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Show V' MARCH 30, 1983 North Davis Committee the feasibility and success of this plant. There are a half dozen vital questions still unanswered and yet the supporters of this plant want cities to sign on the dotted line within the next few weeks. Mr. Hurst emphasized that there is not even a definite site for the proposed plant; there are no signed agreements for sale of the steam and electricity generated by the plant; and no building permits have been issued. By GARY R. BLODGETT BOUNTIFUL Depressed Economy An opposition group from North Davis County made their presence known at Bountiful City Council Wednesday night. THE CITIZENS committee from Layton and Clearfield are in opposition to a resource recovery (garbage-burninplant proposed in either Layton or Clearfield. Clearfield City Council will have to approve a conditional use permit for construction of the plant. Mayor Dean S. Stahle told the group that Bountiful has been referred to as the holdout in this project, but this simply is not the case. DAVIS COUNTY Commission approved sale of $54 million worth of Industrial Revenue Bonds for construction of the proposed plant, but these bonds will not be sold until all contracts and agreements have been signed. Not only is there no definite site, the site being proposed is the fourth site to be considered, Mr. Hurst pointed out. The primary site is on property owned by the Utah Department of Transportation. HE ALSO NOTED that the $3 million agreement for Hill AFB to purchase steam is more than any similar agreement approved by the Air Force and that the contract would have to be signed by the Secretary of the Air Force. Also, the proposed agreement with Utah Power and Light Company over purchase of electricity to be generated by the plant is no where near the cost of other power sources, the spokesman explained. IF THE PRIMARY (Farm Site) is to be used, The presentation in Bountiful City Council last Wednesday disputed many of the earlier statements and prior information given to county and city officials by proponents of the proposed plant. THERES NO reason to be in a hurry, to be pressured into supporting the proposed plant near Hill Air Force Base, said James Hurst, spokesman for the group. W'e still have a minimum of 15 years left in our landfills and technology could change in the next decade that would provide us with a much better and less costly means of disposing our garbage, unlike what some people would have you believe, there are alternatives to disposing of our garbage and theres no good reason to jump at the first thing that comes along, he said. THE MORE WE hear about this project, the more unanswered questions we have about TPIannm Happy About Solon Action Selection Narrows By TOM BUSSELBERG KAYSVILLE-T- he Legisl- ature smiled on at least one group during its last session. HARD TO believe, maybe, but vocational educators, especially those at the Davis Area Vocational Center in Kaysville, are happy for the break in the somber session. Nearly $2.8 million was appropriated for expansion of the campus while another halfmillion dollars was awarded for equipment and, by far the biggest share, to pay off the Davis School District for purchase of the two present buildings. ALTHOUGH the building funding was only half the original request, it was a lot more than had been feared, Director Jack Shell said, recalling that last day of the session when it looked like nothing would be funded as of 8 a.m. One day we would have it, the next day we wouldnt. But Vocational Board Pres. Dee Forbes noted how com- mon such occurrences are, calling the activities at the leg- islature always frustrating, and trying because of the process we have to go through each year. THE BUILDING funding will allow for construction of an area that will include welding, student services, administration and a mezzanine that would house office occupations. In addition, $145,000 of the overall funding will facilitate remodeling of the present administration building for classroom use. The automotive diesel shop and business occupations area are already under construction although the mezzanine housing the business classes was just for - mally approved by the legisla- ture. FOR THE final five applicants, needless to say, that should be a welcome note, not to mention for the staff of the office that has been without a director since Harold Tippetts assumed the position of county commissioner in January. Some 33 applied and County Commission Chairman Glen HE SAID its hoped bids can be let for the new construction in July and said the current construction is moving ahead Saunders said of those ap although bad weather has hampered some efforts. Layton Construction Co. of Salt Lake City is the general contractor while Glen R. Swenson, also of Salt Lake, is the architect. The final action approving the building proposal must Dog Licenses are due by come with the governors signMarch 31, also kennel ature. licenses. If you go beyond this date there will be a $5 late LOOKING back on the charge. This also includes peolegislative session, Mr. Shell ple who own a kennel. expressed appreciation for support from several key legislators, including Sen. Haven and Repr. Barlow, Ute Knowlton, This is going to make a real difference for us, he said of the funding. We will get buildings on campus. Its hard CLEARFIELD to get students to come here school students need