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Show Page 4A North Edition Lakeside Review November 30, 1983 Wednesday, ! V dofiT of this community, I see no rea. been built it is doubtful that the son to bring the name up now. $622,000 would have paid for In fact, I had nothing to do with what Kaysville was trying to ipond Issue History ; ; ; per-Ce- nt wrong! These inuendos have been cir-eulating throughout Kaysville ever since the bond election and through the process of evolution S'fiave now developed into an er roneous feeling that: Kaysville IK voted down a swimming pool it had its chance! I, when same erroneous These jf were made in an aritcle printed in the Weekly Reflex 16 months ago. I feel it about It to set the record necessary It straight and put an end to these n false statements andor accusjJ' state-men- ts it ations: If I , Kaysville has never had the opportunity to vote, as a com-- ; munity, on thing V completed and run out e of money and had to go for the rest of it? (I wonder) If the bond was approved,, it would have resulted in an increase of 3.5 mills in the property taxes.- The Layton Golf course had gone in the hole $382,809. Plus! I wonder how we would have ever made up that big of a defii ac- cused, did some research on the bond issue, and I have found the following .facts: The Golf Course in Layton was well underway when the bond election occurred. Therefore, to say that Kaysville lost out and the golf course went to Layton is perposterous! The plan for the Layton Golf Course began in 1968 discussions continued through 1969. Ground was purchased in 1970 and finalized the first part of 1971. The Bond Election for the Kaysville City proposed golf course was held June 13, 1972, after the Layton Golf Course was well into the process of coming to pass. Both the ofifi- -, cials from Davis County and Layton City told me that the Golf Course would not have stopped thier golf course. The general public was told that we would make a profit on the golf course' and the profits could go toward a swimming pool. It appears that this may have been a way of getting people to vote in favor of the bond, because I was. unable to. find anywhere where Kaysville was ever promised a swimming pool a swimming pool.Those who think it has, l. should li produce the proof be- cause it is not there! n Though the successful tb kill the bond in ques-?- . tion, proved to be very beneficial in protecting the of, the city of Kaysville, I cannot take credit. It was not I ?vttio successfully stopped the tfrmd! It was a very active citizen 5- :cam-paig- , . Ka-syvi- lle ' i in writing. The bond was for $311,000 and was to be matched with ,... $311,000. v s soine-wher- I Meet candidate" spon-; meeting jbur spred by the Kaysville City Chamber of Commerce, I under-lan- d a statement was made that jj- - it was I who successfully lead ;J. .campaign to kill the approval to finance a city j;of a bond course owned golf and a swim-11- and that thing pool, Kaysville $ Cooled around and Layton got j&e golf course and we lost out. ; Since my name was brought up and I was not present to de-- 2 ? fend myself against the attack, I ; Qeel it necessary to take this op portunity to set the facts . straight. The person making it (hose statements was 100 ; .build. Would we have had some- the campaign! Since I have been unjustly Review Editor: 'On Nov. 2, 1983 at a Bridge Is Now Issue . The total cost to construct the golf course, build tennis courts build an archery and trap shooting range, create several new picnicking sites on the fringe areas of the development and develop hiking and equestrian trails was $622,000. The actual cost of the golf course in Layton was $790,000 alone! Since the Layton golf course was built at the same time the Kaysville golf course' Was to' have 1 18-ho- le cit. The Kaysville golf course would have been constructed east of the Mountain Road and in Fruit Heights. It is obvious that the location of the East Lay-to- n Golf Course is much more accessible than the one proposed by the Kaysville City Council years ago, and therefore, would have incurred greater losses because of the terrain, location, etc. (Even though the city has built a jogging trail on the proposed property, I have noticed that more jogging is done in the joggraveyard than the ging trail) Again I must emphasize it wa$ not 1 who lead the' battle against the bond issue, I had nothing to do with it. I hope the above information clears up the misinformation that has been prevelant in some quarters of Kaysville by people who wish, to make this a personal issue. This information can all be ated with information from County, Layton City and Kaysville City files. (I must say; however, after, I did some research, I felt the person who lead the fight against the bond should have been honored not