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Show EEKLY NEWS JOURNAL. NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JUNE 17, 1981 REFLEX-DA- VIS Garbage $476,000 For Starts At 5 He said HUD officials have set a new time limit on community block grant projects. Councilmembers expressed some concern that the bridge project would take longer than 18 months. Mayor Townley said something will have to be worked out with HUD authorities. $476,000, according to MayorTownley. CLEARFIELD Clearfield will receive $476,000 in federal block grant monies for the completion of two structurally unsound railroad bridges along 800 North, Mayor Donal Townley announced Tuesday. MAYOR TOWNLEY said the community development grant was approved by Housing and Urban Development (HUD) authorities. Clearfield city councilmen agreed to apply for the grant late last year in an attempt to obtain funds for the reconstruction of the two railroad bridges. Engineers deemed and the bridges structurally unsound Clearfield, Westpoint and Sunset officials voted in favor of reconstruction. IN A LETTER to the council, HUD offi- cials congratulated the city on acquiring the grant and promised that the necessary legal forms would be mailed out. In addition to the HUD money, the UnGrande railion Pacific and Denver-Ri- o roads have agreed to pay approximately $87,000 for the bridge improvements. The total cost of the renovation has been estimated at $792,000. mdm THERE IS one hitch in obtaining the CLEARFIELD - Garbage pickup in Clearfield will begin at S a.m. during the summer months, starting June 29, city officials announced. DURING THE winter months, starting October 5, pickup will begin at 7 a.m. Good Definition If someone should ask you why a ship is always referred to as she or her you might give this explanation. It costs a lot to keep her in paint and powder, shell drift off if you dont keep her tied down. She makes her best showing in a high wind and it takes a man to handle her. Clearfield Clearfield Readies Prepares For Sewer District Hearing On Budget By MARK D. MICKELSEN CLEARFIELD Some Clearfield residents will soon be paying a few extra dollars each year for the citys new sanitary sewer on South Main Street. THE CITY council last Tuesday kicked off preparations for a special improvement district to pay for the sewer. The organization of a district authorizes the city to levy a special tax on local residents, according to city attorney Alf VanWagenen. Through the district, Clearfield will be able to secure bonds which property owners can pay off over a ten year period. There were no objections from those property owners who attended the original meeting last year, He said Atty. VanWagenen told councilmembers. sewer system has already been installed and presented the council with a written form to be presented to the project engineers, confirming the citys action. THE COUNCIL also set up a board of equilization, as required by law. The board, consisting of three city council members, will meet with concerned residents July 13, 14 and 15 to discuss grievances or . questions about designated bond payments. During the equalization hearings, property owners will have an opportunity to review their assessment for the sewer project and petition against the taxes if they feel their portion is unfair, VanWagenen said. RESIDENTS may no longer object to the district itself, he explained, but may raise questions or complaints about their participation in the project. City councilmembers unanimously agreed to proceed ahead with the legal requirements of the district. Flood Victim Asks Aid From Clearfield By MARK D. MICKELSEN HE PASSED out pictures of the damage to the council and presented each with a copy of the damage estimates. When the drain was installed Hamblin said city planners told him the unit was not adequate to handle all the drainage. Most Clearfield drains are designed for a major storm, but the storms are happening more frequently, he said. A local CLEARFIELD property owner who says his yard all but washed away during a recent rainstorm blamed an inadequate city storm drain for the problem Tuesday and presented Clearfield officials with a list of damage estimates. RICK HAMBLIN explained that when the storm drain was installed by city crews, engineers for the project told him "it is the best we can do with what weve got." , Having suffered through some minor flooding attri- buted to the drain, Hamblin said he contacted the then city planning director and asked for help. Hamblin said he was told, by the director, to put the city on report for any flood damage. BUT I procrastinated, he said. Later, another storm washed dirt onto Hamblin's driveway and again he con- tacted the citys planning , Pickup director. "He (director) said he would mark it down, Hamblin told councilmembers. Hamblin said his property suffered damage a second and third time when he realized the city drain was not taking the flow of the water. Again, he called the planning director and was asked to send another letter to the city, placing Clearfield on report" again for the damages. WE SENT it to the atten- tion of the building department, he said. Since then, he said, another rainstorm forced water and sand onto his driveway resulting