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Show Index Business. : Classified Home Living Sports Centerville Cleorfield, Clinton, tost Loyton, Formington Fruit Heights Hill Vol. 1 No. 18 HILL AFB The U.S. Air Force Thursday released the Environmental Impact Statement on MX deployment area selection and land withdrawal and acquisition. Col. Ken Vandillen, deputy special assistant from the Pentagon on MX matters, said at a news conference that the report is not an advertisement for MX. He said it is a debriefing. He said that the statement shows the worst that can happen to the area. The Air Force plans to deploy 200 MX intercontinental ballistic missiles in the southwestern United States by the end of this decade. Due to potential effects on the environment from construction and operation of the MX system, the National Environmental Policy Act, a federal law, requires the Air Force to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. The impact statement is the first step in providing decision makers with a basis for considering the comparative environmental effects among several candidate basing areas, Vandillen said. More studies are planned and will include examination of measures that could be taken to minimize anticipated AFB, ) lit lit -- ll Kaysville, Layton, Roy, South Weber, Sunset, Syracuse, West Point Serving 3 1,500 Families From Roy Through Centerville Monday, December 22, 1980 adverse effects on the environment.. The statement shows how MX effects the environment; it shows what the present environment is like; and it states what scientific factors were used in judging the environmental alternatives, he explained. The analysis also includes the consequences associated with construction of the 4,600 shelters, operating bases, area support centers and the interconnecting road network. Copies of the draft environmental Impact Statement will be distributed to public libraries in Nevada, Utah, Texas and New Mexico, as well as potentially interested agencies, organizations and individuals. The public comment on the statement will begin Jan. 2 and extend for 90 days. During the comment period, the Air Force will conduct public hearings to explain the statement and solicit comments. A final decision on MX deployment hreas will not be made until after a final Environmental Impact Statement, incorporating public comments and Air Force responses, has been published. The deployment area decision is not expected before next summer. Intersection in Roy Most Dangerous, Committee Reports The pedestrian crossing at Roy will receive further study by a traffic engineer to determine if there is a need for additional safety precautions, if the city can get the study done for free. The council instructed City Manager ROY 2575 W. 4800 So. in Richard Kirkwood to investigate avenues through other agencies involved with public safety and see if they would assist Roy City with the traffic engineering study at the intersection. The decision was made by the City Council last week after hearing a report from a pedestrian safety committee which had been appointed to determine what one crossing in the Roy area that school children must use was the most hazardous at this time. Roy City Safety Officer George Cummins said the group had studied five crossings in Roy City which were suggested to the group as being hazardous by concerned parents. The crossings studied were: 2175 W. 4000 S., 4400 S. 1900 W., 4800 S. 1900 W., 2100 W. 5600 S., and 2575 W. 4800 S. Cummins said the crossings were studied to determine the amount of time needed for pedestrians to cross the street, the average amount of time they had to .delay or wait before crossing because of traffic, and also the traffic flow patterns of both pedestrians and vehicles. The crossing at 2175 West 4000 South was difficult to determine because there was no crossing that you could say was a heavily trafficked crossing, Cummins said. The children spread out like a fan through two fields located near the North Park Elementary school, Cummins said, and it was difficult to determine if there was a hazard there. He said officials may determine there is a hazard in the future if the children are channeled into one crossing and it could be even more hazardous than the one they have pinpointed as the most dangerous at this time. go-ahe- Administrator Friday. John Thacker said Allegations were discussed at an executive meeting Tuesday and the council came to the conclusion that the mayor should ask for Scheullers resignation, Thacker said. Since the meeting was a discussion of personnel matters in an executive session, details would not be made public at this time, Thacker said. The mayor can only ask to hire or fire a justice of the peace by and with the consent of the council. And the mayor is the only person who can hire or fire a justice of the peace. Formal action i This time of year is full of traditions. bells, carols, stockings by the Sleigh Cummins said that the safety study of fire, family gatherings, and jolly old . is an pedestrian crossings ongoing Saint better known as Santa thing and just because this study is Claus.Nicholas, mean the is doesnt completed study One community in our coverage area finished. He said he will be reviewing each crossing throughout the school has a special tradition for the younger which helps to keep the year continually as a part of his job. generation of Christmas and the youngsters The crossing at 2575 West 4800 South spirit was listed as the most hazardous belief in Santa Clause alive and well because of several contributing factors. each year. The Clearfield Recreation DepartCummins said one reason was the ment for Santas helper to crossings proximity to a hill. He said answerarranges all of the letters to Santa from that tends to increase a pedestrians the' Clearfield area children by way of danger when crossing the street their department. because of the limited visibility. Roger Thomas, director of the center, He said the study determined the most dangerous periods during the day said this year Santas helper from the at the crossing were in the morning and North Pole has been very busy, with his typewriter breaking evening hours when children are going especially half-wa- y down through the week before to school and the traffic flow is taking Christmas. people to work or home. Thomas said the city had received The delay time (the percent of time more than 125 letters by the first of last ,a pedestrian must wait for traffic to week and was expecting the bulk of the clear in order to cross) for this crossing letters for this year to arrive near the was 68 percent in the morning hours end of the week with Christmas and 80 percent in the evening hours, he drawing nearer. The letters that have arrived at the reported. Cummins also said the study showed recreation center this year came in all that at the times when traffic is sizes and shapes, some written heaviest the majority of the traffic is hesitantly by a child and others going into the sun, which hinders a carefully drafted by parents for those too young to write. drivers visability. Some came in groups as school classes had sent theirs collectively, perhaps hoping for more impact or a more positive response. The real believers had sent their letters marked SANTA, North Pole, Kaysville Will Ask Resignation off JP The Kaysville City KAYSVILLE Council has given Mayor Gar Elison the to ask for Justice of the Peace Scheullers resignation, City Henry Takin matter. Mayer Gar Elison said then that a technical error on at least one point had been made. Elison was unavailable for comment. Thacker said the matter c&nt be discussed because it is a personnel matter and hasn't been made public yet and may not be made public. Only if criminal charges were filed would details be made public, he said. Scheuller was unavailable if Somf o's and with a little help from the post office Thomas said they too will get an IJaH' answer. 'Thomas said the department has received requests from local people to send letters as far away as Canada, North Carolina and Virginia. The childrens requests have covered many items this year on their want lists, and Thomas said the items which seemed the most popular are fairly traditional, with some variations. The boys requests seem to favor Star Wars toys, race car sets, trucks, and something called a Stamper 4x4 with two mountains. Thomas said he hopes Santa knows what that one is. The girls too seemed to stick with traditional items. However, the types of dolls requested varied quite a bit. One letter requested a Doctor Drill Fill Doll and another all of the peanut butter and jelly dolls. Another popular item with both boys and girls was the Puppy Puddles toy. This is a great invention for parents who dont want to bother with a real dog. This toy puppy actually puddles and once the children tire of cleaning up after it parents can throw it on a shelf and forget it. It doesnt eat much either. Several creative youngsters wanted to make sure Santa knew exactly what they wanted and attached catalog clippings complete with colored pictures, prices and all. The only thing-theforgot to mention was where the toys could be purchased. They probably figured Santa would know by this time of the year. Moi XCn& ' C&uu', OfO WUAsu, KPS'' . 19 AND A veRv MeRRY CHRISTMAS GiO brucs PA erjeutj nhMk oi&q,, D QOr ft fa syrzy Avr CiAXi -- Santa VVOm cannot be taken by the council in an executive meeting. Earlier this month, the council received complaints from an unidentified source concerning Scheuller. 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