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Show 4 PRESS ASSK. UTAH STATE P. 0. 1327 BOX C4U0 UTAH SALT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE CITY hearing before - A re- any allegation of wrongdoings or irregularities by telephone service for Davis County residents has been set beginning Mon- Legislature. direct-dia- l The PSC granted the new hearing alter being petitioned by Mountain Bell Telephone and the Utah -J , , W'' s s' ta v yxs CLEARFIELD MASTER PLAN By TOM BUSSELBERG CLEARFIELD Expansion of Clearfields fire and police facilities, ideally com- bined under one roof, and construction of two new elementary schools and a junior high are among recommendations outlined in a recently completed master plan. THAT PLAN was completed over a two year period and included involvement by community volunteer groups. University of Utah students and Coon, King and Knowlton planners in Salt Lake City. The call for expanded facilities stem from projections showing continued population growth from an estimated 15,000 when the plan was initiated to a projected 22,000 in 1980 up to 34,000 by 1995. THE PLAN was divided into sections covering housing, population, land use, trans- portation, government and community services and parks and open space. In the public safety section, a public safety department combining fire and police departments was outlined. It could be housed in facilities adjacent to the proposed fire station and would include a single force of officers trained in both fire and police work. Personnel would be assigned to alternating shifts of either police or fire duty, but would be available for either duty as need arose. MINIMUM staffing would be used in the fire station while officers on police patrol would carry fire fighting gear in their vehicles. Thus, officers on patrol could be responding to fires while fulltime fire personnel were already proceeding to the fire with necessary equipment with the volunteers joining the scene shortly thereafter, the report said. That solution was proposed after outlining inadequate police facilities lacking in a holding jail facility where prisoners would be held before trial and interrogation areas and general office space. NOTING PRESENT fire protection is provided by a volunteer force with e fire chief, the report said extra protection needed for Freeport Center activities full-tim- place Clearfields needs above normal. While current equipment would service normal residential and commercial needs, Freeports large volume of materials handled and stored requires additional equipment according to the Insurance Service Office which sets fire insurance rates. They recommend an additional pumper of at least 1000 gallons per minute capacity and an aerial ladder unit. IT SAID further that the departments two substations, at the Clearfield Job Corps Center and Freeport Center, are located within limited access areas and difficult for individual volunteer firemen in private cars to reach without restriction. A main facility should be built to house the entire department plus one substation, the plan recommends. A central communication center and dispatcher could serve both fire and police needs to help reduce costs. In addition to meeting expanding space requirements, the building could have space for the Circuit Court and a minimum holding facility. SERIOUS consideration should be given to making the new fire station a first phase of a public safety building and build the new police station to the east as a second phase. The substation should be located west of the railroad tracks in the south portion of the city to provide protection for both increased residential and industrial growth. An ideal location is on the north side of 1700 South at the end of 1700 South at the end of 11th Street in Freeport. The station would be equipped with at least two 1,250 gallon pumpers and an aerial ladder unit with two men per truck during the day and four men during evening and night shifts. IN ADDITION, adoption the states Uniform Fire Code in conjunction with the of Uniform Building Code would aid fire prevention along with implementation of a regular fire inspection program and set up a community fire prevention program, the plan said. Were a public safety complex built, space in the vacated municipal building could be used for expanding departments remaining there, the plan continued. THAT NOTING elementary and two secondary schools now serve the city, the report said crowded classrooms currently exist at Hill Field Elementary and North Davis Jr. High. It added that Pioneer Elementary School is scheduled for closure and construction is expected to start soon on the new Harold Holt Elementary School at 1000 West 300 North. Additions currently under way at North Davis Jr. High and Clearfield High School to ease what the report terms deficient cafeteria and physical education facilities. But the plan recommends two additional elementary schools for southern Clearfield or northern Layton and another junior high in western Clearfield or eastern Syracuse. character of probably wont THE BASIC Clearfield change in the coming years, being residential with large industrial centers such as Hill AFB and the Freeport Center. But transition has already started in some sectors and will spread, it added. They include an area Sv .