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Show 1 ipoor copy EAST LAYTON The East Lay-to- n City Council issued press re- - lease Wednesday maintaining that contrary to what they feel the media is saying the council is not united in favor of merger with ipps$ Merger between Laytof corporation were held immediate- The majoritj against the considering al j Layton. A vote on disincorporating East Layton to merge it with Layton has been set for Nov. 4. The council voted unanimously Tuesday to .issue a press release to dispel any notion that the council is at this time advocating merger s ly, he did not know how he would vote because he felt he did not yet know enough about the advantages and disadvantages of disincorpora-tio- n and annexation to Layton. The question of disincorporation will be on the Nov. 4 ballot for East Layton voters by order of the 2nd District Court. The directive by the court was issued Monday after signatures on a petition calling for a special election were verified by the county disadvantages CouncilmenfVard Dailey, Neal Scheel and Myron Nalder oppose the proposed merger, while Councilman Glen I udge favors the merger and Coun ilman Kim Brown is somewhat uni lecided, according to city administ ator Tracy Barnes. Mayor Del n Yeates indicated to the council th it if the vote on disin- - clerks office. The petition had 344 signatures, about 75 more than were needed to ensure the issue would be placed before the electorate. The Layton City Council has indicated it would consider annexing East Layton should East Layton voters approve the dissolution of their city. The Layton Council last week amended its official policy declaration on proposed future boundaries to include East Layton as well as Wiflfo ILiyfirt about of Hill Air Force Base., and 242 acres north of Gordon Avenue and west of 2200 West. The inclusion of East Layton was approved by the council to be prepared if East Layton did disincorporate, Mayor Lewis Shields said. Attorney Rick Hamilton, representing Hill Air Force Base, told the council the base would take no position on the policy declaration at the present time provided that Layton agreed to three condi- two-thir- tions: 1) that Layton did not currently intend to annex Hill AFB and would not attempt to annex it as long as it remained open, 2) that Layton currently had no intent to provide any services to the base, and 3) that if there was any change in Laytons intent in the future, the city give written notice to Hill AFB ;; of that change. The City Council agreed to the three conditions when it amended its policy declaration includes the runway and operations are. Index Centerville Clearfield, Clinton; East Layton. Farmington, Fruit Heights, Koysville, Layton, Vol. 1 Roy, South Weber, Sunset, Syracuse, West Point Serving 29,000 Families From Roy Through Centerville No. 5 Thursday, September 25, 1 980 Business Church Classified Economy Review Editorial Home Living Obituaries School Sports 10A-11- A 5A 13B-15- B 11A 4A IB 13B 7A-8- A 4B-5- B Aire Umi(dleirpiDd The Roy Redevelopment Agency Tuesday authorized the agency coordinator to negotiate a contract with a California consulting firm for a market survey and analysis of the Roy area and tentatively selected seven men and one woman to serve on an advisory committee. Roger Dutson, coordinator and Roy City attorney, will discuss contract terms with Larry Smith and Company Limited of Palo Alto, Calif., as directed by the agency. Dutson told the agency, whose members are also the Roy City Council members, that the Calfor-ni- a firm is one of the largest consulting firms of its type in the country, He said the person the firms owners have promised would work with Roy is also involved in of the Tooele Mall. The firm works primarily with analysis ROY , rede-velopme- nt FARMINGTON Gov. Scott Matheson blasted the state Legislature for the low salaries it pays judges in Utah Tuesday at the annual Davis County Bar Association Banquet, saying the salaries were and consulting in city redevelopment. The agency named eight members of an advisory committee which will serve as a link between the agency and the public and will disgraceful, absolutely provide input to the agency from a untenable. varietw of sections of the city. Matheson, who also received a The committee members were singing telegram at the banquet said he had tried but failed to conappomted, subject to their acceptance! They had not been asked to vince the legislators to pay judges a living wage. He wished 2nd serve prior to Tuesdays action. District Judge Thornley K. Swan, They are Jack Seamons, reprechief judge of the State Judicial commisthe senting city planning sion Rita Painter, Roy Chamber Council, luck in his efforts to have of Commerce; Ron Halbert, Roy the Legislature establish a Judicial Chamber of Commerce; Bobby' Compensation Council. Astuey, residential representative; At the banquet, Swan, who will Gary Newman, technical spokes- retire as an active judge at the end man; Larkin Patterson, business of the year, said basic changes representative ; Lynn Olney, bank- are needed in the method of fixing ing and financial spokesman; and judicial salaries, noting that at one David Bertagnolli, reprepoint Utahs judges were the lowest sentative. paid in the nation. "d. - Since the machine which scans le microfilm cannot read handwriting, no names or addresses enand completed census question-- ; ter the bureaus computers. naires have been shipped to thej Census Bureaus processing center Attached is a list of preliminary in Laguna Niguel, Calif. There the available for these coun-itip'igures e will be fed through These figures are subject to s. high-spee- revision and will be supeceded by the final population counts which njiust be turned over to the President by