notHigh feel for basic education classes and wasting their time by theyre Clearfield or then have to go to participating in student govLayton high schools (for exernment. ample), to complete other THE PRINCIPALS learned vocational classes due to lack there convert readily into the of space on the Kaysville from industry to the goings-o- n campus. marble halls of Congress, HE ADDED that all classes Christine have waiting lists except in the emphasized Durham, Utahs first female business courses. supreme court judge. She I think we will have a fairly spoke recently to a group of good year, Mr. Shell conofficers from the tinued, although funding will studentbody Front. Wasatch be tight, especially when it There are a lot of lessons to comes to the general operating be learned as you experience in DAVC the a budget putting that electoral process first similar dilemma to other hand, she said, speaking of agencies. elections underway among the SPEAKING of overall legisofficers. If youre alert, lative support for the DAVC, youll be exposed and learn he said for the first time, talk lessons of leadership, power and influence in the proper didnt turn to cutting off funding or abolishing the center by uses of government. SHE STRESSED the power legislators from other areas. "We made a lot of converts-vocatio- nal and importance the Constitueducation has made tion has had, not only in the some good (progress) on the United States, but around the hill. world as a model for govern FARMINGTON - The Davis County Library Board is going to have to come up with pretty important decisions within the next few months. THAT, AT least was the consensus of the board as they received word from Library Director Jeanne Layton that the problem of crowding in the Farmington headquarters isn't going away. She coupled that with a Davis News Journal-Layto- n Chamber of Com- merce survey indicating that while 56 percent of the 23 surveyed feel the city should dis 1 AS A MATTER of fact, the depressed economy has hit the county as well as the rest of the nation, although the population has, in fact, continued its rise. According to population figures updated to July 1, 1982, estimates, Davis population ranged from about 157,500 to nearly 160,000, depending on which statistics are utilized. In a report released by the University of Utahs Bureau of Economic and Business Research, the countys population grew by 2.5 percent, just under the states average of 2.6 percent. THAT INCREASE, though, wasnt as a result of people moving in, but more from the natural increase brought on by new births exceeding deaths. In fact, the school enrollment method indicated a decrease of 144 students while net migration decreased it indicates, by 870. But that was overcome by a natural increase of 3,526 or an increase of about 2,500. For the state, a population of 1,560,000 was agreed upon as the estimate after compiling data from the several population sources: school enrollment and LDS membership. IN THE report prepared by four staff plying, We were extremely well pleased with the qualifications of the applicants. We feel that any one of that number would make a good director." Com. Saunders said, adding, we may not make that it will depend on the particular circumstances of the person chosen. director the new director, he said. That was necessitated by the death earlier this month of Albert Cole, e a employee who had been serving in the assistant director capacity. Originally we were shoot THE PLANNING director would earn about $27,000 based on entry level and could earn up to $40,000 depending on experience and AN ASSISTANT will also be chosen by long-tim- them out on the highway to be killed. There is no charge to bring them to the shelter, plus they stand a better chance of population Wasatch Front counties, including Davis, Salt Lake, Utah and Weber. Salt Lake County saw the greatest jump at 14,000, while Utah followed at 6,500, Davis at 3,800 and Weber by 3,000, totalling of the increase for the more than two-thirstate. SUBSTANTIAL growth was also re- corded in Cache, Carbon, Sanpete, Uintah and Washington counties, the report notes, with greatest percentage increase reported by Uintah, in an area of energy-relategrowth, of 8.6 percent. That was followed closely by Millard County, site of the huge d Intermountain Power Project facility. On the other end of the scale, three counties actually recorded losses in population, according to the estimates: Grand, at 3.6 percent, Wasatch at 1.1 percent and Tooele at nearly half a percentage point. HERES THE populations for some neighboring counties, followed by the 1980 official census: Salt Lake, 655,384 (619,066); Davis, 157,946 (146,540); Weber, 151,018 (144,616); Morgan, 5,249 (4,917); Utah, 235,500 (218,106); Box Elder, 34,900 (33,222) and Cache, 62,306 (57,176). The states population was listed at 1,461,038 in the official census. ing for April 1, qualifications. The planning office em- ployes 11. tb Due IF YOU have any unwanted animals, please dont dump members at the Bureau, it indicates "net been since it migration was the lowest has because of was decline expected 1974; this The economic in activity." slowdown the growth occurred in the bulk of getting a new home. There are many nice animals up foradop-tioPlease feel free to come to the shelter anytime and pick a pet for your home. n. COG Schedule - Davis FARMINGTON County mayors are going to leave the courthouse for their