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Show t9 IPO GARY R. BLODGETT By After a week of hustle-bustl- metropolitan cities presently engaged in the proposed $8 billion plant at Lyndyll. Headed by Bountiful Mayor Elmer W. Barlow, who made the presentation to Governor Scott Matheson Monday noon at the Capitol, and Kaysville Mayor Gar Elison, who presented the same information to the 1PA board two hours later, mayors of Utah cities decided on the following: e power-producin- g and frustration, mayors of municipalities with d electrical power distribution facilities met with the governor and Intermountain Power Agency board of directors to firm up a plan of attack regarding the propcity-owne- osed Intermountain day s a firm contract or letter of intent from all California cities Power Project. THERE ARE 24 Utah cities and six southern California (1) TO request within 30 to purchase surplus power from IPP. Also, the mayors asked that the California entities sign a firm contract to purchase power from IPP. (2) A pooling system be established so that all Utah municipalities affiliated with IPP will have a guaranteed market for the power. should have supervision of the plant's operation, the IPA or a firm from California experienced in power plant management. (41 To proceed with water contracts with Delta. However, it was agreed that the payment of the water rights totshould be aling $81 million paid from the first bonding, instead of payment on May I. (3) IPA would have supervision of the construction of the plant. It was not decided who THE FIYE-hou- r IPA meeting, which included an executive session at which only the iapiir mayors attended, brought out the bills, we ask that you work w ith the mayors and IPA board to give as much tax relief as a lot of concern by the mayors that IPP and even the cities could be bankrupted if inflation boosts the cost of the plant possible so that the IPP facility and cities will not go bankrupt." said Mayor Barlow. He told the governor that the proposed 2 percent tax in lieu of income tax" would amount to 4': times the income ratio charged private uti- much higher and if tax bills proposed by the recent State Legislature are not met with some relief. Mayor Barlow proposed to the governor that he (governor) veto the bills that would pui an extreme tax burden" on the proposed IPP facility. "IF Y Mayor Barlow also power labilities city-owne- d but for all Utah cities THE MH)R said the governor was receptive to this idea and said he would give it some study. "If the two percent tax was earmarked for revenue sharing. it would reimburse the cities w ith power plants for the amount of taxes they would be paying." said Mayor Barlow "We wouldn't be making any monev . but we lities. A TAX of f of one percent would be more realistic," the mayor told the one-hal- OU choose not to veto ex- plained to the governor that there would be noobiection by the may ors to the 2 percent tax if the money would be earmarked for revenue sharing not for just municipalities w ith d wouldn't be losing any either." OTHER STATE Legislative bills passed and awaiting the governor's signature include a $25 million impact pavment from the IPP to Millard County, and a tax to be imposed "in lieu of a property tax." The mav oi s also requested a strong lobbying group to support the IPP and IPA m all future legislative action. ALTHOIGH the participation in IPP at the beginning was about 85 percent from southern California entities and onlv 15 percent from Utah cities, that ratio has now changed to 58 percent lor California and 42 percent for Utah. "This gives us more Strong east winds are not new in Davis County. And the most recent one wasnt one of the big ones. But it was sufficient to blow this truck over. Not many local BIG WIND Interstate Highway 15 was closed to empty trucks and air traffic was diverted from Hill Air Force Base for a time Thursday night when canyon winds gusting to 90 miles per Walls of a partially built n home owned by Robert at 1270 North Winston, Kaysville, were blown down and large trees were reported lard area of Box Elder County and near the Point of the Mountain. By 8 p.m., winds had reached gusts of more than 80 miles per hour. HILL AIR Force base officials said planes were "called home early Thursday and by 8 p.m. all flights had been cancelled at the northern Utah air base. But there was one bit of good news that came with this it blew the fog out of wind at least temporthe valley arily. Fair-bour- uprooted throughout the hour raked northern Davis county. County. TWO EMPTY semis were tipped over near the Farming-to5 and through exit of traffic of empty trucks, vans and house trailers was restricted from the highway. SEVERAL trucks were n blown off the road or forced to postpone their trip through the county. One large was overturned about a mile north of the Centerville exit on 1 semi-trail- Extremely strong winds were also reported in the Wil $$$ Force Cut Back In PJJental Health Services Bv mental health agency for TOM BUSSELBERG $100,000 FARMINGTON It'd be a lot cheaper to fill in the chuck-hol- e than pay for new tires and hubcaps, but it's too late for that according to Davis County's mental health director. DR. RUSSELL Williams Monday that type of situation also faces the mental health agency and it's too late to do anything about it. In other words, the agency will have to cut back in providing some of its 12 services for at least a year. The agency has not received sufficient funds to hire the 58': slots it had intended. Instead. 