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Show f- N. - .. .UTAH STA1S PRESS AC33 : - so. o ' SALT LS'.'cniri ; . HI A3 sun A A JJ L VOLUME 28 Pages THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1979 - ' " - inability to deal effectively appropriately with various government entities and with the citizenry of Clinton city and a lack of in the city confidence manager as it relates to his general managerial style. ' "l and - CLINTON Help Wanted: new city manager needed to run affairs of fastgrowing city of about 5,000. $ V day-to-da- y i 4 v THAT WANT ad, although written, is a reality for Clinton city officials who fired their city manager of 42 years Tuesday NUMBER E y IN A It continued, The demands of fiscal integrity and accountability being made upon municipalities by taxpayers require elected officials be much more aware and involved in city management. The council has displayed their concern by this most recent action. s v, v. ( morning. His official resignation will be accepted Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in a special meeting at city hall. r Larry V. Smith, who has headed administrative functions in Clinton since January of 1975 was asked to resign by the city council for failure to adequately fill the post.. r f IN AN interview Tuesday afternoon, the mayor declined to name specific problems prompting the move but said that would be discussed Thursday night. We will probably talk about some problems with personalities and may talk about salary memo from Mayor Keith Cisney to city personnel LARRY V. SMITH failure on the part of the city manager to provide timely financial status reports to the three reasons for dismissal were given, including, A mayor and city council; ill ' ' SALT Theres : CITY ' LAKE no answer -- yet regarding Davis Countys for, extended request telephone service. S ' . IT S STILL WINTER Most of the crops in Davis County are already planted, but the water supply forecast is of importance to farmers and other water throughout the year, users ACCORDING to the snow survey conducted bv Sherm THE COMMISSION Things may be on the dry side down in the valleys but it still seems like winter up in them there hills. Checking precipitation levels from the Davis County Soil Conservation Service are Yash Miya, left, and Sherm Lewis. Lewis of the Soil Conservation on Kilfoil Creek (above Lost Creek Reservoir). Service, the water supply outlook is good. The snow courses were read the last week of April, via helicopter. Data ranges from 74 percent of average at Chalk Creek (above Echo Reservoir) to 139 percent of average FARMINGTON Upper has 105 percent of average, with 79 inches of snow containing 35.1 inches of water, and Farmington Lower has 63 inches of snow containing 29.7 earlier had ruled in favor of toll free calling throughout Davis County, from Farmington south to include the Murray exchange, and from the area north Kaysville-Layto- n to include Ogden. But before the ruling could be made official, in writing, state legislators from Davis County met with PSC members and the verbal order was extended to include Ogden and Salt Lake City. inches of water, giving it one of the highest readings, 132 percent of average. The other surveyed areas are Horse Ridge which is close to average (96 percent), and Smith and Morehouse on the Weber River with only 71 percent of average. MOdflifOT - Some BOUNTIFUL Wasatch Front Counties, notably Salt Lake, could stand to lose a lot of federal aid money if vehicle pollution inspect--tio- n guidelines aren't quickly established. THAT DISCOURAGING word came to members of the Wasatch Front y Regional Council planning agency, that includes Davis County, as they met in a special session late last week. Under federal guidelines, a state implementation plan coverine a vehicle emission inspection program must be in force, or, WFRC members hope, a reasonable attempt to that end, by June 30. If not, sanctions could be levied against those counties affected, including Davis, Weber, Salt Lake and Utah. five-count- FEDERAL MONIES could be cut to projects including a sewage treatment plants and freeways proposed for Salt Lake County. Other counties, including Davis, would not suffer serious cutbacks, at least immediately, members were told. . But it isn't as though the state has been dragging its feet, on the matter, either. WFRC Executive Director Wijbur Jeffries said, The state implementation plan provides that it will be required in Salt Lake, Utah, Davis and Weber counties and would be implemented through the legislature." SUCH A proposed in measure was the last legisla- ture, passed the Senate but tions? He said some officials have talked of allowing local of- ficials (county commissioners) the option of implementing a local inspection program. I dont know if we could make it or not. What if one county does and others dont (pass such a system into law)? 