monthly meetings, through the rest of this year. AT THE suggestion of Chairman Norm Sant, Sunsets mayor, the mayors will travel around the county, with different meetings sponsored by one or more neighboring cities to encourage more involvement. Bountiful will host the April meeting on April 20 at their city hall with light refreshments where representatives from the Public Service Commission, possibly including Davisite David Irvine, will speak. OTHER meetings, May will meet at Clearfield where the severence tax issue for minerals will be discussed; June-St- ate Prison in Draper hosted by the county; July, the radar towers up Farmington Canyon for a summer barbecue, sponsored by Fruit Heights, Farmington and Centerville. August will see a Jordan River boat trip sponsored by North Salt Lake and the count-y- ; September, South Weber, West Point and Clinton will sponsor a Weber River area tour of such sites as the Miles Goodyear Cabin in conjunc-- T tion with the Wasatch Front; trails proposals under study, s IN OCTOBER, the HAFB will sponsor a tour of the; bases production area with a' dinner at the NCO Club; November, the Woods no-ho- st Cross Skypark Airport will be visited sponsored by West Bountiful and Woods 'Cross and in December a legislative review in preparation for the ' upcoming budget session will . be sponsored by Kaysville, ' Layon and Syracuse while ' new elections will be held in January with the meeting sponsored by Sunset. Judge Dmliam Addresses CHS - ments. Explaining briefly what that document means she explained, It means a government in which the individual holds all power. Imagine what it would be like if your peers would be able to control all the decision-makin- g. That kind of power seems to corrupt people. You can see what would happen, she went on, explaining the Constitution doesnt allow any one person or group to hold all the power. The three branches of government, executive or the presidential, congressional and judicial, were noted. state-fund- BsMm Im By TOM BUSSELBERG North County Editor You probably wouldnt lose many bets if you wagered the population in Davis County isnt exactly growing by leaps and bounds, these days. one-four- th DAVC Teachers FARMINGTON Davis County could have a new planning director by weeks end. By TOM BUSSELBERG BOUNTIFUL FACES an increase in tipping fees (operating costs) from about $7 per ton at BARD (Bay Area Refuse Disposal) to between $8 and $15 per ton at the plant not including transportation costs to and from the site, said Mayor Stahle. We could very easily be paying double for garbage disposal at the plant from the beginning of operation in 1985. Opponents of the group said they were concerned about additional traffic; smell of garbage being transported; scattering of debris along the route; and the environmental impact upon the nearby communities. THEY ALSO stressed the high cost of buildciting similar ing and operating the plant few a built only years ago for plants being the $40 million construction cost of the Davis County facility. They said that by using figures of independent studies, tipping fees at the plant could reach $22.62 per ton not including transporand the plant would operate in tation costs the red for the first seven or eight years unless plant operators were given deferred equity. continue its association with the county library, only 34 percent were willing to see a tax increase to form their own library. It has been the departure of Layton, accomplished more than a year ago, that has helped hold up any new developments for the county. It was a decision by the Library board several years ago to build a headquarters in Layton without specifying a definite timetable that helped speed Laytons exit. CITY OFFICIALS con- any specifics until the economy picked up. Cost estimates places a bare minimum headquarters facility at more than $2 million, when furnishings were considered. A site was obtained and still sits idle near the Layton High School-ci- ty hall complex. In the meantime, Ms. Layton told the board two decisions must be reached, as she sees it. A "plan A would see Layton returning to the system and construction of a headquarters there. Plan B would envision remodeling-probab- ly enlarging-t- he ex- tended the library should be isting Farmington central libbuilt within a reasonable time rary. SOME SERIOUS probbut county commissioners insisted they couldnt commit to lems come with growth, she QUOTING from Rex Lee, former dean of the Brigham Young University Law School and now U.S. Solicitor General, she told the students, "A constitution means the auto- matic check against any attempt by a government official to overstep the bounds of authority. It means the right to criticize any official, even the pres told the board, alluding to the continued expansion in population that has seen an estimated 11,000 new residents since the 1980 census, or up to 157,000. We need to start developing a plan so it can be implemented as soon as money is available, Ms. Layton explained, noting one option for Farmington could even be a completely new facility, faced with the hemmed in situation currently existing at the countys nearly library. COUNTY COM. Chairman Glen Saunders, a library board member, urged waiting several months to see what the economy might do. If growth be ident, without fear of reprisal. It means the right to have and practice religious beliefs. It means a government that must