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Show Health Board Hunters Survive Lake Target OfLarmst - HE SAID that in addition to more than 100 men from Davis, Weber, Box Elder, Salt Lake and Tooele counties, there were four helicopters, two planes, four boats and numerous ground patrols searching for the two lost men - making it the largest search ever in Davis County. And the search was carried out under the most hazardous conditions because of the extremely dense fog. Even the helicopters were grounded much of the time, and boats using radar and other sophisticated search equipment became lost several times. It was one of the most terrifying experiences that I have ever been on, said Capt. Simpson. -- HE NOTED that the fog was so thick most of Monday that couldnt even see the headlights of vehicles parked at the we cause- way (Antelope Island causeway) more than 200 feet from shore. After 300 feet it was complete darkness and because of the fog and other elements, our compass and radar gear were giving us false readings. THE TWO hunters, meanwhile, were anchored in the lake all of Sunday night and part of the day Monday after they had paddled endlessly in circles trying to find land. Bum Board Studies Documents By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor some of them more than 100 pages each summerized nearly four years of negotiations concerning a -- - proposed garbage burn plant in' north Davis County.. If built, the facility would serve all of Davis County - except Bountiful, Clearfield and Layton - which decided not to join the countywide special services district -- -- ASSISTANT County Attorney Jerry Hess took about an hour to review the documents which must be agreed to and signed by mayors of the 12 Davis County communities within the district. Earlier, the board decided to have the documents signed by Dec. 12 and the bonds sold the following day. This deadline has been extended and no definite date for officially adopting the documents have been set. MEANWHILE, Atty. Hess told the board that the first four documents - bond purchase agreement, remarketing agreement, reimbursement agreement and bond resolution dealt with giving the final okay to sell the bonds up to a total of $64 million through bonding consultants, at the best market price. He said the documents outlined in detail the obligations and risks of the district as well as the bond purchaser, the banks responsibilities, and the purchase agreement with Smith Barney to pay the New York firm 4.5 percent of the bond sale as fees and commissions. ATTY. HESS noted that it also authorized the district board to charge whatever fees (tipping fees) necessary to pay the bond debt , and authorizes all funds under the district and how the funds are established. Construction, operating and guaranty documents, said Att. Hess, deal with the construction and operation of the proposed plant and what changes could be made. He said the plant is to be built within 24 months with a "shakedown period for the plant to meet all performance tests. HE NOTED that costs of building and operating the plant are primarily the concern of the developer and plant operator, except where changes in law or uncontrolable circumstances exist the district takes that risk. Atty. Hess explained that the operations agreement stipulates that the plant must accept and dispose of garbage from cities within the district and otherwise specified by the district board of directors. A tipping fee based on per ton basis will be charged all households within the district. This fee is presently estimated at about $19 to $21 per ton. -- - Smith-Barne- y, six-mon- th THE PLANT, likewise, must agree to accept and dispose of all garbage and produce sufficient steam to meet the contract agreement. The steam will be sold to Hill Air Force Base for an estimated $3 million a year. However, there is no contract agreement yet with the northern Utah air base and the negotiations are still in progress, board members were told. Other agreements stipulate that the cities within the district will provide all their garbage to the bum plant for a tipping fee yet to be determined. Revenues from the steam and tipping fees will be the primary sources of income for the burn plant. steam-contra- ct CENTERVILLE Mayor Neil Blackburn again brought up several pertinent questions concerning fees and related costs. He noted that Bountiful, for example, could double its fee for garbage disposal to a landfill and still pay less than having it hauled to the burn plant or disposal. Cost changes should the plant be converted to electrical power generation were also discussed. It was determined that changing from steam generation to power generation - should that ever be would result in about a 40 percent loss in utility necessary revenue. - told the board WARREN Gregory, representing that industrial revenue bonds, like those being sought by the district, are impacting the market by the hundreds of millions of dollars in the final weeks of 1984. Whatever is done should be done quickly, he said. Smith-Barne- 1 y, for younsters .0 police in a kidnapping. LARRY Archibech, of Layton, was the hunter they spotted and he took them to his home for food and to get warm. Knowing the search was in progress, they went back to the lake to greet rescuers who had almost given up hope of finding the two hunters alive. Capt. Simpson said the lost men were in very good condition despite the ordeal - however, they were very cold and hungry. exclusively for the child aid and could be conducted would be funds