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Show r r y V Vol. 4 No. 38 Wednesday, September 26, 1984) Service District Formed, Burn Plant Still a Question APRIL ADAMS district. The proposed method of solid waste energy disposal is a garbage-to-steaplant. It had been called a vital and necessary project by county officials and unstable and not needed by burn plant opponents. The new district is officially called the Davis County Solid Waste Management and Energy Recovery District. It will be comprised of the 12 cities that voted to include themselves within its boundaries. The cities of Layton, Clearfield and Bountiful will not have a Review Staff FARMINGTON Even though a special service district was formed this week to arrange for disposal of garbage in Davis County, its still up in the air whether or not a burn plant will be built. County commissioners Monday adopt-e- d a resolution to create the service dis- m trict. It will provide garbage services through facilities and systems to be decided upon by a representative board 12 cities that have approved the say in the activities of the district, since their city councils each voted not to be included. There were no written protests filed with the county clerks office on the service district formation. If 50 percent or more of the qualified electorate had protested against the district formation, it could not have been created. Included in the district will be Sunset, Clinton, Farmington, South Weber, Kaysville, Fruit Heights, West Point, Centerville, Syracuse, Woods Cross, West Bountiful and North Salt Lake. This decision will have said Glen Saunders, consequences, county commission chairman. (See related story, Page 2A.) I am firmly convinced this is the proper direction to take to handle the countys solid waste needs and problems, he said. If the district board finds a site for the much talked about burn plant Saunders said he hopes the facility becomes a agreed with Saunders statements. The plant is necessary to alleviate the garbage disposal problems that will face the county in a few years, Saunders said. The estimated construction time for the facility is eight years. reality. The resolution was adopted after a public hearing process and intent notification and waiting period. County Commissioners Harold Tippetts and Harry Gerlach indicated they But even if the plant isnt built, the-- , service district will still address solid waste needs and find a method of method of disposal, he said. Hountiful Ponders Parameds CHERYL ARCHIBALD BOUNTIFUL Bountiful of city is exploring the possibility having its own paramedic unit through the Bountiful Fire In a letter to county commissioners signed by Bountiful Mayor Dean Stahle, the city expressed a desire to train its own paramedics and have its own paramedic rescue truck and equipment. In Davis County, paramedics are incorporated into the the Davis County Sheriffs Department. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) operate out of the fire Paramedics receive 880 hours of training through Weber State College and EMTs must have 120 hours of training through a state certified EMT course. The sheriffs department oper- ates two rescue trucks 24 hours a day with with two others serving as reserve units in case of breakdowns or major emergencies. Rescue units also patrol and answer law enforcement calls. e Officials say a third unit is needed, and Sheriffs Capt. K.D. Simpspn said a request has been submitted for one to handle the increasing number of medical falls throu hout Davis County. Since there Is a 6 percent limit on sudget increases, a third truck 'will not bef bought until 1986. Bountil al officials requested that the ird unit be for Bounti- full-tim- fuls Staff Photo by Rodney Wright SOME VERY EXPENSIVE trash goes up in smoke as 219 marijuana plants with an estimated $200,000 street value are burned by Davis County Sheriffs Department deputies. Anonymous tips prompted a search for the marijuana plants ov said since Bountifuls population is 25 percent of the total OaJis County population, We could train paramedics to protect residents better. Stahle also said it could be financially feasible. We could fit it into our budget, he said. destroyed at the Bay Area Refuse Disposal landfill. The plants had been cultivated and topped to make them grow fuller. Officers have several suspects. No arrests have been made, according to the sheriffs office. More Than Have to Switch 100 Residents ' ' i! f , North Salt Lake Homes to Change Address JUDY JENSEN Review Correspondent The problem with with Bountifuls suggestion, according to Simpsn is the unit would be serving Bountiful residents and The goal is to serve re county he said, afre 160,000 people in the tb consider. NORTH SALT LAKE Approximately 115 North Salt Lake homes will get new addresses due to the uniform addressing plan adopted by the city council last iJ'V. week.' . Councilwoman Shanna headed a committee which studied the problems created in the city by the lack of a uni- Schae-fermey- He also doubts if Bountiful coujd afford a paramedic gave the cost of one a cardiac monitor and fibifilaor-tw- o pieces of equip- falone-- as $18,000. To train paramedic the cost is pro-gram.f- er nd form addressing system. A report of the committees findings was given to the council members by Ms. Schaefermeyer. , She said the committee had considered changing all of North Salt Lake addresses to correspond to Bountifuls numbering system, but they found the expense to be placed on households and businesses would not justify the change. The letter also explained that changing