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Show Volume 66, Number 3 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, 32 Pages January 1 8, 1 973 First-Ye- ar Funding $414,000 Mentall BHtealltflto IFHara p ositakfl CITY HALL GROUNDBREAKING -wasThis was the scene Wednesday at noon as ground officially broken on Brigham City new municipal building project. May A $414,000 annual comprehensive mental health program has been assured for Bear Box Elder, Cache River Health district it was announced and Rich counties Tuesday by County Commissioner Don Chase. The Box Elder official last week traveled to Denver, Colo., with Kenneth Kleven, district mental health specialist, to put in a final pitch. A final review board of seven doctors listened and liked what they heard, giving the proposal immediate approval. "It will probably be from a year to 18 months before we get the actual funding. I was very favorably impressed with the presentation made by Mr. Kleven. Were pleased with the outcome," Commissioner Chase stated in making the or Ole Zundel officiated at the event which formally signaled the start of work on the project, expected to cost a total of $560,000 when completed. Site Work Under Way Groundbreaking Signals 'tart of City Building Brigham Citvs new municipal building project is officially under way. City officials, architect Ralph Edwards and contractor Reid Oyler took shovels in hand Wednesday for a noon groundbreaking ceremony. . The weather was wet and cold. But that didn't seem to dampen the spirit of those present for the ceremony, including Box Elder County Commission Chairman Don Chase and Dale Baron, president of the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce. Other city personnel and interested citizens also were on hand. County Clerk K. B. Olsen offered the groundbreaking prayer. At the bid of Mayor Ole Zundel, members of the city council expressed brief comments. Councilman Byron Armstrong called the project the culmination of long-tim- e planning and a sorely needed facility. have gained an appreciation for the buildings architectural beauty, the value of its interior operation and functional layout will become obvious. I believe this building is like a human being; its whats on the inside that counts, the mayor stated. City Office Manager and Recorder Tolman Burke said he and the office staff probably will enjoy the new facility more than anyone. The total project is expected to cost about $560,000 and will be financed primarily by a $500,000 bond issue approved by local voters last year. for industrial development without calling for competative bids. Commission Chairman Don Chase said the county owns about 25 acres just west of the Union Pacific tracks in Brigham City. An inquiry has been received about the Funds Breakdown has been given until for the first year will include. Funding to complete the work. .$192,000 from the federal government, Preparation of the site, located im1178,000 through the state, $25,900 in anmediately north of the existing city hall, is. ticipated collections and $19,000 from the now in progress. It has been slowed by three-count- y district. three feet of heavy frost in the ground and Chase estimated that Box Elders remove to out need and a the concrete dig portion will be $5,000 or $6,000. foundation of the old Central Chevrolet He said the program is assured for at building. least eight years with the annual inThat structure burned in 1960 and much crements increasing to keep pace with the of the resulting debris was pushed into the cost of living. basement and covered over. A staff of about 28 persons will be inOyler said, weather permitting, hed volved, including psychiatrists and other probably start pouring footings on the new professionals, with the main clinic to be in city building in 10 days to two weeks. Logan (location of the existing Northern Utah Mental Health clinic which presently serves the district.) Two More Parcels In the past three years, two additional parcels were purchased by the county to provide access to west Forest street. Chase said it would have to be determined how the property will be utilized, whether in small parcels or as a larger site. He expressed concern about preserving it for industrial use, citing the need to include this in sales or lease agreements. The county attorney noted that any proposal to sell or lease the ground must be advertised for 30 days, allowing time (Continued on Page Two) NOTICE Any changes to be made on the 1973 city irrigation water tickets must be reported by February 1, 1973 to W.L. Barker 605 South 3rd East telephone 723-337- 8 -- 14-1- Present Proposals Abe Murdock, Weber Office Supply, Ogden, and Kevin Hancey, Lynns TV, PtaOMOKKI (ly . treat designed for the entire family is offered at Box Elder High school this evening (Thursday) when the instrumental department presents its annual winter concert. The event, free to the public, will begin at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Director Earl Swenson said the program will last for about one hour and 20 minutes. The musical fare will vary from marches to selections from Fiddler on the Roof to Hear Chicago, a concert arrangement of music performed by the light rock group. Taking part will be the school concert band, orchestra and freshman band. availability of one acre for a small factory, although no formal request has been submitted, he explained. The chairman said this prompted him to ask what latitude the county has in putting the land to industrial use. The acreage was purchased seven or eight years ago, at least the major portion. The intent was to use it as a source of fill material for road projects and ultimately for industrial development. direction to take, Commissioner Malcolm C. Young stated. After a lengthy discussion with County Clerk K. B. Olsen and Assessor Clifton G.M. Kerr, the commission set May 31 June and June 5 as the days it will sit as a board of equalization this year. presented proposals for refurnishing the First District court room and installing a sound system there. Hancey said the sound system preferred by Judge VeNoy Christoffersen would cost $793.43. There was no total figure mentioned by Murdock to supply new chairs throughout, draperies and carpeting. The commission took no action, indicating only it would consider the information. We do intend to move into that area this year, Commissioner Chase said, noting, however, that no cost quotations have been solicited. Logan Oyler A musical Pay Boost, Acreage, Plates in Spotlight Bids Not Necessary While at the weekly commission session, Lund issued an opinion which stated that Box Elder county can sell or lease ground Kleven who designed the program, lives in Brigham City and has an office in the Box Elder County courthouse. BEHS Bands, Orchestra To Play Concert Tonight Is Proud Councilman Rudolph Kaiser said he was proud to be a member of the city administration at this time, noting that Brigham City does $1.5 million business annually and we