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Show Mayor's request denied Cl J $ lj A request by Mayor Glen Cannon for an administrative assistant has been turned down by the Draper City council. The motion was made during the Sept 3 council meeting by Councilman Frank Fitzgerald. It died for the lack of a second. Cannon said later that he had had someone who would work for the city for a nominal amount, $4.50 an hour. Hie man recently completed his Master's degree at BYU and was willing to work for the city to gain experience. Convinced the move to an administrative assistant was in the best interest of Draper, Cannon vowed to try again. The mayor said that the city needed the expertise and continuity that an ad- ministrative "1 I I . 1 The Toughest Fullmer assistant could provide. In other council action, officials voted to increase the number of voting members on the planning commission to 7 to allow for a greater representation of citizens. Those who are interested in serving may make application at city hall. matches which featured many of the Fullmer men, Gene declares his sister, Colleen Tyson, 'the. fJJIclVOlO fllVOIl w on hattllnn mnltlnla fVillaan tnimhaet I WW Wf WWW I W ha WWW WW W W WWUVVH has IVWIIWVI Cullmar' fl W sHamel for the past twenty years. That fight, according to Gene, Is tougher than any the brothers ever faced professionally. At prico After several boxing 1 11 1 I I I W, tag for surplus land Colleen's left Is her monther, Mary Fullmer. Canyon Advisory Board advocated Valley mayors and county commissioners listened to a proposal on the formation of a Salt LakeArea County Advisory Council made by Salt Lake Mayor Ted Wilson during the Sept. 4 Council of Governments meeting. The council would be an "advisory" board and -- serve two major functions first, make recommendations ' on major developments and activities within the canyons and second, develop a kng range use plan. The formation and role of the council are still being discussed. The copty commissioners are currently reviewing the proposal and will present their recommendation to COG members at a later Mid-val- date. COG members ) also discussed the role of the state in the state $25,000 an acre for the distribution of block grants. Com- property. However, the D.O.T. missioner Mike Stewart noted that price is still $12,000 per acre under while some entities outside of the the appraised value of $47,000. If Wasatch Front felt that money the city decides to buy the propershould be distributed on the basis ty, the state would allow Midvale of population, the entities within' to choose which five acres it wanSalt Lake County believe ted from the parcel and the dy distribution should be based on need. Concern was expressed over the number of calls made to 911 for It was pointed out that all three lines could be lit up on such calls while a person with an actual life or death situation would receive a busy signal. Historic preservation ordinance approved The Midvale City Council adopted a Downtown Historic Preservation Ordinance which the city hopes will act as a guide map to the restoration of the downtown area to its atmosphere. The ordinance, which was approved by the unanimous vote of the city council last Sept. 1, will also officially set in motion the downtown historic preservation board. The board will coordinante the remodeling efforts downtown, making sure all exterior remodeling work fits the "Old Town" theme. The board will also have the right to review all applications for business licenses in the downtown district and make recommendations to the city council. Final approval or disapproval of any license will rest solely with the city council. Two of the major construction projects associated with the downtown are redevelopment scheduled to get underway in the near future. A bid has been let and work should start this week on the renovation of the city owned parking lot east of North Main and north of Center Streets. A special serivce district charged with the installation of walkways, lighting, and landscaping behind those buildings fronting the east side of Main Street has also been created. The special service district work will be paid for by assessments to affected property owners. In addition, the Soroptimist, a business and professional The StateDepartment of Trane sportation has offered to sell City five acres of surplus D.O.T. property located at the northeast corner of 7200 S. and 700 W. at 135,000 an acre. The city had earlier offered the women's organization, is firming up plans for a landscaped mini-par- k to be located immediately behind the Utah Power and Light and Adrian buildings. could move in immediately. Midvale has been searching for its peoperty on which to been interested and has city shops in the D.O.T. property ever since it became available for sale. re-loca- Riverton lawsuit dismissed federal court judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit which asked for the reinstatement of the A Riverton Police Department. Judge Bruce Jenkins ruled that no federal or state protected rights had been violated in the firing of the officers in the spring of I960. . hrdun Valley Sentinel Volum 48 Number 37 hblished lertly at 125 W. Continuity! TtlC Midvale Sentinel (USPS 347 940) Carter St, Salt Lake Comity. Utah by Midvale Sentinel. Inc. Thursday, Spttmbw Second-clas- s postage paid This two issue School sections. in Jordan District rate $6 per year SAscripbon at 10, 1M1 Midvale. Utah. In Midvale. . . Council hikes water rate Midvale fathers from the general fund to the tune city a $1.50 of $30,000 and the year before that unanimously approved water rate hike at the council's $60,000. Funds from the sewer Sept. 1 meeting. The increase will department have also been used. raise the rate from $3 to $4 50 for We need to get the water departhe first 10,000 gallons. The figure tment to stand on its own." for each additional 1,000 also went up, from 32 cents to 36 cents. Senior citizens will now pay $4.50 for the first 25,000 gallons instead of $3 and 36 cents for the overage. Counclman Phil Kemp said the increase was needed to replace aging sections of the city's water system. City administrator Ted Adnerson added that unless the city begins now to replace water lines Midvale could face massive breakdowns in the future and equally massive bond issues to pay for the needed work. Both feel ether rate increases will be needed down the line. "In the past, most of the money from the water rates have gone into operation of the system, not for replacement or expansion," explained Anderson. "Last