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Show TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1987 Bum plaints come a long way in year LAYTON One year ago, the Davis County Solid Waste Man- agement and Energy Recovery plant was 25 percent complete. Layton and Clearfield had not joined the special service district responsible for this new garbage disposal plant. Management and use of the NARD landfill was one of the hottest issues in Davis County. Times have changed. Today both Layton and Clearfield are members of the special service district. The NARD landfill will be operated by the district. The bum plant that many predicted would never be finished is now totally en- - closed and the mechanical completion date is scheduled for April 3. The construction and preliminary testing phases of the plant have gone ahead with only a few minor problems. Workers are pleased with the design work and the fabrication of the component parts. Final major testing will be done between April and June to make sure all of the intricate systems work in together. It is anticipated that the boilers will be started in il for the mid-Apr- curing process. The refactory materials used need to be heated to dry the moisture that is in them. At this time, the plant will be receiving limited amounts of garbage by invitation. OIV If the plans move forward as smoothly as they have done to this point, steam will be produced on a test basis for Hill Air Force Base by June 5. If there are no problems, the steam production will be continuous after this time. The plant has been issued the KJH CAGERS TAKE TOP SLOT With supporters celebrating below, Kaysville Junior High star Brad Gardner cuts down the net following the Knights 1 victory over South Davis for the district basketball championship Thursday night. Gardners 37 points helped the Knights win the title and complete a perfect 15-- 0 season. 85-8- necessary EPA permits. After The Davis County Solid Waste Disposal Plant includes the latest jn technology for smooth operation of the day facility. The control panel has a dual system allowing one operator to control either crane from one chair. A backup system will eliminate any delays or stopping due to mechanical failure. a-. things are operational, there will be routine EPA tests on a periodic basis, as is the case with any industrial plant governed by EPA regulations. The plant will be a major user of treated Weber Basin water. About 250 gallons will be consumed per minute. Some of this water is recoverable. The highly automated facility will employ about 17 people on the day shift and a skeleton crew in the afternoon and evening. .. . Layton Council delays Mutton Hollow verdict The Waste to Energy plant should beiully operable by the first part of June. An official opening y program is planned for mid or when the parking lots are completed and the landscaping is late-Jul- finished. Hercules: alive and well By TOM BUSSELBERG CLEARFIELD Hercules, Inc. is a major Davis County employer. Although its plant and offices sit unobtrusively among the acres of similar warehouse-typ- e buildings at the Freeport Center, here, Hercules offers hundreds of jobs to county residents. And while employment is down to about half the ,250 of last year is on the upswing, says Jim Romine, plant manager. In fact, that high?' number should be reached again within the next year or two. 1 We expect to reach and exceed that. Were about as low as we expect to go, he told Clearfield Chamber of Commerce members last week. Were not going to go away. He addressed concerns about Hercules operations in Magna because of land developers and others wanting to build houses near plant operations there. If those houses were built it would likely mean some types of expansion It would be built elsewhere. doesnt mean wed shutdown, he emphasized. Overall, Hercules employees 4,500 at its Salt Lake County facilities, down from a high of 6,200 in the 1960s. But the future could loom very bright for the firm and jobs in Utah, Mr. Romine said. We could be up to 8,000 employees by 1990. Theres an excellent potential for growth. Hercules is bidding on a myriad of projects, working both in military and commercial-consume- r projects. Its $150 million payroll and the $4 billion directly expended within Utah up to 1985 could become distant milestones. I expect we could be spending $1 billion a year in Utah by the 1990s, he continued. The Clearfield operation was only a temporary measure some 25 years ago, he said. This temporary plant ended up getting into space in a big way as a pro- duction source. Hercules has held contracts in Polaris, Trident, Minuteman and had a part in the space Shuttle. The Clearfield plant is the biggest graphite producer in the world, he said. Much of that goes for products the average Joe might use such as in golf shafts and tennis rackets. Thanks in part to graphite, the Voyager completed its successful p around the world journey, he said further. The carbon and graphite file is embroyonic now, he said, generating only $70 n million for the dollar firm. It should grow tremendously, the plant manager added. A graphite cockpit forms part of some of the recent Grand Prix winning race cars, for example. The soft, light black carbon material is ideal for conducting electricnon-sto- produc- t-business multi-billio- ity so is seeing ever-greatespecially with space-relate- d er use, vehi- cles, he continued. Hercules is hoping to see its use proposed in commercial satellites he said. Hampered 20 years ago by some serious accidents, Hercules has conducted an aggressive safety program and now boasts one of the best (records) in the nation. The Clearfield plant has gone nearly two years without any injury accidents. The firm tries to provide a competitive wage scale that he said places it in the top 10 percent" around the state. work-relate- I d By DONETA GATHERUM basin would hold all Mutton Hollow Road storm water from as far A public hearing LAYTON before the Layton City council to decide on annexation and rezoning of about 100 acres along Mutton Hollow Road was continued. Discussion will continue May 7 at 7:15 p.m. This six week waiting period will allow the city time to resolve some major