& V.V.,JSkv,, V; - WW - s' Ws s directly east of Freeport between the tracks as it sees expansion in homes and industry. The second is an older residential neighborhood north and northeast of the City Center. More rental occupancy occurs there and a of higher percentage basements are converted into apartments. Expanding residential activity is moving forward in the northwest and southern parts of the city, as well. SUCH EXPANSION means land formerly devoted to agriculture is relinquished. Major land use activity in Clearfield has included raising crops and livestock for many years. With industrial growth anticipated for the future, total preservation of all agricultural land is not realistic. Increasing housing demands the outweigh agricultural uses in the market system. The result is the eventual use of all agricultural land by either residential or industrial expansion. Projected industrial expansion includes growth of from 3,600 Freeport employees to 5,800 by 1995. That includes acquisition of 130 acres adjacent to the center for immediate expansion. And 6 activity and other Hill AFB programs could see continued growth there as well, the report noted. INDUSTRIAL PARKS could also be set up in areas including land between Union Pacific tracks and State Street south of the cemetery. To meet housing needs for the expected influx of new workers, more residential units are needed, the plan said. The current 3,770 housing units will have to jump to 9,814 by 1995 to meet population projections. At present, about 69 percent of housing is in single family units, 17 percent in duplexes and apartmobile homes. 14 percent in northwest, west and south, the plan said, adding that water capacity and sewer treatment needs are adequate to meet projected growth. But exisiting sewer lines must be upgraded, repaired andor replaced to meet current and future demands. Street lighting must also be studied, the plan said. With more and more demand being placed on the city for services, street lighting is being seen as one service which is marginal. More and more communities are providing only minimal lighting. When it is felt additional lights are or residents needed, businesses are being asked to furnish them one-thir- d although single family units would still predominate. Of development. Memorial Park development at 300 North 1000 West, a recreation building, park department and park and recreation board organization, continued cooperation and future development of parks in the south and west city areas. city-scho- Interlibrary Loan Means More Books - If you FARMINGTON cant find the books you want in your local library, ask the librarian about interlibrary loan. YOUR LIBRARIAN can request books and other materials from the Utah State Library Commission, which operates a statewide loan program. The State Library locates requested materials and borrows them from other libraries. Books can be borrowed from many public and university libraries or be about double the estimates given the PSC at , r subsequent hearings. . 4 T int Utah legislators representing Davis County did'apply political pressure through letter and personal contact before the final ruling was signed by the PSC members. THE LATTER refers to a to the PSC, and to officials of Mountain Bell, stating an letter written from numerous libraries cooperating in the interlibrary loan network. TO ASSIST in searches, the State Library has access to microfilm catalogs from several area colleges and universities. To broaden the scope even further, computer terminals provide access to the holdings of over 900 libraries across the nation. For further information, call the Davis County Library, North headquarters, South Branch, 867-232- 825-666- Branch, 295-873- three-memb- er apparent misunderstanding as to what Davis County residents actually desire from the proposed extended telephone service. The letter was addressed to the PSC from Speaker of the House James V. Hansen Senator Haven Hansen. I dont know of any law that prohibits me or any other legislator from talking SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Public Service Commission announced today that it will conduct three meetings to rehear testimony regarding extended area telephone service for Davis County customers. TWO OF the hearings will be conducted in Davis County and the third will be in Salt Lake City, according to Olof E. Zundel of the Public Service Commission. The first hearing will begin at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 16, at the Kaysville City Hall, 44 North Main, Kaysville. Hearings will continue on Tuesday, April 17, at 10 a.m. at Layton City Hall, 437 Wasatch Drive, Layton. THE FINAL hearing will be Wednesday, April 18, at 10 a.m. in the Public Service Commission chambers, 330 East 400 South, Salt Lake City. Matters to be argued will