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Show 3 r.r.r.?. .I By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - A West Davis or West Valley highway may not be vitally needed now, but unless rights-of-wa- y are purchased soon, it could be too late. THAT WAS the message passed on to mayors and county commis- - ' ..; ll. nvuiTJ u .1 cf 'tCiAL u COLLECTION.g. i r liway action needed, mayors sioners, last week, by Deputy County Planner Wilf Sommerkorn. Were going to need both a West Valley road and Interstate 15 in 25 years of so and currently, land for right-of-wa- y ly free purchases is of development. relative- Most likely, what with the counthat wont be the case in a quarter century. tys rapid growth, ABOUT $1 million is available in secondary road monies as pass through to the county that could be utilized for land purchase and design, County Com. Harold Tippetts said. The road would run north from 5600 West at the International Center in Salt Lake City, connect into Redwood and 5th South in the Bountiful area, then continue on the cattle road w est of the Denver, Rio Grande and Western tracks northwest to the Bluff Road in Syracuse-Wes- t Layton, go north at about 350 West through to Ogdens 12th Street. WED LIKE our legislative delegation to actively pursue laying T Q WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1985 t ty into Salt l.ake. WELL BE in a very big bind if we don't get going, Bountiful Mayor Dean Stahle said, referring to the possibility of chemical spills groundwork for the highway, Mr. Sommerkorn said asking mayors to consider including the project in their master plans. We need it now due to emergencies when the freeway's blocked, North Salt Lake Mayor Robert Palmquist said. "It's a dan- or other disasters, adding, "if there's good alignment, we ought gerous situation at times, preventing access to or from the coun Davis Continued on page two Cornet route Presort US Postage ftUlK RATE PAID Permit no 5 leryton uton 84041 S tL I told 25 CENTS NUMBER TWENTY-FIV- E Layton Council unanimously oks ordinance By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON - An amendment to the C-Zone in Layton City that will give more control over de-- X velopments within Layton was approved unanimously Thursday evening by the Layton City Council at the regular council meeting. The ordinance amendment has been carefully reviewed and reworked for the past four or five months. UNDER THE new law, everything oriented to development in Layton has been put into a conditional use zone. Rezone proposals now will be required to provide site plans up front and the city may record the plan with the county to protect Laytons interest. If a developer fails to perform, the zoning change is revoked. Agricultural uses are excluded from the conditional use status. THE NEW ordinance prohibits zone. junk vehicle storage in a The areas in Layton are predominately along Main Street and C-- C-- X X 400 West. BY A vote of three to two, the council approved the purchase of six new police cars for the low bid price of $67,625. Murdock Chevrolet in Bountiful received the contract for the cars. Seven bids were sent out to local dealers. Three were returned. The Murdock price was $6,000 lower than the next bid. In approving the purchase, Councilwoman Ann Harris commented that the councils philosophy had always been to do business in Layton but the council had a responsibility to spend tax dollars wisely. A savings of $6,000 was reason enough to do business out of the city. COUNCILMAN Don Crockett who cast one of the two descending votes said his reason for voting against the purchase was a belief that the police department did not need six new cars. In other council business, approval was given to the Fairfield Park Plaza Condos at 1200 N. Fair-fiel- d Road. The first four units have been completed. FINALLY, the council set a public hearing for Nov. 21 at 7:15 p.m. to consider a boundary exchange with Clearfield. Kier Corporation is building a commercial center in Clearfield near the Antelope Drive intersection. They want to extend the development onto property owned by Hattie Layton that is now in Layton. Kier wants to keep the development in one city and are requesting the boundary change. Mayor Golden Sill expressed concern about adjusting boundaries that have been established along existing roads. He said this probably isnt a good policy. MORE INFORMATION will be 21 public hearing before a decision is made. It took six months but it was presented at the Nov. worth the wait. The Maverick Store on the intersection of Antelope Drive and Hill Field Road that is nearly completed will be given a Class A beer license, the same license that is obtained by grocery stores. Dan Murray, representative of Caribou Oil Company, own- ers of the Maverick chain, approached the council last April with a beer license request. Because of opposition to the store by local residents and by representatives of the Lincoln Elementary PTA, the council tabled action on the request until the store was ready to open. MR. MURRAY said his company have made committments to the Lincoln School leaders. No video games will be posted in the store advising children to stay out during school hours, dmg LHS seniors learn options By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON - One of the important turning points in a persons life is the time he or she graduates or prepares to graduate from high school. -- DECISIONS made at ages 17, 18 and 19 have giant impact on the outcome of a persons life, their vocation, family life, hobbies and economic Today, edufor life. cation is a Skills must' be acquired in high school or during a brief post-hig- h school period if a person is to compete in a limited job market and compete on a high level that will guarantee a good wage and a pleasant standard of living. To help high school seniors make right decisions, the three counselors at Layton High School well-bein- g. te Layton: Its the fastest growing g LAYTON - Layton is the city in Davis County, according to new construction figures compiled during January through June of 1985. According to statistics distributed by the Layton Planning Office, there were 220 new residences constructed during this six month period in Layton. This was 285 percent more growth than was recorded in