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VVA " A S AAV MV V §ir®nesf AX - y V AV 4 'VJ£YT a" - ‘yx:v S? vw vv "" By ROBERT ANDERSON s ss"&¥ '' a Standard-Examin- Staff Political fireworks were ignited r' ' f er Thursday in the City Council chambers as Councilman Scott Sneddon from the argued for withdrawal Ben Lomond Hotel-civi- c center development project “Considering today’s economy and high interest rates the city’s : financial problems and the burden already placed upon the citizens of Ogden it is my opinion that the Ben Lomond Hotel Civic Center project idea should not be continued” said Sneddon His remarks sparked a some- times heated debate “Is this statement a personal statement and if so I don’t understand its relevancy to the agenda” said Councilman Glenn J Rod Past and present commanders of the Ogden Air Logistics Center lined up Thursday for a traditional military change of command ceremony at Hill AFB Gen Bryce Poe II (left) commander of the Air Force Logistics Command transferred the unit flag from Maj BoamStondard-Examine- r Gen John J Murphy to the new OALC commander Maj Gen Leo Marquez (right) Now stationed at AFLC headquarters at n AFB Ohio Poe was commander of the Ogden Wright-Patterso- center 1973-7- 4 nd as Hresflsf&BT HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Command of the Ogden Air Logistics Center was transferred for the 24th time Wednesday at a brief military ceremony on the steps of the ALC Headquarters building The new ALC commander is Maj Gen Leo Marquez 49 former deputy chief of staff for plans and programs of the Air Force Logistic n AFB Ohio Command Marquez received his second star on Wednesday The change of command was conducted by Gen Bryce Poe II commander of AFLC and former top officer of the Ogden ALC before an audience of several hundred civilians and base personnel Poe praised Marquez and Maj Gen John J Wright-Patterso- te Rare ancient fish available” proceed” Mecham said the council “knew from day one that it would be dif- ficult” He rejected the arguing of old issues pertaining to the Ben Lomond development and insisted the council has had a dichotomy from the beginning over the plans “That we weren’t kept apprised is a false idea” Mecham said The surprise came Baird said when the council faced the budget with heavy deficits Mecham said the civic center project “may not be believable and we’ve acknowledged it is difficult but the majority was constrained to go ahead” Mecham moved to table the matter indefinitely Voting with him were Robert Higginson Robert A Madsen and Dirks Sneddon was joined by Baird and Mrs King to consider withdrawal from the pro- Dirks who is expected to seek snapped: “You must have missed a couple of meetings” “I didn’t” Sneddon said The city is a part of the Ogden-WebCounty Joint Buiilding Auject Sneddon distributed to news rethority that proposes to issue $1475 million in revenue bonds to reno- porters his prepared statement 2Yz years” vate hotel for govern- that said in part: “The community and the workforce here menttheoffices “We ended this fiscal year with a private businesses have truly made me feel like a part of the and $575000 acquire adjoining properties general fund deficit and an family” he said a additional 25th and center for civic at $465000 deficit in our United Press International reported today funds Washington enterprise n that Murphy is being reassigned to A Richards “We have had 47 CETA positions Jack City Attorney but the change has not been officialhas questioned the legality of the and 41 regular city positions ly announced bond issue and is briefs eliminated Services to our citizens Low-levflyovers by F4 and F16 fighters for submission topreparing Utah the Supincluding police and fire have been stationed at the base concluded the ceremony reme Court that would determine lowered We continue to delay the constitutionality of the building needed capital improvement proauthority and its capability for is- jects our parks and streets will receive less care suing bonds Assistant City Attorney Parley “Even after reducing the cost of R Baldwin said the legal briefs government revenue increases will be filed by July 13 were needed to balance the K Commissioners Boyd County budget” These increases Sneddon said Storey Frank D Maughan and A Hunter were seated in were in business license fees About 100 least chub are kept and chub is hardy enough to survive Robert audience the — during the Sneddon franchise tax water utility garnot cold a shared by winters bred at the state Fisheries Experitrait but discussion had no immediate bage collection golf and cemetery — coma some the but ment Station in Logan and lousy gambusia comment e man-madcharges of fish were introduced to a petitor with other species Rosanne “Next year I’m afraid” SnedCouncilwoman Peery That lack of a competitive edge pond near Salt Lake City a few Sneddon saying don said “will be a repeat of this may have had something to do with King sided with years ago knows my stand I year’s budget session with tax inthe least chub’s disappearance “Everybody Unlike the proposed Davis Counand utility fee hikes I’m ty project the pond did not provide from Great Salt Lake tributaries have been against it from the creases we are overtaxing the concerned a controlled environment in which after it was found in a 19th century start” of also she citizens Mrs that Ogden and that the level King charged the least chub