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Show UiAii r.TAI - ihi 200 SO. E..Li L.'...w By DONETA GATHERUM as::,'. :i i cun voting rights regarding the landfill. At the present time, the North Davis landfill is operated by NARD. Layton and Clearfield are the largest cities that use the landfill. Both are members of NARD, but neither city belongs to the special service district that was LAYTON - Thursday evening the Layton City Council instructed City Manager and City Attorney Bruce Barton, to begin a Friendly Lawsuit to answer several questions about the North Davis Landfill ownership. Clearfield, Bountiful and any other interested cities will be invited to participate in the suit. -- formed to build a burn plant for disposing of garbage. THE SITUATION becomes more involved. The Special Service district hopes to allow r, contractors at the burn plant, to also operate the land fill. If this happens, can Clearfield and THE COMPLEX problem with landfill ownership centers around two basic issues: 1. physical ownership of the landfill ground and 2. Katy-Seghe- ' Friendly Lawsuit Layton City will probably have to use specialized legal experts from outside the city whole thing. Conversely, if the facts bring out many problems, the litigation may be expanded. It will be an process, Mr. on-goi- BARTON says much repaid! will have to be done to determine who will be sued. "We just won't know until the facts are gathered and we have time to interpret the information that is available and is not available, Mr. Barton says. At first the litigation will be ex- government intenties involved and the fact that there is no landfill litigation in Utah that can be used as sufficient to CLOSELY tied to the issue of landfill ownership are many un- the burn plant that is now being maintenance expenses and to retire a large bond will have to be generated at the burn plant through fees lor tipping garbage and through the sale of steam. County communities is What will it cost to dump garbage? Presently, Layton City charges $3.60 per residence per month. This covers dump use, carrier fees and admi Within the next two weeks. Layton will host many meetings to begin this long, complicated legal process. C learfield. Bountiful and possibly other cities are expected to lend support. answered questions surrounding constructed. The most important question to citizens of all Davis ploratory. If facts show that Layton's position is unfounded, the council may decide to drop the precedents. Because of the complex nature YT Davis o nistrative costs. The NARD charges $6 per ton at the landfill. Fees at the burn plant are unknown but they will fiuxuate. Revenue Barton explained. MK OTHER complications enter into the landfill ownership-us- e question because of the number of s: r of Layton continue to use the landfill? Will they be charged more to dump garbage? etc. According to Mr. Barton, the issues are very complicated. Landfill policy has evolved over the years. There are few legal documents related to ownership or use. Co operating and pay route Presort ftULK RATE PAID Permit no 5 loyton utoh ft4C4t SK --S 25 CENTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1985 NUMBER TWENTY-Elt- ; mmu I IT BHItl Bruce Barton chosen LIGHTER SIDE humorous look at serious topics. A Praise the elderly Layton appoints city manager CYCLOPS - LAYTON Thursday evening the Layton City Council unani- Guest Writer v The most common question asked of Cyclops (follows the obvious one concerning hisher identify) is how columns originate. How can you think of things every week? readers ask. last WednesSome columns are created by an incident--anday noted three incidents. It's worth a column. Driving into Salt Lake City I saw three teenagers slow down their car, roll down the window and shout a few obscenities at an elderly lady carting a bag of groceries. The lady acted like she is probably the civilized response when didn't hear them-whi- ch confronted by a trio of punks. But I heard not being civilized myself, I pulled up to their car, rolled down my window and shouted a few words frequently used around boys locker rooms. It was not the kind of language used in it made me feel good. Family Home Evening--bu- t Later I heard that our publisher's wife. Lucile Stahle, had suffered a stroke. I first met Lucile at a company gathering some I remember being awed by her vitality. 10 months ago-a- nd After 79 years, a person deserves to rest, but Lucile was not the type to be restful. She still popped in at editorial board meetings and chatted vigorously about the paper, as concerned as she was 25 years ago when she whisked up and down the streets selling advertising to the local merchants. Most of us won't make it 79 years... but if we do. we can only hope to live as vitally as Lucile Stahle. vZ mously voted to appoint Bruce Barton, former Layton City Attor- y ney and Acting City Manager, to e the position of city manager. HE WILL function under the full-tim- d 1 acne-spotte- direction of the city council according to the terms of a revised city manager ordinance that was adopted by council action just before Mr. Barton was appointed to the city manager position. Mr. Barton became- acting City Manager in August of 1985 after d And later that same day I entered a club where I saw a retired engineer slumped over a table. Hes not drunk, said the bartender. it every day. Hes just taking a short Were just putting everyone elses drinks on his tab. He never knows it; he just pays the bill. Its seldom I feel sorry for someone w ho drinks himself into slumber--bu- t know ing the man (a World War II veteran who spent 12 months in a Japanese POW camp and a brilliant man whom, when sober, discusses the classics). I told the bartender had my own money. When the man awoke, I told him of the extra charges on the bill. ..and he delighted me when he threw down money to cover only half of the total check, then walked out, telling the bartender, Im glad you make enough money to buv all these people their drinks. - 1 Layton's first city manager many