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Show mss u:a!!'s:a:s 457 SALT LAKE CITY, . THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, Laytons Main Street could be lined with lane dividers by next fall, a citizens group hopes. CHAIRMAN CLARK Adams of the Layton Commercial Beautification Committee said his group is hoping to involve the city, state shrubbery-fille- UTAH d S4111 197- 9- and ByTOM BUSSELBERG LAYTON assn. EAST '530 SO. private groups in improvement of Main Street north from the entrance Into the Syracuse-Laytoterchange. n Immediate attention, however, is centering on Main from Gentile to Church Streets. And while Mr. Adams admits his is the third group in 15 years to attempt improvements, he outlined proof of plans being laid for the area. PROPOSALS would include narrowing both the Gentile and Church street intersections to Main. They are death traps, he said, noting the death of two people at the intersection since he has operated a business on the northeast Gentile-Mai- n comer. are Both intersections too driver approaching Main seeing a yellow light may try to speed up to cross Main before the wide, he continued. A light changes. But the intersection is so wide he may get hit by a car jumping the green light on Main before he can cross to the other side. IN ADDITION, parallel parking would be replaced by angle parking, decreasing width of Main, while street lights would be removed from the streets center and placed on the sides. They would be replaced by shrubbery in the islands separating traffic lanes. City and state cooperation would be needed because Main is a state road, Highway 126, while city cooperation would be needed for adjacent improvements. The committees goal is to have work started by July with completion in the fall, Mr. Adams .aid. HE SAID a state surveyor was due to visit the area within the next week and added the project could be completed relatively inexpensively, mentioning a figure of about $130,000 for the citys portion. He added that some merchants along Main have attempted to improve their property, such as the Layton Plaza, with further projects planned and needed. But the merchants cant be expected to do it all, he added. COMMITTEE THE includes City Councilman Robert Austad and City Planner Scott Carter; City Secretary Ann Harris; Stephen Oda, for legal and financial; Oma Wilcox and Ken Cooper, landscaping; Tom Winegar, Gentile Street; Haven Barlow and Jim Echols, Main Street; and Scott Holt and Bill Layton, building refacing. The groups charter pinpoints a review of the business district from Fair-fiel- d on the east to the railroad tracks on the west A RURAL SCENE (at Gentile) and from the Scenes such as this are becoming less and less frequent in Davis County unless you drive off the main highways. Once the backbone rf the county, farms and pastures such as this one in Layton are being encroached upon more and more by new developments of homes and businesses to meet the needs of a burgeoning population. to the Aoutb freeway north MAJOR GOALS include correcting safety hazards at Main and Gentile and Main and Church; installing a p coordinated stop light at PHONE 3 Published Weekly by mstosoico. John Stable, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah ten Micripikm nrhon Ownwi The last date to register for the election is Oct. 30 in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 6 municipal election. Registration agents are listed for Kaysville city: 1: LeAnn Gray, East 650 South; District 2, Marilyn Hall, 676 East Center Street; District 3, Beatrice Carroll, 338 East 100 South. District 4, Rea Whicker, 90 296 440 $4.50 per year is so $15.00 (Payable in Advance) East; District 5, Barbara Stephenson, 209 North 300 West; District 6, North DISTRICT SUBSCRIPTION am of Wasatch Drive and Gentile; change Main Street configuration to enable angle Registration Agents DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B" North Main St., ' Layton Baiwns 500 Kathleen Lund, 555 North 30 West. 7: Jane Kemp, North 700 East; District 8, Renee Hunter, 558 East Mutton Hollow; District 9, Marjorie Rogers, 940 North Kingswood Drive; District 10, Sharma Millward, 105 East 350 South; District 11, Sharon DISTRICT 322 Lundgreen, Oaklane Drive. Polling places for voters are as follows: District 2 and 7, H. C. Burton Elementary School; Districts 1, 5 and 10, Kaysville Jr. High; Districts 3 and 4, Kaysville Elementary School; Districts 6 and 11 at Kaysville City Hall and Districts 8 and 9 at Sam Morgan Elementary School. If you are not registered be sure to register on Oct. 30. np parking through the main business area; present recommendations to the city on possibilities for Main Street median and curbs and Gentile landscaping; determine store front refacing feasibility in the business district and work to convince property owners and merchants of need and investigate revenue sources. I think weve taken a logical approach to doing it (improvements) and were going to do it, said. Mr. Adams By GARY R. BLODGETT FARMINGTON Davis Board of Education Tuesday night authorized a voted leeway of 4.0 mills to be placed on the ballot for a special election to be held Tuesday, Novem- ber 27. In making the motion for the 4.0 