Bountiful that listed 77 new residences in the same time. COMING IN third place on the growth chard was Clearfield with 73 new residences, The following list shows the number of new residences for the first six months in 1985 in other Davis County cities: Centerville, 3; Clinton, 18; Farmington, 56; Fruit Heights, 17; Kaysville, 54; North Salt Lake, 19; So. Weber, 18; Sunset, 0; Syracuse, 15; West Bountiful, 8; West Point, 38; Woods Cross, 16. Laytons growth pattern will continue through the end of the year, at least. IN SEPTEMBER the city issued 37 building permits for permit and one commercial single dwellings, one unit. The building inspectors responded to 479 inspection calls during September, dmg fastest-growin- are starting now to inform students and parents about current graduation credits and status and about options a person can pursue after high school. During the month of October, the counselors, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Rhine and Mr. Dibble, are scheduling appointments with each senior and his-hparents. Ten sets of parents and students attend the conference at one time. They begin at 2:30 p.m. and continue into the evening. er AFTER DISCUSSING the seniors graduation status, the counselors present information dealing with two topics - "Where will I go? "What will I do? College programs are explained in-- cluding special financial aid grants. deadlines, G.I. Bill, scholarships. CLEP, AP, and concurrent enroll- ment programs that allow college credit before college actually begins, ACT and SAT testing programs that are required for college entrance. For students who do not want to school attend college, exare training opportunities post-hig- h plained. These include the Davis Area Vocational Center, technical colleges, business colleges, cosh schools. metology, private Job Corps, and military services. vo-tec- STUDENTS and parents are given booklets prepared by the State Board of Education showing post-hig- h school programs avail able in Utah. A special scholarship booklet, prepared by the Layton High School staff, is given to students who might want assistance in attending school. On Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school, a special post high school orientation conference will be held as a follow-u- p to the conferences. Representatives from 15 different institutions in Utah will attend the conference and make presentations. Students can attend three different sessions. COUNSELORS will follow up with student conferences at least once during the first semester and more if needed so Layton High's 460 seniors will always be aware of their graduation status and the post high school choices that they can make. The unfortunate thing about his preparatory program is the lack of parental support. One Layton High school counselor said only 50 percent of the parents will become involved in planning their child's educational and vocational future "EDUCATION today is exciting. There are so many options available to students in high school and after high school that weren't there 20 years ago. Our job is to give the students the opportumu and incentive to excel! to thou potential. Cleve Dibble, a conns, lor at Layton High School commented. dme Changes looming for U.S. 89 By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - Highway 89. It's a fast route from Farmington Junction into Ogden. It passed through Farmington, Kaysville. Layton. Clearfield and South We- ber before lopping into Weber County. found, the Utah Department of Transportation will likely start installing those within that time or sooner. Traffic signals could reduce traffic flow by 5 percent, he said, recalling the change to Harrison Blvd. in Ogden several years ago when they were installed there. "When it (traffic volume, accident rate) warrants, DOT puts them in fairly quickly" mostly from a legal standpoint, the planner explained. 15-4- MANY TRUCKERS coming from the East prefer it to Parley's Canyon when heading for Salt Lake City and scores use it to acvs. traveling west to incess the tersect freeway further north. Upwards of 17,000 vehicles a day, on average, now utilize the stretch, says Wilf Sommerkorn. deputy county planner. It's getting to the point some changes will have to be made, though, and that probably won't please many drivers. THOSE CHANGES, nals within five years at some inMr. Sommerkorn says. Unless another alternative is tersections. as ex- plained to mayors and county commissioners, could mean traffic sig AMONG intersections could be pegged by pard Lane--h- e 1991 are that She- speculated that could be close already--l-V.tmingto- n North in Kaysville, Oakhills Drive and Hill Held Road in Layton and Antelope Drive when that's completed east to Highway 89. With volume projected to reach Junction. 2(H) 37,000 by 2005, something must be done, Mr. Sommerkorn stressed. It's all a matter of money. SIGNALS may cost S500.000. That pales when S30-S3- 0 million are figured for bridges and interchanges allowing a continued, nonstop flow. "The benefits are better with $20 million," he said, but where to get that kind of money? The highway is listed on the federal aid primary system so could get some funding. But with just $21 million a year supposed to stretch statewide and 10 years of completed plans waiting, it looks slim. COMPETITION IS fierce with some other roads, such as 2 1st South in Salt Lake City. Traffic volume there is already at 35.000 double 89's current level. Mr. Sommerkorn noted. Under the federal aid urban system. another funding source, the Ogden area that includes Highway "a little under" SI million a year and that could be reduced. That would mean taking all those monies for 20-3- 0 years to get the interchanges, etc. 89 gets THEN THERE'S always ihc federal aid interstate program, making 89 into an "Limited access." even more so than now would be the rule, he said. Since the road wasn't part of 1960s funding when 1 5 was built, it would have to funds. compete for any new Studies are under way now proposing everything from intercity trains to two more lanes for the existing interstate. State funds could always be considered but some heavy lobbying probably would be necessary, Mr. Sommerkorn said. Bonding could be an option if local governments wanted to get into the picture, he Continued on page two 3 |