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Show stats pa:; 4 u 1327 T 4 4 rr v j THURSDAY, DEC 8, 1977 VOLUME FORTY-EIGH- T NUMBER THIRTY o GARY R BLODGETT B Rezoning of property to allow deelopment of singledwelling subdivisions took up a good part of Layton Citys Council meeting last Thursday THE largest plat, about 15 to be developed by American Tierra Corp , was acres rezoned from Manufacturby ing 1 to Residential unanimous vote but only after much discussion from a public hearing s subdivision was Tri-Oak- with passed by a split vote Mayor Lewis Shields casting the deciding vote while a request by Haven J Barlow to rezone a site near 150 South and Whitesides Avenue also passed by a split 3 1 vote with Kent Randall opposing and Robert Austad abstaining by absence THE Tierra American larger minimum lots and fewer but more expensive developed We didnt realize so many unpopular businesses could be located near our homes if the zone was left manufacturing homes THIS WONT be possible," said the firms architect To develop that area, homes must be kept in the price range of $45,000 to $55,000 Larger lots require more expensive homes and that simply would not be feasible for that area He added that if the zoning request is denied, the property would be left zoned for manufacturing and the subdivision would not be MR. BARLOW also received by split vote a request to rezone about 13 acres from Residential Suburban to Residential 1 B for development of about 50 lots B He said Residential zoning borders the proposed property on two sides and the lots being developed would have minimum 8 foot frontages Two northbound lanes of Interstate Highway 15 between Lagoon and I,iton Exit have been opened for through traffic with a maximum speed of 55 miles jier hour except at the Kaysville Exit where speed has lieen reduced to 40 mph because of a sharp curve. A DejMrtment of Transjxirtation spokesman said only two lanes of 1 developed MAYOR Shields then asked the citizens if they would prefer to take a chance on manufacturing in the area after considering what could be developed under manufacturing without even rezoning The spokesman replied, I guess not now that we have heard what could be NEW LANES OPEN the three-lan- noithbound highway are to be used during the e winter Southbound lanes, pieviously used as the original highway (Highway 91 ), wall accommodate southbound traffic. COUNCILMAN Kent Randall opposed the rezoning and Councilman Robert Austad had briefly left the meeting and did not vote. The rezonmg, however, was approved by affirmative votes from Councilmen Lynn Wood, John Baker and Randy Harris rezonmg near Gordon Avenue and West met with 1200 unanimous ;asfi approval primarily because of the potential development of the property if left zoned for manufacturing withdrawn its offer to build on the site and that left it open for development of any business that falls under which manufacturing about includes just everything An architect and developer appeared at the hearing to present plans for 52 lots of g The homes lots would be of at least's, 000 square feet and a minimum frontage of 70 feet single-dwellin- HOWEVER, residents of the area protested the development charging that the area already is being saturated with high density homes A spokesman for the group asked the council to consider an zone, calling for A By DONETA GATHERUM Three important motions that Jan 3 council meeting prepared with plans to correct the Fairfield Lane intersection Duplicate letters would also be sent to Larry Durrant of the state road department and Dean Pnssby, the state inspector of roads, inviting them to attend the meeting COUNCIL members and citizens in attendance felt these motions were a step in the direction of planned comRoad-Cherr- AFTER nearly two hours of and debate by prospective land developers, concerned citizens and council members, the first motion came to a vote of the council discussion the council denied an application to rezone the Ned Nalder property from agriculture to R 1 9 A second motion closely e tied in with the along Cherry Lane until such time as the problems of Cherry Lane and the Cherry Road intersection could be reasonably resolved There was one nav" vote on Lane-Fairfiel- d residents dmg this motion R. BIODGETT Somewhere in Clearfield theres a per son or persons with a mightv guiltv con science FOR NO where else is there more of a Christmas Scrooge than the person or half full of pc rsons who stole a gallon jug money being collected as a donation to the lv gave young Ogden couple who recent twins Siamese to both The jug - with a sign hanging around , For the Siamese Twins the neck saving - was stolen last weekend Operation from Green s Countrv Store , Clearfield 12 W 300 APPARENTLY someone had thrown a large garbage can through the store's front glass doors and then ran off with the money jug and a jar of beef jerkv I ' I was just sick when found the store had taken someone and entered had been said Mrs Elmo the jug of donations I just wish they had (Agnus) Green taken off with ha'f the groceries instead SHE SAID the ha'f full jug probablv contained more than $100 in bills and coins donated bv the stores customers The Greens said