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Show if z Sunday, September 27, 1998 Wild in mmmmwt uinjyw i W n m lji m Davis Standard Tuesday, September 29, 1998 the streets? Walls to be strengthened Bountiful City Council tackles issue of retaining walls Standard-Examin- correspondent BOUNTIFUL - Bountiful City Engineer Paul Rowland has seen one too many retaining walls fall down in the past few years. Council members unanimousde9 ly approved Ordinance signed to augment the Uniform Building Code relating to retaining walls 4 feet high or taller. Walls under 4 feet dont pose a problem, but the soil pressure increases as the wall gets higher," Rowland said. Tremendous-forcecome into play. According to Rowland, the technology of retaining walls has changed over the years. We now utilize keystone walls which are designed according to sophisticated geotechnical principles, Rowland said. The ordinance requires that retaining walls over 4 feet be made from "hard, durable, angular stone. People try to imitate these 98-1- Teacher From 1 break: Practice is at 7:15 a.m. Shes one of the most dedicated people I know, said Ryan Lillywhite, a senior on the hockey team. A couple of years ago, she got real sick. The hockey team was why she kept teach- mg. But its more than dependability that has earned this teacher KORT doesnt amuse everyone By CATHY MCKITRICK correspondent FARMINGTON - Steve Christensen wishes he had a dollar for every time he has heard Here We Go! as a passenger is launched off a ride next to his home. With that in mind, the Farmington resident would rather not see another mammoth attraction built at Lagoon amusement park. The taller the ride, the more of it I can see and hear from my home, for 12 to 13 hours a day, he said. Christensen lives at 351 N. Main St., which at one time had been included in the master plan for the park. To say that the Skycoaster ride is in his back yard is only a slight exaggeration. From my back yard, the Skycoaster looks huge, Christensen said. "So Id rather not Lagoon From 1 officials want to be certain a taller structure is still safe. But the city has cooperated with the amusement park in the past. In 1996, for example, the park gained approval to exceed the ordinance with its high Sky Coaster, Andrew said . 180-fo- ot Earlier in the decade, approval also was granted for the 1 50-fo- ot wheel. r Layton High School students paint the street outside their school as part of Homecoming week. Ride Standard-Examin- tXCE.StafXtord-xarnr- high Sky Scraper Ferris see a 200-foride added to the park. Christensen and two other residents voiced their concerns at Thursdays planning commission meeting. David Freed, president of Lagoon Theme Park, appeared before the Farmington Planning Commission Thursday evening to request approval for a ride he hopes to add to the park by next season. Christensen pointed out that Lagoon officials have been sensitive to his requests in the past. Theyve tried to keep the lights and noise down as much as possible. But theres only so much they can do. Christensen also asked Lagoon officials to consider moving the ride west, closer to the highway. Freed said the grandstands are being tom down in the west portion of the park, but there is a well in that area. The northern location in the ll park would be ideal for our purposes, and least expensive, Freed said. Other residents also voiced concern over the ride. One woman said that her bedroom is on the west side of her house, facing Lagoon. At night, the lights are so bright that she has to pull her blinds. I have a nice yard, but cant entertain in it while Lagoon is open, she said. Said Freed: We plan to use subdued lighting. Its so it runs quietly. Even screaming would be at a minimum because the ride is over so quickly. People would mostly be inhaling." The planning commission gave approval for the ride, subject to the fire marshals inspection and approval from the city council. The council will meet Oct. 7 at 7 p.m at 130 N. Main St. However, that rides size and lighting have prompted complaints from many residents, Petersen said. Working in Lagoons favor with this project, planning commission members say, is that the tower ride or rides would be built on the north end of the park, where few homes are located. Only three homeowners turned out Thursday to express concern to the commission about the proposed project. But it could be worse. Potter said the rides the company develops range from 180 to 300 feet in height, and the company currently has 52 tower rides in operation throughout the world, 17 of them in the United States We like to think the success of this ride is unsurpassed in the amusement park ride industry, Potter said. at Contact reporter Bn on Saxton 776-495- 1. the kind of