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Show UlMi 47 SALT TiTP P?rr t kuJ O EAST 3 AO SO. LAKE CITY PAWS In WV V 10, UTAH afc Gill Layton withdrew in protest because Commission didn t build local Library. January of 1982, two members of the council. Ann Harris and Bob Stevenson were new. Later, David Pratt was appointed to fill a vacancy on the council. This means that three of the five council members today had no nice in the decision to withdraw from the county library system. BOB STEVENSON, one of the new council members, has the assignment of working with the lirbraries. This has been a learning experience because no one knew for sure how withdrawal from the county system would effect the library service and the citizens of Layton. Layton residents were charged $10 per family for use of the county libraries. After considerable study. Councilman Stevenson presented to the council a plan w hereby Layton residents w ishing to purchase a county library card would have their money reimbursed to them out of the library mill levy that the county assesses but really belonged to Layton starting Jan. 1, 1982. Summary Restaurant Fees Discriminatory FARMINGTON Every expression from "Ludicassure a sanitary meal was raised to rous helping during a public hearing to air feelings about the proposed restaurant inspection fees. THURSDAY nights meeting called by the county board of health brought about 50 to the county commission chambers in Farmington, with most of those who spoke out of the crowd that nearly filled the room voicing strong opposition. (See box attached to article outlining proposed ways to assess fees). Insisting the inspections are part of food protection and considered basic to public health, Hersh owner of four north county restaurants as well as chairman of the Utah Restaurant Association said, Since the (Utah State) code states food protection is vunoidered basic to public health, then it follows such protection should be provided through the basic funds used to operate the health department. Ipakt-chia- WHEN LAYTON adopted their 1982-8budget, included in the total amount was a 2.12 mill levy for libraries. This is the same amount the county assesses for libraries. The reimbursement plan met with the approval of the city council. The council also voted to pay for bookmobile service out of their library fund. Councilman Stevenson explains how this reimbursement plan works. A Layton resident goes over to the North Branch Library in Clearfield and purchases a library card. There is a $10 charge for a family card and a $5 charge for an individual card. Only those people who are single and living alone are eligible of the $5 cards. The person is given a receipt. He takes this to the Lay ton city offices. Checks are made out and mailed to those people purchasing the cards at the end of each month. 3 n, APPLYING A special fee for a basic purpose is similar to the police department charging businesses a special fee for policing of business sites during evening hours, he said, noting police have realized they must provide that service free of levying a extra fee. Food service units already contribute large sums of money to county government. The health department directly receives money through the payment of fees for employee food handlers permits, property tax, equipment and inventory taxes as well as daily sales tax, Mr. Ipaktchian, who also heads the Layton Chamber of Com-- . conmere and North Davis Chamber Association, see Restaurant pg. 2 tinued. THE CARDS are good for one year from the time of purchase. You dont have to be a previous library card holder to purchase a $10 card or to be eligible for the reimbursement. This is a temporary measure designed to give Layton residents library service until the city either returns to the system or makes definate plans to build a libiaiy on their own. Hatch Addresses Job Corp WE ARE in a state of limbo at the present time," Councilman Stevenson says. The new council didnt know either side of the issue. We will probably remain out of the system for a year and then analyze the facts and make a final decision. Stevenson went on to say, The attitude of the new county commission will be important to the council's decision. Utah Senator Orrin Hatch called CLEARFIELD the Clearfield Job Corps the best facility of its kind in the nation as he urged 72 graduates to continue in the tradition of finding a worthwhile niche for themselves in the world. HE WAS the keynote speaker in ceremonies honoring Julys slate of graduates at the center that holds such commencements on a regular basis as part of its open exit program where new students arrive as entry-op- en others complete their training in a score of vocational and academic education programs. Graduates came from as far away as the Virgin Islands with their stay ranging from 11 to 28 months. Speaking confidently that federal funding support for the nationwide Job Corps program will continue at least at last years levels, the chairman of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee that oversees such programs told the press, I think they keep full funding. I THINK most of us feel we made sufficient cuts last year, he continued adding quickly, Theres no program that shouldnt be scrutinized. Noting the House must still approve the funding package before a joint committee of both legislative bodies finalizes it, he had high praise for the program. Ive fought a number of social programs, but Ive particularly pursued hard to save this one. Its expensive but it works. People can get real jobs and stay off welsee Hatch pg. 2 fare. Lack Of Fire Protection FARMINGTON Property owners seeking building permits for construction in the unincorporated Davis County area are now required to accept full responsibility for damages suffered as a result of a lack of water for fire protection. THE NEW waiver agreement, damages. THE AGREEMENT states that approval of any building