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Show . t - 4 A, ' f - t Vol. 4 No. 44 Wednesday, November 7, 1984 Staff Photo by Rodney Wright SETTING SUN and golden grass creates unusual aura around young fisherman Fred Bartley To Hold Back the Lake Dikes Closer to Reality APRIL ADAMS Review the, area, may provide some Staff emergency funding for the project, Jacobs said. Though no cost analysis has been completed yet, a project of this magnitude will cost millions. Some money is also expected from the state legislature. State representative Franklin Knowlton said flood preventative funding was likely, diking being among the options. Officials in Davis County and other counties edging the Great Salt Lake, are greatly concerned next years predicted lake level will destroy millions of dollars worth of public properties, if preventative measures arent tak- The dollar earthen dikes being studied and talked about, will very likely become a multi-millio- The Jake level irspredic7ed to rise to a level of between 4,210 and 4,212. Though it is now at 4,208 feet above sea level, this year the lake broke records when it peaked at just over 4,209 feet. n reality, according to an engineer working on the project. It is safe to say there will be dikes built next year, said Thomas Jacobs. He is an engineer with J.M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers, the firm doing the diking study. Jacobs said the wheels are in motion to begin the construction of the dikes, though exact locations are still being narrowed down. The Army Corps of Engineers representatives recently arrived in Dikes are considered to be the cheapest and most effective control for the lake level in the long run, said County Commissioner Glen Saunders. He said he was optimistic the state legislature would fund at least a portion of the needed dikes, since they may require a match in funds. fears ber. The lake is now at 4,208.10 inches above sea level. On Oct. 1 5, APRIL ADAMS Review the level was 4,208.90 and 4,208.85 on Oct. 1. The rise is attributed to the unusually wet weather this last month. Officials have predicted the lake's level may reach between 4,210 and 4,212 next year. The water would threaten the three sewer treatment plants in Da- The lake level has dropped in October between 1978 and 1980. But for the past three years, the level has increased an average of three, to five inches in October. i 1 Southern County cities dont want to "takeover" the Bay Area Refuse land, owned by Bounti-- , ful, and will send the city a letter clarify the matter. Every city in the southern half of the county is a member of the special solid waste management district except Bountiful, The district was set up to own and operate solid waste disposalamong them the two and a proposed landfills county recovery plant. In a recent service district board meeting, representatives from cities in the county pressed the opinion the BARD sites liabilities exceeded its FARMINGTON ( lr f r is val-Distr- ict ue. The letter will state the dis-t- o tncf s position on the matter, that they dont want to condemn the approximately 177 acr$ BARD landfill site to attempt a over. "We want to assure them we have no intention of trying to tack their equity. The air should be cleared. said County missioner and administrative cpnypl board niembeV Harry take-servi- - Officials Consider Bonds APRIL ADAMS posals. Review Staff FARMINGTON Officials have begun ironing out complications and solutions surrounding a proposed burn plant, but still have mounds of work to do before the end of the year. In Wednesdays meeting of the solid waste special service districts board, issues from the north Davis landfill ownership to temporary financing were discussed. Meetings are scheduled weekly for the city and counboard to plow ty representative through construction contract issues, landfill ownership options and industrial revenue bond pro- - In order to sell the bonds, the which must be end of the year, there must be evidence of a disposal site for the sterile ash produced by the resource recovery plant. The proposed site for the $54 million plant is a parcel east of Hill Air Force Base, which was granted a special land use use permit by the county planning commission recently. The easiest way to provide the evidence is for the district to own the North Davis county landfill, said Wil Jefferies, executive director of the Wasatch Front Redone-befor- e 23-ac- re gional Council. Seven of the nine cities owning Corn-resour- the way in all categories, including murder, forcible rape and aggravated assaults, Davis County had a lower number of the incidents occur last year than the other suburban areas. Last year, only one robbery in the landfill are members of the special service district. Cities can either sell their share of landfill ownership to the district or arrange contracts whereby their portion will be made available for sterile ash disposal. It is estimated that Clearfield memand Layton, bers, own approximately half the landfill. But half the 197 acres would be more than enough for ; ash disposal, Jefferies said. An offer has also been received from an individual owning property adjacent to the landfill. The person wants $7,000 an acre. Jefnon-distri- ct feries said, which if purchased, may be used for disposing of non-burnab- le -- 1980 1984 cident was reported by police to the FBI. In Salt Lake County, there were 153 robberies. Utah County also only had one robbery, while Weber had three that were known to police. While there were 2,709 burglar- waste. t DAVIS COUNTY ce ce SHERIFFS -- 1 there were six cases bf child abuse reported to the sheriffs department, while in 1984". for the first nine months, there DEPARTMENT OFFENSE CLASSIFICATIONS have been eight cases. '; The number of sex offenses re ported to the sheriff has also climbed since 1980, from three up to 13 so far this year. In 1980, there were no murders, while this year there has been one the sheriffs office has investigated. The sheriff said there were several reasons why the crime rate is dropping. Since the county's population is large, but spread out, the crime rate is held down. In areas of high population density, such as large cities, the rate naturally goes upward. Johnson said the more stable an area was. the less criminal incidents were likely to occur. "People in the county, on the average, are not continually moving in and out, he said. The county also has a high phasis on law enforcement, em- he said, "as does Utah, as does the western United States." He also noted that as economic conditions get better, the crime rale declines." nearly sliced in half. With Salt Lake County leading x V - ies in Salt Lake County, there were 79 in Davis, 202 in Weber and 84 in Utah County. The Davis County Sheriffs department statistics show a decrease in crimes since 1980 but sex offenses and child abuse cases." In 1980, 690 crimes reported to the sheriffs office, while so far this year there have been 513. In 1980, this number was 1,202. According to crime statistics compiled the the FBI, Davis Countys crime index falls greatly below the other three suburban Utah counties. The crime index total for last year shows 225 crimes committed for every 100,000 people. On the other hand, Salt Lake County had 13,215 crimes for every 100,000 people, Weber County had 618, and Utah County, 371, The crime index total takes into account the total number of offenses known to police, both local and county. According to the crime statistics. Davis County is a safer place to live than other suburban areas. "Even though we have a higher population than Weber County, our crime index is lower. The number of burglaries and thefts in the county shows the greatest decrease since 1980, South Davis Cities Dont Want Landfill ! , said. However, sex offenses and child abuse cases reported to the sheriffs office are up since 1980. In 1983, there were a total of weeks. vis County. Staff FARMINGTON- - The crime rate in Davis County has been following the national trend and been decreasing for the past two years, said sheriff Brant Johnson. If this year's trend continues as it has for the past nine months, the number of incidents will be down slightly from last year, he The predicted level will also threaten power lines and lakeside property. 'This October has been the second wettest on record, said Ted Arnow, district chief of water resources for the U.S. Geological Survey. The survey has been taking measurements of the lake level every two potential, the Great Salt Lakes level rose three inches in Octo- pond during golden days of autumn. County Crime in Decreasing Trend Great Salt Lake Up 3 More Inches Helping to confirm in Kaysville But Sex Offenses Up en. about next springs flooding as he tries for a bite of Kaysville .5 m A i |