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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- NEWS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 28, 1980 NORTH DAVIS LEADER, FEBRUARY 28, 1980 ViS Mteraalle T irafifioc Control Blefflioials New Postmaster Named In Layton have an open door policy, and I like to talk to people. 1 would like to meet with all of you individually and get to know you better. Mr. Losasso said the postal service has more and more competitors in delivering mail, your postmaster. (Contined From Front Page) MR. STUART responded that he was glad to accept the position. I have wanted to be a postmaster for quite a while. he said. There are some fine employees out here, success of the Ogden Post Office. "He certainly comes well qualified to take the job as your he said. He is postmaster, highly effective in his relationships with other people and willing to develop other people and take them along. want to congratulate you, and I think you are fortunate to have him come and take on the job as and I dont expect many but employees have re- sponded well to the challenge of providing good service. As federal employees, they have the additional responsibility of being accountable to the public, he said. chanses. I do expect people to do their jobs. 1 have worked for the post office for 32 years, and have enjoyed my job, and I expect other people to do the job they are required to do. 1 Dyke LeFevre of the Utah Department of Transportation met with the Fruit Heights City Council at the Feb. 19, 1980 meeting to report on the results 1 of previous meeting with the council. Mr. LeFevre reported that the criteria for a traffic control signal is for the major traffic artery to have a sustained rate exceeding 900 cars per hour for at least 8 hours and the minor traffic leg to have a sustained rate of 75 cars per hour for the eight hours. THE GREATEST volume at peak periods for U.S. 89 exceeded 75 cars for 10 of the 16 hours of the study. While this intersection is approaching the volume set by the standards, Mr. LeFevre indicated alternate traffic control methods would be investigated before semaphores would be considered. Denies Dezoning Field Road, and there is no food service except the 1 n store. Addition of other 1 businesses along the road would help to support the con- venience store, he said. Ultimately, that entire MAYOR L. Glen Shields told councilmen that planning there has to be something belter than quick food developments in all these little places that are vacant. He noted there is a Store nearby in the residential area, and said he thinks it will spoil the residential character of the street. Councilman Golden Sill's motion to deny the rezoning was seconded by Councilman John Baker, and the four council members present voted to deny the request for changing the zoning from RIB to l. Councilman Randy Harris was absent. C-- LATER IN the meeting, a representative of the company, Bill Jefferies, arrived to explain the concepts of the convenience food chain to the council. "They are not a grocery store. Dairy Queen, gas station it is a combination of all those things, he said. understand that one of the biggest problems we are up against is that this is felt to be a residential neighborhood. It is our feeling that it should be located there. strip is going to be commercialized, with shopping centers coming in down on the south. Mr. Jefferies predicted. "A little further north, you are planning a big complex, and other developers are holding out corner lots for commercialization. We know you dont want this to become a commercial strip, but I feel it will happen. Residences will be a minority, rather than a majority. HE SAID the intent of convenience stores is to provide something that will be consumed within 20 minutes, such as coffee, doughnuts, sandwiches, etc. Parking directly in front of the store would accommodate from five to seven automobiles. Councilman Sill said he believes the location is a bad one because of the heavy traffic. Councilman Baker noted that W- - 1 THE CLOSER we can get to people the better these operations do they are designed to be in a densely populated area. They need to serve 600 homes, with people between the ages of 18 and 35, We like to be near a college or military installation, with a lot of people traveling back and forth. "We thought this particular lot was a good location, because it was isolated from the Mr. rest of the development, We took Jefferies continued. a poll of the immediate neighborhood and had no opposition from any of the people." HE SAID previous efforts had been made to get approval for multiple family dwellings there, without success. These people are w illing to upgrade the lot and give revenue to the city." he continued. and they will do whatever is necessary to make it acceptable to the neighbors. ONLY THE Phillips Service Station at the top of the road sells gasoline along