thev started the collection after hearing about the birth of Mr and Mrs David Hansens twin daughters, Lisa and Flisa who were born connected at the head WE MOVED here from Carlin, Nev , It about a year ago," said Mrs Green was the philosophy there for people to pitch in and help others who had been in the hospital We thought it would be a nice gesture to do the same for the Siamese twins " f She said the jug usually was placed under the counter when the store was closed each night BUT BECAUSE mv husband had to go into the hospital for an operation, we were in a hurry and left the jug sitting on the counter next to the cash register "Our son, Ronald, found the container missing when he opened Friday morning It just made me sick, said Mrs Green BUT ACCORDING to Gary Green, used for the same purpose of collecting donations is being filled by many customers with willing hearts It s too bad about what happened, but we are getting another donation going and things are looking bright again." he said another jug y munity development Councilman Spencer noted that by passing these resolutions, the council was tek.ng the reon their shoulders sponsibility of finding an immediate solution to the Cherry I.ane problem that has so long troubled area denial The council decided to deny all applications for fu- ture development motion - - its and then passed unanimously was to send an official letter to Davis County Commissioner, Glen Flint, requesting him to attend either the Dec 20 or the were passed by the East Lay-to- n City Council at its regular weekly meeting held Tues day, Nov 28 Unanimously, THIRD PRESENTLY, the city or- dinance states that you must own at least one acre of land to maintain one large animal Scroogy Thieves Steal Siamese $$$ Bv GARY Clinton city officials are expected to decide Dec. 14 just how many large and small animals will be allowed as pets per each family lot Rezomes Amid Demies The way it is zoned now, almost anything including the storage of explosives could be included on the property, said Councilman It would be Randy Harris nice if some reputable business would establish there, but thats the chance wed be taking HE TOLD the residents who attended for the public hearing that an office business had machine company Laytom By GARY R. BLODGETT animal only. THE MAYOR related how the city faced a crisis situa lion in 1975 when services of the 1975 and city has regained control of the situation The moratorium allowed city officials to get a handle on things and get squared iwav fell behind development But the city is moving smoothly now with a development to pro tect the citys interests "A six months moratorium was put on building during con-tille- boom gradually the d HE SAID the available residential area within the citys boundaries is develop- ing rapidly with most of the new move-in- s being between 20 and 30 years of age and purchasing their first homes The mayor noted that other like in most problems include an communities inadequate tax base, need for an improved storm drainage system and need for more park and recreation sits BUT WE are working to these ends," he said. The mayor then added, Clinton still has a lot to offer its residents maybe a little more than some other one large Under a proposed ordinance, which should see council action Dec. 14, the new zone would allow a family to keep two large animals (horse, cow, etc ) and one fowl unit (50 chickens, ducks, etc.) on a acre lot one-ha- lf THIS NEW zone would allow people to have a few animals on smaller lots, but would still be a restrictive ordinance, said Mayor Gary Bush The animals would be By ROSFLYN KIRK lodge is only leasing with an option to buv Members of the Bountiful Elks Lodge, 550 West 400 North, West Bountiful, were denied a tax abatement bv Davis Countv Commissioners who said they could not remove that organization from the tax roles since the COMMISSIONERS sug gested that the lodge might qualify for a tax abatement next vear after they purchase the building from owner George Koroulis Commis sioner ( F Moss said, although the hands of the commission are tied, the lodge should petition the Utah State Tax Commission to remove the building from the tax roles next year since the lodge earmarks $33,627 for charitable purposes In order to be tax exempt, an organization must be those of recreation or family food production and would not include any dairy cattle, etc , he said CITY Manager Larry Smith said the new zone, if approved, would be referred to as an agricultural estate The new zone would also suggest allowing two large animals, instead of one, per acre for larger lots A PUBLIC hearing just before Thanksgiving attracted more than 50 residents and all appeared to be in accord with the new zoning proposal Mayor Bush emphasized that Clinton still is attempting to maintain a rural at mosphere without being too restrictive been HAVE WE experiencing tremendous growing pains in recent years, said Mayor Bush And as a result, Clinton is facing the problems typical of most cities in Davis County He said Clinton is now i community of some 5 000 residents WE NEED the population growth to retire our city We have bonds, he said had a steady influx of popula tion and I