year the water department was subsidized Council approves ordinance The West Jordan City Council unanimously approved a retail theft ordinance during their Sept. 1 meeting. City Attorney Stephen Homer explained that the ordinance was patterned after one adopted by the State Legislature in 1979. It is more specific than the old ordinance used by the city in that it defines the theft and gives the city's courts and police department authority to handle such cases. Staker Paving has been awarded the bids to do road work on 1300 West from 7800 to 9000 South and on 2700 West from 7800 to 8600 South. According to Kemp and Anderson, most of the city's water system is at least 25 years old and some sections as old as 40. The city has already initiated a $10,000 study to identify the bad spots so a priority list can be drawn up. The new water rates will go into effect by Oct. 1 or as soon as it can be programmed into the city computer. The city council also voted to withdraw Midvale from the Utah League of Cities and Towns. the council balked at the $3,000 per year membership fee Right move?... Jordan asks court to help In what is being construed by most everyone as a step in the right direction, the Jordan School Board last Friday decided to ask the Third District Court if the contracts they have teachers are binding. The resolution passed by the school board Friday reaffirmed the board's position that the contracts signed by the teachers are valid. At the same time that the resolution for court aid was an- nounced, the board only so much money. If you are willing to work for what we can afford to pay, sign your contract. If you cannot work for the salary offered, we must know now so that we will have time to replace you." The school board is asking the court to render a declaratory judgement which will declare the opinion of the court, but will not require that any action be taken. made available a letter that was given to each teacher. The letter describes the events that led up to their position in July, that the teachers must sign their contracts or their positions would be declared Firofightors sponsor salo rummage sale will be held in the West Jordan city hall parking lot, 1850 W. 7800 S., on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. Hosted by the Fire Fighter's A Association, the proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase equipment for the fire department. tmi vacant. In the letter last week the board explained that their action was essentially to say, "We have Supromo Court hoars petition The Utah State Supreme Court has taken under adI visement two initiative petitions filed by the Riverton Citizens for Constitutional Government The petitions ask that Riverton citizens be given the right to vote on contracting for police services and an alternate form of municipal government during the November election. A decision is expected within the week. ir- -fj ,r--n I Mick found, returned home Mick is back home. The two year old terrier was reunited with Ernie Brown Wed- nesday afternoon at a local hospital after being properly clipped and groomed for the occasion. Brown, who suffers from a painful tissue disease, was released the following day. Betty Henderson and Dana Jackson, both of Draper, are credited with finding Mick and returning him home. Mick has been part of the Brown family for the past several years since coming to live with them as a "runt" puppy in need of extra love and attention. Brown took it upon himself to feed the dog with bottles, and later, he would chew meat to soften it so that Mick could eat it. The terrier, in return, provided him with an added will to live. The two became constant companions. Then, when company came to visit on Aug. 12, someone left the gate open and Mick disappeared. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to find him, Brown gave up and refused to eat. Several weeks ago, he was placed in the hospital. Draper dispatcher Gayle Jacob-se- n became involved shortly afterwards, notifying surrounding animal control agencies and the media of the situation. The Sentinel ran a story describing Mick and asking for the public's help. It Mrs Brown and asked her to come was picked up by the dailies and a out. television station. Having seen so many terriers in Each night after work, Mrs the past two weeks, Mrs Brown Brown would stop by the police said she was skeptical when she station to pick up messages from first saw the little dog. "Are you people who thought they had seen Mick?" she asked wearily. It was. Mick. Each was checked out with a tearful reunion, Mrs After the same disappointing results. Brown took Mick to Carolyn's Then, last Wednesday, Betty Kennels where he was given a bath Henderson was out watering her and clipped. Then it was onto the garden when she noticed "a stray hospital. dog" in her neighbor's cornfield. "I remembered reading about it in Dixie, who works for Draper the paper," she stated, "and I said City, was a little surprised to learn to myself, 'gosh, I wonder if that's that Mick had been found in her that poor little dog.'" She called yard. She said she'd been following her neighbor, Dixie Thayne, to see the story daily but never imagined she'd play a part in the dog's if they had a new dog. "We had heard something in the return. cornfield for the last three days Dispatcher Gayle Jacobsen adwhenever we watered," Dixie ded the police recieved later admitted. "But we thought it "between Draper 150 and 200 calls" during was a skunk or a cat." the three week period Mick was After confirming that Thaynes missing. did not have a dog, Betty called "They were mainly from people Dana .Jackson to help her catch interested in whether or not the him. was found," she said. "Alot of "He was frightened, shaggy, and dog would ask, how is that poor dirty," Dana recalled. When the people man? Where is he? Can I send him two women tried to catch him, he a card? Would he like another ran and hid in a corner. "I called his name and he turned around," Puppy?" "Tlien, he let me Dealing with disappointment as much as she does as a police pick him up." Mick was kept in the Henderson dispatcher, she added that it was yard while the ladies contacted great to see people still cared. ( I f ' Mick's Home Betty Henderson gives Mick back to his owner, Vonda Brown. Mick was found hiding in a cornfield next to the Henderson home and Dana Jackson, center, helped catch him. Mick was spruced up and taken to the hospital where Ernie Brown has been for several weeks. Brown, who suffers from a tissue disease, was released the following day. |