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Show Commission Candidates Ponder : ,.i Brand and Wendell candidates for the two : Vis County Commis-: Commis-: L both agree that in-: in-: -. most be encouraged in . i'County. 3E TWO-year position : js left vacant by Stan : ,; who did not seek re- t Brand said, if elected to : amission, he would en-' en-' 'ige light industry . ar to the Kenway En- raring Company in Boun-He Boun-He would discourage .brsand oil refineries in ifort to protect the en- -.-nent. I ZAUGG believes in free enterprise system Aould encourage all in-n in-n on a freedom of choice s." He says that many ;5 of regulatory oryxes or-yxes are discriminatory, -e cited as an example -e occupation businesses eh "suffer from regula-7 regula-7 discrimination." - SOU! candidates said their experience would be valuable in the commission post. Mr. Zaugg is an LDS Church building inspector. He has worked in the construction business for 30 years as a sub-contractor, a general contractor and superintendent superinten-dent of heavy construction. He said his experience would make him a natural to oversee planning and zoning and highway construction responsibilities in the county commission. MR. BRAND, an engineering engineer-ing graduate of the U of U, is also a Master Electrician and a journeyman welder. Now president of Brand Electric, he was formerly president of Devcon Industries Inc. and was employed by Univac. As chairman of the planning plan-ning commission for Fruit Heights, he said his planning and engineering experience could have avoided problems of hillside drainage caused by an inadequate storm drainage plan. MR. BRAND approves of a hillside building moritorium until studies are in. He sug- gests, if building on the hillside hill-side continues, larger building build-ing lots and less concrete may alleviate the water runoff problem. Mr. Zaugg is in his second term as Clearfield City Planning Plan-ning Commission member. HE QUESTIONS whether the services of the Davis County Planning Commission would be expanded to help planners in the incorporated cities. He questions the funding fund-ing strings which he feels are attached to the government grant which provides this service. Mr. Brand said his first priority as a commissioner would be to keep Davis money in Davis County. HE SUGGESTS that an alliance of businessmen in the area "would provide a skeleton skele-ton to inform citizens of the loss of salestax to the county when Davis residents spend money in Salt Lake and Og-den." Og-den." He hopes this organization of businessmen - who would meet together often- could reverse the tide and bring big stores to Davis County. Mr. Brand proposed that this group work in concert with the county commissioners. MR. ZAUGG says his first priority as a commissioner is "less big government and more free enterprise." He said, "I will do what I can as a commissioner to stop big government right here." He would like to have a hand in the administration of the planning and zoning commission, com-mission, the sheriff's office, the highway department and the board of health. MR. BRAND says that encouraging en-couraging a favorite climate for the expansion of commercial commer-cial business and light industry in-dustry will increase the tax base in Davis County. Expanding the tax base will relieve rising property taxes, he says, since expanding industries in-dustries will pay taxes and relieve the personal tax burdens bur-dens of citizens. MR. ZAUGG agreed that taxation is needed, but "we should not just spend tax dollars because we have them." He called for an end of tax rebates. He said, "People want lower taxes in Davis County, but property was reassessed this year. Now they are paying pay-ing higher property taxes. MR. BRANDT said, "I can't appreciate the rationale against the use of federal funds. If we don't use the funds, services will have to be eliminated or we'll have to raise taxes in other areas." Cutting federal funds would necessitate "a tremendous increase in Davis County." Mr. Zaugg said supply and demand will dictate what the county should do about allowing allow-ing more gravel pits. Eliminating new pits would affect all citizens who wish to build. Regulation might curtail cur-tail necessary construction. MR. ZAUGG said "I can't say we won't aljpw more pits-The pits-The cost to taxpayers would determine the restoration of abandoned pit sites. You and I will pick up the tab." Mr. Brand said, "I would be reluctant to open more pits. The county must be careful where pits are allowed." He feels some pits have been opened without the public being aware since some pit locations would necessitate a zoning change. MR. BRAND feels citizens aren't aware of what happens in Davis County Commission meetings. He called for the publishing of county commission activities activi-ties irwDavis County newspapers-- including items on the agenda and a report on how commissioners vote. HE SUGGESTS holding critical commission meetings in the evening to allow citizens ci-tizens to participate. |