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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, MARCH 18, 1982 Housing Planned By TOM Bl'SSELBERG BOUNTIFUL What could be the last public hous- ing in the county for many years is moving slowly into the construction phase on three Bountiful sites. UNDER AUSPICES of the Davis County Housing Authority, 68 units are planned, including 24 for elderly to be built adjacent to the newly completed Meadows, 285 E. 1450 N. The two story facility will include a small lobby and laundry area, and be built to blend with its sister project. Forty-fou- r two and three bedroom duplex townhouses with brick and aluminum family units will be constructed, as well, with 16 planned for 425 W. Center and 28 units at 2160 S. Orchard Dr. across from a large grocery store. Playgrounds will be located at both sites, as well. PRELIMINARY approval has been received from city officials for the projects with proper zoning and density that will be less than is allowed, says Housing Authority Director Rosemary Davis. An Oct. bid date is hoped for on the various projects. Housing Board Chairman David Tayler 1 JW V1I1VJL CTTT LAYTON - Mayor Lewis G. Shields proclaimed the week of March 7 to 13 as Girl Scout Week in keeping with the Girl Scout Week observance throughout the United States. -- 1982 IS the 70th anniversary of the founding of Girl Scout- ing which was organized March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Ga. Girl scouting was started by a very unusual woman named Juliette Gordon Low. She learned about the Girl Guides" from a friend of l, the founder of 1. WWELlm. grown to three million girl scouts and leaders in the U.S. today. DAISY died in 1927. The Juliette Low World Friendship Fund was started to honor her and her vision of world wide friendship. Part of the money from this fund is used to send girl scouts to other countries and to bring girl scouts from abroad to the U.S. The other part of the fund goes to the Thinking Day Fund set up by the world association. It is used to help girl scouts and girl says. Layton Mayor Lewis G. Shields has proclaimed the week as Girl Scout Week. of March "Theyll be quite attractive," Mrs. Davis says of the In my opinion there are units two good reasons to build them. Theres no construction going on right now it will mean a substantial number of jobs." 7-- guides all around the world. Contributions to this worthy charitable fund can be made through Junior Troop 41 and Cadet Troop 364, call 19. This is tax deducor 544-2tible. 1 school. The senior girl scout program is for high school seniors through college seniors. ALL GIRL Scout troops are now selling Girl Scout cookies. This is the only g activity they have besides the calendar sales. Money is used to support many activities including the campership program. Orders can be placed by calling fund-raisin- MRS. RUBY J. Price is the leader for both troops. Girl scouting is open to all girls of school age. Girls in grades 6 are Brownies. The Junior scouts takes girls from grade. Cadets are from ninth grade to seniors in high 2-- 6-- 9 773-671- 546-374- Baden-Powel- the Boy Scouts when he visited her in Scotland in August of 1911, Mrs. Low was so excited she began a Scottish Girl Guide troop with seven girls. Meetings were held on Saturday afternoons. Some girls walked six miles to the meetings. ON RETURNING to Georgia, Daisy as she was called, organized the Girl Scouts of America. Eighteen girls met in her home on March 12, 1912. The scouting program has Opening A March 18th bid FARMINGTON opening has been set to gather estimates for a new vehicle for the Davis County Sheriffs office. ACCORDING TO Sheriff Brant Johnson, county law enforcement officers last d year had access to a couple of vehicles which are no longer available. He told county commissioners Thursday state-owne- that a need exists for another drive and urged the board to authorize a bid opening. FUNDING FOR two new vehicles was included in the Sheriffs fiscal 1982 budget, but Johnson asked for bids on only one vehicle--a- t an approximate cost of $9,000. Bids will be accepted March 18th in the Davis County Commission Chambers at 10:15 a.m. mdm . . LELAND E. (Lee) Mitchell, owner of the Mitchells Rotary Hears Of Highways Nursery, 1700 South Frontage Road. Kaysville received the distinguished award recently during the annual state convention in Salt Lake City sponsored by the Utah Association of Nurserymen. The award is given to the person who has contributed the most service in furthering the nursery industry as well as - contributing the most to homes, used schools and civic organizations and projects. MR. MITCHELL is well known throughout the state. