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Show t 5 THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1978- - Ml r ' f;r. ' ? 1 m i 1 1 r i " ( 0!K i l j Vi 'Wv iJ fcj vi-- n U r L r ft I $u ; i v - ; n i u i u kj flM I ! 1 4 II j L. i ,4 i fif - 4;- - i i i n t- H '$ El r .... LA ClI li ' AJi$ 4 , , 3ufeii EtODi.E ARY it 1 1 'jtii ut u ij guC Hi foul ION t f4 SXXled id staint )f appio.dl io j u( jus' under $ budj mill! n1 following a nut,1': bean ,. next Thu r via n 7 I . vf4Vl p IB PRELIMINARY appm-a- i as given lo the city's budget at ns last council meeting June 1. At that time, no one tiom I he communit attended in pioiest oi comment on the budget The cm s budget actual! v r budgt separate t upped into one. '.) fl fsGlmoi 1978-7- 0 FARMINGTON and adoption i 4 f . of -the A in ,ecv liJTfe 78 Liavts County School District budget is sriieduled for the board meetc.g on June 20 at 7:30 p.in. at toe admimstia tive offices in Farmington s louid department ,m ludt a discussion of which property tht ALSU ON the agenda c foi a school f armington-Kaysvil- site m k Superintendent ai ea, I T i? review of items proposea be tie build.ngs and ground-- , !,e a awienct Welling said The board will also hear 9 J i i K,f iht ,r in ii-- L.- - e xi eeUtu $2 terdtng it Ci LaOitaii It- U( .ui- J - h- - r tii IKK 1 Intel, t , w UK 5 i , V , fr n fut the streets department, $40,000, and purchase of a duplicating machine for the cutministiative offices, $6 QUO The remainder will be used police salaries, according tu 'he tentative budget Ckl$ Budmi MR. HEAPS epto t nil sumrm r m. ho piogianis now n progie'-- .1 the district as well as heating a delegation of patrons Loti) South Ueber hey w ill also liuck approve bids for 1 s 1 called for ear! j. rounds it t and Your Candidates night held Thursday, Jane 15 at 7 30 p.m , m the Crest-vieElementary School, 185 W Golden Avenue, Layton The public is invited There M.-- t 11'01111-m- i be bu'ldmgs and rk ?l lieriiei; Jell is itill Ip Fop Oralis - EAST LAYTON The East Layton City Council appointed a new member to the city planning commission at their weekly meeting of June 6. The new planning commission member is Morton Orson. He replaces Tom Hayes who resigned recently. EAST LAYTON is still accepting applications for the job of city attorney. Interested people should contact the city officials for further details. Councilman Dailey presented several suggestions for spending revenue sharing funds. The council will think about the citys needs before making a final decision. RON LAYTON, of the Lay- - ton City Fire Department, met with the council to discuss the Uniform Fire Code. A public hearing before the adoption of this code will be held June 20. Mr. Smediey, a resident of East Layton, told the council of the value of adopting this code. He works for the Union Pacific Railroad. This company has adopted the fire DAVIS NEWS43JRNAL 197 "B" North Main St., Layton PHOttE 37S-81- 33 PubHthad Weakly by Cl (PfER PUBLISHING CB. ' John StaMa. Jr, PuMWiar Second Ctaaa Poetage Paid At Layton, Utah SUESGEIPTIGM $4.50 per year at Stat fcdwcrtpSoa IS M Sabaeripbon SIS.M (Payable In Advance) - Davis County FARMINGTON residents filled the auditorium of the Davis County School District coming and going during the ten hour session to supply a constant audience of about 100 toll people who asked for county-wide- , free telephone service with options to call e into the metropolitan areas of Salt Lake City and Ogden. The hearing was conducted by the Public Service Commission (PSC) last week to allow residents to speak out. code and feels it helps them keep a good fire safety record. OTHLR STRONG points of toll-fre- the fire code are that it is updated every two years and that property owners in cities where the fire code is m force receive lower fire insurance rates. No one could find anythirg negative about the fire code. Councilwoman Hill presented a proposed Merit Step Employee Policy for all city employees. The main features of this proposal are a salary schedule, sick leave, probationary period of service, an over time clause, annual leave, fringe benefits and special pay for uniforms, travel and membership to organizations. The council will study the proposal and make a decision within the next month. DURING THE morning session, city, county and state officials presented proposals, arguments and a petition with over 4,000 names, favoring the proposal, but during the long afternoon and evening sessions, average citizens talked. Linda Whitesides, an East Layton housewife, said, It is the little people who are most affected by utility rates. She said in trying to call suppliers for materials to build a home, all were located in either the Salt Lake City or Ogden area. The cost of the private phone bill rose to $140. I'd just as soon send up smoke signals as use the telephone system. Linda