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Show s Brew Crowd To Pisfelic By TOM BUAUJf Rtt - Sth4 FARMINGTON thouU be held tcararuuml to mote fully utilize facilities, it Me borne pok nude mote attractive and tbme with Urge families should have to pay Uses accordingly. THESE THOUGHTS and many others were aired during the Paw County tension of the Growth for the 80 V meeting held July 9 in the IXivi .School DiMikI auditorium as part of a statewide etlurt to gain ciiicn input on concerns facing the state in the coming decade. A filmstrip prepared by state officials vividly demonstrated the growth already experienced by the state in the past ten years, as the population showed a 34 percent jump, most of it along the Wasatch Front. Thai included Davis County, where the number of residents went from just under W0.0OQ ten yean ago to about 143.000 now. meeting statement was An Ziegler of It seem there Centerville. should be conditioned growth. Private industry and commercial development we essential to Davis County. But bow much should be sacrificed for dean air and what about increased traffic and crime that come w uh such growth, she asked. Addressing THE Mi LUNG Wt broken into dmostion of the four areas, with cash pattisipanl asked to speak for two mi mites. In addition, written comments were accepted. In the human resources area, a concern fur the needs of the clJeity was expressed, in- cluding comments from Alice Johnson. Council on Aging director. One area that we have to consider we have a Luge number of children and that means there w ill be a large number of elderly. We're uing to have to prepare for a minority needs she said. Docs Daws County rlan to meet the needs of the largest the singpoverty population le female bead of household." SUES AID when facing education. the biggest problem is financing spiralling costs" that put the cost of education largicr population of elderly. THE ELDERLY by the turn of the century will probably have more retired than in the w or k force. There w ill be a strong impact of an ol Jer society as opposed to a lot of younger, she said, noting that hos- for a child at $ 1 .440 now and an estimated $3,421 in ten years. To educate a family of six kids costs $8,400 a year. By 19X8 that will be (more than) $21,000 a year. "The average family of kids pays only a fraction pitals. transportation and medical facilities must be six-ni- geared for a large elderly population. Expressing a concern about growth and alternatives in education PTA official Marda of that cost. It s not fair. Everyone should be responsible for the children they bare, she said. The senior citizens and others wouldn't be so Dil-Ir- EVEN WITHOUT the possible MX missile project and Power Project (UP), Utah's population could The sun breaking through the early morning clou fa ove1 Kaysville has been fooling the residents into thinking the day would be cool. SUMMER SUNRISE M I I Hah!! V.VAVAV.V.' i nearly double by the year 2000. fiom about 1.4 million to 2.4 ' million, the filmstrip said. And while growth may be looked at generally as good, bringing benefits such as the Symphony Hall in Salt Lake City or other niceties, that same growth can bring air stagnation and pollution along with a loss of that "hometown or of Farmington said. Weve seen as students are bused it becomes a trend in education for private schools. Then we see a line between those who can afford private and those who can't. Part o! the problem is in the attitude of FARMINGTON The 1.8 million National Education Association has endorsed a re solution calling for restoration of federal impact aid funds to 1978 levels based on a recom- mendation by the Davis and Weber county delegations. THAT COULD mean nearly $2.7 million for the Davis School District, up from a projected $1.8 million for the 1979-8- 0 year. As of late last week, that projection was still in question with the matter in Congress committee along with the rest of the budget said Supt. Lawrence Welling. But endorsement by the largest teacher group in the nation could do a lot to retain what funding is projected and possibly increase it to former levels, said Mary Ellen Leathern, a convention delegate and immediate past president of the 1,500 member Davis Education Association. IN A UNANIMOUS vote by the nearly 8,000 delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly that was concluded last week in Los Angeles, support was gained to formulate and implement actions which will restore federal impact aid Class B funds to at least the 1978 fiscal year level. The impact aid monies are divided into Class A and B with B affecting those students whose parents work for a federal installation, such as Hill Air Force Base, but live off base, A funding covers those who live and work on base. ROGER GLINES, district business manager, said 1,333 students are listed under A" classification and 9.672 under B for more than 25 percent of the district's students. The resolution was pre- sented by Noel Zabrinskie of Weber County. The Ogden and Weber Districts are also substantially affected by fed- eral imDact aid monies. PRESIDENT Carter has threatened severe cuts in im pact aid, forcing the Davis District to eliminate some programs, increase student classroom sizes by an average of one student and up fees in some programs. But in spite of an address by the President to the confab, teachers saw a need for the funding, Mrs. Leatham said. San Diego could lose $8 million and Texas millions, she explained. In terms of the endorsement she said, of it and we know he has to trim the budget, she said, but there are other areas (that can be cut) besides equitable aid. Speaking optimistically of the force the vote may have she said, It will get the attention of Congress and hopefully the President. Such action by delegates mandates the NEA send its "powerful lobbyists to the Hill to work on it." To me, that has to tell the people (D.C.) some- in Washington thing. Teachers feel very strongly about it. AS MUCH as Jimmy Carter has done for ecuation he has been the most supportive SUPPORT FOR continued impact aid has come from senators Orrin Hatch and Jake and from Gam, both Rep. Gunn McKay, They are extremely suppor- (Continued On Page 2) FOLLOWING the filmstrip, time was left to those in attendance to address concerns and ideas in four areas: Public facilities, human resources, taxes and natural resources. Com- mittee members included Chairperson Lucile C. Reading, who also serves as school board president; Dr. Lawrence Welling, superintendent; County commissioner Ernest Eberhard and Sunset Mayor Norm Sant. "All of you are aware of the great growth taking place in the county and we need to make plans to deal with it. Im so concerned for the needs of Mrs. Reading our children, said. What happens in the future depends on what happens to our children today. educator KAYSVILLE Boyd Cox said he was concerned schools aren't being utilized to their full extent. the school systems. Davis County hasn't been extrava- They