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Show mu sk? THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 1977- IT. 84110 - . VOLUME SEVENTY-NIN- E NUMBER TWENTY-FIV- E Iwsa DOIIi By GARY R. BLODGETT Layton Councilman Lynn slightly changed a n proverb to fit last weeks council meeting: "Wood well-know- DO unto others as you would do unto one. He meant by this that if the council is going to do something for one citizen, it should do the same for everyone. after a lengthy debate among the three council members present. Councilman Wood wouldnt change AND his mind. The issue at hand was a request by the owner of a German car repair shop who requested to hook onto the city's culinary water line so he could build a new establishment just across the street into unincorporated Davis County. WE have a policy of not allowing others who live outside our city limits to hook onto our water system or use our facilities, and I dont think we should start now, said Councilman Wood. But Councilman Baker said, This is a hardship case because this builder needs water to erect a business which hopefully will soon be a part of the city through an- nexation. THEN when hes a resident of the city again (he presently owns a foreign auto repair shop on Cross Street), well provide not only water but all our city utilities, Councilman Wood countered. Councilman Baker agreed that until the property in question is annexed, the shop owner should pay double fee since the property is outside the city limits. THE council then discussed of this property and other property in the area consisting of about and a dozen residences businesses but put off until next council meeting action to annex. The council was advised that not all property owners want annexation but were advised by legal counsel that the city could annex the road and then residents with property adjoining the road could be annexed into the city. the annexation IN STILL another vote which failed to carry because of a margin, with Councilman Wood voting nay, was a request by Kim Anderson, director of the Davis County 2-- Housing Authority, to allow houses to be located within the city. Miss Anderson said 21 units could be placed in Layton which would greatly alleviate e the need for tenants. low-inco- THESE houses would be homes but would be government subsidized, she told the council. "The houses would be scattered throughout the city so that they would not all be in a d congested area. They would not reduce property values of nearby residents. However, Councilman Wood noted that the houses would be government subsidized and owned by HUD, thus would not have a tax base. Id have to vote against this type of program, he said. COUNCILMAN Robert Aus-ta- voted against the proposal leaving only two yea" votes and the matter was tabled until next council meeting. - ANOTHER request tabled until next meeting was from citys public works the department to purchase a new sign-makin- machine at a g cost of $2,475. d disagreed. Most of these people would be elderly, or families on fixed incomes who need this extra boost, he said. Its better than placing them in rest homes or on welfare. And I cant agree with some people that subsidized housing would entice these renters to stay on welfare. MISS Anderson said that past records show that these people are proud of being able to live in a home, instead of a too small apartment, and will strive even harder to be able to move out of the subsidized homes to better homes of their own, she told the council. Councilman Austad made a motion that a letter be signed allowing the Davis County Housing Authority to apply to HUD for a grant to buy the homes. But Councilman Wood Public Works director Rulon Thornley said the department had not budgeted for the machine but that the worn old machine was completely out. It was suggested that the money be taken from the citys small contingency fund. THE CITY presently makes all its own street and safety signs but the signs cannot exceed 24 by 24 inches. The proposed new machine would make signs up to 36 by 36 inches. Mr. Thornley said the present machine is beyond economic repair and it is very A letter denying an application for a license to operate was mailed to Ace Ambulance at 3801 Riverdale Road in South Ogden, according to Assistant Attorney General Fred Nelson. MR. NELSON said the letter, signed by Dr. Lvman Olsen, director of the State Division of Health, lists six reasons that the application has been denied. The denial will apply to Ace Ambulance operations in both North Davis County and Ogden. Mr. Nelson said that Ace Ambulance operators and owners Walter and Ilene Bright will have 30 days after the notice is received to ask for a final hearing before the State Division of Health. He anticipates that, if an appeal is requested, the date of the appeal would be set near the end of September, prior to the appeal deadline. UNTIL