38 clinical and 10 support staff, including secretaries, will have to provide the 12 services mandated by law. Dr. Williams said. Those include resident alcohol and drug treatment and counselling, for instance. said in an interview THAT WILL mean three individuals per element of service and with 12 services and we have nefcds such as residential care that makes for a very thin staff." he said. There's no way we can do it. The only way would be to have everyone work seven days a week and it's not take a lunch break impossible. The cuts are necessitated by loss of a $20,000 appropriation for the drug and alcohol program along with other cuts of $3,000. Originally Social Services officials had asked for $150,000 drug and alcohol appropriation. LOOKING ON the bright side, the county hopes to make up for losses through funds totalling a possible $4,000 a group said it might give.and $19,000 from United Way. That could qualify the non-prof- it in additional federal funds. Added to that could be another $18,000 through com- bined county and federal sources. But in the meantime, things look bleak for the agency. Dr. Williams said. "The cuts we made will take in the whole system (of services). The Utah State Hospital is at maximum capacity and there are a number of people who if we didn't treat them here would have to go to the state hospital." Dr. Williams explained. And the agency's work with offenders must be done in the face of overcrowded jails. HE SAID work with tremendous pressure" during the nexTyear, he said, as they realize the amount of help that should be given in the face of a limited staff. "They will be paid for only eight hour days but may spend hourdays because of the needs they see. It's a terrible situation." IN SPITE of the funding shortage. Dr. Williams said Davis County legislators were very helpful and understanding of problems, especially Rep. Lloyd Selleneit who 2 spent many hours" and ' residents 'laind strength than we have had in the past." the mayors agreed. "But theJPA board and all d powmayors with er must continue to monitor all legislation and be firm with its contracts to IPP customers." about this wind, however, since it scooped out the dense fog and smog that had dampened life for several days. ONE IPA board member, who was a lobbyist for the IPP facility, alleged that the recent Position Of HoareEl Memteii, State Officials FARMINGTON Davis County Library Board Member Sharon Shumway Smith said recently moral and community standards can and should be enforced providing for books. IN AN article in last week's newspaper, she was quoted as saying. "It would seem to me intellectual freedom means no high-quali- James Hansen. He had sought additional funding but while the Legislature felt it was "very important" they could not promise additional funding this year due to a tight budget." He also sought an equalization in the funding formula for mental health agencies, something the board has studied for East LavtonCity Mavor. K. Dely n A eates. is calling for in- terested community minded citizens to volunteer for service in his newly organized Mayor's Advisory Council to consist of six citizens and three professionals. said, at the meeting. "If we have books promoting these acts (inlerrtng ilicit behavior) then we're promoting that (if such books are shelved)." have been inferIT COl red from last week's article that Attorney General Hansen had made that last statement, but it was made by Mrs. Smith. In further attempting to clarify the issue she explained, in a telephone interview. "Those two state officials are of the opinion that our statutes establish community standards. Moral laws also help establish I community standards and think in Utah we need to up- laws. Two officials mentioned were State Attorney General many months. Under the system. Davis County receives about half what some other areas receive per capita. A board will be set up to study the problem with representatives from each county and several from the private sector. including the Utah Alcoholism Foundation. hold take priority over prevention and research.- two areas that will have to see cuts. That will hurt later on because it is a lot easier to treat a problem before it grow's major than to wait until prevention no longe'r does the job. That will create an in citizens and officials who worked to establish that over a seven-yea- r prog-ra- mid-Marc- TO BE geared for presentachurch auxiliaries and some secondary education students, the program will provide four hours of instruction in car- CONSOLIDATING facilities in Bountiful. Farmington and Clearfield into one locain before the ambulance or paramedics arrive will be taught in Davis County beginning in tion to community groups, period." tion might save an emergency $10,000-$12,00- 0 rent. etc. over a year, he said, but those profits would be eaten up in providing transportation to those who had no means of reaching the center. The staff will be under diopulmonary resuscitation, .the Heimlich manuever and other procedures that could be used to aid emergency victims, said Karen Edson, education coordinator of the county's committee. It has been operating for about six months under direction of the county's emergency medical services council. It has nothing to do with paramedics." the Bountiful resident told the Davis County Health Board. It is a citizen emergency response program to teach citizens what to do until the paramedics arrive." It was started by the Salt Lake City Fire Department in 1976 and they've had a tremendous success