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Show mm Uulslili By ROSELYN KIRK FARMINGTON - Davis County environmental health director and the county plan- ning director advised the Davis County Commission to pass an ordinance governing septic tanks and waste water disposal, but the county commission said they will hold another meeting, allowing opponents to the ordinance another chance to be heard. COMMISSIONERS C. E. Moss and Glen Flint said that meeting, scheduled for July will also allow time for Commissioner Wen20 at 10 a m dell Zaugg to return from a National Association of Counties in Atlanta, Ga. and vote on the decision Richard Harvey, environmental health director, urged the commissioner to approve the ordinance saying its passage would give leverage to applications for the federal funding of sewer systems presently being submitted by West Point and South Weber. He argued that the passage of the ordinance, which would require a four foot separation between waste water systems and the maximum anticipated ground water would show the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the county is solving problems. This might make federal money more available. JOSEPH Moore, county planning director advised against imposing a building moratorium as an alternative to the passage of the ordinance. If imposed, the moratorium would prohibit building in areas where the ground water table is high. Mr. Moore said a moratorium must be based on some problem legally requiring the commission to show they were working out the solution to that problem while imposing the moratorium. Commissioner Wendell Zaugg, who said earlier that he opposes the passage of the septic tank ordinance, had asked that the environmental and health department planners come up with other alternatives He had suggested, in addition to the building moratorium, the installation of a holding tank of sewage ACCORDING TO Mr Harvey, the holding tank concept would be an expensive option since a 5,000 tank would be filled in about two weeks, costing about $150 to be Commissioner pumped Zaugg also said enforcement of the present ordinance which calls for a one foot be would separation adequate But according to Mr Harvey, since the ground water table may fluctuate from six to eight feet in some areas, based on weather conditions and the time of the year, one foot separation does not allow enough leeway He argued that a health hazard is being created since human wastes are surfacing in areas where septic tanks are presently allowed in high groundwater areas. ITS LUDICROUS to sit back and watch it happen, he told county commissioners. In addition to health problems, esthetic planning and environmental problems are being compounded, he said. Commissioner Flint ques- tioned how the ordinance, if homes be built where a sewer system is presently available, or can be constructed and As paid for by developers. long as the septic tank door is open, theyll take it, he said Commissioner Moss said the county will eventually have to adopt the alternative. It's hard to go against the letommeiidatum of the planning commission, the county board of health and the Utah State Board of Health. "We are just postponing, he said ACCORDING to Mr, Harvey, preliminary engineering has been done in West Farmington, one of the critical areas, which is located in the Central Davis Sewer District. He said some pumping would be required m the area, but since ground is worth $15,000 an acre, developers could pay the cost of the sewer system Although areas of high ground water are also located in Woods Cross, west of West Bountiful and in and west of Centerville, most of those areas are already sewered, Mr. Harvey said. In addition to West Farmington, the areas of the greatest concern are west of West Point in the Hooper area. RON LAYTON, a county health inspector, said that a survey made by the Soil Conservation Service in Oct. 1965 showed that 29 percent of the land in the county is unsuitable for installation of septic tanks. SM Term Social KAYSVILLE OVERPASS SsfvIgo Contracts j By ROSELYN KIRK FARMINGTON - The signing of two short term contracts for social service programs funded through Title 20 of the Social Security Act will allow Davis County Commissioners to evaluate the programs prior to making changes in the present funding THE COMMISSION signed a six month contract with Attorneys Scott Holt and Val Roberts to continue to provide civil services to low income people for a six month period, extending a contract that ha1 been in effect in the county for the last two years. The yearly contract allocates $28,000 for that service. Earlier the commission had considered a proposal by Utah Legal Services to establish an office in the county where they would contribute $25,000 in federal funds to the cost of making legal services available through that office. COUNTY Commissioners decided against that option for the present, saying they will continue the present local program where attorneys Holt and Roberts are funded through Title 20 funds with a $6,000 contribution from the county. Richard Nelson, social services coordinator, said the $25,000 available through the Legal Services organization will be available to Davis County residents only if they