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Show ww STATE press as, ST 300 SO. 4 AW LARS CUT, OTAR 8m,, I Cm Mwit t U ULN UT( PAID PtfttttT MO LAV TOM UTAH M4M' (USPS - 544-913- 3 NUMBER TWELVE VOLUME EIGHTY Voice . 1492-6000- ) 546-473- 5 Of Davis County 14 PAGES THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1984 25c Todd Hustled To Accomplish His Dream: Raised $3,000 To Carry The Olympic Torch By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor In high school Todd Randall sat back and watched his teammates be cheered to victory. Unable to make the team, he was content to be team manager. ; SIX YEARS later, at age 24, Todd received more praise and more cheering than all his teammates put together. Todd carried the torch in the Olympic Run last Thursday afternoon. And it was a hometown crowd of several and cheered - as thousand that watched Todd proudly ran, holding the burning torch high, from 100 North to 840 North Main in ' Centerville. TODD WAS one of two South Davis County runners to participate in the historical crosscountry run. Ray Hale, of Bountiful, reknown official of college athletics, was the other participant. He carried the torch from 200 North to 1000 North in Bountiful. : IT WAS A highly emotional experience for fcoth runners who had raised $3,000 in donations for the U.S. Olympic Committee and selected for the race. I wanted to cry one minute and yell the internext, said Todd during an view. I was so hyper that I could hardly wait to receive the torch. ; IMMEDIATELY following the race through south Davis County, the runners gathered back kt the Bountiful Recreation Center for interviews and relaxation. -- after-the-ra- . re .Ljust..wantedto .But in he said. sat the shade a under minesce, , I tree and my feelings were so emotional that broke down and cried for 15 minutes. I TODD THEN reflected back to high school days at Viewmont High - when he was a team athletic manager as a sophomore and junior. I remember all the cheering that my classmates gave to the team and I wanted to be a part of it. But I wasnt good enough to make the track or football team. So after putting the equipment away, I would run home, sad that I couldnt participate. TODD TOLD his coach his senior year that he desperately wanted to be on the team. So he made me a on the track team. Asked how he did as a distance runner, Todds emotions broke and wiping tears from his eyes he repiled: -- fC TADm lUIVVO Him ntun Todd Randall, of Centerville, proudly holds the P'c Torch high above his head at conclusion of his kilometer run from 100 North to 840 North in Offered For . IPefacer Info Sign JRLeward By NORMA PREECE It is almost unbelievable that in less than two weeks after the huge, attractive Welcome to Kaysville signs were installed at the entr- ances into Kaysville City, that some vandals would spread a gallon of red barn paint all over the back of one and let it run down the front of the sign to deface it. THIS HAS already happened to the sign, east on 200 North, just off Highway 89. A $100 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the offenders. .With all the constructive activities for the youth of today, parents should surely encourage their children and youth to become involved in these wholesome functions, rather than be running the streets at night and vandalizing valuable city and private property. IT TOOK countless hours of labor and money to build signs of this quality with many hands involved to accomplish the project. ; By DONETA GATHERUM" - - If you dont think LAYTON Layton is growing very rapidly, just look around, commented Councilwoman Ann Harris at the last meeting of the Layton City council. MS. HARRIS went on to mention some figures that substantiated her statement. "During the month of May, Layton City issued They are so appropriate and an added attraction to our city. IT WAS through the efforts of a boy scout, Grant Murray of Kaysville, that this project was accomplished. Grant met with the Kaysville City Council to seek permission and then solicited donations from various merchants and the local Chamber of Commerce to design and build the signs as an Eagle Scout project, which took many weeks and much hard labor. VANDALISM is a purposeful, willful, even malicious destruction of property. It is rather a senseless crime, no one gains anything from and everyone loses. It is more than a waste of money. Sometimes things are destroyed that can in no was be replaced, such as a statue broken, damage in parks, canyon, forests, etc. The natural beauty cannot be brought back. The damage stays with us, even the damage that can be repaired, leaves its mark. it 53 single unit building permits that were valued at $3,951,000. There were 18 remodeling permits, two commercial remodeling g permits and one permit issued in just the month of May. Total value of all building permits totaled $4,224,652. The building department made 617 inspection calls in the one month. multi-dwellin- AFTER HEARING this information, Mayor Lewis G. Shields asked, How many rental units THE COST, both in terms of money and destruction of public property is too high to ignore. Vandalism is not a harmless prank, it is a serious problem. Two billion dollars is spent each year in this country on vandalism. In Utah alone the figure is well over two million. THE POLICE department has countless records of vandalism acts that have taken place in our city. It is the citizens who pay for the damage and waste. If children are taught right and parents are concerned where and what their children and youth are doing, there would be far less vandalism within our city and elsewhere. THESE SIGNS are an attraction to our city. They show a city of pride. Lets all do our part in curbing vandalism and if anyone knows who is destroying property or causing vandalism, they should notify the police department at once. two-mil- er I FINISHED. Thats all, 1 finished. But that