could help purchthe durfngTmmunization clinics, adding ase child safety seats, as well. an hour THAT DECISION came after nearly .he board of gdinby 'fljSMcowreserfr.ngenmn.in; worn M be by Stressing the funds would go on-goi- abnda"c CURRENTLY, though, theres an for a sTfeed $10 health department the can be borrowed from advanarea refundable deposit. Apparently people shouldn t ing be seats sitting Those tage, he said, adding, by Laytons Humana Thechild aid program is be made to expand should Hospital but the board agreed attempts the program to Bountifuls Lakeview. -- 1 THEY WERE smart to stay with the boat, even after reaching land, rather than to try and walk the marsh lands in a dense fog. It would have been dangerous for them to have tried to walk out without knowing where they were. The men were found below Millers Pond in West Layton. They told rescuers that they thought they had drifted northward and were somewhere west of Ogden. He praised the helicopter crews of the three Salt Lake television stations who participated in the search, as well as Life Flight helicopter that also participated until being called to Bluffdale for the emergency in which twin boys were scalded to death in their home bathtub. - oversees the schools HEALTH Nurse Mary Meredith, who immunization program, said 99 percent adequate performance students in all was achieved in all schools in this the first year to school. admittance not or gain grades were to be immunized she immunized, or adequately in the process All kids are Two elementary schools noted 100 percent levels along with s four junior highs and one high school. Davis County always she added. in counties participation, been one of the top THE SEARCH started about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, several hours after the hunters first entered the lake seeking a flock of geese that were offshore. They said they headed toward the geese and within minutes the fog settled in and they were lost. 1 THE POWER held by board of health members was noted by Environmental Health Director Richard Harvey , who noted their standards to waste voting action is required to set food service water disposal regulations. or WIC program The relocation of the was also discussed, freeing space for nursing staff in the courthouse basement. New WIC quarters are now at 20 N. Main, Farmington. Seek Counsel On Bum Plant By GARY R. BLODGETT Centerville and West Bountiful city councils decided last Tuesday night to seek legal counsel in an Davis County Solid Waste Man- agement District. BOTH CITY councils have the same attorney, Keith L. Stahle, o-t- IN CENTERVILLE, Mayor Neil Blackburn told the council that he is still concerned about some of the information they are receiving at Waste Management Board meetings, but will not try to persuade his council one way or the other what year-to-ye- ar 10-ye- ar FARMINGTON he HE SAID tipping fees when the plant goes into operation in 1987 would be about $19 per ton or - about three times what the city now pays to have garbage disposed at the Bay Area Refuse Disposal (BARD) landfill site. . This does not include travel expenses which would increase the tipping fee (cost per ton) to at least four times what is now being charged, he said. HE ALSO noted that if the Councilman Bruce Erickson tion that Centerville attempt to withdraw from the district. Davis Mill Levy To Rise Slightly contract that could be to a anything from a agreement. to do. said he felt the cities had been misrepresented and would make a mo- BOARD members were also briefed on progress in solid waste resource recovery plant preparations, with Mr. Harvey indicatboard is moving very quickly to the ing the specially-create- d will be an ultimate decision. we what hope point of A red herring was supposed to be baited in New York City, last Friday, as its called in bonding jargon, to determine feasibility of gaining financial backing, he added. se who has been away on vacation. In making motions to seek legal counsel, both councils said they were concerned about some happenings within the district and would like to seek other options. Neither council said it would definitely withdraw if given the opportunity but want to know what options they have. Women-Infant-Childr- LATER, HOWEVER, the council unanimously voted to wait until they had legal counsel before making any decision about withdrawing from the district. There are a lot of things to consider and we want to know all the options, the council agreed. Mayor Blackburn told the council that the district is still negotiating with the Air Force for a steam-purcha- waste-to-energ- THE DOCUMENTS tto! provtS FARMINGTON WE DIDNT have any idea where we were and didnt want to take off walking in the dense fog, so we stayed put until the fog lifted about 3 p.m. Then we headed towards the mountains (east) until we spotted another hunter in the distance and called for help, they said. attempt to withdraw from the FARMINGTON Eleven major documents dealing with the sale of bonds, construction, operation, and service agreements y for a proposed garbage disposal plant were reviewed last Wednesday night by the Davis County Solid Waste Management Board. - BUSSELBERG By TOM 1 below-freezin- g GREAT SALT LAKE The largest air, ground and water search ever conducted in Davis County ended happily late Monday afternoon when two area hunters staggered ashore after spending 36 hours lost in dense fog in a small boat on the Great Salt Lake. FORTUNATELY they were experienced outdoorsmen and were dressed warmly, said Capt. K. D. Simpson, of the