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Show I 1 WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JUNE 17, 1982 ummer: School Building Work Satellite Prison Issue Is Far From Dead Issue TOM BI SSELBERG B FARMINGTON ployes. 100 The em- part-tim- e THEY MERE part of the massive effort needed each summer to perform all those inside and outside tasks around schools that cant be completed while students are utilizing facilities during the school year. That means everything from cheeking thousands of sprinkler heads, including putting finishing touches on 18 major proiects, to emptying hot water heaters and painting those tattered edges. IN A report to the board of education, district buildings and grounds Director Dean . around gra- duation time. first Monday after school was out meant the first day of work for about good workout Penrod said several divisions of employees concentrate on ' irtuallv every phase of district facilities, including spray ing and fertilizing grounds and paying close attention to those grounds projects planted last fall, for inst- ance. Mechanical equipment must be looked at thoroughly with about 75 boilers reviewed and s hot water tanks drained and checked. Add to the shopping list about a dozen water fountains installed dur100-plu- ing the summer and some idea of the depth of work is por- trayed. PLAY EQUIPMENT to bleachers gets the welders torch to the tune of about 35 projects, he says while even the hundreds of fire extinguishers must be surveyed, especially considering that "some were given a pretty There are about 2,500 of those possible devices in the districts 70 or so buildings, each given a serial number that helps in determining which are stolen, for instance, Dr. Penrod noted. life-savi- CREWS OFTEN augment what building custodians can do during the school year by assisting in changing lights in the rooms, for instance, as well as making sure those scoreboard lights multi-purpo- are in place. Carpets need to be mended, in some instances, replaced in others, and roofs need to be surveyed as part of the twice-a-ye- ar d inspection. About of the district's buildings will get a paint job of some sort with most painters, although one-thir- part-tim- having worked for the district previously. of woodworking projects go on in the summer, as well, including installation of cabinets, many produced by shop classes, where they produced about 450, while fulltime craftsmen produce still A LOT more, he says. Maybe we can catch up a bit with the students gone," he added, noting about ten portable classrooms will have to be moved now that theyre empty of charges. SOME ATTENTIONS had to be paid to Clinton Elem. School, where the old portion is to be razed any day and materials have had to be stacked in the room. The new protion should be completed by next month. Landscaping at Holt Elem. School in west Clearfield is multi-purpo- going well," Dr. Penrod says, as well as at Mueller Park Jr. High. Landscaping around placement at all elementary Bountiful and Clearfield High School gymnasiums will also School should be ready months early with its addition, be done. Farmington Jr. fields should be ready by August and three-fou- r big toys will be installed Highs playing this year, completing their schools. EAST LAYTON Elem. 3: West Points new portion should be done in a few weeks and Farmington Jr. High will see completion of work in about a month, Dr. Penrod said. .FARMINGTON A new state law requiring cities to 1982-8- 3 approve their fiscal rather bijdgets by than the traditional July 1 deadline, has resulted in some complications at both the city aijd county level, mid-Jun- i : DAVIS COUNTY Assessof Willard Gardner targeted the compressed time schedule as one reason his department was late in distributing assessed valuations to several communities. The inconvenience has forced many civic leaders to estimate their mill levies for the coming year. Mr. Gardner, who was appointed acting assessor last Miy, said no one can be blamed for the tardiness of the assessed valuations. The computer people have been refining some programs to better serve the county, he said, adding that computer programs often have bugs in them that have to be worked out. IN ADDITION, the assessor said the county has had some difficulty balancing its books this year. Once an error in the evaluations is found, he said, it is difficult to get the correction into the computer so that it corresponds with the countys current records. I dont feel there is any blame to be placed on anyone. Hopefully, well have the prpgtams purified by" n,ext year, Mr. Gardner said. BOUNTIFUL City Manager Tom Hardy said officials in his will adopt the same mill levy they approved for fiscal 1981-8- 2 in hopes that the countys assessed valuations will remain constant. Although Hardy said I have a lot of sympathy for the