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Show DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. APRIL 3. 1980 NORTH DAVIS LEADER. APRIL 3. 1980 WEEKLY REFLEX East Laytomi City Problems Mashed M Me-Hash- By DONET.A GATHERUM Tuesday, March 25 East s Layton's mayor, Delyn refused to Chief of Police Dave Davis. Ye-ate- The decision was made final at a public meeting after the public discussed with the mayor and city council the merits of Police Chief Davis, an independent police force for East Layton and an independent city judicial system. THE MEETING lasted three hours. Comments were loud and nearly 100 percent in favor of Chief Davis. Still, the majority of the people attending the meeting sat quietly. Why were these people to the meeting? How did they feel about the mood of the meeting? Did they support the mayor's decision? Do they want an East Layton police force? After sampling a sizable of people at the cross-sectio- n meeting, several comments are worth mentioning. PEOPLE attended the meeting for two reasons: ( ) To see what was going to happen to the police department; (2) To learn about the bond election and the proposed Rainbow Drive extension. Most hoped both items would be discussed. Some felt the bond election was the most important issue on the agenda. The silent majority decried the mood of the meeting. Typical comments were: It was bedlam. "Anyone for the mayor didn't have a chance. The vocal people didn't represent a majority or even a of East Layton. Many had their minds changed because of the behavior of the people." 1 cross-sectio- LAYTON two-an- d one-hal- ceed when adults act this way?" I was disappointed and ashamed." Most people are embarrassed about the way the whole thing was handled." "We need legal, quiet action." Many people congratulated Mayor Yeates on the he exhibited. One The mayor was strung up and hung without a jury." The constraint the mayor showed, said another, "convinced me he made the right decision." The mayor really took it on the chin. admire him." self-contr- 1 SEVERAL go before a police chief s board for approval. Another said problems had been building up since Davis was hired. ciation executive secretary. He pointed to the fact the Davis district's pupil-teach- ALL BUT one of the people contacted favored retaining an East Layton police force. The one who favored contracting out stated, "I would feel better if I knew more than two policemen were looking out for me. Several noticed sheriff cars patroling the school zones. One saw a radar trap. Others saw people stopped for speeding. However, everyone was not pleased with the sheriffs department. One mentioned, I feel it is a temporary show. I doubt the service will last. Another observed speeders on Cherry Lane and Emerald Drive. One person saw an individual who did not stop for a school bus. A subdivision resident felt vandalism could be a problem without local police patrols. with the people of East Layton." One person said af- ter people had lime to think the situation through, they realized the mayor had some good reason for not the chief. Maybe innocent people would be involved. ANOTHER PERSON said she didn't vote for the mayor nor did she support his action but she believes Mayor Yeates to be a man of great integrity. Reasons beyond what was heard may come out some day and prove the mayor right," was another citizen comment. One person expressed concern over problems within the police department in recent years. A turnover of police officers and a problem with the caliber of police officers hired were cited as examples of difficult situations. The expense of ratio has been rising in the past couple of years to where it stands above the Wasatch Front and state average. He cited statistics that showed Davis at 24.63 students per teacher average in the 1978-7- 9 school year compared to 24.35 for the Wasatch Front and 24.24 for the state. But estimates point to the Davis total rising to 24.95 this year. AND LOOKING at the national average, the district is shed in a still less favorable light because Utah ranks number one in ratio, Mr. Burningham said. In 1978, the U.S. average stood at 19.2 students compared to Utah's 23.7 , putting the Beehive State at number one in the country. pupil-teach- The former secondary school teacher raised such ONE EAST Layton resident summarized the whole situation very well. It will be hashed and until a new, very acceptable replacement can be found." Most East Layton residents hope the replacement will be found soon. maintaining police vehicles raised questions about the effectiveness of the department. Some wondered why Chief Davis was unwilling to points because the district has listed an increase in the student pupil load as a possibility to save upwards of $1 million. (See related article elsewhere in today's paper). That would help ease the district's financial pinch that has forced administrators to tighten their belt for the remainder of this year in an effort to cut $1.6 million in expenses to break even. THE