Davis County Sheriffs Department Search and Rescue. We had a lot of men and vehicles out there looking for them in extremely hazardous conditions. Its a miracle that everyone came out of it without incident. -- Fingerprinting The men - Chad Webster, 2 , of Ri verdale, and Troy Eddy, 23 , of Hooper, told rescuers that they had spent the night on the lake in weather and accidently came upon land sometime Monday. -- By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor ToAsk$lFor Bei&wcb garbage-to-energ- prop-ose- d (burn y plant) had to revert to an electricity facilinstead of ity the coust would accelerate to $60 to $80 per ton. - - steam-producin- g $60,000 home, your $2 -- - If youre the owner of an county-governme- average property taxes will go up nt next year. THATS the word from Auditor Ludeen Gibbons, who notes the total tentative county mill levy will be 20.43, including 2.38 for the unincorporated special service district that only those residents pay. The 1984 mill levy stood at 19.93. Heres a breakdown of each, with last years in brackets: general, 9.12 (10.63), including health last year, now separate; construcparamedics, .01 (.97); health, .49; bond sinking-flootion, 2.81 (2.97); flood control, .48 (.62); capital projects, .92 (.40); library, 2.22 (2.05); special service district, 2.38 (2.29). The capital projects is higher due to the animal control improvements planned. ESTIMATED assessed valuation stands at $573 million, based on a three percent growth and 95 percent tax collection rate, Mrs. Gibbons added. 1 1 d Davis Teachers Say Career Ladder Should Not Be Kept By TOM BUSSELBERG Reflex-Journ- al Editor A VERY positive statewide attitude was reflected in the extended year portion - the only upbeat responses, overall, to whats added four paid days for teachers to use before the school year starts, at semester break and at years end. Nearly nine in ten Davis teachers said they felt the additional days would be beneficial to you as an educator while just under three in four agreed those days would benefit student achievement. In their use of those days, four in five said they felt the days had been or would be used wisely. -- FARMINGTON - Most Davis County teachers surveyed don't think the career ladder program should be retained. -- IN FACT, their response was even more against keeping the d program than their counterparts across the state, a Davis Education Assoc, survey reveals. The career ladder, funded by the Legislature, was supposed to provide extra funds for teachers as a means to buoy their salaries but also to promote additional educationa. aetivities aimed to improving schools. It also stems back to the "Nation at Risk and other federal school evaluation reports. newly-institute- IN DAVIS District, teachers with at least 30 hours beyond their teaching certificates could be considered although other requirements are taken into account with evaluation committees set up of principals, teachers and others to review applications. In most elementary schools, perhaps two teachers could expect career ladder funding with six or eight in high schools. Although funded last winter, the program didnt actually get underway until this school year. DEA Executive Secretary Dee Burningham has stressed a need to continue the career ladder at least long enough for sufficient evaluation and expressed hope the Legislature would provide funding for at least another year. Some teachers, however--bot- h veterans and relatively indicated other feelings with the survey tending to bear their views out as more prevalent. Two future articles, to appear in the next couple weeks, will report on their feelings about both the career ladder and the future for teachers in general. LOOKING at the UEA survey, that included 7,437 respondents statewide, or about half that groups membership, and Davis participated. The survey looked at not only career ladder policies, but extended year, where several teacher days have been added, responsibilities, performance, evaluation process and association involvement. post-gradua- te new--strong- ly LOOKING AT responsibilities added for career ladder parties pants, statewide - and even more markedly in Davis District felt the new positions didn t improve performance. Only one in four Davis educators felt the career ladder positions are or would be helpful in improving student performance and the. same number felt those slots were designed to meet district educational needs. Under two in five respondents, here, vs. one in two statewide, said they had or would apply for a career ladder position, while about the same number said theyd been evaluated to already determine and only one in five said they felt the evaluation system used by the district will contribute to better teacher and fewer than one in six felt it would help student performance performance, far lower than statewide responses. -- -- OF THE evaluation process used in the district, forty percent said they felt it was fair; 35 percent called it consistent; 22 percent valid; 44 percent developed with teacher input; 54 said it was written and available for discussion with the percent and evaluator forty percent felt competent evaluators were involved. Only 18 percent said they felt the program should be continued with Present founding while only d felt it should be with Major funding increases. Half the respondents opted for its discontinuance, but with funding allocated to the d tha" "e in frollSCanH aid thC funding, should be dropped. one-thir- con-tmu- ed 4 JX gtdasbeli'Ved Carect laddcrs WiU hl I ' aUraC! |