assessors position, he emphasized that late valuations make it extremely difficult for the cities to set their community mill levies. KAYSVILLE - Six incum- bent Davis County elected officials managed to eliminate their opponent for the primary election by gaining 70 percent of the delegate votes at the Davis County Republican Party convention last Saturday. MEANWHILE, State Representative Paul Lloyd of District 18, fell two votes short of the necessary votes to escape the primary election. Thus, he will face Naomi Shumway in the Sept. 14 Primary Election. Davis Countys Democratic Party, meeting the same day in Layton, did not have a for candidates. runoff OF THE 271 delegates to the county GOP convention, incumbent Commissioner Glen E. Saunders garnered 74.8 percent of the votes to eliminate Glen W. Flint, former county commissioner, 202-6Carolyn Burbidge, incumbent in the race for Bountiful Precinct constable, was the 8. mill levy will not increase and we plan to stick with that decision. largest vote-gett- with 89 votes compared to 13 for Brent W. McClellan and three for Robert W. Reitz. INCUMBENT Clerk Rodney W. Walker, incumbent Treasurer Pauline McBride and incumbent Attorney Rodney S. Page gained support of the GOP convention delegates and all managed to escape the primary election by pulling at least 70 percent of the total delegate votes. arrive. The city has promised residents, Hardy said, that the well along and Bur- ton Elementarys addition is ready for finishing work, he added. By GARY R. BLODGETT If an inFARMINGTON dividual or group want to send its generosity the way of the Davis School District, a new corporation has been formed to properly receive them. UNDER UTAHS corporation laws, the district non-prof- it is not a new problem. Like Bountiful, Thacker, said Kaysville plans to adopt an estimated 13 mill levy, but may have to adjust it when the valuation figures come in. ONE OF the problems, Thacker said, is that there are a number of things that the city would like to include in the citys fiscal 1982-8- 3 budget. he added, But, we dont know if the resources are there. He noted that the county promised to have assessed valuations to the cities by June THE COMPRESSED budget schedule has aggravated the situation, the city manager said. Layton City Administrator Randall Heaps was less critical Although the Committee for Concerned Citzens of Utah may have fallen short of its goal to obtain enough signatures for a public vote on regional (satellite) prisons, the issue is far from being dead. The largest margin of victory was Attorney Pages 228-4- 2 win over Atty. George S. Diumenti. Clerk Walker defeated challenger Blake D. and Treasurer Chard, 197-7- McBride won easily over Archer R. Clayton, 225-4- 6. IN THE other d post, Henry J. Dickamore of South Weber defeated Mary to gain exactly the Stark, 14-70 percent vote needed to escape the primary ballot. party-electe- has organized an endowment corporation to allow local ls or philanthropic groups to submit gifts, including cash that can be credited for tax purposes, explains acting supt. Gayle Stevenson. But he emphasized it isnt meant to allow gifts of cash from a parent for a particular student but is meant more for general purpose donations. THE BOARD education will act as its board of directors with an annual meeting to be set. of the situation, but said his city also plans to estimate its mill levy based on last years KAYSVILLE City Manager John Thacker echoed Hardys comments, but said the dilemma of late assessed valuations News Editor School Board Forms Unit For Endowments valuations. 1. THE CITY manager said he doesnt think Bountifuls 10.37 mill levy will have to be changed when the valuations Columbia Elementary is moving Davis Republicans Pick Incumbents Fiscal Dates Cause Problems Bv MLRK D. MICKELSEN with it ready for carpet and with the gymnasium floor now being laid, while Layton High Schools new east entrance is taking place. HE SAID the required number of signatures now require that the state legislature debate the issue of the next regular session in January. The initiative petitions are an attempt to have the proposal stopped which would allow the state board of corrections to have constructed throughout the state a series of satellite or regional prisons. A SITE near 600 North Redwood Rd., North Salt Lake, is considered by the corrections department as being a priority location among about three proposed sites still under consideration in northern Utah. Willard Bay in Box Elder County is also a high priority site. Property under consideration in west Farmington has apparently been disregarded by the committee seeking proposed sites, according to Ken Shulsen, associate director for the Utah State Prison and chairman of the selection committee. REP. CURRAN said Davis County, based on registered voters, needed about 