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Show Contract will be voted on The Riverton contracting issue will go on the November ballot the Utah State Supreme Court has ruled. After a year long battle, the Riverton for Jordan yalley Sentinel Con- stitutional Government scored a victory late last week when the court issued a writ of mandamus and instructed that the item be included on the November ballot. Riverton police were fired in iwtt nI??A 17 Citizens April, 1980 voium.Numtf Published has repeatedly protested the move, demanding that residents . r - h J M Secondary schools host conferences Buckle Burglary Jordan District middle schools and high schools will hold parent teacher conferences next number of silver belt buckles similar to these are still missing after being stolen Sept. 1 from the Boot Mill in West Jordan. Several Juveniles have been arrested and charged with the vehicle burglary in which at least 52 buckles, worth 'over $1,300, were taken. The buckles are stamped "R&B German Silver" on the back and are inlayed with blue and red turquoise. Anyone who has purchased one of these buckles on the street should be aware that It may be stolen and should contact Det. Mike Mitchell of the West Jordan police department, A week. High school teachers will meet with parents at the local schools on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29 and 30, from 5 to 9 p.m. each day. Middle school teachers will meet with parents on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, from 1:30 to 8 p.m. each day. 255-682- Could save $30,000,000 . . . Sewer plant option noted A verbal proposal made before the South Valley Waste Water Treatment board last Thursday daisied thafsavings of up tor (39,000,000 in the cost of bringing a new regional sewage treatment could be realized by employing some construction design and process changes. The proposal was given by Peter Maier, an engineer representing the California based firm of Westech Engineering. Westech is the U.S. liscensee for the Dutch company, Dwars, Heederik, aid Verhay, which pioneered the carousel of oxidation ditch treatment process. While the process would remain essentially the same, Maier spelled out several changes, including building the oxidation ditches in the ground rather than above, cutting by half the number of aerators in the ditch, moving components of the plant closer together so less piping would be needed, and making use of different types of pumps. These changes, among others, claimed. Maier, could produce the above savings. There is, however,, one big hitch in the above proposal. Maier, according to South Valley facilities manager Jack Peterson, asked that South Valley accept a package deal underwhich he would be responsible for both the "design and construction of the' plant, However, the State and the Environmental Protection Agency say that they cannot, under EPA . regulations, participate financially in the building of such a plant unless the plans are put out Though it would mean no further participation by the EPA, the Maier proposal remains attractive not just because of its lower price tag. South Valley could begin actual construction of the plant much sooner and save in increased costs due to inflation. A1) all of the funds for it could be raised locally wim muci smaller increases in treatment fees to users. "If it works, we come out as beros," stated Peterson. "But, if we move in that direction without first making sure the idea would work we could also lose a lot of time and time is money." Work on project number one at the proposed plant site is about 63 percent complete and it is expected to be finished by the end of October. iNkh at 125 W. Continuing The Midvale Sentinel (usps 347 sw) Carter St. Salt Uki Coaatj. Utah by Midvale Sentinel, lac. Second-clas- s . Noting that the nation had reached a level where the tax burden was great "even for someone who is making a lot of money," a West Jordan councilman stressed that "we need to find other alternatives." Creative financing was the topic of discussion at West Jordan's monthly planning meeting held last Tuesday in city hall. Councilman Chris Buttars, pointing out that "taxes need to undergo a rethink," led the discussion in which officials explored ways of raising revenue without raising taxes. Buttars said that municipalities as well as other governmental agencies number one method of raising revenue has always been mill levies and sales taxes. It was time, he pointed out, for officials to begin looking at other alternatives. While the councilman admitted that "I don't feel we will do away with property taxes in the future" he felt that perhaps alternatives could make a "substantial" difference in the amount of money collected through taxes. The planning meeting was meant simply to be a "brainstor- roing". session.. The only action , taken was instruction to staff to look into the feasibility of several alternatives discussed. Addressing first specialty funding, Councilman Buttars noted that "tens of thousands" of gallons of used oil from vehicles was wasted by residents each year. "If we were to inform citizens that there was a designated area where they could bring their waste oil," he said, "we could raise $15,000 a Residents who changed their own drain their vehicles into The the tank. city would then have someone periodically come and pick up the oil. Buttars pointed out oil could Arrosts mado in Midvalo aroa burglarios Midvale detectives police believe they have cleared a case involving the June 6 theft of a military machine gun with the arrest of two male adults. According to Midvale detective Sgt. Ray Baarz, both men are charged with both burglary and felony theft. The gun was taken from an exhibit at the LaQuinta Motor Inn on Caltalpa St. and was later recovered by the police. A number of burglary arrests have also been made involving juveniles. In the first, dating back to Sept. 7, a 16 year old male was brought up on charges that he burglarized a residence located in the 100 block of North Main St. On Sept. 11, one juvenile was arrested and booked in the county : detention- - center for allegedly taking a firearm from a home in the 300 block of Pioneer St. A second juvenile male is being sought in incident. the One juvenile suspect is still being looked for in connection with the burglary of a home in the 100 block of Fifth Ave. One suspect has been arrested and charged in the case. Midvale detective Jeff Jensen has signed a complaint out of a year." The plan would involve the city Riverton adult male on charges of and placing an underground tank at a of accident. scene an the public site, perhaps a park. leaving driving-under-the-influen- Mediation, salary... Teachers, board agree At a press conference Tuesday from the teachers should be back the Jordan School District and the to the JEA office by next Tuesday. Jordan Education Ass'n announced Probably most important to mat a tentative agreement has school employes in the settlement been reached on teacher contracts