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Show 11, 1982 DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, FEBRUARY WEEKLY REFLEX qi mi ii ret Clearfield May Get Help With Major Streets B MRK D. M1CKELSEN CLEARFIEL- designated some money for secondary Clearfield City may be eligible to receive federal-ai- d roads. Cities wishing to apply for money must do so through the Wasatch Front Regional Council. WFRC administrators will determine the classifications and make a determination on the projects to be funded. According to Mr. Smith, 90 percent of the funding for a secondary road project comes from the federal government. He told council members there are several Clearfield roads which could qualify for funding, and urged the group to authorize an application for the money. D- federal funding to improve some of its major traffic routes, city council members were told recently. ACCORDING to Ron Smith of Forsgren-Perkin- s engineering, the federal government sets aside a certain amount of funding each year to be used by state and county officials for urban improvement. In Federal-AiUrban funding, the state receives 50 percent of the allocation and cities and counties receive the other 50 percent. Mr. Smith said if cities and counties dont use their portion of the funding the money is returned to the state. d TO GET a road designated for funding, Mr. Smith said, the road must be a major collector system where traffic is expected to increase in the of some surplus slate funds, state officials have AS A result tensen and Neil J. Wall. By DONETA GATHERUM Spokesman for the property developers was Lee Rudd. MR. RUDD explained the apartments would be clustered in two groups of buildings. There would be ample green space for holding ponds, landscaping, etc. The property is zoned for multiple dwellings so the council was not choosing to have or not to have apartment houses rather the choice was between a planned unit with buildings - LAYTON The most controversial item on the Layton City Council agenda of Feb. 4 was a public hearing set to determine if the Sawtooth Apartment Complex PRUD (Planned Residential Unit Developd ment) located at 3400 N. (near the east fence of Hill Air Force Base) would be approved or denied by the council. Fair-fiel- Mr. Smith recommended three such roads to the city council. 1000 WEST from 800 North to 1700 South. -- 200 South from State Highway 126 West to 2000 West. THE APARTMENTS would one-hastories high. There would be 198 units constructed on 11.4 acres. Developers of the property are Kyle Follett, Randy Mor- - be two and 700 SOUTH from Highway 126 to the Freeport Center. -- Mr. Smith said he has asked the district director in charge of FAU funds to review the Clearfield roads and possibly send a recommendation on to Federal FAU representatives. lf City council members, pleased by the availability of additional funds, authorized Mayor Neldon Hamblin to cosign Mr. Smiths application letter. of the KAYSVILLE CLEARFIELD - Although plans are talking stage, Clearfield officials appear supportive of an idea to eventually install curb, gutter and sidewalk along a dangerous section of 1000 West roadway. -- only in the THE BUSY highway is used by Meadow Park youngsters traveling to and from Cook Elementary School in Syracuse and includes a number of hazards, such as deep irrigation ditches in close proximity to the road. Howard McMillan, Clearfields chief building inspector, told city council members recently that a preliminary study on possible alternatives for 1000 West has been completed. SEVERAL MEADOW Park residents are being bussed to Cook Elementary this year, thanks to an agreement between Clearfield City and the Davis Board of Education. Next year, however, Mr. McMillan said the youngsters will have to walk the 1000 West route again. CITY MANAGER Gayle Starks said most of the land being considered for curb, gutter and sidewalk is owned by Utah Pow- er and Light. He said he thinks tJP&L will cooperate, with project approved. Costwise, Mr. McMillan said engineers have estimated a total of $16,000 for curb, gutter and sidewalk. Syracuse's share of the project would be $6,000, he said. Mrs. Karen Nutt owner of Winters Wonderland Day Care Center. The establish- the-cit- 16-1- a free exhaust check. WE CAN also test and inflate your tires to further help improve gas mileage! . is,' e ANY PLANS for the project informational bers were told. are purely at this point, council mem- Principals Named FARMINGTON - New principals have been named in anticipation of the opening of a new junior high and elementary school. COLUMBIA Elementary School under construction in Kaysville will be headed by Dale Barnett, who currently is principal at Woods Cross Elementary. In further juggling. George Marchant. who has served as pnncipal at Farmington Elementary for several years, will move to Woods Cross Elementary. Crestview Elementarys current princip- al, Ken Bullock, will take Mr. Marchants place in Farm- ington. THE POSITION at Laytons Crestview will be taken by Melvin Kleinman, a teacher at Jennie P. Stewart School in Centerville. Meanwhile, Dale Rees, currently serving as principal at Viewmont High School, will take that position at the new Farmington Junior High. WAITE, a teacher and coach at Bountiful High School, will take the position of assistant principal at Centerville Junior High, replacing Blaine A. Hyer, who has