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Show v '.R V. A : : SALT I U i i L'lvun l) LIKV-H- CliY, LAKL UTAH u ;;U2 enexjjonima Davis I OF Canter Rout PiMort US Pottos RUUC RATE PAID CUfWR PU8L6HNG COMPANY 76 South Main SfcMt Bounteul Utah 64010 0 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1987 Laytons Gentile Street will become new road thanks to resurfacing By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON By the end of next summer, Gentile Street from Fort Lane to Fairfield Road will be a new road., Thursday evening Lynn Zollinger and Howard Richardson, representatives of Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), met with the Layton City Council and Gentile Street residents to discuss plans to redo this major thoroughfare. According to Mr. Richardson this is the first time a major road repair project has been done on Gentile. Up to this point, the state has done only patching and overlays as needed. problems, this has been scaled down to the strip from Fort Lane to Fairfield. Mr. Richardson says improvement of Gentile east of Fair-fiel- d is many years away. This prohas to be and a ject new priority set before funding can be requested. Bids for the project will be let this fall and construction will begin as soon as the weather allows in the spring. The entire project will take east-we- st 1 Li I ; 100 working days or about five months. Mr. Richardson cautioned that when you start digging into a road as old as Gentile there are Well be there many surprises. long enough that youll be mad at us. There are many things under a main street that are unknown, he stated. The construction will be done in ,000 foot sections on one side of the road at a time so that traffic on Gentile can move without detours. UDOT is proposing having two travel lanes on Gentile and a d painted center lane for turns. This would eliminate parking along the street. 1 , ' ' , , , ? , , , ' ' ' ' " v " ' ' ' ' I , ' ' ' ,,, , . ' '"A, W" ii , V',', A - - v 4 , ' v , , "W F i ' '&& 1 If The old Rutledge home on north Center, part of the Kaysville Municipal block, will soon be giving way as it's razed for construction of the new Silver Age Senior Citizens Center. left-han- Many residents were concerned about no parking on Gentile. They made several suggestions to UDOT that would keep the park- ing. Residents also wanted a lower speed limit and utility work, especially the replacement of water lines done while the road is under repair. One person noted some of the water lines are about 57 years The plans are to excavate the road down 24 inches and completely build a new road from the base up to the surface. Damaged curb and gutter will be replaced but most will be left as is. The intersection will be improved to. allow for maximum traffic flow. A new traffic signal will be installed. Gentile Street will be improved through the intersection and then narrowed to the present width east of Fairfield in a gradual way. Cost of the project will be $ mil- old. Merchants in the Smiths Foods building on Fairfield and Gentile were concerned about the impact the construction would have on their customers They compared this project with the one in Kays-vill- e that was harmful to businesses. UDOT assured them that Gentile would never be completely closed. 1 lion. Original plans were to improve Gentile from Fort Lane to U.S. Highway 89. Because of funding Volunteerism problem-solve- r, George Romney tells audience By DONETA GATHERUM HAFB Freedom comes from our Creator and not from the state, former Michigan governor George Romney told a group of more than 100 United Way workers at the annual kickoff meeting held Thursday at HAFB. The guest speaker said forgetting this has led to the confusion now being seen in the nation. He claimed it is the duty of American In paying tribute to the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, Mr. Romney said this document was not just a new form of government, it was a new form of society. Eco- nomically, the Constitution enabled the U.S. to lift most people out of poverty. It created a new social structure that turned individuals to fellow citizens before government. This made each person self-relia- Now we are reversing this by citizens to find out what the turning to government instead of Creator expects and then to carry out these obligations and at the same time support and obey the laws of the land. volunteer organizations and This is resulting in the uncontrolled growth of our federal government and the federal budget, self-hel- p. Mr. Romney stated. He cautioned that special interest groups are working to get all they can out of government and if this continues this will bring about the antithesis to the basic American concept of What can we do about it? Volunteers are the most effective way to solve problems, Mr. Romney claimed. He said they offered caring and a willingness to do that makes the work meaningful to everyone. He talked about gov- Getting their cards in line anticipating the new Silver Age Senior Citizens Center are: Fern Buckler, left; Dorthea Kaniuth, Jenny Cargun and Norma Willden, while Jo Peterson checks their decks out. Fundraising now under way for new Senior Citizens Center