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Show Bountiful, CortorviH, Ctoortuld, Clinton, Farming Ion, Fruit Hoighto, Koyivilto, Serving Vol. 2 No. 15 loyton, Roy, South Wobor, Sunset, Syracuse, West Point, West Bountiful, Woods Cross 44,026 Families From Roy Through Bountiful WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 1981 Hoyt?! Will Sei ind Uleiin Fir Civie Center A bond election will LAYTON likely be set in January or February to get voters feelings on a proposed civic center, Layton Parks and Recreation Director Richard Hunt told the City Council after council members approved a bonding company and architect to provide drawings and cost estimates. The proposed center would cost between $4.5 million and $6 million, depending on the type of facility approved. The council has considered adding a city library to the center which would add about $1.5 million to the cost of a basic recreation center. Two surveys conducted during the past summer indicated a wid- espread interest in the center among Layton residents. With that support, the council moved ahead with plans. Cannon and McCune was chosen as the architectural firm for the project and Boettcher Company will handle the financing if the bond election results are favorable. The facility would be built behind the outdoor city swimming pool north of City Hall. It would likely include handball and racquetball courts, a jogging track, a gymnastics area and roller skating rink. Other facilities being considered include sauna and steam rooms, exercise and weight rooms and snack bar. Hunt said the center may also include a swimming pool which could be used as a wave er pool. Hunt indicated the bonding companies feel there is less distraction for voters during the months of January and February, making it a good time to ask for voter reaction. toy t Finance ROY HIGH SCHOOL New City Hall ROY Roy City will be paying $1.2 million in cash for the construction of a new municipal build- ing. Construction will begin this spring. In an unanimous decision last week, City Council members opted to go ahead with the project that has been explored for many years. The project will not be an additional tax burden for. Roy .resi- dents, Mayor Joseph Dawson said. Funding for the project will be taken from the citys already existing assets. The council decided to release $678,250 from the utility enterprise fund and to take $559,750 from the citys general fund surplus to sup- port the $1,238,000 project. The decision was made because the present municipal building is too small, the council agreed. The building was constructed as a temporary housing facility during World War II. The council would also like to get a building that is more centrally located, officials said. The construction will take place on an plot purchased by the re took the 4-- A high school football championship Friday in city in 1975 which is west of 1900 West at 5000 South. The councils withdrawl from the funds does not deplete these resources, City Manager Richard Kirkwood said. He said that between $600,000 and $700,000 would remain in the citys general fund and the utility fund. This would be enough to cover any foreseeable emergency, he said. The construction could have been funded in some way other than cash, but city officials determined that it would cost the city between $50,000 and $150,000 to go with a plan. Kirkwood said that if the emergency funds were not enough, then a revenue bond could be levied, without a vote of the people, to cover utility problems. a 17-1- 3 win over The vicfor was cause tory tearful cheering and Bountiful. boisterous hugs amoung the Royal cheerleaders. Penny Porter, Julie Friedli, Lisa Baird and Jean Raymond (from left, above), while the Braves (left) fought back a different kind of tears. The win was especially gratifying to the Royals who have played for the championship several times unsuccessfully. For complete coverage and details of the championship lease-purcha- Although the present council cannot bind future councils, they indicated that money from the future sale of city land should be returned to the utility enterprise fund and surplus general fund so that interest earnings losses will be minimized. by the game Lakeside Review sports staff, turn to page IB. 'Indecent Material' Bountiful to Back IFruitf Eteiahte Restricts Cable Pregjrainn) Sales Tax Proposal By MAOOI HOLMES - Rviw Staff I have no FRUIT HEIGHTS way of knowing but I dont anticipate any problems, said Gary Sargent, Fruit Heights city attorney when asked about a recent cable television decision made by the city. The ordinance has raised makes a Utah law restricting "indecent material on cable TV unconstitutional. The franchise was granted to Delaware OrCal Cable Television over Wasatch Community Television (WCTV). The franchise is nonexclusive. The ordinance would keep what the city terms indecent constitutional questions in light of or improper off cable programrecent court rulings against cenming. sorship of cable TV. The City Council adopted an ordiSargent told the council that the nance granting a cable TV franch- city ordinance was riding on the ise that restricts some program- state and federal statues and if ming. This was done even though a those laws are changed they will ruling last week by a federal court