been named as principal at Farming-to- n Junior. PAUL Fred Brown, a i THOSE LIVING in the Farmington and Kaysville area will have a clinic at the Farmington City Shops, 286 S. 200 E., Farmington. The Layton clinic will be in the large Layton Commons Bowery. A clinic will also be held in Clearfield at the Clearfield Fire Dept., on East Center. Veterinarians will donate their time to the clinics. Pet Pride members will assist with filling out forms. The cost for the rabies shot will be $5 per animal. All dogs must be on a leash. Cats must be on a leash and in some type of sturdy container. Utah state law requires all dogs to have a current rabies vacination. Animal control officials will be at the clinics to sell dog licenses. unset Council Grants Must File. Income Continued from front page continue to develop in the area unless residents are allowed to do something with their lots. She said 800 North needs to be developed better than it is now. Mr. Brown assured residents. borhood, However, asked if he plans to begin construction soon, Mr. Brown was skeptical. In the final moments of the public hearing, another resident told city council members that 80 people had signed a petition opposing further multiple dwellings along 800 North. are unable to handle upkeep on the grounds. Several audience members told the council they want to sell their lots and leave the area. Mayor Sant pointed out that multiple dwelling property is worth more money than y property, depending on the quantity of land. single-famil- MAYOR SANT told the man the city would keep the petition in mind. But, in a unanimous vote, the council agreed to rezone Mr. Browns lot. Councilman Scott Mikesell was absent, but told Mayor Sant he would have voted no on the rezoning proposal. deny the PRUD, breaking the tie created by the split council vote. A DECISION on the Indian Oak Condominium project, located at 1350 E. Rosewood Lane was tabled until further information could be presented to the council. Areas the council had concerns about included fire protection, preserving the asthe-ti- c quality of the area and in- - THE COUNCIL did give preliminary approval to the Layton Hills subdivision. The 93 lot development is located at 3300 N. Highway 89 on the east side of the road. In trying to make the subdivision more compatible with the terrain, the developers have designed the road system so it would deny adjacent property owners access to their land. The council will require these access problems be worked out before final approval will be given. petition and won honors for her sales demonstration. The project was co- sponsored by the DECA Club of the state and sales market executives of Utah. Miss George is employed at Kaysville Drug Company. AT THE KCA meeting she gave her presentation on selling a waffle iron with Gaylen Sprague acting as the cus- tomer. Sandy Butterfield, KCA ex- ecutive secretary introduced the guest speaker, Fran Brown and Dana Wright, KCA secretary pinned a corsage on Mrs. Brown. DAVE KING, of Davis High School introduced Debbie George who is a DECA student, who took first place in the women's division of the MRS. FRAN Brown who is a successful businesswoman in this area spoke on Business Climate and Employee Motivation. She stated, Dont waiver, get out there and sell your pro- Utah State DECA Sales com duct. SHE STRESSED the importance of bringing in more business and round it out in Kaysville and Davis County. More businesses will bring more business to those who are already in the business world. She said, "Kaysville cus- - tomers want 1. service. 2. Cleanliness and 3. Products available. Look inward. The Chamber is a vital part of your business. Businesses should support Kaysville business. REMEMBER to purchase your gasoline in town, patronize your local dentists, doctors, banks, drug store, movie theater, grocery stores and all other businesses. I support my own town business. Lets all do the same. THE NEXT Chamber of Commerce meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 3 at Birt and Ernie Restaurant. Come out and support your local chamber, np , functions, including music By TOM BUSSELBERG programs. - After a FARMINGTON little more than a month of no heat and with dust collecting on the furniture, the Davis County Library auditoriums in Clearfield and Bountiful have been reopened. Statements Some veterans and other beneficiaries receiving penson checks may have had their benefits stopped due to failure to return an annual income questionnaire. THAT WILL make at least in south Davis happy and expedite a polling place for the March 2 paramedics election in north Davis as well as assist in providing space for an untold other number of programs. the music teachers ACCORDING TO Douglas B. Wadsworth, regional office director, these questionnaires were mailed out with the November 1 checks, and must have been completed and returned to the VA for checks to be mailed out on Feb. 1. Those individuals entitled to benefits and not receiving a check should contact the VA The Regional Office, The auditoriums were closed shortly after the New Year to meet drastic budget cuts brought on primarily by Laytons decision not to rejoin the library system. That meant some readjustments of such programs as the senior citizens monthly luncheon in Clearfield, their board meeting every two months in Clearfield and discontinuation of other 524-596- Veterans Administrations