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Show UTAH M ' ; ! j j i . Rejection of a project proposwas confirmed the City The commission unanimously upheld a City Planning Commission decision denying a County Housing Authority application for a complex on the northwest corner of 3800 So. 2200 West. In his motion rejecting the re- quest, Commissioner Jerry Wagstaff said the city and the Housing Authority must sign an agreement clarifying that federally subsidized low income housing is needed here before such a project can be approved. Then we can (consider it), but not until, said Wagstaff, who noted earlier that 30 percent of the Housing Authoritys low income units are located in West Valley although the city has only 15 percent of the countys population. An attorney for the property owners said the commission action was inconsistent with zoning laws and labeled Wagstaffs call for a written agreement a mere justification to deny the proposal. Theyre (city officials) reasons for denial change every time, said attorney Roger Christensen. He said West Valley had a copy of an agreement from the Housing Authority but had not signed it. He had argued the commission should only determine whether the proposed project complied with the 't - S.. I, HODGEPODGE . . Don . Bowden argues that West Valley City was filled with clusters of low income housing. propertys existing zoning We submit we have. Candidates Number 30 (R-M- ). Its simply WEST VALLEY. With a week remaining to number of candidates Council seats has climbed - Mayor. less than file, the Renee Mackay, Henry Oren Simmons; at large: Larry Bunkall, George Floor, Gertrude Paul, Constance Tovey; District 1: Steven Harrison, -- because of their economic status. Christensen also pointed out that zoning on the property allows a duplex subdivision with up to 24 units per acre as a permitted use not requiring Planning Commission approval. The proposal called for 5.2 units per acre. This development is nicer than what could be put there. It doesnt make sense not to cooperate and work with the property owners for a more desirable scheme, the attorney said. Mayor Henry (Hank) Price noted, however, that as a government housing complex, the proposed development would be tax exempt and that West Valley needs to maintain and build its tax base. He called for a study of low income housing needs in the city and the impact of that housing on West Valleys tax base. - District 4: Claude Jones, John L. Mitchell, John R. Parker, Lloyd Sedillo, David Timmerman. Concerns COG South, - It is an- - reapportioned in 1972. State law also says that a board of education shall consist of five members and there does not seem to be a loophole whereby board members who might be displaced by the reapportionment could finish out their terms. Three board members - Patricia Sandstrom in Precinct 2, Bruce Anderson in Precinct 3 and Joyce Higashi in Precinct - all will have r served only tw'o years of their terms. Since all three reside east of State Street, it would appear that any logical reapportionment would eliminate one of those seats. Indeed, the proposal most likely to meet County Commission approval (the law charges that body with the final action) would involve representation by one member . 1 -- four-yea- 48 Pages Bennion the Kearns-Wes- t area where considerable growth potential exists; one from the Granger area which has grown considerably over the past six years and one from theX from Magna-Hunter-We- Granger-Re- d wood-Taylorsvill- Bennion areas. That would leave twro board members east of State Street, most likely representing the areas above and below Highland Drive. The boundaries for the precincts must follow voting district lines, which do not necessarily coincide with school boundary lines. According to census figures, each precinct must allow for representation within two percent of 52,185 residents. At first, the west valley precincts are expected to be smaller than those on the east side, but once the economy recovers, they are expected to quickly overcome that. When the elections are held in 1982, the terms will be staggered, with some elected to initial terms to allow for future balance. If the State Legislature were to draft legislation that would permit board members to serve out their unexpired terms, it could create an board for a period, with the west side of the district being outnumbered Many perceive the issues facing t oriented. boards to be is administration Currently the to Mrs. an answer seeking Higashis question concerning the possibility of the county establishing temporary precinct boundaries that would permit the three east side members to serve out their terms, with permanent boundaries to be established in two-ye- two-ye- east-wes- UTAH USPS ar 5-- 6S6 380 EKtrrrnw&rT t Newspaper Published weekly at 155 E 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 04107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 14119 Subscrip tion rate S12 50 per year POSTMASTER Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7187, Salt Lake City, UT 04107. Thursday, September 10, 1981 Volume 27, Number All 35 departments 262 6682 1984. Third Annual Cooking School Value Of Many Prizes Tops 5,000 County Commissioner Bart Barker reviewed the emergency phone system overload that was created by a fire in Echo Canyon Aug. 9. High winds that day, which spread the smoke over the Salt homemakers Kearns high on Thursday, Sept. 17. The affair, sponsored by the Green Sheet, will begin at 7 30 p m. in the Kearns high auditorium Last years school filled the auditorium to its capacity of more than 2,000. A separate section of todays Green Sheet details cooking school activities and shares recipes from area residents. Top prizes to be given away dur-in- ficials are month that will prevent future overloads of the 911 emergency phone system after hearing a report on such an incident here Friday. area, caused people throughout the valley to report fires that did not