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Show Close Vote Changes North Salt Lake Beer Ordinance Judy Jensen The North Salt Lake beer ordinance has been the subject of NORTH SALT LAKE A recent controversy. The original motion to change the existing ordinance allowed only four beer beer ordinance was carried by a ' licenses to be issued in the entire o vote at the North city. Salt Lake City Council meeting That ordinance was recently last week. amended to allow beer .licenses Citing examples of lost busito all convenience stores all resnesses due to the beer ordinance, taurants while a total of two liCouncilman, Carlin Jacobson censes would be granted to told the council that he had relounges. The only exception to considered his vote on recent the amendment was that no licouncil action which denied the cense would be granted to a request for a beer license to a store that also sold gasoline. convenience store. The recent controversy Jacobson had originally voted emerged when the cpuncil voted no to the proposed store which to annex Winegars and the surwas to be located at the corner rounding property into North of 100 N. Highway 91 in North Salt Lake. Included in that anSalt Lake. The proposal was denexation is the Husky conve- feated by a three to two vote. nience store located at 3300 S. Review Correspondent three-to-tw- 1 r change the ordinance. Councilman Rodney Wood, echoing the opinion of Jacobson, County. Councilman Jacobson said he could not in good contold the council we are not an science annex in a new business island, we can't keep passing that was in direct opposition to laws and losing business because the city ordinance without of thfcrn. He explained that changing the ordinance. Councilman Richard Strong, North Salt Lake could have had Red Flame, a store and who also voted against the possibly Alpha Beta, if we had change, told the council that he strongly opposed the change. "I opened our eyes sooner." Councilman Fred Moosman, do not think this is a double who voted'against the change, standard. We had no vote over said he had spent five hours teleHusky getting a beer license. Moosman voiced concerns that phoning friends and neighbors before coming to the meeting. beer would be. sold to minors, He said he asked them, how but Wood responded there are they would vote if they were in laws already on the books to his shoes? take care of that. Woods went He said the majority of those on to remind the council that he contacted said they would not when Olympus Oil had made Orchard Drive. That store, the recently defeated proposal for the convenience store, that company officials had presented research that showed no correlation between increased incidences of drunk driving and beer purchased at gas stations. Councilwoman Shanna told the council members, weve got a justice of the peace that will prosecute DUI's. if were the ones who enforce it then its our fault if the penalties are not strong enough. She went on to say that the ordinance would have to be changed, or well just keep ing business after business." Mayor Robert Palmquisl in calling for a vote said, "weve beat this thing to death and its unusual for the council to disa which sells gasoline and beer, received a beer license from Davis Schaf-ermey- 7-- er He told the council mem-- , bers he felt certain that this would not affect their working relationship. A motion to change, the beer ordinance to allow gas and beer to be sold at the same location, was made by Jacobson. The motion was carried by a three to two vote, with council-me- n gree. Strong and Moosman Representatives of Triangle Oil who were attending the meeting were visibly pleased at the action. Manager of the North Salt Lake Triangle Oil, Sandy Brown, asked Mayor Palmquist how to apply for a beer license. A Triangle Oil exec- immediately utive, Gordon. Allred, said he is sure this change will have an effect on iheir retail sales (Mttm 5janniiD Vol. 4 No. 20 Wednesday, May 23, 1984 American Party Picks Candidates At Convention SUSAN TANNER HOLMES Review Correspondent FARMINGTON Four candidates were selected to run at the Davis County American Party Primary Convention. Jim Etheridge, Centerville, will seek the Davis County Commission seat. Herb Henderson of Bountiful is up for the four-yeDavis County Commission seat. Reva Wadsworth, North Salt Lake, will vie for the representative seat from District 20 and Reldon White of Bountiful will go after the Senate seat from two-ye- ar ' i. Her goal is to keep the dollars moving and people employed. The problem is that the county is virtually a government paid populous, she said. There is opportunity for development. What we cant do for ourselves, we have no business doing, said Henderson. He said the mass- influx of state and national money is making slaves and serfs of the citizens. Local self government mandates that all citizens be involved with time and money. Im running because I dont like our freedoms being taken away from us by those we have elected, he said.: Government is usurping the governmental principles I believe in. Henderson said work is his ethic. Thats all I know how to do, he said. I believe all men, women and children should work and be properly compensated for their time. We, as people, want things done for us and we are lazy. The principle of self government says that we should be involved. - ar District 23. The partys gubernatorial candidates, Dr. L.S. Brown and George Batchelor, were invited to speak to the delegates and, party members. Im a people person and will be available to listen anytime, said Etheridge; I go by what the majority of the people want. He said he feels that his greatest asset to Davis County residents is his ability to listen to what the majority of the people want and get the issues out and before the public. Ms. Wadsworth, said she has a fresh view of how the free enterprise system should be and how we can apply free enterprise principles to free us from the stripes of government intervention and inflation.. The only way to solve the problem is to take the slow road back to the constitution. There are very few who want to try, ? ; . she said. Ive been studying government for the last 5 years and its troubles and I know the answers to what has to be done, said Batchelor, gubernatorial candidate. I know the solutions to the tax base problems, how to retrain the unemployed, how to save tax dollars, straighten out the school board and make peace with labor and management with both getting their air share. Want a Two-Part- y Utah 1 , . vot- ing no. Photo by Robert Regan flood. Don Taylor of the Bountiful police department said that the worst is over. The snow up higher melts slower