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Show UTAH STATS fRSSS ASSI EAST 333 SO. 4 y SALT LALS CUT, UiAU 8UU Results Election! By GARY R. BLODGETT If you didnt get at least 1,000 votes, you election Tuesday night. didnt make the "cut in Bountiful's primary THERE WERE ten candidates seeking a seat on the city council and four were eliminated. But amazingly, the six who did survive all received at least 1,000 votes in the election which saw approximately 28 percent of the citys registered voters go to the polls. Bob Linnell, who to make a showing until more than half of the 38 votcenter at City Hall, battled for the lead with only election to ing districts had reported four districts left and finally took the lead with 36 of 38 districts reporting and was the of the night. top didnt appear vote-gett- er M. Studdert LINNELL, AN executive with Bailey Storage, pulled 1,558 votes. Stephen - who shared the B. Allen Paul councilman and incumbent with behind 1,520; was close was third with 1,483. lead throughout much of the balloting Also making the cut of six candidates were Lynette Wilson, the only woman canI. Todd, a member of the city didate, with 1,348; Ronald C. Barlow, 1,260; and Douglas planning commission, 1,067. -- - - and was JOSEPH C. RUST gained 955 votes - but didnt break the magic 1,000 eliminated. Also dropped from the political race were David M. Pratt, 588; and Robert L. Robinson, 571. will have their names placed on the November 6 general Thus, the top six election ballot and the three with the highest vote will be elected to fill the three vacated seats on the city council. -- vote-gette- THERE WERE three other south Davis County communities holding primary elec- - North Salt Lake, West Bountiful and Centerville. tions Tuesday night John In North Salt Lake, the three incumbent council members Jackson and Rodney J. Wood -- - were successful candidates along with Lyle Owen and Lawrence R. Woolsey. - Graves, William Fred Moosman, the pack with only 62 votes. with 287 each. Incumbent Wood Mr.Graves and Mr. Moosman tied for top and Lawrence Woolsey, 112. had 262, incumbent Jackson, 142; Lyle Owen, 172; KENNTH SMITH was eliminated from vote-gett- RALPH PECKMAN was eliminated from West Bountifuls field of seven candidates as incumbent Gary Edmonds led the six finalists with 193 votes. Sam Allman was close behind with 183; Howard Martin, 113; Lynn Kenison, 106; Douglas McDonald, 93; and Neil Breinholt, 52. FARMINGTON PHONE ofONLY 270 OF West Bountifuls 1,282 registered voters went to the polls in what city ficials termed a very light turnout even for a primary election. In Centerville, a field of nine candidates was narrowed to six for the November and John general election. Eliminated were Lyle Wright, 201 votes; Paul Hallman, 107; Hummel, 91. Fannington has been one of the busiest places around in building all summer. One more new addition is the telephone building. Workers are just beginning with the digging. with 421 with Blaine Carr and incumbent Dale DENNIS KNOLES led the Ford close behind with 398 and 384 respectively. Ken Holman pulled 358 votes, Hazel Berger, 316; and Richard Williams closed out the finalists with 301 votes. Donald Wright and Ken Burnett each received one write-i- n vote. vote-gette- .... toll - FARMINGTON The Davis County Merit Board will hold an appeals hearing Thursday to decide whether the former county librarian was covered by merit program protection when she was fired last month. CHAIRMAN Robert Duffin of Bountiful said the board would meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the courthouse to decide whether Jeanne Layton, former county librarian, was covered by the countys merit program at the time she was fired Sept. 18. That action was effective the end of last month. She was fired by a three-tw- o vote of the county library board and has said she would take the matter to court, if necessary, claiming that she was not given a chance to BOARD CoMrtlhioyse To Re counsel rather than representing the (County) Commission. The action to fire Miss Layton was first raised by County Commissioner Morris Swapp, who sits on the library board. The other two commissioners, Ernest Eberhard and Chairman Glen Flint, have not taken official stands but have not indicated disfavor with . A MEETING was held last to determine whether the board could hear the library case, the first time the board, formed last winter, has been called into formal session. Those expected to attend Thursday , the upcoming meeting will include Miss Layton; her attorney, Albert Colton of Salt Lake City, who made the petition for a hearing; fpr-m- al County Attorney Rodney Page, and Merit Board Attor- ney Darwin C. Hansen of Bountiful. THE BOARD decided we wanted to have our own legal the move. Commissioner Swapp has said they would also take the case to court. Miss Layton was library director for eight years. On Aug. 9, about two weeks before she was asked to resign by the library board, she was removed from county merit protection by action of the countv commission. THE COUNTY attorney has maintained department heads are exempt from merit protection, indicating