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Show On Multiple Unit Housing UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION kSl EAST 3RD SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT Mill - Council Seeks Moratorium WEST VALLEY. A moratorium on construction of multiple unit dwellings in the city has been recommended by the Hunter Council. Council president Gearld Wright asked the West Valley City Commission Tuesday to stop all approvals for multiple unit dwelling permits until Jan. 1, 1982. The moratorium would provide the city with enough time to evaluate properly and to develop a master plan so that we could act responsibly rather than being forced to react to outside forces, Wright said on behalf of the council. The councils proposal will be presented to the City Planning Com mission today (Thursday). Planners meet at 10 a m. in the City Courtroom. Partially prompting the initiative is a rezoning proposal for twin homes at 5324 W. 3500 South. Residents of the area are protesting that zoning which already allows duplexes there is a mistake. Those residents have submitted a petition to the Planning Commission calling for downzoning of property from 3800 to 4100 South between 5200 and 5600 West. Reading from a prepared letter, Wright told the commission that Hunter is being inundated with mobile home parks, as well as multi Four Sections - ple units. The council advocates that zoning which permits restricted areas where massage parlors and a moratorium on high density construction until a city master plan can be developed, a process which Wright estimated would required about 16 months. We must stop and plan before our helter-skelte- r approach destroys our best long term interests To accommodate this we request a moratorium on building and zoning which subjugates the interests of the people to the developers who are interested in their own economic gain rather than the desires of the residents, Wright said. The council also recommended . . pornographic materials, movies and books can be sold be prohibited until the master plan is developed We need time to breathe and get organized; to get our feet on the ground and get a handle on whats facing us, the council president said. Commissioner Jerry Wagstaff said the city needs a planning director to manage the development of a master plan. He acknowledged that there is a definite problem involving the twin home project. The whole issue will have to be addressed fairly soon, Wagstaff said. . 38 Pages First Call, 6:50 a.m.! I had the first call at 6:50 a m and they were both sold that morning -the day the ad came out There were many other calls, too., Mrs. John Graham, 6317 Lauritzen Dr., relating what happened when We&tVaey WASHER, $75. THE VOICE OF WEST VALLEY CITY UTAH USPS wet kly at 155 E 4905 South Salt Lake City UT 04107 Second class postaqe paid at Salt Lakf City UT 84119 Subscription rati $1? 50 per y ar Thursday, Sept. 11, 1980 Volume26, Number All departments 262 6682 For County Commission Two From City Survive Primary Vote SALT LAKE. Two West Valley City men will oppose one another in Novembers general election as canterm on the didates for the two-yeSalt Lake County Commission, following Tuesdays primary election in which less than of the countys registered voters cast ballots. in Emerging as the top their respective primaries for the one-fourt- h - vote-gette- Hercules Area - Four Zone Bids Are On Agenda WEST VALLEY. Decisions on four zoning requests around Hercules are expected to be handed down today (Thursday) by the City Planning Commission here. The latest meeting in the longstanding dispute of whether to allow residential development around the plant occurred Thursday when planners met with owners seeking the zoning changes. Rulings are anticipated today on requests that would permit residential construction on: - 36 acres by CMP Corporation at 4100 So. 6600 West; - 32 acres by American Development Co. at 4100 So. 6400 West; - 36 acres by Raddon and Rushton at 4450 So. 6000 West; and - 50 acres by Arnold Development Co. at 4000 So. 7000 West. A hearing and decision is expected on a request by Robert Holmes for a to R-zoning change from (multiple units or offices) on 19 acres at 3150 So. 6450 West. Planners also will hear applications for zoning changes that would allow commercial development on a half-acr- e at 3451 W. 3500 South and on the same amount of property at 3336 W. 3500 South; and manufacturing on 4.3 acres at 1597 W. 3860 South. A Condie Development Co. request for a mobile home park at 5600 W. 3100 South is the first item on the agenda. The board also will consider conditional use requests for a Smiths Food King store at 660 So. 4000 West, a bank at 3540 So. 2700 West and e at 2260 So. Redan wood Road. Republican and Democratic commission nominations were GOP hopeful Bart Barker and Democrat Aaron Kennard. Official vote counts, delayed Tuesday night by a malfunction in the countys system and of casting counting ballots, showed Barker outdistancing fellow Republican Ray Duffin, 19,374 to 17,739. Barker garnered 52.2 percent of the ballots cast, while Duffin, an East Millcreek area resident, collected 47.8 percent. Kennard was successful in his bid for the Democratic nomination for the two-yecommission seat, outdistancing Magna resident and former County Fire Chief Charles (Chick) Paris. Kennard received 13,825 votes (60.9 percent) to 8,875 (39.1 percent) for Paris. Barker and Kennard will square ' off in the Nov. 4 general election, as will Democrat John Hiskey and Republican D. Michael Stewart for a commission term. In the primary race for State Board of