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Show ' t 4t ' 4A- - , - North FbvZew WciSnssdzy, October ZS, 10C3 Lckcsgj ; il base that has declined over a will again' come before the city ' tures than a room full of in will is of 8. issue chair protectionists a key period for approval on Nov, ' ' v ' lifetime, , ,js (fiscal responsibility. . All concerned citizens of Kays relittle I suggest there are two imporIf you and ybur group ville should call the mayor, city, tant questions on directions to council members andor plan- ally want to help. wildlife ,thak investigate and reflect on. One is ning commission members and if we can have sensible redevel- let them know their feelings re- opment to increase shopping fa- garding this issue for the future ..protect wildlife habitat, by doing cilities without, harming the safety and g of their this you will save more animals .character of our 'city. The other children. than you ever could by talking J, is whether we should stay basi- include .'against .trapping city Council members cally the way we are and pay out Mayor Gerald Purdy, Carol about unwanted animals getting deer. way with increased taxes. Page, Jack Oram, Larry Huston, in straps, you mention catch as not to so are Two years ago the issue of respt Traps Clair Snow, Brit Howard. development dominated. There,, City Planning Commission deer or other unwanted animals, were broader issues then and members include Jack Oram, anyway deer could easily get out that is true today. The RDA re- Steve Craner, Ivan Lincoln, ; of most any trap. As for raccons, mains an issue but it has moder-- , Steven Major, Douglas Stanger, fox,, beaver, these are the ated directions and Nielson, Paul Barber, mals trappers are after. influence With the As for animals being in traps philosophy. Kent Galbraith, Majorie Thatch- of Mayor Dean Stahle, a new er, Barry Burton. for days, my dear, a trapper RDA director, two new council-- , Cyndy Hansen checks his traps twice a day. As ( unand much men, experience Kaysville for pets and children being der fire for the others; the trapped, this is really a good one. You and I both know that counterproductive conflicts of a new downtown mall have about if children or pets were getting ended. into traps this would make news , To caring, religious people coast to coast, and I mean big ' ' who want the best, to everyone news. , . in Bountifuls takes who Church crush would 7 the with a that And pride political party trap of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y an animals leg would be useless special quality of life, certainly Review Editor: Saints if absurd. If the people of to our communitys many sucIn reply to a letter to the Edi- to a trapper. A steel jaw trap is cessful professionals and busiUtah LDS and tor by Leigh Engelbrecht of just a holding device, if it broke nessmen I respectfully say get Bountiful about trapping. members alike vote conservaor crushed the animals leg, it informed and active. As Will It appears that emotions are would be too big a trap. With all tive, it might just be we people of Utah see things more clearly the things a trapper has to learn, Rogers said: Even if youre on plenty, facts are few. ' than our Eastern cousin. Lets the right track, youll get run , of the the first thing he learns is not to speaks Engelbrecht over if you just sit there. . keep religion out, of it. blood bath traps are causing, use too big a trap. Robert L. Robinson and how anything that steps into For your information, Mr. You seem to be a little conBountiful its steel jaws is crushed. I doubt fused, you talk about pets and, Clegg, Joseph Smith was of the church of Jesus if Engelbrecht has ever seen an unwanted animals being trapped Christ of LDS. If you wish to animal in a trap, or know any- (unwanted animals and pets by know the founders name read thing about trapping or hunting. the way are let go, broken legs your scriptures. Trapping is an art, one does are rare). Then you say trappers Also, Mr. Clegg you made the not just set out traps and catch should use collapsible box. traps statement as far as dipping into because they are more humane. animals. the till the Republicans are far First, a trapper must learn Box traps kill, the trapper canahead of us. If you have some more about the animal or ani- not let go unwanted animals, proof of this, please bring it out, Review Editor: mals he intends to trap,-the- n they are dead. With steel jaw we would all like, to hear about friends or your you traps an unwanted animal can was Recently a question it. But if this is just another will ever know or care to know. easily be released. Please, Engebefore the Kaysville brought A trapper in one season will lbrecht get the facts, dont let cheap political trick of yours to City Council regarding the presgain support for your party, then ent ordinance requiring fencing spend more hours in the field, emotions get in the way. I say shame on you. Get proof, Wayne Ross of backyard swimming pools see more animals, and have a" if you can, then write about it. creafor all Clearfield love