Miss Lay- - - DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B" North Main St., Layton PHONE 376-91- Publishort Weakly by curaraaco. John Stahie, Jr., Publisher Second Claw Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year IMa r1--' M ttm-- - (PapItokiMMno) that position with merit coverage. The three merit board members include Ernest Little, Kaysville and Mary Ellen Leatham of Sunset, in addition to Mr. Duffin. They were appointed last year as the countys first merit board and serve for two, four and six year terms at no pay. tb Layton City Cleanup Layton residents will have the opportunity this Saturday, Oct. 13, to have their fall leaves and clippings picked up. The Layton City Beau- tification Committee under the direction of the Layton City Improvement Association will conduct a city-wid- e cleanup campaign. Volunteers from local church and civic groups will begin working to cleanup the city at 8 a.m. The cleanup will con- GUP Ruling On Director - FARMINGTON Davis County Commission is expecting word later this week from the Federal Community Services Administration before determining if the appointment of the countys new Community Action Program director is valid. COMMISSIONER Ernest Eberhard, who represents CAP on the County Commisletter of sion, said a verification has been sent to the federal office in Denver outlining the procedure followed in the appointment of VerNon Griffeth as the new CAP director. We had hoped to receive official word from the federal CSA in time for Tuesdays regularly scheduled CAP meeting but it doesnt appear that we will, said Commissioner Eberhard. I feel that the CAP board should wait to take official action until word is received from the Denver office. COMMISSIONER Eberhard said the commission received a letter asking for verification of the appointment procedure and that the commission responded to this letter saying, It correctly outlines the si- tuation (appointment procedure) as the commis- sioners understand it. Gary Porter, chairman of the Davis County Community Action Programs adminis- - Centervilles Post Office The SALT LAKE CITY U.S. Postal Service is considering a need for additional ton was in such a position. Conversely, her attorney has said if that were the reason for the August action, she must have received a promotion and should be returned to Ooioilssion Baiting Fop respond to charges raised before her termination. the county attorney, Mr. Duffin said, since the county attorney' would be really space in Centerville, Utah Western Slopes Postal District Manager, Robert S. Greenburg said today. sufficient lobby and work room area. Mr. Greenburg said, "a new, larger building is needed to eliminate the deficiencies. IN A letter to Mayor Golden Mr. Allen, Centerville, Greenburg asked for community suggestions and of- fered to meet with local officials or attend public discussions to review plans for the project. Preferred location for larger quarters is a location bounded on the east by 400 East, on the west by Interstate 15, on the north by 1700 North, and on the south by Porter Lane. THE PRESENT post office is deficient because it lacks Mr. Greenburg said the new building should contain approximately 3,532 square feet of interior space and be situated on a site of 24,000 square feet. It will provide for workspace eight employees and a large lobby for customer services, including 812 lock boxes. parking is planned for customers, in addition to Off-stre- et adequate employees vehicles. for parking and postal tinue until the entire city is canvassed. trating board, also received a letter asking for verification. HE SAID, he, too, believes the events as outlined are proper and relayed this information by personal letter to the federal CSA office in RESIDENTS are encouraged to place leaves and debris in garbage bags. Sticks and clippings should be bundled so they can be easily handled. Appliances and pieces of furniture should be given to junk dealers or thrift stores. Scene iff Rally - A rally of BOUNTIFUL citizens concerned about action recent library-relate- d is set for the Davis County Courthouse grounds Oct. 18 at 8:30 a.m. AND OFFICIALS making plans estimate anywhere from hundreds to up to four or five thousand expected to at- tend the gathering, set to f hour before convene the county commission meets in regular session. one-hal- Those behind the rally include representatives of several county groups including the League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, clergy at St. Olafs Catholic Church and the Communtiy Church, both of Bountiful, north and south branches of Friends of the Davis County Library, Kappa Gamma, a chapter of professional women educators, and other prominent businessmen and professional people, said Karen Edson, an organizer from Bountiful. CALLED THE Library Coalition, the group held an organizational meeting several weeks ago at the Bountiful Community According to Mrs. Edson, the rally is being held because the citizens have not been responded to. This is the only way we can get an answer. She said letters to the county commission concerning a meeting or suggesting Church. possible