said prohibitive toll rates for Farusers in the central Davis area made it mington, Kaysville and Layton impossible for low income and elderly people to call their doctors or visit with their children. Bobby Mower, Layton, who has a severe arthritic condition, said high telephone bills prohibited her from staying m contact with her physicians in Salt Lake City and her minister in Roy. A.E. Erickson, Farmington, said the toll system has resulted in Farmington becoming a telephone communication THE COUNCIL discussed the adoption of a weed and junk control ordinance and a general nuisance ordinance. Several types of ordinances were suggested but it was decided to study the matter further before adopting an ordinance. Mr. Sandberg, the city en-- , gineer, presented the city, copies of the water storage tank that will soon be constructed. He also had several other engineering reports to island. , give to the council. THE COUNCIL did adopt a resolution that will allow the city recorder, treasurer and mayor to negotiate the financial affairs of the city. The resolution states that two signatures are neoessary to transact any business involving! dty money, dmg BUSINESS AND professional men took the witness stand to be sworn and testify regarding the inconveniences and financial hardships resulting from fragmented calling services. Martin Rasmussen, owner and operator of a small business, said that Layton is a poor place for1 business because we cant conduct, business with the outside. Unless1 businesses absolutely have to, they wont make a toll call to order products, he , said. - The lndeiendent American Party will hold their Davis County Convention at the North Davis County Library, 580 South 1000 East, Clearfield on Wednesday, June 21, 1978 Poiy Irom 1 to (OUNTY 4 p CoinFOiillQii m chairwoman, Vera Edwards, will speak on the general party platform. The candidates will then ih-- re ihe citys mill levy twhich will remain at 15.35 mills), and there will be no change in me utjs water, sewer and garbage collection fee, which is $10 per month based on minimum use of culinary water of 14,000 gallons The proposed budget allows for a 6 6 percent cost of living ncrease for all city employees and also provides for a five percent inflation factor for city opera tioas, the city recorder explained. INCOME anticipated includes property taxes sales tax, $505, 000 garbage collection, $152,000 state grants, $150,000; and funds $163,000 in carry-ove- r from the current fiscal-yea- r $. 85,000; budget sharing funds Revenue speak their views, both Don Reay from Layton and Dan R Sfanger from Sunset are run mr.g for the state legislature The general public is cordially invited to attend explained that will be no increase in should total $250,000 and new building permits should generate $70,000; business licenses, $35,000; court fines and forfeitures, $56,000; and state liquor fund allotment, about $25,000. POused 0 By ROhELYN KIKK VanSo kie, i and. daft- fnc Davis Coim'y Sch ml board, ana Carol Dean T apt, Iyt-.nfor offut of Davis t ounty recorder . COME MEET Wenaell Zaugg, uicumberu com mis s loner Davis County, Michele r&jioiiOenf Youngsters always seem to find a way for cooling off as the early summer temperature begins to rise. Matthew Mills, dark shirt, and Brad Bangerter of Bountiful find the cool water of Mill Creek very tempting. Temperatures rose into the low 90s this week. 8! Layton City will be a question and answei period following the talks T- - AatJ GGOLinG OFF V 1 "t.jfH Id for t HU, IjV- tills has to be specific acton has destg pt 'i.et 's taietl its ntone to be spent hit a new ladder fire truck, $i t (rO, purchase of three a v. police cars, $18,510, pare base of a new dump true k Stii - - !' r, shar-ti- $ t Sleet four Ganciiciate , I'd I hks r, ,ni tdi" Board Meets, Rev leu iV - :U h u i A'4' t i f b fl llal Marsell, a Layton optometrist, said that 40 percent of his patients live outside of the toll free area. Figuring the four or five calls necessary to service each pa tient and the calls to the labs and suppliers in Salt Lake City and Ogden, the expense is prohibitive, he said WALTER BAIN, operator of a drug store in Farmington, explained what the limitation in calling, which allows Farmington residents to call only the Kaysville-Layton and the Bountiful exchange, has hurt his business Since there is no physician in Farmington, residents must go outside the community for medical service When these doctors in the Salt Lake City area or the Clearfield Ogden area call back to prescribe they must call collect Mr. Bain suid that METROPAC service failed because it was cut too much to be of When that service was unlimited, value it was heavily used. BETTY BRAND, Fruit Heights, one of a group that has spearheaded the use of METROPAC in 1969 when the service was unlimited to Davis County users who were charged