believe we could grow as fast as 20 percent a year without running into too many problems "We cant stop residential development, but I think we can do something to control a rural atmosphere and this or dinance proposal is a step in that direction THE MAYOR noted that culinary water service is probably the biggest problem facing the new development But the city is trying to upgrade the water system, especially in the western It has even area, he said caused some home building delays, but this has been solved and building construction is again booming yrnmiiDQ)ini Net Ms DtilMt tents By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County Commis not to sinners decided increase the monev budgeted to pay for indigent medical care, even though Countv At torney Milton J Hess es timated that about $70 000 would probablv be a reasona ble amount for that expendi ture COUNTY C ommissioners based on the adv ice of ( nuntv Clerk Rodnev Walker dead ed to budget $15 00(1 the same amount as budgeted for ndigt nt this vear medical costs and increase the mill lew in Julv if ex penses run over tha' amount Mr Hess said a countv is charged with some respon sibility for paving medical expenses and is obliged in emergency situations nnt the emergency ends I h county is also committed to pay when thev giv e pro r approval before the mod i1 care is He pointed out that although the countv is clearly obOgated in emergency care ind medic il expenses authorized situations in other cases the responsibility of dec ldmg is based on the judge ment of the commissioners In the past the countv has agreed in most cases to pav a portion of the cost COMMISSIONER Wendell Zaugg said that money in the mdigent medical fund during this fisc al vear ran out in lulv Presently the countv is faced with a billing from Davis North Medical Center asking for the payment of over $4 000 for costs incurred bv the poor in the countv Since none of these cases were authorized the countv is not obligated to pav them he s nd Lvcn after the first of lanuarv when more monev is av nlahle these bills may not quilifv for payment torn missioner Zaugg said administered M' Hex the countv hjv th responsibility to h p poor people through owing property taxes lux' jx they a have rexponxih ' f building and mjN nn tz roads " Some of tha r i uc should be allocate j f r o ACCORDING to doc s t v indigent he sad I AST Y F AR the c ountv turned down the option of f red bv the Utah State lig's'ature which passed a b'll providing that each countv could opt to assess 4 a mill about to Davis Countv f 'o a $0 000 in contribute state fund which would pav all ind gent costs Commissioner Wendell Zaugg argued th.it since Salt Luke and Weber Countv have such high indigent costs that no monev would be left over for Davis ( nuntv for expenses We bv the end of the vear don t want to subsidize othc r counties ' he said COUNTY commissioners null considered levying the and allowing that amount to remain in the countv budget to take care of expenses but finally agreed to turn the matter over to Mr Walker who will "hold a tight line on expenditures for indigent medical costs At the present time, $15 (XK) is set aside in the general fund budget to cover indigent costs The bulk of that figure or $20 000 is budgeted for legal costs The county makes the decision on who is in d.gent Mr Walker said the Division of Family Services (DFS) serves as an inves tigative agency to determine if the person meets the poverty guidelines E EN though Commissioner Glen Flint said at one we point that he thought ought to own up to it (indigent medical costs) and budget, and Commissioner C E Moss said, It sounds like we have the responsibility " Commis sioners finally decided to hold the line and use a wait and see" lactic until Julv excluded from payment of taxes for charitable or religious purposes, County Assessor Thayne Corbridge said According to a report submitted by Eugene Thomp son, exalted ruler of the s lodge, the organization ou $20,010 in scholarships ail of which is raised bv dona turns from members pi THE BLILDING, which will be completed bv I in I. has been assessed $3,2(H) m taxes Mr Thompson said the lodge did not protest the value set bv assessors, but felt that as a charitable organization the lodge should be tax exempt Commissioner Moss said Mr Corbridge was instructed by the Utah State Tax ( ommission to place many of the countv non profit organizations on the tax toll v this vear The procedure is tor the organization to upX' il to the tax commission fot that ibatenient if thev feel the lax If thev okav t is un cist we II go along with it " hi said IN SOMF will h ive to still cases, the courts decide, if there ix Mr disagreement orbridge said Mr Thomp xon said the Salt Lake E Iks I odge had taken the matter to the Supreme Court where it wax determined that lodge-wa- ( t ix exempt advised Commissioners that it probablv would be a waste of time for the organization to appeal to the tax ommission this vear. but idvised them to trv that route next vear DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B North Main SL, Layton PHONE 37S-91- 33 Published Weekly by CUPPER PUBUSHING CO. 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