could be evaluated survey of the area’s native fish is slipping to a critical a on of services for the asked had why report for hardiness and effectiveness in Goede said citing man’s interferwas down turned issue bond ence with stream flows and inpoint” mosquito abatement Miller said The Davis County program now troduction of species uses gambusia a relative of the Miller said the county’s interest guppy that thrives on a diet of in using biological rather than pools and chemical mosquitos in fresh-watcontrol mosquito streams Thousands of gambusia methods led to want to be of service to the Roderick H Browning 55 has a recommendation are distributed each year said to import exotic varieties of fish been appointed to the Weber State just college and the community I want Passey but they cannot tolerate adaptable to the brackish marsh- College Institutional Council The to help them in any way I can” The appointment is Matheson’s salty waters lands appointment was made Thursday environan such second effort after his choice of Gov Matheson Scott Fortunately by ment seems perfect for the least But state wildlife officials want an has native Browning Ogden attorney CC Patterson for Ogden chub first to try reintroducing the least been president of the Bank of Utah the Weber State post was rejected Ron Goede of the state Fisheries chub in its native environment he for 15 years The appointby the state Senate four-yeathe said r said Station a term He said of his appointment: “I ment is for Experiment Murphy outgoing ALC commander as “absolutely the top people” for the demanding position as head of the principal unit at Hill AFB The simple ceremony he said could not show the significance of a change of command at the Ogden center If a private corporation with a $5 billion budget a $1 million daily payroll and the largest workforce in five states changed chief executives Poe remarked the news “would be on the front page of the Wall Street Journal” Addressing Marquez Poe said that his own term as OALC commander 1973-7- 4 was “the high point in my life and I welcome you to it” Poe is retiring from the Air Force on Aug 1 and will be succeeded as head of the Air Force Logistics Command by Lt Gen James Mullins 20-minu- Mecham Mayor A Stephen Dirks said he was puzzled “In an earlier meeting” Dirks said to Sneddon “you gave support to those (downtown) merchants in developing Washington between 24th and 25th I don’t know how you can say anything anytime without justifying it” Sneddon who is an announced candidate for mayor replied he had not had enough information as to increasing costs of services capital outlay items shoved aside including some equipment purchases long overdue and that the information he sought “was not “It hasn’t been turned down” Dirks said “Why the bad rating given the bonds?” Mrs King asked “That’s the judgment of the bonding agencies and I don’t know they didn’t give anything specific” Dirks said Councilman Dorman H Baird said the recent budget session brought to light the city’s financial problems As long as the negotiations proceed on the hotel properties Baird said the council should be apprised of costs “We know as a result of the budget hearing the poor condition we’re in financially” Baird said “As Sneddon said we must be kept It’s scary and I’m not apprised so sure it is wise that we should re-electi- also a former Ogden ALC commander 1977-7- 8 who now commands the Strategic Air Command’s 15th Air Force at March AFB Cal “It’s really hard to say goodbye” Murphy told the audience of Air Force personnel base civilian employees and local civic leaders stating that his ALC command had been “a great on er 15-sto- ry Wright-Patterso- el AimfiDimi®siuDt© wem©ira i®ror®sed ronment for mosquitoes: still ponds of water too salty for most An ancient fish that dine on floating mosquito By BRIAN MERTZ Standard-Examin- er Staff FARMINGTON — fish with a modest name might larvae and too remote to be effechelp control mosquitoes that breed tively controlled by chemical by the millions in brackish waters spraying But they’re not too salty or rebordering the Great Salt Lake The least chub a pretty little fish mote for iotichthys thlegethontis — that was native to ancient Lake the least chub — a remnant fish Bonneville is promising a comthat has survived in only about eback with help from the Davis three natural spring complexes of western Utah’s Snake Valley County mosquito abatement progThe fish also is far less environram and the state Division of Wildlife Resources mentally objectionable than chemAlthough the plan is “very pre- ical sprays said Rex Passey liminary” according to Kent Miller manager of the Davis County mose of the state agency’s fish quito control program He expresssection a acre plot in ed hope the experiment could be the marshes of Farmington Bay is conducted this summer But Miller said the state agency being considered for a test of the is least chub’s talent for mosquito taking its time before reintroduccontrol ing the least chub in Salt Lake The shallows and marshlands marshlands because of caution about human interference in natural along the Great Salt Lake now provide a nearly ideal breeding envi processes non-gam- one-eigh- th non-nati- ve anker named to WSC board er 3-in- ch eo Web cut commissioners bydoe Weber marriage divorce rates are highest in Utah Weber County residents marry and divorce more frequently than Utah residents at large and Utah