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Show and school lunch could be By TOM BUSSELBERG - If cuts to FARMINGTON the tune of nearly $1 million arent made in school district programs during this fiscal year, its financing could go in the red. THAT NEWS was received by the Davis County Board of Education in their most recent regular meeting. At the same time, district officials outlined some tentative cuts that could bring savings of $850,000. Reason for the fracas is district loss of federal 874 funding used to assist the district in educating those students whose parents work for federal installations but live in civilian housing. That will total about $700,000 less than the $15 million projected, said District Clerk Roger Glines in a telephone interview. IN THE past (874 theyve funds) always been reinstated but (President Carter) was able to get the cut through he said, relating Congress, to the districts inability to plan for the loss until last fall due to final Congressional action. Among immediate cuts outlined and given approval for development by the board were: Delay in purchasing of school buses, maintenance vehicles, school supplies and certain equipment, estimated to save a possible $575,000 by Mr. Glines; reduce some personnel through resigna- tion, release and reassignment, for $100,000; monitor and reduce use of fuel and energy in all buildings where possible, at $100,000 and Jimit travel, extra duty, overtime substitute use, and for $75,000. OTHERS MENTIONED, but with no determined or possible approximate dollar amounts were an increase in fees for summer school, driver education, student computer use and other programs and practicing economy in all operations. Looking to the next school with the fiscal year, 1980-8- year beginning July 1 Mr. Glines said, We cant look to any certainty (in federal 874 funding). We wont get more so we will have to keep these cuts. President Carter is looking at elimination of all B" funding and that would mean another $1 past rate of use. We see that not only as a gradual trend over the past five years to reduce federal impacted aid funds but now as a wholesale cutting of funds. He said that money was being received by Davis District and others because federal installations do not pay property taxes on which school funding is based. The federal government makes us a poor district when they move into Davis County where we dont have a large land area and occupy 15 percent of the land area tax-fre- upped. million Also mentioned were a review in the cost of new salaries and fringe benefits and less district participation in band uniforms. EXPRESSING concern that the public should have been informed of financial difficulties in the district before now was Davis Education Association Executive Secretary Dee Burningham. Probably the thing that demonstrates as much as anything the severity of it is to see what to the happened unappropriated surplus (in district funding). It has been wiped out in a two year He said creation of Hill AFB is comparable to an enormous business with employment, payroll and value larger than the six largest private businesses period. This year unless there is a very large change there will be a huge deficit, he added. Figures confirmed by Mr. Glines showed that surplus at not a large $1,616,000 reserve, but one that could in help. us in an emergency, summer of 1977. By June of 1978 it had dwindled to $1,047,000 and stood at $69,000 last summer. combined IF THAT value could be taxed, Davis County youngsters could receive the - highest amount of funding for programs. But as it stands he loss in federal funds Mr. said, Were virtually the poorest school district and over the years theyve (federal government) have given us a little bit of money and called that impact aid. From all appearances, Davis School District was in Burningham indicated a deficit would result at the (PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2) WHILE admitting some of that funding had to be used-fo- Mon City - LAYTON City officials toured the Layton City Mall Tuesday with Art E. Pasker, Marve and architect, Dobkins, tenant coordinator, HOMCO (Horne, Ott, Mendenhall Co.), the developer. MR. PASKER, a partner in the architectural firm of and Pasker Holland, Breinholt, said the mall is 80 to 90 percent complete. We hope to open the majority of the shops and the anchor stores, except on April 15, Mer-vyn- s, he said in That will THE DISTRICT currently receives about $800,000 for A square feet; Auerbachs, with and 60.000 square feet Castletons, with 32,600 square feet. Mervyns, with 181,000 square feet, will open sometime in August. include the board said the district should seriously consider further cuts for the coming school year. THOSE WOULD include reducing professional personnel by about 100. Profes- ZCMI, with 119,428 THE MALL building itself, 181.000 square feet, will include the concourse and 98 small shops on two levejs. Seven trees, 26 and 27 feet tall, will be planted on the lower level', with their tops extending through openings softball junior high schools could be replaced on the second floor. Skylights have been placed over each