1 SUGGEST local officials get together and decide if they want to get behind the state and legislature, he said. I think time is of the essence. A decision has to get to EPA (Federal Environmental Protection Agency) so they can say if it (implementation plan) is acceptable and avoid sanctions." But the best way to solve the problem is through state If action, he said. At the same time, other officials urged working through state channels first before acting by individual counties. IT WAS the wish of Transcom (WFRC transportation subcommittee) to refer-thiback to the governor and see if he can get a special session or work with EPA, said Bountiful Mayor Elmer Barlow. As last resort we can come back to the counties but I think EPA will give us more time if we come back that way. tb Business volume, as measured by local sales tax receipts increased by 23.8 percent in Layton last year, according to an analysis just completed by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. Gross business volume throughout the state rose by 16.3 percent in 1978. , . THE STUDY shows that gross sales in Layton last year totaled $75,476,000. This compares with $60,972,000 in 1977 $45,283,000 in 1975, $23,846,000 in 1970 and $16, 122,000 in 1965. Foundation analysts point out that inflation has been a major factor in the increased dollar sales volume during When recent years. allowances are made for the reduced purchasing power of the dollar, the effective net gain in sales volume throughout the state last year was 8. 1 percent. THIS COMPARES with adjusted effective gains of 9.9 percent in 1977, 7.8 percent in 1976L 2.6 percent in 1975, and only .7 percent during the recession-plague- d year meetings followed. maM - BOUNTIFUL something isnt done to Utahs economy has been performing much better than that of the nation as a whole during recent years. The adjusted sales gain of 8.1 percent recorded in Utah last year was twice as great as the adjusted personal consumption increase of 4.0 percent throughout the U.S. in 1978. If con- serve agricultural land in UTAHS average increase of 7.4 percent per year in adjusted sales volume since 1970 also was double the average annual rise of 3.7 percent in adjusted personal consumption expenditures throughout the nation during this same eight-yea- r period. The report observes that the strong showing of the Utah economy during the' past, eight years is ai reversal of the' experience in the 1960s, when business activity in Utah was growing at a much slower pace than that of the nation as a whole. BETWEEN 1960 and 1970, the average growth rate in Utah's adjusted sales volume period. Despite the generally strong economic picture in Utah during the past few years, the Fouhdation study notes that there was a hint of a business slowdown in Utah toward the end of 1978. FOURTH-quarte- r sales throughout the state were up only 10.1 percent from the fourth quarter-197- 7 levels. The three previous calendar quarters in 1978 recorded year-to-yegains ranging between 18 and 20 percent. When these percentages are adjusted for inflation, it is found that the effective gains averaged about 10.8 percent during the first three quarters of the year, but dropped way off to 0.9 percent in the fourth quarter. Ordinarily, the fourth quarter, strengthened by Christmas sales, is the strong quarter of the year. year-to-ye- ; ar 25 years. AND AT present rates, all land could theoretically be swallowed up in new subdivisions and other urban-relate- d growth by the year 2000. Utah already ranks among the top 10 urban states with nearly one million people THAT WORD was given to concentrated Front Regional Council, ing a special session, recently. Crop land has decreased from 1.25 million acres in 1950 to just over one million acres and with the rapid growth, that land is being quickly eaten up, the group was told. In Salt Lake County, 93,000 the acres, or about one-hadur- Wasatch Front. along the But growth can be accommodated if cities would minimize scattered, low density housing development that is becoming a losing proposition for cities to bear, financially. It should be altered in favor of more cluster, higher density housing, the WFRC was told. United Way In Davis County Tops $200,000 - an additional tributions. SINCE UNITED Way than ten percent, more than 90 percent of all monies collected will be used for services to Davis County citizens," he said. He noted that the Davis County United Way agency was organized in 1974 and that more than 40 of the 79 agencies along the Wasatch Front being funded by contributions provide services to county residents, grb totaling $209,293, this years total was 109 percent of its goal, according to Loren D. Martin, local attorney and county campaign chairman. He also noted that the Combined Federal Campaign at Hill Air Force Base raised all last year." APPLICANTS must meet certain income and family size guidelines and further information is available by or tb calling Davis Countys Housing Authority has received an allotment for rent subsidy of 91 more units. THAT ACTION, giving Davis County the largest bite out of the federal subsidy pie of any county in the