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Show ASSN UTAH STATE PRESS SO 407 EAST ?00 yTAH"&4Tll C ALT "LAITETCITT i ' Mm Pvl9If U A K KA PAID AO PfRMlT S iArOA OTAH L7 17 544-913- - 3 iLSIS 1492 6000 546-473- 5 VM NUMBER 25c VOLUME EIGHTY FORTY-ON- E Voice Of Davis Countv WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 198S Postponed For Five Tears Ok Expected Soon DONKTA GATHERUM By LAYTON - "Wait a little longer, was the advice given to Scott Smedley. developer of a mobile home park in Northeast Layton. ''You have waited for a decision on this project since 1979. We still need time to sort everything out. n Wait just two more weeks. Ann Harris advised Mr. Smedley. THE CONFUSING story of the Smedley Mobile Home Park at 3400 N. goes hack to 1979. Mr. Smedley presented a preliminary plan to the city council. Action on the proposal was tabled until some corrections were made in the proCotin-cilwoma- ject. The problems included a dedicated street through a storage shed area that is south of the proposed park: city inspection of existing buildings: installation of sewer: water and storm sewer systems according to Layton City codes: access for fire and emergency situations: conformance to the noise standards reductions; landscaping according to the city codes and a check to make sure the park meets ordinances controlling mobile home parks. MR. SMEDLEY did not return to the city council with a corrected preliminary mobile home park plan. He did put in some of the improvements suggested in 1979. Because these improvements are now in place, Mr. Smedley says the city council is bound to approve his mobile home park have maintained grandplan. father rights. Mr. Smedley told city council members. "I have con1 tinually worked towards putting in the improvements required when the plan was tabled in 1979." TIMES HA E changed. conBob Stevenson. "T his council can't be bound by what a council did in 1979." City Attorney Bruce Barton disagreed. He told council members that because the action was tabled and not denied then the present council was bound by the action of the 1979 council if Mr. Smedley had made the improvements in order to gain permission to build the mobile home park. tended Councilman COUNCILMAN Don Crockett questioned the reasons for the improvements. Water lines were installed to give adequate pressure to industrial buildings located south of the proposed mobile home park. Council members noted that two other plans for use of the property had been presented to the council since 1979. COl NCHAVOMAN Ann Harris made the motion to table the decision again until the council could sit dow n w ith the planning commission and decide if Mr. Smedley has met the conditions imposed on him in 1979 and to decide if the council is really bound by action taken five years ago. We Mayor Sill commented have a mobile home park in that area now1. Maybe we don't need another one." CITIZENS living in nearby Subdiv ision asked to attend meetings about thi mobile home park. They have been very concerned about developments like mobile home parks and burn plants in their area, dmg Contestants Sought The Kaysviile Jay cee Women are looking for any girl age 18 24 w ho is interested in participating in the upcoming "Miss Kaysville-Frui- t Eleights Scholarship Pageant" to be held March 23. THIS IS an annual event sponsored by the Kaysviile Jay cee Women Chapter and is a good opportunity for any girl w ho w ishes to compete for the title and w in a scholarship to a college or university of their choice. A meeting w ill be held Jan. 29 at 2:30 p.m. at the Davis High School for those who wish to c ter the competition. They should contact Mrs. Sue Major at np 544-369- JI HONflRFn Syracuse Gets New Chief Thomas L. SYRACUSE LAYTON The Layton City council approved the appointment of Hal Hallett to the Hanning Commission. He will serve out the remaining term of Don Crockett w ho resigned from the planning commission when he was appointed to the city council. Mr. Hallett's term will run until July 1986. He could be reappointed to July, 1992. THE DECISION was made last Thursday evening at the Lay ton City council meeting. Ther were eight applications received from citizens who were interested in serving on the planning commission. LAYTONS planning commission is now operating at full strength. There are seven members on the commission, dmg Kaysviile To Sell Land KAYSVILLE - Kaysviile City was recently given a plot of land to include 41: acres in East Kaysviile on Crestwood Drive, by a couple who wish to remain annonymous. The property is to be sold and the money used for the expansion of the Kaysviile City Library. -- THE LAND was appraised at $125,000. The city library has been urged in the past months, to join the Davis County Library System, but a vast majority of residents have been opposed to having the city lose their library by joining the county. THE CITY officials and library board have been aw are of their cramped quarters and due to lack of funds, were unable to expand. The city council and library board plans to move forward to upgrade and expand the facility which is located in the north end of the city hall. THE CITY library is centrally located and has been an asset to the community. With this sizeable donation, the Library Board and council can work together to plan for the later library, new city administrative offices and a police station, all of which are inadquate, due to the tremendous growth in the city the past years. THE KAYSVILLE City Hall was built in the 1940s when the population totaled about ,000 and today the estimated population is 13,000. The city is considering adding on the present fire station to expand the crowded conditions existing in the police department which is housed presently in the same quarters. MAYOR GERALD Purdy and council members are organizing a citizen's committee to help with the study and imput of the new expansion of the said facilities, np u.is named to the post of Syracuse ne Chief. He was sworn in by Ciiy Manager Phil W. Barber. REPLACING Mr. Jensen