Education, incumbent A. Glenn Christensen and M Richard Maxfield will vie for the District 2 (Granite School District) seat. Max-fielreceived 8,499 votes (35.64 percent), while Christensen gathered 8,178 (34.29). Eliminated from the race was Kenneth Larsen (7,172 or four-yea- r d 30.07 percent). In a primary to determine the Republican nominee for the Utah Legislature seat in District 28, Steve Rees was victorious over Gregory Jarrard, 1,464 (60.5 percent) to 956 (39.5 percent). district 31, the incumbent, Democrat Duayne Johnson, received 473 votes (51.41 percent) to 447 for In Del Buckner (48 59 percent). In a close race for the GOP nod in that district, William Quigley gathered 293 votes (50 52 percent) to 287 (49 48 percent) for Bill Woodbury. A spokesman for the County Elec- tion Division said yesterday (Wednesday) that 67,180 of the countys 286,807 registered voters cast ballots, a turnout of 23 42 percent The computer foulup experienced by election officials caused a considerable delay in tallying the countys ballots Results announced yesterday found Salt Lake attorney Dan Berman edging Ogden Mayor Steve Dirks for the Democratic U. S. Senate nomination. The Democratic victor will face Republican Sen. Jake Garn, who is seeking election to a second term, in ' the general election. Incumbent State Attorney General Robert Hansen was defeated in his bid for by David L. Hansen, Wilkinson, who 58,886 to 51,496. In the race for the Democratic Lt. Governor nomination, Moroni Jensen received 33.346 votes to 23,497 for Doug Hunt. Jensen will challenge incumbent Lt. Gov. David S. Monson in the Nov. 4 election. out-polle- d - City Aid Requested Truman Patrons By 262-668- 2 656-38- 0 how. 36 For School Signs she used a Green Sheet classified ad to sell household appliances. Needless to say, the Benmon area woman was quite pleased with Green Sheet results. to place your ad Save Dial $1 by paying before it runs Ask us KWrrrrrx?i777irrr d upright freezer, $35, DANGEROUS . . . Debra Partridge leads Truman elementary students across 4700 South, which school patrons contend is unsafe because of volume of speeding traffic. EST VALLEY Truman elementary patrons received a verbal pledge here Tuesday that flashing school zone signs will be installed on the north side of 4700 South. West Valley City Commissioner Jerry Wagstaff told Truman area residents at Tuesdays commission meeting that he had requested the county to install a flashing signal on the citys side of 4700 South But, he noted, the installation of a flashing school zone sign on the south side of 4700 is the responsibility of the The West county county border runs down the middle of the street 1 told the county to put the signs up on the north side of the street right away. You can come back in two weeks if theyre not up. Wagstaff said If it hasn't been done in two weeks we will be back, responded Truman d PTA president Barbara Walkenhorst She said that combined action by the West Valley commission and the PTA would help put pressure on the county to install adequate school warning signs, as well as curb and gutter on 3200 West, south of 4700 South. Truman area resident Karen Roblyer suggested several alternatives for dealing with what she called hazardous road conditions on 4700 South. She requested that flashing lights be installed on both sides of 4700 A supporter noted that exSouth. isting school zone signs are too small to attract attention and often are hidden by weeds. Early Bird Drawing Eyed Regular patrols by the West Valley police department and heavy fines for persons speeding through the school zone also were requested. Weve had several near misses Lets judge the danger of this street not by the number of kids killed, but by the amount of traffic We need to act now before its too late, Mrs Roblyer said In addition to speeders, motorists making right turns onto 4700 South from 3200 West also pose a threat to children crossing the street, she added Police Chief David Campbell said the department has been working the Truman area with radar guns, and verified that the inadequate size of school zone signs make it difficult to enforce reduced speed limits He said he favors the flashing signals and promised to patrol the area with radar on a regular basis Wagstaff said the city could not install sidewalks on 3200 West south of 4700 South because that is part of the unincorporated county. Wagstaff said county traffic officials will be seeking approval from the County Commission this week for a signal on the south side of 4700 Much of the problem, according to Mayor Henry (Hank) Price, stems from the absence of a uniform school zone policy in the state. It's difficult to tell when youre in a school zone or when you're not a lot of times We should come up w ith a standard school zone control, Price said City officials said they had been contacted by several schools about traffic-relatecrossing problems d - Tonight's Cooking School To Put Emphasis On Microwave A-- 5 179-un- it office-warehous- PRIZES . . . Manager Mike Dicou and checker Colleen Stubbs of Dan's Foods load up sacks of groceries, 20 of which will be given away at Green Sheet Cooking School tonight (Thursday). here's a point hadn't said that one sentence perhaps we couldve accepted as just the verdict and If only he -- - the penalty. by youth who for a few ungodly minutes last February went clear out of his skull while he said he was under the influence of liquor andor drugs and shot to death two fine citizens of the West Valley community Lord forgive our lack of understanding and compassion, but to us V. Mrs. Rupp's demonstrations will preparation for