the Hill -- the planning commission had recommended the request be denied, and the council had already acted to deny it. Mr. Jefferies asked what was planned for the street, and Mayor L. Glen Shields answered, We are not at liberty to say right now. BUT HE suggested that Mr. Jefferies work with City Planner Scott Carter and with Ladd Scoffield, head of the citys building department and see if some other sites might be suitable. Hill Field Road is wide, and future planning has to be carefully done, the mayor said. With some future things in sight, we are hesitant to do anything with that type of development. I dont sense many objections to that type of de- velopment in another loca- tion. MR. JEFFERIES said, We felt it was worth a try. We have a goal to have many of these located between Bountiful and about half a dozen." Ogden wwl BHoore to the Board of Directors of the Federation of American Hospitals. Moore is the administrator of Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful. FAH, THE national association representing more than .0(K) investor-owne- hospit- d als and numerous hospital management companies, held ilsannual meetingat the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco. Feb. convention theme. Competition in Health The Care." was addressed by the noted health care economist Alain Ent ho ven . Ph D : . Nathan Stark, . newly appointed under secretary of HEW; Sen. David Durenber-ge- r sponsor of the substitute amendment which the house passed last Novem- - SERVING FOR a term on the Federation's board. Mr. Moore will play an important role in developing policies and positions indusfor the investor-ownetry. This industry comprises more than 25 percent of the hospitals in the U.S. As it enters the 80s. the Federation pledges to demonstrate that the private sector can do a better job than government in assuring quality health care delivered in a cost effective manner. 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Need up to 50 shares. Must purchase before Spring. Contact at (801) Roy or Mike (801) By Wanda Lund SYRACUSE For the past dozen years, Mayor Boyd T. Thurgood has been deeply involved in city government six years as a councilman and the past six as the chief executive. He has nearly two years remaining in his second term as mayor. FOR THE most part, I have really enjoyed serving as mayor. he said. "I have enjoyed the contact with.people, too. I have had a good feeling of self satisfaction in seeing things happen. Hopefully, the people of Syracuse think they have a good place to live, be-- , cause we have very few serious problems. The problems were much' more pressing when Mr. Thurgood decided to run for mayor. HAVING SERVED on the council. knew we were facing some difficult problems because of growth. he said. I wanted to be sure that we wouldnt be overridden with development until we had a master plan. We had a very inadequate water system. Our parks were inadequate, and so was our storm sewage system. We have solved most of those problems in the past six years. I had four specific goals: First, development of a master plan: second, improvement of the water system; third, development of more parks; and 277-58- 35 943-18- 60 in SLC. lastly, improvement of our storm sewage system. THE MAYOR approached Joe Moore, Davis County Planning Director, and asked for some help in getting a master plan developed for Syracuse. Scott Carter, then a member of the planning department (now Layton City Planner), was assigned. Another professional planner from a private firm. Gene Carr, worked with Mr. Carter in developing the plan, after considerable input from Syracuse residents. "Requests for rezoning for development were coming in so fast that we couldn't keep Club To Host Currencies." The Rotarians were also Ed Syracuse Conquers Its Many Problems d Effort (VE). 11 T. THURGOOD Syracuse Mavor BOYD 1 her as a replacement for the Carter Administration's mandatory cost control bill: Prof. Clark Havighurst of Duke University and Howard K. Smith. ABC-Tnews commentator. Just Deserts And furthermore, female battle-a- x the told her lawyer, you might warn my husband that if he misses a single alimony payment, Ill repossess him. velopments. Councilman Wayne Ballantyne was given the assignment to suggest a schedule of fees to the planning commission for consideration by the planning commission and their recommendations to the city council. city. The council approved City Recorder Alan Manning and Assistant Recorder T.J. Burns to attend the annual midwinter workshop of the Utah Municipal Clerks Association in St. Parents Are Teachers Too! By DARYL J. McCARTY Two small boys watched in fascination as their father engaged in mortal combat that day in the hotel lobby. DAD WAS operating an electronic game that involved up with them," the mayor recalled. Since the new master plan was adopted in December, 1977, we feel we now have an adequate growth plan and