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Show 24 THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1980 C ' ' 1 . VOLUMt Pages ..... - , By TOM BUSSELBERG - The Layton LAYTON City Council will be reviewing its tentative $2.2 million budget during a June 5 hearing, but there are no plans for a tax hike although the going may be tough. ' Hi iiiii?.fev!ryi' ' &y :z -- . ?- W '"f ''I, .. :' v 2r '' .&. $J - w Knowlton Elementary School in North Farmington is moving ahead on schedule, DavLs County school officials report. It should be ready for youngsters come schools opening in late August. Contractor is Herm Hughes Construction of West Bountiful. The Fruit Heights City Council, in its regular meeting May 20, read a letter from Dick Bowman, owner of Bowmans Market, indicating interest in locating a food store in the Fruit Heights area. Carol Stewart, a member of the com- mercial and economic subcommittee of the planning let- interested in locating a store in Fruit Heights even if the prop- MR. BOWMAN was also present at the meeting and aswered questions put to him by the members of the city council. osed shopping center was approved and a Safeway store located at 400 N. and U.S. 89. he said he did not want to be the bad boy by requesting rezoning to commercial zoning of any specific site. However he suggested the city council or planning commission zone property first, then he would consider locating a business on that site, the size of the building depending upon the location. He said his prefered location would be Nicholls Road and U.S. 89. Other suitable locations are the junction of Mountain Road at 900 S. and U.S. 89 or at Greens Road and U.S. 89. He said he would still be $2 Million Budget THE COUNCIL will pass his letter to the planning commission for consideration. Meeting with the council were about 25 residents of the Grand Oaks subdivision pro- Okayed By testing closure of Country Lane between Greens Road and Raymonds Road in the subdivision. The road had Clearfield Council By TOM BUSSELBERG The CLEARFIELD Clearfield City Council gave approval to a tentative near-$million budget, Tuesday night, and set a June 10 public hearing to discuss the final budget. (CONTINUED 2 THAT HEARING was set for 7:30 p.m. and will be open to the public to provide input on the budget that at present includes a 13.3 percent salary increase while the tentative 'h percent budget stands at over last year. The new budget must be adopted before July , when the new fiscal year begins according to law. Set at $1,984,326, it compares to the current years 1 1 1 $ 1 ,850,395 , although City Manager Gayle Starks said in a telephone interview Wednesday morning the actual current budget expenditures should be about $40,000 below that. WHILE the council may change the tentative AND DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B" North Main St., Layton PHONE 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by cuppaioKrm John Stable, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year 4 Suit iwhfm IS $19.00 5S Out R (PybM In Advance) been opened without hard surface for traffic during the winter, breaking a previous agreement with an adjacent property owner that the road would be surfaced prior to being budget, and in fact has the right to do so, Mr. Starks indicated careful management has been ON PAGE 2) opened for traffic. AFTER THE council heard the objections of the citizens, Councilman Wayne Ballan-tyn- e moved the city look at alternatives and see if funds may be available for surfacing or to include it in the 1981 budget and accomplish the surfacing in early July. Seconded by Councilman Lynn Benson and passed. The council heard a report that the county commissioners have rejected a bid of $35,000 for city purchase of approximately 2.5 acres of property sought for a city hall. Com. Flint has suggested a price of $25,000 per acre. THE $62,000 is more than can be obtained for the 1.5 acres of city owned property that would be sold to offset cost of the county property. Councilman Benson moved the city request Com. Flint have a survey of the property to determine the exact amount THE Bl DGET is based on a increase in sales tax during the coming year, most of that the result of the Layton Hills Mall opening. Some $125,000 in federal revenue sharing is also being counted in the budget, the first time the city has relied on that source in meeting its budget before receiving the anticipated funds. Mr. Heaps said. The council let us budget for $125,000 assuming we get it. If it doesn't become a reality its easier to decrease the budget legally than increase it, he said. Federal officials have said they might cut revenue sharing but that wont be known until the budget has been enacted by the city's Juh fiscal year start. IF THE revenue funds don't come through, there may have to be some employee trim- ming, similar to w hat has been called for in Bountiful. "It could very well mean personnel. We hope we dont have to cut." Mr. Heaps explained, noting that "quite a lot" of new positions were added last year with no new slots approved on the tentative budget for 1980-81- . If the $5tX),0tK) annual anticipated tax re- venue becomes a mall-relate- d Neil Noorda will contact Com. Flint about the request. THE COUNCIL spent the balance of the meeting in a work session on the budget, adjourning at p.m. 1 1 reality, though, that will likely change. Mr. Heaps said. "It isn't that we don't need any more (stall'). e Wed like to get into a fire department. There are the e chief and two other now. With the commercial development it's getting crazy to think that we can go on (withe out a department). full-tim- full-tim- full-tim- THAT'S THE mayor's (Lew is G. Shields) number one prioi-it- v to get the fire station stal ted and substations built." In a budget breakdown. $264,805 is being recommended for administrative costs; $60, 172 for city attorney operations; $70,585 for the court: $722,517 for police department: $123,940 for fire department; $159,916 for inspection office; $426,010 for the