contract for them through the Salt Lake City and Ogden offices which have been established by Legal Services. IN SIGNING the contract, Davis County Commissioners said they would ask for a Heavy beams are in and concrete slabs to form the Kay sv die 200 North overpass are being installed by trews of the Utah Dopait-men- t of Transportation. traffic is bring routed over the northbound lane of overpass while southbound lane is being constructed, Utah DOT officials said entire overpass should be completed by late fall. Two-wa- y Gouniv review later to determine whether the contract with the local attorneys should be renewed or terminated at the end of the six month period. In another contract matter, the commission signed a one month trial contract with both United Way and SOCIO while studying whether those agencies are providing a duplicate program. Earlier Mr. Nelson has presented the commission with three alternatives in an attempt to solve the contention that SOCIO, an Hispanic organization, and Information and Referral (I&R) are providing duplicate services for Hispanic people. THE THIRD alternative, preferred by United Way, the agency which partially funds the I&R Service, is that I&R take all calls for service and subcontract with SOCIO to provide Outreach help for Hispanic peoples. By ROSELYN KIRK - FARMINGTON Davis County Commissioners will meet Friday with Personnel Director Earl King and County Clerk Rodney Walker to reach a decision on whether county employees will get an anniversary raise. COMMISSIONER C. E. Moss said that meeting will be held to determine whether the commission should increase the mill levy to accommodate that raise, along with other necessary expenditures. According tp Mr Walker, the county will have to increase the mill levy 1.39 mills even if they dont call for an increase for county employees. That levy will increase to 82 mills if the 3 6 1 Commissioners said that the one month contract will give them a chance to review the services provided by each organization The contract with I&R, if finally approved on a year basts is $26,000 while SOCIO was projected to receive $3,222 in funding from Title 20 on a yearly basts COMMISSIONERS ALSO signed four other contracts with agencies to provide services to Davis County residents through Title 20 Mr. Nelson said tracts for Community Mental Health Services at $40,000, Community Action Progam (CAP) at $6,032, Family Service at $1,000, Council of Aging for $27,499 and Youth Counseling Services for $1,800 were also funds con- Con-selm- g approved. percent anniversary raise that has been discussed over the past six months is approved, he said. J William Lawrence brought up the Sheriff matter, questioning whether in the Sheriffs department would receive the increase. Those employees are already one step behind in the compensation plan. Some have not received an anniversary raise since July of 1976, employees he said. SHERIFF Lawrence questioned whether the pay increase, which he said was to be effective in July would be adopted. Weve gone along since January and tried to be he said. Commispatient, sioner Glen Flint said the county had never promised employees that they would get an anniversary increase since they were allowed a seven percent cost of living increase in January Sheriff Lawrence said that County Clerk Rodney Walker had received a 22 percent increase and commissioners had voted themselves a 26 percent increase Why then would other county employees not receive the increase, he said. ACCORDING TO County Clerk Rodney Walker, Were not going to make it finan- cially without an increase The general fund is hurting." Sheriff Lawrence quest- $400,000 had been pulled out of the general fund, to finance the courthouse construction, saying that if the money had been left in the ioned why general fund, the need to increase the mill levy would have been eliminated Com- missioner Flint said the money in question had been saved for several years from revenue sharing sources. The county had passed a resolution earlier to place the revenue sharing funds in the general budget and not fund the courthouse construction with revenue sharing money since they feared too many federal guidelines would be attached to the expenditure of the funds SHERIFF questioned merit system was effective, raises would our retroactive go into effect. Commissioners said merit system was not yet in effect. Two members of the merit board have accepted their appointment, but a third is out of the state and has not yet been officially named. The final draft of the merit system is now being considered by the County Attorney, Milton J Hess, but the plan is close to final adoption, Commissioner Moss said COMMISSIONERS said that even if the men! system that the pay is adopted increase may not be forthcoming According to Mr One thing is Walker, lacking Where do you get the revenue to keep up with the Earlier Mr. cost of hung? Walker said that some revenues from stale departments were slow in arriving and the county sales tax had LAYTON - A joint public hearing between Clearfield affect would passed, who have homeowners already built on septic tanks According to Mr. Moore, those homes would remain as they are and would be allowed use. as a and Layton to determine