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Show DAVIS REF-Lt- x juUHNAL, rviMrtun t, laob T. H. Bell Speaks To Layton Meet Layton Council Tables Zone Bid By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON - Alter listening to ohjeetions for officials of the Kays Creek Irrigation Company and from residents living nearby, the Layton City council voted to table making a decision on a rezone request made by Neil Wall. IIIL AC I ION was taken Feb. 21 at the regular meeting of the city council. Mr. Wall recently purchased 2.6 acres of surplus city property just west of a Kays Creek water storage pond and south of Roueche Hills. MR. WALL requested a zoning change from A to RIS and RS to allow the construction ol three homes. All building would be done on top of the property and not in the bottom where there might be some water problems. Junior Green and Woodrow Green told the council that the homes would be in danger of washing away because of water coming over the spillway especially during the Last winds. They informed the council members t hat the irrigation company attorney had written the city a letter last year stating the irrigation company would not be responsible for property damage occurring below' the dam. 1HK TWO men asked the city council members to tour the acreage involved in the rezone request before making a decision. Neighbors living nearby the proposed development said there were other problems that needed to be addressed before a rezone was granted. THE REZONE request w ill be brought before the council again on March 7. In other council action, a reone request will be presented at a public hearing on March 21 at 7:15 p.m. The proposal to be considered concerns property on the corner of the Doman Lane and Gordon Ave. Developer, Dr. Scott is asking for a zoning change from R14 to PB. THAT SAME evening at 7:30 p.m. the council will consider a zoning change on property at the south end of the Meadow brook subdivision from RM to R14. The developers. Ivory and Company want to construct single family dwellings with zero lot lines. These proposed homes would be near a site selected for an LDS chapel. Final approval was given to a proposal to convert existing rental office space on South Fort Lane in the Fort Lane Plaza into commercial condominiums. THE COUNCIL also gave final approval to phases M and N of the LaDonna Mesa subdivision, dmg -- KJHS Sets Science Fair Roy Simmons Will Address Layton Chamber Of Commerce - LAYTON Roy W. Simmons. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, .ions f irst National Bank will be the keynote speaker at the Layton Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon to be held at the Valley View Golf Course at noon. MR. SIMMONS, originally from Portland. Ore., began his business career as cashier of the First National Bank of Layton in 1941. He was appointed Bank Commissioner for the State of Utah after eight sears service to the industry. In 1951 he was elected executive vice president of the Bank of Utah in Ogden, and was elected president of the Lockhart Co. in 1953. He is currently chairman of the board of that corporation. LAYTON - "You forfeit your chance for life at its fullest when you work at less than capacity, said Dr. T. H. Bell last Wednesday morning at the annual Layton High School National Honor Society induction meeting and banquet. -- DR. BELL who is widely recognized as one of the great American educators was the guest speaker. His talk centered around the "A Nation at Risk" information that was collected by an 18 member study commission and released in April of 1983. The Superintendent of Documents office have sold 12 million copies of this comprehensive report that was compiled under the direction of Dr. Bell when he was the Secretary of Education in President Reagan's cabinet. ONE IMPORTANT fact that came from the report. Dr. Bell said, was that the top students in the U.S. are not being attracted into the field of education where strength is needed. He asked the fifty members of the Layton Honor Society how many were planning a career in education. Only three or four raised their hands. Dr. Bell said that if our schools are to be top quality, at least one-haof the superior students graduating from high school should be interested in education careers. He said there are many changes that have to be made if education is to keep up with the attractive salaries and benefits offered in private inlf dustry and free enterprise businesses. THE FORMER secretary of KAYSVILLE - The Kaysville Junior High School science department will host theirannual science fair on March 7at 7 p.m. in the science complex of the junior high school. Seventh, eighth and ninth grade students w ill be displaying original projects based on individual research. - More than 100 jobs may be created if a CEEARF1E.LD proposed automobile