DISTRICT and school board have listed as among items to be seriously considered a cut of about 100 pro Hills The East Layton City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 8 in the E.G. King School. The hearing will begin at 8 p.m. A resolution to hold a general obligation muni-- , cipal bond election will be discussed and voted on. OTHER MATTERS that will be up for adoption at this public hearing are as follows: An amendment to the zoning ordinance that will require the city to mail notices of rezone hearings to property owners within close proximity to the property up for rezone. A rezone notice will also be placed on the property in question. Also up for adoption will be the adoption of the uniform building, electrical, plumbing and fire code; A proposed amendment to the building code that would require gravel Annual Easter Egg Hunt Clear- field youngsters are awaiting the annual Easter egg hunt. It is sponsored by the Clearfield American Legion Post and auxiliary No. 134. Clearfield Chamber of Commerce and the Clearfield Recreation Dept. APRIL 5, 9 a.m. at Fisher Park is the date and time. Age limits are to 3. 4 to 8 and 9 to 12. Prizes have been furnished by the Clearfield merchants. The Recreation Dept, will have games after the hunt. 1 To Hold Layton Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt On 5th The Layton Jaycees will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 5 at 9 a.m. in the Layton Common Parks, just east of the Layton City Hall. are invited to Children ages participate. 9 With CHILDREN by ages. be grouped Prizes will be awarded. The prizes have been donated by the Jaycees and local merchants. Children should bring their own Easter basket or a sack, d mg nr nrm thi9 w ill base under the footing of homes and drains around homes if the city engineer or building inspector, felt these measures were' needed. .... 7 ' April 8. East Layton residents will be interested in attending the hearing since the extension of Rainbow Drive to U.S. 89 (Mountain Road) will be discussed. Two routes will be proposed. Cost figures on each will be presented and the citizens will have the opportunity to express their views. ROGER BOYER of Boyer Development Company has indicated his main client. Grand Central, will not build in East Layton unless Rainbow Drive is extended to the Mountain Road. Once this issue is a shopping center on the southeast comer of Fairfield Road and Rainbow Drive will begin immediately. Mr. Boyer also feels no other commercial development will locate on this corner if an access road to U.S. 89 is not developed. CITY COUNCIL members see a commercial development at this location as a good source of tax revenue. Since house construction is slowing down considerably, the council feels a real need to increase the tax base of East Layton by encouraging commercial development. Representatives of Boettcher and Co., the bonding agents East Layton city has hired, will be present to discuss the bonding procedures, dmg units." And while the Utah Davis and national averages have years dropped in the past for instance, from 27 state av- 0 Vj LAYTON Department store officials have been with those applying for positions at the soon to open Layton Hills Mall.,, K. LAYTON JOB Seryic Manager Gary Bush' says that not only has the supply of applicants been adequate, but the quality up to standards of the stores. When in full operation, mall will employ the about 1,500 full and most from the local area. 100-sto- ITS part-tim- e, Weve worked with ZCMI, Auerbach's and Swallow Drug (Walgreens) and will work with Mervyn's and Mr. Bush says. The people at ZCMI tell us they had 3,000 applicants and interviewed 1,500. About 150 positions were available. BUT QUALITY has been high, he adds, with Auerbach's officials interviewing 30 their first day and hiring 29 of them. Theyve had problems getting people in Salt Lake City and they were flabbergasted with the quality (in Davis Cast-leton- s, County). They were very warm in their praise. The Layton Job Service has QQflOff all VERY time-consumi- but other areas have been slow so we have been able to handle the slack, Mr. Bush says. "All of the stores are pleased (with job placement) and word is getting around. Initial contact with stores was made in and actual interviewing started several weeks ago. Interviewing has concentrated on the anchor stores but may expand to include some of the smaller shops, depending on their wishes, he says. Most positions filled have been in sales from department managers to clerks but have included lining up some pharmacists, for instance, tb Lawsuit HILL AFB A lawsuit filed by three men who alleged that their health had been damaged by toxic chemicals used in their work at this northern Utah air base has been dismissed in Federal Court in Salt Lake City. FEDERAL District Court Judge Bruce Jenkins ruled that since the men are covered by the Federal Employees Compensation Act, they are not en- mus custom upHOLStminG 5Mse4:CL IWOV 0i DOOOLS 826-07- 00 When you're building