concourse, intersecting over a huge opening between the two floors. A braced frame construction has been used on the steel framework, with a masonry veneer exterior. The masonry is not programs.. Fees for towels, driver education, summer school THE SEISMIC forces are rather large, and we have staff includes teachers, counselors and sional social workers. Some 50 classified personnel could be cut, including janitors and cooks, for example. Football, baseball and programs in with intramural No Dogs Allowed In Kays. Cemetery ie Kaysville City Council iking the public to refrain it allowing dogs in the city letery. It necessitates cleanup and the regulation states that no By WANDA LUND CLEARFIELD animals are allowed in the cemetery. IT HAS been reported that people are walking their dogs in this area, np tion Co., Salt Lake City. SCHOOL district officials and Board of Education members joined teachers and We have designed the building to move if there should be an earthquake. We have six seismic joints which would divide the building into seven separate parts if there should be an earthquake, with each part acting independently. "The whole building is construction, with a complete fire sprinkler system. EXTERIOR walls are of split faced block, with dark bronze columns and trim. Most interior studs are in place, and ceilings are being installed. Workmen began affixing ceiling tile at ZCMI this week, and others are working on cabinet work and painting. The mall itself will have a ceramic tile floor in earth brown in rectangles four by eight inches in size, set in a herringbone pattern. DENNIS SMITH, an Alpine sculptor, has been commissioned to create a sculpture of three flocks of ducks, cast in bronze, which will hang from wirej.ear a fountain. This work of art will not be ready for the mall opening, however. t The mall site is designed with a ring road around the shopping center, with five entrances. Mr. Pasker believes that mo- torists will find it easier to drive to the ring road from the parking area to reach other stores than it would be to drive through to the buildings. - two-lev- quite a few concrete sheer walls and the roof diaphragm placed to withstand those forces, Mr. Pasker said. stainless steel - Lights and action! Thats what happened Friday when Clearfield High Schools new $2.1 million gymnasium was officially inaugurated. The gymnasium contains 52,000 square feet. It was built by Culp Construcmusic Officials Tour Mall an interview. With the prospect of losing those additional B funds Clearfield High ROTC Color Guard presents the American flag for the first time in new gym. PRESENT COLORS (lost). funding, utilized for those students who live with parents on federal installations. in Utah. traffic close PARKING HAS been provided for 2,999 cars, and space has been designated in the northeast corner of the students at the large, beautiful facility in an afternoon program that featured the school's pep club, the in a nostalgic dance number that brought the 1950s back. The girls per- formed to the beat of the high school band. Falcettes were dressed in full skirts over numerous petticoats. They wore bobby socks and color guard and squadron presented the American flag in an impressive ceremony. KEVIN Nishijima, student-bod- y president, reminded sen. This is your facility, Mr. Stephens said. Learn in it. Enjoy your Falcon teams in it. Be proud of your teams that participate here, and set a good example for others to follow. The community should want to use this fieldhouse and especially come out and support the teams. students that with courage, honor and success, our potential has no limit. Principal Lawrence Cook challenged students to take care of the new gymnasium. As Falcons, lets not ever lower ourselves to be ungrateful for what we have, he said. OTHER speakers included H. Jay Stephens, school board MR. STEVENSON, asst, supt. of Davis County Schools, joked that he was not going to miss any more halftimes if the Falcettes were going to perform. remember how proud I was to become part of this great institution 13'2 years ago," he said. That love of Gayle A. Stevenson and Grant Steed; and Coach Craig Han- - IT IS interesting that I was told by Joseph Cook (a member; former principals, former principal of Clearfield High, now deceased), that a fieldhouse was in the minds of district administrators. can remember that it was ten years ago when we first started to plan for some additional facilities. "I felt sorry over the years 1 that some of your older brothers and sisters have come through school in a facility that was not adequate. don't apologize, because tax dollars were not available then. I am grateful to the Board of Education that they saw fit to allocate the dollars for this facility. 