are used for nine gant." COVERING a lot of territory with a lengthy prepared local look in favor of a megalopolis from Brigham City to Payson. By TOM BlSSELBERG overburdened. A large family should be willing to pay. People cost money and we must all be willing to pay." (Continued On Page 2) mrscE Due to the July 24th holi- and day the Reflex-JournLeader will be earlier. al The DEADLINE ADS will noon. be printed for JULY CLASSIFIED DISPLAY 17TH at ADS will be Monday, July 21st at Noon. DEADLINE Discussion To Begin With State On Transfer Of County Processing By TOM BUSSELBERG CLEARFIELD City fathers from three north Davis cities are considering a computer link that would be headquartered in Clearfield. OFFICIALS from Clearfield, Layton and Sunset were to have met with a team from Hewlett-Packar- d Neely in Salt Lake City Wednesday, said Clearfield City Manager Gayle Starks. The matter was discussed with Clearfield City Council during a special Thursday night session by Mayor Donal Townley, an advocate of cooperation between neighboring cities. HE MENTIONED the matter when referring to the meet- ing, originally set for that night. But at least some of the council had not been informed of the session and one councilman voiced concern at not being informed. ! I think the philosophy is good and we tried negotiations with Roy when we first got it (computer), said Councilman Neldon Hamblin. The only thing that bothers me is weve really never addressed this as a council. IT BOTHERS me to pursue this with other cities without getting an opinion (from the council). Id like to be on the ground floor. Mayor Donal Townley said an invitation to meet on the matter had brought no council response. He added that he never even met with Layton about it. Theres no way to talk about it until we have a building so (interested) after they see how ours works. WITH installation of the computer planned for bigger quarters in the new addition set to see completion early next year (see related story on addition), the city would be in a favorable condition, Mayor Townley said. And City Fi nance Director Rod Davenport, who oversees computer operations, said the citys telephone exchange is much better and added, Sunset and Layton are very excited about it. NOTING LAYTONS need for a computer service he added, Layton has a definite need. They need to move out rather quickly. Sunsets the same way. We may have to house this thing temporarily in the fire station or whatever we may need this thing in 90 days. Sunset and Layton would have access with terminals installed in each city office. It could be utilized for billing, for instance. FARMINGTON Davis County Library staffers are due to meet with their counterparts at the State Library July 18 to begin discussion on transfer of county processing. JEANNE LAYTON, county library director, said she had been contacted by Amy Owens, head of technical processing for the state operation in Salt Lake City, last week. Some County Library Board members, in their July 7 meeting, had expressed concern no word had been received from the state to a June 9 letter indicating county desire to try the state system, if possible. Ms. Owens had been on vacation but responded to the letter within a day or two of returning. It (transfer to state processing) is going ahead, Ms. Layton said. It will re quire a considerable amount of study to see the needs and determine the extra amount of work (for the state). I CANT say too much until we get into what we actually have to do. The board has made a commitment they want to use the service so were embarking to see if we can do (Continued On Page 2) why even discuss it? But Councilman H. Kay Chandler said he understood Layton officials were in- terested in moving as fast .as possible on any combined computer plan. Layton currently does not utilize a computer. IN EXPLAINING the plan iniMayor Townley said, We cities five tially investigated working together. We had a very good relationship but then some cities were not too enthusiastic. Roy fell out and Clinton qriginally wanted (to join) but went on their own. Layton, Clearfield and Sunset are excited to go on with it. If we can save some bucks, we should pursue it. Were (Clearfield city) in a very favorable position. Soon therell be four or five cities By TOM BUSSELBERG more than double in classroom capacity FARMINGTON Not satisfied with the prospect of an addition of undetermined size onto Clinton School, a delegation from Davis Countys northernmost community told the Davis School Board they need a new school. THE CONTINGENT of about a dozen residents attended the board meeting after hearing additions would be proposed for three schools: Clinton, Cook in Syracuse and West Point elementary schools. As outlined by Asst. Supt. Dr. John S. White, Cook will from 10 to 21 rooms, while West Point will see the addition of six rooms. THESE projections depend, however, on recommendations from architects who originally designed the school, in the case of Cook, or were responsible for the latest addition, as is the case at West Point and Clinton. At Clinton, Dr. White did not give an in- dication of the number of rooms that might be added. He did say, however, that recently acquired land to the west of the school would allow for adequate expansion. Cook School is about a year old and was constructed to half the size of the finished plan, one that was copied for East Layton Elementary, with that school expected to open this fall. The last addition onto West Point was completed about five years ago while Clintons addition came about ten years ago. WERE ASKING Carpenter and Stringham (Clinton addition architects) to come in immediately and do a comprehensive study so we can make recommendations. We are looking to bringing the school up to a high standard, Dr. White said, adding, We want to get the best use we can out of the old building. That old building has been the subject of discussion between Clinton residents, headed by former PTA president, Ruby Robinson, and the board on at least two previous occasions. MENTIONED AGAIN Tuesday night was a basement room formerly used as a furnace room that housed about 34 third-grader- s where the teacher had to look around pillars to even see all the students. The library gets so hot that many students wont even use it, the board was told again. We think our needs should be paramount, Mrs. Robinson said. West Point, with about 2,500 residents, has one school and would gain six more rooms. Syracuse, with two schools, would gain II more rooms and has 3,700 resi- dents. Clinton, meanwhile, has about 6,500 residents (6,000 according to preliminary census figures) and one school, she said. THAT LEAVES us pretty well behind, Mrs. Robinson said, noting that in West Point, for instance, the city has opted against growth while Clinton continues to grow at a healthy pace, even with the recession. I dont think West Point and Syracuse need the additions as much. 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