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Show S-- lt nal I'.iorof iln Lrku City, 5- Utah 84101 Corp -1 School board hears suggestions from children to achieve in school. He said that there is a need for affirmative action in teachers in the hiring Mexican-Americadistrict. He said that by having a Mexican-Americateacher, the child of the same heritage will have an improved self image. Jordan board of education had an amiable meeting with a group of citizens from the district representing a group known as MASH, the Mexican-Americaand Spanish Heritage Society for Jordan. The group Mexican-America- n Mexican-- n American n n The group made no demands on the district, but did suggest several areas that they believe the district could improve their students. programs for Mexican-Americaassistant an Carlos Esqueda, professor of education administration at the University of Utah and a Jordan district patron, told the Jordan board that there are at present no doctors or attorneys in the state that are of Mexican-Americaheritage. He suggested that the reason is that the cannot get the education that would lead him to these fields. He sited the high incidence of dropouts among s as an example. Mr Esqueda asked the board to support Mexican-Americaprograms that will heip Jordan school board president, Rodney the group that the board is Dahl, promised willing to work with them, and he suggested that the group work with the district administration to work out plans and programs. Dahl said that he appreciated the attitude of the group throughout the meeting. The Jordan board opened bids for a new elementary school in the West Riverton area at 12700 South 2700 West, Tuesday. Eleven contractors bid on the new school. It was one of the largest groups ever to bid on a Jordan district school. Winning the bidding was Layton Const. Co. with a bid of $1,347,500. The contractor n n Mexican-- American Mexican-American- n said that he would have the building completed within 300 days. The new elementary school will be constructed from the same plans that were used for the Oakdale school that opened this fall in the Union area. McDermott and Associates are the architects. The board also instructed the administration to proceed with the purchase of 40 acres of land at 11000 South 1000 East as a possible site for a future high school. The district will purchase land from Ace Avery Realty Co. for $234,000. The board also instructed the administration to begin looking for a site in the northeast quadrant of the district as a potential elementary school site. The administration said that they will probably need a new school in that area for the 1975-7school year. Bruce McDermott was appointed the architect for that school. The board approved a bid from Wayne & Co., for construction of a walkway across Dry Creek. The walkway will cost $10,970. Burton will run for the Mldvale City Industrial promotion brochure are, from left, Mayor W. Dale Waters, and A. M. Ross. The materials are being sent to Mazuran, Joseph commercial and industrial developers. prospective Looking over ' m- m. f - ; In the middle of Utah's growth Mid vale brochure being distributed "Midvale: in the Middle of Utah's Growth" is the theme of a new promotional brochure that has been developed to encourage new business and industry to locate here. The brochure is a sixteen-pag- e booklet that depicts all aspects of life in the community. The booklet deals with the history of Midvale, the people of the city, the city itself, recreation in the city, industry and the future of the community. Such a brochure has long been talked about by various groups in the city, but until recently no one has been able to do anything about it. With the leadership of Dale W. Waters, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Joseph Mazuran, and Councilman A. M. Ross, who is also president of the Chamber of Commerce, the promotional book is now a reality. Prospective businesses and industries full-col- Just things By Jim Landers The Jordan district annual financial report appears in this issue of the Sentinel, but it is not nearly as complete as it has been other years. On the final days of the last session of the state legislature, a bill was introduced that deprives the public of their right to know how their tax money is being spent. Senate Bill 228 struck from the law four sections that provide the public an accounting of their tax dollars. Taken out of the law were sections that required the school district to show the amount on hand at the date of the last report, the amount of the sinking fund and how invested, and money paid out and for what paid and an alphabetical list of the total amount paid to any person, firm or corporation when the amount is in excess of $25, except the names of individuals receiving salaries shall be deleted when the district salary schedule is published in full. All that remains for the district to publish according to the law is the district salary schedules and the number, date, and amount of every bond issued and redeemed