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Show 1. V- - 4. y V " 1 V V - f M 'Vk1M3A ii'-- t ji yi 'll . ,fc r V 4 Z,'Vr . jf j tier No Long er Interested in Old Roy City Hall SHELLEY KANCITIS veloper, a major factor in Kiers decision to withdraw was the asking price of two privately owned lots needed to make the project large enough to be profitable. The two lots, each an acre in size, would have cost $170,000. Kier had planned to build small, single family homes priced at approximately $50,000 and targeted for senior preparation," said James Stacey, a Kier representative. He said that with the density required to make the development profitable, it would not seem feasible to build more expensive homes. When asked whether Kier has completely abandoned plans to build on the site, Steve Kier said, Its still possible citizens. in the future. Given existing site development Staceys report represents the culmimore us much it would cost have nation negotiatof an exclusive y costs, than the 20 percent allocated in the ing contract Kier signed with the city. sales price of each home for site The city council was considering the Review Correspondent ROY The Kier Corporation has decided not to buy the site of Roy Citys old municipal building for construction of small, single family homes due to prohibitively high development costs, In response, the city council passed a motion to continue trying to sell the property. Roy City Manager Richard Kirkwood said he had no other offers despite past efforts to find a buyer. According to Steve Kier, project de 90-da- Why are you passing over recommendations of the citizens committee and continuing to offer park land? asked Brownscott resident Bill Merx. A citizens advisory committee recommended that the tennis courts and playground not be sold for development. Roy City Manager Richard Kirkwood said no final decision had been made to sell part of the park. Until we explore all our options, we dont know if we should or should not leave the park sale of six acres of public land including city shops and two acres of Municipal Park. The proposed sale became controversial when residents of Brown-scot- t, a subdivision bordering the city owned property, mobilized to protest sale of any part of Municipal Park. Kiers withdrawal appeared to bring little relief to Brownscott residents attending the meeting since the council said it may still sell the property. The overwhelming consenus is that the green area should remain green. Vol. 4 No. 7 February 15, 1984 Wednesday, - r , ,AJ. 'L, MV' , BABIES like Suzanne Ochocki (left) , daughter of Mr. Mrs. David Ochocki, raced', or sometimes rambled, to the finish at Layton mall baby contest last weekend, 'i 2 Roy Officials Weber County Commissioner Boyd Storeys decision to leave for an LDS mission in July may affect the Roy City political scene. Applying for appointment to Storeys position are Roy City Mayor Jack Pierce and Councilman Wayne Kimber. According to Dixie Minson, Weber County Republican Party chairman, State Sen. Lowell Peterson has expressed interest in the position. Mrs. Minson is also considering applying. About a third of the 16 applicants are from Roy. Theres a lot BARRY KAWA Harvey reported Wednesday only two samples from the field SYRACUSE Eight ground-wate- r drains revealed traces of the susg tests on a Syracuse farm pected pesticide where the pesticide EDB had banned by the Environmental been used revealed no traces of Protection Agency. One of the the chemical in well water and samples revealed 0.33 parts of only minute traces in two field EDB per billion and the other drains, the Davis County Health 4.57 parts per billion. Harvey said the field drains Department reported last week. Richard Harvey, director of empty into the Great Salt Lake the health departments environand the low levels found were of mental health and laboratory dino consequence. The public health threat is vision, said samples were taken from four field drains and four negative, he said. Harvey said deep wells at the Black Island there was no problem with eatFarms. The water was then sent ing vegetables grown at the farm to the state health division laboand his departments main conratories for testing. cern would have been if traces of leadership potential here, Review Staff said Ms. Minson. A nominating committee will narrow the field to six candidates. The slate will be presented to the Republican Central Committee for approval with the cancer-causin- pos-sibli- ty that the committee will make changes. Minson said she hopes the names will be ready for presentation to the Weber County Commission by the end of February. Commissioners Robert Hunter and Roger Rawson must select the new commissioner from the list within 30 days after Storey formally resigns. SYRACUSE North Davis County Sewer District officials will be meeting today with the State Water Pollution Control Committee (WPC) to discuss conditions of a $1.9 million loan to the district. The loan from the WPC will enable the district to expand and improve its facilities and would mean treated effluent water released into the Great Salt Lake would meet future Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. The district also expects to get an additional $2.5 million in state credit enhancement money for the improvement project. The district has received approval for the loan but must EDB were found in the areas drinking water. The chemical EDB is used as a pesticide by farmers for killing State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Black said the 14 drums sold to the microscopic worms that attack Black Island Farms was the only vegetables such as carrots. The use of the chemical for ground pesticide is injected into the soil fumigation in Utah. He said his at a level of about 10 inches as a department has pulled some grain products off the shelves for liquid and then breaks down into a gas and filters upward checking but its doubtful they will find anything. through the soil. Black Island Farm Manager The EPA has banned the use of EDB for fumigating soil or Charles Black said he used the e farm protecting stored grain and fruit. chemical on the sealast been two the not have levels growing during Acceptable sons because EDB costs about set for groundwater but the maximum residue amount allowed $80 an acre and the next compain stored grain is 900 parts per rable pesticide costs about $250 billion and 150 parts in grain- - an acre. 30-gall- 300-acr- Emergency Aid to Help Island Cattle Credit Cut for Classes DAN CARLSRUH submit a tentative timetable for a bond sale to guarantee payback loan to the state. of the Interest on the loan has been set at 7 percent by the state. Also included in the tentative timetable are dates for the engineering study and projections of the project. An engineering study was started last week by James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers and preliminary projections must be submitted Review Staff The Davis FARMINGTON County School Board endorsed, in principle, last week a proposal which would cut out credit for some classes starting in the 1985-8- 6 school year. Classes which will not, receive credit towards graduation will be drama and musical productions d and classes. But newspaper, yearbook, student government, debate and drama classes will retain credit by April 9. The tentative timetable calls status while pep club, cheerleadfor a district board meeting on ing, drill team and athletics will April 12 to consider the adop- be studied further. tion of a resolution calling for a it The credit and sugspecial bond election. Under the gestions came from Assistant Sustates guidelines, a bond sale is perintendent Gayle Stevenson who admitted that there is no rerequired to guarantee the on Page 2A al consensus on what constitutes 20-ye- ar club-relate- non-cred- ed End It Well Hospice of Northern Utah offers services designed to help people with terminal ill- - extracurricular and curricular activities. He said he worried about upsetting someones sa-- cred cow. ' Board member Dee Forbes agreed with Stevenson that picking out certain classes is a touchy subject. He gave an example of the Layton High pep club where the students are taught more than just cheers. He said if such a class was designatit that it would ed as hurt participation in the club. I dont know how much we should mess with that, he said. Sheryl Allen, board president, reminded the board members that their vote was not official but was only an agreement with the superintendent office that extracurricular classes should be curtailed. She also said that ,the designation of credit and noncredit classes was not an ironclad policy but would have to be studied as the school year progresses. The school board also voted to allow Layton and Clearfield to use a class schedule six-peri- with an optional seventh period next year. But the board voted to allow Viewmont, Woods Cross and Bountiful to use the d day schedule if they choose to. d The day, which has been in use at Davis High School for two years, is actually alternating days of four periods a day. A proposal from Woods Cross High to incorporate a trimester schedule was denied- , ed non-cred- ' ANTELOPE ISLAND on cattle Starving Antelope Island belonging to 2 Wyoming ranchers have forced the Uintah County Commission to declare a state of emergency which opens the way for Wyoming funding of a feeding operation. Dick Skinner, administrative assistant to Wyoming Gov. Ed Herschler, said Monday the commissioners have declared a state of emergency for Uintah County in southwest Wyoming, where the. affected ranchers are eight-perio- eight-perio- based. He said the governor can now authorize funds from an emergency contingency fund to help pay for the cost of transporting te . Continued on Page 2A - Index Classified 10C, 1C 4A Home Living. 1B-55C-10- C School ..1C,2C Sports... B families cope with facing the final weeks and days. 1 Editorial -- nesses and their v 300 2B v :ih y S 1 d based products. c GC en-an- at Farm Davis School Action Sewer Bond Considered Review Staff parents, including Lisa Tiimer of Layton (above) couraged them with cheers and offers of bottles, while Tests Show Little $1.9 Million BARRY KAWA Photos by Lyndia Graham Trace Found in Syracuse Eye County Post ROY ' Vr - ; 1 A t L 4 |