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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, MAY 3, 1979 Bid Awarded East Layton Council Meeting For Portable Representatives of Huff Developers met with the East Layton City Council Tuesday evening, April 24, to ask the council for permission to begin building homes in their Classrooms FARMINGTON - Although there was only one bid, the second time around, the pavis County Board of Education gave the for 13 portable classrooms. THE $238,865 bid came from Mobile Office Manufacturing and Leasing, of Salt Lake City, and was nearly $6,000 under their previous bid. It was subject to review y the districts building and rounds department. F Rebidding on the project Svas necessary after several deficiencies were found in pids submitted by Mobile Office and others in the first several weeks ago. i URGING THE board to febid the project a third time jvas Branson Neff of ABCO Construction, one of the three previous bidders. His firm was unable to meet the deadline because of a change in specifications stipulating the units can be split in half for transportation purposes. We feel there should be more time and feel we could have the information if more time were given. But the board questioned possible legal ramifications if the Mobile Office bid, assuming it was in order, wasnt accepted since all legal requirements had been met. I FEEL like the school board deserves more than one bid, Mr. Neff said. Thats what the bidding process is all about. We can provide a metal building but it doesnt split down the middle. Police Chief in 60 calendar days compared to 45 in the previous bid. Even so, that is well within the Aug. 1 deadline asked by the district. Mr. Johnson said the extra 15 days are required because his firm is now handling a lot of schools. But the greater volume has enabled the firm to buy a lot in carloads, lowering the bid by $6,000. The portable units will be the. located throughout district, tb said Richard Parkinson, manager of the First Security Bountiful office. a EDITED BY Dr. Kelly Matthews, vice president and economist for First Security Company, the quarterly News Letter will be published this Clinton resident, has been employed with Clearfield City Police since 1971 as a reserve officer and 1972 as a regular member of the force. He assumes his duties over the n Clinton force May week. By the latter part of this year, however, the pace of five-ma- 10. The Joseph City, Ariz. native was responsible for virtually starting Clearfields youth bureau program from scratch and credits that as a feather in his cap. I feel probably my major ac- HE ALSO has worked in technical services and patrol and presently supervises several others as a patrol sergeant. Clinton sounded like a good challenge and it. (new post) will enable me to further my ideas and maybe take the initiative to establish my own programs, "My first priority is to establish some kind of rapport' with the community and get the feeling of a professional doesnt. THE NEW bid calls for quarter, several years experience with a neighboring department. complishment (at Clearfield) has been to establish rapport with the schools and community (as youth bureau officer). altered that. We build modular classrooms, he economic activity is expected to strengthen in the second police chief brings varied experience to the job after already (Mr. Neff) brought out the deficiency in our bid, so we According to the First Security News Letter, Clintons new LeROY WEBB, Countering that thought THIS IS contrary to the provisions of the Cherry Lane Agreement which prohibits building until all concerned developers agree to pay for Cherry Lane improvements and to make other concessions that will allow Cherry Lane from Fairfield Road to a point some 640 feet East to be widened and improved. The council voted unanimously to waive the department, one that we can feel proud of and the citizens can feel good about. HE IS married to the former Jean Sessions of Clearfield and they are parents of two daughters. He enjoys scuba diving, skiing and shooting and is active in his church. The new chief will be joining officers Chuck Johnson, Mike Hayes, Bud Wadman and Craig Barber, tb economic growth will likely diminish, with an inflation induced downturn in business conditions extending into the early part of 1980. The major threat to continued economic expansion is inflation, according to the News Letter. INFLATION WENT from bad to worse in the first quarter as producer prices rose 14 percent, while prices at the retail level jumped about 12 percent. There are no easy solutions available which will rioticeably slow inflation in the immediate months ahead. Monetary policy is not expected to be altered significantly in the second quarter. Short-ter- interest rates could edge moderately higher, but significant tightening in credit availability is not expected. THE NEWS Letter predict developers, Huff Development will also comply with the agreement. Earl King of theTJavis Resource County aqd Development Board met witH the council to discuss the possibilities of developing light sophisticated industry such as research centers and electronics firms within the city. Such industries would blend in with the resideptial complexion of the community and at the same time, provide a tax base for the city. MR. KING said there was a need for land to be set aside given were: 1. Huff Development had put up $20,000 for Cherry Lane improvement and 2. The company had purchased land to be used for widening the road and had deeded it to East Layton City. the ESSENTIALLY, development company had already fulfilled the terms of the Cherry Lane agreement. but not commercially that could be made available for this special industry. Several land owners property taxes and matching state and federal tax revenue. Property taxes can be reduced only if businesses absorb the cost. Another important factor in deciding to locate industry in the community is that between 700 and 800 graduating students will be entering e the job market in Davis County this year. stated they were not aware of the possibilities of industries of this nature being interested in locating in East Layton. Two main reasons for encouraging business to locate in East Layton were 1. the increase tax base industries bring and 2 the new jobs the industries would create. full-tim- THE COUNCIL was favorably impressed by Mr. Kings