he selects. Projected completion date is May 1985. Another recreation room will also be added. A NEW business is. in town. Norita Lazano is opening her new shop Babes and Wicker, located at I South Main. Norita began collecting dolls and small antiques seven years ago and she feels that others would be interested in what she has to offer. NEW AND antique dolls and other items are on display and for sale. Lessons of porcelain doll making will be taught. Her dream of opening a shop with her collection is now a reality. ON HAND to welcome Dr. Robert Winegar into his new office located in Kaysville were the Chamber officers, LaVon Arkoudas, president; Dick petts, Steve Holbrook, John brook, James Steele, Bailey Suzanne Nielsen, Dr. TipHolDun-for- Wine-gar- one-tent- three-tenth- on-goi- IN FACT, the civilian labor force totalled 52,360, a 1,250 person jump from June, 1983, or a 2.6 percent increase. Both that climb and the unemployment rate are better than the state's average. The states overall unemployment rate is more than a percent higher-- at 5.6 percent-while its civilian labor force growth stood at 2.4 percent. The unemployment rate, looking back just a an year ago, registered a 2. percent level-- at currently, but was still nearly two percentage points healthier than the states. 1 6.6-th- THE THOUSANDS of new jobs Created since June 1983, is the biggest reason for the states unemployment rate dropping so quickly, Mr. Bailey notes. That pace of growth, though, has slowed the first half of 1984, down from more than 2 ,000 new jobs created during the last six months of 1983 to about 12,000 since. 1 d, s assistant and Ruth Malan. The Jaycees are sponsoring the Ford Brothers Kodiak Circus coming to Kaysville on Sept. 6. STEVE Humphrey, Jaycee president has arranged with Jim Brough of Brough Realty for office space and a telephone for the circus sales representative and extends his thanks to Mr. Brough. The Jaycees are in need of storage space. THEY ARE also sponsoring a 40 year reunion for all Jaycees and partners. For information contact Mr. Humphreys at Mrs. Arkoudas announced that there are currently 60 members of the local chamber, np 544-212- 8. IN FACT, its fifth lowest in the state, and that includes the traditional areas of Rich, Box Elder, Morgan and tiny Daggett in the Uintah Basin. Junes rate stood at only 4.5 percent, down h by percentage point from April and s below Mays, reports Jack Bailey, Clearfield Job Service manager. That rate reflects the continued, though slower, job picture improvement statewide. This slower pace in development of jobs indicates economic growth in Utah is becoming less frenzied than it was earlier. The slower, more sustainable pace is definitely better than " the stagnant employment situation in he continues. m NEARLY 17,000 fewer statewide were unemployed last month over a year earlier but it still reflected the above 43,000 uenmployed, or roughly equal to Layton and Kaysville's combined populations. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has declined by about a half percentage point since years start, but fell much faster, falling by two percentage points, from of last year. cr MR. BAILEY says the state isn't alone in a slowing dow n of economic grow th- -it follows on the heels of many national indicators. "The slowdown, not unusual as an expansion grows older, may represent a more sustainable economic growth rate, he explains, "increasing the chances for an extended period of expansion. Job Service also keeps track of comparison statistics between more than a dozen Western cities, and continues to reflect n area that includes the Salt Lake Davis County in a more positive light than most. cost-of-livi- City-Ogde- 1980-82,- THAT PLUS factor showed up in most areas industries: durable goods manufacturing, especially where related to defense industries and electrical equipment and supplies, skyrocketed by more than 20 percent over a year ago while manufacturing overall gained by percent in the past year. in Construction, spite of climbing interest rates, of late, has enjoyed a 17 percent higher employment rate over June, 1983. Trade and of the state's 1 1 ITS OVERALL average of all items totalled 98.1, nearly two percentage points below the national standard, and only 1.8 percent above the lowest area. Great Falls, Mont. That was a Diego, Calif., long way below the leader-S- an at 11.5. Los Angeles and San Francisco weren't figured in the survey list. n was below the U.S. stanSalt all on but health care-- it stood at 107.4 vs. dard and was less than half only 92.5 in Provo-Orea percentage over the national norm for 1 Lake-Ogdc- |