permit by Davis County is not an acknowlege-methat adequate fire protection exists in the unincorporated area of Davis County. In certain cases, the agreement continues, the applicant acknowledges that there is not presently a developed water system in the area where he seeks to build. see Fire pg. 2 nt Published weekly by NORTH DAVIS LEADER 197 V North Main St, Layton Utah 84041 Phone 544-913- 3 Layton Limps In Library Limbo By DONETA GATHERUM As of Jan. 1 , 1982 Layton city withdrew LAYTON from the Davis County Library System. This action was taken by the city council in the latter part of 1981 as a form of protest over the library service Layton residents were receiving. BASICALLY, the council believed Davis County should honor a committment they believed was made by the county commissioners several years ago to build a library in Layton. Money set aside for the library, council members claimed, was transferred to other county projects. It appeared to the Layton City Council that the county commission would not be tied down to any promise for a library in Layton. When the Layton City Council started functioning in CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. 'Serving Your Advertising Needs' IF PEOPLE have special problems with the $10 library card fee and the reimbursement system, they should contact Randall Heaps at the city hall. Councilman Stevenson says. Morale suffered as regular customers quite coming, but patrons are now returning. Library Circulation Fallen Off Since Layton Withdrew approved by county commissioners, is designed to release Davis County from any claims for damages, loss or injury resulting from inadequate water supplies or the countys inability to provide fire protection for a structure. Property owners applying for building permits must now sign the release and waiver and assume the risk for THE Although in library limbo, Layton can check out books from Clearfield, as Linda Lebo shows. ALL MEMBERS of the city council and the mayor have received some citizen input over the library situation. Mr. Stevenson says public opinion seems to be evenly divided between those who want to belong to the county system and those who want to build an independent library. Many people don't care one way or another, Stevenson says. Since January, the cooperation between the county library board, the county library employees and Com. Glen Saunders has been very good, Stevenson says. Everyone seems to be working towards the same goal, that of providing library service to Layton residents. By DONETA GATHERUM How many Layton residents use the LAYTON North Branch Library in Clearfield? This question cannot be accurately answered, Ron Heezen, branch librarian says. It is impossible to determine how many people use one family card. There may be only two people using the card or there may be seven or eight children and two adults using the family card. THE CLEARFIELD Library does have records about how many cards have been sold to Layton residents since January. families bought cards from Jan. I to May 1. Since May 1, the reimbursement program has been in effect. Sixty-fiv- e cards were sold in May; 77 cards purchased in June and 16 cards from July 2 to July 9. At least one card has been sold very day the library has been open from May 1 to the present time. EVEN THOUGH Layton residents can get their money back, many people refuse to purchase the cards. The North Branch Library staff claims an average of one person a day from Layton leaves the library without purchasing a card. Some feel they cant afford the $10 even if they will be reimbursed in a few days. Some don't have checking accounts and are not carrying $10 with Two-hundr- ed them. Others just don't want to be bothered with taking a receipt down to Layton city hall. Contrary to the common belief that only children use the library, Mr. Heezen says 50 percent of the material checked out is adult level, LIBRARY customers come from all parts of Layton. The patrons are not heavily concentrated in Camelot, VaeView and other sections of Layton close to Clearfield. Some former east Layton residents jokingly comment about joining with Layton for better services and then being denied use of the library. Mr. Heezen says library circulation has fallen off a little bit and estimates the circulation would be up 25 percent if Layton were still part of the system. THE REVENUE lost when Layton withdrew from the system does have an effect on the library program. There were some cuts at the beginning of the year. The county library mill levy was raised (Layton residents are paying the same mill levy for libraries as other residents of the county but this money is being held in a special fund). The library dropped a very popular book rental plan and replaced it with the Gold Star service. Additional changes in the program will be needed next year if Layton doesn't return to the system, Mr. Heezen believes. THE INTANGIBLE effects the library system has had on the patrons and the library staff are noticeable Mr. Heezen says. The morale of the staff changed when Layton withdrew from the system. Regular customers are missed, although, many of these faithful patrons are slowly drifting back to the library. Some Layton people have changed their library habits. Many rely more on bookmobile service. What do think about you library service ? LAYTON What do you think about your library service since Jan. 1? LAYTON RESIDENTS have been on their own since severence with the Davis County Library system. Articles by Doneta Gatherum outline what the city council has been doing to provide service as well as views from the Clearfield Branch librarian on library use by Layton residents. Wed like to get your feeling about the change. Do you feel its better worse, or would you like to see the city rejoin the county or build its own facility. SEND LETTERS in care of Doneta Gatherum, Davis News Journal, 197B North Main, Layton, Ut. 84041. |