that we can keep providing the services by controlling our re- sidential expansion." THIS YEAR, building permits for only 48 homes will be issued. No bans have been placed on commercial de- velopment, and the mayor thinks it is unlikely that Syracuse will experience much industrial growth because of its distance from railroads and the Interstate Highway. City officials believe the master plan should be updated periodically, and questionnaires sent out recently to citizens are currently being evaluated by the planning commission, with Elaine Rampton as chairman. William P. Moore has been traffic volume survey made along U.S. Highway 89 made last spring following a Layton Council LAYTON City council-meThursday voted to deny rezoning 36-- (X) of an acre of ground at 1750 North Hill Field Road to allow construction of a "Double Kwik" convenience store by Frontier Trading Company. a Georee. THE COUNCIL discussed possible increases in connection fees and the establishing of road and park fees on de- Kaysville city and on one side by Farmington city and on the other side by the mountains and Forest Service property, there is not much property available for addition to the MAYOR THURGOOD had heard a report about a controlled growth program which was proving effective in Petaluma, Calif. , and he wrote to city officials there for additional information. Many of the concepts used in Petaluma were adopted as part of the Syracuse city master plan. "The concept was that the people of the city have the right to determine the destiny of the city, as long as it is reasonable. Previously, the courts had not gone along with that concept, the mayor said. PROVIDING sufficient water was one of the more severe problems. Two wells were drilled, one of which has produced satisfactorily. Drillers encountered problems with sand on the other one, and efforts are being made to have the difficulty corrected. Storage facilities for water were desperately needed, and the distribution system was woefully inadequate. Syracuse residents were asked to approve issuing $450,000 in municipal bonds to finance construction of a million-gallo- n reservoir and improvements to the water system. Yes, and the They voted work was accomplished. United Way Of Davis County Surpasses Goal The United Way of Davis County has surpassed its goal of $249,850. The amount raised thus far during the campaign is $283,635.96. This is a 114.1 percent increase over last year. MACK G. Smith, county campaign chairman, indicated that this is the highest ever raised since the United Way was organized in 1974. Harvey Tanner, vice president, Walker Bank and Trust Co. headed the drive in the South Davis area. They raised $141,310.37 which is 102.5 percent of their goal. JAMES B. Bruff, vice president, Max Factor and Co., headed the campaign effort in North Davis County. They raised $142,325.59, which is 127.1 percent of their goal. Many local firms have shown significant increases in giving. Success for this is due to larger firms using the group solicitation program outlined by United Way. Hundreds of film showings to employees were scheduled throughout the county. MACK SMITH indicated that the success for the campaign can be attributed to a great team effort. Many campaign leaders and workers contributed much time and effort to carry out their assignments. A special meeting will be held in March to recognize key companyies and campaign leaders. THE FUNDS raised in the campaign will be allocated out to member agencies along with the Cancer Society and Heart Association. Thanks to many employees and companies in Davis Counis workty, the United Way ing for us. The Fruit Heights Annexation Policy Declaration was reviewed at a public hearing at 7 p.m. before the city council. The policy establishes future boundaries for the city and indicates the property currently in unincorporated status that would be annexed and receive services from the city when those services are desired. BECAUSE FRUIT Heights is contained on two sides by THE CITY had contracted for approximately 425 acre feet of water from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, and this year the contract was signed for an additional 300 acre feet. In the next year or two, we will need another 1.5 million gallon reservoir down toward said the the bluff area, It will probably be an underground reservoir, and we will use booster pumps. mayor. park has adjoining a e A NEW been constructed six-acr- nine-acr- e "shooting oncoming space invaders." Dad was watching the whirling lights on the machine. His sons were watching Dad. IF DAD flipped the buttons in a certain way, so did the tried to boys. Dad kneeled to play the machine. The boys kneel, but their legs were too short. If Dads body twisted as he went about the work of smashing the "enemy. his sons did the same. Sometimes, Dad didnt do too well. The electronic "missiles he launched missed their targets. HIS LANGUAGE