distribution center is constructed on a 60 acre site of Union Pacific railroad land. Education who is now a professor of education at the University of Utah told students that they have a responsibility to support education THE CENTER, located between 1000 East and the Freeport Center, would allow UP to build a loading ramp, an asphalt storage yard with a capacity of 3000 vehicles, and three maintenance garages. It would serve General Motors dealers in the intermountain area, and upwards of 25 truckloads of vehicles would leave the facility each day. Despite the high number of jobs, only about 15 to 20 would go to local residents, and those jobs would be seasonal. THE ENTIRE project apparently hinges on council approval, and the annexation of eight and a half acres of land at the southwest corner of the property, currently owned by Katina The Planning Commission has agreed to zoning changes in the area, and the City Council will hold a public hearing on the project on March 26. A spokesman for the company said preliminary "land preparation" has already begun, and hopes for council approval. The company is nlso. hopeful of obtaining the remaining acreage, either through negotiations for the purchase of the property or through condemnation, th and keep up to date on changes and trends in the field even though they are not planning careers in the teaching field. He commended the students for their dedication to excellence and suggested that it was important to take hold of your life. Apply your gifts and talents. Convert every challenge into an opportunity." l.am-bros- AT THE conclusion of his remarks, Dr. Bell reminded the high school students that their big challenges and staggering responsibilities are still in the future. "Take the tough courses. Dont be modest about knowing that you can achieve. Consistently look for opportunities to honor your teachers." the educator stated, By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON - After listening to both sides of the question for near-- ly 45 minutes, the Layton City Council last Thursday denied the request of the Top Stop company for a beer license. THIS convenience store chain hoped to build a store at the intersection of Hill Field Road and Antelope Drive. They applied for a beer license two weeks ago and the council tabled action until the Lincoln Elementary School PTA and others opposing the beer license request had time to prepare their reasons for opposing the license. Thursday evening, the discussion drifted away from the beer license to include problems of traffic on Hill Field Road and the danger of children who crossed the road would be facing if the patronized the Top Stop store. SPOKESPERSON for those opposing granting the beer license was Mrs. Kathy Randall. She presented the council with a proposal stating the concerns of the parents living in the area. The in the proposal included the following material, This type of undirected commercialization does not serve the public... it serves the needs of those developing these commercialized zones... we feel that meeting the needs of all parties. ..the developers, the city and the citizens must be balanced. The Master Plan... does not call for property to be randomly divided and commercialized without restrictions. ..The original zoning change from residential to commercial occurred only after a great deal of concern was expressed by citizens and only after those concerns were allayed by eouneilmem-ber- s who stated that the property would only be used for limited and specific types of commercializa- recommendations made tion. WE FEEL that these sites are inappropriate for convenience stores... We believe that they can be classified as nuisances to our school and that their location w ill cause significant safety hazard to the 870 students now attending Lincoln Elementary.'' Mrs. Randall pointed out that there are five stores dispensing beer within a mile and a quarter radius of the school. She felt this was a saturat.on point. MAYOR GOLDEN Sill said he felt there was a serious safety problem in the area that would be increased if a convenience store was built. The mayor asked city attorney, Bruce Barton if the building could be stopped because of the safety and nuisance problems. Mr. Barton said the only action the council could legally take would be on the issuing of a beer license. In the past all convenience store operators have approached the council to secure a beer license before purchase of the property or construction of a store was begun. If a beer license is not granted, this effectively stops the building of the convenience store. MAYOR STILL suggested that the council might want to look at adopting an ordinance that could stop building of certain businesses for reasons other than issuing beer licenses. Councilman Bob Stevenson made a motion to allow the beer license. No