authorization, board member Sheryl Allen said only two mills should be used for maintenance and operation needs beginning in fiscal year 1980-8mill-lev- y Superintendent Bemell Wrigley said the voted leeway mill levy is necessary to make up a deficit in federal funding and spiraling inflation costs. He explained that the deficit in federal funding results in a substantial cutback of civilian student Class B impacted area appropriations. The proposed voted leeway of 4.0 mills would provide the district with $1,780,000. The first two mills would have state support and bring $560,000 each mill, but the second two mills would be without state support and derive only $330,000 for each mill, it was explained. Mrs. Allen said there would be three choices to making up the deficit left with the drastic reduction of federal funds: (1) To place the issue on the ballot for voter approval; (2) for the board to arbitrarily set a mill levy as authorized by the State Legislature; or (3) have drastic cuts in the districts maintenance and operations budget. These appropriations have been in jeopardy for several years, but this is the first said Supt. year that the district has had to rely on the voted leeway for support, Wrigley. He noted that the civilian Class B funds have been reduced substantially in recent the district received $2,834,000. This was sliced to $2,484,000 in 1978-7years. In 1976-7and this years appropriation is estimated at only $1,800,000 a reduction of more than $1 million in the past three years. 9 And the estimated figure of $1,800,000 could be even less because the appropriations Committee of Congress has not yet set the actual amount, said Supt. Wrigley. ' of He said the Board Education had to take action before December 1 to qualify for the leeway levy which will go into effect next school year. Although most of the school funding comes from state and local taxes, federal funding has played an important role in maintenance, operation and capital improvements of the district, the superintendent emphasized. Without continual federal funding, especially through House Bill 874 which aides areas such as Davis County, it would have been a real struggle high federally-impacte- d to stay ahead of inflation and other school costs. But even with Class B funding the district has been faced with increased costs and decreased revenue, the superintendent explained. He cited not only the spiraling inflationary costs, but also the additional programs and other costs that have been implemented by the federal government programs for the athletic program), expanded language programs, handicapped, Title IX a 100 percent increase in heating fuel and other maintenance costs, and new schools and classroom additions to meet the growing propulation. Its a battle, said Supt. Wrigley. But our congressmen and state legislators have worked hard to maintain funding programs that have enabled us to continue with the programs we have had while adding new programs as required by law. - never-endin- g He said the leeway mill levy is being utilized by several other neighboring school also because of cutbacks in federal funding. Weber School District is to hold districts a special election Thursday. This is the first time that we have felt the decrease in federal funding warranted a special leeway mill levy for additional revenue to make up the deficit in federal funds, said Supt. Wrigley. But we feel that it is necessary to maintain the very fine educational program that we have in Davis School District. Setts The money derived from the special election mill levy will be used for maintenance and operation, not for capital improvements such as new buildings, the superintendent explained. The new mill levy will be added to property taxes to be paid by all county property owners. By GARY R. BLODGETT FARMINGTON - Nov. fee of $300 per lot, a 27 is the date set for the public hearings and final adoption of four revised Davis County planning and zoning or- dinances. night parking, and a change in fees for rezoning' of property and for zoning adjustments made through the Davis County Board of Adjustments. THE MEETING, at which all four ordinance changes will be discussed, begins at 3 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Davis County Courthouse, Farmington. Slated for proposed adoption are revisions in the zoning ordinance to allow special use zoning where applicable, a flood control ordinance that would change the fee from seven percent of the propertys value to a flat - The FARMINGTON Davis County Merit Council has ruled Jeanne Layton should have been covered by merit system protection at the time of her firing last month. Davis FORMER THE fired efwas librarian County fective the end of last month vote of the by a three-two county parking ordinance restricting over- library board. However, she was given no PROBABLY meeting with the most controversy is the proposed ordinance change that would limit overnight parking in the unincorporated area of the city. The ordinance, as proposed, would ban street parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. during summer months and will' eliminate all street during parking winter months. ban on parking during the winter would help in