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Show , f By TOM BLSSELBERG In a unaniKAYSVILLE mous vote, the Kaysville City Council has approved annexation of more than 200 acres east of Interstate 15. KNOWN AS the Riverside Stake Farm parcel, the 214 acres has been used primarily for agriculture but some want to construct planned unit residential develops ments including and duplexes. land-owne- four-plexe- Because of such interest, the council is considering interm zoning between the and (residential multiple unit designations) that would allow for a transition from single family to multiple housing units. Creation of a new and from the current zone drafting of a new would facilitate this, the council decided. R-- 2 R-- 4 R-- 3 R-- 3 OPTING FOR planning commission action to tormu-lat- e the zoning changes, the council set a public hearing for Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. to allow for input on the changes. In a related matter, an annexation public hearing was set for Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. IN OTHER business, City Administrator John Thacker indicated two have been submitted to the federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation seeking city develop- ment funds. They include of a playground, restrooms and a parking lot at the Mountain Park and $500,000 for a swimming pool. $70,000 for development Some word should be received by fall, Mr. Thacker said after the meeting, adding, Were not very hopeful." The city has received extensive funding from that source in the past. A MEETING was set for to day (Wednesday) with school district officials in an attempt to resolve problems at the new Columbia Elementary School site on 50 West. They include fire hydrant location, curb cuts, storm drain, power and access to the service transformer. In other business, the council approved the naming of Lloyd A. Bishop as a justice of the peace to fill the unexpired term of Henry F. Scheuller. The council is expected to appoint a planning commission member July 21. SOME EIGHT home occupation businesses were approved and three commercial licenses renewed with three new licenses also accepted. Action was deferred on sign ordinance changes recommended by the planning commission with the issue tabled until the commission further modifies the proposal. Ponders Bids For Cool Computers Davis FARMINGTON County Commissioners were asked Tuesday to consider a three-wacooling system for y the new county computer room. su- pervisor Lamont Fow ler urged the commission to support a proposal from a local firm for installacoolers. tion of three five-toHe said the advantage of having three coolers is that if one of the systems breaks down, the other two remain in n operation. COOLING OF the computer room, now located in the base ment of the Farmington courthouse, is necessary to keep the delicate equipment operational. High temperatures traditionally shorten the life of many computer systems. Mr. Fowler said the company, which he would not name pending other incoming bids, has installed similar cooling systems in Utah County and West Valley City. ALSO BEING considered is a single ten-to- n compressor unit. Mr. Fowler, however, shyed away from that proposal and told commissioners the units may be three five-tomore dependable. He reiter n ated that if one of the units stops working the other two will kick on automatically. Commissioners Ernest Eberhard and Harry B. decided to delay a decision on w hich bid to accept until other incoming bids can be secured and investigated. Mr. Fowler supported the move. Ger-lac- h SOME MONEY was budgeted for the computer room project, Fowler said, although he tabbed a maximum appropriation of $18,000 for the cooling system. Workers now are in the process of completing the intenor of the facility for future use. mdm 11 Following the state as a whole, Davis County's construction activity showed an increase from January-Marcof 30 percent over the previous year, a recently released report says. h THE Report; UTAH Construction outlining 1981 for the first quarter indicates activity around the state increased in all sectors especialarea. ly in the While the percentage of new dwelling units increased more than 42 percent for the entire county, there were vast differences between cities. Most activity was in north Davis, where Clearfield and Layton lead the way with 72 and units each. Kaysville recorded 13 while Farmington showed 16, Centerville 13 and Bountiful 14. Activity rose in all of those cities over the previous year except Farmington, where a one-thir- d Based on construction value, even south Davis corded a modest 4.3 percent increase while north Davis jumped 53.5 and the county averaged 34.5 percent jump. re- drop was re- corded. WEST BOUNTIFUL had a 66.7 percent drop equalling Syracuse, but Clinton re- corded a 71.4 percent decline. Woods Cross registered a 10 Bountiful, 9 in Woods Cross, 8 m Farmington. 