second was given to the motion. COUNCTLWOMAN Ann Harris made a motion to deny the beer license because there were five stores in a small area already selling beer. This motion to deny the license passed by a vote of Councilman Stevenson voted against the motion. Councilman Don Crockett abstained from voting. dmg e. Mail Forwarding Fees Cut dmg LAYTON - Postal customers who move out of Layton and racuse Zip Code 84041 no longer have to pay a fee to have their mail forwarded, magazines, newspapers and other second-clas- s according to Postmaster Wilson. items will be forwarded "SINCE February 17, all second-clas- s s nationwide, without charge, for 60 day s from the date a second-clasall said. is Wilson Before, order effective," mail has been forwarded for 90 days, but the customer had to pay for the forwarding when the publication was sent beyond a local delivery area, the postmaster explained. Other changes include: of a forwarding fee on parcels on which s postage has been paid (Priority Mail). of post and postal cards to senders with address correction without additional charge. -- ELIMINATION of address correction fees incidental to return of a mail piece unless the correction is provided as a separate notice. Postal customers also need to know that the new Series 1) stamp cannot be used on letters or parcels being sent outside the USA. This is also true for Canada and Mexico, Mr. Wilson said. -- Clearfield Council Votes Not To Rezone For Multiple Housing CLEARFIELD - The city council, reacting at least in part to citizen concern over increased -- housing, has decided not to rezone a parcel of land in northwest Clearfield from commercial to residential. THE REZOMNG request was made by Joe Florence, who asked that land near a gasoline-convenienc- e store, and owned by Caribou Oil, be changed from the current C-- 2 zone to an R-- 3 residential zone. The proposal had previously been approved by the Clearfield Planning Commission, but following a public hearing, city council members voted not to rezone the property. Mr. Florence had stated that he felt the property could be marketed more easily as residential than if it remained commercial. But a spokesman for the council said members felt concern over additional apartment complexes, and voted it down. multi-famil- y Layton City Council Denies B eev License 1 Auto Center Proposed -- PARENTS and the general public are invited to attend. The best science fair projects will be selected by the science teachers to compete in the district science fair on March 14 at Davis High School and at the regional science fair on March 25 and 26 at Weber State College, dmg HE IS a former director of the Salt Lake City Branch, I ederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and serves various positions for many other notable corporations and civic organizations. In June 1984, he received an Honorary Doctor of Business degree from Southern Utah State College. He has also received the Outstanding Business Achievement Award from the College of Business. University of Utah. MR. SIMMONS married the burner Elizabeth Ellison in 1938. They are parents of six children and life in Kay sv die. Reservations for the luncheon may be made by calling the Chamber offices at 546-- 293 by I uesday . March 5. well-attend- IN ANOTHER action involving property, the council agreed to trading land with the LDS Church. The Church acquired a one acre parcel adjacent to the Clearfield Community swimming pool, across from Clearfield High. It plans to build a new seminary building on the site. In exchange, the city was given a three-acr- e parcel adjacent to the Holt Elementary School on 1000 West. City officials said the new site would provide a future opportunity to develop a park around Steed Pond. POLICE Chief Daren Green presented two Clearfield officers with plaques, commending them for their work. Detective Dick Martin and Sergeant Reed Mecham were cited for their efforts in solving more than 20 cases of various types the department had investigated. Sy change-of-addres- s THE COUNCIL also voted to form a city housing authority to gain greater control over new housing developments, with members of the council serving on the board and approved a new purchasing policy ordinance. City Manager Wally Zaird said the new policy establishes guidelines and criteria that makes sure we are in compliance with state laws on bidding procedures. th First-Clas- Clearfield Crime Report Bv TOM HARALDSEN CLEARFIELD Crime in Clearfield drop1984, ped during according to Police Chief Darren Green's annual report presented to the city councii. ported. down from 437 the previous year. Other crimes categorized included 92 burglaries (down from 14). 26 auto thefts (32 in 1983). 