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Show Vol. 4 No. 32 N Wednesday, August 15, 1984 - , Primary Election Tuesday Candidates for local and state offices who will be involved in the primary election Aug. 21 have voiced their concerns about local issues. Republican candidates for legislative posts and candidates for school board positions will be chosen by Davis County residents next Tuesday. (See list of polling places on page 4D.) In interviews with the Lakeside Review, they summed up their goals and major concerns. Voters will also be faced with a $46.7 million bond election issue for the North Davis County Sewer District. The bonds would be e used to fund a sewer four-phas- expansion and improvement project. The project is needed to meet state water treatment require- ments and projected population growth for the north part of the county, say sewer district officials. If the issue is voted down, sew. er user rates and connection feel will be raised, said sewer district manager Alan Wheelwright. The two Republican candidates for the Utah House of Representatives District 16 are Franklin Knowlton of Layton and Hersh Ipaktchian, also of Layton. Knowlton, the Republican incumbent, said that my experience in the legislature has been in BALLOONS IN BRIGHT colors are ready for lift-oat dawn in Davis County Fair hot-a- ir balloon races Saturday. .The eight balloons ff Continued on Page 2A were entered by Utah owners and circled Davis County Friday and Saturday before .coming to ground and being retrieved. The beautiful colors of the huge balloons attracted attention of residents throughout the county, (More photos, story on fair, see page 6A.) , Garbage Plant Revived; Reactions Mixed APRIL ADAMS ing the letter to either vote in Review Staff vor A new plan revealed last week for a revived garbage-to-energ- y plant for Davis County looks like it may stand a better chance of being approved this time. The last attempt by county officials to get approval to build the controversial facility resulted in five communites voting the issue down, defeating the project. This time, the proposal hinges on the formation of a county-wid- e special service district to build the facility with $35 million obtained through industrial revenue bonds, a plan that would mean the cities would own the plant. Notices on intent to create a county-wid- e special service disenfor the trict all to been have sent ergy plant Davis County communities. City officials have 30 days after receive garbage-to-stea- or disapprove fa- of the resolution. The cities may also take no action on the issue, which indicates they wish to be excluded from participation in the project. When first presented, the issue was defeated because each city had veto power. Five communities voted the burn plant down. So, the less garbage put into the plant, the less economically feasible the plant became, since most of the cities had to participate, County Commissioner Harry m -- Gerlach said. Under the new plan, though, the county and municipalities would own the facility; they would not be held liable in regards to the $35 million industrial revenue bonding for the project. The bonds would be paid back by the revenues the burn- - plant would receive, Gerlach said. a Chicago-base- d Katy-Segher- Young said our city supported the burn plant last time around. If there is no radical change, as I understand there havent been, they should take the same action this time. Syracuse City Administrator Phil Barber said the city council had been pretty much in favor of it before, but there are still many things we want to talk about this time around. However, Clearfield City Council members say there are still unanswered questions about the burn plant idea. A site in Clearfield was the location chosen for the plant before it was turned down by the communities, Clearfield among them. Councilwoman Shirley Reed said the council will review the total issue, but its the same concept only under a different s, burn plant construction firm, would still be contracted to build the facility, and the firm would still be bound by the original contract to see the facility runs properly, Gerlach said. Kaysville Mayor Gerald Purdy said he believes the city council in his city will approve the of the district. We will look into it, but I dont see any other way to go than this. Everyone tells us something needs to be done about the situation, he said. Farmington City Manager Max Forbush said the council approved the plant when it was proposed last year, and he thought they would approve it again. The issue will be discussed at tonights council meeting. Clinton City Manager Nolan - name. 20-ye- ar esta-blishem- ' boards decision in Second Dis- trict Court. There is a good possibility we FARMINGTON- - The Colossus dragon issue may breath fire yet. may do that, Arnold said after The citys board of adjustments the meeting. His wife Dorothy said Monday, ruled last week that though the however, that they were still disLagoon Amusement Park ride violates city structural height allow- cussing the matter. We were prepared and expecance by two feet, the park corporation should be granted a ted a compromise in the boards variance and nothing further ruling. We thought they would at least have Lagoon build the grade done about the matter. But Vik and Dorothy Arnold, up around the ride so that when the residents who first brought measured from the ground to the the issue of the height of the ride top, it complies with the law. We expected the compromise to the city council a few months to are preserve the spirit of the law. considering ago, say they in Arnold and the city building incourt. matter the pursuing The Arnolds can appeal the spector, Walter Clock, measured. Review Staff Councilman Wayne Thornock troversial thing. There needs to be clarification on several points for us