houses (in the building trade classes) students, you don't take you maybe take six to eight. Throughout the w hole curriculum there has been a tremendous diversification with different types of classes, some highly specialized such as calculus and advanced placement. Such classes dont normally draw a large number of students. he added. But "there are just as many as ever in mathematics, science and Enof glish classes. Only the classes are specialized. he said. 30-4- 5 received medical releases while a third is still employed at the base. Judge Jenkins ruled that the plaintiffs, as federal em- ployees, are covered by the FECA and as such are not entitled to judicial review. THE THREE plaintiffs had filed a combined lawsuit totaling $4.5 million. $1.5 million each, grb 'yj; Weekly Reflex Davis News Journal Thank You education has now indicated it may have to levy up to 3': mills come late summer to meet imbudgetary needs if federal That lost. are monies aid pact levy would not receive any stale support. OTHER TEACHERS might school next fall, he said, meaning attrition would be higher than the seven so far determined. "Whatever cuts might occur would be made with some recall provision. Individuals would have a choice to with leave their jobs with possible recall. Its a morale problem. I think it will be particularly difficult for new teachers," he said. As they hear of financial problems in the district they wont want to apply. WEBER (school district) has somewhat of the same problem (financewise) but they were able to solve it by cutting back greatly on busing. W'eber could cut 15 teachers but they decided not to do that. We're in quite a unique position where we're talking about percent of the cutting four-fiv- e teacher force. That's probably the most drastic cut that has ever been considered in the 0 one-thir- d NOT ONLY will students suffer if the teacher cut takes affect, but some educators will lose their jobs, Mr. Burningham said. A district plan to trim the ranks through attrition has not attracted a sufficiently large number to eliminate pos- state." The board will have to WHILE OTHER districts have been hit by already-affecte- d and possible future cuts in federal impact aid monies. Davis District appears sible forced terminations. sider emergency levy con- mea- sures such as Ogden District, where 2.5 mills were approved to ease the federal aid cuts, he added. Side Changing Your Phone Service An Experience WHEN MOVING to a new location in the Bountiful area, it is recommended in advertising by the phone company, that you deal with the phone center store in Bountiful. .. This is where the interesting part starts.1 If you are in Salt Lake City, and try to call that office to order your new phones, you can't get through. SO YOU check with direc- tory assistance and ask for the phone number of the Bountiful Phone Center Store. I'm sorry sir, that is an unlisted number," replied the operator. You will have to call through the Salt Lake office and she can connect you with Boun- tiful." Following the operator's direction sounds easy. Or is it? The phone company switchboard operator informs you that it is an unlisted number and she cannot connect you with a salesperson there. lation bill if you stop in the Bountiful Phone Center Store on the day service is to start and pick up your phones and plug them in yourself. YOU ARE told it would be much cheaper for you and the phone company if you would just go out and see them in person. I'm not sure how that works (to be cheaper) in an era when advertisements tell how to use your phone to save gas and time. After some time you are given a sales representative to THATS A great way to save a few dollars. "You should be reminded." she adds, "that the number that is put on your phone is not guaranteed to be the number they connect. And if you don't receive calls for the first few days please call us to find out if the number was changed after you received your phones." take your order. They ask what style, color and cord length and how many. And if your credit record is good, there will be no deposit required. NOW THIS sales representative has been very nice and helpful. The next step that is explained to you is that you can save a few dollars on the instal THE BEST part is this. As you are finishing the conversation, the Salt Lake sales representative says, When you go in to the Bountiful store, please have them call us to find out what you ordered, since their number is unlisted and we don't know it, we can't call and tell them." And sir. thank you and joy your phone service." lira 1 T en- 1 If Bldg. 12C Open Tuesday through Saturday OPEN TO THE PUBLIC lEastieir JL 10-- 5 I Spec Sail Unlined Levi Jackets Reg. 29.99 Levi Bell Cords 1 Reg. 14.50 1250 Pint OB Shampoo Juvenile Prints Many to choose from Novelty Our Photographer Will No Longer take Baby Photos, but we will accept good quality color or black and white photos of your child. -- ceive state support, nearly, doubling available funding from that source. The board of