rediculed.) As 1 1 city-bui- lt (Editors Note: The following letter was given to Mayor Neil Blackburn of Centerville. A copy was also given to the Lakeside Review.) ''! Dear Mr. Blackburn: In your letter of Nov. 7, you keep refering to the bridge as "my bridge. Let us get this point firmly established. That what you are referring to is not my bridge, as you call it in your letter. When you and others from the city inspected (looked at) the bridge you have referred to in your letter, had you been alert and observing would have seen inscribed in concrete on the top northwest corner of the bridge the date 1969. You would also have noticed that this bridge section is approximately 12 feet in width and that it adjoins another bridge section that is 14 feet in width in which was inscribed in the concrete on the top east side the date 1958. This information would tell the observing person that those two bridge sections were built at different dates and by different 4 ' - people. I built the 14 foot bridge in 1958 with concrete abutments back of the large boulders which have been placed there by the CCCs. That bridge has been there for 25 years and has withstood previous floods as well as the 1983 flood. That is more than can be said of other struc- tures in the city of Centerville, designed and installed with the expertise of the city engineering a matter of information, the department. The 12 foot bridge section was bond lost 327 For and 1221 built by a contractor for Mrs. against. Quite a decisive state- Ruby Jeppson in 1969 and this ment to the city council! section is falling down, having Margaret Brough been (..f damaged by boulders and Bountifui , . ( , city debris washed down from upstream on the city property. The records at the county recorders office in Farmington show the present ownership of the property for which the bridge was built, to be in the name of Gate City Federal Savings and Loan in Fargo, North Dakota. Let me suggest that you write to them and tell them that you intend to tear down the bridge that serves as access to their property. I understand however, that the property may have changed hands and new residents will be moving in from out of state. In a recent meeting at city hall I recall hearing you say that you planned to rip out the concrete bridge. That would not be avery courterous gesture to a new family moving into the Friendly City by the Great Salt Lake, do you think Mr. mayor? You mention in your letter that you could see no evidence of damage to the stream bed or the upstream rock embankments caused by the dislodging of boulders by the city equipment operators during the flood. You have photographs of the damage to the rock embankments ' that existed after the flood, as I do. The reason you did not see the damage when you looked at the bridges is because I hired Jarvis Miles with his backhoe to remove the city ' trash and debris. It is unfortunate that the residents and taxpayers of Centerville who subscribe to the local newspaper media (Davis County Clipper and the Lakseide Review) do not enjoy the same news coverage enjoyed by the mayors and city councils in the area. Perhaps the editors of the above papers will eventually learn that there are always two sides to any story. Please spare me the rhetoric of your five and nine page letters. Let us get down to the is- X' f vr s n ? 4- - I ! ; rr !r; A fully l hospital. full-servic- e ! at ,L r' : t f ' Nl hand-in-han- d : i MA care. , - T ll- 9 9 1 Lake view Hospital 630 Sort Modlcal DrivolountUul, Utah 64010 1 Tslophono 3924231 Kmorgoncy Room 3940212 Poison Control ' ' - 9 An Affiliate ot HCA Hospital Corporation ot America , 4 :t ) fj.JiiidiK, Centerville Emission Test Accurate? Review Editor: Davis County Commissioner Harry B. Gerlach remarked that machines are machines and that all emission test results are accurate. Vehicle emissions Testing System (VETS) bid a maximum testing fee of $6.50. These stations would be centralized in Layton, Farmington and Bountiful. Davis County would allow a maximum (free enterprise fee) of $1- - r My car was tuned and the garage assured me it would pass any emission test. The car failed a Salt Lake County emission test when hot. During July 1983 the car failed a Davis County emission test when it was hot. No tuning work was done. Two months later (September-1983Davis County emission test was satisfactory. All tests were accomplished when the car was HOT. Commission Chairman Glen Sanders said it would cost him $3 for gas to drive round trip to Layton. He would save 50 cents plus not being compelled to argue with a private inspection station owner planning a profit. I believe a company who bid the job would be compelled to keep its testing equipment calibrated and accurate. Halley Thomas Bountiful E. 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