under authority and the amount received and paid. Jordan school district chose to follow the law to the letter, and all that remains of the annual report is the salary schedules and the bond information. Granite district and San Juan districts chose to publish their entire reports again this year to give taxpayers in the district the opportunity to find out where their tax dollars are being spent. If the law can be changed it should be. But when it is changed it should also require that not only school districts be required to publish expenditures, but all local governments should be required to give the taxpayer the right to know where and how his tax dollar is being spent. The master plan the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park in South Jordan was fine as far as it went. The inclusion of facilities that could be used for the county fair is a good idea. The site for the fair in Murray Park is becoming outmoded and the city of Murray has plans of its own for utilising the space now occupied by the fair. But why not carry the plans one step farther and get the state to cooperate in the const met inn of a new state fairground at the .South Jordan site? Some of the old build. r at the state fairground now should probably be condemned, and the state will undoubtedly for a new site or have toeither ftart rebuild at the present one. The Wavrt'i F ront (levelling arapjdly a it ,the South Jordan ite will probably he a rloe to the renter of population at the present site of the state fair. that are interested in new locations for their operations not only receive the colorful brochure but they receive a 12x16 inch map of the city along with three sheets of facts about the community. The fact sheets that prospects receive contain information about the labor market that is available, government services, taxation, educational facilities, commercial services, industrial and employment characteristics, economic data, utilities that are available, transportation services, and recreational facilities. Waters says that his office receives at least three inquiries a week from prospective industries that are searching for a site to locate their operations, but until now he has been able only to supply them with the sketchiest of facts about the town. The package of promotion information was prepared for the city by Harris and Love Advertising Agency. g; Mazuran says no . . . Will not run Midvale Mayor Joseph Mazuran this week said that he will not be a this year. candidate for Mazuran has recently accepted a position as security supervisor for x Salt Lake County, and he feels that with the added responsibilities of his S job that he could not do justice to the position of mayor and to his current job. Besides having served for the past four years as mayor of Midvale, Mazuran has served on the city council for eight years and was chief of police for eight years. Mazuran said that he hopes that whoever becomes mayor this year jj will continue to fight the battle to : stop metropolitan government in the county. Board reactivated by West Jordan wl TV y - 'i Mayor of West Jordan m mi i Jl I mf 5KT ... Jordan Valley Sentinel Continuing Publish.., .1 The Midvale Sentinel W. (Vn.el M.. Nail l.aki- C.IMU. at Mldxalr. I lah. Nubxripunn rail- J per 12'. I'.h ar. bv MWyulc ... Vl.lm.-I- . I,, V, ,m,l Has. I"1'1 ... . , ju.ua.. Thursday, September Volume 40 Number 36 Problems? m . Junius H. Burton, 1665 West 7700 South, West Jordan, announced this week that he will be a candidate for mayor of West Jordan this year. Mr Burton is a long time West Jordan resident and businessman and civic leader. Also announcing their intentions to run for the West Jordan city councir are Gaylene W. Brown, 6681 South 3200 West West Jordan, and Glen Moosman, 8435 South 2200 West, West Jordan. 1973 report cites crime figures for valley cities LEPA bill Land-us- e has some Problems of the land-usplanning program which has been proposed for Utah were discussed Monday evening at Midvale Kiwanis Club by Dee Sharp, research Council analyst, Utah Representatives staff. Sharp said the la: 'a use bill, which was defeated in four different variations in the 1973 legislature, proved to be one of the hottest issues to hit the legislature in some time, and predicted that it will affect the state whether a bill is passed or not. Sharp said that some of the problems in the land-us- e category which a law should correct include trashy-typ- e developments, pollution of watersheds, pollution from resort developments, and most serious of all, whether the state or local governments will control the administration of the law, issue permits, set policies, and do the planning. The speaker indicated that there should be general state guidelines, with most of the control at local levels, though the state should have power to mediate problems which arise between counties and cities. e Change in Sandy city ordinance soon ready Attorneys Nolan Olsen and Martin Pezley discussed the proposed plumbing ordinance changes with members of the