January 1, 1981. ; also recommended that the jurisdiction of Utahs circuit courts be expanded from matters involving less that $5,000 to matters involving less than $20,000. The $5,000 limit is no longer justifiable in view of recent inflation, according to he governor. He said circuit courts should handle garden variety lawsuits, not the district courts, suggesting district judges should form panels to act as courts of appeal for the circuit courts. Were not looking at the growth factor and the capability of the judicial system to handle it, Matheson charged, pointing out that Utah is now third in the nation in the rate of population growth. He said instead of expanding the State Supreme Court to cope with an accelerating number of appeals, an intermediary appeals court should be established. Ml' Judge Clomps Hearing In Clinton IMurder Case Heal: opened Wednesday on a m filed by the Davis County Aft to try John P. Miller, 15, as ah in the death of Anne Hoskissi of Clinton. Miller has finished 30 d psychiatric evaluation whic necessary before the decision on certification as an adult coi Id be made. - Defense Attorney Tom Tones moved to exclude the medii from the hearing. He stated thi t the state was expected to present evidence that touched on the A on recompense for that r FARMINGTON MuStP-- r He said creation of a Judicial Compensation Council would be a big step in solving the problem of having to continually ask the Legislature for higher salaries. Matheson said, Judges make more profound and public policy decisions than elected officials in the executive branch ever make, and in many cases more than those in the legislative branch make. This means that judges are important people, he said, and that they must be treated with some equity 1 1 rati at-lar- Preliminary population and firms is transmitted directly to the ureaus computers in Suitland, equipment which microfilms eacf page. The microfilm is then scannejd electronically, and data from ttfei ' , rs List housing counts from the 1980 Census have been released for Davis and Weber counties. The temporary census office in Ogden has been officially closed, .. The hearing was expected to go all day Wednesday and to be resumed next Wednesday. The judge stated that at each hearing it will be determined as to whether or not the media will be allowed to attend. The Miller boy is charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, and forcible sexual abuse in the August 5th killing of the Judge Swan worked for an amendment to establish an intermediate court of appeals, said Matheson who is an attorney. I agree its needed. He maintained that adding two more judges to the Court would be like apSupremeband-aidplying s. Matheson, who has known Swan for 25 years praised him as a judge and lawyer with 100 percent integrity, saying, Were losing a giant from the bench this year. SINGING TELEGRAM woman Robin wishes Gov. Scott Matheson good luck in his campaign on behalf of an anonymous prankster at the annual Davis County Bar Association banquet. The governor spoke at the banquet Tuesday night in Farmington. the proposed change would give administrative authority to people who dont have the time or the involvement in court, indicating the matter would be discussed at the annual Judicial Conference getting under way in Park City today. Swan said he was also upset with proposals to move all court matters involving the family toward the juvenile court system and the Department of Social Services. day-to-da- y He said he and other district court judges believe lawyers are better equipped than social workers to handle domestic matters. They involve so many legal issues, it ought not to be turned over to the executive branch, he said. Swan thanked the county and state bars for their support and said he hoped to be called back from time to time to preside in Swan, after accepting an award from the bar association for his 20 . years of service, said the coming court. Clinton girl. legislative session would involve The audience of nearly 80 people Davis County Attorney for matters of real significance to the was of branch said surprised early in the dinner William judicial government. McGuire, Juveniles by Robin, the Singing Telegram, they are pushing to try the boy as He said he opposed a tentative whom an anonymous prankster an adult because of the nature of a draft child proposal altering the present had commissioned to wish the Dethe crime. Normally lars of the case and he fea: of article of the state con- mocratic governor luck in largely not this commit would judicial type would prejudice possible j stitution because it would, among Republican Davis County. He is he said. crime," also said he was concern the other to went on transfer the right to seeking his second term as govcounty , that He things, say evidence the defense pla: administer a the feels trial court system ernor. period that longer attorney use may be disclosed too e of jurisdiction is necessary in the from the trial courts to the Sup.' The co Banquet organizer Felshaw King county attorney said the prank had not been offide by case than would be available reme Court. and the decision was the juvenile system. for Matheson and cially Judge L. Bachman to exc ide the through would That offends us, Swan told said heplanned only be over him for They knew who the prankster media. He appointed Ga: tt Wat- kins to periodically brief t e press five years, he said, and then hed Matheson after the banquet. was and might reveal the name . Weve done a good job. He said be released. for a small fee. on the proceedings. ATTORNEY DARWIN HANSEN gives 2nd District Court Judge Thornley K. Swan (right) a plaque expressing the Davis County Bar Association's appreciation for Swan's 20 years of service on the bench. I I J , |