23 aggrevated assaults (32). six arson investigations (up from five), six robberies (up from 2) and one forcible rape (compared to two in 1 1983). MAKING his report. Chief Green pointed out that 1984 crime levels were about equal with levels of 1982, indicating that the increase of 1983 crimes makes the past year totals a bit deceiving. "While the number of crimes decreased, our workload actually increased in 1984. Cases took longer to conclude, due to paperwork and the courts, so our manpower hours were heavihe stated. ly taxed, OF THE 3170 cases reported last year. 1085 involved follow-uby department personnel. And of that total, 643 came within the last six months of the year. "We will be watching the first six months vear trend concarefully to see if the tinues. he added. THE DEPARTMENT received 5591 calls for assistance, made 242 felony arrests and 1059 misdemeanor arrests, broken down into 722 adult arrests, and 579 juvenile arrests. Increases from 1983 occurred in only two categories, misdemeanor arrests (an increase of 15) and referrals (increased from 354 to 484). The leading crime was theft, with 379 re IN p last-ha- lf AUTOMOBILE theft led the stolen and recovered property value totals, S42. 400 worth. But recovered motor vehicles had a net value of $46,100, the report stated. Overall, more than $160,000 in property was reported stolen, with $63,663 worth of goods recov ered. The department handled 495 accidents in 1984, 431 involving property damage. 63 dealing with personal injury, and one a fatality. CHIEF GREEN also reported that the special police services received $1,271.94 in revenues, the majority coming from police reports. Other sources of revenue were fingerprinting, bicycle licenses, photos, copies and pool parking. The city's reserved officers donated 996 volunteer hours during the year, and 3135 individuals were assisted with various crime prevention presentations during the year. CHIEF GREEN added that one reason for decreased crime was a decline in reports from the Clearfield Job Corps Center, w hieh he says is better handling its students and orienting them to local laws. Sunset Okays Fire Equipment By DONETA GATHERUM - SUNSET The Sunset City council approved the purchase of over $5,000 worth of fire fighting equipment last Tuesday evening at the regular council meeting. All items fiscal year budget. purchased were included in the 1984-8- Mayor Norman Sant commended the new animal control officer, Debbie Jensen lor the good work she is doing. Sunset-Clinto- n THE COUNCIL approved a motion to hire Micky Hennessey as the assistant public works director on a permanent basis and to increase his salary by 25 cents per hour. THE FIRE department will be getting Pedo testers to Mr. Hennessey has been working at this position in a measure the gallons per minute output of hoses; two Scot probationary status for the past three months. air packs; 10 helmets; a l1; inch fire nozzle; 2 hydrant Two office workers. Peggy Trimble and Annette basis. Y"'s to allow two fire engines to hook to one hydrant were also hired on a permanent without stopping water flow and a radio for the They will replace the office staff that resigned several Chief s car. The radio will become a vital part of the weeks ago in protest to Mayor Sants administrative command post in case of an emergency. methods. Approval was given to an ordinance detailing the procedure to be used in disposing of surplus property. The A JOB description and a consistant wage and benefit snale will be drawn up for the two new employees. proposal was discussed two weeks ago. ARTICLES in the lost and found and police evidence The council looked briefly at the seven month budget room that have gone unclaimed for many months will be report. It was noted that the city will be receiving 38 sold at a public, advertized sale by auction. Proceeds from percent of the projected revenue in the next fiv c months of the sale wdl no into the city's general fund. the budget year. Most of this will come from sales tax. 5 Olm-stca- full-tim- e THE MAJOR item left for purchase in the police department is a new car. Ivvcrything in the budget seems to be working according to the projections. FINALLY, the council discussed problems of snow removal on public sidewalks. Police Chief Archie Searle noted 187 contacts had been made to residents who have failed to clean their sidewalks in conformance with city ordinance. One hundred seventy have been away or have simply forgot. Most have been very willing to cooperate. The chief reported the biggest problem areas are the places w here young people or people w ith capable teenagers live. There are few problems with elderly or handicapped. MAYOR SANT indicated the city would continue to work with people. Citations would not be issued if the person was willing to assume his responsibility. "It's when we have problems with the same person 'eek after week, yeai .dter year that we need to go in and enforce the law, the Mavor concluded, ume |