5,700 signatures but through last Saturday had received only 3,911. He noted, howev- Davis Picnic For Seniors IN YEARS past, he said, the city didnt receive the valuaThe Davis County Seniors tions until July 15, long after picnic will be held June 17 at the budget had been approved. Bountiful Bowery, 150 W; However, state law now re- the 600 N., Bountiful. Lunch Wilt quires both mill levies and at 12 noon and lunch served be budgets to be approved by tickets are $1.50. Make reserJune 15. Until this year, cities the centers or had until August to adopt a vations through 1 Silver Age Meal Site, new mill levy. , or Heritage Center, Assessor Gardner said the Goden Years, county is not anticipating any The event will provide valuation in assessed changes bingo, fun entertainment, during the coming fiscal year. games and prizes. HE NOTED that if assessed valuations dont arrive in the cities in time for the mill levy deadline, the delay shouldn't pose any great impact. Mr. Gardner said he doesnt know how strict the state will be on the revised June 15 deadline. 546-220- 773-706- 295-347- Several other Davis County entities, including North Salt Lake, Woods Cross, Clearfield and the Davis County School Board, are planning to keep their mill levies the same as fiscal 1981-8- STATE REP. Bob Curran County), spokesperson for the committee, said a sufficient number of signatures have been obtained to force the state legislature to have the issue discussed in the next session of the legislature. We needed five percent, or 30,000 registered voters, to sign the petitions asking for legislative action, the representative We succeeded in doing this in explained. at least 15 of the 29 counties in the state. er, that at that time petitioners had spent only three days in Davis County. Were going to continue to seek names of persons opposing the satellite prison said Rep. Curran. Weve exprogram, ceeded the necessary number of petitions (signatures) required to force the issue onto the legislature but fall short of the required number of names to have the issue place' on the ballot for public vote. HE EXPLAINED that 10 percent of the electorate vote or approximately 60,000 are needed to have the issue signatures placed on the general election ballot in November. Rep. Curran agreed there is a need for additional prison space to relieve the over Water FARMINGTON Although interest rates still was able to obtain $12 million in tax anticipation notes at a somewhat lower rate than in 1981. percent higher interest rate. Highest interest rate offered was for 9.56 percent. state-owne- site, said the representative. Thats where the expansion should be. He also criticized Gov. Scott Matheson for not putting a stop to the satellite prison proposal saying that there is very little communications between the governor and the state corrections board. MEANWHILE a severe overcrowding at the state prison and the delay in finding a suitable site for the regional prisons have forced the board of corrections to very reluctantly take a close look at developing the Draper site, it was decided last week. Deputy Corrections Director Stephen Lowe, following a board meeting last Tuesday, said rising construction costs and growing demand for additional space are becoming very critical and indicated the board may not wait much longer before developing new facilities. HE EMPHASIZED, however, that even if the board agrees to expand at the present prison site, this would in no way diminish their (boards) commitment to regionalize the state prison system. Prison Warden Larry Morris also announced at the Tuesday meeting that the inprison population has exceeded 1,000 mates (1,012) and the prison facility is designed for a maximum of 900. HE SAID he is totally behind the regionalization of the prison system with satellite prisons throughout the state. Regionalization of the prison system, used in many other states, is coming to Utah, and it has to, he said. But the urgency of new facilities because of the overcrowded conditions at the main prison necessitate something being done immediately. HE ADMITTED a new facility at the Draper site could be managed by the prison but that it places an unfair burden on support services on Salt Lake County. He noted that a great many of the prison inmates come from outside the (Salt Lake) county. Satellite prisons would be designed to about 288 minimum and medium security prisoners. r.e accommodate PRISON OFFICIALS said they will go to 1983 Legislature and ask for additional funding for satellite prisons. They emphasized at least one satellite prison will be constructed soon somewhere in northern Utah even if there is immediate expansion of facilities at the state prison site. the THE TAX anticipation notes are used by the district to pay bills before receipt of property tax revenues near years end. The funds should