to support it, he said. Layton Mayor Lewis Shields noted that if the location of the plaht was away from the city and its residential areas, the council would probably consider the issue. They voted against it before because it was so near our city. Review Staff FARMINGTON Davis County schools will focus on stu- as the core of dent school discipline plans, said a school district official. Each county school and teacher will be developing and submitting a discipline plan in the next few months to the school district. Most of the countys 62 schools who already had such plans, will revise them. 0 Under a policy approved by the years student discipline for the State Board of Education, the district. The new school district disci- school district was required to depline plan allows flexibility, but velop and implement a comprehensive student discipline plan. It at the same time sets the tone, was approved by the School he said. The policy sets guidelines board and submitted to the state fer how long students should be in July. Each school will use the suspended from school and the districts plan as a guideline in due process that should be grant- changing or writing their own, ed offending students, he ex- The plan also gives said Steven Whitesides, the director of educational support ser- guides to be followed for special students. vices for the district. Whitesides We want to encourage and fos-was also the chairman of last , The citys legal department is reviewing the proposal and the issue will be discussed in a meeting Thursday at 6 p.m., Shields said. chambers in the county courthouse in Farmington at 10 a.m. Still Breathing Fire Chairman, Leo Wilcox, said after the meeting that if the bottom of the nde is built up, the top is still the same. During the hearing, Arnold told board members that Lagoon created their own problem. They brought this on themselves by constructing a ride that violates an ordinance and now they want relief in the form of a variance. If the board granted the varier. ance, they would be setting a Louis Barnett, the only oppos- dangerous precedent. Once you ing board member, said that he open that door, where do you believed the board did not have stop? I implore you not to take the authority to take the action this route, he said. There is a principle involved they did. But Board of Adjustments here. They violated a law that ' u, Davis Schools to Focus on Student APRIL ADAMS public hearing will be 5 to discuss the ' creation of a county-wid- e special service district for the proposed garbage-bur- n plant. The establishment of the district will affect all prop-- . erty within Davis County,' , including the unincorpor-- ' ated portions. Davis County residents may protest either at the hearing or in writing, said County Commissioner Harry Gerlach. The meeting will be held in the county commission A held Sept. agreed the burn plant was a con- nothing further done about it. Nothing would be gained from changing the height of the structure. Its too expensive to move it, board member Reid Hansen told the 16 people attending the hearing. A Lagoon attorney, Reed Marti-neasaid it would cost $250,000 to dismantle the ride and move it to another location.1 The Arnold's roller coastnear the double-loo- p the ride and say it measures 87 feet high, two feet higher than the city law allows for buildings or structures. Lagoon officials said they believed the ride was not in violation of city code. The issue was brought before the board last week to decide whether Clock's interpretation of the ordinance was correct and reasonable. Lagoon had requested that a variance be granted and that they be allowed to build up the grade around the ride so that when measured from the grade, it was 85 feet or under. The board granted the variance and decided that the ride be allowed to remain where it was and Hearing On Sept. 5 She said she had concerns on how the bond debt for the project, which was $80 million before, is suddenly down to $35 million. Continued on Page 2A Lagoons Dragon Ride Issue APRIL ADAMS Burn Plant was here for the protection of its citizens. I'm one of them, he told the board. Other nearby Lagoon residents attending the meeting complained about the rides noise and flashing lights, and said they also believed the ride was in violation of the ordinance. Martineau said that the ordinance was not clear because it talked about the height of build- - -ings, not structures. The plans for the ride said the . ride would be 85 feet, Martineau said. We were surprised to learn that as it was manufactured and installed, it exceeded 85 feet. Self-Discipli- ne Along with each school devel- We ter in kids a policy congruent with the want to develop that type of attidistrict s, each teacher will be al- tude and get students to exhibit lowed to develop his or her own said, director that, the policy to be implemented in the The schools must develop writclassroom, Whitesides said. , ten behavior standards and conas far as corporal punishe- who students for sequences menu it will be used very sear- disobey them. The standards - were and will be developed by inely, he added. We think the of students is a administration, support staff, factor. other very and citizens, important students ents, an As example of a teacher de- We needed parents and a student discipline poll- own so vcloping be involved, dents to they a Whitesides used cy. a piece of the policy," he said. , par-plaine- d. g hypothetical third grade room situation, The teacher would sit and talk with ihe children at the beginning 0f the year about responsibilities and respect for others, he plained. The group would decide on some basic rules to be fellowed during the year, class-opin- e. - ex-B- ut self-discipli-ne , We are trying to build the stu- dent with a positive approach, and trying to minimize the nega- five side, he said. j t |