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Show ST Bountiful, Ctntervill, Ciarfild, 2 Three new posiBOUNTIFUL tions have been created in the .Bountiful City Light and Power Department and two current positions have opened in the department, it was announced during a Bountiful City Council work session Dec. 16., The three new positions are needed because of the citys attempt to acquire the rights to build c several plants in Utah to generate additionl power for Bountiful City. The city has received the go. ahead to begin a preliminary study on the feasibility of building hydroelectric plants at East Canyon Reservoir in Morgan County and Echo Lake in Summit County. . hydro-electri- The study will take about IVs years to complete and will need to be okayed by about 40 different state and federal agencies, Mayor Elmer W. Barlow said. Construction on the projects, would last about IVz years after approval has been received, Bar-loadded. The two plants would generate about IOV2 megawatts of power, Hardy said. The city is also applying for permits to begin studies on building c plants at Joes Valley Reservoir in Emery County, and Moon Lake in Duchesne County. This would substantially add to our ability to produce power for our . hydro-electri- , 'Area Will Include All Roy Businesses , ROY Roy City Council has voted to include all commercial and industrial areas of the city into its redevelopment project area. This allows the city to lock in on current values and allows any tax increments to go directly to Roy City and not be distributed throughout the county. Tax increments are a funding vehicle used throughout the United , says City Manager Richard Kirkwood. The tax increments would go to the city redevelopment agency which consists of the mayor and city council members and gives them a source of funds to work with. The tax increments can be used to help new businesses coming into Roy pay off their debts. citizens, Tom Hardy, city manager, said. The city would like to apply for as many permits as possible, Hardy told the council. The three new positions will help with preparing and filing the applications. Present city personnel will fill the three positions, he added. A project supervisor will be responsible for the overall application process and for development of the plants. The salary for this position would be about $2,000, Hardy said. A project specialist will handle secretarial, clerical and report work, Hardy said. The salary for this position is about the same as . The redevelopment agency, which is a governmental body acting in the form of a redevelopment commission was formed two years ago to help eliminate blight and deterioration in the city. One other function of the agency is to lend its tax exempt name to companies wanting to develop in Roy. Tax exempt industrial revenue bonds allow developers to borrow money in the name of the rede-- ' velopment agency and get a lower interest rate. These industrial revenue bonds do not incure an obligation to the city or taxpayers of Roy. Without these measures it is unlikely that there would be any redevelopment in Roy, Kirkwood stated. ? . By LYNDIA GRAHAM Review Correspondent ' LAYTON Layton City will be telling the Davis County Commission Thanks but no thanks, to its offer to reconsider building a branch library in Layton unless the terms which the county outlined are modified. Acting on recommendations from the Layton Library Board, chaired by Oma Wilcox, the City Council voted unanimously to send a letter back to the county commission telling them the only way Lay-to- n will consider coming back into the County Library system is if there are no conditions to the offer to build a library in Layton. In a letter sent to Layton City earlier this month, commission members stated that they had reconsidered their position and would be willing to plan towards building a branch library, designed for. additions, in Layton but not until the economic growth rate was at 10 percent and said that their actions would not be binding on any future county commissions. Mrs. Wilcox said that she was pleased to see what she termed a more positive attitude come from the county but that she was stunned when she saw that the promise of a library for Layton would be tied to a 10 percent economic growth rate. ot 7J Joy of Giving (ft v (Ig at Students Whitesides Elemen- tary discovered the. satisfaction of helping others this ChristIB mas. for an administrative assistant, between $1163 and $1486, he said. The third new position is that of a design draftsman. The present draftsman for the power department will fill this position, Hardy said. Also, new people will need to be hired for a secretarial position and for a draftsman position. The three positions are temporary one or two year positions, he said. Personnel upgraded to fill these positions would probably be downgraded to their original positions. New personnel for the secre- hydro-electri- c city government, lie said. The city will need to budget about $21,500 for the new positions for the next six months, Hardy said. cil is offering for the three new positions. He said that salaries for comparable positions in private industry would be much higher. Hardy agreed that the overhead on salaries if an outside" person were hired would be higher than the city is offering. But he also said the city would incur additional expenses in trying to orient someone from outside the department to the new position. Councilman Jay Bingham said the city already has a team together in the pow-edepartment that has gone through the permit and license process for acquiring c power for the city. An additional $50,000 to $55,000 would then need to be budgeted for next year. Barlow said the money will come out of a power department resource fund.. Surplus funds have been placed in the resource fund to help in making studies and in acquiring additional power for the city, Barlow said. There is currently about $2 million' in the fund, he added. John OHara, a Bountiful resident, told the council he could not believe the salary figures the coun tarial and draftsman positions would probably be released or asked to find other positions within r hydro-electri- "IT'S