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Show 47U1'!Ls!ate P5sss 3n. SO. SaT CIITi UTAH S4Ua THURSDAY, DEC. 15, VOLUME 197- 7- SEVENTY-NIN- NUMBER E OK (Gfeg)DlfoQ(o ta park site it musi be By GARY R. BLODGETT Clearfield City Council Tuesday night approved the final agreement for purchase of 27. 6 acres of property in the northwest part of the city for a regional park and recreation center. NEGOTIATIONS for the park site began more than a year ago and a bond proposal to purchase the land and develop a park was twice defeated in bond elections. However, the city council by unanimous vote agreed that the city is desperate for additional park facilities and Mayor O. Ross Sanders signed an agreement with the Charles Steed Estate. CITY Attorney Alfred Van Wagnen said the contract is a good one, but with some stipulations. In order to purchase the property, the council had to agree that if any of the park site was used for an elementary school, certain stipulations had to be met. " THE STEED family agreed to let the city resell up to 10 acres of land, to the Davis " r School District iL..' All of the 10 acres purchased by the School District and not used for a build- " ing site and recent weeks. Driver had to be pried from the cab. By GARY R. BLODGETT Kaysville Exit off Interstate 15 a sharp, claimed curve Highway last victim its third weekend, but the driver and his relief driver escaped serious injury. MOTORISTS who regularly travel along with local residents, have strongly ob- jected to the curve structure of the exit but a safety representative from the State Department of Transportation (DOT) blames the motorists. The safety representative, who declined to be identified, commented at the accident scene that the exit is safe if motorists would only obey the reduced speed limit signs. THERE two 40 signs at the ing when the semitruck-traile- r overturned at a speed of about 55 miles per hour. The driver, from southern California, told officers that it was dark and he did not see the reduced speed limit signs until it was too late. 1 HIT the brakes and tried desperately to maintain control, but I was right upon the curve and skidding he said. sideways, the The truck split apart trailer being ripped from the cab on the first roll and ending up about 100 feet apart. ROLLING over in the soft dirt and mud off the concrete probably saved their lives, said one observer. But despite the soft ground, the trucks cab was badly smashed. ARE miles-per-ho- the exit as south end vehicles leave the interstate temporarily, but few motorists will obey them." The speed limit is reduced to 40 for about 000 yards as motorists exit the interstate, make a sharp curve, and gradually upgrade to again of DONT know what more we (DOT) can do to make this a safer exit, the safety representative said. We had thought of providing a wider pattern at the curve, but that I route until work is completed on the Kaysville 200 North overpass, it was explained. - THEY SAID the accident happened early Friday morn THE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 B North Main St., Layton Phone 376-9- 1 33 Published Waakly by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Sts Ms. Jr. Publisher Sacond Claaa Poataga Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.53 per year Out ot State Subscription 15.50 Oversea! Subscrlptioa SIS JO (Payable In Advance) speed. which loops The exit around to the east of the 200 North overpass west of Kayshad a gradual slope ville off the interstate, levels at the curve, and then has a gradual slope up to the highway. WHATS GOING to happen when the exit gets a little slick, the safety representative was asked? I guess we will have more of this, he replied, nodding his head toward the overturned truck. BUT HE emphasized that the design of the exit is as good and safe as possible to allow traffic to detour the construction on the overpass. "Our (DOT) only other alternative would be to leave the northbound lanes closed to traffic and continue to use the old highway (U.S. 91) through the winter. BUT DOT officials felt it would be better and safer, to By VERNA WILLDEN The regular meeting of the Sunset City Council was held on Thursday evening at the Sunset City Hall. councilmen and the mayor were present at the ALL meeting which included two public hearings, one on rezoning and the other hearing on adoption of newly revised city ordinances. There was no opposition from the floor and so they passed with a unanimous vote of the council. Several items which were on the care of agenda were taken before the meeting. THOSE items of business which were discussed concerned the fire department. Ed Rogers reported that all communication equipment for the fire department had been received except for some crystals and an encoder. The will be new equipment demonstrated by the fire department either on Dec. 29 or Jan. 12 if all the things needed are here! Arly Wallace reported that a hew battery is needed for a fir truck. Also a large map of the city was requestediso that the firemen could determine the exact location of a fire when reported and available fire hydrants. THE seven percent cost of living raise given for the firemen was not started last July, so instead of making it retroactive, it was decided that the increase would begin with the next pay period increasing from $3. 20 to $3.45. A meeting was held on Friday afternoon with Clinton and Roy concerning storm sewer problems. Paul Seletti from discussed storm run-of- f the property which is under development at the present time. COUNCILMAN Norm Sant erected on open the new lanes northbound and use the old highway for southbound traffic, he said. But the new lanes have been open only since Thanksgiving and three trucks already have missed the curve and rolled over. No one was seriously any part of the in Part the northwest comer, facing 1000 West; and The city park is to be named Charles E. Steed Memorial Park. THE park site is located north of 300 North and east of 1000 West in Clearfield. Steed The family originally relented to allow us to resell any of the property for any reason, said Mayor Sanders. But now they have agreed to let an elementary school be built on the site if the excess property (playground) becomes a part of the overall park development." CITY Council will now meet with Davis School District of- ficials to determine if the district is willing to buy the northwest comer for a future elementary school. Acting through the