include proposed countywide tollfree calling for all Davis County residents and residents proposed tollfree service for Kaysville-Layto(with 376 prefixes) to call Ogden and Salt Lake City. THESE PROPOSALS were approved by a 1 split of the PSC last month. However, Mountain Bell Telephone Company and the Utah Division of Public Utilities have petitioned the PSC for a rehearing alleging that the services are either too costly or not warranted, grb n South Road Resurfaced and J. Barlow Rep. Franklin W. Knowlton all of whom have aggressively campaigned for and extended improved telephone service in Davis County. WE WERE only trying to clarify a misunderstanding that we felt the PSC had as a result of the hearings, said Speaker Hansen. In no way were we trying to be underhanded about it. If we had, we certainly wouldnt have sent a copy of the letter to officials of Mountain Bell. The Utah Department of Transportation opened bids today on a contract to surface from Layton to the south gate of Hill Air Force 2 Base in Davis County. PETER KIEWIT Sons Company of Murray turned in the apparent low bid of $1,285,551. The official en- estimate gineers was $1,333,277. The project involves widen- ing the roadway and resurfacing along the 2.8 mile route. When finished it will be a wide, 78-fo- four-lan- e roadway with a median area. There will be curb, gutter and sidewalk added in some areas, pipe culverts will be placed, and there will be bicycle safety grates used on the catch basins. WORK IS expected to begin in the immediate future and motorists should expect tra.-fi- c interference during the construction period. The conworking days to complete the project. tractor has 105 East Layton Cleanup same policy. Steed e Rate Hearings Of i privately. ALL WORK and no play makes John a dull boy and the plan lists live priorities for park and recreation plans: acquisition of new park lands in advance of I WAS elected to represent some 25,000 persons of the Centerville, Farmington and Kaysville area and I have been doing that for the past eight years, said Speaker Heres Schedule THAT IF the PSC ruling was allowed to stand, cost estimates for switching stations and main trunk lines would Clearfield should adopt the residential BECAUSE OF increasing housing costs, more multiple units are proposed. At of present, less than housing units are in the multiple category while plans call for some percentage increase I ASKED Commissioner Rigtrup if he would join me for lunch to talk about the Davis County hearings-becausI felt there was some said misunderstanding, Bell officials the Salt Lake City to the n area. Kaysville-Layto- possibly expand within existing facilities. MORE WATER storage must be provided along with new storm sewers in the closed. toll-fre- areas although they could facilities. State Capitol. THERE was not enough an to show evidence immediate need for coune calling since tywide 78 percent of all Clearfield customers did not make even one call per month to Bountiful. 2. Salt Lake customers did not have ample input into the hearings regarding calls from 6,790 proposed new units, 2,650 would be multiple compared to 2,106 single and 656 multiple now. Plans call for no new mobile home park Commercial development would center in already established areas, two proposed neighborhood shopping centers at 300 North 1000 West and 1000 West and 1700 South. The downtown central business district would be limited in size and the plan encourages professional offices, banks and financial institutions and retail stores not reliant on other businesses as drawing cards, such as furniture and appliance stores. Developing regional shopping centers in Ogden and Layton would supplement those the member Kenneth Rigtrup was a luncheon at the State 1. ,r Clearfields downtown area wont grow much and will become a center for professional activities, the citys masterplan says. Residents will continue to rely on such construcshopping centers as downtown Ogden, where mall million new on the $60 complex, with tion continues some of the old remaining, right, to be dismantled as the-necontinues to encroach upon the landscape. ments and four Mountain allege that: s o. v of Barlow concurred. The senator noted that his personal contract" with PSC Division of Public Utilities. Both filed for the rehearing afier the PSC granted countywide direct dialing service e service for plus residents to call Ogden and Salt Lake City. toll-fre- v members TO DO this is taking a cheap shot at three legislators who were doing nothing more than representing the said people they serve, Speaker Hansen. Senator 16. Company Commissioner Rigtrup had cast the dissenting vote. Commissioner Rigtrup said he did not feel any wrongdoing at the time of the luncheon but after the luncheon he researched the PSC Practice and Procedure manual and found that Rule B prohibits 17.2 of Section commissioners from talking to persons directly or indirectly connected with a case until that case has been rehearing without making the Utah Public Service Commission to determine the extent of day, April Senator