the additional fee, said when the service was limited in 1971 that it crippled METROPAC. She said the inability of residents to call toll free has resulted in a county-widdivision of the county. She spoke in opposition of Donai Townley, Clearfield mayor, who had said earlier that most Clearfield residents had little need to call e Bountiful. ACCORDING TO Mayor Townley, The need has to be established that most Clearfield residents really want to call south. At the present time, Clearfield residents can call north to Ogden. He suggested that the service be extended as far as Farmington while the south end e to Kaysusers be allowed to call ville. Those who want a larger calling-areshould pay the tab, he said. toll-fre- e The extended county-widservice could result in reverse discrimination he said. I hate to shift the cost to the Clearfield user who is not going to make the calls, he said. Mountain Bell representatives have said that if the toll-fre- e, calling area is extended, that telephone customers all along the Wasatch Front area from south Salt Lake County to North Ogden will pay increased bills MAOR TOWNLEY was the only Davis official who went on record as opposed to the extended service. State Representative James Hansen, Republican, Farmington, who has led the fight, presented the commission with 4,500 signatures containing names of citizens who support toll free service. Senator Keith Warner, Democrat, Clearfield, told the PSC that they must look at growth patterns Since the area from Salt Lake City to Ogden will become one large metropolitan area, Mountain Bell should review their policy and adjust the toll fare to geographical rate areas MAYOR GAR Elison, Kaysville, said the city must deal with government agencies in Salt Lake City and Bountiful and must pay toll fares to those areas A survey of Kaysville residents has shown that 40 percent of the work force commutes to the downtown area in Salt Lake City while 30 percent are employed in the Ogden-Hil- i Field area, he said None of those workers can call home from woik, tern all around the country. He said the county has asked for Mountain Bell to come up with something better than what you've given us Were not an isolated area T0 REPRESENTATIVES from the reeport Center, Carol Joy Moss, purchasing secretary, and Ron Davenport, office manager said that center f would be more attractive to business if calling to Salt Lake City were available. Marlene Young, plant manager said that a study had shown that the 135 tenants and the 3,500 people employed at the Freeport Center made 50 percent of their calls to Salt Lake City or Bountiful which is a toil charge. toll-fre- e Although Mountain Bell was not allowed to present their position to PSC at the hearing, Public Relations manager Ken Hill explained the Metropolitan Preferred Area Calling Service (METROPAC) allows subscribers to call for 180 minutes a month for $6 15 or for 120 minutes for $4 10. The business ME- TROPAC would allow 240 minutes for $12 30 or 180 minutes for $9.25 a month. Each additional minutes over the time allowance is $ 0fi2 toll-fre- e. Second District Court Judge Calvin Gould who lives in Kaysville and hears cases in Ogden and Morgan said he cant call home from his office, even though he buys METROPAC, which only allows the user to call out. MAYOR LEWIS Shields, Layton, and County Commissioner Glen Flint both pointed to the cost to city government to supply the telephone lines Commissioner Flint said the county required 30 different telephone lines to allow residents to the county seat He said that the telephone bills from January through May of this year had run from $5,500 to $6,500 monthly. Several new businessmen who had mwed into the county like Cliff Sorenson, Layton dentist, said they were very disappointed wish the telephone service in Davis County. Blaine Glanviile, Kaysville, said the telephone company was restricting business, saying the ultimate objective was to initiate a metered rate svs-- , ACCORDING TO the proposed plan one alternative that Mountain Bell may offer is to expand METROPAC to allow 30 minutes for $1 and 60 minutes for $2 05 and 300 minutes for $15.35. The recommendation made by Mountain Bell in their position paper is that a survey of telephone users in Davis County cities, as well as Ogden and Salt Lake City, be conducted to determine whether the groups that would be affected by the extended service to Davis County would approve this service THE SURVEY could be conducted in conjunction with The Division of Public Utilities and the committee for Consumer Services, according to Mountain Bell. Milly Bernard, who chaired the hear- ing, said the PSC may listen to the Mountain Bell position or could move into another senes of hearings. In any event, people in Davis County will be notified of the next move in the decision making process, she said. |