rate, she said. A DOZEN instructors are qualified to gin teaching the program be- in Davis County. They include paramedics, emergency medical technicians and nurses. "Iheie might be a bettei maiket elsewheie." he said "II we agiee now to sell to them It ahlomial. that will bea firm agreement and we won t be able to negotiate anv w heie else." HOWFAER, ntayois weie quick to point out that if thev can't have a buvei for then surplus power, they (cities) could go bankiupt Bountiful, loi example, has purchased 41 megawatts loi future use but only uses about his 24 or 25 megawatts now inci eases at the rate ol about one percent eveiv two veais 1 . BUT IT would cost Bountiful $8 million to puichasc 41 megawat's. 1 his computes to onlv shghtlv over $1 million Bountiful is paving this yeai lor power (torn the Coloiado River Storage Protect. Murtay mayor said thev have purchased 100 megawatts which thev won't use until at least 199V MEANYMHEE these cities must pay lor the amount bought, whether used or not. and it is essential that thev (Continued on Page 2) These council memheis will provide important liaison between (he citizens ol the and city hall. Mavor Y'eates said. v pertise and experience Commission Okays Bid For Storm Drain Kaysville was notified of the approval of $42,683 bid for those." construction ol a stoim Jiain-agchannel on Kaysvilles north side Irom the Davis Countv ( ommisstoners e THE COl MY flood control committee agreed to participate on a Ml perent basis in the protect about three weeks ago. Mills Construction will be leceivmgthe contract. Comm Glen W. I lint said the protect calls for installation ol pipe between and in the Muttonhollow Road area. He said the area is presently undergoing intensive commercial development and that water tends to collect in the area. The water will be piped into Holmes Creek, np 6 Plans call for teaching ninth and tenth graders as well as any others interested . she said The first area class was held for teachers at a Weber County elementary school and interest has come from all areas." Letters were sent asking interest in becoming teacher certified and of the 2 trained classes to be kept to ten students each. Instructors will receive $30 for each . 1 (ten-studen- t) class. I fully-traine- powei Citizens interested in serving on this important council should contact citv hall at once, he said Foir 111 InstrucFARMINGTON tion in procedures to follow in g "Where we've been. ..where we are. ..and where we're going." as well as to receive input on matters relating to the citv as a whole. times to The residential and alcohol treatment program, centered in the mental health complex in Layton, will have to be cut in half. or may be closed down entirely. I think thats a tragedy. There are a lot of monev-makin- MAYOR Y EATES expects to meet with the council every six weeks to update them on - added burden come." he said. " odded i OTHER MEMBERS ol the council will consist ol protes-sionl- s in the aiea ol government. management, budget and engineering, wheiebv the city will benefit liom then ex- Paramed Prelum ac- tive" cases, or those presenting known problems, must a m i Volunteers From East Layton Robert Hansen and State School Board Member Dr. Richard Maxfield. In commenting further Mrs. Smith indicated community standards could be set by state ' IPP was thiough the I egislatuie " I heie weien t ev en an healings to an the mallei ." he told the mavois "I think the Legidatute was looking to the IPP as a big " project tor the state JOE F AlkRH I . executive director ot IPP and president ol the boaid ol diicslois lor IPA. said he doesn t ciitiie Iv agtee with some mavois who leel that theie should be a til m agreement with Caltloi ilia cities to puichasc sut pi u s Call For OlariM restraint on filth. It would be against our library standards. It (standards policy! says books shall relfect community standards. We have high community standards." She said some state officials legislation passed concerning ILL teach the program in the high schools. Mrs. Edson said, noting she would charge no fee for the students and plans to teach those at Woods Cross High School in If we let the stu dents in on it. it w ill filter back to the parents and families. We can hold classes anywhere. The high schools said we could use their buildings in the evenings." she explained. The course has been videotaped and can be pre- sented with audiovisual aids if the teacher desires. POTENTIAL instructors could include nurses. EMTsor a doctor, she said, but they must have completed a heart-sav- program. Doctors should have a chance to participate, said Health Board member, Jan Freeman of Bountiful, himself a physician. All doctors to be certified have to have CPR training. You're overlooking areas where some education could be filtered out." MRS. EDSON said equipment expense required careful screening of those who might utilize it but said an instruction period could possibly be held for physicians. Some $8,261 in public education funds have been awarded by the state and equipment should be arriving for a start. "It is an course. I feel we can really make Davis County one of the safest places to live if we can teach the citizens what to do, Health Director Dr. Richard E. Johns said, tb h DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B" North Main St., Layton PhONE 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by CUPPS! lOQ CO. John Stahte, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year SdnoVcttOT nrMM S5 tianciam SlS.Ot (PayaMe In Arpanet) |