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Show i 4 INSIDIJ Santa Fo stylo I wa! Si , Jf fthtive t loiliinjj will wardruIxLfl woman flair lo any Museum shines IatJ back doesnl Up vulunlttr from making historical contribution.? - JH DAVIS COUNTY'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER September 27, 1097 VOL 16.NO. 18550 CENTS Clearfield puts bond issue up for a vote Council hopes to fund justice complex, overpass without tax hike der arrest by the police front the general public who frequent the current city building to pay water bill. OyORYQN SAXTON Lku-x- J buna!) Ltarwwi CLLARI ll LI) A Nov. 4 $13 million bond election, if will build a S3.3 million overpax and a $10.3 million jus lice complex without a property lax increase, Clearfield official say. Si ill, some resident have their - doubt. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution putting a 23 to general obligation bond on the ballot to build the overpass over the 200 South railroad crossing, and a new justice complex for police and administrative offices. The complex would be built cast of City Halt, at 140 IL Center Street It will separate those awaiting trial and those pul un 30-ye- Neighbors protest rezoning The council adopted die resolution lifter considering whether lo use lease revenue bond to fund the project, which do not tequirc a public vote, but would involve a 12 percent higher interest rate. City Manager Jack Bippe said with general obligation bond the city will save about $4.3 million in interest over the life of the bonds. "The cheapest money we can get i through a bond," he said. Bippes said the city will repay the debt from revenue received from a change in the II & C state road fund formula and by using projected growth revenue. The city also will receive $1 million from the Utah Department of Transportation to go toward construction of the Birpc said he ha estimated growth revenue at 7.73 percent annually, compared to the 13 percent growth experienced in IW6. The state average for 19 wa 8 percent. "We know there I some development coming to the city. We have not even figured that into the growth pattern, he said. One of those development I the new $3 million Dee Wine-gar- s Supermarket, anchoring a e shopping center at 300 N. 1000 West and opening dm CITY LIMITS Clearfield proposals SOUTH WEDER Recreation policy being reviewed The city council has received copies of a proposed recreation policy that will probably be discussed at the Oct. 14 6.3-acr- meeting, 11 (policy proposal) has evolved from working with the recreation director, program directors and city office staff. fall. Over the next month, city official hope to use the city newsletter and public meeting lo educate resident on the repayment plan and what the bond money will pay for. Long-tim- e city resident Ralph Holme i one they still have to convince of the plan. Holmes, who attended the meeting where the bond resolution wa approved, said he is op said Councilman Jack Frost, four-pag- posed to the overpass because "it dumps a big ball of traffic into the center of downtown with no where to go. See BOND3 Just havin a little fun be By AMY PRAY Country Fair Days called a success Davis Bureau LAYTON - More than 25 neighbors showed up at Tuesdays Layton Planning Commission meeting to protest a request to rezone part of their area for an The city's annual Country Fair Days, traditionally held over a period in early August, was once again a success, Chairwoman llene Crowell told the city council. However, among aspects two-we- apartment complex. The petitioner, however, did not attend to defend his request. It was unanimously denied. LCD Properties and petitioner Neil Wall asked that 1.61 acres at 350 W. 1550 North be rezoned from regional commercial to multi-famil- she suggested need some study are: possibly changing the Date Night Barbecue back d to a more dinner and moving the Dutch Oven cook-of- f to a more central location to attract more interest. Crowell has already agreed to act as chairwoman for the event for a second year. She received a new city pin, history book and plaque from the council for her efforts. Finance chairwoman Heather Workman also was honored by the family-oriente- They proposed y. 20-un- it, two-stor- y building on the vacant site. Neighbors would rather have the daytime traffic and noise of businesses than a flood of apartment dwellers in and out at all hours, said Wayne Airmet, spokesman for the group, who lives at 250 W. 1485 North. council. He had three arguments against the potential development. First, the area does not exit onto a main road and could FARMINGTON greatly increase residential traffic, he said. Also, he felt privacy would be City forming childrens choir violated when those in upper apartments looked down onto neighboring property. The biggest concern, though, was that it had been zoned the same way for more than 10 years, and he didnt See PROTEST3 use, she said. in or teams would be restricted. 'People want to know what facilities they can have, she emphasized. they want businesses more than new apartments building a e That would leave two options: Cither the public cant use the ballfields on weekends, Layton residents say Standard-Examine- r who serves as a liaison with the recreation department. 'Some ot these items have been talked about by (he council over the summer. The document covers everything from inventory of city recreation equipment to bowery and adjacent balllield rental. City Recorder Ginger Miller said clarification Is needed. We have people starting to reserve boweries after Jan. 1. but we cant tell (them) it we will have an adjacent balllield (available) until we know if it wilt PAUL CON RADStandard-Examine- r School junior Jed Diamond carries April McWilliams, a sophomore, to the mud pit at Brook Bennetts Field in West Point during Clearfield High Schools Mud Olympics on Tuesday evening. The Olympics were part of CHS Homecoming Week activities. For more fun in the mud, see photos on page 4. WHATS A LITTLE DIRT?: Clearfield High Restoration turns into cabin fever i The city plans to form a children's choir for kindergartners through sixth grade. Signups will be taken from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Oct. 10 at the city recreation office, 42 N. 650 West. Classes will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Mondays, beginning Oct. 13. The class will teach vocal and performance techniques, enhance students and expose youth to a variety self-estee- Hooper familys ancestral house now a popular historical attraction By LORETTA PARK Standard-Examin- correspondent HOOPER -A one-roo- m with history charm outside, links the Fowers family together. A wooden sign surrounded by flowers lets motorists know Jesse and Sarah Fowers lived in the cabin on 6700 West more than 100 years ago in Hooper. What was once a lawn is now covered with flowers. An old school bell is close to the entrance. A kerosene lamp hangs from door. Old farm implements, like an ice saw, decorate the outside of the log cabin that was built by the couple after they arrived in Utah from England. When they arrived in Ogden, the Fowers had two wagons. A leader from their time, Bishop Gilbert Belnap, told them they should settle in Hooper, and the cabin was built sometime in 1869, said Ronald Fowers, a great-grandso- n. Jesse lived there until he was 71, and Sarah lived there just three months short of her 100th birthday, said Mary Jo Fowers, Ronalds wife. Ronald, 63, owns the cabin, which sits next to the house he lives in. Ronald said he was 25 when he first knew a cabin was next door to the home he was raised in because the outside had been covered with siding. He and his wife decided in 1977 to restore it. Mary Jo tore the siding off the cabin that had been used as shed and a place for hired help to live in. When I took it off, I knew I was in trouble, Mary Jo says now. Ronald, who is now retired from Hill Air Force Base, said he told her to wait for him to come home. But she wanted to see what was under the siding after she learned it was once a cabin. When she saw the logs and all the space between them, she ran next door to get her father-in-laSee CABIN2 of music. The cost is $35 and $30 for each additional family member. For more information call the recreation office at 451-095- Layton Chamber to host city candidates Voters will have a chance to meet local candidates at a luncheon at 1 1 :30 a.m. on Oct. 2 at the Officers Club on Hill Air Force Base. The public is invited to the luncheon, which is sponsored by the Layton North Davis Chamber of Commerce. Candidates for Layton City Council and mayor will make brief remarks. RSVP by calling the chamber at 546-129- 3. TIM A PIECE OF HISTORY: stands in Ronald Fower said he believes his cabin, built in 1 869, is the Weber County. ' ilPOOtt COPY SCHOORStandarcMarruner second oldest cabin that still 6 08773 100003 8 |