OCR Text |
Show - V" , , r ' (jlMl . 4-i- SALT rT,-- r fHSSS tl.a sun 0 L.S yl ;. : .: A c? THURSDAY, AUGUST VOLUME FIFTY NUMBER TWELVE 26 Pages 2,197- 9- p- yiciSn. v y HnJ- viir - 11 Fastest): Fswg w , 0s ILai7toDD 'w-'- sf7 itty - Which is the fastest FARMINGTON residential growing city in Davis County? NORTH SALT Lake, too, had a good ratio of commercial and industrial development within its city limits. The' southern most community in the county had 44 residential permits and ten permits for commercial buildings. Woods Cross had 48 permits issued for residehtial structures and nine permits for commercial buildings, also a good ratio between residences and commercial developments.' IF YOU guess Bountiful, youre wrong. If you say Clearfield, wrong again. But if you choose Layton as the fastest growing residential city in the county, youre right, according to statistics released from the Davis County Planning Commission. rWSSfcfiKi-- AT LEAST Layton was the fastest growing city in 1978 with 374 permits for i permits for KAYSVILLE ISSUED 105 building construction of new singledwelling homes the highest number of the 16 incorporated municipalities in itemm Bira with new commercial building permits with 28 for the past year. By GARY R. BLODGETT 1 ; followed closely by Clinton with 100 and East Lay-to- n with 91. Fruit Heights and Farming-to- n werent far behind with 88 and 84 respectively, a good indication that the residential Davis County. Percentage-wise- , Layton may or may not be the fastest growing city, but based on number of permits for new construction it is the fastest growing, the report shows. single-dwelling- s, small communities are the favorite for persons moving into new homes. West Bountiful had 66 permits for g residences, South Weber 39, Sunset 29, Syracuse 23, and West Point 29 permits for 1978, the report showed. single-dwellin- i- FOR EXAMPLE, Centerville was only third among the 16 cities in rankings for new construction with 156 permits. But it could be the fastest, percentage-wisgrowing community. Clearfield followed Layton with second highest number of permits with 241 while Bountiful, the largest city in the county, was third with 238 permits for singledwelling families. ,IL THE UNINCORPORATED area of south Davis County, excluding the Val Verda area, had 51 permits. Eight new buildings were started in Val Verda during the past year. n There were 2,041 permits for new issued throughout Davis County in 1978, and a total of 3,194 permits for new construction and remodeling. e, cons-tructio- HOWEVER, BOUNTIFUL led the field in commercial permits issued during 1978 with 49. North Salt Lake was tops for in- dustrial building permits with four. But Layton had a fairly balanced ratio between residential and commercial building as it placed second to Bountiful , COMMERCIAL developments were started in all areas of the county except East Layton, Syracuse, Fruit Heights and Val Verda where there were no permits issued last year, according to the report. Commission Decides Not To Sign 10 Yr. Phone Contract FARMINGTON Fireworks displays were plentiful during the July 24th festivities. This large explosion shows what many Davis County residents were treated to. FIREWORKS DISPLAY - FARMINGTON Utah .'Highway Patrolman Ralph , Evans is back on the job. E BUT HIS new assignment , will not be that of a patrolman on the highways. Trooper Evans, of Sunset, has been assigned to the UHP public information and education : division. Trooper Evans was put out of action nearly ten months ago when he was shot twice, once in the hip and once in the neck, during a routine investigation last October 7 on In: terstate Highway 15 near Farmington. ILL MISS the traffic trol and all that goes with pabe- ing on the road, but Im looking forward to my new he said. I assignment, think Ill enjoy working with the high school students and younger people. said his new job will give him a lot of personal He contact with younger people and businessmen whom he will discuss highway safety and related manners during his lecture series. IRONICALLY, one of his first assignments will be to organize the filming of the of his own shooting when boy (at that time), 'frightened that his Dad might be hurt, pulled a gun from the family auto and shot Trooper Evans d ' twice. The patrolman has been recuperating from the injuries for the past several months. He still has only partial use of one arm. IM FEELING pretty good, and just lucky to be alive, he said. I really enjoyed investigating accidents and