have to be implemented into the ordinance. He said that the ordinance was worded so that the franchise holder would be forced to city comply. It is possible the city would want more regulation of cable program- than the ' state and federal ming statues would allow. In a case like this the city could make the requirements but if the city filed suit against the cable the company for cable company could file a countersuit for violating First Amendment rights, Sargent said. The city has ducked the issue by handing the franchise to the Delaware OrCal company which is only offering Home Theatre Network instead of HBO and Showtime. This channel shows almost exclusively G and PG rated movies, officials from the company said. Residents will still have to wait four to six more months before cable will be available. Agreements must be reached with Utah Power and Light and Mountain Bell for use of their poles. Work will also be impaired by the upcomi- ng cold weather, representatives said. from the cable company Farmington in Good Financial Shape, FARMINGTON Farmington City is in good condition financially according to an audit presented by Goldsberry and Associates at the City Council meeting Thursday. The treasurer does an excellent job, said Goldsberry in discussion with the city council. The general tfund balance shows $88,524. this anhount is about $21,000 more than was budgeted, which places the city in a good position. City money not being paid out has been invested. , Interest from the various monies totaled $43,152 as of June 30, said the report. Sev eral capital projects funds are spending more money than they are taking in, but the accountants felt that the city was just putting the money to work and that there was no need for alarm. The sidewalk construction fund will need careful attention in the future. In the past, the city has been successful in getting grant money from the state legislature for sidewalk construction, but according to city official, that money is drying up." The audit suggested that fixed asset additions were not being tagged and recorded for inventory control purposes. The city manager has already taken steps to re- medy the situation, stated Goldsberry. The report was accepted by the city council and will now be filed with the state. of the Centervil-leFarmingto- n boundary line was tabled as a courtesy to give the new council beginning in January the opportunity to review the information further and decide on appropDiscussion riate action. Chief concern was the drawing of wti Thats the way Coach .Jacklin feels as he 1 7 carries the trophy home after beating Bountiful. - . the state. The bill will be considered by the Utah State legislature in January. Currently, most of the revenue generated by sales tax goes back to the city where the tax was collected (point of sale). But under the proposed sales tax bill, a citys population will be taken into account, Bountiful city fire protection agreement with the county. Council members wanted to know their exact obligation in fires on the mountain and involving forest service land. The mayor suggested that the council spend some time in the future in the development of a Fire Department policy. Questions like time spent fighting fires and dam- - IB ID, 2D Business ChurchCampus 5A, 6A Classified .... 6D, 2D Holiday Section Home Living Sports 8A, 9A B Section . . manager Tom Hardy explained. Bountiful last year received $32 per capita in sales tax revenue, while the statewide average was $44.50, Hardy said. Some cities were receiving much more than that. South Salt Lake for example received $232 per capita. Our population indicates we ought to be receiving $44 per capita, Hardy said. If the bill were passed, over a r period it would gradually shift the distribution of sales tax revenue so that in 1987 the revenue would be distributed solely on population, rather than on point of sale. five-yea- Audit Shows Index Ours, Finally O a boundary line down the center of a street. It leaves the city open for said Mayor E. True problems, Johnson. The city also tabled action on a BOUNTIFUL The Bountiful City Council wiU introduce a resolution during city council meeting tonight in support of a proposal that would redistribute sales tax revenues so cities with a small tax base would receive a greater share of the sales tax revenue collected in age to equipment needed to be looked into. The city rejected requests to purchase a $3,200 power mole to eliminate undue cutting of streets. But they looked favorable on a future ordinance to require contractors doing work on city streets to push pipe under the road wherever possible. The council also let die a request to purchase a product information service for $495 a year. The service acts like a consumer guide and idea bank for cities in coming up with the most profitable product and ideas to help cities save money. A report on the status of the new six inch water lines in the older sections of the city showed that the contractor has been given notice that the completion date has passed and that he will now be assessed a $100 a day penalty until the work is completed. Because the project is behind schedule the streets will not be patched until spring. It is hoped that when the weather dries up a little that the holes can be filled with road base. -- |