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Show Spit Hems of Icxg Midvale tpteededROw mini-bottl- The sport section of the Midvale Historical Society is asking for short sports They especially' for asking concerning statements champions, all-stat- request for city permission to allow a state e outlet in the Sandman Inn was tabled by members of the Midvale City council Tuesday night, pending a study of the matter by the city attorney and to determine how it fits in with city ordinances. to According city mini-bottl- e selections, or any other athletic outstanding Jordan alk Ssntmd achievements. Please call Lolly Ray, or Lyle Reading, as soon as 255-159- 255-017- possible. wants to athletes history The committee make all Midvale a part of the book. Voium.iMumb.rS PisfeM vmUj tt 125 W. Continuing Ths Midvale Sentinel St, Salt lata County, Center Utah by Midvalt Santintl, Inc. Stcond-clas- t war in Jordan School District Subscription rate SS Thursd,,. Januanr w. chief-of-polic- e administrator, mini-bottl- porta paid at Midvala, Utah. pr ffowoi) mini-bottle- s, Z .W: ill ""1 1 . ' JM r . V ' . ' III 4 5 , . r. ' v lllf: Ml " ''4- i rait , . J I ' The Draper City Planning Commission approved a 2,000 unit condominium development Jan. 11 on land included in a deannexation petition. The development goes before the Draper City Council for final approval this Thursday. If passed, it would be a conditional use rt. ofanA-2zon- e. According to Dale Gardiner, attorney for the petitioners seeking deannexation from Draper so they can join Bluffdale, he may seek a HMIIi lit Ml court order to stop the development until the deannexation question is on the A settled. hearing X deannexation is scheduled for April. Gardiner says a development on the land would affect the. deannexation petition. One of the criteria for deciding whether an - ' ' area should be allowed to deannex is iMt ' I urn the involvement of the city in that Vanco adds tar aiMrtn to West Jordan Kiddk School's nillioi minute Savcfth grader area. Draper's approval of a reading project Steve Rhuj, an eighth grader, and Jay Nelson, media director, look on. development that size could make it harder for the area to deannex. Also, it would deprive the other people living in the area of the right to decide how their area should be developed, he says. The development, proposed Birchwood Downs, would be located For most people, a million of all time they spend reading, both in on 775 acres between 15000 S. and anything is a large number, and the class and at home, on homework the county line and - outside to count and difficult to and any assignments Jordan River. The boundaries of the West students at for But time the of track picture. reading. They keep area included in the deannexation Jordan Middle School, a million they spend, their parents verify it, petition are 13800 S. to the county became a little more real this week. and the teachers total it. line and M5 and the Jordan River. "Make a the in is their It goal It includes approximately 2,100 Million for West Jordan" reading acres. The marathon reading project project. According to Wendall Roundy, was the idea of two teachers at the developer of the condominium school. Candace Vila and Scott Birchwood ' Downs is Beginning Jan. 15, students have project, a week to read a million minutes. Irwin, who both teach reading, designed for horse lovers. Plans wanted to encourage the students to include four outdoor arenas, one Fortunately, the job is a collective read more. If they are successful, indoor arena, a effort of the 1160 students, dividing e racetrack, into will a with students be rewarded 694 the project the day reading seven miles of bridle paths, special activity chosen by the professional jump areas, a vet approximately 14s . hours per student body officers. But more . clinic, a feed store, a tack shop, and student. important, they may be encouraged ' a blacksmith's shop. The shop area in a rewarding habit reading. Hie students are allowed to count will have an Old West style, r lF fAT .V -- 1 Taj fl Million Minutes time-consum- n Street alighment opens way for condominium Alignment of Green Way was approved Tuesday evening by the Sandy Council. the Although not meet did alignment with the approval of Cy Olabarri, owner of a portion of the property needed for the extension from 8600 S. to 8800 S. The vote for the roadway will open the way to a 53 unit condominium development proposed by Jerry Dunyon at approximately 8750 S. 750 E. Councilman John Winder, who made the motion to deny the extension of Green Way, changed his mind after discussion and tried to withdraw his motion, but it was ruled as improper procedure by Mayor Paul odd deanroexurjug area ; Councilman Phil Kemp asked for and received council approval to amend the city's water shut-of- f policy so as to end any turning on of water after 5 p.m. on the day it's shut off. Kemp said the problem stems from city personnel having to hold onto money for water payments and turn-ofees from residents until