doing what I could to maintain safety on our high- ways. Trooper Evans said he is still a sworn officer with the authority to stop motorists in violation of the law. And despite what happened last October, he said he is not afraid to stop a motorist. ATHLETES DONT give up when they get hurt, he said. They go back and compete at the same sport in which they were injured. If a shooting happens, it pens, he said. hap- Trooper Evans wife said she favors him returning to the Utah Highway Patrol, but is glad he has not been assigned to the patrol division. HE SAID he is not bitter about the shooting and doesnt lease of telephone service from Mountain Bell Telephone sion. ROSS KEARL, who has I dont anything different. think I did anything wrong except to forget about the 13 year-ol- d boy and what he might do. ad- ministered park activities for about five years since being hired by the city, was given the assignment as the first to hold such a position in Clearfield. The post was created earlier this year by council action. Councilman Harley Hunt said he did not approve of giving such positions to those living outside of Clearfield. Mr. Kearl is a Kaysville resident. IN OTHER action, the council set an Aug. 16, 7 p.m. public hearing to discuss insurance options. That issue was to have been discussed in the meeting but action was deferred until more information was available, said Deputy Recorder Judy Cottrell. tb He noted that a routine traffic stop is one of the most hazardous stops a trooper can make. If a motorist or passenger is intoxicated or irritated, there is potential trouble, the trooper said. EVANS will be stationed at the Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, but while en route to and from work, hell keep a watchful eye for motorists who violate the law. Its still possible, but not too likely, that if you break the law in Davis County, it will be Trooper Evans who issues the citation, grb a n OJ - E HE AGREED. And in doing sq, the judge ordered County Sheriff Brant Johnson to have the : problems within 30 days. corrected - However, the judge did not agree that the problems warranted having the three inmates moved into other . facilities as they. (prisoners) had requested in the complaints. THE COMPLAINTS were in the form of handwritten writs of habeas corpus and alleged that the jail conditions were "very poor and that the jailers wer refused proper medical care. Judge Palmer said he did find several minor problems that he ordered to be corrected within 30 days. Included in the complaints were toilets that dont work properly and a shower curtain that was ripped off the rod. A NEW curtain had been installed before the inspection Thursday, but that was hanging by one ring and the judge suggested that leather straps or more secure rings be used to keep the curtain in place. Previously, an old bed sheet, described as filthy by the complaining inmates, was used as a shower curtain. wrote individual complaints, but all were almost identical in their content. Two of the inmates, Martinez and Kabwasa, testified in district court Thursday. Afterwards, Judge Palmer made his personal inspection of the nearby jail. complained that they were not getting proper medical atten- THE INMATES who testified alleged that the toilets and sinks did not work properly and that rolled-u- THE THREE inmates Carlos Martinez, Ngung Etiet Kabwasa and Richard Pahl were used to control the flow of water. They also noted that toilets did not operate properly, that The inmates also tion. - ment with a Mountain Bell representative to sign the final contract to delay the signatures until after hearing a proposal from an independent telephone systems p magazines and paper clips The commission met with Dennis Fluhrer, of Business Communications System, who offered to sell, rather than lease, a new telephone system to be used in all Davis County offices. has about telephones on its system served by 16 incoming and nine outgoing lines. The county presently pays $30,000 a year to Mountain Bell to lease the system. The contract pending with Mountain Bell is for ten years, with an option after the first five years, according to DAVIS COUNTY 150 they had a continual flush which could be stopped only by "banging on the wall." THEY SAID that an old bed sheet had been used as a shower curtain and only recently was a permanent shower eurtain installed but even the new curtain was not hanging properly. Kabawasa also testified that inmates had difficulty getting medications and that access to a medical