respect that keeps high school boys and one girl player from swearing or breaking any school rules in Spendloves presence: Its her genuine love for them. She lets us keep our equipment in her room even though it smells, said senior Mike Bradley, who also serves as a teachers aid for Spendloves last classes. If we kept it in our cars, it would stink them up. And team members arent quiet about retrieving their large, smelly bags after school, either. The parade of boys repeatedly in- terrupts Spendloves keystone walls without the expertise of a licensed engineer, and the walls end up falling down, Rowland said. Ordinance 9 adds two major requirements for retaining walls, 4 feet tall and higher. First, they cannot be made of wood or organic material because of their limited lifespan. Second, they d must be designed by a engineer. We have several soil condiRowland tions in Bountiful, said. An engineer must inspect the soil, and then design the wall and choose the materials according to the soil type. Rowland acknowledged that this ordinance would add costs to construction of walls, but feels that property owners are prudent to get competent designs for retaining walls. The walls are expensive in themselves, and should be built to last," Rowland said. In cases where the city finds out about walls put in without lipermits and the approval of censed engineers, individuals will be required to purchase a permit at twice the original cost, and the site must be inspected by a li 98-1- By CATHY MCKITRICK HOMECOMING: Lakeside Review conversa- tion with hellos. She usually lets us get a drink out of her fridge, said sophomore Morgan Green, remembering all the Hawaiian Punch he hasn't had to pay for. Despite being old enough to have a son and a daughter, Spendlove seems to do all the things high-- . school boys think are "cool." Next to hoards of hockey team trophies on her wall are road racing awards. She drives a 1993 Mustang convertible with license plates that read Fast Fox. My husband said, You have to earn that license plate,." she said. Sunset From 1 lope) a thoroughfare." City officials agree that speed has become a problem in the area. A few weeks ago. Council- man Brent Allen - a Sunset Drive resident - complained about the danger and prompted police to increase patrols and radar checkpoints, said Police Chief Doyle Talbot. Two large storm drain waterways that extended across Sunset Drive were removed this spring when a new drain system was built, removing dips and allowing drivers to increase their speeds. Officers have been writing more citations, but Community Development Director Scott Carter disagrees with claims that the street is too congested. Our studies show it's absolutely nowhere near capacity, said Carter, who also lives in the state-license- Bradley said players enjoy occasional rides in the car. We just like riding in it. It's cool. On Oct. 16, the Viewmont hockey team will don skates and ski behind Spendloves car in the Homecoming parade, just as theyve done for a decade. Spendlove started the hockey club at Viewmont at the request of some of her students. Having made it a practice to attend all possible performing or sporting events of her students, Spendlove was the only teacher who had ever attended hockey games. They usually were held late on school in-li- nights. When the first jerseys came in, those same players who had desperately sought her out to be the adviser for their club presented her with her own maroon and yellow uniform appropriately marked with the number 10. Four or five of the players came in while I was teaching class, Spendlove said. They had come in just bubbling over with excitement. They said, On a scale of one to 10, Mrs. Spen, dlove, youre a 10.. , At the end of last season, Spendlove received a framed, similarly marked jersey from her team with signatures from all the players. A placard on another year-en- d gift to Spendlove reads To the best adviser ever, Mrs. Spendlove our 2nd mom." Those players havent been the only fans of Spendloves commitment. Last year, the Utah High School Hockey Board of Trustees awarded Spendlove with a recognition of appreciation for dedicated service. She also was named as View-monrepresentative to the 1998 ts neighborhood. I jog (on Sunset) three to four times a week, and I'm not dead yet. Its not that heavily traveled, and the speed's not as great as they say. Carter speculated that most of those who drive on Sunset are actually the neighborhood residents, not trying to cut through to downtown. Despite concerns about an Antelope interchanges fate, officials remain positive that the street will eventually connect with U.S. 89. Engineers have started work- ing on designs for UDOT that in- corporate both the proposed housing development