problems including the impact a development this size has on roads and utility systems. Citizens in the Mutton liollow area can meet with developers and discuss their concerns, it was indicated. While the decision to continue the public hearing was formalized at the scheduled public hearing before one of the largest crowds ever to attend a council meeting, the council actually decided on the continuance at an earlier, 6 p.m. council work meeting. The annexation request involves 33.6 acres that is not now within the city boundaries. It is part of a 100 acre tract that Ivory and Company, consultants for the Primary Childrens Medical Center, hopes to have zoned to allow for construction of single family, de- away as the Mountain Road. He said the ground would be developed in phases and lot size and home style would vary. An average home price would be in the $75,000 to $80,000 range. The first 10 acre phase would take one or two years R-l- -4 tached homes. The acreage was a gift to the hospital. Gary Wright, Ivory Company official, explained the plans are to sell the property with the idea of getting the most possible out of it. The money would be put toward construction of the new hospital. Because the developer will be required to give 10 acres for a flood retention pond and a park, careful development to realize maximum profits is needed, the council was told. Mr. Wright indicated potential developers have worked with Davis County Flood Control officials and understood the retention to complete. There would be larger 10,000 square foot lots bordering Rosewood Lane. Attorney Douglas Durbane spoke as a iepresentative of many residents living along Mutton Hollow Road. He said the citizens were not obstructionists but Continued on page 2 Refunding bonds; topic for election FARMINGTON Davis County residents will have the chance to vote for the sale of $12 million in general obligation refunding bonds for the Davis County School District. The board of education authorized the election for April 2 , at Tuesday evenings board meeting. Davis District is one of several Utah school districts that hope to use refunding to lower the interest rates on bonds already issued. Supt. Lawrence Welling compared the bond refunding to a home owner who his mortgage loan to take advantage of lower interest rates. Were not asking to raise a higher tax rate. We are not assuming other debts, the superintendent emphasized. District business manager Roger Glines said refunding provides the opportunity to take advantage of interest savings. Bonds that originally sold at 9 16 percent interest can now sell at five percent. By refunding the debt, the district will pay no more money but wll save $1.3 million this year in interest payments. If the interest rates dont continue to drop as anticipated Mr. Glines says the voted authorization cant be used for any other purpose and the district will not lose money already invested in bond sales. If the voters approve the refunding bond sale, the voted authorization is good for 10 years. According to provisions of Utah State law, the electorate must vote for the issuance and sale of general obligation refunding bonds. Board President Sheryl L. Allen stressed the importance of this bond sale to the school district. She urged all voters to gain understanding of the proposal and to vote. 1 Church vs state steps onto By DONETA GATHERUM . Should church and state be separated on LAYTON d issue that occupied ball diamonds was the the mjor part of Thursdays Layton City Council meeting. After over an hour of subjective rhetoric from city officials and leaders of the Layton LDS Church stakes and region, little was accomplished. A nebulous committee consisting of the parks and recreation commission and representatives from the LDS Church will meet sometime to work out the details at least for this year." Over a dozen citizens, mostly representatives from Layton LDS Stakes, attended the meeting that resulted from a letter sent to stake presidents by City Manager Bruce Barton, acting under the direction of the city council. The letter, dated February 26, 1987 advised all stake presidents that the city council at a work meeting had determined the limited number of ball diamonds in Layton combined with the city-own- hotly-debate- growth of the LDS Church and the city recreation programs would mean that future use by the LDS Church of city ball diamonds would have to be drastically curtailed. The city advised Church leaders to plan ahead and look to other alternatives for Church ball leagues. This year, there is one main problem. The Holmes Creek Stake has always used two ball diamonds at the Chapel Street Park on Friday nights. One of these diamonds will be used by city leagues this year. The same situation will probabjy exist next year. In three years, if no more ball diamonds are built by the city, and general and LDS populations continue their rapid growth pattern, the ball diamond crunch will become more critical in more city parks. The letter was sent in advance of the problem so the LDS Church leaders could plan accordingly. The city softball program has expanded greatly since 1982 when there were 47 boys teams with 638 participants, six girls teams with 90 participants, 32 mens and eight womens teams. In 1986 the city softball leagues fielded 69 boys teams consisting of 1,003 boys, 35 girls teams with 528 participants, 48 mens teams, 12 teams and 14 womens teams. Expansion in the youth progd rams will continue this year. The local LDS Church leagues also field many teams. Ardell Adams, president of the Layton Stake told the Council there are between 30 and 40 teams in his stake. "Times this by seven stakes and you can see the church provides a great recreation service to the community, he said. Layton now has six stakes with a seventh planned this spring. Other leaders who spoke in favor of continued use of city diamonds by the church included stake presidents Lynn Wood, Steven Bailey, Lynn Burton and Roger Murray. The main points they made included: all members of the church leagues were residents of Layton; the church leagues provide recreation for many citizens who choose not to participate in city leagues; co-e- Continued on page 2 4 . |