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Show A2HXI:T;N AH i KECU IT 3RD SOUTH UT LAKE CITY Hi 7 EAST Hospital Plan Given Boost Tlll - Council Denies Rezoning For Apartments WEST VALLEY. A multiple unit housing proposal was shot down here Thursday while Valley West to hospital was given the y proceed with plans for a new Commission decision was a good precedent, but that it was necessary on this occasion. Sharing that viewpoint were a number of Hunter residents who objected to the proposal on several grounds. Not subscribing to that line of thinking was Midwest vice president Bob Taylor. go-ahe- five-stor- facility. The City Council did so through rezoning decisions, denying Midwest Realtys request for R-- zoning on 5.2 acres at 2900 So. 6400 West and approving Valley Wests application for acres at 4200 W. R-- zoning Darlyne Aguilar, 3587 So. 6885 objected to the fact that Midwest had sought to rezone the property several times in recent years, each time seeking a change which would allow higher density housing. Times have changed drastically since his company bought the West, on 2.5 3500 South. By denying Midwests request, which called for a it apart116-un- ment complex, the council overturned the recommendation of the City Planning Commission, which endorsed the proposal by a vote. The council voted against the change. Councilman Pete Winder cast the dissenting vote. While the Planning Commission did support the proposal, several attached stipulations limiting the density of the project and putting adj acent property owners on notice that no more R-- zoning would be allowed in the area were cited as reasons for overturning the deci4-- 2 d 6-- 1 ( i land in 1978, Taylor responded, noting that his firm had foreseen developing homes with monthly payments of about $300. Now, that cost would be closer to $600 per month, he said. The different requests were attempts to find a better means of financing so people can afford (housing) units," Taylor remarked. If you cant adapt to changes (in the economy), you wont be in business long. Taylor stressed that impending growth dictated the need for more housing. West Valley, he said, should have 1,800 new units this year, a total which would not be approached because of the recession-induceconstruction slowdown. i VICTIMS . . . Riley Cannon said rezoning would unjustifiably make By - Sold First Day! overall acceleration required this year because of legislative 5; changes which pushed ahead the date for adopting a, final city budget. M Instead of June 30, the tradi- tional date for budget adoption,' the city must file its budget with the State Tax Commission more than t, two weeks earlier, on June 14. Also adding to the urgency is the I' requirement that city officials set the property tax mill levy that same day. Previously, local f; governments set the mill levy on the second Monday in August, City Attorney Ron Greenhalgh told the I City Council at its Tuesday study session. j j! ' t For practical reasons, City Manager John Newman said, the city should complete the process on June 10. That is a Thursday, the councils regular meeting day, he explained. budgetary process will be in West Valley for the new and Newman, and the se-- i for Financial Director Russ Sanderson. Both Newman and several coun- cil members, however, have ex-perience in budget preparation, either in prior government service or in the business sector. On Tuesday, Newman presented to councilmen a budget calendar which all agreed was tight. Because of time restrictions, weve left, a lot of regular steps out, the manager said. (The ir 1 Department expenditure re- quests which should be turned in today generally are considered wish lists departments ask for everything they would like to have, expecting to have certain requests eliminated or reduced during the review stage. Department heads also are re- quired to include written justifica- tion of requests and to stipulate in- - - ! ; I unrest which ! snow-blowe- to place your ad. Dial Save $1 by paying before it runs. 262-668- overpowering foreign pre- sence is one of the days object lessons. As is the plight of Afghanistan, fighting a 20th century war with 19th century weapons against the might of Russian Communism. Theres Iran, whose belligerent rebels overthrew what they felt was a dictatorial Shah and ex 2 City Planners - Board Eyes Limits On Preschools y 32 Pages allowed in home Study Group Secretary SO. SALT LAKE. The executive secretary of the Lake Valley City Study Committee clarified comments on Tuesday that he made concerning future effects of the incorporation proposal at a meeting of the County Council of Governments Friday. Dr. William S. Callaghan noted that although Lake Valley City would change the way existing cities will apply for Community Development funds, two things will happen anyway that will give the same result by ending the urban county status, whether the incorporation proposal passes or not. By midweek, the only persons who had filed with the County Election Clerk to run for posts in the proposed city were Bill Stay of Cottonwood Heights for mayor and Pat Casaday from Bennion as a councilman in District 3. Approval of Lake Valley City on May 11 would form about 200 mile square miles of unincorporated Salt Lake County 554-squa- re Commission. The commission meets at 9 a.m. in the upstairs conference room in City Hall, 2470 So. Redwood Road. City ordinances currently limit the number of children in preschools and day care centers in residential homes to six. That figure is being contested by Lavere Maxfield, who operates a facility at 3714 So. 4310 West, a planning staffer noted. In other matters, the commission will consider requests for conditional use permits for: A professional dental building - 2940 W. 3650 South (Jack - in - mini-shop- right-of-wa- y departments 262 6682 - into a first class city. The city would have 230,000 residents, 92.3 percent of the areas population, according to Callaghan. Callaghan was concerned that statements that he made to COG members were misinterpreted in an account of the meeting that appeared in a Salt Lake daily newspaper Saturday. He said the loss of the urban county status was irrelevant, because