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Show rym-innu- 'qprqg9' 'qw'Mgpfcqp iprynpr-- v WEEKLY REFLEX-DA''- NEWS JOURNAL. OCTOBER 6. 1977 !0 Bear Fop Baris BPioiiiiQl Release leoii a year. This will probably turn out to be a bargain for the county since the case load, if projected for the next three months, follows the current trend. If the trend remains constant, the office will defend 143 clients by the end of the year or 33 more than Mr. Martin anticipated would need the service. He said the average cost of defending each case is $218, which would actually cost the county over $31,000 if they were contracting for each case individually. for By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County is getting a bargain (or their money spent for criminal legal defense for indigents, according to Loren Martin, who contracted in January to provide these legal services financed through the county poor and indigent fund. MR. Martin said Tuesday that his office has provided defense for 107 clients prior to Sept. 31. The breakdown on the cases show 78 clients have been defended on felony charges, eight Class A misdemeanors and 21 Class B. misdemeanors. At the time that Mr. Martin contracted with the county to $24,000 PRIOR to the countys agreement with Mr. Martin, they had paid the fees of the attorneys appointed by the District Court based on the amount of time and expense involved in each individual case. drought conditions still exist. A moratorium on the sale of new shares of water, imposed by Weber Basin Water Con- moratorium was based on servancy District in February, was lifted Friday by the water board even though officials said that At the time that Mr. Martin contracted with the county he said the agreement would be renewable for an additional year at the same contract price. County Commissioners admitted they were saving money on the deal. MARTIN said the cases cover all criminal matters from homicide to drunken driving. The county also contracts with the legal defense in civil cases with attorneys Scott Holt and Val Roberts. The money for the defender service is paid through Title 20 funds By ROSELYN KIRK Robert Hardy Receives 10 Year Pin MR. service pin has been presented to Syracuse resident Robert E. Hardy at Hill Air Force Base A ten-yea- r eremor.ies HF. IS a motor operator at the base He and his wife, two children. several factors presented to the water board by Manager Wayne Winegar. One factor was the water report, showing that 40,000 acre feet or approximately 40 percent of the water needed for next year has been conserved and is being held in the upstream reservoirs in case drought conditions exist next year. Other factors are based on the fear that the need for underground water has caused some potential water customers to drill wells that will ultimately deplete un- derground water sources. c have THE DECISION to lift the vehicle Karen, ANOTHER consideration is real problem that the district must continue to sell the very will additional water to pay for the cost of the $81.6 million Weber Basin Water project. Mr. Winegar said, the water district cant pay for the project without either selling additional water or charging more for the shares of water. The only water that was not placed under the seven month moratorium was water pumped out of Willard Bay. Jim Kostoff, Weber Basin engineer, said that the conservation of the upstream water is accounted for by the fact that 39,000 feet was pumped out of Willard Bay and used in exchange for upstream water. The saving of industrial water showed that 17,023 acre feet were used this year as opposed to 23,945 last year. MR. KOSTOFF said the Bountiful District, the largest Weber t, Basin conserved to 8,000 acre feet of water this year. Last year 4,397 acre feet of municipal and industrial water was pumped from wells as op7,000 posed to 11,425 acre feet from that source this year. Prior to making the decision on whether to lift the moratorium, members of the board considered a suggestion made by board member Ezra Clark that the moratorium on municipal and industrial water be lifted, but s to Mr. report, conservation also accounts for the water and saving. Industrial municipal water use was ACCORDING Kos-toff- that irrigation water, except for water available in Willard down. ni mora- Bay, remain under torium. AFTER SOME consideration, the water board decidedin to lift the sales moratorium all areas. In passing the motion, Mr. Winegar emphasized, "This in no way lessens the drought situation. He predicted that even if heavy snow storms should materialize this year, Weber Basin wont be able to store upstream water since other water districts have the first rights for storing water in most reservoirs. THE district serves a Morgan and Summit counties and includes reservoirs in Ogden and Weber Canyons, providing much of the water in the area from Ogden to Bountiful. provide the service, he estimated that he would be defending about 110 clients a year based on statistics provided for the years from 1973 to 1975. ON THIS basis, Mr. Martin agreed to contract with the county to provide the service 160 Bike Riders Pledge $7000 Some 160 bike riders gathered pledges totaling more than $7,000 in the recent Davis County Association for Retarded Citizens Hike-Bik- e. THE MONEY collected was - almost evenly divided between bike riders of south and north Davis County. Volunteers who journeyed from Vae View Elementary ; School to Antelope Island and back netted $3,158 in pledges. South Davis County par- ticipants who rode from Woods Cross High School to Farmington Park and back collected $3,960 a grand total of $7,118. JERRY Michelson, vice president of the county as- -' sociation, said a goal of $6,000 had been set and the association is extremely pleased with the results. ; - - She said participants who have not yet turned in their pledge money are asked to do so immediately. Prizes will be awarded to participants who collect the most money. : r ; : : : ALSO, anyone wishing to donate to the association still may do so by calling Mrs. Mickelson at - 867-503- All of the proceeds will be used to help the countys 2,500 mentally retarded citizens, she said, grb Appeals Pending In Lagoon Tax Suit ; t : Appeals in the tax suit between Farmington City and Lagoon Corporation are still - pending awaiting court action : on documents of findings and : decrees. A SECOND District Court clerk said this week that both sides have 30 days in which to file appeals, but that time limitation does not begin until the final court findings and decrees are filed with the court. Both sides did file the necessary papers, but there were discrepancies in the . documents and after a hearing with Court Judge J. Duffy Palmer, it was decided that the two parties, through their attorneys, would file a joint document as soon as possible. JUDGE Palmer earlier ruled that a two percent amusement tax against the amusement park by Farwas City mington As the weather turns cooler, you and your family are going to be spending more of time inside. Through October, Prudential Federal Savings is offering a collection sixteen name brand gifts to make those hours inside a little nicer. Gifts are free, t or offered at a special savers price with qualifying depns High Interest Yields on Insured Savings Accounts aie insured lo $40 000 by an agency of I be Federal Government drscriminatory, unequal, oppressive, arbitrary, whimsical and placed an undue burden on a single taxpayer (Lagoon). In defense - of M. s' H. the amusement tax, Farmington City alleged that Lagoon created extra tax burdens on the city by virtue of additional police and fire protection. FARMINGTON city first imposed a five percent amusement tax on Lagoon, since the amusement park was the only facility within the city providing entertainment. Lagoon officials charged that this was an unfair and unconstitutional tax since it affected only Lagoon. JUDGE SWAN agreed, but declined to allow Lagoon to from the city as Lagoon officials had petitionee! to do. grb de-ann- r, A i (' 115,' t ''IS t.i , cm;,. , ,r ij JS'I .1 . HS it' i 'S S t, t,'t . 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