be received by early next month, the bonding official said, and will be in force until June 30, 1983. That means the district can invest those funds after its regular tax monies have arrived. Noting the difference in interest rates over last year, Mr. Denham said that demonstrates the short-ternote strength (in the economy) and reflects trust in district finances. Were seeing analysts excitement about increased fund balances and thats attributable to you (the board) and administration decisions. m ? : THAT'S ALL part of the package in the recently approved Syracuse city budget, that includes $355,031 for general operations, $41,000 for roads and $243,000 in the utility fund. City employees will receive a four percent cost of Jiving. City Manager Phil Barber says, but none is By MARK D. MICKELSEN A fiscal year 1982-8- 3 budget totalling $2,048,757, and including salary hikes for all unani-mousmunicipal employees and administrators was Council. Clearfield the City approved by CLEARFIELD projected for the mayor or council. RESIDENTS, meanwhile, will be paying 50 cents more for garbage pickup and 65 cents additional for water. Those increases, similar to others approved in several area cities, stem from higher costs passed on by the North Area Refuse District and Weber Basin Water Conservancy District. The budget becomes effective July 1. by the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District. , The district announced earlier this year that they' would be increasing their per acre foot fees by ten dollars, effective January, 1983. ly THE BUDGET, which represents a $48,000 inwill not crease in expenditures over fiscal 1981-8mill 16.28 in the an increase levy. citys require Although no utility increases were approved by The council. City Manager Gayle Starks said there is ja possibility that water useage fees may go up during ihe year to compensate for the increase in maintenance and operation charges levied against the city 2, 7 THAT WELCOME word was given the board of education by Larry Denham of Burrows, Smith and Co. with awarding of the low bid to Citibank of New York City at a 9.279 percentage rate. That compared to the low bid at 9.86 percent a year ago. The Citibank bid squeaked by a bid from Harris Trust and Savings Bank that amounted to $6.64 more for a SYRACUSE Its going to cost more for water and garbage pickup if you live in Syracuse. . d THERES 1,100 acres of land that can be developed at the prison School Board Gets Lower Rate On $12 Million Notes arent like they used to be, the Davis School District Syracuse Approves crowded conditions at the state prison but emphasized the need to have the prison facilities at one site at the Point of the Mountain. THE COUNCIL approved a six percent salary and benefit hike for municipal employees, which includes plans to pick up another 3.95 percent of the employees retirement costs. The mayor and the city council will receive a salary and expense account increase which Mr. Starks said will bring them up to date with other surroundacross-the-boa- rd ing communities. THE COMBINED salary and expense account Layton Makes Change LAYTON Mayor Lewis G. Shields announced last Thursday that Layton city had created a new department within the city governmental offices. It is a dept, of planning. Scott Carter will head the department and Ann Harris, a member of the city council, hike will increase city council members pay from approximately $200 to $300 per month. Mayor Nel-do- n Hamblin will receive an increase from $300 to $400 per month, according to Mr. Starks. The mayor complimented the council, department heads and the city manager for working many long hours to put the budget together. I cannot think of another year, he said, when the city cut out as much from one year to the next. THE APPROVED budget represents only a 2.5 percent increase over last year. Unlike previous years, the mayor said, the budget process was completed without a lot of moaning and groaning. will represent the city council on the planning committee. IN THE past the planning office has been part of the building and inspections department. The change is effective immediately, dmg THE CITY anticipates receiving a total of $1,286,697 in sales and property taxes; $68,040 in license and permit fees; $159,966 in intergovernmental funds; $130,729 for service charges; $124,000 in fines and forfeitures; $229,325 in contributions and transfers, and $50,000 in miscellaneous revenues. In terms of expenditures, the city anticipates spending: $28,199 for legislative cervices; $150,074 for judicial costs; $76,000 on the executive department; $164,569 for administration; $65,146 for government buildings; $660,507 for the police department; $104,897 for the fire department; $166,429 for city parks; $108,860 for the recreation department, and $145,354 for the municipal swimming pool. |