Gods deeper and hot tubs. The ordinance, If the Democrats want support written about 1912, is restrictive in Utah, do things Utahns want. to large swimming pools only Strong Business - its business that they be fenced and that gives Utahns jobs. Stop the with requires a fence at least 6 ft. high, give aways, and the drain on our , they cannot be built closer than tax dollars. Do everything to get 10 ft. to a property line and if. the people off Welfare roles and are less than 30 ft. from a they get them working. line, he fence has to be property The only way this can be done solid so "as to screen the pool is to strengthen business. Mr. ' w from view. Clegg do these things and the Hot tubs are not covered unDemocrat, party will be strong ' der the present ordinance. ' ' again. a person 6an now ; Therefore, Wayne Ross constuct a ground level or above Clearfield ground hot tub, typically 6 ft, in diameter and 4 ft. deep, with no requirement whatsoever to either cover or fence his tub. When this deficiency in the . ordinance was brought present ' before the city council of Kaysville, an attorney was consulted Review Editor: and the issue was eventually Automobile antifreeze can be passed, onto the City planning a threat to the lives of both very commission for study and their iyoung children and animals, if recommendations for change. . On October 18, a public hear- -' injested. This highly toxic liquid, ing was held at which time an according to the automobile safety experts, can attract chil- t ordinance change was proposed. dren and pets because of its The new ordinance proposed sweet taste, pleasant aroma, and that the distance a pool of any color. kind could be built from a prop; This is a particularly dangererty line be changed from 10 to 6 feet, that only large swimming ous time of year when motorists are checking or adding antifreeze pools be required to be fenced to their car engines. It can easily and that no requirement be spill on garage floors, driveways, . made for the fence to be solid if less than 30 feet from a property and in gutters becoming very accessible to both tots and pets. By line. Smaller tubs such as hot tubs merely need to have a rigid immediately wiping spilled antifreeze and capping the can, you cover on them but no fence ,t around them. can save serious, even permanent damage, even death of I All parents of small children the victim. should be made aware of what Only a few "teaspoons can this potentially could mean for cause kidney damage to a child them. A thoughtless neighbor or pet, or death to both. The Ancould build a bright, attractive imal Hospital Association said and highly visible, yet highly 87 percent of their members ; dangerous swimming pool only have reported one or more cases 6 feet from your backyard enchain-lin- k d of antifreeze poisoning. About closed by an 70 percent said antifreeze poifence, or an equally visible soning was a problem in their and attractive hot tub 5 ft. area. Dr. R.G. Pahle of West Aldeep just (i feet from your proplis, Wisconsin, is the regional dierty that doesnt even have to be fenced. ; rector of the Animal Hospital . , Association, and made this reAlthough it would require a ' port. rigid cover, what happens when your neighbor decides to use his Leigh Engelbrecht Bountiful I hot tub, removes the cover and then has to leave the pool tem- -' porarily unattended to answer the telephone, etc? And what about the water splashing into your yard, the higher level of : noise that goes hand in hand with pools and your loss of pri- Review Editor: vacy? Another voting opportunity is As a concerned citizen, I am at hand. As evidenced by the appalled at the shortsightedness low turnout in the Bountiful of this measure which caters to the interests of a small minority. City primary election, more interest is needed. Respectfully I The new ordinance is far less ask residents of Bountiful City protective than the present one to let your spirit be stirred. with regards to large pools and We stand at a new crossroads still does not adquately deal with with leadership and direction the the safety problem imposed by overriding issues. We want hot tubs. Bountiful moving in the best diFortunately, the city council rection. We need responsive sent the ordinance back to the leadership that considers fiscal planning commission for further and Redevelopment options fulreview before final approval ly and decisively. The retail sales could be given. The ordinance . ' arm-counc- 13-ye- ar well-bein- ! , Your-stateme- , rd its, , , Leffleirs to the Editor Hidden Tax er. Common sense would not let you city fathers raise our rates an incredible 47.5 percent. You would properly choose to let UP&L serve us with its new, cheaper power (which could even be. cheaper than what you now charge us, considering hidden sales tax and all!). Is private power all that bad? In summary, Mayor Purdy, Kaysvilles citizens should be properly informed as to the total picture of the CRSP situation, Kaysvilles hidden tax, and the realistic outlook of electric rate changes should UP&L participation