decide to terminate three months before the start of BABY PICTURE Arya-NtvJ WMlTWi W. lance has been swayed. TWO OF the men have since 1 -Y- EAR-OLD 258 WITH secondary schools taking on a major mandate of teaching vocational education, the traditional classroom ba- age and an assortment of physical problems" due to toxic chemical exposure they suffered while employed at Hill AFB. Concerning veumsr&wjr 4 oiOff where enrollment has been fairly steady. Elementary enrollment, on the other hand, has been climbing rather substantially, with three new schools planned for a fall opening. And if 1.000 additional elementary students entered the schools, for instance, that would mean adding about 40 teachers, he said. one-to-o- If POLICY CHANGE )RNITWj Such cuts would primarily Freeport Center, Clearfield, Utah Dismissed against the government. The three men James Galetka. of Riverdale; Clifford Buckley, of Roy; and Carlos Martinez, of Clinton alleged that they suffered brain dam rAB including those seeking jobs at the new Safeway Superstore adjoining the mall and planning a May opening. , affect secondary schools ratio." On The Lighter s notices." Trying to change your telephone when you move to a new residence can be an interesting experience. been preparing for the mall's opening for quite some time, the manager says. Not only did it let out the word that jobs would be available, but rial applicants were first inter-- , viewed by job service nel and screened. Some were pre-teste- 1 1 "Its 10-- in a unique situation of having to consider such cuts, Mr. , Burningham said. "The three dis- large Salt Lake County Jordan Lake City. tricts (Salt and Granite) have fairly size-- ; able reserves and havent lost , a lot of funding. All of them have fairly sizeable voter lee: ways. Davis County voters defe-- ; ated a voter leeway request late last year that would have allowed the district authority to levy up to four mills and re- Earlier, they (district) had talked about 50 teachers but in have the secondary schools indicated they wont be back and four of those w ill have to be replaced. There could still be many (teachers) getting erage in 1963 to 23.7 in 1978, that drop doesn't necessarily mean smaller classes overall. Mr. Burningham emphasized. going down but that doesn't reflect w hat is going on in the regular classroom. With more special education and vocational classes there may be some classes working on a 1 or even By DICK STUCKI M titled to take civil action rr-n- ad : ' THIS PUBLIC hearing was postponed at the March 25 meeting and rescheduled until resolved, construction of Planned For Clearfield CLEARFIELD shown, however, that measure would not be favored as a top priority, in fact. Clearfield area participants placed it next to the bottom of some 20 items that could be cut and central Davis residents pegged it at the bottom spot. A group of Bountiful area residents was due to meet on the matter later this week. WE STILL have a number of first grade classes at about 30 students and that number would be even higher without the special state aid, he said. In fact, he illustrated the large classroom size in some areas noting two kindergartens with 35 or more students, five 4th grades, one 5th grade and two 6th grades. He said the new Cook Elementary School in Syracuse was particularly high in many classroom enrollments. "I think we need to emphasize that if the district wants to save money it should look at building larger schools. We should phase out some of the central city schools (such as Pioneer in Clearfield, slated for closure at the end of this school year and Stoker in Bountiful). THEY HAVE small enrollments (about 250 each) and you still need one secretary and one principal," he continued. Statistics show that other districts are able to operate more economically due to larger schools and portable 3 At Layton PEOPLE pointed out many vocal supporters of Chief Davis were not residents of East Layton. Some people claimed a calling committee" had invited supporters of the chief to the three such meetings have THAT DIRE distinction was pointed out in a Monday morning interview by Dee Burning-ham- , Davis Education Asso- "I was shocked at the behavior of the We teach respect citizenry. in school. How can we suc- students would place the Davis County School District near number one in the state and nation in classroom size. I WOULD have spoken out but my remarks would have ifa f n been squashed. cost-savin- Increasing the ratio by two to pupil-teach- ed meeting. One said the meeting was a "set up to force Mayor Yeates to the chief. Do East Layton residents support Mayor Yeates? The response varied from 100 percent support to I think the mayor has lost his credibility fessionals, including teachers, and 50 classified staff. And in a list of g items citizen groups have been asked to consider in recent special meetings has been a cut of 60 teachers for a $942,000 savings. Results from two of the By TOM BUSSELBERG Eyelet Corvette Play Cars (fi) 0 vU L0 reg. price 299 3 99 M |