1 1 Clearfield High diminished. hasnt HE SAID he had helped to clean up the mess when students unthinking discharged a fire extinguisher in the racquetball court recently. It was a useless waste of time and energy, he said. By WANDA LUND CLEARFIELD - A public hearing to reopen Clearfield city's budget was continued Tuesday because needed information about costs for a new boiler for the swimming pool could not be obtained. MAYOR DONAL Townley declared a tentative con- tinuation of the hearing until Jan. 22 at 5 p.m. but said that date could change if the data needed is not available by that time. However, a special meeting of the council, three hours prior, was held. The mayor gave the necessary notification to councilmen. He announced special appoint- ments for councilmen and asked for authority to sign a to the Utah resolution Legislature, suggesting that House Bill 303, passed in 1979, be amended. The council approved his request. nearby, wwl THE MAYOR said the bill imposes strict limitation on cities with regcrd to taxation. He read a letter from the Utah League of Cities and Towns, asking for the cooperation of officials in opposing the bill. penditures. They limit you. If you want to build a new city hall, they have you pinned down, and people that Various mayors and the Council of Governments made a study which indicates that it takes more dollars to manage the state, Mayor Townley said. Cities in the state operate on less dollars per capita than any of the states. have been wild with their budgets do anything they want, because they have their expenditures at a high level. against the state. special The state should legislate HE SAID he thinks the bill is unworkable and un- wieldy. If we don't repeal this, it will cost the taxpayers more, not less, he said. CITY Manager Gayle L. Starks said, One of the big points is that you take a government like Clearfield city, which is very austere in its budget (we have never had to raise the mill levy), and House Bill 303 penalizes us because we have been trying to be careful. They are saying we are not responsible enough to society for our ex THE resolution signed by the mayor stated that the bill imposes revenue limitations on all cities without regard to problems, rapid growth or past practices, that it punishes cities which have been conservative and careful in taxation matters and which have operated on a bare-bone- s budget and that it is fiscally and administratively incomprehensible. It stated that the increased costs and expenditures of the city have resulted primarily from federally and state mandated programs and legislation. IT ASKED that the bill be amended to exclude Utah cities. If that is not done, the bill should be amended to enable each city to respond to HE SAID with the pressure that exists for money in schools that it is difficult to recognize that physical education and athletics are an important part of the school, but he believes a balanced curriculum is necessary. "Gratitude takes three ms," he said. A feeling in the heart, an expression in words, and a giving in return. loi hope you students will take care of all three." MR. STEED paid tribute to former and present members ot the school board and mayors and councilmen of surrounding communities. 1 took joint teamwork to gel this beautiful facility," he said. Make it last and take pride in it for many years to come. COACH HANSEN a Public Hearing To Reopen Clearfields Budget Continued area for Utah Transit Authority buses. Small enclosures for waiting bus patrons will be located scarves in their hair. Students also presented a melodrama, and the peppy cheerleaders, dressed in green and white uniforms, led the audience in several cheers. The school's ROTC displayed lettermans jacket he had worn when he attended Clearfield High School in 1964 and explained the symbols on ii. "We have been respected fur the amount of school spirit we have, but 1 think it can increase, he said. Each one of us has to take more pride. Ninety percent of our 1,600 students have tremendous pride, but there are ten percent who dont they write on the walls and vandalize the local needs as determined by the citys citizens, including determination of population and per capita income on a local basis, flexibility of locally elected officials to es- tablish tax rates based on local needs and authority of locally elected officials to raise taxes when they determine that additional city programs are needed. Mr. Starks said the bill puts almost dictatorial power with State Auditor Bruce building. I think ninety percent of us should not allow the ten percent to destroy the things we have. Ol'R basketball team is going to play bigger and faster teams, twice as tall, twice as strong, but we are never going to play one with more hustle, determination and pride than we have. I believe we have some winners in this school, and we need to do our best with the talents we have." Hymas. ASSIGNMENTS were given by the mayor to councilmen as follows: Public relations, H. Kay Chandler; Commercial and Industrial Develop- DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B" North Main St Layton ment, Donald McDougal; Equity of Taxation, John A. Beutler; City Beautification, Thomas C. Waggoner; and ma poises cc. Ordinance Enforcement, Hamblin. The mayor said he believes the public relations assignment should be a joint effort Nel-do- n (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) PHONE 376-91- Published Weekly by John Stable, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION S4.50 per Nnw year Krtaa HftJi (PeyeNe In AdMnct) |