deal with its people according to a minimum standard of equality and fairness. It means a government whose powers are derived from the people and whose ultimate powers are exercised by the people. FURTHER explaining affect of the Constitution, she quoted further, Maybe this is all the Constitution really means: the allocation between government entities and the protection of individual rights against the exercise of those powers. She said further its also a protector of abuses of power, such as not allowing police to smash your door down in the middle of the night, demanding materials or hauling you physically away. AN INSPITE of the power the Constitution holds in the normal American flow of things, such as allowing people gins to pick up, generating more tax revenue, some plans could be formulated, he said, to travel where they will, take what job they might or do what they wish, within bounds, she expressed a deep concern. "A few years ago I read a national poll where people were contacted and asked to give their approval or disapproval to a series of principals identified as proposed amendments to the Constitution. A high percentage disapproved of the principals that were enunciated. The principals werent proposed were in fact the Bill of Rights. amend-ments-th- YET, A majority of those polled expressed disapproval, she continued. Its bad enough they didnt approve of the Bill of Rights, basically the cornerstone of their individual liberty. Even worse, they dont know where these principals come from. She quickly listed those first 10 amendments, granting free- dom of religion, speech, assembly, press and due pro venient than moving to Layton), Robert Arbuckle of Centerville said. Its hard to speaking of an economic foresee why we should move part cast that forsees some signs of of the county to Layton. a trend away from the recesMs. Layton indicated that sion within the next two-thrbased on the desire to place a months should current federal main library closer to the spending policies continue. greatest populas, Bountiful Although no board member would be the logical choice. said he was firmly in favor of That, of course, would raise either the new Layton facility complaints from the north end. or opposed to remodeling Farmington, opinion was diSHE ADDED that thanks to vided on both options for the new computer technology for headquarters. cataloging and other procedures, it would be feasible to FARMINGTON has been divide administration and the headquarters of the county those functions, keeping admsince the start. If the commisinistration and a branch in sioners want to talk to the libFarmington, for example, and rarian (it would be more con- - moving the bulk of the collec cess, or the "requirement that before your property or your liberty or anything of value can be taken, there has to be a process that ensures that process will be fair such as compensation for property taken when a freeways built. ADDRESSING the Judiciary, she emphasized the autonomy built into judges arent elected, forcing them to bow to those who supported them, for instance. It further allows their ability to settle disputes that arise between the congressional or legislative and executive branches of government. Sometimes judges are asked to end all crimes, and Mrs. Durham admitted its true we do have some responsibility for the protection of the accused and the administration of justice. I think we need to think very hard about that as to how it affects us. IT MUST always be remembered and upheld that a person is innocent until proven guilty tion housed in the main library to Layton, for instance. beyond all reasonable doubt, she emphasized, adding that person accused could be you. Her audience was asked to remember the unique opportunity you have to learn some valuable lessons about how government works. Id like you to bear in mind the moral content of about what you do. QUOTING from Theodore Roosevelt she went on, To educate a person in mind and not in morals is a menace to i society. You will encounter many cases of men who are menaces to society,: Mrs. Durham continued, list; ing the "seven deadly sins as outlined by Mohandas K. Ganwell-educat- n Indian dhi, the political leader: Knowledge without character; wealth well-know- without work; pleasure with- out conscience; commercie (business) without morality; science without humanity; worship without sacrifice and politics without principle, tb years as the county grows. IN OTHER business, the It looks like if Layton doesnt come back in well board agreed to select a third have to go the expense (of rereview committee member modeling Farmington) even if we have little growth, Eva Royce Carter of West Poii Jean Law of West Point said, whose term has expired. It w adding, We really need to get be someone from the non this Layton thing taken care area including Clearfieh of. West Point, Clinton J ' an Sunset. AND MR. Arbuckle added, I think wed have a better system if Layton woudl come back. No matter where the main library is situated, Board Chairman Evan Whitesides said, other new libraries, such as in Centerville and West Point, may be needed within 20 Other lay" members are " Arlin Mecham of Bountiful r and Mary Ann Creer of Farm-- 1 ington who would meet with two library staff members, ro- -' tated each week. Since the u committees formation, only ' the book Americana has.;, been reviewed and was re- moved after their decision. ,, , 1 ' |