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Show L'T.JH STATS PHSS3 AS3N. 4b? EAST 300 SO. jiy THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Li -- VOLUME 24 PAGES 22, 197- 9- EIGHTY-ON- NUMBER E THIRTY-SEVE- N (EfiDODI By TOM BUSSELBERG - FARMINGTON About 40 282 Davis County residents surveyed said they probably would vole for a leeway implementation in the upcoming election while an equal number indicated opposition. THE remaining 20 percent were undecided, according to a poll taken by Wasatch Opinion Research Corp. of Salt Lake City. It was taken just before voters have the chance to voice feelings in an election Nov. 27. The Davis County School District has set the election to gain voter feeling for a percent of proposed four mill leeway increase, amounting to for the average home. The $1.3 million obtained would be supplemented by state funds for the first two found that 49.3 percent of residents have county children attending public schools. Some percent have children too young to attend 1 while percent have youngsters too old. About 10 percent have no children the survey results indicated. 30 AT THE time of the survey, conducted Nov. four of 10 contacted had heard of the election. About 70 percent said they usually vote in this sort" of election with those having children in school more likely to support the tax increase. The survey also covered a variety of related issues. It revealed that if state funds (State were matched with the amount raised on property taxes, 70 percent of respon- dents say they would be more likely and about 18 percent said they would be less likely to vote for the increase. IF RESIDENTS of other school districts had already voted for the increase, about 30 percent of Davis County residents would be more likely to vote a similar increase vs. 25 percent saying they would be less inclined, the survey results showed. Several questions were asked to determine which programs county residents would prefer to see eliminated if required by a decrease state funding. Support was indicated by in federal and more than 90 tinuation of percent for programs. Almost 64 percent preferred an increase in taxes instead of an increase in classroom size.. con- programs for physically handicapped and those with sight and hearing impairments. 'I' JUST OVER 68 percent favored increased taxes when laced with the prospect of SIX OUT OF 10 responding I VvA v.v. reducing teachers' salaries. Almost 68 percent preferred an increase in taxes instead of reducing programs, the survey indicated. voiced support for social and cultural services even if tax increases were required. would Those programs include helping students with and cultural language differences, the emotionally deprived, gifted student The survey was commissioned by Leeway Alliance, a group of prominent Davis County residents favoring the leeway passage. It is chaired by Utah Public Service Commission member David Irvine of Bountiful. programs and athletics. A tax increase was favored over larger classroom size or cutting teacher salaries or $24-$2- 8 mills. THE DISTRICT has said the extra tax is necessary because of probable loss of more than $1 million in federal 874 money traditionally provided the district to compensate for lack of property taxes from Hill Air Force Base, a federal installation. The money has been provided to Davis and other districts Aircraft Crashes Ollimig Three-Ma- n Grew Synitlay - A SALT LAKE CITY Layton man was a member of the three-macrew killed early Sunday morning when their civilian aircraft carrying military cargo exploded n parents live andor work at and crashed west of Sait Lake City. residents were AMONG THOSE killed was the base. Some 282 contacted by telephone selected at random. It was First Officer Harry Gardiner, 35, of Also killed when the aircraft apparently exploded in air and plunged to earth in a vacant field at about 1900 South and 5000 West, Salt Lake County, were Captain Marvin Dirk; 46, of Ogden,' the pilot, and Flight Engineer Jack Johnston, 54, of Warner Robbins Air Force Base in Georgia. THE tur FOUR-ENGIN- Layton. E Lockheed Electra p was chartered by the Air Force and was en route from HAFB to Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nev., when the accident oc-- , curred, according to 'military' officials. A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the pilot radioed the FAA tower of Salt Lake International Airport to report electrical difficulties and the plane was losing altitude. i SPOKESMAN sail the was given permission to return to the airport (Salt Lake International) for an emergency landing but a few j .crew minutes , as later the plane reportedly exploded in flight and plunged into a vacant field near the site of the old Utah Central Airport. Debris was scattered over a wide area with one wing and the tail section found about a mile from the plane's main fuselage. The aircraft also carried a small amount of Things are on schedule and looking, if MALL ON SCHEDULE radioactivity y which proved not to be dangerous, according to Air anything, to an early opening for the Layton Hills Mall, officials at Horne Construction, general contractors, say a May 15 opening has been set. Exterior work is being completed as 45 of 75 planned small tenants have been signed along with four large anchor tenants, a cinema and several other stores to be built on the periphery. Force officials. $2.4 Million For Low Income Homs May Be Lost If Land Not Rezoned By GARY R. BLODGETT - A FARMINGTON housing project planned in Bountiful for elderly persons may be in jeopardy, the Davis County was told Commission recently. ROSEMARY Davis, director of the Davis County Hous-- . Authority, told the commission that the county is in ing danger of losing a $2.4 million grant to construct the apartme- buildings unless Council Bountiful City approves rezoning of the 3.6 nt-type ADDRESS LIBRARY BOARD former Library Director