couples exceed the na-tion- dropped or denied The county’s divorce and maral average in1979both and categories figures for 1980 reveal In 1980 1914 marriages were recorded in the county said the chief deputy county clerk LeRoy Williams Some of those out to marriages which came involv1000 134 per population ed people who live outside the county “They come from all over various states and various counties” Williams said The divorce rate in Weber County for 1980 came out to 69 per 1000 population which comin pares to the state average 1979 of 56 per 1000 and a nation- 53 That 995 diof total Weber County al average for 1979 of vorces actually includes annulments of which there were 50 in 1980 All told 1275 couples filed for divorce in Weber County jurisdictions last year but some of these requests were either have both been riage rates the statistics reveal climbing In 1979 1830 marraiges were recorded and that was up over the 1977 totals of 1729 The di- vorce totals show equally dramatic climbs with 987 di- vorces and annulments granted in 1979 and 885 tallied in 1977 That marriage is a seasonal event is clearly indicated in the material that the county clerk’s office maintains In June and August of 1980 224 and 189 marraiges were recorded respectively while at the other ex- treme only itMMA marraiges are found on the books in January of last year February and April are the next slowest months with respective totals in 1979 of 122 and 113 The national averages for marraige in 1979 was 107 per 1000 population Based on a Weber County population of 143000 according to preliminary census estimates the county’s marraige rate exceeded the national norm by 27 per 1000 p V 103 The commission’s action signals parks through intergovernmental a Staff relations step toward reducing the counThe Weber County Commission The largest reductions were ty’s approximate $1 million deficit Thursday cut $93933 from its fiscal $53100 for the roads department for the current year 1981 budget in a move that commisOn the revenue side of the $24995 for the recorder’s office and sioners had reviewed at length dur- $24000 for the Moweda Youth budget the commission approved Home a facility for delinquent about $95000 less in property taxes ing recent work sessions than was originally expected this Additional expenditures of youths $139000 were added to the budget auditor County Lloyd Barney year because of a 6 percent ceiling for interest on loans the county has said other departments including on tax increases that the Utah taken to tide allocations over until the library have yet to be re- Legislature approved during the taxes are collected this fall That viewed At a later point Barney 1981 session The only revenue increases acamount however was more than said he would propose additional 19 offset by cuts in cepted by the commssion were budgets from budget adjustments By BENJAMIN READ Standard-Examin- er 3000 $6400 in sidewalk funds and $30000 for a contribution from surplus funds Thursday’s action came hours after the commission notified department heads that the county is facing a cash flow problem for at least the next three months Unless are held to a expenditures minimum Commission Chairman Boyd K Storey said the county could face difficulties in meeting the payroll later this summer den City Council bans fireworks stands decide on their sales However Dirks said the council had not had sufficient time to draw up an ordinance on fireworks “We can’t make a judgment now” Dirks said In a memo to City Manager Cowles Mallory Fire Chief Donald K Hilton said he and Fire Marshal Ruel A Mortensen had conducted and fireworks tests of submitted by Keith Mathews of the Red Devil Fireworks Co Hilton said the fireworks tested were “sane and safe if they are handled properly They do not explode nor do they go into the air They lers” I saw no are safer than common sparklers A Utah LegisStephen Dirks said the Mayor in was what he selling” lature had changed a law governing fireworks great danger Hilton said the sale of Red Devil items from a and left it up to municipalities and counties to Fireworks stands are banned in Ogden the City Council said Thursday The council turned down requests from several fireworks vendors who sought licenses to set up stands over the July 4th holiday However some types of fireworks may be sold over the counter in stores One of the petitioners Dave Brunner told the council he had set off a type of Class C fireworks in his own backyard and the device “doesn’t do a whole lot and won’t do serious harm to children” The city inspector had told him Brunner said that the “most unsafe devices are spark- non-explosi- ve non-aeri- al — wooden frame sheet metal — to be erected in shopping roof and siding center parking lots at least 100 feet away from other buildings would be safer than selling items within a store or supermarket David K VanAUen manager of inspection services said he recommended denial of a permit requested by Dennis Matthews of Galaxie Fireworks Co for sale of items in small portable frame buildings VanAllen recommended denial saying the buildings would constitute a fire hazard if the contents were to catch on fire “It is my feeling the general availability of fireworks has a detrimental effect on public welfare” VanAllen said Councilman Robert A Madsen recalled he once had seen a small fireworks sales stand afire and that such a scene was frightening small building |