OCR Text |
Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1984 Delighted At Mew Restraint Law It TOM BUSSELBERG North County Editor By restraint devices are being occupied by others and will only be required for parents or legal guardians of such children, not grandparents or others, for instance. FARMINGTON - Davis Countys health director expresses "delight at passage of Utahs child safety restraint law, emphasizing, "I feel very confident this will significantly reduce child fatalities and serious injuries. -- DR. LEOPARDI emphasized further the law's passage is coucar seats through both Humapled with easier access to low-cona Hospital Davis North in Layton and Bountifuls Lakeview st Hospital along with the county health department offices in Farmington. They will shortly be available at HAFB Family Services. A $5 rental fee is charged plus a $10 deposit that will be returned if the seat is in good condition. NOTING THE state was among the last "four of five" in the union to enact such legislation, Dr. Enrico Leopardi cited many' statistics that point to a far higher injury and death record for youngsters here than nationally. And although many legislators opposed the legislation, citing loss of personal freedoms, including Bountifuls Sen. Jack State PTA officer Dell Jean Cook of Bountiful said of the new law, "The PTA has lobbied for it but it was always interesting to me that we are one of the last states. Utah has been so Ban-gerge- family-oriente- le HE QUOTED numerous statistics supporting need for such legislation, gaining expertise in that area after carrying oh the fight with legislators for the past several sessions. "Utah has a higher rate of child motor vehicle deaths than the U.S., he said, noting for those under age one, there are 7.6 deaths on average per 100,000 vs. 5.3 nationally while upping it to age 5 raises it to 11.8 for the state vs. 10.6 overall nationally. it took so long," she added. Several previous more stringent laws were voted down. The legislation was itself a "watered down" version, mandating children under five wear restraining devices, including infant car seats for children under two and seat belts or car scats for children under five. just-enacte- r d PROVIDED by the Utah Health Department, he said that "of all causes of accident-relatedeaths in children under five in d Depending On Layton Bookmobile Service See Some Changes May tion and that 52 percent of the $tops By TOM BUSSELBERG are in Layton. She sent a letter to Layton Mayor FARMINGTON Davis County Lewis G. Shields March 21 after rebookmobile service could be ceiving approval from the county affected by what happens in Layton library board and he referred it to his city's library board. within the next few months. library board member Oma Wilcox ALTHOUGH the county library said she will discuss the letter and operates south county bookmobile reactions before the city council $ service and the state library board Thursday. That meeting starts at 7 that service in the north, at least one p.m. Layton Library board member is I FIND SOME fault as I did earof their questioning a k yearly contract rate. The city colier, she said of the figuring. The ntracts for service by the state figures indicate the whole county benefits from the state bookmobile. jj through the county, after withdrawh al ing from the That (subsidy) also gives more county system credit to people in the south end but than two years ago. Some $27,075 is being asked as thats subsidized because the counLayton's share for bookmobile ser- - ty has the vehicle. The county pays a token $10 vice, with half that amount asked van 31 for the upcoming July yearly fee to use a e period, explained Library Director but pays the salary of a driver, S Jeanne Layton in a telephone inter- clerk, books, and mainteview. nance, adding up to about $35,000, Ms. Layton said. But that budget I THATS BASED on the $65,637 doesnt reflect up to another the state says it operates the book- - $15,000 in salaries of Pete Giacoma, librarian who oversees the bookmomobile. Their share is based on about the state bile, her time and that of other staff ! in preparing materials for the book subsidy (65,637) based on popula North County Editor - Long-tim- e near-doubli- Sj! children riding unrestrained behind gowning. in motor vehicles ranks second" f he g2 fatalities, 22 came from drown- claimed 15 There were 20,717 o chddren undr vehicle accidents across the state involving four weren t resthree in where nearly 5 from 1979-198- 2 ve would resulted had deaths fewer 19 trained. Its estimated of the 554 suffering serious three-fifth- s and they been restrained, been spared, as well. JSTo' re injury couldve child who was restrained was OF THE 31 fatalities, only one "that clearly demonstrates killed Dr, Leopardi said, indicating deaths. In a similar restraints prevented car the effectiveness of those restrained suffered serious inof vein, only jury the statistics indicated. the state showed an "overall 70 Surveys conducted around for car restraint devices and nearly percent female support three-fiftof males, with Davis County residents leading the list, such legislation. at just under three in four backing th r. d. WERE PLEASED, but its strange to me wont hold sway when all seats that could be equipped with one-fift- state-owne- d part-tim- one-fift- h bookmobile service for less than the state, but its not always as reliable, Ms. Layton explained, noting the south county vehicle had been out of service for eight day s in February mobile. She put the actual cost at closer to $50,000. WHILE MRS. Wilcox emphasized "Layton wants to pay its fair share, she added that it doesnt seem right when they (south end) get a free vehicle. Emphasizing the