exist, at least here in the valley. I Barker himself admitted, thought my neighbors home was burning down, although he didnt say whether this prompted his use of the emergency line. If there had been a medical emergency, Barker said, those people on the line would have been cutoff. According to Edna Kopp, a 911 ! Whit, oldar system-monito- when she used an ad in Utahs most r, fires were reported in Emigration Canyon, Sugar House, West Valley and South Salt Lake as a result of the smoke. Repetitious calls on other small fires that had already been reported, she said, contributed to the overload of the system. Salt Lake Mayor Ted Wilson also suggested that the phone company be contacted to request extra trunk service. widely circulated weekly to a sell fridge. wind-blow- n I sold it to the fourth caller, the Kearns lady will tell you. And I had several other calls. Im pleased with Green Sheet want ads. to place your ad. Dial Save $1 by paying before it runs. Youll get results! 2 here's a point were discussing the other day the various threats We faces. It was whats With all the controversy about the MX proposal, its not surprising the threat nuclear war of was high on the list. After if the all, borders of our become the nations first line of. defense, well be the first to know when the Russians decide to fire Nukes in our direction. Not far behind in fear factor was another nuclear Item -power generating plants operated by nuclear energy. Its astoun- - valuable cooking tips to who are on hand at : Lake rs type, runs wall. . PARK. stand election. Ordinarily, only twro of the five seats, those held by Miriam Farnsworth in Precinct 4 and Richard Andrus in Precinct 5, would be involved in the election process. However, 1982 is the year when state law reapportionment is required to insure equal representation Currently Andrus and Mrs. Farnsworth represent more property owners and taxpayers than do the other three board members collectively. Reapportionment, based on the recent census, is required at least every 10 years to correct such imbalance. Granite district was last KEARNS. The . third annual Green Sheet Cooking School will offer a host of prizes as well as Can you sell a used refrigerator with a Green Sheet classified ad? Of course! Ask Leora Tew, 5373 Charlotte Ave., what happened , . Reapportionment Analysis GRANITE Local government ofseeking a solution this ALTA. positions (plus 32 alternates) have been filled. The job pays $30 per day, she added. With the addition of the new canindidates, the list of cludes: v Diane Anderson, 3988 So. 1460 West, noted that the social worker assigned to Granger elementary would have difficulty keeping up THE VOICE OF WEST VALLEY CITY Phone Overload 96 state school. eight-memb- Susan -- fice, 2102 W. 2300 South. Mrs. Kaumans also is looking for election judges. About half of the fascinating to hear frightening people. arguments, contending low income housing would attract young families which would contribute to problems of overcrowding at the with enrollment increases. Attorney Christensen did not rule out the possibility the property owners would contest the commission decision in court. Court may be the only place that addresses the real issue, he said, the real issue being the compliance of the housing plan with existing zoning. Winder; run-of- mankind Bawdens W&tTkffl ey at-lar- newspapers 2221 W. 3800 said that ticipated in the fall of 1982 that all five members of the Granite Board of Education will be required to a master plan be developed for the area between 3500 and 4100 South before more high density housing is approved. He charged that county officials Stowers; - District 3: Orson Anderson, Jay Bowen, Quentin (Pete) Kaumans. At this time, three district and both races have at least four candidates. Three persons are running for the mayors position and the same number face a f for the District 3 primary council seat, she added. Applications for absentee ballots for the primary election are now available from the recorder. She noted that persons wishing to register for the election may do so at the County Election Division of- : 111 Balance Is District Goal suggested Phyllis Gerald Powers, ffee, said City Recorder Kathy REFRIGERATOR. In property and an adjacent parcel. Don Bawden, Bawden federal budget cuts would increase the lack of maintenance on new low income projects. An engineer working for the Housing Authority said after the meeting the duplexes would have been built of materials less conducive to deterioration. The commission decision supported the views of area residents who protested against the Housing Authority plan. Earlier this year, they were equally opposed to a proposal by U. S. Homes to construct a planned unit development on the Williams; Stoltenberg, District 2: Willard Harbrecht, Jackson, Janice Markland, McA- Prospective candidates have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to file for office, Fourth Caller Buys dilapidate, The PTA president at Granger elementary backed - Legia Johnson, Hazel - office-seeke- Claiming that other Housing Authority projects were allowed to Three Sections (Hank) Price, Jerry Wagstaff; at large: Brent Anderson, Randy Bloomquist, Lobato, for City to 30. Four more candidates filed for office during the week (as of noon yesterday). The newest political hopefuls are: - Dale Lobato, 4845 W. 3100 at large; South, Eugene C. Smith Jr., 2597 W. at large; 3935 South, Richard Harmon McAffee, 3409 W. 4400 South, District 2; and Jay G. Jackson, 3244 W. 4400 South, District 2. to he charged, illegal, discriminate against people had allowed a hodgepodge of zoning without rhyme or reason to develop there. - Filing Deadline For Council Is Tuesday 262-668- N EAST 3RD SOUTH SALT LATE OITY, UT Thumbs Bowin' On Low Income Housing Plan WEST VALLEY. low income housing - ed for 2200 West here Thursday by G.E. ASS-CIATIl- Ii6t City Commission Upholds Denial li; F'.'