in a large crack in the cement. "The thing that Im concerned with, Hamblin told councilmembers, "is that we get to the site of the problem and repair the drain." . I FEEL something ought to be done on my property, as well as the storm drain. Hamblin told councilmembers Ive got a new crack in my driveway from the pressure put on it by the water and sand." Mayor Donal Townley said the question now is what the city does in the future as well as what they do to repair Hamblins damaged property. CITY ATTORNEY Alf VanWagenen told Hamblin to submit a claim to Clearfield for the damage. Mayor Townley said the city may have to participate in the drain renovation, and turn Hamblins case over to the city insurance company for reimbursement. City building inspector Howard McMillan said a study completed on the problem drain revealed that the system was constructed to handle a frequency storm and said, currently, "the size is adequate to handle the amount of water coming in. MCMILLIAN SAID there is a problem w ith water gathering in the intersection near the drain. If two more catch basins are installed much of the excess drainage can be alleviated. The city council voted unanimously to allow city ensudy gineers to do an on the drain and to get estimates for its renovation. CLEARFIELD - A public hearing to gather citizen input on the proposed fiscal 1981-8- 2 budget will be held June 23 at 7 p.m. in the Clearfield City Council chambers. RESIDENTS ARE invited to review the citys tentative budget and make recommendations or voice opposition to proposed fiscal expenditures. Council members must approve a final budget by July 1. Juvenile Court By GARY R. BLODGETT FARMINGTON -- At least for the time being, a recently married youth accused of killing his stepdaughter will be tried in Juvenile Court instead of being bound over to stand trial as an adult. THIS WAS the decision handed down by First District Juvenile Court Judge L. Kent Backman who ruled that the Kaysville youth should not be tried in Second District Court at least until he is certified as an adult. Judge Bachman's ruling thwarted efforts by the Davis County Attorneys Office to bypass the previous juvenile certification law and to make it mandatory for the youth to stand trial as an adult. THE ACTION by Assistant County Attorney Steve was pursuant to a new law passed by the Utah State Legislature and went into effect only a month ago. This law stipulates that under certain serious criminal actions, a youth who is 16 but not yet 18 years of age may be tried as an adult. As a result of Judge Bachmans ruling, the County Attorneys Office will now have to file a motion with the (Juvenile) Court to have the youthful defendant Barney Curtis Hall, 17, of 600 West Mutton Hollow Road, Kaysville certified as an adult. MEANWHILE, a Philadelphia, Pa., man who was 17 years old at the time of an alleged murder for which he is accused, waived his rights to have a certification hearing in Juvenile Court. Thus, Floyd Sherman Lee, who is now 19, will be arraigned on the second-degre- e murder charge in connection with the death of a former Weber Basin Job Corps-ma- n in September, 1979. THE DEFENDANT was charged with the alleged crime after the body of a Wichita, Kan., youth, Clifford Reinecke, 16, was pulled from a canal in Riverdale eight days after he was reported missing. Hall is charged with the beating death of his stepdaughter, Amie, whose mother he had married in March. The young family moved from Layton to Kaysville several weeks ago. DEFENSE Attorney John Hutchinson petitioned the Juvenile Court for the certification hearing, because of the Will Try youths age and despite a new state law which he termed inconclu-sivvery vague and the yough should stand trail as an adult. THE JUDGE noted that he would need to know more ab- Judge Bachman said he did not have enough information about the youth and the cir- out the youths maturity, e. cumstances of the alleged psychological makeup and the circumstances of the crime before he could make a offense to make a decision that Open Air Auction Part Of Riata Days An open air auction will again be part of the Layton July 4 Riata Days program. This popular auction offers items to the highest bidder and is sponsored by the Layton 22nd Ward. low-pric- ITEMS TO be auctioned off can be seen during the day beginning right after the parade in the west side of the football stadium. The auction will start as soon as things quiet down and a good sized crowd is seated in the west part of the stadium. It will continue until 4 p.m. The 22nd Ward has worked many months to prepare this auction. New items have been secured from many merchants and the ward has held work parties to make useful and unusual items to sell. THERE WILL be the traditional quilts and other handcrafted treasures such as family tree wall plaques, picnic baskets that convert to tables, stained glass lamps and collapsable picnic tables. An air hockey game has been donated along with a pong game and an automobile. Those wanting to bid on items will sign in and take a number. ctioneer A professional will au- conduct the activity. RIDES WILL be piovided at the south end of the football stadium for the small children with a nominal charge for the childrens rides. |