presentation. They agreed to MR. KING stated it takes $1,316 per child per year to educates student in the Davis County School system. This have Chris Schaffer, the city planner, work with Mr. King decide the areas within East Layton that could be to money comes from taxes, business taxes, home and FARMINGTON - There will be some more switching of positions and roles in the will assume Kaysville Jr. High. FURTHER DETAILS will as- sistant principal status at 1 Theres a lot that goes into preparing a city maintenance, operation and capital improvements budget of more than $5 million. AND WHEN all is said and done, not everyone agrees with the departmental lly the department heads who have to administer the money with tight purse strings attached. Bountiful Police Chief Larry Higgins sat on the front row of city council meeting a week ago listening to City Manager Grant P. Petersen tell the council what is-- or better, yet, what is not proposed for the police department during fiscal year budget-especia- 1979-80- . CHIEF HIGGINS tried to smile, but you could tell it was a forced smile, as Mr. Petersen jokingly said that he (Chief Higgins) should leave the room for this part of the budget presentation. For the next few minutes Chief Higgins heard how the city proposes to cut his department by one police officer to accommodate a $15,000 slash in the proposed budget. THE COUNCIL was also reminded that they had approved a program of reducing the program which has been in effect in the police department for several years. And to top it off, the chief heard that his man-per-c- $10,000 request for continued capital improvements for remodeling the police station facilities had also been placed on the chopping block. THE POLICE department wasnt the only department to have its requests slashed. Not by a long shot. Virtually every department had their share of cutbacks. Thats the only way Bountiful could come up with a balanced $5,139,419 budget proposal for the fiscal year 1979-80- . from departmental requests. That means there was a lot of chopping to do, more than $200,000 from the general fund and an additional $3,000 from capital improvement requests-- . AND THIS had to be done without an increase in the citys mill levy. City officials decided to maintain a same as last year levy-t- he steady and .75 mill less than the previous year. And all of this with booming inflation. GROWTH and increased property valuation will give the city $863,383, compared to $826,383 for the current year, an increase of 11 per cent. That has already been eaten up, and then some, by inflation, high costs of maintenance and increased salaries. NATURAL ed that business activity in Utah in the second quarter is expected to improve relative to the reduced growth rates experienced in the first two months of 1979. The cost and availability of petroleum products, particularly in the summer as1-vic- e at Bountiful High. months, is a major concern NANCY FLEMING will for the Intermountain area, as move from Viewmont High to well as the nation. A 15 perLayton High assuming Paul cent shortfall in gasoline Smiths post as he takes over supplies will undoubtedly as principal there. Assuming result in higher prices, her position will be present reduced service station hours -- Clearfield High assistant and some lines. Dale Rees. His post principal UTAHS JOB market is was not filled. forecast to remain strong in On the junior high level, the second quarter despite Mike Duckworth was named some subtle evidence of sofassistant principal at North tening in the first three Davis Jr. High, taking over months. The rate of for Dick Egan, who moves up unemployment in Utah a notch to the principal and 4.4 comto dropped percent, Ross Poore will take second pared with a 5.7 percent nain command at North post tional average. Layton Jr. High while his Residential building permit predecessor, James J. Lay-toactivity in Utah remained soft takes over as principal in the first quarter, but, Intern Larry Brewer there. should improve in the second esResidential real quarter. tate sales volume remained strong in the first quarterjuarter of 1978 declined with unit sales down only five' abruptly, and consumer percent. spending probably remained REFLECTING A sign of soft in the first quarter of 1979. caution, the pace of consumer spending and retail sales in Demand for commercial Utah is expected to improve bank credit in Utah slowed in in the second quarter. Retail the first quarter but is exsales tax collections reflectpected to strengthen in months ahead. ing sales made in the fourth ns illi V-- m S&JSiAvJ::-- s Mr. Petersen said all n THE program is going to be reduced, and the police department is going to have to put up with cramped quarters for at least another year. Thats more than Chief Higgins bargained for when he was hired as top administrator a little over a year ago. BOUNTIFULS TAX base (business and industry) has not increased substantially during the past few years and yet the residential growth has spiraled. Large sections of unincorporated residential area have been annexed (and proposed for annexation) which puts an additional strain on the citys economic structure. Like I said in the beginning, not everyone will agree with the budget proposals. system. Sales tax previously used for capital improvements were earmarked this next fiscal year for balancing the general fund. We hated to use such a large bulk of sales tax for the general fund, said Mr. But we couldnt have even Petersen. come close to a balanced budget without it. are up over the current years budget, city employees are going to have to make do with what they have. SINCE CAPITAL improvements only $40,000 1 short-staffe- THIS IS not to say that other departments arent as well, but I just hate to see law enforcement reduced in any manner. If. paying your own way has anything to do with justification, then the circuit court should be assessed more for use of the Davis County Fair. Her second place awards were for a feature photo published in a SHE PLACED first in five the seven categories she entered and second in the other two. The first place awards will now be entered in the contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women. Winners on the national level will be announced at the Federations annual convention at Indianapolis in June. The first place awards were received for Press Releases which she wrote; for a publicity