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Show Page JOA Lakeside Review Q Thursday, January 22, 1 98 1 "U BY From the Review Staff by Barry McWilliams M m flDMINlSlRfttfOf. . . om, pur mv Brand on 'R an'iOrn r ouflb Gmt cmM SomU IMi! By MARILYN KARRAS Staff Writer I wish somebody would do away with January. Just simply remove it from the calendar. I dont think it would be missed at all, and we could put the extra days into a much nicer month, like October or May. You see, I have this burning hatred for January. Its a feeling Ive had since I was a child and had to stand outside my parents farmhouse in the snow and biting wind, waiting for the school bus and then spend vehicle the next 20 minutes or so in the poorly-heate- d with my toes slowly turning blue and hands becoming rigidly frozen around my school books. In the evening, I spent a couple of hours outside, helping my father feed the animals and milk the cows. Gloves are just a nuisance when you are handling little calves or gathering eggs, so most of the time my hands were wet and cold. - Ill never forget slipping and sliding around in the frozen shed, making my way to the haystack. Once my feet zoomed out from under me and I landed, hard, on the back of my head. For a minute or two I surrounded by curious cows, before I just decided I wasnt unconscious. . I always enjoyed I never minded those chores them much more than housework except in lay-ther- Editorial Merger Laws Need Reviewing Nearly 4,000 people changed their city of residence last week without moving from their homes when East Layton ceased to be an incorporated city and became a part of Layton City. The change, approved by voters in East Layton last November, may have been long overdue. For years, East Layton has been one of Davis Countys fastest-growin- g cities, but the skyrocketing population was not matched by a comparable growth in business or industry. In fact, East Laytons only business has been one gasoline service station, and it seemed the city would have no luck in the future in attracting suitable businesses to the area. Without the tax revenue generated by healthy d business, the city was to provide a level of services that many new residents expected. Federal grant money, a sizable source of income for many larger cities, was often withheld because of the relatively high income level and young age of East Layton residents. Considering the citys problems and the lack of prospects for improvement, disincorporate and annexation to a larger city were probably the best, if not the only, hard-presse- solution. The next question seems to be whether the action taken by East Letter Layton will become a trend among services, but newcomers usually other tiny cities in the lakeside move to the small city from a. community. larger one, where extensive The experience of East Layton services were taken for granted. In the face of this type of demand and Layton throughout the merger and some shrinking resources to meet provide process may valuable information for other city the demand, officials of small cities officials who are considering a are looking more seriously at the similar action. merger possibility. The idea has at least been menK. Delyn Yeates, who was mayor of East Layton, described the legal tioned by city councils in Fruit procedures involved as a nigh- Heights and Sunset. Fruit Heights assistant city adtmare. He said there are no laws or formally specified steps outlined ministrator, T.J. Burns, has said by the state to handle such merger that survival of that city is doubtful without some new business. actions. He recommended that the However, residents have opposed legislature take a look at sim- the location of a shopping center in ' I plifying the process so that a city the city. More more and governmental might merge with a neighboring, larger city without being faced agencies and officials are realizing with a monumental amount of legal that past levels of services are not going to be possible without adpaperwork. ditional sources of revenue. We agree with Yeates. Becoming a part of a larger city A tightening of national and local may be the best solution for a numeconomic conditions has put many ber of financially strapped small small cities in a bind. Many have municipalities. We would urge our legislators to jealously protected their rural atmosphere and discouraged the consider providing some simpler location of business or industry means for one city to merge with within their limits. another, without experiencing the But property tax revenues do not nightmare described by Yeates. We would also support serious support tiie maintenance of city facilities, utility systems and cohsideration by small cities in the services at an acceptable level, lakeside area of at least studying especially with recent cost ad- the disincorporate alternatives. It could mean better service to justments due to inflation. Long-tim- e residents of rural residents and more efficient goverareas are accustomed to few city nment by city officials. Bo Policy The Lakeside Review would like to receive K. vith 5 January. February can be almost as cold and dreary as January, but you can always console yourself that next month is March nearly spring. But January is dark, foggy, cold, really the bottom of the barrel and without much hope of improvement in the near future. - months January is also one of the few holiday-les-s year. Nearly every other month has at least one holiday worth celebrating. Even March has Groundhog Day; June has. Fathers Day; April usually has Easter and February has Presidents Day. Only August is also without a real holiday, but in that sunny, warm month, who cares? in the . . . . Think how nice it would be to have 31 days to put someplace else in the year. More of those beautiful autumn days when the temperature floats at about 70 degrees and the mountains are splashed with color. Or more of those green, green late spring days when you can sit outside on the new grass and feel the warm sun and do nothing. ' Oh, well. Maybe January is the bad that makes us appreciate the better days. But, personally, Ill be : . glad when its over. ' ; ; Full-widt- Model RR-7- B FREE GIFT! Amana. ana Deepfreeze List List $619 community events and other things that you feel deserve comment. Letters should be 350 with Rebate Prices good while supply d, lasts! published. 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Write a letter to the editor TR-18- 18 cu. ft. intorost at tho Big Orange letters expressing the If a person were smart, he would get married or have a birthday in January, just to give the y waste of time some reason for existance. Of course, January actually can claim New Years Day, but that day is so closely tied to Decembers festivities that it doesnt do much to relieve the monotony of January.' January would be a good time to plan a spring or summer vacation, except that Im recovering from the financial strain of Christmas and cant yet see the light at the end of the economic tunnel, so that seems a bit futile. Spring seed' and clothing catalogs arrive in January, and for a brief moment or two, they rekindle some hope, that the earth wont always remain frozen and heavy sweaters wont always need to a be a part of my daily wardrobe. 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