the addresses to Bountifuls system will cause our city to lose its identity. Our city has struggled many years to become a strong, unique city. We feel we would lose all those years of struggle by such a change. Mayor Robert Palmquist, concurred with the committees find- - ble standard for the city. One was If we were to use Bountiful addresses, the changes would be such that you would have to turn that the city council pass a reso-- : historical Sandy and the lution that all other was for new parts of the property and any new annex- ings. the city. The committees letter stated that Sandys solution led to much east off Orchard Drive to get a west address; It just would not make sense. Palmquist said the reason the problem exists is that when new areas were annexed into North Salt Lake, the addresses were not changed to conform with the confusion as to what an address was. It even led to confusion for emergency calls such as paramedics and police. The letter also explained that North Salt Lakes double addressing system has caused delays in response on emergency calls when police or firemen have to first determine if the address is on the county or city system. The Committee recommended citys addressing system. Ms. Schaefermeyer said the committee had also considered doing what Sandy City did when it faced a similar problem. Sandy City spent $40,000, using a dou ,K APRIL' ADAMS d. Review Staff - The countys BOUNTIFUL emergency radio communications system does not adequately cover .the 'outlying fringe areas but questions of how to improve the system and who will pay for the changes remain, t They probably wont be answered for some time yet. These are some of the conclusions made last week when fou have to run 24 hours a md the state law is very on how the service is giv- pur-e-d, the state will license paramedics to field a tl ird unit from one of the backup ti itks on peak days, Simpson ex-- p ained. The department also has a ailable a backup set of equip-t- i ent that could be used judi-- c , offi-cid- ls of ' emergency communications met to discuss (he countys situation. One of the main problems with the countys emergency communication system, which includes police,, fire and EMT departments, is Coverage of the fringe areas. ously. great deal of study has gone nto the implementation of the irogram. To splinter the service vould take away much of its ef-ectiveness, Simpson said. A The other main problems are congestion of air time and the cost and financing of an updated county-wid- e system, said Sheriff Brant Johnson. He addressed the monthly meeting of the countys law enforcement administration association. One of my rules is, if its not broken, dont fix it. Our emergency' communications system isnt broken now, but it will be in a few years if something isnt done, he said. County Commissioner Harry Gerlach said the only way to make an improved emergency communications system work is by cooperation. The golden question is financing such a system. Is it a county, a city, or a joint function? he asked.. The county has traditionally paid about 80 percent for the communications system operation. How long can we continue to do this? I dont know, he said. ' Cities have more revenue op- tions available than the county, he said. Some cities sell electricity, most sell water service, and most have sales, franchise and property tax to draw on. Revenue sharing and arranging residents garbage collection are also methods of revenue, he noted. The county, however, has property lax and fee collections as its only basic revenue op-tion- s, Gerlach said. Sales tax only accounts for about one percent of the revenue the county can gener-- - ( ate. A number of financial options if the need arose, he are available stated.- Cities could make voluntary options. They could form an interlocal agreement, where the entities are assessed a certain ' tiful signs. . . : After the council approved the ' committees report, Palmquist. said residents who will be affected by the change will be notified by mail of their new address. Residents will have until Jan. 1, 1985 to implement the change.' ' - -- V' 1 in attempts to give the countys fringe areas more coverage. The transmitter is located near the sewer treatment plant on 'the' Great Salt Lakes shores near The four antenna base stations board controls what happens to are too close together, which cause radio wave interference qnd the money. . . congestion. A service district could also be formed, where revenue could be But to break up the sewer plant;' generated from a mill levy. transmitter for more cbverage less congestion will cost aiL But something has got to be and estimated $100,000. done. We have got the plan for ' We the future. cant continually The area where the transmitters Gerlach said.. it off, put would give the best coverage is Transmitter location has been near the North Davis Sewec changed a few times in past years Treatment Plant in Syracuse. amount and a representative - . ' ; r V ations to change to the North Salt Lake address system. They also, recommended that the street ad-- , dress signs on Orchard Drive and Highway 89 be changed in some way to distinguish it from Boun- - Emergency Communication Problems Foreseen ly 19 percent of the mills fto the Sheriffs program from Bountiful tax payers. :s not very much and it sustain a program, Simp-li- ntil a third truck js weeks before they were discovered Thursday morning along the Jordan Canal banks south of Farmington Bay Bird Refuge, Capt. Bob Peters said. The plants were brought to sheriffs headquarters in Farmington and were later r |