THAT time the am- bulance company will be allowed to operate, but will have to do so without the services of Mr. and Mrs. Bright. Last week they were restrained by court action from operating an ambulance until they were properly recertified W GoooM Odd Cfe foie Last week an error was made in this paper in an article dealing with an investigation concerning allegations about irregularities in the buildings and grounds department of the Davis County School system. At that time atRodney Page was identified as county torney. That statement was in error. Mr. Page is an assistant county attorney. Milton Hess is the Davis County attorney. PEACEFUL costly to have signs made by the state. THE COUNCIL also agreed to discuss at the next meeting a city master plan, proposal for a hillside ordinance, and a e new city ordinance. anti-nois- Letter Is Sent Denying License For Ambulance Use By ROSELYN KIRK There is always something quiet and restful about watching ducks paddling about on a placid body of water. Perhaps its the smoothness, or the reflections in the water. Whatever we may choose as the answer, we should always take time to enjoy it. as emergency medical trainees. At present two issues between Ace Ambulance and the Board of Health are at stake the certification of personnel and the licensing of the ambulance company. dance at the next meeting By GARY R. BLODGETT Sept. Layton City Council found the difficulty of conducting official business with only three council purchase of a new sign- HOWEVER, THE council did manage to approve an and subdivision authonze the city attorney to prepare an ordinance which would control the number and location of Class C (tavern) beer licenses. But running into snags because of votes were issues concerning annexation of property on Fairfield Road; a request to allow homes purchased by Davis County Housing Authority to be located in the city; and the e members present. WITH ONE member opposing, an issue could be denied or tabled for further review of a full quorum because of lack of majority vote which requires three "yea votes. This happened repeatedly at last week's meeting but a full quorum, or at least four of the five council members, are expected to be in atten- - going to do the best we can. making machine. 15. 2-- OF the proposals before the council, whether approved or not, met with considerable discussion. Most ALL were tabled until the September 15 meeting while a public hearing for the Road annexation Fair-fiel- d proposal was set for October 6 at 7:30 p.m. I see the problems we run into with only three council-me- n said Mayor present, low-inco- Lewis G. Shields at one time in the meeting. But we were elected to do a job and we're MR. NELSON in comment- license, said, Until we know if they will exercise the right to appeal, they will be allowed to operate. out the letter are complaints on the service, inadequate reporting procedures, inadequate funding records, unsanitary conditions, operating with uncer- tified personnel and the to inability maintain adequVe insurance coverage. trade, sometimes one tying with the other, he said By GARY R. BLODGETT Hefty increases from the trade, services and construction industries gave northern Utah's economic picture a real shot in the arm THE three-count- FOR example, constructof proposed malls in Ogden and Layton should help the employment picture in both construction and eventually services. The health industry, including hospitals, Wasatch y Front market including Davis, Weber and Morgan nursing homes and allied - health firms also has boosted employment in the services field." counties rose a healthy 680 jobs during August, pushing non-far- employment 3 6 percent ahead of last year, according to the district's Job Services Department, for- Mr. Rich explained that the trade industry sparked the merly the Utah Department of Employment Security. Davis Counties. The restraining order prohibiting the Brights to ride on the ambulance was granted by Second District Judge Thornley Swan. That order will be in effect until Mr. and Mrs. Bright can complete 81 hours of training to recertify as emergency medical The three-count- unemployment in ion job gain with the opening of a new supermarket in the Five Points area of Ogden. MR. NELSON, who represents both the health department and the attorney generals office, said that the leeway to operate, pending the request for a hearing has been granted since Ace has been in operation for seven or eight years in Weber and COUNCILMAN Robert Aus- tad said I approve of the subdivision but I am concerned about the location, directly in the flow of an dam less than a earth-fille- d UNDER THE rezoning ordinance, the lots would have a minimum size of 10,000 square feet. Public Works Driector Rulon Thornley said the development of this site would enable Antelope Drive to be lengthened to the east. The letter denying the in e mile away. But