in CRSP be approved. , Steven R. Evans , In KaysviHe? I Review Editor: To Kaysville Mayor Purdy: I am writing in response to the letter you recently mailed to all Kaysville households. You made some good points in discussing an upcoming realloca-itio- n of Federal Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) power, but failed to fairly portray the .entire story about Kaysvilles J -- electricity: First, we as Kaysville citizens need to personally thank our generous neighbors in Fruit Heights and Layton for subsidiz- ing our electric power rates for all these years. Like us, they have faithfully paid federal income taxes which have been used for, among other things, the building of modem hydroelectric o generating facilities on the River. Unlike us, however, our neighbors have not been allowed the benefits of that federal power in return. In. effect, they have kindly subsidized the electric bills of those of us who are blessed with the benefits, of CRSP power. Utah Power & Light serves our friends and would like them to also enjoy the cheaper hydroelectric power ' produced by federal tax dollars. - Kaysville . if Kaysville City now receives such cheap electricity from CRSP and wholesale power markets, please explain why our current electric rates are nearly identical to those charged by g Utah Power. We should be less. That prisignificantly vate utility does not receive all that cheap hydro power, but imust generate its own electricity d plants, iusing costly must wade through expensive rate hearings, and still must earn 'a return for its shareholders. I pay-lin- coal-fire- Tax Relief Cruel Hoax Review Editor: Resolution 1 was promoted as a method to reduce property taxes on a owner occupied residence. The Utah electorate, especially retired senior citizens, voted for the resolution to relieve taxes on their homes. What a cruel hoax (political)? ' I recently received my 1983 property tax notice. Valuation on the residence was reduced, as promised, (4 percent). Valuation on the land, occupied by the residence, was increased 22 percent. Result of this gimmick is a large net increased valuation. Increased valuation plus increased milll levy equals more taxes to ' pay on home. If proposed mill levy increases are enacted, low income senior citizen retirees homes may be approaching confiscation status. .The Revolutionary War was WON during a protest of taxa- pear to be using excess utility revenues to fatten city operating funds. The difference between what the power costs you and what you charge us is nothing more than a subtle sales tax. Lets call a tax a tax! Then we citizens could clearly see just what taxes we are actually paying out of our tight household budgets. Is this not taxation without representy tation? , Third, you aroused the citizens of Kaysville by assuring us that our electricity bills will automatically skyrocket 47.5 percent if there is a reallocation of CRSP power. Thats a frightenare you sure its ing forecast the total story? Fourth, your letter states that a loss of CRSP power would result in Kaysville City not being able to compete with Utah Pow ' -, : 1 tion without representation. Present day politicians are using Constitutional changes and fixed percentages (sales and franchise taxes) to increase govermental income without being held re- ' sponsible for having raised taxes. I believe Lenin as head of the Russian Politboro predicted: We will watch while the United States spends itself into oblivion. Halley Thomas Bountiful Lakeside Dont Align Party, LDS Review Editor: I would like to comment on the article Davis Democrats Keep Hopes Up Through Famine. First, I would like to say I am neither Democrat or Repub- -' lican. But, I am a registered voter. Mr. Cleggs claim that if Joseph Smith were alive today he would be a Democrat is a cheap political trick. Trying to align a Review, should be brief and to the point. As a general policy, letters of 500 words or less have the best chance of being encourages letters to the editor as a way of allowing citi-- , zens to speak out on issues that involve the local community. However, the Review is responsible for what is printed in the newspaper and will not piblish letters which are deemed to be libelous or in " r bad taste. ' Letters concerning issues of. interest to readers within the Reviews circulation area, Roy though North Salt Lake, f , i not-found- er , Kaysville Law Is Criticized ; 4 , , . , ; Antifreeze Can Harm " , : , . Letter Policy The ch anti-trappi- I suspect that our high municipal power rates have little to do .with the actual cost of providing electricity to our homes. You apnon-utili- non-chur- , Colo-rad- - Second, , Get Facts On Traps printed. The Review reserves the right to edit letters for length and content. All letters must be signed by the author and accompanied by an address and phone number. Address all letters to Review Editor, Lakeside Review, 2146 N. Main, Layton, Utah 84041, or 145 N. Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010. . easily-scale- 4-- , 5 7 ' Area Voters Interested? v i ' . , i |