library board member appointments have been ignored. The Coalition had hoped to meet with the county commission as well as library board but Library Director Sarah Beth Galloway said Monday afternoon the group had not been placed on the agenda for their Oct. 16 meeting. AND EVEN if the commission and library board do agree to a meeting and merit board action Thursday deter- mines librarian Jeanne Layton was covered by the merit system before her firing and entitled to its protection, the rally will be held, Mrs. Edson said. Were concerned about censorship and following government procedures. REVEREND DON Proctor of the Bountiful Community Church, a group organizer, said several educators and others had been contacted to speak at the rally but nothing had been confirmed Monday. Speaking of the lack of response by the county commission to meeting requests he said, The commission has never responded. Theyve had a week to respond. We will double-chec- k with them (to see if they will agree to a meeting) and then go with the rally. Our efforts have been to meet with them (and the library board) and see if any negotiation was possible. Denver. Mr. Porter said he has verified by telephone that Mr. Griffeths name was submitted to the CAP governing board through the action of Carol Lindahl, a board member. CONTROVERSY arose over the appointment because some board members said By GARY R. BLODGETT they were either not contacted regarding Mr. Griffeths name being submitted or did not concur with the recommendation. As a result, the administrating board of the CAP refused to endorse the appointment by the County Commission as outlined by CAP bylaws. FARMINGTON Davis County Commission has rejected a request from Farmington City to pay a special service fee for fire protection THE COMMISSION rejected all of the first three names submitted by the board for approval. Mr. Griffeths name was among three submitted in the second series of names. Following interviews by the commissioners, Mr. Griffeth was appointed CAP director. BUT THE appointment was almost immediately challenged and legal action has been threatened if Mr. Griffeths appointment is confirmed, but to date there have been no legal documents filed in the courts, grb - involving county-owne- d buildings located within Farmington city limits. FARMINGTON City Manager Max Forbush said the citys billing for fire pro- tection of county-ownebuildings is a formula d similar to that developed by Layton City which is also contracted to fight fires in that area. He explained that the total valuation of the areas to be protected, including those areas served outside the city limits, was obtained from the county assessors office. THE CITY then determined the total cost of fire protection for 1978, which amounted to $29,840, and divided the total valuation of the by property the cost for fire protection and determined a mill levy. Mr. Forbush said the levy amounted to 2.5 mills and the cost to the county amounted to $6,148. IN ADDITION, Farmington however, officials are seeking to assess the county an additional $1,732 for protection of the County Courthouse, jail and library complex which were not included in the first figure. County Attorney Rodney Page then advised the com- mission that the figure charged for services within the city and in the unincorporated areas served by Farmington Fire Department would be acceptable but he advised the commission not to pay the additional amount for the courthouse, .jail and library complex. THE DECISION to reject the county complex within the city was based on the information by city officials that the Davis School District Headquarters and other schools and churches within the city are not assessed by the city. Why should the county pay an addjjional fee" for its buildings when the school district doesnt? asked Comm. Morris F. Swapp. ATTORNEY Page agreed. for the county to pay for county-owne- d buildings within a city, said Attorney Page. They are a part of the city and entitled to the protection. HE ADDED that the buildings are a benefit to the city and that if there were to be a major fire which caused extraordinary damage to one or more of the buildings, the city could then seek additional money for their fire fighting efforts. However, many of the latter are grass or fires. THE commission voted unanimously to approve the $6,148 service fee for fire pro- tection, but rejected the request for an additional $1,732 to protect the county complex within Farmingtons city limits. In other action, commissioners agreed to pay $65,000 toward a major storm drainage project along 450 South in Farmington. THE funds will be dispersed from a special storm drain tax. The county collects about $600,000 annually for major county-appropriate- d storm drainage projects throughout the county. Farmington will contribute Mr. Forbush said the city averages about 90 fire calls s per year and that about of all the calls are for the unincorporated area. two-third- about $85,000 toward the project which will cost an estimated $150,000. The project will begin soon with E.H. Knudson Construction of Ogden, as general contractor. |