the city offices open the next day. sale. The suit filed by Sheldon R. Brewster's Citizen's Committee for the Protection of Property Rights had alleged that the district this year collected 130 percent the amount they collected last year. This is a violation of the 106 percent limitation, the suit said. The district could not possibly need 130 percent of the amount they collected the year before, also putting them in violation of the statute that limits their taxing power to the normal expenses, Dwight King, attorney for the taxpayers argued. However, Bushnell argued that the school district did not receive any excess of revenue. The increase in tax revenues simply increased the amount of money the district contributed to the uniform school fund and decreased the amount the state contributes. "The additional money raised by the district means that Jordan raises more of its share of the Weighted Pupil Unit, but still needs money from the state. It isn't creating excess funds," Bushnell said. deveOopDinieirutt 3 ing , one-mil- ". However, following the ruling Friday, Bushnell says he talked with the underwriters' vice and president attorneys. They said the ruling substantially affects the situation and while they have not yet made a final decision, the situation looks favorable to completing the approves EDo-ape-ir ( Midvale Currently, ordinates allow for only one in such outlet restaurants or private clubs for every 2,500 of population. Three such licenses are now in effect in Midvale, leaving possibly one more to be allowed. Marc City attorney Mascaro requested the council allow him and the police chief to check it out before making a decision. tiax saoo4 Jordan School District, together with the other three school districts in Salt Lake County, was dismissed from the Sheldon Brewster taxpayer suit in a hearing last Friday. The court's ruling may save the district up to $2 million in extra costs involved in reselling school building bonds. According to Third District Court Judge Christine Durham, the 106 percent limitation on property tax increases xri a year following reevaluation does not apply to the Minimum School Finance Fund. However, Judge Durham's ruling does not prohibit taxpayers from suing the state, county, and other taxing districts on the grounds that the tax levy was excessive. The possible $2 million in extra costs to Jordan District would have resulted if the district had had to resell the $22 million in school '. building bonds they sold in December. The bond underwriters, First National Bank of Chicago, had ' told the district that the sale would not be completed because the suits substantially taxpayers' district's financial the changed situation since the time of the bid. Dan S. Bushnell, attorney for the school said , the district, did : not want to . underwriters conclude the sale because the interest rates have risen so much since the bid that the underwriters fear they won't be able to resell the bonds. Jack Jorgensen, the request for e a license would involve just the selling of the not the serving of liquor. 1979 Jordan (released ' request e A are reports. tables Thompson . because question had been called. Therefore Winder voted against the motion, making it three against the motion and two votes for it. The and Zoning Planning Commission approved the condominium development last month. Acting Police Chief, O. J. Peck, received support from the council to suspend members of the Reserve Corps, which has dwindled down to four from the former 15 members. He also asked that Officer Leo Smith be released from present duties and be returned to regular duty with the police force. complete with wooden plank walks and hitching posts. The housing area will include five clubhouses with an outdoor swimming pool for each, streams, and landscaped areas. He says the development will also include a 50 acre park with a lake suitable for canoeing and fishing in the summer and ice skating in the winter. Roundy says he wants horse lovers to have an affordable place where they can keep horses. His condominiums will sell for $40,000 to $50,000 with most having four bedrooms, two baths, a two-cattached garage, and two horse stalls. Roundy says he would also A 20 percent of matching like to hold high school rodeos and funds by the city may bring national horse shows in the a van for senior citizens in development's facilities. Sandy, it was noted by He says he is hoping to start Larry McCleary, a board construction on the sewer and water of director member in the Action systems within 30 to 60 days and the Community condominiums within 60 to 90 days. program. The group feels The first units will be ready for that if application can be made for a grant before occupancy by May. Feb. 1 there will be a Concerning the deannexation possibility to acquire a van petition, Roundy says he is willing to for future, needs of the be in either city. "I am not opposed senior citizens. Further to go either way," he says. research will determine According to Roundy, he informed what