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Show 4 I WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, DECEMBER 8, 1977 Says To Released ISesDirsfl By ROSELYN KIRK history of agricultural production. proposal to eliminate two kinds of agricultural zoning A WHILE the proposal is to create the residential suburban zone and eliminate and 3 zones, A- zones, which limited specify agricultural use, will remain and create two additional zones, seeking to eliminate speculation on agricultural land, was presented to the Davis County commission Tuesday by Davis County A-- 2 A-- -l as they are. The zone which allows A-- 5 planners. said the proposed changes agriculture and residential By ROSELYN KIRK areas. definition of bona fide agriculture which would specify that no agricultural parcel could be created which was smaller than five acres in area. He said the county had previously lowered the limitation from 1 to Vi acre since a one acre lot was too large for most people to care for, resulting in weed patches.1' He was not in favor of the five acre lot, he said. According to Mr. Cole, the intent of the change would be to create a residential suburban zone where agriculture, animals and fowl for family food production and one and two family dwellings would be allowed. The maximum lot area with animals and fowl could be as large as 20,000 feet, he said. THE proposed changes for enlarging the acreage of agricultural parceling would either force residents to use lands for agriculture or would require them to form a n provide improvements and roads, which are required in : residential developments. Both Mr. Cole and Joseph j Moore, county planner, said ; the change was necessary because the planning com-- : mission is under constant pressure to allow residential acre development on one-haagricultural lots without lf : those lots being provided with water or sewer lines. COMMISSIONER Flint feared the new plan might not allow a farmer to give his children property. But : : : : ; : ac-- : cording to Mr. Moore, the regulations would require the gift of a five acre plot or else meet the requirements of the subdivision ordinance, which defines a subdivision as three or more parcels of land. According to Mr. Moore, these changes would discourage the bartering speculation of land. If we allow residential areas to develop without facilities, well have another Val Ver-dhe said. Well have the double taxation problem. to ACCORDING definition proposed the of no land, approved culinary water or sanitary sewer systems will be required and the principal use of such parcels is defined as the raising of agricultural agricultural crops. The definition says controlling factors used in making a decision as to whether land can be used for bona fide agriculture are the availability of water for irrigation or purposes, the class of the soil, slope of the land and the past stock-waterin- g arrive that have been purchased by the Davis County Commission through a matching federal grant, the county will go into the ambulance business, commissioners agreed Tuesday. They said their action is subject to approval by County Attorney Milton J. Hess. DAVIS County will request a certificate of convenience and necessity from the State Board of Health, Dr. Richard Johns, administrator of the Davis County Board of Health, said that Dr. Lyman Olsen, administrator of the State Health Department, indicated that approval would Hess. Planners said the pres- - agricultural zoning two years ago. At present, if a subdivider builds a road to the area and shows that water can be provided by a well, sewage disposal by a septic tank, the county must approve the IFoir program or discontinue. Dr. Johns said that r service reimbursements at $80 a call with an average of three calls anticipated each day could be projected to result in revenue operation. Dr. Johns said if the calls should increase to 3 Vi a day, he felt the county could break even. COMMISSIONER HE estimated that expenditures, including the salary of a supervisor, three EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) and employees part-tim- e hourly wages, would result in expenditures of about $91,000. If these figures prove to be accurate, this would leave the county in the red about $3,405 during the first year of Glen Flint said the county operated service would begin January of $87,600. as soon as the vehicles to Dr. Johns, the ambulance service will probably continue to be stationed at the Davis North Medical Center where the 1, to apply for the supervisory and EMT positions. Reed Embley, operator of North Davis Ambulance Company could conceivably apply, he said, but pointed out Mr. Embley would have to qualify along with other applicants. arrive. According North Davis Ambulance Service has been based in the past. Commissioner Flint said that employees of North Davis Ambulance would be allowed COMMISSIONERS did not make reference to Ace Ambulance, a company operating out of North Ogden. That company is operating without a license while hearings proceed prior to a decision by the state Board of Health on whether the license to operate should be renewed. ing the license. According to the action by the commission, Davis County Ambulance Service will operate under the supervision of Dr. Johns, who will report to the commission. A supervisor for the ambulance service will be hired at a yearly salary of $12,960. The supervisor will report to Dr. Johns, commissioners specified. COMMISSIONER Glen Flint advised Dr. Johns that he should supervise on the side and not as administrator of the county health department. This decision was an attempt to eliminate employees of the ambulance crew from being hired under the state merit system which is required for those hired by the county health board. Commissioners said they wanted ambulance employees to be placed under the county merit system. Dr. Johns agreed to the arrangement, but although he had earlier suggested administration by either a separate agency or by the health service. DR. JOHNS presented a budget to the commission es- timating that the county might come out in the red the first year of operation, but said, by the second year, the ambulance service should support itself. One condition of the agreement was that the county run the service for one year and then review the plan to see whether to stay with the PUBLIC HEARINGS 