was my goal in each race, just to finish. I knew I the 1984 IM International Olympic Run. SO thankful for this opportunity," he Most people dont realize the emotional said. feelings that someone can have to be part of such an historical event. Todd just about missed being an Olympic runner. He had fallen $800 short of his goal of $3,000 in donations and the Olympic Committee had already given him an extension. I WAS READY' to bag it. I told my parents that I couldnt raise the final money and would have to return that which I had collected. But Dad said no way would I quit now, Todd recalled. So with a promise to repay the loan, Todd is now working for a family outdoor learning center in the Teton National Forest. I HAD TO juggle my schedule to get off work one day to drive home and run, said Todd. He left a few hours after the race to drive back for the work the next day. A working companion, Sheri Fisher, and her brother, Blaine, drove home with Todd to see the race. IT WAS AN emotional experience, too, for Ray Hale - who jokingly admits to being booed more than cheered as a basketball and football official in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and the Big Sky Conference. But athletics has been a large part of my life fofseveraT yearS arid 1 wanted todd something for the Olympics, and this is my way of being a participant, he said. LIKE TODD, 1 sat on the bench for nearly two years in high school before getting an opportunity to play, said Ray. When I did as a become active in sports I made basketball player, played on one championship -- all-sta- te and one runner-u- p teams, and a runner-u- p basketball volleyball team. Ray added: I have a lot of admiration for Todd. He has a lot of determination and fortitude to do what he did. MORE THAN 10,000 local residents braved weather as they lined Main near Street from North Salt Lake to Farmington. It was a great thrill to see so many people turn out for just a glimpse of history. It gave me a different, deeper emotional feeling than I have ever experienced," said Ray. I appreciate the opportunity to have participated. 100-degr- Legal Action Continues SUNSET - Mayor Norman Sant reported to the Sunset City council members at the last -- council meeting that some action is being taken by the city attorney against people in Sunset who are using single family dwelling units as multiple dwelling rentals. THE MAYOR also reported that the city attorney is working in conjunction with Roy Citys legal staff on the prosecution of two police officers who left the Sunset Police Department and secured employment with other law enforcement agencies before a six month contractual period of employment with Sunset City was up. The Mayor indicated Roy City had a similar situation happen and so the two legal departments would work together on the cases. The Mayor read a letter from the attorney representing the two police officers involved in the Sunset situation. The written statement simply acknowledged that the police officers were aware that Sunset was pursuing legal action against them. and condominiums are we allowing to be built in Layton? He followed this quiry with another question, When do we reach the saturation point of multiple dwellings? The Mayor said he gets many calls about the subject of rental units and why Layton is allowing so COUNCILWOMAN Ann Harris who is assigned to the planning commission said that the city is becoming more critical of multiple unit projects. It is getting tough to get approval through the planning she commented. commission, We are looking at this situation approved. carefully. When the saturation point is reached, we will be on top of things. We need valid market studies to help us determine the actual needs. The planning commission has started asking de many building permits for multiple dwellings. City Planner Scott Carter said there are currently 2,305 apartment units in the process of being wasn't good enough to win, but at least I was competing and doing my best." Now, six years later, Todd is a real champion. He just accomplished something that very few people ever will do. He participated in AT THE LAST council meeting, unanimous approval was given to a revision in the fireworks ordinance that requires all fireworks stands to be 50 feet away from gasoline that is in a pump or storage unit. The ordinance requires all stands to be equipped with dry powder fire extinguishers. The fee for a business license in Sunset for a fireworks stand or a fireworks display within an existing business is $300. Stands are required to place a $100 refundable clean-u- p deposit with the city. Mayor Sant reported the city had received a $3,864 payment from the state for sidewalk along part of Main Street. This money came from the safe sidewalk improvement fund. Councilman Eugene Kidd reminded the Mayor that Sunset City has never received about $3,000 from the county as reimbursement for some traffic signs that were installed over a year ago. The project was funded by federal money administrated through the county. FINALLY, the council granted a six month temporary kennel license to Everett T3cals. dmg velopers for market studies before multiple units are developed." COUNCILMAN Golden Sill commented, "Who does the market study can be a big difference. A developer might find a need where another group doing a market study might get different results. Ms. Harris countered with the comment, "It costs money to build apartment complexes. I think a bank would look very carefully at the situation before investing that kind of capital in something that wasnt going to bring a return." MS. HARRIS pointed out that developers of rental units and were required to provide some benefits to the tennants such as open green space, swimming pools and recreation facilities. The city couldnt afford to provide these things to the citizens. Multiple units do have some good points," she concluded. |
