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Show Area Mews Mayor sues council Riverton Mayor Lowell White and City Treasurer Paul McLemore Monday filed a lawsuit against four councilmen for allegedly depriving them of their constitutional rights. Councilmen Don Becks tead, Steve Brooks, Ove Christensen and Curt Collar-ar- e named in the suit. White maintains that his rights of due process and equal protection under the law were violated when the council did not allow the mayor to use city funds for court costs. The suit asks councilmen to pay approximately $24,500 to the mayor and treasurer to cover punitive damages, court costs and attorney fees. Petitions ask Zip change ' Car dumped In river Midvale police officers are still probing a reported theft of an automobile found dumped in the Jordan River Monday night. The car was taken from Owen Wright Inc. car lot on 7200 S. arilill Petitions are being circulated cil members and interested residents. by coun- - -J Three other juveniles were arrested and referred to Juvenile Court after they smashed a number of reportedly mailboxes in the area. Testing will be available free of charge for blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, and hearing. Police also recovered a stolen vehicle which was involved in an accident near to tbi national LMea kNM hi Draper s rtCMtiy anted tester if listwrie Places. Tkt boose was Continuing The Midvale Sentinel Volume 47 Number 45 PabBsbed weekly at 125 W. Center St, Salt lake Investigated ltSt JL forcible sex abuse and burglary is under investigation by Sandy police. Detective Craig Pedersen reported that a male suspect entered a Sandy home on Oct. 31, at 3 p.m. while the female victim was taking a shower. He performed lewd sex acts with the victim. An armed robbery was reported by the owner of a shop located in Union Square. Detective Michael A. Eldredge reported that a male suspect, 30 years of age, entered the shop and pulled a revolver on the owner. The suspect taped the owner and took the money from the cash register and his wallet. old boy reported an An incident Halloween night to the police which involved two male juveniles. The victim said he was in the vicinity of 11000 S. 1100 E. when the "two suspects jumped from the bushes and pulled a switch blade knife on him. They grabbed the victim's bag of goodies and took its contents. A and is one of the few Matting's Hmitk naaawg mat let erchitectire. Rtverton hires planner Scroptlmiot contributes to MIdvnIo downtown effort The Salt Lake area chapter of Soroptimist, a classified women's professional service club, has announced its intention to aid in Midvale's downtown redevelopment effort. According to Linda Willis, a member of the club board, the organization would like to develop a "Soroptimist Square" concept in the downtown area, consisting of a small green area with ahade-an- d benches and possibly some vice or professional related occupations. The Salt Lake chapter is hoping its work in Midvale may attract some notoriety and additional members to the club. Currently it boasts a membership of 35. Y)t Linda said the club chose Midvale for its latest project because they felt it would be more noticed and appreciated in a smaller city and also because "the people in Midvale welcomed us with open a at later date. arms." She added the club finds statutary Willis said the Midvale proposal Midvale's redevelopment effort an represents a continuous effort by exciting process to be a part of . the club throughout its nearly 50 year history of sponsoring community service projects within Salt Lake County. Most recently, Soroptimist has donated $5,000 to the annual "Festival of the Tree" program; assisted financially with "Camp Utahda," a camp for diabetic Children and parents joined children; contributed a wheel chair West Jordan and Fox Hills to the special cancer unit at Holy Elementary officials last ThursCross Hospital; and donated day to witness the ribbon cutting money to provide and maintain of a new sidewalk leading from hearing aids for the disadvan- Dixie Valley to 6200 South at 3600 taged. West. She added that the Midvale The event culminated a. two-yeproject will be the major effort of struggle by parents to get a the club over the next two years. sidewalk in the area so their "We still haven't got a definite children would not have to walk plan for the square," she stated. along a busy roadside to school. "It could be just a rest area or a One week before the sidewalk play area, whatever, the comwas scheduled to be laid, a kinmunity would like downtown. Our dergarten girl was hit by a car as own general idea would be she walked homer She was not the lines of a seriously injured. ' something along "Tribute to Women" that would be The ribbon was cut by West Jorin keeping with Midvale's "Old dan councilman Chris Buttars and Town" theme. J. Bryant Miller, president of the an be Soroptimist may Boy's Ranch Board of Directors. organization many people in the Children cheered as they happily Salt Lake area are not familiar made their way to Fox Hills with. As described by Linda, its new their Elementary on world-wid- e members 70,000 sidewalks. represent the largest woman's PTA Mary representative professional organization on the Hammond, with overcome globe. The club originated in emotion, thanked city and school California, and today is still most officials for their cooperation then heavily concentrated there. bent down and kissed the sidewalk. Soroptimist members must be The completion project's women who either own or operate marked the second major victory businesses, work in management in the West Jordan City Council's positions in business or in the ser-- quest to conquer the safe sidewalk problems facing the city. Earlier this year, the council unanimously voted to support a motion by Councilman Buttars and made school The final date for submitting ensafety "a priority item." A safe tries in the Sentinel's second anstatement, sidewalk policy nual Holiday Cooking contest will six possible plans of acoutlining be Nov. 21. Entries may be offered was tion, adopted in July. Counin three categories: main dishes, cilman Buttars explained that the breads, and desserts. city is now in the process of "idenFinalists in each of the three tifying legal alternatives that will categories will cook off on Nov. 29. Entries should be