districts attorney, it appears that the district is willing to abide by the stipulations made by the Steed Family concerning the school site, said Attorney Van Wagnen. I 9 HE SAID that the Steed Family would have refused to ' sell the"property to the city if the city would have had any other planned useage of the land except for development of a city park. Earlier, the city asked to develop part of the proposed park site into single dwelling homes to help offset the cost of the land. BUT the Steeds said no to this proposal. "The Steeds have been very good to work with and we should abide by their wishes that the land be developed only as a city park - and if the an school district approves elementary school in the northwest corner, the attorney said. - MAYOR Sanders said the first payment on the property was made Dec. 9 and that the balance will be made in three annual payments. He added, however, that it is not certain how the payment for the balance of the debt will be handled. THE was property purchased for $6,700 per acre, plus $6,600 for 11 shares each of water and ditch stock. City Manager Gayle Starks explained that the city will seek to obtain a matching grant from the federal Outdoor Bureau of Recreation for development of the park. IT WAS emphasized that the park will be a regional, family-orientepark and will be developed as funds become available. The park site is the only one west of the city's Main Street and Clearfield has only 40 d acres of developed parks within the city. The recommended national minimum for a community the size of Clearfield is 210 acres. THE proposed purchase of the Steed property for a city park was met with unanimous approval of all residents who attended a public hearing three months ago. injured. MEANWHILE, liquid fertilizer that was spilled from Fridays mishap seeped into Holmes Creek, causing concern for Davis County environmental health officials. Richard Harvey, county environmental health director, and Rand Webb, specialist, were at the scene Friday. WE dispatched a back hoe from the overpass construction project by M. Morrin and Sons and had an earth-filledam block Holmes Creek west of the highway, said Mr. By GARY R. BLODGETT veteran of the Clearfield Oscar Daren Green, a City Police Department, was named chief Tuesday night by the City Council. GREEN, who has served as a lieutenant on the force since 1969, was appointed acting chief last August when A.O. (Pete) Archuleta resigned under public pressure. The new chief will receive an annual salary of $17,795 r in Step 2 of Grade Level 12. He will be placed on a probation. one-yea- d Harvey. He said no fertilizer contents got into the water system used by residents of the area. discuss with the legislature things pertaining to this area. Councilman Sant stated that the pay scale for Judge Jensen will stay the same as it is at present. The tennis court estimate costs and bids were discussed. PUBLIC hearing was held extend- at 7 p.m. concerning ing the commercial zone, from the present 300 feet west of the highway to 450 feet. This is from the 2560 North to the Roy boundary line. The rezoning was approved by the city council. The city council met with Mr. Van Waggan city attorney to go over recent changes in the Sunset City ordinances. are now The ordinances complete and ready for printing. vw top-lev- WEVE MOVED slowly in making this decision, but we did so with reason," the mayor said. We interviewed several real good candidates (20 applications) and feel that our choice of Lieutenant Green is a good one." There was a round of applause and a sigh of relief from among a dozen spectators, most of them police officers and wives, when the announcement was made shortly after 10 p.m. reported on the 1977 Legislative briefing of Utah League of Cities and Towns. He stated there was going to be a meeting on Dec. 17 in Layton for to mayors and mayors-elec- t A THE probation period is mandatory for all appointments to positions, explained City Manager Gayle Starks. The council will then make a permanent appointment at that time. Appointment of Lieutenant Green was made by Mayor O. Ross Sanders and approved unanimously by the city council. nsd iEoumII enter the interstate. All vehicles must follow this THE semitrailer truck that failed the curve and rolled over at least twice was demolished. Its two occupants were trapped inside the smashed one for nearly an truck cab until he could be pried hour free, according to investigating officers. drivers to take the curve at a higher would only entice necessary parking would be used for a school playground and this playground was to be used jointly by the city as part of the overall park development; that if a school is . THIRTY-NIN- E MOMENTS later there was jubilance and a little joking downstairs in the city police department where other officers were waiting the council's decision. The joking came when Lieutenant Green was notified of his appointment by telephone and later was referred to as Charlie I on the radio dispatch. I is the code name reserved for the chief. For years, Lieutenant Green had department's been "Charlie 2." His brother, Larry, a member of Davis Countys Rescue Squad-14- , was dispatched and Larry was told to "from now on pay your big brother a little more respect." CHARLIE LARRY said later that he knew that meant Daren had been appointed chief. Daren was selected from among 20 applicants from all over the nation. THE NEW chief is 44 years old and he and his wife, Deleen, have six children. They reside at 959 W. 700 N., Clearfield. A Clearfield resident since 1952, he is a graduate frdm Weber State College with a bachelor's degree in sociology and minor degrees in psychology and police science. He is also a graduate of the FBI Academy. I AM very pleased with the appointment, needless to OSCUl IUHF.N t.RI say. It has been a long wait but now planning for the future, he said. I K.N can relax and begin He said there would be some reorganization within the department. THE FIRST step, of course, will be to pick a successor (lieutenant) and then to try and fill what vacancies are left. Probably the departments main priority will be to adjust the patrol shifts with increased efforts and manpower to allow the officers more time to do their field work and make reports. Presently, these men hardly have time to think from one assignment to another, he said. OFFICER E. Charles Chadbourne has been the acting lieutenant while Green has been serving as acting chief. |