as assistant fire chief is - KAYSVILLE Mayor Gerald Purdy announced during Kaysviile City Council meeting on Tuesday evening that the council is appointing a citizen's committee to assist the council w ith input on the city needs of expansion of the library, police station and city hall. THE COMMITTEE and council will study ways and options that will be best suited for this expansion of city offices and facilities. Alice Telford met with the council for the council's consideration of an extension of the rezone request of her property at Main Street and 50 West, Kaysviile. THE FINAL approval was for one year and had lapsed. The council approved the extension on the rezone request for one year. The council also voted to approve the amendment of Redevelopment Agency Bylaws. LEONARD Nealson who owns property adjacent to the Hess Farms Subdivision wishes to annex into Kaysviile City. He asked the councils consideration of an improvement waiver for his property. Following a discussion. the council gave approval of the improvement waiver. Tracy Barnes met with the council to review the Code Enforcement Process and Policy for the city. FOLLOWING discussion, the council will study the policy and process further before taking action. The Mayor and council expressed appreciation to the Kaysviile Jaycecs and Kaysviile Jaycce Women for their work and effort on the C hristmas activities they sponsored during the month of Dcccmbcrm The city also enjoyed the traditional "Star on the Mountain" for all to enjoy . This is a big job for those involved in that project and is appreciated by the city council and all. np foime-Mari- Gary The new fire chief served with the Davis County Sheriff Department betw'cen the years of September 1966 and October 1968. For four years he was a volunteer fire member. HE IS currently employed by Chevron USA Oil Refinery on IR. JENSEN was born and reared in Bountiful, graduating Beck Street. While with Chevron he has received knowledge in liquidation petroleum gas. gasoline and disesel fuels and industrial chemical aids, all of which will be useful to him while serving in his new position. He has been a member of the director of the Davis County from Bountiful High. HE ALSO spent two years as Woods Cross fire dept, and Ambulance service, while with the Bountiful City Dept, vsb attained the title of full time Lt. while a member of the Bountiful dept. HE HAS received training at the Utah Police Academy at Camp Williams. Completed fire fighting training at Utah Trade Technical College, additional at Northwestern Traffic Accident School, while attending Weber State College. Some Arson investigation seminars in Salt Lake City, firemen training at Utah Trade Technical college and received training in hazardous mate- - Sewer Kates Kaised - Committee IBovming lials while with the Davis Countv Sheriffs Department. MR. JENSEN moved to Syracuse eight years where the Tamil, purchased property and built a home e He is married to the Hansen and they have two sons and three daughters. Jen- sen. 3427 W. 1700 S.. Syracuse, Hamblin. H. Hallett Appointed Honoicd as part of Jayccc appreciation night by Kays-villJaycee Women are male counterparts: seated. Tom Kolmcl. left. Gene McLaughlin. Binds Koiouhs anJ D(n Bjrd. Stocn Mlmphrev cr, Richaid Diehl. Mark Dunlevy. Jim Biid and Steve Major. e Ivas-trid- As of January I. LAYTON 1985, the cost of sewer service in Layton will increase by $1.80 per connection. There will be a $500 impact fee attached to the building permit for each new connection. Approval of these rate increases were given last Thursday evening at the regular meeting of the Layton City Council. THE SEWER fee increase is necessary because of a building and improvement project that is now being started at the North Davis Sewer District treatment plant. Seventy percent of the voters within the sewer district gave approval for the sale of bonds to finance the treatment plant improvements through a special election that was held last October. The rate increase will be used to pay off the bonded indebtedness. Layton City charges a $6.80 per connection sewer fee. Two dollars of the fee remains in the city. The 54.80 balance goes to the sewer trict. dmg dis- To Be Closed Library - Donald Edwards, chairman of the Kaysviile KAYSVILLE City Public Library Board announces that the city library will be closed for one day. Saturday. Jan. 26. Refurbishing will be completed that day. np In Layton City Positions Should Be Filled Within Month - LAYTON "By the end of February Lay ton City should have a new city administrator and a new chief of police," stated Layton Mayor Golden Sill last Thursday evening at the city council meeting. CLOSING date for applications for these two positions was Jan. 15, 1985. Between 60 and 65 applications for city manager were received. Seventy-siv- e percent of the applications came from out of state. A committee consisting of Mayor Sill. Councilwoman Ann Harris and the city managers of Clearfield and Bountiful screened through the applications and developed a preliminary criteria for selection of a city manager. THURSDAY evening, the council members met in a closed door executive session to discuss the best applications and to formulate a method to select the new city administrator. Mayor Sill said there were many good candidates who applied for the job. THE POSITION of city administrator is a new salaried office in Layton City The person hired will be responsible for many of the duties that were assumed by city recorder and administartive assistant to the mayor. Randall Heaps. A police chief will be selected through a screening process conducted by a committee appointed by the state commissioner of public safety. . THE POSITION was left open when Chief LaMar Chard retired from office in Advertising for a police chief was not done out of state but tehre were three or four applications for the job submitted from out of state people. LAYTON CITY received 28 applications for the police chief job. Some were from within Layton's police department stall, dmg mid-Januar- |