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Show 8 seek council seats Engineer; accountant vie for top Woods Cross job veteran of city government faces a political newg comer who is a near resident of Woods Cross in the race for mayor in the upcoming city elections. Also, the largest field of candidates in Davis County, eight, will vie for the two available City Council spots. Councilman Charles L. Payne, 50, 1767 S. 720 West, and Lawrence W. Urry, 47, 718 W. 1300 South, are in the contest for mayor. City Council candidates are: Mrs. Annabell Kagie Dixon, 44, 1155 S. 8th West; James L. Larsen, 32, 679 W. 1400 South; Craig B. Lavender, 35, 2055 S. 7th West; Terrell F. Bird, 31, 883 S. 665 West; Larry E. Sinks, 34, 1006 W. 15th South; William F. Elmer, 35, 748 W. 1400 South; Ronald L. Whetman, 41, 765 W. 2075 South, and Kenneth M. Kieffer, 28, 1657 S. 625 West. Urry, an electrical engineer, is running for the office because he is interested in the kind of government Woods Cross has and how it grows. He sees several problems such as storm drainage and zoning and feels the master planning process should be accelerated to resolve them. He also feels some multipledwelling units have been allowed to develop haphazardly. He would like to see more citizen involvement in government, especially in developing a master plan. The father of 10 children, he said his main concern is making the community a good place to raise children. He also supports a beautification program to encourage residents to take more pride in their property. for Culp Payne, an accountant-cler- k Construction Co., has been on the City Council for 12 years. He said he is running for mayor because he would like to remain in city government, but would like to try the new challenge of the mayors job. While on the council, Payne has served in the water department, sewer department and on the Resource Development Bureau. He feels the past mayor, who is not seeking reelection, has run an efficient government and he wouldnt change a great deal. However, he feels all governments enact too many laws to handle a few cases which could be resolved through exceptions. He said city services are adequate. Dixon is employed by the Utah Department of Community Affairs, an agency of state government designed to assist local governments. She specifically works with Community Action Progams (CAP). She has never held an elective office, but said she has had much experience with local problems through her work. Mrs.- Dixon would like to see more planning, such as in water availability. She also is interested in running because she thinks more women are needed in government to bring a different point of view. She said her background is in involving resiprocess and dents in the decision-makin- g would like to see more of this in Woods Cross rather than waiting for a crisis situation before citizens become involved. Larsen, a teacher in industrial arts at Millcreek Junior High School, is also a newcomer to politics, but has taught civics and government. He is running because he feels Woods Cross is experiencing too rapid a growth without proper planning. He is especially concerned with the development of multiple dwellings. Larsen said he pledges to study the city ordinances, if elected, so when action needs to be taken, he will have some knowledge of the laws. He said he has attended city meetings where the councilmen were not appraised of the city ordinances. . He feels storm drainage and recreation are two city services which need to be upgraded. , , , , Lavender,' who is employed in fingntial management at Hill Air Force Base, said WOODS CROSS A life-lon- - his background in budgeting will help him in serving as a City Council member. His platform includes working for better youth programs, better management of funds and more consistency in zoning. He feels present city services are adequate, but he would investigate possible duplications, if elected. Bird, an electronics technician, is also the citys volunteer emergency preparedness officer. He said the City Council has done nothing to implement the plan and he feels it is the citys responsibility. Bird also believes industry coming into the west side of the city should be carefully scrutinized and that it should fit well into the lifestyle of the city as well as provide a tax base. Bird also points to over a years police officer for experience as a part-tim- e North Salt Lake as background for the City Bountiful council refuses to act on 9th North flooding problem BOUNTIFUL No further action will be taken at this time on a flooding problem at 9th North, the City Council told residents recently. Mr. and Mrs. Rod Jex, 180 E. 9th North, had met with the council several times requesting a solution to flooding from Stone Creek in their area. Floods plagued the area last May and again in September. The city has built a retaining wall for one resident who was the most severely hit. The residents claim much of the problem is due to an inadequate culvert which crosses private property just west of the Jex residence. Mayor Morris F. Swapp and Phyllis Southwick had met with the residents of that home but they were unwilling to allow the city onto their property to redo the covered culvert. The city has the option of condemning the culvert area and replacing it, but officials said it would be costly and difficult. Coun-cilwom- d Councilman Elmer Barlow said he checked the culvert during the storm along with a culvert a 1th North and 2nd West and said resents at the 9th North area were probably better protected than those on 4th North. The Davis County Commission has said it will pay for the 4th North culvert to be revised along with the state. However, the county has yet to go ahead with spending funds from a special storm drainage account. Every attorney weve had has said, Dont do anything on any private property; if the water is put in the proper channels, its the responsibility of the private citizens, Mayor Swapp said. Officials said they would keep an eye on the problem but were stymied for a solution at this'time. The Jexs were invited to bring back any suggestions they might formulate in the future and to return next year to lobby for funds in the budget for the project. $ Council job. Sinks, a real estate agent, moved to Woods Cross last June from California. He said he plans to be in Woods Cross for some time and feels that, rather than to sit back and complain, he should be in a position where he might help better the city. Sinks said he sees waste in all levels of government and believes laws enacted are useless unless they are enforced. Elmer, an optical instrument repairer at Hill Air Force Base, is a newcomer to politics but has lived in Woods Cross for 11 years. He is running because he would like to have a chance to serve and because no incumbents have filed for office. He said he is not one of those angry people running for office, but feels city government ought to be a little more sensitive to the desires of the citizens. Whetman, an industrial engineer at Hill Air Force Base, is also a newcomer to resident of political office. He is an Woods Cross. He is running for the City Council because he is a concerned citizen. 1 wanted to take my part as an individual, he said. Whetman said he has no axes to grind with the current council. City services for the most part are adequate, Whetman said. However, he feels there is an animal control problem which he would investigate if elected. Kieffer, an accountant, is another newcomer to politics. He moved to Woods Cross a little over three years ago from Bountiful. Kieffer is running for office because he feels he can do a good job and because he wants to assist in developing a master plan for the community. He calls himself conservative and said he is concerned about too many large apartment complexes in the city and would rather it develop primarily in single-famil- y homes or duplexes. Kieffer said he would encourage light industry to Woods Cross and try and keep the taxes as low as possible. 1977?: 17fcompact portable TV DIAGONAL H1722W The MARACAIBO Move it where you wish1 Family room, den, bedroom or even kitchen. Cabinet beautifully finished in simulated grained American Walnut with accents of color brushed Nickel-Gol- d highlighting the front. VHF and UHF Antennas. Chromacolor Picture Tube ar The Little Ads that pay off BIG! 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