telephone number toll-fre- e available throughout the state is AND SOUTH Davis music teachers donated a piano for use in the south branch auditorium and were concerned it would be damaged due to cold temperatures brought on by heat turnoff. The reopening came not only due to public pressure but a Godsend from the county commission, authorizing a mill levy increase to 2.126 mills. That is expected to be formally approved after a Feb. 18 hearing where the budget will be reopened by the county com- mission. That pushes the budget to $815,000, enough to provide about $15,000 to pay for auditorium operations. IN OTHER action, the board reaffirmed its policy charging Layton residents not owning any property within the county library taxing district $5 a person or $10 a fami of an ly. That apparent continuation of city came in light council feeling that the city will remain out of the library system. The county library board didnt set any deadline to allow Laytons return but County Com. Glen Saunoers said it would be "very difficult" for the city to rebudget-wis- e turn during 1982. Noting some complaints raised by Layton residents at ha ving to pay the $ 0 fee Board Chairman Evan Whitesides, 1 himself a Layton resident, reaffirmed that the county is operating on funds that weren't contributed by Layton residents in tax dollars this year. IT OPERATES with tax anticipation note funds in anticipation of tax dollars received after Nov. 30 of each year. That practice is followed by virtually all 29 counties in the state due to legislative mandate placing counties on a . f i . calendar year while cities op30 fiscal erate on a July year. In addition, Layton residents are actually receiving their service at bargain rates, considering taxpayers are subsidizing library service for about $27 a year, Library Director Jeanne Layton said. NOTING A tax increase would probably have come sooner or later anyway after construction of a new headquarters library was Board Member Robert Arbuckle. That could be minimized or eliminated if the countys growth reached previous nine-te- n percent levels, Mr. Whitesides said. In related Layton action, the board approved the bookmobile contract where the city will pay $13,820 to the county. That in turn will pay just over half of the county's bill to the state library board, providers of the north Davis bookmobile service. TV Firm OSHA Critioi LAYTON -- - A spokesman for the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Administration criticized Wasatch Community T.V. last week for claiming that OSHA has some regulatory control over what landowners can and cannot install or plant near utility poles. OSHA TRAINING Specialist Neil Anderson said he was disturbed over recent newspaper reports in which Wasatch Community T.V. officials said OSHA regulates what items must be kept off utility easements. Mr. Anderson, referring to an article in the Jan. 28 Kaysville Weekly Reflex," said Wasatch Community T.V. General Manager Kim Mag-newas mistaken when he said a Sunset resident's shrubs were in dangerously close proximity to a nearby utility pole ss WERE NOT trying to push anything through that is not beneficial to the neigh- CURRENTLY, MANY lots along the street are owned by elderly residents who Mayor Shields voted to .. science teacher at Davis High School, will take Mr. Rees place at Viewmont. tb Rabies Clinic Set rabies clinic for dogs and cats will be held Feb. 20 from p.m. at three different locations in north Davis County. rs Sill and Stevenson favored the development. suring safety of toddlers and young children by doing some- thing with Snow Creek. Library Auditoriums Reopened By MARK D. MICKELSEN A ment has been renamed Childrens Wonderland. President Richins thanked those who set up the KCA sponsored Health Fair and all those who participated. It was a successful project and the KCA will consider holding one in another six months. Improve your gas mileage and help clean up the ,, The PRESIDENT Ron Richins conducted and he introduced air! The Davis County Clean Air Van will be at Baskin Robbins, Lakeside Square in Clearfield, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your vehicle in for Veterans plan- Kaysmonthly meeting ville Chamber of Commerce was held Wednesday, Feb. 3 with a dinner meeting at the new Birt and Ernie Restaurant in Kaysville. Car Check Set IN ORDER to safeguard the children, he said, approximately 450 feet of sidewalk will have to be installed. The sidewalk will have to be constructed two feet into the existing road so that nearby irrigation lines are not affected, he told council members. Mayor Neldon Hamblin said Syracuse Mayor Boyd Thurgood is concerned about the safety of the children and has agreed to participate in the project. Mayor Hamblin said he also contacted local ditch company officials, with lines in the area, whose irrigation canals pose some danger to the children. commendations of the Force. Councilmembers Truto deny jillo and Harris voted Council-membethe PRUD project. New Business Urged For Kays. 1 By MARK D. MICKELSEN noise, 3. no master plan input, 4. no demonstratable need. ning commission and the Air CHECKS ACCEPTED with guarantee card only. There will be a $5 charge on all checks returned with insufficient funds. For 000 West 2. ing units built on individual lots with small yards and more asphalt, Mr. Rudd contended. COMMERCIAL refuse $4 per ton; commercial pickup trucks (small loads not weighed, $2 per load; tires $20 per ton. Commercial refuse outside north Davis County $7 per ton; North Davis County residents bringing in home refuse $1 with green refuse card (cash at scale house; any patron without green refuse card $7 per load-to- n (cash at scale house). Progress Coming incompatable density, COUNCILMAN Sam Trujillo made a motion to deny the PRUD request based on the re- Effective March 1, 1982, the refuse board has set the following charges for dumping refuse at the landfill east of Hill AFB: to be used for urban projects. 