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Show fy SPECIAL No. Davis High served county in early years cLij)station could be awesome if earthquake strikes By DONETA GATHERUM SYRACUSE Things have realty changed, said Zenas Bennett as we traveled North on 2000 West in Syracuse. We passed the new Syracuse Junior High School and continued along to 700 South. A plowed field is there now, but when Mr. Bennett was a teenager, the North Davis High School occupied this corner. This first secondary school in Syracuse served the high school population of Syracuse, West Point, Clinton, part of Clearfield and a portion of South Hooper. The school was centrally located, with students coming from a 3': mile radius in every direction. Zenas Bennett, Class of 1924, is one of about a dozen North Davis High School alumni that are still preparedness for the Utah Division By GARY R. BLODGETT of Comprehensive Emergency Management, said the Disaster Response Act of 1981, enables the governor to declare a state of emergency and utilize all available resources to reasonably cope with such an emergency. Thus, school cafeterias could be used to feed the homeless, he noted. More than 30 schools in the Salt Lake City area, built after 1979, are designed to minimum earthquake standards and probably would be suitable for this purpose. The 30 schools could have a com- Gov. Norman H. Bangerter was told last week what devastation and aftermath would result if a major earthquake were to strike the Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Front. And the picture painted for the governor by a committee of the states Earthquake Preparedness and Hazard Reduction Program was not a pretty one. In fact, it was awesome! Information given the governor said there would be awesome North Du v in High School. bined seating capacity of about 24,000, he said, noting that most of the schools are outside of what probably would be the center of devastation. damage to buildings and a great loss of lives and many injuries." It also noted that the crippled community would find it difficult to Continued on page two C ji'ie1 'Go ftUUC i RATE PAJO i no iftor 64041 CTVVjr' TV eiriiex ouma While preserving agriculture Planners approve cluster developing By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON Agricultural parcels can contain some clustering of houses in one section while still retaining open areas else- where. That was the decision of the Davis County Planning Commission, recently, as the body formally passed the proposed agricultural area policy statement, recently. No set acreage was established for clusters of development, however. Preserving the agricultural area while still allowing growth, as reiterated by County Com. Harold Tippetts, has been the key sought for in the policy. An agricultural study committee, made up of farmers and others, came to the conclusion agriculture can't be unduly preserved but shouldnt be unduly eaten up by development, either. Maybe we can (allow for) some flexibility in the location of units on property, said Planning Com. Chairman Stan Postma. Were not talking (a specific lot size) but clusters (of houses) on a lot. The owners are concerned about large lots and what happens. We wanted to see some control (to development) but not open the door wide open, said County Planner Barry Burton, who Layton passes annual audit LAYTON Layton Citys bookkeeping procedures are being handled in a professional manner, the city is in good financial shape, surpluses in the building permit area and the general sales tax funds indicate rapid growth and Laytons investment procedures are showing good results, reported Steve Davis, independent auditor who just completed the fiscal city audit The fiscal year ends for 1985-8June 30. State law requires an independent yearly audit of all municipalities within the state. 6. Mr. Davis noted there is a healthy balance in the general fund brought about by good planning and by increased revenue in many areas, including sales tax, building permits and franchise tax. Mr. Davis noted this reflects community growth and good planning in the different departments. All areas of city government operated within their budget. Mr. Davis told the Council mem- - bers that some of this surplus revenue will need to be incorporated into next years budget because state law says the reserve cant be over 8 percent of the total revenue received. This means Layton will need to budget $712,000 of their reserved funds. 1 The one problem area in the city budget was the utility fund. This account is set up like a business enterprise. It needs to be Although revenues in the utility fund were up, there were increases in the operating expendi-ture- s. The city passed on a $135,000 sewer disposal fee increase to the citizens. The other major increase in operating costs in the utility area was brought about when the Sandridge pump failed. Layton had to contract with Weber Basin for needed water. The city also had to replace and repair expensive pumping equipment, but this expense was not passed on to rate payers. Mr. Davis noted these circumstances probably wont repeat them- g. selves, but the city should always be prepared for emergencies, especially in the utility area. He discussed four capital projects that the city has reserved money to complete. Mr. Davis said the $208,000 downtown community development program along Main Street was completed during the fiscal year, and so this will no longer be on the capital improvement list. The new swimming pool is now complete, but it was not finished in time for the audit. Mr. Davis told Council members to look closely at the swimming pool fees and expenses to make sure this is producing the revenue needed for a sound fiscal operation. Other capital improvement accounts like the storm sewer and the library are continuing to build reserves to be used later. He agreed to meet with the mayor and council members to discuss some minor problems with the accounting system, and to make some suggestions in the area of bookkeeping, money management and investment. United message from educators ready for state legislators By PAULA HUFF Legislators will hear a united message from Utah educators this year, according to Fred Brown. In years past legislators have heard 50 different things about education needs from at least 50 different