.TUG g the evening include a microwave oven and a trash compactor, both manufactured by Whirlpool. The four sponsoring merchants combining efforts to award those prizes are McDougals Western Auto, Village TV, Papanikolas Furniture and Dougs TV and Appliance. Other large prizes will include a recliner chair from Brown Brothers Furniture, a twin bed mattress from Bradley Sleep Center, a vertical space heater, microwave cooking set, portable radio and shop fixture from Brin-toElectric. Dans Foods is contributing 20 bags of groceries and Valley Fair mall is offering four $25 gift certificates. Other prizes and the merchants making them available are: gown and peignoir set, Roberta Soren n son, fashion consultant for LeVoys; Silverstone cookware, Allied Development; oil change, wash, electronic engine analysis, House of Compacts; hot air corn popper, Sunbeam Corp.; seat covers, oil change, Great Basin CMC; dutch oven, coal shovel, Fireplace Den. Also, membership to Kearns pool and recreation facilities. Service Area No. One; mural, Wallpaper Warehouse; food products, Nalleys; wood splitting set, Als Auto Parts; $50 gift certificates, Country Furniture; truck mud flaps, Rick Warner Truckland; wall hanging, I logan Trading Post ; childrens tapes, Brite Music; gift certificates, Albertsons; steak dinner, Fox and Battle. Other prizes will be awarded through Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Rick Warner Ford, Dees, the Utah Beef Council, Butterfield Ford and Hogan Trading Post. The total value of the prize package exceeds $5,000, a spokesman for the Green Sheet advertising staff reported at midweek. Cheryl Rupp will offer a demonstration of microwave cooking, while Upton Ramsey, a TV personality, will handle conven- tional cooking. Gift bags will be given to the first 1,500 adults on the scene. Contents will vary. Display booths will be set up in the foyer of the school for viewing before and after the program. FOR KITCHEN . . . Demonstrating trash compactor to be given os prize at Green Sheet Cooking School are Tom Purdie (left) of Village TV and Rubin McDougal of McDougals Western Auto. by Jim Cornwell ding what horror stories travel about concerning the high risk of such installations. Stories unfortunately embellished by TV, films and Three Mile Island. Folks seem to ignore the unvarnished truth that more people have died in Ted Kennedys automobile than were killed at Three Mile Island. From there the list of scary things went on unabated. The Big C, organized crime, drugs and insane things people do to procure them. But the threat that wasn't mentioned by anyone else was terrorism. And in our book it deserves recognition. Because theres been so little of it in our country, were inclined to shrug off happenings like the railroad station explosion in Italy last summer that killed 83. Or the bdmb later in the year that killed or injured over 200 in Munich. After all, Italy and Germany are far away. And dont we live in a country where such things just cant happen? So we apparently believe. law-abidin- g There are knowledgeable Americans, however, who warn that our complacency could be shattered. The FBI, for example, is keeping a wary eye on eight groups which advocate and practice terrorism. Their aims differ, ranging from racist disputes to theories. What they have in common is that theyre willing - no, eager to destroy property or people in order to utilize the element of fear as a means of achieving their ends. Terrorism is defined by the chief counsel of the Senate sub- - committee investigating it as violent criminal activity designed to intimidate and induce fear for political purposes. If you dont think it works, consider the reaction when an unidentified voice warns that a bomb has been placed in a public building. Authorities and the occupants themselves may not believe its true but no one takes a chance that this crackpot hasnt really done what he says. Its probably even worse when theres no warning - just a sudden explosion that leaves dismembered structures and -- dead people. Whats it all about? Who devised the theory of achieving goals by violence? Probably no one can say. One-tim- e gangster A1 Capone, however, pointed out that kind words and a .45 get more done than kind words alone. And that whimsical theory is at least a second cousin to the Idea of blowing up the air terminal or taking hostages at the Olympic games. Theres a theory that Russia is behind most of the international terrorism occurring abroad. That theory continues that the Reds could - and might - foster similar activities in the United States if that was the only way they could achieve their aims. Why would Russia want to do such things? The theory its to undermine American influence abroad. says And at least in the Middle East been successful. The wild- thats eyed Iranians, for instance, blame American imperialists for everything from the Ayatollahs stomach cramps to the grasshopper plague. And bomb when a carefully-planneexplosion decimates a nation's ruling body, who gets the blame? d You know who does. From here in the safety of our still somewhat peaceful country, we dismiss all this as senseless, irrational violence. But theres no a similar denying that catastrophe in the United States would render Americans thunderstruck. And at a total loss for a realistic way to strike back. So terrorism, a real thing abroad, may become a frightening reality with which well have to cope right here in the secure confines of the United States. Were certainly not invulnerable. Evidently, though, several other fears have a priority in the minds of our fellow citizens. Terrorist activities are well down the list. If, in fact, theyre considered at all. Which translates to mean that when we Introduced that subject in the discussion, we were told, You worry about terrorists; Ill sweat out the MX, Afghanistan, the Middle East and Guatemala -not necessarily in that order. After all, there are more important things to worry about than crazy people across the ocean. ar v |