Mayor Shields assured the council that the city engineer would study this concern further although an independent engineer for the firm had development already made a study of the area. ing on the denial of the license is only another step in a series of actions between Ace Ambulance and the Utah Division of Health. The ambulance company was granted a temporary extension of their license not to exceed 90 days on June.l. On July 22 the temporary extension was terminated by the Board of Health. ON AUGUST 2 Ace Ambulance appealed to the State Division of Health for a renewal of the license. It is this final appeal that has been denied. The reasons given for the denial of the license spelled APPROVED for rezoning from agriculture to Residential-1A was the Hidden Hollow plat east of the intersection of Church Street and Antelope Drive. The area is adjacent to Avion Vista subdivision and will be developed by Valley North Development Corp. HE rate also fice. SAID ployment now trade stands em- at 18,650, an increase of 400 during August and a jump of 740 over a year ago. About 15,000 of these jobs are in retail stores. SAID Although employment high in the is area, the unemployment figure is three-count- y still much higher than is satisfactory," said Mr. Rich. "Unemployed job seekers totaled 7,038 last month (6 8 percent of the total eligible work force) compared to 7,418 (7 4 percent) last year." MEANWHILE, the nationwide job picture still looks bleak y dropped last month, but not as low as is desirable," said Harvey N. Rich, manager of the district's Job Service OfHE three counties and construction jobs in the area total about 5, 100 setting a nearrecord pace. the current unemployment rate is 6 8 percent, compared to 7.4 percent for the same period a year ago. "Our employment picture for the future looks especially bright with big boosts in construction and d Service industry saw the biggest gain in number of jobs, 820 over a year ago. Total figure for service jobs is nearing 11,500, said Mr. Rich BUILDING permits averaged an increase of from 30 to 40 percent in each of the Using the Labor Day break as a "Business New Year for forecasting the future and reflecting on the past, the Wall Street economic experts if not unare apprehensive committed about the fu- ture THEY EYE the Dow Jones Industrial Average of.last week which rose nearly 17 points as a marker to improved economic conditions, but note that the average was still 51 points below that of the middle of July I THINK the city would benefit from this develop- ment." he said, especially if we require that a storm drainage pipe large enough to service both subdivisions (Hidden Hollow and Avion Vista) be required." He noted that although the homes would not be in the flight patch of planes departing Hill AFB, they would be close enough to the flight patch (Zone 13) to require additional insulation against noise. THIS IS the second appearance before the council by this group," the mayor said. "We denied them rezoning before because they wanted half the area in and the other half in (the latter requiring only 8,000 square foot lots), but I believe they have met our requirements this time. The rezoning request was passed unanimously by the city planning commission at an earlier meeting. THE ACTION to have a city ordinance prepared to better control the number and location of taverns with Class "C beer licenses came after Councilman Robert Austad reported on statistics from national studies concerning major crimes occurring in areas of concentrated taverns. There are far more major crimes such as homicide and rape in areas near where several taverns are located (such as Salt Lake City's Second South and Ogden's former lower 25th Street), said Councilman Austad. OGDEN CITY has a similar ordinance governing taverns and thats why you dont see the problems which formerly occurred on 25th Street. Councilman Austad recommended that the proposed or- dinance keep the taverns scattered by disallowing any tavern within one mile radius of another tavern. THIS WOULD not include present taverns, however, he explained. "But if one tavern changes hands or goes out of business, the license would be dropped if it conflicted with the ordinance by being within a mile of an existing tavern which also serves beer. Councilman Lynn Wood pointed out that such an ordinance might hurt the value of a tavern property if the prospective purchaser knew he might not be able to obtain a beer licensee. I KNOW there might be problems in such a law," said Councilman Austad, "but similar ordinances are in force in other cities, including Ogden, and we should do what we can to protect our citizens against too many taverns. We have as many or more outlets of this kind (taverns) as any community in Utah and I believe we should use whatever enforcement is necessary to control the problem." 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