need a place in which to do this business. Councilman Claudius Olsen prefaced his remarks with the statement, I came here to work not to speak. This drew a chuckle from the audience. He expressed a hope that the project will move along smoothly on schedule. I just cant wait to get going on this project and to get it completed. It will be much better for our employes and our citizens, Councilman A1 Cazier stated. Mayor Zundel noted that after viewers Box Elder county officials Tuesday increased the county attorneys salary, discussed selling or leasing county ground for industrial development and heard that vehicle license plates will be sold in Garland Tremonton after all. With no citizens showing up to object, the county commission acted unanimously to boost the annual salary of County Attorney O. Dee Lund. The fiture was raised from $8,485 to $13,000 to compensate Lund for the added burden imposed by Utahs new single prosecutor system. The county attorney explained that the increase was roughly equal to 40 percent of the $11,000 formerly paid to the district attorney. Thats about how much of his time he spent in Box Elder county, Lund said. The D.A. post has been abolished, leaving prosecution totally up to the county attorney in felony, misdemeanor and indictable misdemeanor cases. , report Dr. Gearheart said there are various alternatives and he promised to present several at the conclusion of his study. Through this well know which Branch Offices However, there will be branch offices in Brigham City and Tremonton to serve Box Elder county, Commissioner Chase explained. No new facilities will be constructed. The mental health effort will embrace alcoholism and drug abuse. Only recently the county and Brigham City dissolved their drug abuse committees in favor of a district organization headed by Kleven. Will Conduct Study In other business at a regular weekly commission meeting Tuesday, Dr. Robert Gearheart, Utah State University Extension service, accepted the task of conducting a garbage pickup and disposal study for the county. His assignment will help county officials determine if they want to establish ad- ditional landfill sites, utilize major existing ones and establish a collection service, or what. Gil 2Ci) The Brigham City Planning commission, acting on a recommendation of City Planner Warren Reynolds, reversed itself Tuesday evening and recommended to the city council not to go through with a proposed zoning change which is scheduled for public hearings tonight (Thursday). Reynolds said he just this week finished negotiations with Planning and Research Associates, the planning firm handling the Box Elder county zoning endeavor and has picked up all material due Brigham City. This material is far more complete than we had anticipated it would be, he said, and this should enable us to accelerate the Brigham City master plan and zoning ordinance work. I judge, he continued, that we can now call for public hearings on the master plan in three weeks and on the zoning map and zoning ordinances in three months. He then recommended in light of these new develpments that the interm zoning map not be implemented. Support Planner commission voted support Reynolds recommendation and sent the matter on to The planning unanimously to the city council, most of whom were in tf? attendance at the meeting. The interim zoning measure would affect all property presently designated commercial but not used for that purpose. If adopted, any developer would have to gain city council approval before the property in question would be zoned back for commercial use. The material referred to by Reynolds consisted of a Box Elder county population, housing and economic base study; a survey and analysis of Box Elder county land use, transportation, housing, community facilties and statements of goals and policy proposals plus a model zoning ordiance for Brigham City and a model subdivision ordinance for Brigham City. Virtually Complete Reynolds said that he considered Phase II of Brigham City's subcontract with Planning and Reserach Associates virtually 100 per cent complete and he said he was going to recommend to the city council that it pay the county for the work. The county will then pay Planning and Research. The amount involved is $2,740. In his comments Reynolds said he was (Continued on Page Two) Final Accreditation Step Team Takes Look At Local School How does Lake View rate? Elementary school The question has been answered in part and will receive a more complete judgment when a visiting accreditation team makes if final evaluation. The team, a task force representing the office of the state superintendent of public instruction, was at Lake View Tuesday and Wednesday, the final step in an accreditation program sought by the school. The team consisted of 32 persons headed by Joyce Hansen of the state department and including principals, teachers, specialists, and staff personnel from other school districts from Provo to Logan; education specialists from area colleges and universities, and members of the office of the state superintendent of public instruction. They began sessions with an orientation meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, at which time they were greeted by Box Elder School District Superintendent J.C. Haws and by Lake View School Principal Jay Hawkes. Area of Study Team members then took teacher evaluation and goal sheets, information booklets, criteria sheets, and other materials and headed into the classrooms to check out such subjects as art and music, kindergarten, language arts and reading, mathematics, curriculum study and development, physical education, science and health, social studies, administration and personnel, student teaching, education, QjjjAljH p i mj supervision, instructional media center, learning disabilities and pupil services, relations and reporting, school plant, lunch, and custodial services. school-communi- Accreditation visiting does not just lie with visiting the school and talking with the Principal and faculty, but with many informal visits with individual children and children in groups. Most committee members spent a good deal of their time with children, listening to their work, talking with them about school attitudes, finding out about their likes and dislikes, and enjoying their association. Evaluation The visiting team evaluation is the final step in a long process that began last fall for the school, with the accreditation program being one that is entirely voluntary on the part of the school and staff. An information booklet containing class schedules, school philosophy, rules and guidelines, special programs and services, and other administrative matters was (Continued on Page Two) Media center specialists Jennie Kearl of the office of the state superintendent of public instruction, and Dorothy Harrison of Grandview Elementary school in Ogden, talk with Lake View School Princi- pal Jay Hawkes as they visit the schools media center. MEDIA CENTER ! n , - J |