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Show t imrn ';Jtf ' V' r fewnp) tcsSttUGi (Sjdcawl. d3xuin0B5 ddnQ&riautitm Same Q$i vYmn- - GUftBfi iiron grans!) -- Wednesday, March 14, 1984 Vol. 4 No. 11 Auto Emission BARRY KAWA Review Staff Davis County Board of Healtli - A mandaFARMINGTON tory auto emissions inspection program that will be required before county residents can register is on their cars after April schedule and ready to go. Davis County Environmental Health and Laboratory Divisions Director Richard Harvey unveiled the auto emissions inspection logo as the official insignia of the program to the 1 last week. He told county commissioners Monday the official registration and compliance forms have arrived and the program is ready to get under way. The program is required by the Environmental Protection Agency to limit hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emission levels from motor vehicles. The Utah State Legislature has directed Davis and Salt Lake Counties to implement the vehicle to Begin April intended to provide a service to citizens who bring cars into the stations, Harvey said. He estimated there will be about 60 private inspection stations around the county doing the emissions testing. Over 100 mechanics have been trained to do the testing at their designated stations, he said. Harvey said the inspection, which will cost the motorist a maximum fee of $9, will make the vehicle run better and get inspec-tionmaintenan- program to save federal highway funds that were threatened by possible EPA sanctions if emission standards are not met. Although Davis County officials voiced complaints over the mandated program, the County Health Department has acted quickly in implementing the required program. Our philosophy from the beginning is that if we had to get in the program, we 3 Cities OK Burn Interpretive Information waste-to-energ- Ranger. 24 hr. Review Staff Antelope Island could be reopened by summer if the State Parks and Recreation Committee is successful in bidding a ferry or barge service to transport vehicles and passengers to the island. BAY Shuttle Bus Private Vehicles Ranch House Interpretive Tours Historical , 500-to- I . PROPOSED FERRY service route Antelope Island from Syracuse is depicted. Simpson and Painter property in Syracuse would be leased by the tate for parking, concessions and ferry and boat loadvisiing. Private vehicles or a possible shuttle bus would transport island. . tors to the south end of the ; some residents must put up with papers blowing and a garbage smell coming down into their backyards from the landfill. Sant said a citizens opposition group opposed to the plant has overreacted to the issue and their arguments have been more emotional than rational, He said although he wouldnt like to live next to the plant, it has to be located somewhere. The council accepted the contract by a 3t0 margin. Councilmen Lee G. Anderson and Clifford M. Spendlove were not present at the meeting. The city in Farmington council unanimously endorsed the controversial proposed solid waste disposal plant last Wednesday night, becoming the first among Davis' county city governments to officially do so. The council authorized the mayor to sign an interlocal contract Tor the burn plant providing the project is economically viable and enough Davis county cities approve it. The plant will be located in east Clearfield. The council took this action after Richard Harvey, director of environmental health for Davis County, said that the acid gas produced by the garbage burn plant is a minimal issue of i BARRY KAWA Review Staff , , Da--v- is dto 3300 J . Vote Asked ; On Sewer : A $1.9 mil-- v SYRACUSE lion bond election to fund ex- pansion of North Davis Sewer; District facilities has been ap-- ; proved by the sewer district-boarbut no date has been set for the election. District Manager Allen Wheelwright told the board last week the State Water Pollution Committee has issued a $ .9 million loan to the district. The bonds, if approved by voters; would guarantee that the loan would be paid back to the state.' the University of Utah Law School in 1969. Van-Wagen- Con--tr- ol 1 The loan will partially fund district expansion of its plant in Syracuse to meet future Environmental Protection Agency guidelines for treated effluent water released into the Great Salt Lake. The NDSD currently treats the raw sewage of Roy, Layton, Syracuse, Clinton, West Point.. Sunset and Clearfield. Small portions of local unincorporated areas of Weber and Davis counties are also serviced. life-lon- Wheelwright said no definite, date has been set for the election in the NDSD municipalities for .voters to decide on bonding for the loan. He said, however, the state is asking for a possible; April 4 date to get the loan out as fast as possible. ; , ' Staff Photo by Rodney Wright, Attorney Rodney S. Page has been appointed judge in 2nd District Court. DAVIS COUNTY school principal. 3C.4C Business Classified.... 6C, 7C 4A Editorial Home Living. 1B-4School.... D Section 1C.2C Sports B J ; Darts Just Miss Index ID 11 Loan Bonds Great Brains Developing the ability to gain knowledge and improve self confidence are the goals of the Great Brain program first started by a Layton elementary Davis ing the County inspectionmaintenance sign. agement office has required the Parks and Recreation Division to have $250,000 worth of insurance for each passenger. Theres no concern about the safety of it, Anderson said. If they meet Coast Guard standards on their boat then that be the maximum safety they can attain. c Larsson said the state has already received four barge and ferry proposals. He said a Clinton man offered to provide a ferry service for passengers ' to the island and also the transportation once they got on the island. Other proposals include an airfoil passenger service and a barge from the Missouri Valley that could haul 20 vehicles at a time. We do have some interest in he state, Larsson said. "And Im sure well have more when this is put out to bid. dicial Nominating Commission. And well he should be. Page was bom in Clearfield and graduated from Davis High in 1958. He attended Weber State for two years, served a mission for the LDS Church and graduated from He has been a partner in the Clearfield law firm of Hess, Page and Hess, as well as a city attorney for several local cities. Page was chief deputy Davis County attorney from 1974 to 1978 and elected to the county attorneys position in 1978. He currently resides in Kaysville with wife Shanna and they have four children. I want to establish a court that has an atmosphere where people feel they can come and have a fair hearing on their matters, Page said. The new 2nd District Court judge will assume the bench within two weeks. It will be a change for Page, going from one side of the courtroom to the center seat. I hope my experience doesnt let me forget what it was being on the other side of the bench, he said. Dag Page said being a vis County resident will help him better serve the people of his district. I feel like 1 know the area and the people," he said. I think its important that a judge act basically as the conscience of the community. 