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT The Utah Transportation Commission is hiding hearings on the proposed adoption of a 55 miles per hour speed limit. The hearings will be held as follows: Tuesday. December 13, 1977, 7:00 p.m. Dixie High School Auditorium 350 East 700 South, St. George. Utah Thursday, December 15, 1977, 7:00 p.m. State Office Building Auditorium Salt Lake City, Utah December 20, 1977, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Juab High School Auditorium 146 North Main, Nephi, Utah The proposed adoption would provide for a speed limit on all public highways within the State of Utah of 55 miles per how unless otherwise designated lower. The text of this proposed rule may be obtained by contacting Ray L. Hansen, Utah Department of Transportation, 608-- C State Office Building, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114. persons or groups having an interest m this proposal are urged to attend. Requests for the initiation of released teacher planning year. time at South Weber Elementary School was turned down by the Davis County Board of Education based on a survey taken by the school which indicated that almost of the 138 families surveyed did not approve of the proposal. THE preparation time proposal, in which students were released about two hours early one day a week to allow teachers to plan together, was tried on an experimental basis for a portion of last year by families at South Weber Elementary School indicated that, out of the 103 survey forms returned, 40.7 percent approved the change, 35.9 percent said they were on the fence, while 23.3 percent said they did not approve. School Taylor Elementary School in Centerville and Sunset Elementary School. iir(0)Wi!&i By ROSELYN KIRK Problems dealing with growth and pansion occupied Davis County School District Board of Education as they called for the administration to investigate purchasing portable classrooms, asked for bids on nine new vehicles and heard a construction report on construction at ex- Woods Cross High School. THE DECISION to ask the administration to investigate portable classrooms came after Superintendent Bernell Wrigley said presently Burton Elementary in Kaysville, South Davis Elementary in Woods Cross and Syracuse Elementary are overcrowded. He explained that the portable classroom option might meet some immediate needs for next year, at the same time allowing the administration to consider whether this growth is permanent. We dont want to be building schools he said. where they are not needed, Portable classrooms could give the district time to study growth patterns. of the heating system and laying sections of carpeting in some small areas. THEO ITALASANO, board member, questioned whether the heating system had been balanced. Dr. Penrod said one boiler was working, but subcontractors are waiting for a part before getting the second boiler into operation. According to Dr. Penrod, some problems in completing the building in time appeared to rest in part with subcontractors who are also at work on other building projects. He said hindsight has shown that 12 to 14 months would have been a more realistic completion date than the nine months estimated by Contractor Herm Hughes. ASSISTANT Superintendent Gayle Stevenson assured the board that the building would be adequate to handle the 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students that are scheduled to be housed there during the 1977-7school year. He said the school will be up for accreditation in two years. In a personnel matter, Stephen was appointed assistant principal at Central Davis Junior High in Layton by unanimous approval of the Board. Mr. Ronnenkamp has previously been employed at Clearfield High for 12 years in the district and has taught English, as well as working with student activities at that school. 8 p John S. White, assistant superintendent, administrators studied portable classrooms in Jordan District and found that they could be delivered four months after they are bid ACCORDING to Dr. on. Lucile Reading, board president, pointed to severe overcrowding pressures at Burton School. The administration said that the option to get a classroom there was not impossible, but was unlikely this year. The standard size portable1 classroom is 28 by 32 feet and includes heating and air conditioning units. All meet the specifications of the fire marshal, Dr. White said. THE PORTABLE classrooms are constructed on the site and cost of relocating the unit is about $1,500 he said. Constructed locally in Salt Lake City, the classrooms are planned to adopt to the terrain of the school grounds and placed on the site without digging. If the decision is made to purchase portable classrooms, Dr. White said the district would probably get a better price by bidding for several portable units. In another action, the board commissioned the administration to call for bids on six trucks, which Larry Millward, assistant director of building and grounds, said needed to be replaced for safety and economic reason. He also recommended the district purchase three new trucks to meet growing demands. According to a report by Dr. White, the total estimated cost for all new vehicles is about $56,200. The money for the purchase would come out of the maintenance and operations budget. Dr. White said. IN REPORTING on the completion of the construction at Woods Cross High School, Dean Penrod, director of building and grounds, estimated that completion of the addition to that school should be wrapped up in six more weeks or by the end of January. The building was scheduled for completion prior to the opening of school in August. The auto shop and two classrooms are still not complete. Dr. Penrod said the district is taking a daily look at the situation. He estimated that the shop and classrooms would be completed by the time students returned from Christmas vacation, but said an additional three weeks would be needed to complete such projects as the perfection THE BOARD acted on the recommendation of Superintendent Wrigley, who said that administrators had interviewed 21 applicants for the position, four from outside the district. In additional purchasing matters, the board authorized administrators to purchase eight building lots to be used as construction sites at Clearfield and Lay-to- n High Schools building trades