county needs to know what Laytons going to do, inMs. Layton said possibilities cluded providing only one bookmobile county-widshould Layton withdraw, for instance, or reducing stops. If they decide to discontinue, we need to make some adjustments in our planning, she due to mechanical problems. Were not in the bookmobile busi- ness enough to justify a backup vehicle and driver such as the state does, she noted. of state fundA ing brought the change in finance charges. e, h has been implemented IN STATES where the restraint program the Carolina, injury rate in infants North for many years, such as 1,000 and deaths to youngsters dropped from 19.5 to 14.1 per d the prior level. under five in Tennessee plummetted to one-thir- Red Cross Needs N. Davis Helpers Volunteers are needed in North Davis County, particularly in Clinton and Sunset, to strengthen American Red Cross disaster action teams in that area. ADMINISTRATORS, realtors, registered nurses and social workers as well as those just willing to help are wanted," say Mrs. Lois Barker, executive director of Bonneville Chapter, Red Cross, Ogden. The chapter covers North Davis, Morgan and Weber Counties., hours of disaster trainVOLUNTEERS will receive at least . team. ing before joining a six to and shelter, food, can teams emergency The clothing provide limited medical and psychological services during disasters in the area. Most common are single family fires. Others could be floods, G or earthquakes. AT PRESENT there is only one team in the North Davis area? Mrs. Barker says. Several people are needed for that team plus an alternate one. Those interested can call Dave Ellis, disaster services chair1 or Marcella Harrell, man, at 1 1 seven-memb- er ( 393-878- 394-662- 5 1. Construction Begins On Addition To Davis Area Vocational Ed Center added. THE COUNTY board recently notified Kaysville that it should be offered a chance for bookmobile participation but city officials indicated theyd consider it for next year. The county library will make a proposal to Kaysville probably in January, Ms. Layton said. Kaysville operates its own library and hasnt had bookmobile service for many years. THE COUNTY may provide By TOM BUSSELBERG , KAYSVILLE -- - Construction has started on the newest addition at the Davis Area Vocational Center that will house welding shop, student-physicservices, a small nod of approval authorizing sion of the extended year in upcomcafeteria and offices. ing employee negotiations, Mr. BROADERICK and Howell Con- Shell said currently, teachers are on y contract and most also tractors of Orem captured the a al 185-da- y contract, $2,408,000 project that Center complete a Director Jack Shell hopes will see teaching 225 of 230 days. The new schedule would require of completion shortly after Jan. teachers provide instruction 227 next year. The addition comes in the wake days a year and take vacation' jhe of continued growth at the school other 13. They could take vacation that has seen more adults seeking any time during the year, he said. training in new vocations reflecting Substitutes would "fill in during a changing job market. Operating vacation but Mr. Shell emphasized, The DAVC would be open evjpry with an open exit basis, whereby students may enroll at any day it could be and give students a time and stay as long as necessary chance not to have to wait .for to obtain desired skills, the schools school to start again. now looking to classes. VERY GOOD response from CITING requests for the change board and staff is how he termed from students, Mr. Shell said the reaction and although it wilire-quir- e They dislike closing down in June "additional dollars, Mr. and August. Theyd like to continue Shell expressed optimism at securstraight through. Ogden-Webing funds. (area vocational centers) is already In other recent board action, doing and Bridgerland (Logan) is preliminary approval for utilities moving towards it. layout was given. Funds have just Actually, extending the school been allocated allowing their conyear wont be such a dramatic move struction concurrently with new as it would in the public elementary buildings or before. Previously, the and high schools, for example. For legislature had often waited, leavall but three programs, it would ing officials unsure how they would mean adding only 13 more school finance needed utilities. days. Only health occupations-involvi- ng high school students and PREPARATIONS are still movtwo Morgan High programs-opera- te ing forward for a foundaon the nine month schetion that would assist in obtaining dule. And only two teachers hafunding and other support from the vent opted for an extra Foundation board community. contract currently in place. members are still being selected, CITING THE vocational boards Mr. Shell indicated. 45-da- 1 Davis Stitt Girowin By TOM BUSSELBERG - Davis SALT LAKE CITY County continues to grow with the fastest of them, in the state, but that increase is a bit slower, than previously, a new population report indicates. LISTING 1983 population esti- mates, the University of Utahs Bureau of Economic and Business Research calculates the countys residents at 160,800, reflecting a gain of about 14,000 since the 1980 census. Thats roughly the combined population of Kaysville and Fruit Heights. As with many other areas in the state, according to the report, Eavis' growth came in spite of an meaning natural population increase accounted for any real numerical growth. n, WHILE THE countys population grew by 1.9 percent, meaning nearly one in every 50 there as of July last year wasnt there a year earlier. That growth compared closely with overall state growth but county increases varied widely, from tiny Piute Countys 7.1 percent gain and