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Show Winder Took Federal Judge Oath; City Retained 4, Col. 9) (From Page chairman of Comthe Taylorsville-Bennio- primaries for the June 26, The legal battle over the status of West Valley City and efforts to disincorporate the municipality before it came into existence continued. District Court Judge Jay Banks ruled that a disincorporation petition was valid and set a 8 disincorporation election. Attorneys for city proponents announced that they would challenge the decision in an appeal to the State Supreme Court. A because the threat of disincorporation just one week later still loomed. The Granite Board of ar n munity Council. July two-ye- seat. major development with a potentially rich tax base within the boundaries of the disputed city was outlined by Ivoiy and Company officials before the County Planning Commission. June 19, 1980 The Granite Board of Education increased the price of school lunches in the districts schools to $3 per week. Attorneys for West Valley City proponents and disi- ncorporation backers prepared their positions for a precedent-settin- g disincorporation case before the State Supreme Court. County Republicans ousted County Commission incumbents William Hutchinson and Robert Salter at the party convention. Michael Stewart gained the four-yenod, while Ray Duffin and Bart Barker ar were sent into the 1980 West Valleys incorporation scheduled just seven days later, the State Supreme Court upheld a District Court ruling verifying the legitimacy of a disincorporation petition, thus setting the stage for a showdown at the polls between the citys supporters and opponents on July 8. An application for a private landfill east of Magna raised opposition from residents of that community before the County Planning Commission. John Hiskey was selected as the Democratic candidate for the four-yea- r County Commission seat. Neither Aaron Kennard nor Charles (Chick) Paris was able to muster the support needed to escape a primary runoff for the two-yecommission post. Ed Persons was elected president of the Granger Lions club. With July 3, 1980 Federal Court Judge David Winder swore in Henry (Hank) Price as the first mayor and Renee Mackay and Jerry as the first com- Wagstaff missioners of West Valley City on July 1. Also sworn in were 43 police officers, who began patrolling the streets of the states newest city. Exuberance over the start-u- p was limited, however, Education ratified tracts for teachers other employes, con- and but criticized the Granite Education Assn, for not including new teachers in the payroll package, which called for 12.1 percent in- creases. The Taylorsville-BennioCouncil inCommunity formed West Jordan officials it did not want its area included in the citys annexation policy declaratn ion. July 10, 1980 West Valley is a city. The infant municipality survived a turbulent birth when voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to disincorporate the city just one week after it came into existence. Any doubts left by the te margin in February were removed as 58 percent of the 15,000-plu- s voters turning out for the election cast ballots in favor of retaining the city (9,239 to 6,542). The United Steelworkers float, carrying Miss Magna, Geana Nuesmeyer, and her two attendants, Nanette Dean and Yvonne DeBry, claimed the part of the county in returning tax funds to the school district for forcing the district to sell tax anticipation notes to fund District operations. of- ficials said that action was costly to taxpayers. Money was also on the minds of West Valley City officials, who sold sales tax anticipation notes worth $1.5 million to Zions First National Bank to pay for the citys initial expenses. The Taylorsville-Bennio- n Community Council said it wanted no part, at least for the time being, of any attempts to annex its area to West Valley City, Murray or West Jordan. Concern became more pronounced in with no opposition Hew-woo- d from July subdivision residents, who had fought for several months. Kearns Service Area No. 1 was looking at means of improving the districts tennis courts and adding an ice rink and handball courts. the project 31, 1980 West Valley Police Chief David Campbell asked the City Commission for 18 more officers to join the police force on Oct. 1, two months ahead of schedule. Two new water tanks to serve the Granger-Hunte- r (SeePage 6, Col. 1) local government circles over overcrowded conditions in the Jail. City-Coun- ty July 24, 1980 As West Valley began operations as a municipality, city officials considered the issuance of an industrial revenue bond for a shopping center in Hunter and heard a request from Lee Giles that efforts be made to clean up Redwood. County Planning Commission approval of Palmer Init c.s multiple unit housing development at 5700 So. 2200 West was met 504-un- grand prize in the Magna July 4th parade. July 17, 1980 Granite School District officials blamed tardiness on To C JO "s a w JO To S Drawn by Wendy Thomson, 5th grade. Academy Mrs. Tomas Thomson. Park school. Parents: Mr. Drawn by Diane Olson, age 9, 4th grade. Hill View School. Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Norman Olson. & BWfilllsPrrfsIlsIli'ilillM Season's Greetings from all of us at Granger Big 'O' 3523 So. 1950 West 973-700- 0 2700 West 3500 South West Valley City |