campaign covering MICHELE BARTMESS, a writer for the Green Sheet a combination of media for the Utah Heritage Founda- anradio tion; spot nouncements for the American Cancer Society; publicity in newspapers and an advertising campaign for The latter is equivalent to six mills plus Without it, Bountiful residents would have to pay 18 mills instead of 11 mills property tax to raise the same amount of revenue. newspaper and a brochure she had designed and written. newspapers in Murray, was contest chairman for the Utah entries. Mrs. Fisher also received a small silver beehive charm to add to her UPW charm bracelet. She has been a member of the UPW since it was chartered in October, 1956; served as its second president and since has served as first vice president, recording secretary, parliamentarian, historian,-contes- t chairman and on two national committees. SHE IS the wife of photographer Etsil R. Fisher, the mother of four children and grandmother to 13 children. $60,000. Weber Basin Wants Firm Commitments SINCE THE changeover to the Circuit Court System, Bountifuls Fourth Circuit Court has paid only $130,000 through state contribution, a net loss of $75, to one mill. LAYTON Webef Basin Water Conservancy District wants firm commitments for the sale of an additional 1,200 acre-fee- Previously, Bountiful pocketed" the majority of court fees (net $205,000) assessed by the then Bountiful City Court. I ALSO challenge, but not entirely disagree with the councils decision to buy question, it's the to be put on the I THESE ARE operated trucks which means that one man will be driving. climbing out, loading the garbage alone, and then driving to the next pickup. This means that the operator will be in and out of the truck every 100 feet or so and will have the entire garbage left at curbside to load himself. of culinary water THE PLANS call for extension of several lines, additional metering stations and connecting one Weber Basin well and city wells in Sunset and Clinton to the overall delivery system. Also involved are the northern Utah communities of West Point, Syracuse, Clearfield and Roy. five new garbage compactor trucks-- at a cost of $60,000 each and to be amortized over several years. It's not the cost that safety and workload t before giving approval to a plan to improve the delivery' system serving six communities. drivers. THERE ARE a couple of things dont agree with. First, I think the police department got short changed. But I guess I put my priorities on need, rather than dollar values because feel that the police department is extremely Mrs. Betty C. Fisher, Farmington has received several awards in the Utah Press Womens annual communications contest. of THE LATTER, however, is the least favorable, in my opinion, because the Bountiful Light and Power Department already contributes $229,418 to capital improvements and $515,000 to the city's general fund in lieu of taxes. f,V Betty C. Fisher, Farmington, displays the awards she received in the Utah Press Womens communications contest. PRESS AWARDS I BESIDES THAT, court fees reimbursed to the city are less than the current year because of the change over in the court weeks several schools. Previous action included naming new principals at schools on all levels while the latest action was confined to new assistant principals. Those involved included naming Mike Jarman at Woods Cross High School, replacing Richard Allen principal. Vivian Stapely will take Mr. Jarmans old Davis High School post, vacating a counseling position CHIEF HIGGINS argues that the police department is already understaffed and it was hoped additional men could be added next fiscal year. Now it appears that one person is going to be layed off by the police department. $225,000 be provided in next newspaper, tb approved in personnel at DESPITE the many obstacles city administrators who put the budget together had to overcome, they did a mighty fine job. had to For example, budget-maker- s h would be a better word-nea- rly trim--slas- meeting FOR THE second consecutive meeting, changes were departments had their capital improvement requests severely slashed, but probably not as severe as did the police department. BUT the next council because all three engineering firms involved in bidding did not have the same under- standing of the requirements of the project, dmg meeting. had to cut every department until it hurt, and then some, said Mr. Petersen. Inflation and maintenance costs are just killing us. We DISCUSSION of the Rainbow Drive improvement project including engineering specifications and bid estimates was postponed until Davis School District, thanks to Board of Education action taken during its regular May Not Everyone Agrees With Bountiful Budget Proposals By GARY R. BLODGETT for light industry. set-asi- Ron Spencer, a member of the East Layton City Council, and his wife, Yvonne Spencer, have been associated with the Davis County Resource and Development Board for many years. Appointments: School District for Huff agreement Developers. The reasons Economic Activity Expected To Rise New Clinton CLINTON approved subdivision. was R.D. Bud Johnson of Mobile Office. We were the low bidder (before) and he completion When the agreement is finalized and signed by other By DONETA M. GATHERUM Ivan Flint, assistant district manager, said the one-ma- n , improvements would come in four phases. HE SAID the commitment to sale of additional water was necessary to provide funds for the first two phases which would cost about $203,000 and would be amortized over a period. r Mr. Flint said unofficial commitments totaling more than 1,300 acre-fee- t have been received from the cities commitments before going ahead with the project. HE EMPHASIZED that the improvements would improve water pressure and capacities to the cities. Funds for the first two phases of the proposed project would come from the districts reserve account, Mr. Flint noted, grb short-staffe- city facilities, recreation fees could be raised slightly, and power rates could be increased. MONEYW1SE, IT will be a saving to the city over a long period because five or six men will be laid off (no salaries to pay) and the newly designed trucks will more than pay for themselves. But I question what this is going to do to the morale of the city sanitation (801) 37- 6- 2041 MONDAY -- SATURDAY in- volved, but that he wants firm 220 NORTH 95 EAST KAYSVILLE, UT 84037 |