depart- ments. Two lots, located at 300 North 1200 West in Clearfield, were approved for the Clearfield building project at the total cost of $16,400. These 13 acre lots are located about 3.2 miles from the school. Member con- cerns about okaying the proposal since, in other cases where the planning time had been approved, those schools Based on negotiations with the school board, the planning time proposal was initiated in October at the two schools which has participated in the pilot study. In addition Cen- - had received the from 85 to 90 percent of the parents. Deputy Superintendent Welling said that if the d Layton Residents 1 lave Saved IN past years, the city would cut off the wells about October 1 and turn them on again in the spring, said Mr. Thomley. But this year, the pumps were turned on in February (earlier than usual) and not shut off until Dec. 1. He added that the city is also studying the cost and feasibility of lowering the city wells 40 feet to assure additional water for the future, grb Layton used gallons of water the first three quarters of 1977 compared to 1,184,228,000 gallons for the same period the previous year. He added that the city HE Men cent less water from the Weber Basin Conservancy District this year than last, but overall, the savings would be closer to 15 percent because more well water was used than usual. WE DID a real fine job of saving water when it was so badly needed last summer, but lets continue our water conservation habits to avoid the serious problems that will come if we dont continue conserving water, he said. City Public Works Director Rulon K. Thomley said that the exact amount of water saved wont be known until January, but the savings the first three quarters of the year was very substantial. ioDs WoH Board Sheryl Allen said she had J.A. Toinrae change was initiated those now undecided could go either If we change the way. schedule sparks may fly, he said. IN each case, the board of education has required that schools seeking to try the program first survey parents to determine the public feeling. The survey of 138 residents were Layton praised by Mayor Lewis G. Shields for their efforts in saving water during the past drought summer. Loveland, Colorado Company, will discontinue service to the county, Dr. Johns said. letter written to the State Board of Health, Dr. Johns specified that since there is now no other locally based service, and since the paramedics are dependent on the service and the ambulances are scheduled to arrive, the county is request- terville Elementary School to received permission implement planning time this By ROSELYN KIRK one-fourt- h North Davis Ambulance Company, a subsidiary of OFFICIAL AR J. the planning commission asked for a change in be forthcoming. IN THE and : of County Attorney Milton fee-fo- When the two ambulances COMMISSIONER Glen Flint opposed the part of the , A-- l, development is allowed. ACCORDING to Mr. Moore, AmtaOaimce i&nsoiniess would define what is meant by bona fide agriculture and would create a residential suburban zone which would provide a buffer between : sure to change the definition is a result of requests for several hundred homes to be built in the West Farmington area. Mr. Moore said, The pressure wont lessen and we need to discourage speculation on land. No city services can be provided to the unincorporated area when residential iawiis Comity Set Planning Commission. County Planner Albert Cole : in- dustry uses, would require a lot size of five acres and would allow all the uses perbut also permit mitted in farm industry. MR. COLE said the proposed regulations were drawn up under the direction building. THE proposal, requires that agricultural parcels be at least five acres and that they be used only for bona fide agriculture, was approved last week by the Davis County - agricultural and farm My ell FARMINGTON Elementary Meadowbrook School, Elementary School in Bountiful and Syracuse Elementary School are in the process of assessing parent and staff approval before submitting their requests for released planning time to the board, Superintendent Deputy Welling said. Meadowbrook Elementary School is now sending letters home to parents. Dr. Welling said. Although the board also had a request from Burton Elementary School in Kaysville to initiate planning time, Dr. Welling said the request had not been received in time to meet the Nov. 3 deadline for approval. A TEACHER spokesman from E.G. King School in Layton was told that the proposal of that school had been rejected since the school was just opened this year and other problems needed to be resolved first. Dr. Welling said that Hilltop Elementary School in Clearfield was rejected by the administration since they are already on an early morning schedule. Although students are released early one day a week to provide a planning time for teachers, that time is made up by adding to the early morning or late afternoon hours. Dr. Welling said some trans- portation problems have resulted, since on the day designated for planning, elementary students must be picked up by buses prior to picking up high school students. This changes the normal pattern. IN rejecting the South Weber proposal, the school board said they wanted to protect the concept of planning time and not risk losing the whole program. 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After houses are built by the building trades classes, the house and the "lots are sold to the highest bidder. property matter, the board agreed to sell .4 of an acre surplus property, located on the east corner of Bountiful High School to Ardelle Larsen for $1500. The approval was granted by the board after a resolution drafted by attorney Felshaw King, declaring the land as surplus property, was read to the IN A further board. In a further matter, the board approved five requests from Davis County high schools to travel away from the school to participate in school activities. Two requests from Davis High School, two from Viewmont High and one travel request from Bountiful High were approved. MR. STEVENSON said the approval of field these requests brings trips approved so far this year to 18, as compared to 13 approved last year. Long wearing soles and heels Bring down the cost ofdressing up w ith a pair ofThom McAn extra value n g dress shoes. 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