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Show I vc uesaay March 24 1998 Lakesioe LAKESIDE Centerville OKs new license fee structure HELPING HANDS This has not been any ea task for the city, Thacker sai "We do not want to make mort ey from business license' fee but we do need to recoup $om of our police and fire protean costs. This plan will generate little more than half of the est mated cost that could justffiab be recovered pursuant to stai law. The new fee structuri; wont impact all businesses un formly - fees for some vwll g( up and fees for others will g down. Collectively it will gene ate approximately the same re enues the city has received recent years. By DICK WALTER I Standard Examiner correspnndent CENTERVILLE - If you own a business in Centerville, you will soon be receiving no-litice on what your business cense renewal will cost. Since a recent action by the '' 'x. V , x. y : t' j S. fr I. I 4 V l r $ y V 4, - t tIt - -- , CV li 'w''. j ? Kvv &J I - : a-- - ,- ' 4$s, s ' i JH 4 .?. ifjfV ? ' i I . ,s , A 2x v-r-- V 1C - i v-T- : b I '" ,. . ' 9 t x .''V.V: 7? r rC' ' r ?av a : ', s, ? if i V i4 N N J J AMY NEWMAN wt state Legislature mandated cities can no longer charge growth revenue fees in conjunction with business licenses, Centerville city officials have been struggling to establish a new business license fee structure. Last month, the Centerville City Council requested a study be conducted to look into changes on how to assess business license fees and to establish a new city ordinance. In last weeks council meeting, City manager Steve Thacker presented a revenue neutral plan he said he believes will be fair to all businesses in the community. The council voted to adopt the proposal as a test for one the matter year and next year to make appropriate adjustments if necessary. The fee structure would be based on the square footage of the business plus the number of employees. A $40 base fee will be charged to all businesses including home occupation type businesses. An enhanced services fee of $50, $210 or $260 will be based on three square footage tiers for businesses of under 5,000 square feet, from 5,000 to 25.000 square feet, and over 25.000 square feet respectively. There will also be a $4 charge for each employee, and the new plan will not differentiate bee or part-tim- e tween There have been some con cems that Centervilles busmen license fees have been bight than other cities in the state George Nicholls, owner of th Centerville Dairy Queen restau rant, commented that his fei have approached $300 per yea while generally fees for Dair Queens in other cities througl out Utah have been consider.! bly lower. Council member Rick Ban gerter agreed with Nicholls an asked the administration if th matter could be studied longer I'm concerned that the per ceived higher costs of busi nesses license fees might kee; some busmesses from wantin to locate in Centerville. ; Mayor Frank Htrschi said h was concerned the city has pu off renewing business license too long. We have had numer ous calls from busmesses a over the city about when the: can get their licenses renewed, he said. "We need to set on fees and let these people get o with their business. full-tim- Standard-Examine- r Kaysville woman shelters Standard Examiner correspondent LAKE CITY - Kaysville resident SALT Galbraith was one of nine Thursday at the Third Annual Utah Womens Achievement Awards ceremony held by the governors commission for Women and Families in the Gold Room of the Utah State Capitol. Galbraith was recognized for the hundreds of hours she volunteered to raise funds for the construction of the domestic violence shelter in Davis County, for her service as president of the Davis Citizens Coalition Against Violence, and for several other achievements. Domestic violence shelter manager Susan Porter, who nominated Galbraith, stated in her letter to the commission, It has been amazing to see the hundreds of hours Darlene has dedicated to getting the domestic violence shelter in Davis County funded, constructed and opened for victims of abuse. I just felt there was need, stated I have always felt that if you can you should. so there was no need. It eventually evolved to apathy, sort of a feeling of, well, let someone else take care of it if there is a problem. Fi- nally, today, we find we have complete and overwhelming support. WTiat caused the change? I think its come about mostly because of education, Galbraith said. I hate to say this, but O J. Simpson did a great deal for u5, because people realized that it happens to all stratas of society. From the beginning weve had a public education program under way right alongside our efforts with The Shelter." The Shelter provides an ongoing educational program that offers speakers who address issues such as services available to women in domestic abuse situations, preventative measures that can be taken, and answers to questions. We want to let people know the extent of the problem," Galbraith stated. Were glad to do this because we want to get the word out. People who want to have a speaker talk to their group can call the shelter on our busi). ness line (444-3191- Because The Shelter is a organization operating on grants and donations only, Galbraith's responsibilities include an endless effort to secure funding. What we're finding is