Millards 8.2 percent jump, attributable largely to the Intermountain Power Project, to a 6.3 decline in Rich County. Heavy growth continued in the Washington County "Dixie area and in Beaver County, as well, but most counties grew at a slower pace, with five dropping in population, the report indicates. NET STUDENT enrollment actually showed a drop in Davis County of 145 students when comin 1982, paring those in grades 9 that year and expected grades those actually enrolled in grades last year, with total migration of students and put at 858. Natural increase of 3,247 carried the county into higher 2-- 2-- 9 and Utah. Statewide, population reached Salt Lake led the pack with an 11,000 grain, growing to an estimated 666,000, while Weber continued at a slower growth, gaining only 1,900 up to a 152,900 popula- 1,587,500 as of July 1, 1983, reflecting an increase of 27,500 or somewhat less than Laytons population, for a growth of 1.76 percent. tion, or nearly 8,000 less than THE was the first to hit the state since the 1960s, when many traveled elsewhere in search ofjobs. A decline in growth was expected given the recent economic conditions in the state, reN Davis. Utah, meanwhile, gained 5,200, growing to BUT IF you think its getting crowded, relatively speaking, in searchers wrote. Davis County--your- e right. Theres no dispute to its claim as was expected in some counties, but the direction of the migration for the state as a whole was surprising, they con- the second most heavily populated per square mile. At the state's smallest size of only 299 square miles in land area, there are nearly 528 people, on average, sharing each square mile with you. Salt Lake leads at 866, while the state has grown to nearly 20. Population estimates were derived from an average of school enrollment and LDS membership methods. tinue, noting its greatest impact came on those counties stung by the energy development decline including Carbon, Emery, Grand, Rich and Daggett. non-studen- ts TOM BUSSELBERG - SALT LAKE CITY Theres a fairly wide gap between how much youve got to dibby out for property tax on that castle of yours. IN A REPORT from the non-prof- it Utah Foundation, the yearly tax bills for Davis County unincorporated and its cities varies, fairly widely, from the unincorporated areas $530.16 to South Weber at $669.48. Those figures, by the way, are far from the high and low in the state. The states average is $558.04, but if you lived in South Summit Countys unincorporated area, youd only pay $333. If youre one of the thousands who've set up household in Sandy, on the other hand, your bill would be well over double that--a- t $738, based on a $74,000 home. most growth centered on the four Wasatch Front counties, Davis, Salt Lake, Weber AS USUAL, PROPERTY TAX is based on the value at which the propertys assessed and the total tax rate thats applied against the assessed value by various government units such as schools, water districts and cities. Davis County's average stands at just under $600--a- t 17, although it varies with each At the low end is Syracuse, dependent city. largely on a major furniture store for sales tax revenue, with only a $543.50 tax rate, only $13 more than the unincorporated area. fast-growi- ss NORTH SALT Lakes rate is $586.15, Sunset, $615.23 and West Bountiful, $565.95. West Point levies $577.48 while Woods Cross charges $552.77. How do those rates compare with the rest of the state? Ogdens rate by comparison, surpas Wt ITS BEAT, though, by Cache County's j year-roun- d er non-prof- 45-da- it y my Grmtfy ses any in Davis County, at $686.94, while Salt Lake Citys is comparable with several county cities, at $629.75. Down in Utah County, meanwhile, Provo levies $584.26 while neighboring than any Davis Orem taxes at $541.86--lowe- r County city. $5. OTHER RATES include: Bountiful, $599.64; Centerville, $604.99; Clearfield, $613.80 and Clinton, $626.31 . The city has virbase and must rely tually no sales heavily on property taxes. Farmingtons is $661.95, while Fruit Heights assessed $585.70 and neighboring Kaysville is just $2.94 less. Layton, meanwhile, assessed $608.60 for a $74,000 home. g 240,700. IPruDperty Tmses ID) By Fast-growin- n entry-ope- Logan, where only $521.87 is assessed, although that city is higher than many other area cities and eryoys revenue from a power company as do Kaysville, Bountiful and Provo. A combination of different tax rates and assessment levels results in "considerable variation in tax load on the same value home in different areas of the state, the Utah Foundation says. ADJUSTMENTS made last year have generally reduced variations for residential tax levels, but theyre not completely wiped out. In fact, tax differences will always exist due to the different tax levies imposed by government units. The needs of each area such as whether it: a more rural city with fewer services or a de nsely populated city demanding more services help make for the difference. Thats couplei with local desires for more services, such a: street lights, plus the existing tax base, whethe such as i Jan5ely commercial-industriNorth Salt s Cross, or primaril; residential as are West Point, Clinton and Frui Heights, for example. ii -- ,t iK al Lake-Wood- APPROVAL OF Proposition One in 1982 an following legislation have also created som permanent differences, Hi 1 .13 :!E .T the Foundatioi says, between residential property and othe property classes. The property tax for residen tial properties are geared to be about one tourth less, based on value, than the business industrial and land taxes. d property, including mos io7tnCSiSes and residential units, is based oi values while uti nties, is based on current values. A in Locally-assesse- 13 |