doctor was very slow. SERGEANT JAN Cunningham, jail commander for County Attorney Rodney Page. HE TOLD the commission that the contract with Mountain Bell had not been signed and that the commission, if it wanted, could wait until latpr to sign any contract. Commissioners agreed that they would like to get a more definite bid from Mr. Fluhrer, including dollar costs, for similar telephone service to all county agencies and departments. Economic Outlook: Stony In 2nd Half . The outlook for Utahs economy in the second half of 1979 is for continued strength in employment, but reduced activity in the consumer sector, said Jeffrey L. Thomp- office Bountiful son, manager, quoting from the First Security News Letter. Edited Dr. by Kelly Matthews, vice president and economist for First Security Corporation, the quarterly News Letter will be published this week. ACCORDING TO report, the impact of the the na- recession will be moderated in Utah by the continued rapid growth in tional population and job opportuni- ties. Although no gasoline lines have appeared, the sharply increased price and of some inconvenience weekend closing has resulted in at least 25 percent reduction in tourist activity in recreation areas. In the first four months of this year, total gallons of motor fuel refined in Utah were up two percent. The report continued to employment emphasize growth for the third quarter. At employment has been increasing oil the average of 3,000 per month. mid-yea- r, Unemployment remained unchanged at 4.5 percent. However, in the months ahead, employment growth is expected to edge downward to six percent, while unemployment will probably move toward five nerrpnt CAUTIOUS CONSUMER spending is expected to continue into the third and fourth quarters of this year, predicted the News letter. Average wage gains have been increasing about 8 percent and when adjusted for inflation, real purchasing power has fallen over the past year. IliD 3 - By GARY R. BLODGETT FARMINGTON Acting on handwritten complaints from three inmates that Davis Countys Jail was in poor condition, Second District "Judge J. Duffy Palmer made .a personal inspection of the facilities last week. Company. THE COMMISSIONERS decided just a couple of hours before a scheduled appoint- - The CLEARFIELD Clearfield City Council formally named a recreation and parks superintendent during a special Tuesday night ses- know if he would do TROOPER a contract for a Clearfield Names Recreation Director Mvamss BaaH t m 7Me JJlb FJStilh) (UJQalh) Inliigfoviay PatimH - Davis County commissioners decided to take an 11th hour reprieve and delay signing of the Davis County Sheriffs Department, also testified. He admitted that there are some minor problems in the jail, especially in the plumbing fixtures. BUT ITS difficult getting a plumber to come and make repairs and that parts for the plumbing fixtures are hard to come by, said Sergeant Cunningham. He also explained that prisoners can report illnesses to jailers on Mondays and that Dr. Richard Johns, director of the County Health Depart-- , ment, responds to these throughout the second quarter, have probably peaked. The typical conventional mortgage rate reached 11 percent, while the average new home purchase price in n the Salt area in the first half of 1979 was Lake-Ogde- $63,000. Utahs mining industry maintained high levels of production in the first half of 1979. Coal production rose 20 percent despite the price structure moderately below a year ago. Conversely, copper prices remain more than 30 percent above last year. nn M complaints. Dr. Johns is also available Further, in line with reduced consumer buying,' the News Letter noted the rate of growth in commercial bank loan demand also slowed in the second quarter. RESIDENTIAL building permit activity in the third quarter is expected to remain 20 percent below 1978. Mortgage rates, which rose for emergency cases. SERGEANT Cunningham said drugs are also available at all times that jailers can give to inmates who request them. But Sergeant Cunningham also emphasized that jailers are reluctant to dispense medication without direct, orders from a doctor because of legal implications. COUNTY ATTORNEY Rodney Page will inspect the jail facilities at the end of the period and submit a con 30-da-y dition report to Palmer. Judge THE KAYSVILLE REFLEX 197 "ET North Main St., Layton PHONE 376-913- 3 Published Waakly by C3. CTr3 John Stahls, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 MtfMi per year (Payafata In vtttMlIUI Advance) |