wasnt all that nice at such times. He may not have realized it, but his kids were listening. The moral of that little story is pretty plain: Parents are teachers, too, and they should always be aware that their for good children learn from many things they do or say or ill. THOSE TWO young boys are in a critical learning stage. Its been said that a high percentage of a person's character traits are formed before he or she enters school. That should give parents some idea of the responsibility they have in teaching their children well. TOO MANY times, parents are oblivious to the presence of their children. At such a time. Dad may blow his cork about something that happened at the office today. Watching and listening, little Don learns how to display his anger. Mom may do less than her best in preparing for night class at community school. Watching and listening, little Don learns that he can get away with doing less than his best. KNOWING THE children are watching can help us to be better people. tract around the Joseph Cook Elementary School on 1100 West which was purchased by the Davis County School District. To provide storm drainage, a main line was installed along 1700 S. to 2000 W. beyond the Bluff Road, emptying into old drainage ditches. When the Layton Canal is extended, storm drainage lines can empty into it. As an alternative plan, old sewer lines no longer in use can carry storm drainage out to the Great Salt Lake, the mayor reported. Installation of the canal would save the community millions of dollars otherwise spent on storm drainage lines, he noted. OUR WATER problems are continual, and we have asked engineers to work up a plan to enable us to build more storage facilities," he said. We are looking for some type of grant. If we can't get a federal grant, we will apply for a state loan, which would carry a five percent interest rate. We would really like to get a federal grant if possible. If nothing else works, we may have to float another bond. We are within our bonded indebtedness limit and are in good financial condition. Our income from sales taxes, about $143,000 a year, allows us to impose a minimum mill levy of only 5 mills, one of the lowest in the state. The revenue comes principally from taxes on sales made by R.C. Willey and Mills Equipment Co. That is a very substantial amount for a community the size of ours, with a population of about 3.800 people. THREE ACRES of ground have been purchased by the city as a site for a new munici building near the present city hall, and payments are still being made on it. We figured we could keep that for future city growth and take the part we need when we are ready to erect the building," Mayor Thurgood said. "The other could be sold, used for a small park or put to other use. terns to determine how many people are going to the island, and we don't see that need in the foreseeable future." he explained. EFFORTS HAVE also been Quality Branch. "We have the total quality assurance program for all the aircraft we overhaul the and we are beginning to get some for a few modifications. he said. He has a total of 32 years of federal service. During his Army service, he Afreached the rank of ter being drafted. He had p-- made to beautify the city by getting rid of old sheds and barns no longer in use. and further work on beautification will come under the direction of Councilwoman Susan Martin. The city's fire department is modern and very well equipped. The first new fire engine was purchased with revenue sharing funds. Although efforts have been made to obtain grants for various purposes, there has been little success in obtaining them, the mayor said. He believes it is because the city of Syracuse has few members of minority groups as residents, and salary levels are generally higher than those in areas which qualify for grants. AS ANTELOPE Island re- creational facilities develop and a need is created, it may be necessary to develop trailer facilities to take care of overflow campers who may not be able to be accommodated on the island, the mayor said. "We check the traffic pat A LIFELONG resident of Syracuse except for two years in Clearfield and two years in the Army during the Korean conflict. Mayor Thurgood attended Davis High School and Weber Stale College. He is employed at Hill AFB as branch chief of the Aircraft s. worked previously at the Ogden Arsenal. HE AND his wife, the former' Nancy Geedes of Ogden, are the parents of three sons and two daughters: Barry N. Thuri good. Ogden, their only mar ried son. who has two sonsf-Bartwho is serving an LDS mission in Puerto Rico: Curtis j 6; Stephanie. 10. and Robin: , 21. 3 Mayor Thurgood serves as $ member of the Community Re lations Council for the Clear field Job Corps Center and has; served as a representative 0? the Utah League of Cities and Towns on the Wasatch Frotjt' Regional Council. He enjoyS gardening and spends sparg moments growing things. 5 |