1. clustered and green space combined into larger pieces or the traditional multiple hous- Dumping Fees Set HE SAID there is currently $900,000 in FAU funds waiting OPPOSITION to the apartments came largely from Arlo Stewart who represented the U.S. Air Force. He contended the housing was too close to the runway. The noise level was high. There was some danger from aircraft. The city planning commission recommended denying the PRUD request because of and, thus -- - represented a violation of OSHA standards. ACCORDING to Mr. Anderson, there are no OSHA regulations prohibiting the installation of shrubs, trees or fences near utility poles. The whole idea behind the organization is to protect employees and to provide a safe he said. workplace, MR. MAGNESS, in a recent telephone interview, said he has had several workers injured because of poor access to utility poles. Many workers have to take a running leap, he said, in order to get onto the pole. While cable company administrators are required by OSHA to provide a safe work- place, Mr. Anderson said OSHA has no control over ity easements. util- LAVELL Jensen, the director of area development for Utah Power and Light, said cable companies have the right to attach their lines to utility a contract has been poles--i- f signed with UP&L. He pointed out, however, that the companies must get permission from the adjoining landowner before the work is begun. right-of-w- MR. JENSEN said the state legislature recently passed a bill allowing cable companies to use public utility easements, but the bill does not give companies the right to trespass. Asked about regulations concerning the placement of certain items on or near the poles, Mr. Jensen said it is forbidden for anyone to place a structure on a permanent utility easement especially houses and garages. THERE IS still some question, officials say, over the - placement of shrubs and bushes. A dispatcher for UP&L said workers never tear bushes or shrubs apart to gain access to a pole. A spot is cleared and a iadder is brought in, he said. HE DID say that some men have been hurt because they could not get access to the pole. Linemen have found everything from bird houses to citizen band radios tacked to the poles, he said, as well as shrubs and bushes near the base. The dispatcher said he doesnt know of any state reg- ulations prohibiting items from being placed near the poles. IT DEPENDS on who you talk to as to what you can do with an easement, he said. Some companies tear things apart, others leave them alone, he said. Mr. Anderson explained that most power and telephone companies provide good equipment and training for their employees. In addition, the employees are and well-educate- d, have very few accidents." OSHA INSPECTORS are able to view cable company procedures in the field, Mr. Anderson said. Everything they do is very visible. In terms of accidents and fatalities, he said OSHA is finding some problems with companies who work with high voltage lines. He said there are usually two or three fatalities each year resulting from people who are electrocuted in the field. IT IS the employers responsibility to make sure those people are properly trained and instructed, he said. The problem is, OSHA cannot determine who the company hires. Mr. Anderson admitted that workers in some cable companies are probably inexperienced, thus increasing their potential for injury on the job. MOST EMPLOYERS are concerned about the safety of their workers, he said, "but there is still a small percentage who do not care about human life. In Utah, he said, 40-5- per- 0 cent of the fatalities in the work force occur in the 5 18-2- age bracket. He cited a lack of experience and an overabundance of enthusiasm as two of the main problems. COMPANIES are required to notify OSHA within one hour after fatality and within eight hours of a serious injury. Glenda Rigby Named To Recreation Post FARMINGTON Davis County officials Tuesday named Glenda Rigby, 49 W. 400 N., Farmington, to direct the county recreation program through March of this year. THE COUNTY wants to completely phase out of the recreation business by March 17, but are committed to several recreation programs until the completion date, according to Davis Personnel Director Mel Miles. Mrs. Rigby will be responsible for supervising the remaining basketball and vol leyball programs. The programs will continue through March, due to the fact that a number of residents had signed up for participation prior to the countys decision to drcp out of the recreation business. AS RECREATION director, Mrs. Rigby will receive a $400 per month stipend. Commissioners were told Tuesday that the salary fee does not include fringe benefits. The commission approved Mrs. Rigbys application, following a recommendation from the county personnel department. : |