streets department: $106,000 for recreation; $259,500 for parks; $36,300 for the swimming pool and $18,900 for the museum. ON THE utilities side, the council previously approved an increase ot $1 .50 for water, sewer and garbage, the first in three-fou- r years. Mr. Heaps said that was necessary to offset the need to purchase more water from W eber Basrn Water Conservancy District and for construction of three city wells. so) Districi $150,000 Residents Protest Lane Closure By NORMA PREECE LAYTON CITY Administrator Randall Heaps said the $2,268,392 projected budget includes a 12 percent cost of living increase for the 72 full e and employees and also takes a ten percent inflation into account for operations. In fact, there wasn't much room left for extravagence, with $17,000 in unassigned funds the council can assign to capital projects, he said. But taxpayers wont have to fork out any more than this present year in taxes to the city. The mill levy will be kept at 15.25 the same as for the past ten years, Mr. Heaps said. part-tim- SCHOOL ON SCHEDULE commission, presented the ter . NUMBER TWELVE O - f - LIUHTY-TW- CLEARFIELD- -If you're looking for some used furniture, gym lockers, old books or maps, y ou may be in business. Board Clerk Roger Glines said football equipment picked up from the discontinued junior high program will be available, as well. THE ANNUAL Davis School District warehouse sale is set June 7, 8 a. m. noon at the Clearfield Freeport Cen- ter, Building G-- District Principals and other district officials had a chance Police Chief Files Suit - This EAST LAYTON communitys former police chief has filed a suit in U.S. District Court, Salt Lake City, claiming he was fired from his police post illegally. announced that the plaintiff was no longer the police chief. The suit alleges that the action was illegal and exceeds the mayor's authority. chief Richard Davis alleges MR. DAVIS is also seeking the return of his job plus back wages. He also is seeking puni-tiv- e that Mayor K. Delyn, without consent or vote of the council, against Mayor Yeates, plus IN HIS suit, former police damages of $25,000 attorney fees of $5,000. He was police chief from 1976 until last March 25. The suit also charges the city and three of five council members with acting illegally in the dismissal. Councilmen named were Myron R. Nalder. Glenn L. Budge and C.A. (Kim) Brown. THE SUIT alleges that the three named councilmen also met secretly to support the mayor's action that the chief be fired. The suit alleges that the meeting was not legal because it w as not a regular council meeting, or emergency meeting, and that there w as no public notice of the meeting or minutes taken. of property available. Seconded by Councilman and passed. Mayor Government Blunder By TOM BUSSELBERG Six SALT LAKE CITY low income families who might have found a place to live through planned Davis County Housing Authority facilities will have to look elsewhere, thanks to a government blunder. THAT WORD came from Housing Authority Executive Director Rosemary Davis in the regular monthly board meeting held in Salt Lake City early Tuesday. The Authority had originally received funding approval for 48 senior citizen apartment units and ten large family duplexes. But the ten three and four bedroom duplex units have been trimmed to four because of delays caused by federal officials in Denver. That means a loss of $350,000 in development costs plus the loss of six units prompting Mrs. Davis to say, Im not terribly happy about it. We had to renegotiate the architcts contract and redo everyt- hing. OWNERS OF property on Bountifuls West Center wanted a $20,000 down-payme- nt ,but funds arrived from Denver too late and the land had already been committed to another party, she explained. Meanwhile, the property again became available but Denver had already been notified the land couldnt be purchased. It was a political thing and we were put in the middle of it, she continued. Further delay (as would be needed to renegotiate with Denver to get property purchase okay) might hurt construction of the elderly project. Its important to get on with the elderly housing. If (federal) Housing and Urban Development doesnt get clearance we could lose it. I believe they (Denver officials) will be a little more willing to move on the elderly project. NEARLY $2.3 million remains in the package for construction of the 48 units at about 1300 N. 250 E. in Bountiful and four duplexes to be constructed adjacent to the Housing Authority complex in north Layton. In other business, the Authority was given the to seek a mortgage from a private investor for reRosemodeling of the wood Apartments in north Layton. it it pre- viously to survey equipment to see if it could be utilized within the schools, tb nM SOME $600,000 in remodeling is slated to include insulation, and yard im- provements to the site near North Layton Jr. High School. Federal officials have given the pendmg permanent financing, said planning consultant John Pace. Kier Construction is prepared to start construction next month, Mrs. Davis said, but that may be delayed because of the financing change. The status could be used because the Authority would qualify as a government entity, said Board Member David Tayler. If we can get that status I think we should jump on it. ALL BUT four or five units have been vacated with former tenants resituated with some assistance from the Authority. Mrs. Davis noted. In other action, the board approved one percent merit raises for six Authority employees. They received 12 percent cost of living increases in January. THE BOARD also wel- comed Atty. Felshaw King of Clearfield as a board member replacing Atty. Stephen Oda of Layton. MEMORIAL DAY Members of the Leonard Day family, of Bountiful, were among hundreds of families that visited Bountiful Cemetery as well as other city cemeteries throughout Davis County on Memorial Day last Monday. The weather improved greatly just in time for the cemetery visitors after two weeks of almost steady rain, hail and snow'. |