facilitating snow removal which is a big problem in the unincorporated area. no Also proposed is a parking ban at all. times on certain streets in the unincorporated area where traffic flow is a problem. Planning Director Joe Moore said the chance for a hearing or oppor-tunit- y to formally answer seven charges made against her by board members. The merit council, formed late last year after county employees were placed under merit protection last August, was called into its first decision-makinrole to decide if the librarian should have had merit protection at the time of her firing. g one said A continual problem, thats getting worse, Mr. Moore. Farm machinery and recreation vehicles are also a problem. He said that intention of the ordinance is not for police action, but rather to insure that all vehicles parked on the street can be moved. INCLUDED IN the parking ordinance are all types of vehicles, including recreation vehicles and farm equipment, according to the proposal. Mr. Moore told the County Commission that vehicles are being left parked along streets for long periods, some of the vehicles being inoperable. POLICING UNDER the proposed ordinance will allow vehicles in violation of the ordinance to be cited by Davis County sheriff deputies. The commission is also proposing that the county fee for persons requesting rezoning of property and those requiring service of the countys board of adjustment be increased from $10 to $30 to THE County Commission formally removed her from merit protection by passage of an ordinance effective Aug. 9. A library vote Aug. 21 asked for her resignation. She refused to resign and was or- fair protection under county and state ordinances and asked for a merit board decision and hearing. The hearing was held Oct. 11 to determine if the council should hear the case. After an county-owne- DAVIS COUNTY IPS d dered terminated Sept. 28 following the Sept. 21 three-tw- o decision. Albert Colton of Salt Lake City, Ms. Laytons attorney, maintained she was not given affirmative answer was made, the council met Oct. 18 to formulate a decision. IT WAS two-on- e in Ms. tons favor. Both Mr. Lay- Colton help defray costs. ALSO, A minimum fee of $30 is proposed for businesses in the unincorporated area, including home occupation businesses. Mr. Moore told the commission that there are getting be fewer and fewer businesses in the unincorporated area, due to cities annexing some businesses, to and the total revenue from business fees is less than $2,500 a year. Board members expressed concern about not placing the voted leeway mill levy too high, and yet wanted the levy to be sufficient to derive enough revenue to offset lack of federal funding for the next few years. Dee Forbes said, Anything over two mills would reduce the chance of having a successful election, and vote against the motion. 1 in favor of the motion to have the mill levy request placThus, the board vote was ed on public ballot on the November 27 special election. Mrs. Theo Italasano said two mills would not be enough because people would be irritated if we go back to them in a year or two and want more money. 1 Dee Burningham, executive director of the Davis Education Association, said he favored a leeway of four or more mills. I dont think we should be extravagant, but I think we should go somewhat beyond the absolute minimum, and two mills is not enough, he said. f of the state is already under a voted leeway, inHe noted that more than cluding all of the larger school districts in the state. one-hal- Some Escape Americans are forgetting how to walk, one writer says. But the walkers are learning how to jump, and that helps Superintendent Wrigley said the board could go as high as Granite District has a mills; Jordan, 3 mills and Ogden, 2 mills. would be that of the board. He said 5 10 mills, but the decision leeway. Salt Lake City, some. and county officials, represented by County Attorney Rodney Page, have threatened court action. Mr. Colton said Tuesday morning, Im delighted and pleased with the decision. I guess the system works sometimes. He added that a letter had been sent to the county asking for Ms. Laytons reinstatement. I TOLD them that pursuant to the ruling, if she was entitled to protection therefore her discharge was improper, Mr. Colton said. He added that no reply had been received and that we can only wait a reasonable amount of time for a reply before taking further action. As of presstime, county officials had made no response to the decision. Mr. Page said, We havent come to a decision and were considering what our next step will be. He indicated a decision was anticipated within the next couple of days. IN MAKING its ruling, the three member council, chaired by Robert Duffin of Bountiful with members Mary Ellen Leatham of Sunset and Ernest Littleof Kaysville, said Ms. Layton was not exempt from merit protection because she was not "charged directly by the governing body, or Davis County Commission. She was under direction of the county library board. However, the council found she did hold position of department head and assisted in formulation and carrying out of policy matters, two other conditions exempting a department head from merit protection, tb |