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Show VOLUME 101 NUMBER 18 Eye Donation page 3 y - 13722 " 00001 UHM wymj eraforcemeinif flare over code Tempers at Commyraity Does the county have a 'hit list' of properties in Magna? There is no hit list, Greg Schultz, County Community Council Representative, said. He said further Due to many decades of code enforce- ment in Magna, it was determined by the Director of Public Works, Linda Hamilton, that a more intensive code enforcement method needed to be implemented. So, beginning last Tuesday, and every other Tuesday for the foreseeable future, Code Enforcement is going to bring every agent theyve got to Magna to inspect all properties m Magna and to identify violations Those who are in violation will receive warnings or citations. More than a hundred properties have been found in violation m the Neighborhood - by Neighborhood ir Wwr x area. iiyiM By Robert Goble Staff It started Writer like any othei Magna Community Council meeting the usual group ot private Magna citizens and local business and propeity owners, gathering together as they do eery fourth Thursday of the month to discuss local issues Among other things. County Community Council Representative Greg Schultz announced that there will soon be a diop box for old prescription drugs put in at the sheriffs substation on Main Street The reasoning behind it is that old prescription drugs pollute the environment if flushed into the water system or thrown into the trash What it was, said Schultz, was something that the county sheriffs otfice started in infancy about a year ago, in which they set up disposal bins in certain places in the county so that people could take their prescription drugs that were outdated, or that they werent going to take, or whatever they were going to do, and to be ablgjojtake them there so that they could be safely disposed Co Moral meetoira ot They could take them in, diop them olt in the bin, the shen fts deputies come by a couple times a week and empty the bin, and take it up to the ha7aidous disposal Stacee Adams, County Relations Specialist, announthe ced that County Neighboihood by Neighborhood piogram will soon be coming to some neighborhoods between 8800 West and 9200 West to help address problems w ith junk, w eeds, and bad side-walThere w ill be a focus on code enloicement There will also be a big community on Mav 3 with a breakfast and a lunch, a visit by the mav or and several county agencies, and a tree planting in conjunction with Farth Day One hunched trees are to be donated There is also to be a hazardous waste disposal in the paiking lot ot the Magna Senior C enter Scott Baird, horn the County Engineering Department, announced that the county is considering building a five-acrhundred year flood basin at 8X00 West and 2600 South, -adjacent to Copper Park v Q cele-biati- e, Council members expressed Is this Magna business on a county hit list? No, county representative says, because there is no hit list. interest in having the space in the basin utilized as park space There was also the discussion of a new W'algreens that is to move into the Arbor Plaza on 8400 West The 14,800 square foot store would replace part of the existing Reel movie theater The building housing the library will remain standing Community Preservation up and runnning, department head reports By Colin B. Douglas News Editor West Valley Citys new Community Preservation Department is moving foreward, department head Lane Moms reports We have expanded the number of code enforcement officers from 7 to 12, he said We have expanded the num ber of beats from 6 to 10 Were going to take a survey each year, Moms elaborated Weve contracted with a company to take a sampling of sin residences every year Then were going to go gle-fami- ly around and record the number of violations present or not present at those residences Were doing the same thing with businesses, looking at the as a said whole, he Well find out where the pioblems are, Moirts said, and we 11 concentrate our etloils there We think weve got enough olficeis now to go through the whole city on a consistent basis, and also focus on problem areas Moms said, "If you see oidi-nanofficers driving around business community All business as usual, until a group of people brought some property rights concerns before the council The main voices were Donnie Sweazey, owner of Oil Changes Etc , and Jack Colonna, known for his talented restoration of antique cars Sweazey voiced his worries by giving an overview of pre vious action taken against him by county authorities that he said had resulted in bankruptcies and a three million dollar loss of property because he had not complied with certain county ordinances Now that he was on Main Street, once again, he said, he was being See Code Enforcement" on page 2 'Let's Get Healthy' in Magna this month. your area taking pictures, its to do the survey, not necesserily to enforce ordinances at this By Colin B. Douglas News Editor point The Neighboihood Preservation Department is a large component of the city government's effort to address what City Manager Wayne Pyle has called the greatest single threat to economic development neighborhood blight Magna Lets Get Healthy month starts May 1, and the mam event will be the 6th Annual Magna Community Fair The activities come on the heels of recently released data showing that Magna leads the state of Utah in breast cancer deaths per capita and has the lowest percentage of persons getting the recommended amount of physical activity Magna is also above national and state averages for obesity, dath by cardiac arrest, colorectal cancer, and general poor health Its probably because of not enough exercise, poor diet, and smoking, Kurt Micka, executive director of Utah Partners for Health, said We need to do something about it The Magna Community Fair will be held at the Magna Fitness and Recreation Center, 3270 South 8400 West, on May 17, from 9am to 30 p m Activities will include a smoking cessation program, child immunizations, glucose and cholesterol testing, and lead paint screening Information on other community resources will be available, including affordable housing 1 programs, utility assistance, and financial councseling There will be fun in the form of face painting, a coloring contest, and a Fun Walk 'Crazy Parade sponsored by the Magna Lions Club For more information, call Tara Rollins, at the Utah 7 Housing Coalition, 364-007- withdraws, Duckworth advances Ely By Bennion Gardner Staff riter W The political landscape of Magna underwent some dramatic changes this past week Democrats in District 22 selected a new candidate to replace Representative Carl just days after the Duck-wort- on the inside renovated Smiths in Magna will have a grand opening May 3, with new shelving with (left stands from right) and new windows on the outside. Store Director Scott Carter (second servto right) John Aylor, grocery manager; Ron Keeney, nonfood manager; and Jody Christensen, ice deli clerk. A h, Republican candidate, Deena Ely, exited the race Ely withdrew from the race State a become to 22. District in Representative She made the announcement in a letter sent to the lieutenant governor Ely did not give any specific reason for her decision, only stating that, "due to unforeseen and immediate personal & private family circum- mv intn ctmrtpc I enhmit tion to officially withdraw my bid for candidacy On the Democratic side, Brandt Goble, Greg Schulz, and Sue Duckworth faced off at the Salt Lake County Democratic Convention last Saturday Each candidate was given three minutes to give a final speech in an effort to persuade delegates to vote for them Brandt Goble, a strong union supporter, spoke first Goble pledged he would not accept gifts from lobbyists while in office, and also assured voters he wouldn't be a single-issu- e candidate Your issues will come first, he promised Next was a familiar face to many m the Magna and Kearns See Ely on page 3 |