ernment and private industry efforts to do something about Continued on page two By TOM BUSSELBERG Site should get offices, Layton Council decides By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON The latest plans for 8.6 acres of property on North Fort Lane across from Layton High School is to have it developed into a professional-offic- e building complex. This decision was made Thursday evening by the Layton City Council at a public hearing. The Morgan property on Fort Lane has been highly controversial over the past years. Two years ago, to allow the council zoned it the developers, Hanover Trust, to build 120 apartment units. zone specifies that if no The development takes place in 18 months after the project is submitted, the council must review the zone. Six months ago, the zoning came up for review and the council granted an extension of the C-- C-- X X C-- X Central Davis KAYSVILLE County senior citizens could be enjoying a hot meal or a relaxing game of cards in a spacious new center by early 1989. Groundbreaking is set for next April for the new Silver Age Seniors Center to serve Layton, Syracuse, Kaysville and Fruit zone for an additional six months. When the extension was granted, William J. Critchlow, an attorney representing the Morgan family indicated the family and Hanover Trust were in the process of litigation over the property. He requested the zoning remain until the legal problems were settled. This would keep the market Heights area residents. Helen Hough, council on aging member e and program supporter, long-tim- says an architect should be C-- X announced for the new facility within a couple weeks. A lions share of financing the $800,000 center will come from pri Continued on page two vate donations, she stresses. That effort is already under way with some funds given by area residents but its only begun, she adds. A Halloween spook alley will transform a part of the Fruit Heights Rock Loft the last two weeks of October. Proceeds will go towards the fundraising effort, Mrs. Hough explains. Further details will be released later. The center v. ill be built on the southeast corner of the Kaysville Municipal Center block at Center and 1st East. The 10,000 square foot center will be as large as the Bountiful Golden Years Center and about the size of the new Kaysville Municipal Center. In harmony with other city build- - Hospital. Lydia Lucile Schulthies Stahle, age 81, passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 1987 at LakeviewSchulthies. Howard Ann to Lake and Salt Fredrick in City, December Lydia Bom 11, 1905, Henry Married John Stahle September 24, 1924 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. for 40 years and She was vice president of advertising and manager of Clipper Publishing Co. publicity . for 22 years. She w assistant man; oversaw similar operations for the Davis Reflex-Journof member Soroptimist at Stoker DUP, in active Elementary, Movie and Theatre Circuit, PTA president Club. Member of Merchant Association, Flora Dell Flower Club. al Active in LDS Church serving in many capacities including Relief Society president during World War II, teacher in Relief Society, sang in ward choir, enjoyed sewing, music, flowers, genealogy and family. Special hobby was collecting vases from all over the world. Her survivors are her husband, John; children, J. Howard Stahle, Dean S. Stahle, both of Bountiful; Mema S. Johnson, Roy; P. Larry Stahle, Farmington; R. Gail Stahle, Tempe, Ariz.; L. Niles Stahle, Woods Cross; 35 grandchildren, 77 two brothers Ray Schulthies, Nyssa, Oregon; Avon Schulthies, Pocatello, Ida. Preceded in death by daughter, Lois Francine. Services were held Monday, Sept.21 in the Bountiful LDS Tabernacle. Interment was in the Bountiful City Cemetery. n; LYDIA LUCILE SCHULTHIES STAHLE well-patie- nt Currently about 50 meals a day are served at the existing Silver Age, located in the old Brough Home at 34 E. 100 N., in Kaysville. Its often filled to overflowing during the noon meal. Although located in downtown h of the Kaysville, about clients come from Layton area and the van will continue to serve that area and provide transportation wherever requested, Mrs. Hough emphasizes. one-fift- Funeral services held for Lydia Lunelle Stable . ings on the block the exterior will be of native rock. While $500,000 is targeted from donations, the other $300,000 will come from federal community block grant monies, Mrs. Hough notes. Facilities will include a large multipurpose room with stage and dance floor; kitchen, medical room clinics and clasfor srooms for a variety of classes. In preparation for the new center, Kaysville City crews are razing the old Rutledge home just west of the site. A sign donated by Mark Good-so- n of Goodson Sign, Kaysville, notes the future site. Patsy Seach serves as director of Silver Age Center. Parents called to Thursday LHS meeting Layton High will hold its Back to School Night Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. The evening will begin with a short meeting in the auditorium. Parents will then be given time to visit with teachers. Students should give their class schedules to their parents. All parents are encouraged to attend. |