7 in Centerville, 3 in West Bountiful and one in North Salt Lake. SINGLE FAMILY units continued to dominate residential construction in the county, totalling 142 compared to 18 duplex units and 21 $10,032,100 recorded in the north and $7,5,84.200 in the south county. apartment buildings with 109 units. "Duplexes were recorded in Kaysville with four, Layton with six and Farmington with eight. Clearfield registered 12 apartment buildings and 48 units, Layton six buildings and 45 units, Kaysville one and six and the same for Centerville and Bountiful one building with three units. Overall, just under half the residential units built in north Davis were single family w hile nearly 70 percent fell in that category in south county. As a whole, 52.8 percent were single family in the county. LOOKING AT the number d of dwelling units, 103 single family were recorded in north Davis including: 24 in Clearfield, 44 in Layton, 10 each in Clinton and Sunset, 4 in Fruit Heights and 3 in Kaysville, South Weber and West Point. Eleven were recorded in THREE PROJECTS in the county were valued at over $1 million, with all listed in January. They included apartment projects in Layton for $1.35 million and $1.3 million in Bountiful and a $1.13 Clearfield condominium project. In explaining activity in general over the state, Kristin permit-a- construction uthorized percent decline, and overall, south Davis showed an 8.2 percent drop but that was offset by a 66.4 percent north Davis increase. con- struction was another story, with the two ends of the county changing roles. South Davis recorded a 243.5 percent increase while north Davis registered a 43.5 percent decline. The county showed an overall increase, however, of 33.8 percent. Total construction was valued at $17,616,300. for a 30 percent permit-authorize- jump. with f)WUW oi plans plans and studs a inula mg 2 million 2 ho $ lemrnt.iiv School piooit a will moan a niaoi laiolitung and change toi the last-g- i owing ait and hoaid 21 school pioject ul lot the ho at mooting with bids to completion antic ipatod b tall oi 1982. Clinton lcsiiUnis i.in loi the 'now" ( linion CLINTON SCHOOL PLANS By TOM Bl'SSEI.BF RG Farmington. That mteting beat the district auditorium. According to the timetable, the first phase including 18 classrooms, should be done by May 24. 1982 Then the old building will be demolished during summer vacation for students and the second phase of four classrooms. office and kitchen added A covered court w ill be among unusual features to be included While it wont be he gins at 7 p.m CLINTON Clinton residents who are curious about their "new ' school will now have a chance to get a glimpse at both the plans and an architects rendering by visiting city hall. By GARY R. BLODGETT FARMING! ON A three- fold agreement between mayors of Davis County Council of munities WHILE A completely new school isnt in the offering, it will be the next thing to it. Some 15 new classrooms are planned in addition to new office, kitchen and media center areas. They will be added to six existing rooms and a multipurpose room. But the old, familiar two story portion that has faced 1800 North and greeted and students alike will become history, in about a year. That nine room portion will be demolished in about a year with the new facility set for full occupancy by fall. ernments comGov- pertaining to budgets and uniform salaries may be running into a little opposition right from the beginning. LAYTONS MAYOR and city council at a recent council meeting decided against the COG proposal saying they "would not be bound by any agreement which establishes uniform county wide pay increases for all public employees." which does The proposal not specify if the agreement would be binding calls for a uniform salary increase for all city, county and state employees CLEARFIELD Mayor Don-a- l W. Townley .who presented y 1982. BIDS FOR the project are set to be let at the next school board meeting Tuesday in Stark, research assistant with the University of Utahs Bureau of Economic and Business Research, preparers of heavily to that total, Ms Stark say s: a $1 5 million office building in Salt Lake County and $8 5 million hotel in Ogden. Twenty-si- DURING THE first quarter in 1980. 1.986 permits were issued for new dwelling units 71.6 percent of this went for single family homes compared to 68.7 percent during the first quarter of 1981. struction makeup has changed little from 1980 with slight increases in church and industrial construction while authorizations for hospitals, service stations and repair garages dropped a bit. Store and other mercantile building issuances have remained "relatively constant," she noted. Compared with the Intermountain region of Arizona. Colorado. Idaho. Montana. Nevada. New Mexico. Utah and Wyoming, the state ranked fourth for the total number of new dwelling units authorized but percentagewise, the state ranked second behind Arizona, at 3 4 percent. x major projects valued at $66 million were authorized this year vs. 15 at $25 million a vear ago. con- home-buildin- 1 1 creased from eight to ated. plans call for its potential use as an additional physical education and instruction area Sk lights will provide natural lighting more than 30 students in cramped quarters and the acres. Students coming by bus year-roun- d should have an easier time of thanks to the media center has been poorly ventilated with some complaining it becomes too hot to use, at times. Delegations of parents and city officials have met with the school board on several occasions. asking ideally for a new school. The present project is a compromise that has pleased at least some community leaders. it already-complete- d built in front of the existing building and improvement of sidewalks school THE has been taxed to the limit, most have agieed, down to using the old boiler room for resource classes, at one time Some classrooms have housed ARCHITECTS aie Caipen-te- i and Slnngham ol Salt I afe City with plans indicating the extenor will continue the ied brick exterior. In addition to building modifications, a new soltball and soccer fields have been readied and acieage in g picked up? The answer is simply that mortgage rates are still too high." she continued, noting a sample of rates from three financial institutions showed they remained relatively unchanged staying around percent. 