conventional ovens and fry pans Activities will get under way promptly at 7:30 with an early bird drawing, involving those who arrive at the auditorium prior to 7:30. The first 1,500 persons on the scene will receive a gift bag containing brochures, discount coupons, hot pads and cooking tips. Registration cards for drawings for more than $3,000 in prizes will be included Major prizes include a microwave oven, a gas grill and a conventional range. Also to be given away are a television set and a clothes dryer, as well as dozens of other items donated by also include food area merchants. Added to the list this week was a of two lessons on microwave cooking and a microwave popcorn popper and omelette pan, given by Gourmet Kitchens. More than 100 of the packets will contain special bonus gift cards for prizes, including plants, gift bags, pizza certificates, yard sticks and bread boards. The program is expected to run hours Use of a Salt Lake-basecooking expert has allowed the Green Sheet greater control of what is being offered on stage. There will be less emphasis on products and more on actual cooking than last year, a spokesman for the paper said. series d Jim Cornwell he became an punk faced with the possibility he might pay with his life for having taken those of the people he had so mercilessly shot with a rifle at point-blanrange. To us, he was simply reverting to child-lik- e guile to avoid retribution for his crime little different in many respects from the three-yea- r old whos broken the sugar bowl. k But somehow John Calhouns plea to the court, I want to live! simply turned our stomach. To the court he evidently became a penitent KEARNS. The emphasis will be on microwave cooking tonight (Thursday) as the Green Sheet sponsors its second annual Cooking School here The program will get under way at 7:30 p.m. in the Kearns high auditorium, 5525 So. Cougar Lane (4800 West). Cheryl Rupp, the microwave specialist for Whirlpool in the Intermountain West, will handle most of Mrs. Rupp, a BYU the program. graduate, is employed locally by Huish Distributing. Robert W. Hooton, also an authority on microwave cooking, gourmet cooking for Arkla gas grills. He will offer barbecue tips. - cant fault the jury or the court for what they did. Everyone knew from the start that this misguided would-b- e tough guy wouldnt be given the death penalty. Oh, we That just doesnt happen to an old in this day and age. For that matter, it doesnt happen to many killers who are twice that age. But forgive us again, Lord, if we just dont happen to share the didnt opinion that this teen-age- r know exactly what he was doing when he pointed that rifle at Thayne Acords face and with no compunction whatever squeezed the trigger. Courtroom testimony by several of his peers indicated hed obliterated Thayne and Lorraine because they knew who he was and had they lived, hed have been picked up for breaking and entering and burglary. Far better, obviously, to be tried for first degree murder than as a common housebreaker. For today the act of killing another human being isnt ample grounds for execution. Instead, its the signal for protestors to come forth shouting that its cruel and inhuman to take a life and society shouldnt bloody its hands by such an act. Its right at that point that our stomach turns. This young man -and God have mercy on him, for hes a discredit to the rest of mankind - had the gall to say to the court, I want to live! -- Because he erased the evidence, we'll never know what Thayne and Lorraine Acord might have said to him as he pointed that weapon at them and they realized what he intended to do. d power-craze- -- hand-and-fo- r decides, execution. The same thing the do gooders of this world shout is cruel and inhuman. Explain to us, someone, how its different that can look down the barrel of a rifle and shoot to death two upstanding citizens - but a firing squad at the Point of the Mountain cant look down the barrels of their rifles and shoot to death a person who, without benefit of judge or jury, decided two people must die. While youre at it, explain how Lance and Kelbach can decide who lives and who dies while they're engaging in a reign of terror - and later, in full view of a TV audience, chuckle at the manner in which various of their victims died. Yet to claim their lives in exchange for this blood bath would be inhuman on the part of society? John-Calhou- -- How many times did they die in the basement of their home as this boy whod become their master because hed stolen one of their rifles successively threatened to suffocate, drown or hang them? What was the conversation when the Acords realized theyd interrupted two youths in the act of ransacking their home and were now in dire danger of being executed? Executed? Of course - when and youre tied dumped unceremoniously on the floor to be dealt with however a teen-age- thats nothing more or less than Then toss in an explanation of i killers can perform the cruel and inhuman acts of w hich they were convicted in that infamous Ogden crime - but to take their lives in return would be how the Hi-F- reverting to primitive savagery. Of course John Calhoun wanted to live. Only a person tormented by his mind or in intense physical pain would rather die than live. But so did Thayne and Lorraine Acord and wed gamble all we own that their plea to John Calhoun was very like his to the court. The difference was that he ignored them. But the court, in its mercy, responded to him. And its that simple sentence that makes us want to retch - and to lash out in bitterness at this absurd form of justice just that I want to live! - J |