because the temperatures are cooler up above. For the next two weeks National Forest Ser- vice officials will be closely monitoring mountains by helicopter for mudslide potential. Three potential mud- slide areas have been spotted by the forest service but officials declined to name the areas because resi- - WEEKS lower temperatures changed the termi- nology from flooding to high runoff in reference to Bountifuls streams. Bountiful city manager, Tom Har-- . dy, announced that the city had terminated its volunteer flood watches because creeks were running lower and more clear than the week before. But clean- up is still necessary as employees of Mountain Bell (above) need to pull out a buried telephone cable to prevent it from washing away in the West Bountiful LAST 24-ho- - ur dents could become unnecessarily alarmed. Democrats Hoping for Happy Days Bountiful Council BARRY KAWA . Review Staff You could FARMINGTON almost hear the old Democrats rallying theme Happy Days Are Here Again in the background. Indeed, the large number of delegates in attendance at Saturdays Davis County Democratic Party Convention enthusiastically echoed their hope of getting Utah back into what they called the system in Novemtwo-par- ty ber. ' ' . . Convention Chairman Clifford LeFevre looked over the audience of about 400 in the Farmington Junior High auditorium and said the turnout was the what the Republicans do. She said the Democrats still want to be know as the party that thinks about people first. Gov. Scott Matheson gave the keynote address and received the largest ovation and greeting of all the candidates running for state and local offices. Matheson called the election, one of the most pivotal, important times in the history of the state of Utah. He said the new governor must make a decision on whether Utah should be economically competitive in the future and also decide the future of higher education in the state. largest hes seen in 10 years. This is the year the Republicans find out that we still exist, he said. State Democratic Secretary Beverly White talked of the state legislature where the Democrats have a party caucus in a telephone booth. She encouraged the Democrats to, vote for a Democratic Governor in November and also to elect a Democrat President to the White '.'House." Mrs. White offered a comparison between the Republican and Democrat parties. The Democrats always put people first and money second and you know Garbage Can Events r Bountiful Sets Trashy BOUNTIFUL- - Some fairs are kind of trashy, but then there is the trash fair, sponsored by Bountiful City today, Wednesday,' May 23. Not only will the fair inform people about trash and other garbage, but the event will be held in five different locations. At 3 p.m. a garbage truck comparison will be in front of the senior citizens center next to the Bountiful Library. The finer points of the old fashioned manual method of a man throwing a trash can into the garbage truck will be demonstrated. Then, a modern truck with its hydraulic arm extending seven feet, will show off its abili $ ty to reach and lift a 100 gallon plastic container full of trash and throw its contents into the bowels of the truck. Trash will come from se- lected regular residential garbage cans in the neighborhood. t At 4 p.m. the demonstration will have moved to South Davis Junior High School; at 5 p.m. to Bountiful High; at 6 p.m. to Viewmont High School; and at 7 p.m. the last leg of the event wili be held at Bountiful City Hall. All are invited to view the demonstrations, advisably from an upwind vantage point. Matheson called the Republican dominated legislature the worst catastrophe of all and said Democrats should emphasize the the importance of mainy balance in taining a the state. The convention affirmed the nomination of Elizabeth Willey of Bountiful as the county party chairman. She will succeed Jay Clegg who resigned his position to devote more time to campaigning in District 17 in a legislative race. Miss Willey will serve as party chairman until May, 1985. The convention also heard from all local and state Democratic candidates. Democratic gubernatorial candidates Kern Gardner, Wayne Owens and Byron Marchant were on hand to give brief, messages. In Davis County races, Dennis DeBoer will run for the four-yecommissioner term and Chuck Johnson for the two-yeseat. Howard Stoddard is a candidate for the county clerks position. The Democrats will be represented in House races by Lillian Wood. District 18; Lorraine Mandcville, District 16; Jay' two-part- ar ar Clegg, District 17; and Dan In district 13,' Kenneth Bradshaw will oppose Curtis Parker for the nomination at the state convention. Gardner, District 14. Davis-Web- cr Gives Its Support To Area Chamber CHERYL ARCHIBALD , Review Staff Bountiful BOUNTIFUL Council members City registered support for the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Plan by voting to budget $15,000 toward its support next year. The Chamber has been requesting funds from cities in South Davis County to support new projects that will bring in businesses to the area. The Chamber operates mostly on contributions which account for about 48 percent of its in: come. Different projects and miscellaneous make up the rest. The Chamber asked Bountiful to contribute $20,000. Bountiful City Councilman, Jerry Lawrence, was vocal in his support of the Chamber, saying that other cities have supported their local chambers financially and have received a good return for their money. More businesses would lower the tax base of the city which would keep local taxes down for citizens, he said. "Twenty thousand dollars could be returned to the city just like that. Included in the Chambers out- line of projects to lure business;' to the area, were trade show dis-plays, new business dustrial and development regular advertising in local lications. in-- ; ; andt;I pub-- i; - Bountiful mayor, Dean Stahle,;; disagreed with Lawrence. Myexperience with the Chamber" has been negative. He said he; felt that their programs were not outlined well and that Bountiful should apply the money to pro- motion of Bountiful city rather than toward helping the area.' Some of the things I question whether theyll help us or not, - ; 5 he said. , But Lawrence-saithat many people feel that Bountiful has an isolationist attitude, and that what would be beneficial to the; South Davis area would be beneficial to Bountiful. He felt the, program would have to be for the whole area. I don't think they'll squander any money, but; we should insist on representation, he said. If they produce, they can always come back to the well. Lawrence, said asserting that they should be given the chance. c |