is the announcement that the school board is considering a for the current school year. policy for negotiations which will The teachers met in a mass include mediation as a procedure meeting at Hillcrest High School for resolving impasses. following the press conference to Most teachers hail the step as a hear the proposal and start their move in the right direction to avoid voting procedure. The school conflicts such as the one that has board approved the plan at their been going on. Other teachers feel meeting Tuesday night. Ballots concern that the mediation plan is only a school board policy and not of the contract. part ' The plan proposed by the JEA and the School District included adopting a lower cost health insurance plan and applying the decreased premiums to the salary volunteers. The money saved will schedule. ' V"--- . be used to hire a part-tim-e janitor It will amount to a one percent i for city hall and the rest will be increase in the salary schedule. allocated to the fire department to Contracts that teachers signed purchase communication equip- in July called for a five percent in' . i 'J ment. X ' ;" , crease, the new contract will in- I Draper city will borrow $50,000 crease that to six percent. But on a tax anticipation basis. Mayor teachers will not see the increase Glen Cannon said the action was in their monthly checks. Instead "routine" and will help the city teachers will receive a lump sum make it to the end of the year when payment in December for .66 perthe money starts coming in. cent of their annual salary. ' Architects are drawing up Supt. Raymond W. Whittenburg specifications to advertise for bid- said that the increase will cost the ders for the roof repairs on city school district $250,000. .; hall. It was agreed that upon Big Buck Also during the meeting, the ratification of the settlement all The West Jordan Fire Fighter's Ass'n is sponsoring a Big Buck council discussed the placement of related court action will be dropContest. There is a $5 entry fee donation which can be paid either a sewer line along 13200 South ped and individual contracts at Fire Station No. 1, 7839 S. 2700 W., or by contacting any from Fort Street to 1300 East. Of- previously signed by certificated fireman. The contest closes Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. The widest spread ficials told the sewer company employes will be, considered valid wins. In the case of a tie, the earliest measurement in wins. Prizes include first, an 8x10 tent; second, a deluxe camper stove; they could "go wherever and binding. either in the middle and necessary" adClassified employes and third, a sleeping bag. Proceeds from the contest will go to of the road or along the side to ministrators will share in the the to purchase equipment. For more inforlay the line. mation, contact Paul Draper residents join planning commission Two Draper residents have been appointed to the city planning commission. C. Keith Rooker, an attorney, and Jay 1 Webb, a farmer, have both been approved to serve four year terms. The city council recently voted to increase the number of commission members from six to eight to allow for more citizen involvement. In other action during their Sept. 17 meeting, officials approved a the fire proposal by department to hire a man Full time fireman Verl Jarvie quit several weeks ago and the city has decided to change the position to a e job. The fireman will spend between two and three hours a day checking equipment, doing necessary paperwork, and conducting some inspections. Other inspections will be completed by part-tim- e. part-tim- Thur.d.y,spttmtr24.i9ai posUge paid at Midvale. Utah. Creative financing explored as city revenue alternative after councilmen decided to contract for services from the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office. The citizens group be given the opportunity to vote on who should provide police protection. The Supreme Court, however, denied a second petition dealing with the possiblity of a recall vote. The court ruled that that petition was in conflict with the state statute on the dismissal of elected officials. 39 A - Contest 561-269- 4. that there were companies who would purchase it for 5 cents a gallon and recycle it. "Fifteen thousand dollars is not a lot of money," he acknowledged, "but over four or five years, that $15,000 could create a tremendous play area in our parks." If the city were to place concession stands in the parks for soccer, baseball and football games, it was estimated that $27,000 a year could be raised. Buttars suggested that this money could be used to hire umpires and to improve playing fields and ball diamonds. 20-2- Other possibilities raised included a recreational vehicle parking lot, a sewage dumping place for trailers, and park usage fees for teams. A second area was labeled par- ticipation funding. The councilman noted that a man arrested was currently jailed at the expense of taxpayers. With a few changes, he said, the county jail could become self funding. He suggested a plan where inmates participated in programs while jailed that would generate revenue. One such program could be a "junk tire recyling process." The facilities would, be. built .and then .run by the inmates. Once enough money had been raised to pay for the plant, the money would go to finance other jail expenses. The final area mentioned was general revenue funding. Several items were discussed including the city's possible involvement in an industrial park business. NAC Chairman Sherm Monson told the council that a city in New Mexico had reduced its mill levy by one fourth by building and then leasing space in an industrial park. Initial development had been made possible by floating a bond. Buttars stressed that it was important officials didn't look at creative financing ideas as a "novelty" but instead viewed it "as the way we have to go to alleviate the tax burden on people." "The city has an obligation to try to get at every level we can to rethink taxation," he concluded. City Manager Allan Tolman pointed out that while several of the ideas brought up by the council and citizens seemed like "insignificant nothings" when the "little ones" were added up, they made a "big one." Tolman suggested that a feasibility study be done on each one so that the council could look at them again and decide which areas to pursue. The council unanimously agreed and the issue will be raised again at a future planning session. W.J. to host fall clean-up October 15 through November 15 has been designated as Fall Cleanup in West Jordan. All West Jordan residents will be able to use the TransJordan Landfill dump free during this time with a special coupon available at city hall during regular business hours. However, Public Works Director Darrell Jones warns citizens may be asked to show proof of residence either at city hall or ;it the landfill to use the coupon. The reason, he explained, was that people outside of the designated cities were taking advantage of the offer. . |