PRETTY COLD, was Douglas Hayden's comment as he got his first experience with snow while visiting in Sunset for the holidays. Here, Douglas and father Cliff put together their first snowman, which turned out to be about Douglas' size. They are from Auburn, Calif. Zoning AAeay By MAGGI REEDER Raviaw Staff Zoning changes proposed by the Davis County Planning Commission for unincorporated areas in the county may have some impacts on the lifestyles of county ffKilriPTltC Residents of the OrchardVal Verda area near Bountiful have already expressed their concern. The Davis County commission has formed a seven member advisory committee for this area to deal with such issue. Residents are concerned because the new proposal will reduce the new number of residential zones from eight to two which will eliminate some land uses previously allowed in the county, the advisory chairman, Ralph D. Fisher said. The committee, is working with the county officials to better fit the proposal to the nee4ds of county Hit Area Hard Drug Bust residents. Citizens that live in the unincorporated areas of the county have been somewhat neglected, by the local officials, Fisher said, so the committee was formed. The committee is to advise the planning commission that there should be a change in the sign requirements. Only residential signs should be allowed, Fisher said. They want to restrict all advertising signs in residential zones, he said. The proposal will also allow subdivisions and planned unit developments in certain areas, the chairman said. Fisher said he and members of the advisory council wanted to preserve the unique nature of the OrchardVal Verda area. The "unique nature is descibed by the council as quiet, peaceful neighborhood atmosphere which consists of large lots and single family dwel clus-tere- d lings. A resolution was passed in September requesting that county officials enforce all of the ordinances in the area in keeping with the preservation of the nature of the area. Fisher said the council wants all of the ordinances enforced or changed so .residents of the area know what to expect. One of the problems that is developing, he said, was basement apartments. Not only are the apartments being built out of proper zones but many are being built without permit or inspection which is resulting in poor and unsafe construction, he said. More than 6,000 reside in the unincorporated area commonly caned Orchard or Val Verda, the chairman said. It is the most densely populated unincorporated area in the state, he said. Leads to 5 Arrests One of the bif KAYSVILLE gest drug busts in the history of th Davis County sheriffs narcotic program took place in Layton an Kaysville last Monday, Lt. Bob Pi ters reported. Peters is the officer in charge the county narcotics program. O ficers worked for more than a ye; on this bust, in which a total of fii individuals were charged with po session and sale of drugs, he saic After learning that a transactic was possibly going to take place, surveillance team was put on vehicle, Peters said. Observir several transactions, office; moved in and arrested Floy Jones, 30, and Lionel Cheswort both of Ogden, on a Laytc street, at about 9 p.m. on Dec. 2 The charge was possession of substance thought to be cocaine. Information gathered from the arrests lead police to the resides new jail. commitment, said Mrs. Wilcox. of Ben C. Barbar, 35, and Pat I think theyre hedging, waiting Ann Willging, 25, at 87 E. 100 S. concern fathers City expressed to see what will happen, said that if the Layton rejoins system Kaysville. After securing a wa Councilman John Baker. for the is no rant to search, officers entered t: there coming year I dont think this commitment home and discover! same that the thing Kaysville from the county commission guarantee three types of narcotics on the pi wont since in its happen again Counmeans anything at all, said letter to Layton the commission mises, Peters said. Bargar, M cilman Golden Sill. stated that any action it takes will Willging and another individual Sill was referring to the fact that not be the home, David J. Algrechtsen, binding on the next commisLayton had been promised a libon that commission will of Layton, were arrested for t sion. Seats rary in past years but that the be up for election in the fall of 1982. alleged possession of cocain current county commission didnt hashish and marijuana, at 10: I continually have people con- p.m. on the same choose to follow through on the day, he said. commitment of the previous comtact me about the library, he said. The street value of the drugs w missions and that during the cur"There would be advantages to beabout $4,500, Peters said Th rent economic distress, money ing in the county system, where only fact is not important to the cas set aside which had been by the there is more of everything avail- but it is hoped that this bust w county for the Layton Library was able, but we havent been able to curtail the sale of narcotics in tl used to help with the building of a get facilities through the county. county, he said. 24, Turns ISKm . Monday, Dec. 28, 1981 Power Plants Considered by Bountiful MBMMM IB States, Woods Cross Farmington, Fruit Hnighti, Kayivilit, Layton, Roy, South Weber, Sunjet, Syracuse, West Point, West Bountiful, Serving 44,026 Families From Roy Through Bountiful No. 19 Vol. 2 Clinton, Right now we have a umtiy 4-- 5 percent growth rate, she said, and I cant see it bouncing up to 10 per- cent by next year. She and the library board recommended that the city insist on an unconditional commitment that at least a levy be set aside for the library in Layton or the equivalent in monies be budgeted in the county, or that Layton not reconsider its withdrawal from the county system. The commissions letter was received without much enthusiasm from most of those involved with the Layton bid for a library. They put in such a big loophole we didnt think it was much of a Index Libmry Offer 1 , Classified Business ChurchSchool . Home Living 7A . .... Sports 1B-3- B t Old Timers 8B, 9B Walking out onto the basketball floor after years of absence can 4A bring mixed reactions from the players 4B, 6B and fans. 'X 4B t |