state, should shorten a waiting list of applicants. Under the program, residents find their own private housing and pay rent not to exceed 25 percent of their income. The remainder is paid , to landlords out of federal funds. In commenting on the approval, Housing Authority Executive Director Rosemary Davis said, "We can use them. We have a waiting list. We didnt get any approved at discuss personnel matters. IN LOOKING for'a new city manager, the city may have to raise the salary level, he said. Im inclined to agree that we need to pay more. I think to get what I perceive as adequate we will have to pay more but it must be based on what they (the council) say. He did not indicate Mr. Smiths current salary. Mr. Smith could not be reached for comment Tuesday or Wednesday morning. - months. However, extended service to accommodate Kaysville-Laytoresidents n could not be expected until the fall of 1981, according to Mountain Bell officials, grb LAND alone, however, isnt going to necessarily solve the not It's the problem. quantity but quality of green space that counts. Plans must be laid to maintain agricultural use in the most productive areas. Preservation methods could be incorporated to insure land is still available for local food production, the members were told. One method would see paid the difference between what land is valued for agriculture and land-owne- building development. : 2 825-212- ANOTHER method would allow for development of a portion of agricultural land in residential or other use by a group of property owners another avenue encouraging agriculture gives farmers tax relief, the WFRC was told. Mayor James Davis of South Salt Lake, who spearheads the agriculture think committee, said, 1 each county needs to decide its particular fate. At the same time, he offered a motion, approved by the body, the WFRC submitting agriculture study to state officials for their review. North Main SL, Layton B PHONE 376-91- 33 Published Weekly by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Stahle, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out ol State Subscription S5.50 Overseas Subscription St 5.00 (Payable in Advance) Deadlines Effective immediately the following deadlines will apply to : ' It would be purchased by a political body, and leased back to the farmer for agricultural use. 197 County Gets Funds Bousing - FARMINGTON ad- ministrative costs are less 1979. Acceptance of the resignation, whether in formal written form from Mr. Smith or by a verbal statement from the mayor will take place in public meeting, lasting five or ten minutes, Mayor Cisney said. It will be followed by a closed session allowed under Utahs Sunshine Law to under agreement with government bodies. Still $435,870 in con- The United LAYTON Way of Davis County has announced it has topped $200,000 in contributions and pledges Its and agricultural members of the regional planning agency, Wasatch levels, but Im not sure. up to the council. A less than Davis County and along the Wasatch Front, farming-relate- d activities could become past history for the region, a newly released study says. had a 29 percent increase over last year and with contributions consumption expenditures throughout the U.S. in this PSC land area of Davis County, was devoted to agriculture in 1950. But by 1974, that had been sliced to 57,000 acres, or a loss of about 40 percent in By TOM BUSSELBERG THE AGENCY was 2. 8 percent per year. This was well below the average increase of 4.0 percent per year in adjusted personal of 1974. previous mington to Murray could be completed in about 18 and the additional public for Business Activity: ;Up 23.8 On Layton the ruling stands, extended telephone service for Far- lf never made it to the House floor, he continued. The law states an implementation program must be implemented within two years (by 1982). If that deadline cant be met, then sanctions could be taken. "We could implement it in two years, he said, assuming the measure could be taken before the next legislature, a budget session that could include other matters at the governors discretion. AT PRESENT, indications point to the ability to meet carbon monoxide levels in ail but Salt Lake County by 1982 and ozone levels in all but Davis and Salt Lake counties, Mr. Jeffries said. If the state work for continues implementation, will that be sufficient to avoid sanc- MOUNTAIN Bell and the State Division of Public Utilities then filed for a rehearing A SPOKESPERSON for the Public Service Commission said no decision has been , banded down by jhe three-- , n&rniter TP3C as of fusoni Tuesday and it was not known when a ruling on the rehearings will be reached. The commission heard six full days of hearings upwards of 50 individual testimonies - as they traveled throughout Davis County, Ogden and Salt Lake conducting public hearings. FIFTY-ON- E Mini ODGUtt By TOM BUSSELBERG FORTY-NIN- Society pictures and articles Baby pictures All other pictures and news articles . Monday Noon Monday Noon Monday Noon , |