Sandy city council at their regular meeting Wednesday .evening. The attorneys will work on the electrical ordinance change before the two ordinance changes will be passed by the council. The matter was taken under advisement. Charles Horman, spokesman for the area, where exclusive homes are being built, presented a plan for numbering of the streets in that particular area. At Mayor Frank Mumford's suggestion, Mr Horman will meet with the postmaster, fire chief, police chief, city manager, attorney, Continued on page 12 d At the Midvale City Council meeting last week Chief of Police Louis Smith presented a report of a survey by the Region 7 Law Enforcement Planning Agency that compared Part I crime in Salt Lake County during two six month periods, January to July 1972 and January to July 1973. Part I crimes are homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny over $50, and auto theft. During the period surveyed, Midvale and Salt Lake City were the only law enforcement agencies to show a decrease in crime. Midvale had a decrease of 8.3 during the period, and Salt Lake City had a decrease of 6.7. The survey revealed that during the two periods that the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Dept. had an increase of South Salt Lake Police Dept. had an 3.5, increase of 53.6, Murray Police Dept. had h an increase ot 29.8, Sandy Police Dept. had an increase of 76.8, West Jordan and Police Dept. had an increase of the University of Utah Police Dept. had an increase of 49.9. Tabulated figures from LEPA follow: 52, MIDVALE POLICE DEPARTMENT 1. Criminal Homicide 2. Forcible Rape 3. Robbery 4. Aggravated Assault 5. Burglary 6. Larceny over $50 7. Auto Theft TOTAL PART I . 0 1 4 2 19 39 49 114 Sewer district working to find funds to begin work Woodrow S. Mickelsen, manager of Salt Lake County Sewer District No. 1, said this week that the district is making every effort to find a way to begin construction of the sewer system in the southern part of the county. The district opened bids in August for construction of the sewer line, but the bids were all so far over the engineer's estimates for the project that the district could not award them. The district has $8.5 million available for the sewer construction, but the bids totaled over $10 million. Mr Mickelsen said that the district officials are meeting daily with various government agencies to try to raise more money or have some of the work done by another agency. As an example, he said that the district is trying to get Salt Lake County and the state highway department to perform some of the road work in areas that the district would have to tear up roads to put in the system. He said that the district is also going over their plans to see if some areas of the sewer system can either be curtailed or delayed. Inflation is the primary reason for the bids coming in so far over the engineer's estimates. Mickelsen said that ten years ago the entire project could have been completed for $2.9 million. Connection fees that were paid a year ago cost $350. Now the same connection fee is $450. Mickelsen said that the money is all bearing interest. The Jordan River Parkway plans have caused the district to add an additional $1.1 million to their project. $1,748.43. "Aetolodes', o group of seventh grode students who attend Union Jr. High, von second ploce in the intermediate division ol the State Talent Find, sponsored by the Utoh Form The 95 WEST JORDAN POLICE DEPARTMENT 1. Criminal Homicide 0 0 2. Forcible Rape 1 0 Continued on page 12 The new members of the Board of Adjustments were installed by acclamation at West Jordan's Sept. 18 city council meeting. They were informed that it would be the responsibility of the board to rule on cases where requests are made for businesses in the wrong zone, and on mobile' home placements. Mayor Bruce Egbert stated that one of the main reasons for reactivating the board was the number of requests being received. The council no longer has time to investigate each request, the board was assured that the council will not be able to reverse their decisions. It was decided that the committee would appoint its own chairman at the first meeting. The council will meet w ith the new board after a chairman is chosen so board members can be brought up to date on present conditions. Out standing invoices were presented and approved by the council for payment as follows: administration. $3,644.69; parks and cemetery. $1.02.70; streets, $1,089 25; water. $30,105.0H; sewer and sanitation, The Salt Ike County Sewerage Agreement was disrued. The council was told that their installation project are being stalk d by Urk of funds, and the fact that the loweM bid rame in 254 over the estimate. A motion to enter into an agreement with the Salt Lake County Seweratre Improvement District No. 1 to provide for ewage removal from Glenmore F"tateon a temporary havi was approved t ,vf eounril. Continued on page 12 0 0 2 8 30 44 11 Bureau. From left, the boy ore Bryan Cory Fith, and Jame Schoenfeld. B fitly, Korl Becfctteed, 0 |