6 con- struction didnt follow that pattern, however, she noted. The first quarter dollar v alua-tioconfor struction is the highest first quarter figure ever recorded, in fact, the amount is 60 percent above the first quarter of 1979 which ended with the dollar highest valuation in history. Two projects contributed n HER FORECAST indicated a drop in mortgage rates by mid-yeto allow for a pick-u- p in new residential construction while she said 1981 will be a record-breakin- g the proposal to COG. said employees are clamoring foi pay raises equal to their counterparts of neighboring communities, regardless of what city budgets will allow He noted that employees are. and have for years, been comparing salaries one city with another. LAYTON MAYOR Lewis Shields acknowledged this by saying that employees of other year for construction if activity continues at its current pace. specific percentage or dollar amount each year for employees raises; 2 limit longevity or step raises based on length of employ ment to 3 percent at the r end of probationary period, plus 3 percent every five years thereafter, and (3) g ( merit inbudget creases for individual emone-tim- Layton workers as a benchmark in negotiating their own salaries." However." he said, "it is the right of each individual city to budget its own pay raises and this perogative should not be controlled by a uniform sal" ary increase schedule LNDFR MAYOR s plan, cities would Town-le- y set a ( ) e ployees based solely on outstanding performance and efficiency Mayor Townley stressed that he would like to tie employee salary increases to the National Consumer Price Index rather than straight raises, the latter of which he terms "both unrealistic tor Utah and a highly inflationary method of providing raises " g HE SAID his proposal would He emphasized that federal, state, county and city entities do not earn money they thus these spend money salaries are not city, county or state dollars; they are taxpayers dollars. IN DF.FF.NSF. of his proposal to have salaries based on National CPI, rather than straight Mayor Townley noted that the CPI is based on, among other things, food, apparel, services, medical care, transportation, household (rent and mortgages), fuel, utilities, recreation, etc. Should Not Be Land-base- d By TOM achieve a fairness of payment balance, on the one hand to employees for services performed, and on the other hand to the taxpayers who pay for those services. one-yea- cities have been "using MX the report, said, "Single family unit censtn'ction is declining as a percent of total units authorized. "Why hasn't the u-ii- City Salaries: To Each His Own Davis Building Increases Bv TOM BLSSELBERG I itn i&hJ tl I COPIES OF the blueprints as well as a pictorial rendering of the facility were presented to the city by School Board Member Bruce Parry and Public Information Officer Bonnie Durrance Monday morning. Receiving them for the city was Jeannette Wood, city treasurer. For many city residents, the presentation didnt come too soon, as they've lobbied for a new school and-o- r better facilities in the north county city for several years. Davis Commission I BLSSELBERG - CLEARFIELD Saying hed rather see someones tuna killed than his grandfather, for- mer congressional candidate Ed Firmage voiced strong MX opposition to a system last week in a speech to the Clearfield Job Corps Community Relations Council land-base- d System WIT HOLT A SALT hurt and water supplies treaty of some sort, there is no guarantee that buildup will stop al the projected active 20() missiles among 4. 600. Instead, that could multiply to 15 or 20.(100 and in the process would ruin the Great Basin, he said Environmentally, the sheep industry would be severely eroded. Mr Firmage said, noting some strange bedfellows have been formed as a result of opposition. Indians consider the area as sacred land have joined with others in their fight to save the region from what they believe will be ruin EAEN WITH the system in place and that will take time CONTINUED Clearfield Seeks Funds For Water Clearfield city has applied to the Utah Board of Water Resources for $300.(XXJ to help construct a gallon w ater storage reservoir and install connecting pipelines Clearfield Mayor Donal W Townley says the entire project is expected to cost about n $620. (XX). THE MAYOR indicated that the city presently is unable to ON PAGE 3 DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 "B North Main St Layton Utah 84041 Phone use all ot the Weber Basin water it has contracted because of the lack of storage facilities The city is paying for that unstored water, he says, and still must pump from wells to pro-ide an adequate w ater supply After an investigation by engineers of the Utah Div lsion of Water Resources, the board will take action on the v 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO John Stahie Jr Publisher Second Class Postage Paid at Layton Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4 50 per year Out ot State Subscription $5 50 Oversees Subscription $15 00 (Payable in Advance) |