written or assess and address problems coming on stream with new typed on a 3x5 card, listing all indevelopments yet to be approved." ingredients and preparation Principal Bruce Wasden said the structions including oven temHills fight began two years Fox perature and yield. They can be the Granite District anwhen mailed to the Sentinel, P.O. Box ago would build a school in nounced it 1 128, Midvale, Utah 84047. Riverton City has hired John Mabey as their new city planner: He replaces Bob Buchanan who was working with the city on a part-tim- e consulting basis. Mabey, a native of South Jordan, will graduate from BYU in December with a degree in urban planning. He is a Presidential Scholar and a former planning intern with Provo City. City Manager Jim Young explained that a full time planner was cheaper for the city to have consultant. He than a part-tim- e added that the city faced a lot of anticipated growth and would need its own strong planning department to address challenges. ar (USPS 347-94O- in Jordan School ar -- . Joo-cUai- ni the area. The PTA Safety Committee then began exploring a way to get the sidewalk in. PTA representatives said they learned "the hard way" how to get action. Hammond, Mary legislative vice president, said they "had their hopes up several times and were lied to" during the two year struggle. Mothers went to the Granite Board of Education, the County, and the Utah Board of Education in an effort to gain assistance. Finally, West Jordan officials agreed to step in. Working with a neighborhood committee, Councilman Buttars found out that the land was owned W. J. hospital . . . one step away One more step remains. A West Jordan hospital ap- peared even more certain Friday as the Utah Health Systems Agency Health Planning Council placed their stamp of approval on the Holy Cross' application. The action supports the Oct. 17 recommendation for approval by the Utah Health Advisory Committee. The application next moves onto the State Health Planning and Development Agency for final approval. Although that decision is not scheduled to be announced until late November, a planning and development official believes that it could come as early as this week. The council's recommendation was made at the conclusion of a project review meeting held at Hotel Utah. The advisory committee's findings were reviewed for technical and procedural errors before the council added its stamp of approval and passed the ap- - sScQewaDCt by the Utah Boy's Ranch. Negotiations were then held between Councilman Buttars, Mr Miller of the Boy's Ranch, Principal Wasden and PTA representatives. The city agreed to ready the land for the sidewalk which was then laid and paid for by the Boy's Ranch. "It's really a kinder gesture than you realize," Mrs Hammond pointed out, referring to the Boy's Ranch donation of the property and their willingness to pick up the bill. "There is development planned on that land and the sidewalk will have to be torn up and replaced in several places. Thursday, November 6, 1980 Second-clas- s postage paid at Midvale. Utah. District This issue two sections. 'Yaoufcee coastoiran off codDpeiraftDoin)' DneDpo Day TJestt ) County, Utah by Midvale Sentinel. Inc. Subscription rate S6 per year "TT"'" Msbed f R. K. 14600 S. 900 W. Jordan !afley Senfrad 7 The historic J. ar Midvale Lions will have its mobile test van at Copperview Community Center, 8446 S. Harrison (frontage road) . The van is scheduled to be in Midvale on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. abuse, burclary , Draper police arrested and booked a juvenile into the Dentention Center last week after he allegedly sexually old girl. assaulted a Test van to be in Midvale Forcible sex 4 Juveniles arrested gestt Petitions asking the Salt Lake Postmaster to assign the area between 9000 and 9400 South to the West Jordan zip code are being circulated. Although the area involved is part of West Jordan City, residents receive their mail through the Riverton Post Office. f(T .ill ID) 5 "It's really great to see the Yankee custom of cooperation between organizations and groups can still bring about things that are best for the community," Principal Wasden noted. A walkway through the Amber Meadows subdivision leading to the Riverside School has also been completed according to Councilman Buttars. He praised city staff for their work on this project. Ground work has been laid for a walkway in the Richland Estates area and sidewalks leading to Westvale Elementary are expected to be completed by the next school year. plication on. West Jordan councilwoman Betty Naylor represented her city at the meeting to let officials know "West Jordan fully supports Holy Cross." Although the West Jordan council originally stood behind Hospital Corporation of America's application, she pointed out that their "first and ultimate concern had always been a hospital for the community. "We did not support either application." Sentinel sponsors contest There's still plenty of time to en- ter our free press essay contest. All entries must be submitted to the Sentinel Newspapers, 125 W. Center, Midvale, by midnight, Monday, Nov. 24. Rules are simple. In 1,000 words or less tell how "A Free Press Safeguards My Freedom." Entries should be clearly printed or typed. The contest is open to everyone in the Jordan Valley area except employes of the Sentinel and their families. Entries become the property of the Sentinel and contestants agree that winning entries may be published with no extra compensation. A first prize award ot $o0 will be presented to the best entry. Second place will receive $25 and third, $15. The essays will then be entered in a statewide contest, sponUtah Press sored by the Association where awards of $100, $50 and $25 will be presented. Winners at a national level will receive $1,000, $300, and $200 for first, second, and third places Cooklng contest open to readers - Had they're off. The sidewalk was laid through the cooperative efforts of Nest Jordaa City aad the Utah loy's Ranch. JUthoagh Fox Hills is ia the Granite School Districtmany West Jordaa starieats fron Dixie Valley attend. The sidewalks project was completed after PTA representatives had worked for two years to get it in. They originally sought help from the Granite District, Salt Lake County, and the Utah Board of Education before approaching West Jordan. |