annexation policies between the two neighboring communities was suggested by the Layton City Council at its last city council meeting. Dr. ACCORDING to Richard Johns, the only real alternative is to require that Shields suggested that an effort be made to arrange a joint public hearing so that city officials and residents LAYTON MAYOR Lewis G their opinions about boundaries of proposed could air property that lies between the two communities. Layton officials said they would prefer annexation as far north as Gordon Avenue BUT MAYOR Shields said Clearfield officials have expressed a desire to annex as far south on the west side of the city (Layton) as West Gentile. "Even if we reach no final decision regarding the proposed boundary policies, a public hearing would give both cities a chance to get the feeling of the people, said Mayor Shields. - IN OTHER city council tion - The ac- council unanimously an ordinance amendment that will permit private professional offices approved and public offices in a Commercial-1 zone. This would be in addition to buildings If plan were blinked again, it will destroy our longevity pay plan MR. WALKER told com- missioners that sheriffs deputies had received the same number of dollars as other county emplyees, but their payment schedule was not changed during one pay period. In other business, the county signed a contract which will allow $227,000 in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) money to fund the summer work experience program under community action 78-7- 9 SOUTH WEBER This community of 1,300 residents has adopted a city budget for of $86,508, a fiscal year 1978-7slight increase over last year However, he said, "South Weber is hoping to receive a federal grant to acquire land in the northwest part of the t ity for a posse grounds " CITY COUNCILMAN Vergil Glisman said there will be no of the BREAKDOWN budget shows $20,159 for taxes $2,500 for municipal court, $14,950 for culture, parks and recreation, $3,400 for general 9 why a pay 1 anticipated tax increase He noted that most of the budget money comes from property already permitted A general administration, in the APPROVED THE hiring of a full-tim- e secretary to work primarily with City Attorney Bruce Barton The city attorney said he did not feel it was right for him to have to seek out a secretary from another office to do his legal secretarial work The council agreed, however, that the secretary would also be available to help in other city offices when not occupied with the Antelope Island The commission approved the zoning also of 100 of properly at 400 East 1800 South in the Val Verda acres area to be rezoned from l to A Richard W. Glade and Wilford W. Cannon will build two houses in that area No neighbors appeared at the hearing to protest that zoning change Commissioner Flint said the county could not provide road services to the area since the roads will be located on private property Mr. Cannon said as property owners they will build their own road and produce their own electric power F-- 1 buildings, government $11,500 for history and miscellaneous expenses, and $600 lot health and welfare Glisman Councilman explained, himever, that the history budget is to help pay expenses for compiling a history of the city He said a group is doing the research withoui pay but the citv is paying costs like printing, etc Lawton commercial zone. THEY ALSO signed a fire agreement proposed by David Dalrymple, representing the Stale of Utah, Forestry Fire Division which Control spelled out the requirements for the county, the state and Bountiful Jeep posse to assist in the event of a fne at Budget Lawrence also increase for the 50 employees of the sheriffs department hadn't yet been acted on since merit system was to have We become effective July were instructed that when the - Sheriff Lawrence said revenues in the sheriff's department are up $21,000, but a total of $58,000 in salaries in the department had been denied due to the change in the county So. Weller Joint Pulse Bearing Fop By GARY R. BLODGETT not been as high as projected attorney's office Heard complaints from the council about the July 4th fire works celebration Some council members said they thought the fireworks display in general was not up to par - with previous so criticized years. They althe fact that spectators were throwing small fireworks into the crowd during the display, distracting the spectators and creating a hazard. - THE COUNCIL approved adoption of the 1978 building and electrical code but without the proposed energy conservation section City Inspector Ladd Scof field told the council that work is still being done on this section of the code and that it (section) can be approved later - The council set Aug 10 as the summer social for all city employees. HE ALSO noted that the health and welfare budget will be used primarily to aid senior citizens in the community grb $600 THE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 "B ' North Main St , Layton Phone 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. John S la hie, Jr.. Publisher Second Clast Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION S4.50 per year Out of State Subscription 15.50 Overseas Subscription SI 5.00 (Payable In Advance) |