people, the assistant principal at Viewmont High said. But this year the state school board, local school boards, Association, Utah Education Association and school principals have organized so legislators will hear the same message from all people lobbying for education. This joint legislative package covers financial considerations, professional training and development and retirement, Mr. Brown told Davis County legislators and members of the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals Tuesday. Financial considerations legislators will hear from educators will include a plea for a 5 percent fund increase and exempting public schools from paying state sales tax. We are growing at the rate of 15,000 new Parent-Teache- rs Continued on page two The policy has been about a year in the making and primarily targets the agricultural areas west of the Great Salt Lake in the countys north end. County planning commission member Charles Black of Syracuse has been among those heavily involved on the committee and the policys formulation. The committee feels an agricul- ture preservation effort would be an unrealistic avenue for managing the problems of development in City in good shape By DONETA GATHERUM spearheaded policy drafting. agricultural areas, the policy reads. Development will occur regardless of how we may try to prevent it and it is better, therefore, to plan for it. Committee members, planning commission and staff tried to select policies to help provide an easier transition from rural to urban land uses and to protect those farmers who wish to continue farming in Davis County as long as they wish. Among supporting policies to that major thrust of allowing moderate growth ing farms are: while protect- THIS OLD PHOTO of earthquake fault depicts what can happen when the earth erupts and tremors spread out for miles across the countryside. Its not a matter of if, but when a major earthquake will strike the Wasatch Front Region. handle the suffering and devastation that would occur. Informants said that an earthquake of at least 7.5 on the Richter Scale would cause at least $250 milbuildd lion damage to ings while the damage to other buildings in Salt Lake City could reach as high as $1.5 billion. state-owne- -- The countys requiring piping of all ditches through subdivisions and the fencing of subdivisions from adjacent ditches while requiring ditch company approval for any alteration of their (ditch company) facilities. irrigation systems protection against the intrusion of storm drainage including that which upstream cities might intro- duce. -- County production of storm drainage plan for the agricultural area along with a capital improvements program for implementation of that plan. -- Through the subdivision ordinance, the county should require the flow of field drains be maintained through subdivisions with those drains running into storm drains where possible. -- Subdivisions should require fencing of subdivisions from adjacent farms with at least a six-fofence. ot -- Regulations governing agricultural parcelings should be adopted parrequiring a minimum five-acr- e cel and that legal access be provided to each parcel. -- Setbacks should be required to accommodate future road expansions to protect major transportation routes. -- Connections to public sewer systems should be required, where feasible. Damage along the Wasatch Front could double that amount -- as much as $3 billion depending on the magnitude and origin of the quake, according to Jim Tingey, earthquake mitigation planner. He said there could be more than 2,000 deaths as the result of a major earthquake, most of these occurring in Salt Lake Citys towering buildings. The mock proposal also outlined the state's ability to care for its injured, homeless and hungry after such a devastation. Thousands of persons would be injured, hundreds of them seriously, according to the report. As many as 25,000 could be left home- less without anything but the clothes on their backs. This would necessitate feeding the homeless in schools and other facilities still left standing. Ralph Findlay, chief of plans and county should adopt regulations requiring annexation of developments with 15 or more units to nearby cities. Any development adjacent to a city should be required to annex, the policy adds. Raymond Riss has been named Vice President-GenerManager of Clover Club Foods Company, a part of Borden Snacks. Most recently, Mr. Riss served and Maras Vice President-Sale- s keting for Clover Club. Before joining Clover Club earlier this year, Mr. Riss was Vice President-GenerManager of Buckey Foods in Columbus, Ohio. He also served for as Vice President-Marketin- g the Borden Snacks Group; as New al The policy is just that, not a hard and fast regulation, Mr. Burton said. "We will intend to see it through as much as possible but Products Director for Bordens Consumer Products Group Before joining Borden, Inc., he was Group Product Manager for E&J Gallo Winery and Sr. Product Manager for Alberto Culver Co. aspects of If there are parts of it that are not good in practice, well try a different angle," he added. A.B. degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a member of the Long that will depend on whether it are feasible. be purchased. There are 10 Bishops storehouses of the LDS Church between Logan and Spanish Fork that could be immediately utilized in a major disaster, but the amount of food available was not disclosed. Also, the LDS Church's neighestablished to aid borhood plan all persons needing help in a designated area would be utilized for a disaster recovery. In this program, families would help other families - - with medical aid, food, water, sleeping accommodations, repairs, and other emergency needs, it was explained. No one know s if, jor earthquake may w hen a mastrike. Hun- or dreds have been recorded in remote areas of the state since the turn of the century - two minor shocks as recently as a month ago, occurring in a remote area about 10 miles northwest of Tremonton in northern Utah. New Clover Club GM al -- The Lunchroom stock would be used immediately until food supplies could be obtained from the American Red Cross, LDS Church, and volunteers. Also, there would probably be supermarkets in the area where additional food could Mr. Riss has an MBA in marketing from Indiana University and an |