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Show UTAH ' STATE PRESS 46 V EAST 300 SO. ? , LI L'G: CITY. ITM 91111 -- (MUt-IFIi- Restaurants :I; ? ; 1 s ; ipjj I 1 "T I 1 L VS Burn Plant StarfedFront Private Clubs S& Page Read Cyclops gf Jj Davis C jn?f f1 u PAJO S 'ey mjH? ftULK RAtt ji? lUton Vyr bAoA NUMBER TH Ill'll I;.N wyry Construction Starts On Solid Waste Plant But Lavton Victim' Fights Back FARMINGTON - Construction has started on the new plus Davis County Solid Waste burn plant. -- $30-milli- ITS NOT TO the footing stage, yet, but Mayor Robert Palmquist, administrative control board chairman, said a fence needed for security with adjoining HAFB is in place and roadwork has begun to provide access. Assuming normal weather, construction should be complete within 0 months with the plant up and operating 18-2- Bv July, 1986, he said. z, . children, raising two going to college at night, writing articles for the base commander's teen-age- d six-sev- Z office, working on the board of the Red Cross, serving with the National Ski Patrol and th American Business Women's Association. TRAVELING ON the wrong side of the road was Jovita Ryan, 22. She and a companion were headed towards Cloudcroft after an party at which alochol had been consumed. Marijuana was found in the Ryan car. Because of a Ms. Rya.s illegal driving practices, a car wreck occurred. Janet Cunningham suffered multiple fractures in her legs and forearms, fractured hips, facial lacerations which led to the loss of her left eye, internal injuries and a bruised area of the brain. She was taken to the intensive car unit at Gerald Champion Memorial hospital where she remained for ov er a month. ht NOTING THE commissions actions taken in conjunction with the administrative control board, he added, Its our desire that the bonding is in place that we take, a back seat to the control board and they will handle completely the districts affairs. Although the Centerville City Council has voiced unanimous opposition to staying in the burn plant district, it was legal counsels opinion that if we let Centerville out the only way we couldve done that was to disband the district and in essence walk away from the project. IN DECEMBER, when we made the decision to go ahead, there were still 10 communities strongly in favor--w- e just didnt feel we could turn ourbacks on those communities. Similar plants are under construction all overthe nation by eight-1- 0 engineering firms. I just feel good about the project and always felt comfortable, the commissioner continued, noting information was provided that if the flow of garbage wasnt as anticipated, the tipping fee would be increased. ONE PLUS comes in low interest rates secured now at somewhat less than five percent, Com. Saunders said, adding, an interest rate in excess of three percentage points higher provides a significantly better picture when financing is considered. In related action, Jim Young, former Riverdale city manager, should be taking up duties as plant manager by mid August. waste-to-energ- includEverything that goes up must go down, they say, But level. water Salt Lake Great the fall of and rise ing the in the case of the lake level, the rise is a lot faster than the fall. THE WATER level of the Great Salt Lake, for example, fell only a couple of inches during the two weeks period between July and July 15 - when the hot, humid temperature hovered near the century mark. The recorded drop was only . 15 of a foot, from 4,209.55 to 4,209.40 feet above sea level. And the total drop in the lakes water level thus far this foot - compared to summer has been only about that the decline means more than two feet of intake. This with of summer this hope a gradual rise has got to continue businesses indusfarms, if lakeside resorts, winter next tries and public facilities are to remain unhampered by Old Mother Nature. mmm 1 JANETS PARENTS flew down the next day to be w ith her throughout the eleven month recovery period in New Mexico. The responsibility for the accident was placed on Jovita Ryan. Through an attorney, she pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of causing great bodily harm to Janet Cunningham. The original charges included driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and dm ing on the wrong side of the road. Housing Supply Short y But Very Slowly -- one-ha- lf -- DONETA GATHERUM At 6'5i a.m. on April 20, 1984, Janet Cunningham and a passenger, Rick Jensen, were traveling along U.S. 82 west of Cloudcroft, New Mex. en route to work at Holloman Air Force Base. Janet, a former resident of Layton and the daughter of Layton residents, Ron and Dorothy Cunningham, was employed in the judge advocates office as a legal secretarv She was THE PLANT'S been a controversial topic around the county for more than four years since it was first proposed. Snags have popped up along the way from court litigation by nearby residents opposing the facilitys construction to holding the $54 million bond money in escrow until last Friday when papers releasing