30-da- This could be an operation that lasts 10 years, noted Mitch Larsson, Antelope Island park manager. One concern raised by the committee was possible safety risks with a ferry service transporting passengers across the lake. The committee cited a 1976 incident on the Mississippi River when a barge sank and 50 people were killed. Anderson said the State Risk Man- Page Named District Court Judge His career FARMINGTON has been a case of a local boy making good and one that has pointed to a judicial bench seat since he graduated from the University of Utah Law School in 1969. For Davis County Attorney Rodney S. Page, who was appointed by Gov. Scott Matheson Monday to succeed J. Duffy , Palmer as 2nd District Court Judge, the latest milestone in his legal career is an honor that prompts feelings that are hard for him to express. Its a feeling very hard to describe, he said. I feel very honored the governor felt I could the handle the responsibility. And I feel the great weight of that responsibility. The district court is the backbone of our judicial system. council entold that the the, Harvey When he heard of Palmers imvironmental impact has been played to resignation, Page was pending benefit the of the plants opponents. The state recently changed the projects uncertain at first about applying 70 perent acid gas removal requirement for the position. I thought about it very careto 50 percent. fully and I enjoyed what I was I havent found one plant like it in doing in the county attorney's the U.S. that has acid gas scrubbers. I office, he explained. I enjoyed have seen over 13 of them, and have my private practice and the conyet to find one with acid gas problems tacts. And just the practice of around it. The issues been over- law. But I felt I had something played. The state will require that the to contribute to the bench in best technology available be used if the . County so I determined to plant is constructed, he said. . put in my application, Page was selected from a list of The alternative to the burn plant candidates given to the three landfill, continued Harvey would be governor by the 2nd District Ju told the council. - r The Parks and Recreation Committee last week agreed to put a proposed transport concept out to bid in an effort to save an estimated $200,000 in yearly park revenue being lost because of the closing of the road to the island. The committee members said they have received several proposals from barge and ferry operators and hope to have a definite proposal back by April 15 for consideration. The state will consider both a ferry service to transport passengers and a barge to haul vehicles as possible ways to reopen the park to visitors. We hope to have it this summer, said Andy Anderson, administrative assistant of State Parks and Recreation Division. But it will depend on the bidder and how soon he can set up operation. Rising waters of the Great Salt Lake forced the closure of the causeway leading out to the island last year. The Antelope Island State Park has been closed since then as no state funds have been forthcoming to , citys refuse. Councilman Scott Mikesell noted when the wind blows in South Veber ' 1 lake level. SALT LAKE CITY 6t essary for vehicle owners to register their cars after the April date. Owners must have their vehicles tested and registered y within the same period.. Inspections must be taken at service stations or garages display- repair or raise the road above the BARRY KAWA Call FARMINGTON charged for the testing or repairs on their vehicles are encouraged to file a complaint. The inspection and a "certificate of compliance will be nec- Ferry May Transport Island Visitors Soon If Bidding Success Plant Idea Farmington, Sunset and Fruit Heights city councils have agreed to participate in a proposed $34 million y burn plant tentatively planned for a site in Clearfield. The action taken by the three cities last week is a pledge of support for the plant that would utilize city refuse and burn it to produce electricity and steam for sale to Utah Power & Light and Hill Air Force Base. The Davis Solid Waste Management Board has asked each Davis County cities for a commitment to dispose of their garbage at the plant. Layton and Bountiful have rejected the garbage contract, preferring to remain for the present with the current landfill disposal method. Other smaller cities such as West Point, Kaysville, Syracuse, Clinton and South Weber have not made a decision. The Solid Waste board has proposed n a per day mass burn facility but a 400-to- n consider may plant if the volume of garbage committed to the plant is less. Mayor Norm Sant told the Sunset council that open garbage area fills such as those in South Weber and Bountiful are threatened by stricter EPA standards arfd expensive to maintain. Its got to be somewhere and I dont know where to put it, Sant said of the better gas mileage by making sure it is properly tuned and emission controls are functioning properly. Vehicles not passing the required emission levels must be repaired in the area directly related to the failure. is expected to bring A tune-u- p many of the failures up to standard and a vehicle reaching the maximum repair costs set by the county and still failing may be issued a special waiver. Motorists who feel theyve been over 1 The Davis girls bas- ketball team set its sights on the state championship but narrowly missed as they fell 54-4- 1 to the Highland Rams Saturday, ic J |