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Show V r Standard-Examine; INSIDE 1 Helping Hands 8 Volunteer teaches neighbors to help neighbors2 COMMUNITY f Exchange it REMJEm 1 Craft enthusiasts exchange items through the Internet5 DAVIS COUNTYS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER A VOL 17, NO. 81 )AW!S EJW Layton wants to hear from the people grant will affect ply to Davis County for it. Projects that may be able to use the money include those in the income bracket - in Layton, a household with a $36,000-a-yea- r income - including the elderly or disabled, or often older, blighted areas of town. Layton planners identified general areas where money could be used and held a public hearing for input from the commu- By AMY PRAY Standard Examiner Davis Bureau LAYTON - The city soon will have more than $400,000 in the bank to spend on its income population any way it sees fit. But city planners want to make sure that they have the input of the community theyre trying to serve and dont overlook important possible uses for the money. Layton will receive a large Community Development Block Grant m its first year as an entitlement city. Those cities that reach a population of 50,000 or that have met certain income guidelines become automatically eligible for grant money rather than having to ap nity. One big problem - no one showed up. We advertised and followed all the requirements were supposed to for the grant, but we want to hear from people this will affect, said planner Peter Mat-soThis public input period is for them. We hope theyll use it. He hopes the next public hearing will attract more attention. It is scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at the city offices, 437 N. n. ' Wasatch Drive. Laytons using a slightly different strategy from other CDBG cities, moving away from using the money for housing and instead putting it toward economic development projects. Tom Christopulos, Laytons economic development specialist, said the city wanted to focus on creation of higher paying jobs that could boost people out of the lower income bracket. Then they could afford available e homes, rather than building housing that they could afford with their current jobs, Christopulos said. So far, the city has identified four basic geographical areas which could serve as sites for job creation. State Road 193 is being considered as a possible site for a businessresearch park. The land in and around Heritage Park, lower-incom- north of the mall, will develop with the new Davis Conference Center and hotel. Fort Lane and Old Main Street are the other, older areas which will be considered for redevelopment and preservation. Several factors must be considered when picking projects to receive CDBG funds. The project must have potential for long-terpositive economic effects. It must meet the communitys needs for types of jobs that move target groups up in income levels. They must not require large administrative costs from the city and must create money through partnerships other than with the city. The city recently formed a redevelopment agency, or RDA, to help find financing for redevelopment or economic development projects. The CDBG money could See CDBG2 m Neighbors To submit an item for 1 Neighbors, call weekdays. 776-495- Deans list . . Boyd Preston Summerhays of Farmington has been named to the dean's list for spring quarter at Oklahoma State University. A student must carry at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3 5 grade point average or higher. High ACT . . . score Nicholas Hawkins, son of Boyd J. and Felicia Hawkins, was the only college-bounstudent in Utah and one of 14 in the nation to achieve a 36, d Wildfire F the highest possible composite score on the Feb. 7 administration of the ACT assessment. Approximately 2,600 students statewide and 192,000 nationwide completed the ACT college entrance exam that day. The ACT comprises tests in English, math, reading and science reasoning. East test is scored on a scale of and a student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. Hawkins is a junior at Davis season dangerous weather Wet spring means there is even more brush to bum By GEOFFREY FATTAH Standard Examiner Davis Bureau I Davis County firefighters are keeping close watch for what they say could be one of the most dangerous seasons for wildfires High School. they have seen m over a decade. Record rainfall this spring gave grasses and brush an extended growing season this year, and as the temperature rises the throng of dried vegetation sits poised for disaster. We're going to have an intense season, said Lajton Tire Chief Allen Peek, who said the swell in growth of oak brush and june grass means wildfires will burn hotter, bigger and faster. Because of the grass density, the height and thickness, the fire load is there, Peek added. All across the county the watch is on, mainly in the undeveloped areas on the east bench of the Wasatch mountains and the flat fields of the valley floor out west. Clearfield Fire Chief Roger Bodily said right now his crew is watching the wheat fields in the Clearfield, Syracuse and Clinton area. The next couple of weeks the grain fields will be ready for harvest, Bodily said, and he expects the wheat to be harvested by next week if the fields can survive the July pyrotechnics. Typically the vegetation begins to dry out west first and then works its way east as the winter runoff from the mountains dwindles. First in track . . . Jason Ferguson of Layton's Wasatch Traxx track club recently competed in the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic state championships held