By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - About in September. While officially denied, that action resulted, some believe, because Miss Layton did not book the remove Jeanne Layton 50 residents from throughout the county told the Davis County Library Board they approved of actions supposedly aimed at keeping high moral standards in the county library system. THE GROUP was made up almost entirely of women from different portions of the county with no formal orto ganization, only a desire elected of approval express officials actions. The library board fired from Americana the shelves. The content of that book was questioned by some but the library staff reviewing committee deemed it ac- ceptable for library placement at two different times and the board accepted that decision early this year. Morris COMMISSIONER Swapp, who also sits on the library board, was among About 50 Davis County residents attended the Davis County Library Board meeting, last week, virtually all to express approval of library board and county commission action in taking a moral stand on books. Among those speaking for freedom to read was Agnes Kinsman of Kavsville. those who pressed for Miss Laytons firing and strongly opposed the book. Some of the praise was directed to him as well as other officials. In a prepared statement, Carmen C. Fisher of Kays-vill- e read a prepared statement noting satisfaction with county commissioners and library board members. The object of this group of women is to show our appreciation to, and support of Commissioner Swapp and those library board members who have shown great courage in upholding the moral traditions of this county and state. IN A recent poll taken among college students to identify the most and least respected professions in this nation, politicians ranked at the bottom. They were considered to be untruthful, and generally lacking in courage and character. But the statement noted a self-servin- g difference in Davis County. Davis County have politicians and representatives who have been subjected to ridicule, We in CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 acres in north Bountiful to be utilized for the development. A public hearing on the is proposal rezoning scheduled tonight (Nov. 21) at 7:30 in the Council Chamber of Bountiful City Hall. THERE WAS bitter opposition to the rezoning proposal by about 40 residents of the area when the plan was discussed at a hearing before the Bountiful Planning Commission on Nov. 6. The matter was tabled at that time until the next regularly scheduled meeting which was held last night (Tuesday). Even if approved by the city council tonight, the issue would still have to go before the Bountiful Board of Adjustments, at a meeting set for Dec. 11. THE REQUEST at the Board of Adjustments would be to provide a variance which would allow 14 additional units to be built on the 3.6 acre site. Bountifuls present city ordinance for a Residential-zone allows up to 10 units per acre, or 36 units for the 3.6 acre site. Thus, it was explained, that a variance would need to be approved if the complex is to be developed as approved by the federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 3 IF WE dont meet the criteria and specifications of HUD, we will be in danger of losing the grant, said Mrs. Davis. didnt expect the opposition that we got at the We Bountiful Planning Commission hearing, but were or- ganizing the area senior ci- tizens and hope to have a good representation of the elderly at the next meeting. MRS. DAVIS emphasized that the housing project is critical in the south Davis County area with no public housing available for the elderly. We cant close our eyes to the need for housing for our elderly, she told Bountiful officials earlier. The area is growing rapidly and with the growing population there is a growing need for housing of this kind. THE APARTMENTS are planned as is a. lowed to be rezoned, adjacent property would soon be rezoned and property units. She said residents will be charged 25 percent of their gross monthly income which will go toward maintenance developed into complexes. tht apartments. The federal government (HUD) will pay off the cons- of THEY WERE also skeptical of the increased traffic that would be generated along North Main Street and in subdivisions of the area. truction mortgage and cost of the land, said Mrs. Davis. SHE EMPHASIZED that $55,000 per acre being paid for is not the property overpriced. "A committee spent a lot of time seeking an adequate site in Bountiful and most of the parcels that were found suitable for development were either too costly or did not meet the criteria of HUD for the housing project, high-densit- y Mrs. Davis said the proposal for housing of the elderly would create only about 52 residents with no more than 24 cars while dwellings on the same site could generate up to 85 residents in 17 homes. single-famil- she said. HUD REQUIRES that the development be in a close f proximity (within mile) of a major shopping center which includes a pharmacy and is close to a regular DAVIS COUNTY Commissioners said they would go on record as strongly supporting the project. one-hal- transportation route. The proposed site is located at about 1400 North and east of Main Street. AREA residents were successful a couple of years ago of getting the area down-zoneto its present Residential-zone. The rezoning proposal is to have the land rezoned to Residential-3 which would allow higher density population. Residents at the Bountiful Planning Commission hearing said they feared that if the d 2 DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 "B" North Main St., Layton PHONE 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by DtmPQJSSCO. John Stable, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah : SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Oul of Stale Stftacrt (hnrmi Sufaecrtpimi (Payable In S5.M S1S.B Actvanca) |