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Show Page 2A, Lakeside Re iew , April 15. 1981 County Fire Department Wants Change in Dispatching Function - FARMINGTON The Davis County Fire Department wants to quit having the Davis County Sheriffs Department handle its dispatch responsibilities. Brent Argile, chief of the county fire department, told commissioners last week that the services provided by the sheriffs office are not adequate for the fire calls. We appreciate what the sheriffs he said. office is trying to do, However, he told them the fire calls are second priority since the sheriff's office is more geared to police work. Argile said he would like to have the fire calls routed throughout the Bountiful department. . He explained that the areas serviced Commissioner Harry - congressional representatives from Utah. He explained that the change will affect the funding now going to mental health programs throughout the U.S. He said the proposed changes call for the use of block grants going directly to state legislatures for distribution rather than categorical grants for each different program. He said the funds will be given in a general category for social services and will be unrestricted in how they can be dispersed. ' : changeover before making decision. any t Smoot Park Design Approved Gerlach commented that this change could be Mental Health Fund Changes Reported FARMINGTON The Davis County Mental Health Advisory Board was told recently that the federal Mental Health Systems Act which funds mental health program throughout the United States is essentially finished. Davis County Commissioner Ernest Eberhard told the board he learned that trip to Washington, during a three-da- y D.C., where he consulted with happening anyway if the agreement currently being discussed to sell the fire department goes through. The interlocal agreement between three south Davis County cities and the county on the sale is currently being reviewed by attorneys Gerlach said. The commissioners directed Argile to go ahead with a feasibility study on the by the fire department in South Davis County are all on the 911 emergency number and the calls are then transferred to the sheriff's office. He said Bountiful has indicated it would like to try the dispatching for a year and said it would cost around $1,500 for their service. Argile said the transition could have a negative effect on Farmington City because the fire department currently relies on the countys communication system. If we pull out it will leave them high and dry, he told the commissioners. However, he felt maybe that would be the best way. . . The City Council CENTERVILLE has approved a design concept for the Smoot Family Park after reviewing entries in a design competition which attracted participation by four landscape architectural companies. LaVaun Cox, chairman of the citys . parks and recreation committree, presented the , entries, to the City with the committees Council, recommendation that Maas and Grassli . be given the park contract. Cox said the other architectural firms provided plans with cost estimates which exceeded the amount of funds the city will have to spend on the park. The city will have a total of $250,000 for development of the park, including $123,000 in federal grant funds. Part of those have already been spent and the city was asking for a park design which would cost about $200,000. The Maas and Grassli design is estimated at $199,000. Others submitting bids were The Land Group, Environmental Associates and Karsten Hansen, with Cost estimates up to $600,000. The Stanley M. Smoot family donated eight acres at the intersection of High-- ' way 106 and 1550 North for the park. Cox said it was apparent the entire park cannot be developed for the $200,000 in available funds. He said the money would pay for design costs, and part of the actual construction, probably the installation of sprinklers, planting of grass and construction of working on the program throughout the two tennis courts. Other facilities will school year. have to wait until more funds become The regional Reflections winners will available. . be featured. Of special interest will be He said the committee listed 20 items the participation of students of the to be included in the final design, with in foreign exchange program of the ideas taken from other some cooperation with students in the difentries. A ball diamond originally inferent foreign language clubs. cluded in plans would be dropped, he No admission will be charged. said. Smoot had asked that the diamond Refreshments will be sold. Money from be included, but Cox said the committee the sale will be used to help with the decided it would create problems with PTA expenses such as the senior buffet residential neighbors of the park. and the PTA scholarship. Cox said the park would be designed so that work could be done in phases. The final plan should include areas identified for such facilities as jogging track, bowery, flag pole and family plaque, four tennis courts, volleyball Continued From Page 1A area, horseshoe area, picnic sites, tot lot, open field. makes it a better deal for the city. Cox said final plans should be done by Councilman Kenneth Holman said he feels the qualifications put on the the end of May with construction to begin shortly after that. He also told the original vote to approve the inducement resolution had been met. He pointed out council his committee has spent only that the developer would have to meet $32.40 of $1,000 designated for expenses terms and conditions which are of the committee. . agreeable to the city before a final contract on the bond sale can be signed. Wright telephoned Stahle to get his opinion on the legality of the mayor pro FARMINGTON The Davis School District will tern signing the document. He reported receive $19,000 in federal aid earmarked for bilingual that the attorney said it would be legal education which is news for 155 needy refugees good for Wright to sign the inducement and 33 part-tim- e bilingual teaching aides, school resolution and the council could officials said. J designate anyone it wished to sign the In addition to affecting the 37 aides, 275 students bonds. would no longer get aid. The reduction was to take to Allen then relinquished his position , effect April 10. The money was awarded to the Wright. A motion by Holman to approve district Thursday and Dr. Anabel Pinero, program the inducement resolution, stipulating director, was busy all day Friday contacting the Travelers Insurance as the buyers of aides to tell them the good news. the bonds and that the entire amount be used on the project in question was approved with Wright, Arbuckle and SEE THE CLASSIFIED Holman in favor and Councilman Dennis Knoles abstaining. BEST RESULTS This move will eliminate a whole level of bureaucracy, Eberhard said. Currently the funds are administered by different agencies which filter them down to the programs. The measure is currently in its last committee hearing before going to a Congressional vote, and Eberhard said it is passing through Congress much faster than it was thought it would. He told the advisory board members . they could be dealing with the funding changes by this October rather than next year as was previously indicated. . He said, however, there is the possibility that' the change, could theoretically mean a funding increase for the Davis County Mental Health programs. Dr. Russell Williams, director of Davis County Mental Health Department, said he supported the change. Itll save time as well because itll cut out some paperwork. Arts Fair Scheduled The Clearfield High School Cultural Arts Fair will be held next Wednesday. The Arts Fair will be a continual stage show with brief intermissions between each 15- - or block of formances from 7 to 9 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the Clearfield High School PTA through the Individual Development Commission. Students in the traditional cultural development programs of art, literature and drama, music and dance will be performing. In addition, students in manual arts, home economics, graphic arts, physical education and other areas will be participating. The fair is being held to give the students an additional opportunity to develop and show their skills and talents, and to show the public the creative abilities of some of the students. Also to demonstrate to the general public the variety of creative programs perpetuated in the high school. The displays exhibits will be set up in the corridors around the auditorium and in the girls gym. The active committees of teachers, students and parents have been Utahn's Paintings Displayed at Bank KAYSVILLE Paintings by Utah artist Erla Palmer Young are currently on display at Barnes Bank, 33 S. Main, Kaysville. Mrs. Young studied at the University of Utah, Critcher School of Illustration in Washington, D.C., the Art Center in Los Angeles and New York University. She has taught at several Utah universities and trade schools and has written and illustrated a childrens book which was on the national bestsellers list. Pro Tern Signs . 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