at Provo High School. Jason took first place in the boys age 12 division for the 100 meters with a time of 13 79 and first place in the boys 200 meter dash with a time of 27.92. Following his sprinting titles in the running long jump event and won first place with a jump of 14 feet Jason competed 2 Jason will next be competing July 18 and 19 at the Region 5 Junior Olympic Track and Field championships m Glendale. PATRIOTIC Shirleyann patiently while getting her face decorated with a flag dunng Jennifer Smith, a recent graduate of Bonneville High School, has a few suggestions in this week's issue of TX. Also coming, Weber State University student Matt Howard examines a few methods for scoring on the opposite sex Hell also tell you what happened when he tried these methods. You can get more advice, on anything you need advice on, from the TX mystery moderator and those teens who join him in the TX chat room on Wednesday nights Find the chat room at 8 p m. on Wednesday nights at www standard net. This week's topic- The BEST fast food Is . . . TX (T een Examiner) is published every Thursday in the Lakeside Review For more information on how to get a copy, call 776 4951. T )OR COPY in Clearfield Pride Days festivities on Saturday At nght, Maegan Vanvelzer, 8, the Fourth waves as the parade goes by. alleviate cramped quarters, makeshift classrooms Building will By CYNTHIA E. THOMAS Standard Examiner Davs Bureau I . . . Boyd Porter of Anchorage, Alaska, and formerly of Layton, has completed his master of science degree in zoology at the University British Columbia, Canada college. He received his bachelor s degree in biological science at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. He is presently employed as biologist with Alaska Department of Fish and Game Anchorage. He is the son of Joyce Porter and the late Lynn Porter of Young parents to get new day care 7AYSVTLLE-Th- Master's degree a wildlife MrLANIECONNCFV Standard xarrnr$er off? J Taking pride In TX. So you're trying to stay trim and slim so you can look great in your swimsuit, but the only thing to do late on a Saturday night after seeing the midnight movie is head to the drive through at Taco Bell with your friends. How do you keep the pounds - Ariz. KIDS: Cussimanio (above), 8, sits See FIRE4 Whats coming inches. summer. "Theres finally enough space," Turner said. "The building is only designed for 30 girls, so theyre way overcrowded. The new building will accommodate 50 students, and the child-cur- e center will house 125 children. The current building is 8,000 square feet, compared to the new one, which will be 30,000 square feet. Turner said. As the county has grown and things have changed, we now have enrolled over 150 girls and 75 babies. Wcrc m an outdated facility," said Larry Shum-wadirector of alternative education for the Davis School District and principal of Mountain High School. The facility will be built on DATC property and leased to the Davis School District. e The center will serve the young parents, DAT C students, Head Start parents and 1 c XT Davis School District is gearing up for plans e to build a new center for students m its Young Parents program. The new building will be a welcome addition on site at the Davis Applied Technology Cenday-car- ter. Students and teachers have had to deal with cramped spaces, few parking spots, and working out of portables or makeshift classrooms for quite some time Bids for construction of the building will open later this month, said Bryan T umer, director of constructional services for the Davis School District. A completion date is set for next y, day-car- 4 Mountain High School students. The Y'oung Parents program will be housed on the second floor, e and the center will operate from the lower level. The district approved plans to build the $4 million facility through funding from last years bond election. The Family Enrichment Center w ill run the day-car- e program for children from birth to 5, with the help of an $850,000 federal grant from Head Start, said Kathy Shaw, center director. Wc will have some intensive training on infant and toddler development for the month of August, so when school starts, they will be well trained The Y'oung Parents program is structured where students go to class, have their children in day care, and have extra emphasis on parenting skills and other adult roles, Shaw said. "It ts important that the parents who arc in school know that day-car- their babies are close by, and there can be some interaction throughout the day. Wc think its a very good relationship," Shaw said. In addition, students are provided an environment to fed emotionally safe as young parents. It will allow us to have adequate facilities to provide the program that these kids need to succeed in school and receive a high school diploma, Shumway said. Recently, 85 girls graduated from the Y'oung Parents Pro gram to represent the largest group ever since the program began in the late 1970s, Shumway said. "That number is a measure of progress rather than anything negative. Were able to help students who otherwise probably wont be able to finish Thats the point of the program," Shumway explained. Layton. He is married to Diana Donnelly of Layton. They have a one year-ol- d daughter, Emily Coming Thursday Collecting ideas Youths in Davis County summer reading program learn about collections of toys and other things Read about it in the next Lakeside Review. Best Quote it will say Davis County is open for business. That is the message you will get when you drive by this facility. Layton Mayor Jerry Stevenson on the proposed Davis Conference Center |