the cost would be to Bluffdale officials of his plans, but the city on operation and maintenance, before the they were not yet ready to make a becomes involved. city not would decision. He says he initiate a petition to leave Draper. The question whether for what Sandy city can waive the . "Draper has really been zoning fee and become the we are doing." applicant on a petition Jay Nielson, a Bluffdale City involving ' the original Councilman and chairman of the portion of the city, will be. city's planning commission, says considered next week. A the council was not too receptive to resident wishes to present with Roundy's proposal, but neither a petition 640 it. nor disapproved approximately approved on downzoning signatures "We told him we would like more sections of original information on it," he says. The city Sandy to The petition council wants more time to study is in the process of being the situation and find out if the presented at the Sandy and Zoning people in the area want that much Planning Commission. he says. development this soon, ar R-- 3 R-- Area News Digest Adult High School begins The Jordan Adult High School is beginning its spring semester at the Alta High School. Classes are offered to enable adults to complete their high school education and to provide refresher and enrichment courses for adults who want them. All adults are welcome. Classes are free to those who have not completed high school. A small fee is charged to others. Interested adults may call LaMar Swenson at the Jordan District or can register for classes offices, during the day at the district offices, 9361 S. 400 E., Sandy. They may also register at Alta High School, 11055 S. 1000 E., Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday between 6 and 7:30 p.m. 566-152- 1, Construction worker injured An accident at Riverton City's new reservoir slightly injured a construction worker over the weekend. Steve Crook, ol Salt Lake City, suffered a broken wrist after slipping on an icy scaffold and falling 24 feet to the bottom of the reservoir. He was treated at Cottonwood Hospital Saturday morning and released. Split taxes, assessor suggests Salt Lake County Assessor R. Milton Yorgason has suggested that property tax payments be divided into two parts, covering different things and paid at different times of the year. Yorgason says splitting the tax notice into one for school districts and one for the county and other taxing agencies would better inform citizens of who was spending their tax money and make taxes easier to pay by allowing two smaller payments instead of one large one. Committee works on Fourth SANDY The ground work has begun on the Sandy Fourth of July celebration by members of the committee. Under the direction of the chairman, Jim Ashby, the committee has been meeting on every third Friday of each month. A meeting is scheduled Friday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m., and will be held at The Pepperoni, 669 . ; E. Center, Midvale. :' . of organizations, Representatives churches and all other interested persons, wishing to be part of the committee, are invited to attend this meeting, and contribute ideas for a bigger and better Fourth of July celebration in Sandy. Avalanche tips offered Tips on avoiding avalanches will be offered as part of a program at the Whitmore Library on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. Don Despain of Brighton Touring will explain ways to keep skiing and wintertime backcountry trips safe. The library is located at 2197 E. 7000 S. in the Cottonwood Heights area. slide-lectu- re South Seas burglarized are still Midvale police officers an morning Monday early investigating break-i- n at the South Seas Cafe located at 7640 S. State St., where an estimated $300 in cash was taken. Investigating officers suspect someone may have remained hidden within the restaurant until after closing then made off with the money. Sandy PTA to have program SANDY - "The Small World Entertainers" will make an appearance at the mothers and daughters evening planned by the Sandy Elementary PTA Thursday, Jan. 18. They will perform at 6:30 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. will precede the program. Tickets for this entertainment are available at the door. The 'shirt' project has been tremendous, according to the PTA, and more are being ' ordered this month. Every Friday has been designated "color day" at the school, by voluntary participation. Students may wear red on that day. The school is participating in the Reflections program, "Look Out? Your Window." The original works of the students will be judged by Feb. 13. Jordan Valley offers classes for Jordan Valley School's community school program will be held Jan. 26 at the school. This quarter's classes include cross country skiing, stretch and sewing, swimnastics, fitness, ceramics, dance, and dried flower arrangements. Classes will be held on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings or Saturdays. For more information, call Ann Robinson at |