l-'d- ') dismissed. v4:i A'; PRIOR TO his appointment as acting city manager. Mr. Barton served as Lay ton City attorney for 10 years. Mr. Barton obtained his B. A. de- nos roil 1 gree , in HELPING BOBBY The publishers entitled this column, The Lighter Side, but there isnt a lot of humor in the aging process. In earlier times (and in other cultures), the elderly got more than arthritis they also got respect. But in America today they too often get mere snickers and rolled-dowcar windows from an unchallenged and pampered generation whose only raw experience comes from videos on MTV. 80-pl- Continued on page two Dionne Scoffield and store owner Dick Bowman show some of the pizzas which Bowmans Market in Kaysville sold last week in an effort to raise funds for Bobby Lundgren. The young man, who underwent a bone marrow transplant in Seattle three months ago, is effort by the superthe subject of a weekly market to help Bobby's family with the costs of the operation. Each week the grocer will have a new promotion, outlined in his regular advertising pages of Photo bv Jim Haskett. the fund-raisin- g As a community service, the Weekly would like people to participate in a Save the Swans program. In 1985, at least nine valuable birds were killed by dogs and hunters in the Layton Commons Park Aviary. The value of the swans killed ranged from $365 each to $800 each. Some of the birds killed can not be replaced. MONEY TO purchase auary birds comes from donations from the Layton Parks and Recreation employees. This is their gift to the city. No tax dollars have ever been used to stock the aviary pond or to feed the waterfowl. You can help Save the Swans in two ways: FIRST, and most important become Swan watchers. If you see dogs wander Reflex-Journ- al ing in the park, remind owners that they are violating city policy and that a roaming dog does endanger park waterfowl. Do everything you can to prevent the destruction of these birds. It is especially important to be watchful in the early morning hours when most of the kills have occurred. Second, you can donate to the Save the Swans fund. Money collected will be used to purchase waterfowl for the Layton Commons Park Aviary and to feed the birds already in the park. CHECKS should be made out to Save the Swans. They can be mailed to the 197 N. Main, Weekly Layton, Utah 84041. Do not send money to the Layton Parks and Recreation Department directly, dmg Specials A By Bryan Gray Special Feature Writer LAYTON - The city borders Kaysville, but some say the cities of Kaysville and Layton are in different time zones. And in the sense of political drama, this was true on Election Night -- 85. IF THERE were political drama in Kaysville, then it played on a darkened stage. The incumbent mayor and City Council members, gathering for a brief meeting, were unafraid--anunopposed. ("You cant have much suspense when theres only one name on the ballot," laughed an election judge. ..and she returned to the scribbling on her crossword puzzle.) d r But the political thermometer was much different in Layton. And it was no surprise. The city had weathered a turbulent two years politically, and the '85 campaign had been spirited, laced with rumors and murmured comments of religious meddling and wholesale replacement of city supervisors. The primary elecflavor, a tact that city tion had shown a strong manager Bruce Barton alluded to as he walked into City Hall 10 minutes after the polls had dosed. THERE ARE so many factors in an election," he mused, "but this one has had some negative overtones. A lot of people are saying the city needs a clean sweep., .but I imagine one of the races for City Council will be scry close." And he was right! NONE OF the candidates had appeared at 8:45 p.m. when the Reflex-Journa- - tit , his MPA degree BRUCE HAS served as a past president of the Layton Kiwanis Club and is presently serving as president of the Davis County Un- ited Way. He is an active member of the LDS Church, having served a two year mission to Australia. MR. BARTON is married to the former Patricia Bradley of Bountiful. They have six children, dmg l, BRUCE BARTON first ballot count arrived. The count came from the Oakhills area and it would establish a pattern seen throughout the evening. The count showed the incumbent mayor. Golden Sill, trailing to challenger Richard McKenzie. ..It showed badly. for Jerry Ncbeker and Jerry Stevenson, both totals vote strong new political faces vying for two slots on the City Council (and both early favorites over newcomer Ted Day and controversial for incumbent Sam Trujillo)... and it showed a slight incumbent Don Crockett (backed by Sill) over newcomer Dale Goede (supported by McKenzie). Barton was right. It would be close. 219-11- 37-vo- te Continued on page two t - 1971 Public Administration from Save the Swans program n jar--the- Speech Communication BYU in 1973 and his degree in law from BYU in 1975. He was the first graduate of the BYU law school having completed the three year law program in two years. Reflex-Journa- l. The older Americans lived in the real world, not that pictured on the television screen. The world was often calloused, but they survived. TJiey fought a war without whimpering and rebuilt a Depression economy into one that is still the marvel of the entire world. They didn't have time to run to the closest y were too busy working. And some still are. marijuana This newspapers publisher. Jack Stahle, still runs the operation on a daily basis, adding his years of experience. If we shouldnt demean the senior citizen, we also cant ignore them. The Baby Boom is History; the Senior Boom is Prophecy. Their numbers are growing along with their wallets. The 75 and older population will jump by almost 50 percent in the next 15 years. The population of those 50 years and older already control 50 percent of all the discretionary income in the U.S. and 77 percent of the financial assets. This group accounts for an enormous 82 percent of all vacation travel and, according to one in from BYU in nap--do- 1 in years. Cam Caldwell, was |