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Show Page 3A South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, November 30, 1983 u Letters to toe Editor Bond Issue Is History of this community, I see no reason to bring the name up now. In fact, I had nothing to do with the campaign! Since I have been unjustly ac- cused, I did some research on Review Editor: the bond issue and I have found On Nov. 2, 1983 at a Meet the following facts: your candidate meeting sponThe Golf Course in Layton sored by the Kaysville City was well underway when the Chamber of Commerce, I underbond election occurred. Ther-forstand a statement was made that to say that Kaysville lost it was I" who successfully lead out and the golf course went to a campaign to kill the approval is Layton perposterous! of a bond to finance a The plan for the Layton Golf swima and course golf Course began in 1968 discusming pool, and that Kaysville sions continued through 1969. fooled around and Layton got in 1970 was Ground purchased the golf course and we lost out. finalized first and the part of Since my name was brought 1971. for the Election Bond The up and 1 was not present to degolf Kaysville City proposed fend myself against the attack, I course was held June 13, 1972, feel it necessary to take this opafter the Layton Golf Course portunity to set the facts was well into the process of straight. The person making coming to pass. Both the offithose statements was 100 percials from Davis County and cent wrong! Layton City told me that the These inuendos have been cirGolf Course would not culating throughout Kaysville have stopped thier golf course. ever since the bond election and The general public was told through the process of evolution we would make a profit on that have now developed into an erthe golf course and the profits roneous feeling that: Kaysville could go toward a swimming voted down a swimming pool pool. It appears that this may when it had its chance! have been a way of getting peoThese same erroneous stateto vote in favor of the bond, ple ments were made in an aritcle because I was unable to find printed in the Weekly Reflex where Kaysville was about 16 months ago. I feel it anywhere ever promised a swimming pool necessary to set the record in writing. straight and put an end to these The bond was for $311,000 false statements andor accusaand was to be matched with e, city-own- ed Ka-syvi- tions: Kaysville has never had the opportunity to vote, as a community, on a swimming pool. Those who think it has, should produce the proof because it is not there! Though the successful campaign to kill the bond in question, proved to be very beneficial in protecting the finances of the city of Kaysville, I cannot take credit. It was not I who successfully stopped the bond! It was a very active citizen $311,000. The total cost to construct the golf course, build tennis courts build an archery and trap shooting range, create several new picnicking sites on the fringe areas of the development and develop hiking and equestrian trails was $622,000. The actual cost of the golf course in Layton was $790,000 alone! Since the Layton golf course was built at the same time the Kaysville golf course was to have 18-ho- le 1 been built it is doubtful that the $622,000 would have paid for what Kaysville was trying to build. Would we have had somecompleted and run out thing of money and had to go somewhere for the rest of it? (I wonder) If the bond was approved, it would have resulted in an increase of 3.5 mills in the property taxes. The Layton Golf course had gone in the hole $382,809. Plus! I wonder how we would have ever made up that big of a deficit. The Kaysville golf course would have been constructed east of the Mountain Road and in Fruit Heights. It is obvious n that the location of the East Golf Course is much more accessible than the one proposed by the Kaysville City Council years ago, and therefore, would have incurred greater losses because of the terrain, location, etc. (Even though the city has built a jogging trail on the proposed property, I have noticed that more jogging is done in the joggraveyard than the ging trail) Again I must emphasize it was not I who lead the battle against the bond issue, I had nothing to do with it. I hope the above information clears up the misinformation that has been prevelant in some quarters of Kaysville by people who wish to make this a personal issue. This information can all be substantiated with information from County, Layton City and Kaysville City files. (I must say; however, after I did some research, I felt the person who lead the fight against the bond should have been honored not rediculed.) As a matter of information, the bond lost 327 For and 1221 against. Quite a decisive statement to the city council! Margaret Brough Lay-to- 1 1 city-bui- lt Bountiful Bridge Is Now Issue (Editor's Note: The following letter was given to Mayor Neil Blackburn of Centerville. A copy was also given to the Lakeside Review.) Dear Mr. Blackburn: In your letter of Nov. 7, you keep refering to the bridge as Let us get this my bridge. point firmly established. That what you are referring to is not my bridge, as you call it in your letter. When you and others from the city inspected (looked at) the bridge you have referred to in your letter, had you been alert and observing would have seen inscribed in concrete on the top northwest corner of the bridge the date 1969. You would also have noticed that this bridge section is approximately 12 feet in width and that it adjoins another bridge section that is 14 feet in width in which was inscribed in the concrete on the top east side the date 1958. This information would tell the observing person that those two bridge sections were built at different dates and by different people. I built the 14 foot bridge in 1958 with concrete abutments back of the large boulders which have been placed there by the CCCs. That bridge has been there for 25 years and has withstood previous floods as well as the 1983 flood. That is more than can be said of other structures in the city of Centerville, designed and installed with the expertise of the city engineering department. The 12 foot bridge section was built by a contractor for Mrs. Ruby Jeppson in 1969 and this section is falling down, having been damaged by boulders and m 'A HU city debris washed down trom upstream on the city property. The records at the county recorders office in Farmington show the present ownership of the property for which the bridge was built, to be in the name of Gate City Federal Savings and Loan in Fargo, North Dakota. Let me suggest that you write to them and tell them that you intend to tear down the bridge that serves as access to their property. I understand however, that the property may have changed hands and new residents will be moving in from out of state. In a recent meeting at city hall I recall hearing you say that you planned to rip out the concrete bridge. That would not be avery courterous gesture to a new family moving into the Friendly City by the Great Salt Lake, do you think Mr. mayor? You mention in your letter that you could see no evidence of damage to the stream bed or the upstream rock embankments caused by the dislodging of boulders by the city equipment operators during the flood. You have photographs of the damage to the rock embankments that existed after the flood, as I do. The reason you did not see the damage when you looked at the bridges is because I hired Jarvis Miles with his backhoe to remove the city trash and debris. It is unfortunate that the residents and taxpayers of Centerville who subscribe to the local newspaper media (Davis County Clipper and the Lakseide Review) do not enjoy the same news coverage enjoyed by the mayors and city councils in the area. Perhaps the editors of the above papers will eventually learn that there are always two sides to any story. Please spare me the rhetoric of your five and nine page letters. Let us get down to the is sue at hand and send a crew of laborers with boots and shovels to clean the city trash out from under the bridge. Robert McClain Centerville Emission Test ; Accurate? Review Editor: Davis County Commissioner Harry B. Gerlach remarked that machines are machines and that all emission test results are accurate. Vehicle emissions Testing System (VETS) bid a maximum testing fee of $6.50. These stations would be centralized in Layton, Farmington and Bountiful. Davis County would allow a maximum (free enterprise fee) of $10. My car was tuned and the garage assured me it would pass any emission test. The car failed a Salt Lake County emission test when hot. During July 1983 the car failed a Davis County emission test when it was hot. No tuning work was done. Two months later (September 1983) Davis County emission test was satisfactory. All tests were accomplished when the car was HOT. Commission Chairman Glen Sanders said it would cost him $3 for gas to drive round trip to Layton. -- E. He would save 50 cents plus not being compelled to argue with a private inspection station owner planning a profit. I believe a company who bid the job would be compelled to keep its testing equipment calibrated and accurate. 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