funds were signed in New York City. County Com. Chairman Glen Saunders was present at the the signing with officials from the Bank of credit institution. From my own personal perspective, I feel better than ever weve got a fiscally and engineering-wise- , sound project, he said in a telephone interview. THE INDO-SUEBank spent the last months getting acquainted with what is happening in solid waste, he explained, noting they entered the financial backing picture late and had never dealt in such undertakings. Originally, itd been hoped financing could be cleared up last December. Addressing some concerns raised by various city councils and residents, Com. Saunders said, As a commission, we dont represent a large percentage of the citizenry as far as solid waste is concerned. Even though some would perhaps differ, the actions weve taken have been taken at the request of the cities that still feel so strongly and favor the project. That refers to Bountiful, Clearfield and Layton not belonging to the district and representing about half the countys population. Indo-Sue- s3wsKT2a Drunk Driver Cripples Woman By TOM BUSSELBERG ! T1 j Permit no THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1985 by n BCHA Aids Developers By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - Many new apartment complexes are under construction in Davis County, its -- true--b- ut theres no glut and vacan- cies shouldnt reach abnormal levels. THATS THE feeling of Rosemary Davis, director of the Davis County Housing Authority. She keeps her finger on such concerns as vacancy rates and rents as part of her job in dealing with hundreds who need to find places to live. Not to be confused with emergency housing, the Housing Authority assists low income families with rent subsidies, in some cases, or provides rehabilitation loans to fix up a leaky plumbing system, among its many projects. LATELY, the Authoritys been working with apartment developers in securing construction loans with another bond closing set for July 31. That will protwo-ye- ar vide some $2.5 million in funding for construction of Pebble Creeks first phase in North Salt Lake at 850 N. Highway 89, she says. The Merrill Bunker project, to include 96 one and units, will be joined later by a second phase. Its only one of many projects in various stages of planning or development. The Auin thority is acting as a obtaining short term construction bond financing and longer-terpermanent financing for apartment projects. m OVER THE past year, hundreds of apartment units in well over a dozen projects have been proposed, but as she says, the most common problem is (developers being) unable to get financing. ily (unit) financing is very she adds, noting backstringent, ers want to be sure developers can make the payments even with high vacancy rates. Currently, a four-fiv- e percent vacancy rate exists in the county, Mrs. Davis says, calling that very normal - on the low side. In fact, were still encouraging development, mainly because many projects were scheduled to be built with our or others help are not coming about. Multi-fam- -- WITH SO many apartment complexes being built in Salt Lake County, where an overbuilt situation exists, Mrs. Davis says, some lending institutions made the assumption the same thing would happen in Davis County. Thats not the case, however, she emphasizes, noting that's why the Housing Authority got in- volved. A MAJOR hope is that rents w ill THE SENTENCE was three years suspended prison term. She was placed on probation and allowed to transfer from New Mexico to Oregon to continue her edu- - stop their ongoing escalation, something she said was common here every year, and with stabilizaunits tion, provide some lower-ren- t affordable to more wishing to live in the county. There was a real panic with all these units being planned, she said, people thinking too many are going in, that feeling especially expressed by apartment ow ners. I like to wait and see what happens. I dont believe (a project is real) until its in the ground, Mrs. Davis continues, referring to land, zoning and city permit problems on top of financing snags that could develop. IM PREDICTING still a pretty normal vacancy rate--- a little better market for the renters, but not close to an overbuild market, she says. With tax laws changing Jan. 1, tax exemptions for projects most likely will be abolished. That means developers have to use conventional financ- multi-famil- y Continued on page 2 Continued on page two Centerville Master Plan Centerville City Council has set Sept. 3 and Sept. 17 as dates for public discussion on a revised City Master Plan. The current City Master Plan, adopted in 1978, has been under revision for more than 2 years by the Centerville Planning Commission and citizens groups. The meetings will begin at 7 p.m. at J.P. Stew art Elementary School, 1125 North Main St., Centerville. Copies of the proposed Master Plan are available to the public at no cost, and may be obtained at the Centerville City Office, 521 North 400 West. 1 |