it was going to happen anyway. He said that if proposed annexations by South Salt Lake were to take place or if Taylorsville-Bennioincorporates, the unincorporated county area w ill drop below a required 200,000 population level and will cease to function as an entitlement agency. Smaller cities in the county have applied for Community Development funds with the county, which has acted as the entitlement agency to receive the funds, according to South Salt Lake Mayor Jim n Davis. Also, under the New Federalism plan, according to Callaghan, all cities apparently would have to occupation Rasmussen) ; A whirly ball commercial recreation center at 2781 W. 3500 South (Dallas Mulford) ; s on Boat storage and 1.5 acres at 4641 W. 3500 South (Errol Bevan). The board also will consider for reducing the Sunset Ave. (2900 So. Redwood Road) from 66 to 50 feet. All Urban County Loss Clarified preschools will be discussed today (Thursday) by the City Planning at Volume 28, Number 9 11, 1982 WEST VALLEY. An ordinance limiting the number of children 2560 West. COMMENT . . . County Commissioner Mika St wart shares his view on Lake Valley City at COG meeting. go through automatically state agencies for funding. Community Development funds, he said, would come in the form of state block grants. Callaghan also responded to a comment by County Commissioner Bart Barker, who indicated that signers of the incorporation petition told him they were purposefully secretive about their petition because they feared cities would start annexing area more rapidly, destroying the potential tax base for the proposed city. Callaghan contended that the petitioners werent secretive, but explained that they were in a hurry to get the petition completed before a bill in the State Legislature was passed that would have made incorporation more difficult. Community Development funds, he noted, are used for brick and mortar-typ- e projects for unimproved or poverty areas, where the median income is below a certain level. The majority of the funds have, he said, been allocated to Kearns and Magna, while few have been allocated to areas such as Millcreek or Cottonwood as a result of differing income levels. Callaghan also noted that if the Lake Valley City plan is passed, the 12 cities in the county will receive about $1 million in extra federal revenue sharing. Federal revenue sharing, he said, is allotted by population totals to states and populations of incorporated areas are counted twice. We calculate, he said, that the additional 230,000 people will bring about $1 million more to the 12 cities. The cities and county received a total of $16.24 million last year, according to Callaghan. The county received $8.7 million of that and the cities shared the- balance or $7.54 - million. On Wednesday - Legislators Considering Veto Action SALT LAKE. State lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill Wednesday to consider overriding gubernatorial vetoes of at least two bills. Both bills, one of which was submitted by a Green Sheet area representative and fellow Democrat of Gov. Scott Matheson, Rep. Duayne Johnson, Dist. 31, were approved in the legislative budget session which ended in early February. Lawmakers are expected to focus much of their attention on Mathesons veto of legislation giving the State Senate power to confirm gubernatorial appointment of State Supreme Court justices and judges on the district, circuit and juvenile court levels. Last year, Matheson vetoed a bill with similar intent. His position later was upheld by the Supreme Court. Legislators, however, altered the bills wording and now believe it is constitutional. Johnsons bill, also vetoed by Matheson constitutional on grounds, would require vehicles of suspected drunken drivers to be impounded for up to 30 days. Jim Cornwell " changed his rule for a religiously-inspire- leader-lackin- g, d chaos under which hapless people are trapped in a ministry of fear. There are South American countries which have attempted for decades to create a working democracy and, Instead, have been subjected to military dictatorships which have deprived citizens of even the most basic freedoms. And reside. readers potential neighborhoods. She will speak at noon. The citizens group, in cooperation with a group of city businessmen, is in the process of recommending an . alternate site for a halfway house which the state has proposed to build at 2350 So. It ought to say to each of us that what we have is far too precious to take lightly or for granted. The struggle of Poland to rid itself of an Every Thursday it reaches nearly 55,000 homes where more than 212,000 al Americans. -- valleys marketplace. Tri-Ar- grips Rral and costs inexpensive - in Utahs most widely circulated weekly newspapers. The Green Sheet is the mid- - WEST VALLEY. A leader of a citizens group which has been fighting the placement of a halfway house here will speak at the State Corrections Convention today (Thursday). Delores Roberts, a spokesman for the West Valley Citizens Assn., will address conventioners at the c Travelodge on the community view on placement of by 5 HP Atlox. good condition. Corrections Convention facilities r. SNOW THROWER Leader Of Citizens Group To Speak At much of the world should convey a serious message to Vi Id planned to run the ad two weeks - but it was sold on the first day it came out. Good ad Jerry Harbrecht, 5378 Avalon Dr., relating what happened when he used a Green Sheet classified to sell a The Murray man obviously found results quick - dividual department objectives. In addition, the financial director has asked that expenditures be projected for the next five years. Although none of the department heads contacted late Tuesday afternoon had completed their requests, several speculated the wish list total would approach $15 million, a figure sure to be whittled down before Newman submits a proposed budget to the City Council on April 29. This years budget Was set at $9.6 million. The budget for fiscal year 1983, which begins July 1, is likely to exceed $10 million, but by how much is uncertain. As one city official pointed out, accounting for inflation alone will add enough expenses to this years budget to top the $10 million mark. According to the budget calendar, Olsen will be submitting his revenue projections to Newman on Wednesday. The schedule gives the council two weeks to review the figures and make desirable changes before adopting a tentative budget on May 13. here's a point The Thursday, March area homeowners victims of economic pressures. WEST VALLEY. For the past couple of days, city department heads have been scrambling to complete budget requests for sub-- . mission today (Thursday) to the City Manager. The recent tempo reflects the f; - five-stor- Published weekly at 155 E 905 South, Salt Lake City, UT M107. Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City. UT 1411 Subscrip lion rate S1J 50 per year POSTMASTER Send address changes to West Valley View. Box 7117, Salt Lake City, UT M107 Budgetary Process Gains Steam Today ? -- 7-- 0 USPS 656 380 later said he didnt believe reversing a Planning ; non, 3251 So. 6400 West. Noting that he was a former County Sheriffs deputy, Cannon said, these kind every time the rent comes due take half the neighborhood with them. Taylor argued that the complex would attract young and older couples and that Midwest would manage the complex, thus assuring a tight screening process of potential residents. Opponents also said the proposal would have negative impacts on the areas overcrowded schools and on traffic conditions. The Valley West rezoning breezed through far more smoothly. The vote will enable hospital officials to proceed with designs for the proposed facility. Those plans still must receive Planning Commission approval. THE VOICE OF WEST VALLEY CITY UTAH decision. The councilman "Wish List Day" perpetrators of the crimes. They bring it with them, answered Mrs. Aguilar. She was supported by Riley Can- of people seem to pick up and move edOMfey It also was noted that the city currently is in the process of revising its master plan. Councilman Mike Embley, who made the motion against the request, said he felt the Planning Commission legally was not empowered to impose those conditions in the rezoning process. Since those demands were a key factor behind the commissions divided endorsement, Embley said he felt justified in overturning the , which the tims, not necessarily the Three Sections sion. t But statistics developer tried to use to support his position (such as the number of marriage licenses and divorces) were not accepted by the council. Nor were figures produced by Mrs. Aguilar showing that more crime was generated by residents of multiple unit complexes. Responding to Mrs. Aguilars statistics, Winder said they illustrated only that residents of multiple family dwellings are vic- there are Central American lands which stumble from one leader to the next as successive groups of armed guerillas eliminate their opposition at the point of a gun. power-hungr- y The list of countries where a citizen can proclaim he is free dwindles every year. Once one Is removed from that select few, it never returns. The freedom of thought and action which made it possible for rebel groups to gain power disappear when leadership shifts. Strapped by totalitarian policies, those who neglected their freedoms and consequently lost them never have a chance to regain them. Here in what is truly the last citadel of freedom, Americans for thought jostle control, disagree on course of government and complain mightily about minor financial encroachments on their living conditions. Not that our nation cannot be united in a effort - because it can. However only a fraction of our population remembers today the unity of purpose which gripped the United States four decades ago. Then, because we felt threatened by alien ideologies personified by Hitler, Tojo and Mussolini, we pulled together, knowing ours was a cause worth protecting. one-anoth- er shoulder-to-should- er Teddy Roosevelt put it this way years ago: The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight. It might be argued that its all right if Americans disagree on everything frorh peanut butter to the president. Perhaps there is no reason for concern as long as we can rise to the occasion when our way of life is threatened. But theres an undercurrent flowing through America that isnt in keeping with the credo upon which our land was founded. So many seem bent on getting theirs rather than contributing their skills, and talent to the common good. Theres a philosophy of life in those words attributed to John F. Kennedy, Ask not what your country can do for you - but ask what you can do for your country. What can Americans do for their country? Be patriotic and -- loyal? Be law-abidin- Contrib- ute their talents and worldly goods to volunteer programs benefitting those less fortunate? Yes, all those things. And be productive, adding to the nations goods rather than subtracting from them. Strive to find answers to personal problems for themselves rather than imploring, Why dont they do something? There is no they. Yet the term is broadly used to describe some group or individual, probably governmental, which Americans have somehow come to believe will protect them from lifes misfortunes. Its what some term the me generation. People so bent on fattening their own purse or feeding their own mouth that the common good is forgotten. The thundering words of the Bill of Rights seem consigned to oblivion, particularly those dealing with promoting the general wel fare and securing the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. It shouldn't be necessary for a foreign aggressor to threaten our way of life in order to provide us unity of purpose. On the contrary, the mere knowledge that we possess what only a handful of the worlds populace will ever know --- the freedoms of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness should inspire gratitude in us every day of our lives and we should dedicate ourselves, one and all, to doing all we - can to see that the American dream never vanishes. JFK, you may remember, also asserted Americans would pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend and oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty. Sometimes it seems he may not have been right. |