and hilly terrain. Carter pointed out that the city and state spent three years and millions of dollars widening and Antelope Drive between Church Street, preparing for more traffic that would come with an interchange. He denies any suggestion that censed engineer. Contractors who build walls that do not meet code and fail are subject to a class C misdemeanor charge. Craig Davies of Rock Works Plus builds retaining walls for a living, and attended Wednesdays city council meeting to support the ordinance, and encourage enforcing it across the board. Many times we lose a job bid to a lower bidder, who does the work without meeting the required code, Davies said. By the time the homeowner gets done repairing the poorly constructed wall, theyve spent more than our original bid. ; Davies encouraged individuals to not necessarily go with the it come so relowest bid taining walls. Be sure your contractor of choice is licensed, and the plans have been approved by a licensed engineer. To contact correspondent Cathy McKitrick, leave a message 'at 776-495- 1. Davis School District Hall of Fame. She was one of eight Davis teachers to receive a horizon award from the Bountiful Automobile Dealers Association. But to Spendlove, more important than the awards is the love she and the players share. This love became evident to her a few years ago after a fluke occurrence during a game where a hockey puck somehow was able to slip through a space between c barrithe protective ers and graze her face as she kept team statistics. They stopped the game immediately, she said. I heard someone yell, Mrs. Spendlove is hurt. Spendlove remembers the coach of the opposing Davis High team, Matt Green, being one of the first to her rescue. Green had been on Spendlove's first Viewmont team. "I guess my eyes were glazed over," she said. But Spendlove quickly tried ti gain, her composure. Im fine' she "said. Let's play hockey. The team adviser then heard, a huge cheer from the crowd. Spendlove doesn't complain about the incident. Nor does she complain about the two other errant hockey pucks that have hit her and caused severe bruising over the years. Last spring, when she was presenting her usual gifts, she read a heartfelt poem she had written to her team that personalized her feelings for clear-plasti- fast-movi- them. They get a little culture along with their hockey whether they like it or not, she said. Contact reporter JaSae Franck at 776-495- politics, not childrens safety is- sues, are determining where roads are located. Weve been planning on it going through, been preparing for years. W'ere getting closer,' he said. Nancy Slagowski expects similar protests from Antelope Drive residents if the interchange goe$ through and traffic increases on ' their roads. As safety commissioner fox the Adams Parent-TeachAssociation, she has the same trouble getting students across Antelope to and from their homes safely because it doesnt have a crossing guard, either. Either way it happens, people are going to be upset. One street or another may be busier, Slagowski said. "No one's trying tQ cause trouble. We're trying 'to keep the neighborhoods safe. . Contact reporter Amv Prav at 776-495- 1. Davis County high schools plan activities to celebrate Homecoming week The Dav is Planner, published each h eek, a listing of general-intereevents open to the public. Items for consideration should be submitted by 5 pm. Thursdays. For inforis mation, call st 776-495- 1. Tuesday Clearfield High School Homecoming, girls tennis vs. Viewmont High, 3:30 p.m.; mud Olympics 2:30 p.m. Wednesday Back to School Day, 2 to 7 p m., Bowden Chiropractic Clinic, 555 N. Fairfield Road, Layton. Children can receive a standardized photograph, be fingerprinted and have a scoliosis screening. Open to the public. Cost, SI. Information, Davis High School Homecoming activity, powder puff football, 7 p.m. foot- Clearfield High School Homecoming activities, girls volleyball vs. Davis High, 4 p.m. ; powder puff football, 6 p.m. Gearfield High School Homecoming bonfire rally, 8.30 p.m. Noble, 1780 Woodland Park Drive. Davis High Homecoming parade down Main Street, 5 pm; football game against Layton High, 7 pm. Gearfield High Homecoming parade, 5 p m.; football game against Viewmont High, 7 p.m. Friday Saturday June Spencer, author of June's Flour Power, book signing, 7 p.m. Barnes & Davis High School Homecoming dance, 8.30 p m. in the high school cafe Thursday 547-997- ball field. teria. Gearfield High School Homecoming dance, 8 p.m. in the new gym. Oct 4 V Pancake breakfast, sponsored by Bethel No. 15 of the International Order of Job's Daughters, 9 a.m. to p.m., Clearfield Masonic Temple, 452 E 700 South.. Open to the public . Cost. S4. Information, 1 546-624- I f I POOR CC |