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Utah Association of Nurserymen, served two terms as president of the association as well as serving as governor to the American Association and was re- elected to that position. He is a permanent member of the Board for the Spring Garden Festival and the Civic Beautification Board, statewide. HE IS respected and admired for his expertise in the nursery business. He was born and reared in West Bountiful and graduated from Davis High School. His father was manager of LELAND MITCHELL City. He opened his Kaysville business August 1981 which has been a successful adventure. He plans to have his base operation located in Kaysville within a three year period. HE WANTS to be of service to the community and will have representatives of his company available for speaking engagements to groups on how to properly plant gardens and trees as well as all types of plants. He feels this would be a nursery for 19 years and when Lee was 10 years old he was hired to water the plants as the water boy. He has been in the nursery business the past 28 years. He attended the U niver-sit- y of Utah and also took classes from Ohio State University. IN ADDITION to his Kays- ville Business, he has a nursery business in Salt Lake THE WHOLE FAMILY Bill HurKAYSVILLE ley, director ot the Department of Transportation for the State of Utah was the guest speaker at the Kaysville Rotary Club dinner meeting Wednesday evening. MR. HURLEY directs the second largest department in the state consisting of some 1.600 employees state wide. He is responsible for the plan- ning. design, construction, maintenance and safety of Utahs highways. Mr. Hurley explained to the Rotanans that the major priorities of his department are: completion of interstate projects. implement projects, improve the maintenance program and implement a bridge replacement program. THE ROTARY club meets weekly at the Davis High School cafeteria, for a regular dinner meeting, np TERFS STYLE SHOP Perm Special $15.00 $7.50 $4.00 Cut and Style Childrens Cuts Licensed Cosmetologist 773-679- iru A MEAL FOR THE HOUSING Authority board, in other business, set a May 8 open house to show off the Meadows, with hopes to invite the governor and other dignitaries, although the main impetus is to invite families of tenants to view the facilities, it was noted. an asset to the commumtv Mr. Mitchells wile is the former Wanda Mae Johnson of Salt Lake City and thev are of three sons, np A local businessman was named Businessman of the Year" for the state of Utah. in emergency rehabilitation monies that was available to lower income people living in d however. When that $36,000 is gone there may be no funds to pick up the slack, she says, noting that a meeting has been called to investigate means of continuing the program. Businessman Honored 'fiave money to run it we dont want slums. In related financial matters, Mrs. Davis notes that $36,000 owner-occupie- questioned that change, emergency rental assistance. THE CURRENT $1.5 billion in national housing subsidies, such as for the 30 percent of income levels, will be terminated, but she adds We need to four-whe- li- THOSE FUNDS are being transferred for use primarily in weathenzation. where homes are insulated, cracks filled in. etc. to maximize energy efficiency warmth in the winter, coolness in the summer, for example. Mrs. Davis says the attorney generals office has funds has been used for although that could change in the future, Mrs. Davis says. A flat rate rental is being proposed that would allow for more local flexibility to run the Housing Authority like a business and allow for severance from federal ties a move that appears to be gaining in probability. or 544-251- 9 of residents needs, usually mited to $250 in each case. THAT CAME out of planned, 776-123- as well, depending on severity $500,000 appropriated over the last couple y ears by the legislature to various cities that was then turned over to the housing authority with low interest loans. Less than $1,000 in those SPEAKING of a need she believes exists for such housing she adds, "we are growing 50 percent every 10 years we need to plan for that. The units will be available at rental and utility costs 30 percent of income, as currently 825-920- 7 5 previously for everything from replacing water heaters ready to burst to leaking roofs, or to upgrade faulty electrical wiring, is drying up. 6 Clinton |