Barlow. But to my recollection, the luncheon was after the PSC decision and Speaker Hansen added that he feels that Mountain Bell had enough evidence to seek a By GARY R. BLODGETT EAST LAYTON Residents of East Layton will welcome two full days of spring cleanup on April They were notified recently that regular garbage pickup will be extended to two days rather than one day per week as before. Local Ladies Vie For iVliss Kaysville Title Latest entries in the Miss Kaysville Queen contest to be held on Saturday, April 7, is Miss DeVonya Andersen and Jan Larsen. THEY ARE among the 15 lovely Kaysville girls who will be competing for the Miss Kaysville title at the annual queen pageant being sponsored by the Kaysville JCKs. The pageant is being held at Davis High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. with the 1979 theme Do You Know Where You Are Going? Mrs. Mary Jandreau is general chairman of the event. ADMISSION IS SI for adults and 50 cents for children and it is open to the public. Lou The JCKs encourage everyone to attend an evening of beauty and talent displayed by the 15 vivacious contestants who are hopefully and eager to be named Miss Kaysville. THE LATEST two entries are: Miss DeVonya Andersen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Andersen, plans to major in fashion merchandising at Utah State University. She is a member of the Davis High drill two-ye- team. Miss Jan Larsen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dean L. Larsen. She is a member of the gymnastics and drill team at Davis High School. She was named outstanding gymnast in 1977-7She plans to major in dance at the University of Utah, np THIS IS to facilitate the increased amount of refuse to be picked up due to their growing population. Residents living south of Rainbow Drive and west of City Hall, as well as those living across from City Hall to the south on the Rainbow Drive extension, will be picked up Wednesday mornings beginning at first light. ALL OTHERS will be serviced on Tuesday morning at first light. Spring Cleanup Days will correspond with regular garbage pick up but will include any and all garbage contained either in garbage bags, cans or boxes not to exceed 65 pounds in weight. containers must secure the garbage as anything lying All loose will not be picked up. to persons regarding matters pertaining to Davis County. They (PSC) think its wrong for us to talk to them about extended telephone service but Commissioner Rigtrup is constantly lobbying at the State Legislature in behalf of the handicapped. Gee, I iust cant see what was wrong with writing a letter or talking about the case after the case had been closed to arguments. SPEAKER HANSEN also urged the support for a compromise in the upcoming hearing that would be good for Davis County residents and acceptable for Mountain Bell as well. I would hate to see this matter go to the Supreme Court and be delayed there for a year or two, he said. that residents were not asking exclusively for e calling both to Ogden an and Salt Lake City-on- ly option to do one or the other-unlHE EXPLAINED toll-fre- ess those who choose both pay the extra cost. Mountain Bell officials, however, noted that it would be necessary that all customers in an exhange (376) have the same calling privileges. AT FIRST, the PSC ruled could call that tollfree to Ogden, but not to Salt Lake City. Later, before the original decision was signed by the PSC, two of the three members voted to allow -- customers to call both Ogden and Salt Lake City, as well as to the countywide service. EVEN DAVIS County legislators had not intended to argue for this extended servithe option of calling ce-only one metropolitan city or the other. Mountain Bell officials argue that there is no county in the state with countywide service, and there is no telephone exchange in the state that can call two metropolitan cities tollfree. THIS WOULD be setting a very dangerous precedence, said a spokesman for Mountain Bell. We have already been told by Senator Earnest Dean of Utah County that he will petition the PSC for similar service if Davis Countys case is allowed to stand. Mountain Bell did not challenge the entire PSC last month, only two specific phases of the proposed extended area service (1) tollfree calling of customers Kaysville-Laytoto Salt Lake City; and (2) countywide calling without a toll charge. of ruling n TELEPHONE company officials allege records do not support the PSC ruling for e service, countywide especially between Bountiful and Clearfield where 78 percent of it customers do not presently use the service. toll-fre- DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 "B" North Main St., Layton PHONE 376-91- 33 Published Weekly by CUPPER PUBUSHING CO. John Stahie, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out of State Subscription 5.50 Overseas Subscription SI 5.00 (Payable In Advance) Deadlines Effective immediately the following deadlines will apply to : Society pictures and articles Baby pictures All other pictures and news articles . Monday Noon Monday Noon Monday Noon |