that raising money to build it was actually the easy part, said Galbraith. We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We are still writing grants, begging, groveling, whatever it takes to keep it open. with the shelter started years ago when she originally served as secretary to the Davis Citizens Coalition Against Violence, an organization dedicated to providing relief for victims of domestic abuse. She eventually became vice president and then president of that organization, a position she continues to serve in today. The Shelter opened its doors on Dec. 9, 1997, culminating eight years of planning, ed- ucating the public and fund-raisin- g efforts. Education and public awareness became a mam goal of the coalition. When we first started in Davis County, we found denial, stated Galbraith. People believed that there was no problem of domestic abuse here, and it Another ongoing effort is to solicit volunIf it wasnt for our volunteers, we couldnt operate, said Galbraith. Were always looking for willing volunteers. We also need more members for the coalition. teers. Of the award she received, Galbraith modestly observed, I was so impressed with the other women getting the awards that I was The city council agreed Thursday to amend its contract with Sanders Herman Architects, tacking another $17,500 onto the bill. The original estimate for the agreement was $31,600, said City Manager Alex Jensen, but the price increased when architects had to do several revisions. architectural Members of the museum board did not approve of initial mm. LAYTON Developer Neil Wall wanted an annexation and rezone request postponed indefinitely after finding out it may be too costly to build houses in the terrain. Wall had applied to annex 12.88 acres and rezone about 17 acres from agricultural to residential development near 1300 N. 3300 East. While asking for the issue to be tabled at numerous meetings, he looked into whether the tests required to develop on the foothills were worth the financial burden. Some estimates put study costs at more than $20,000, Stating that, My reward is that we got the job done and helped people, Galbraith admits, It was nice to be recognized. t 8 y F 1 j. 3V.-- F 'I. ... d v'. c! : li t ;i 7r ; s t. n .X'fa sr. i' t i C K'.l I.. t J r - a v .. i f Community Development D rector Scott Carter said at a r. cent meeting. Mayor Jerry Stevenson sai he did not want the council t table issues indefinitely," ir stead requesting the council rt visit the request at the June meeting. .J 2,i 1 Carter said Wall planrfed t continue studying his options -whether to stay in unmeorpo' ated Davis County and bull several homes or annex, int Layton and try to build aboi 14 homes. 1 '( t 1 si LENNOX OR HIAT1NC UNO A! CONDITIONING MOW 1700 So m CtMfftld UWh T Inc. u -- o FINANCING AVAILABLE 775-012- 3 VTSE'S 2 37 Wi7 Galbraith has won dozens of awards for photography and writing, and was the first woman to fly a military jet aircraft out of Hill Air Force Base. 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She is past president of Utah Press Women, Epsilon Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma, vice chairwoman of Kaysville Civic Association, and is active in many city, county, state and national organizations. c a c 't Start the new year off nght with clean efficient central air with histories of helping others, Galbraiths own history is lengthy and impressive. 1 Your a ,v $100 - $200 Billed as a Lifetime Achievement Award, the recognition was given to honor women based on total construction cost, and revisions of the original plans added some to the construction cost. not a lot for bringing peace to Jerusalem, he joked, referring to a comment at a previous meeting when he compared disagreements between the city and museum board to those of the Middle Last. need 80-ho- ur Also, architectural fees are Its Rezone request postponed - is well deserved, according to Porter, who said, Darlene works weeks to accomplish all of her duties. Not only are her hours volunteer, but her long distance telephone calls, gas and stamps have never been reimbursed. There have been many nights that Darlene has called me past 9 pm. over an issue that she is working on that needs to be discussed, finalized and a decision made. I know her hours have ranged from 5 a.m. through 12 a.m. on many occasions. drawings. Negotiations continued several weeks before all parties were satisfied, Jensen said. Mayor Jerry Stevenson said he wasn't concerned with the additional cost. i 2 amazed I was there. They are people who have done so much, who felt strongly for a cause. It reaffirms my belief that people are basically wonderful and they do want to help and give of themselves to others. Museum expansion will cost more than Layton expected LAYTON - The city will have to pay more for the Heritage Museum expansion because disagreements over architectural plans caused repeated delays. , --- Galbraiths recognition non-prof- Galbraiths involvement those in .n i FIGHTING VIOLENCE: Dariene Galbraith, president of the Davis Citizens Coalition Against Violence, sits in one of the rooms at The Shelter for domestic violence victims in Kaysville. By D. LOUISE BROWN , '- IP- ' :y L , . . j . : i I S' l , A , C . . y 4 ) ) ii 1 1 it - f - 4& & V $ f rl i- Hevie : 3135 South Harrison Blvd. 392y5400 Bnm POOR |