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Show . . t V V'1 ,t I Commission rountfy Okays Budget; - FARMINGTON The lack of a special services levy and tax anticipation loans came under fire at j Tuesdays public hearing on Davis 4 Countys proposed 1981 budget which calls for expenditures of $18,038,558 for " next years county operation. . Commissioners voted themselves a 15 percent pay raise. levy of 16.95 for 1981, but that levy does not include an assessment for the special services area, which last year was at 4.5 mills. The lack of a special services assessment was questioned by Jack Olson; director of the Utah Taxpayers Association. The budget hearing brought a number of people to the Davis County Commission meeting. However, all but six of those in attendance worked for Davis County. ; 'The proposed budget calls for a mill Commissioner Glen Flint told Olson the county was having a problem with that area, which covers the countys fire protection, and would decide on an assessment at a later time. That is the service the commissioners are trying to get out of at the current time. They are negotiating with Centerville, Bountiful and North Salt Lake to try and sell the countys fire station and equipment to them. The agreement they are working on wbuld allow for county coverage for a period of time following the change in ownership. Flint explained that is why they did not budget for the special services area. He said if the sale does not go through they will have to open the budget up in June or July, before the assessments the are set next year, and special services area. A county resident raised a question re on tax anticipation loans. He said he was wondering if they were really are called tax anticipation loans. When the tax money is collected the loan is paid off, so the county is using the taxes was from a current year to cover that years necessary. Flint told him that by law, which set by the Utah Legislature, counties expenditures. could only accumulate 10 percent of The commissioners approved the so they have to proposed 1981 budget and also voted on expenditures, borrow. a measure that will give the commissioners the same cost of living inHe said the county can borrow at half crease as all of the Davis County emof what an individual could so it makes ployees will receive on Jan. 1. sense for them to borrow the funds rather than the public borrowing to pay The ordinance which gave the their taxes. commissioners this privilege, however, The county takes out loans ach year automatically gave them a 15 percent in order to meet commitments. These raise, which is 3 Vi percent higher than what the employees will receive. Davis County employees are eligible for the additional 32 percent increase when their anniversary date comes up, and up on review by their department heads they too could be eligible for the increase. LuDean Gibbons, Davis County auditor, said that an employees anniversary date comes up 18 months after he is hired because he is on period when 'probation for a first hired. The commissioners salaries will go from $23,647 to $27,194 at the first of the year, 15 percent increase. six-mon- Index 1 Serving 31,500 Families From Roy Through Centerville No. 16 Thursday, December 1 1, 1980 City Mulls mnxeinif. Complaints About JP KAYSVILLE The Kaysville City Council has received complaints from Gy me ill - EAST LAYTON Hearings held to give residents of a special improvement district an opportunity to dispute their assessments attracted involved and virtually everybody everybody there had a special problem or wanted special consideration Councilman Myron Nalder told the City Council Tuesday. lots of Nalder said there were people at each of the three hearings, during which the city is legally bound to Consider all grievances from residents who are being assessed for the installation of curb, gutter and, in some areas, sidewalk?, alongltainbow Drive. The entire district extends from city hall to Fairfield Road. com. Nalder said the project was ' plicated by the fact that some residents had previously donated property to the city and felt their assessments should be adjusted. Some assessments were as high as $2,000. . .Then youve got the people living in Village Green (subdivision) who say they are getting their back yards paved, Nalder said. Some of those poor people have paid for curb and gutter on three sides of their homes, he said. Nalder recommended the eight homeowners in Village Green should have their assessments lowered by $100 per home just out of mercy I guess. He said the highest assessment in the area was $863, and its just for their back yards, Nalder said. . He also said residents of the Kimare berly Meadows subdivision of the brunt with the project, bearing eight homeowners owing the city a total of $15,000. - He said the residents are considering filing a lawsuit against the developer of the subdivision, claiming they paid him for the improvements. Nalder said the city should wait the outcome of any legal action before counting on the full payment of the assessments. He said the assessments might have to be reduced by $3,800, if it be proved the developer is Cat) obligated to install the improvements. Idle said the residents of Kimberly Meadows claim they will have paid twice for the improvements if they pay the city assessrfients. I Nalder said the project includes 662 feet in that subdivision alone. an unidentified party concerning Kaysville Justice of the Peace Henry Schuller. The complaints led the city council to hold an executive session to ' discuss the matter. Gar Elison, Kaysville mayor, said, A technical error on at least one point has been made. Elison said he could not comment further on that point. Elison did say, however, that the matter will require further study. If it is minor, he said, "it will die right there. If it isnt, another executive session will be called. He went on to say he has yet to get to the bottom of the matter and still had to make some phone calls before deciding whether to call another executive session. A variety of things are being explored, Elison said. In fact, he said, the JP hasnt been contacted about the matter yet and may not be contacted at all if the complaints turn out to be unsubstantiated. If we find a problem three things have to be asked, the Mayor said. He said he has to ask if the problem is serious, if it can be corrected and if a change has to be made. He said he hopes the press doesn't build a sensational story around this Things have happened, complaints have Deen made, and it is premature to say anything yet, he said. He said even though a complaint has been made, Why bring it to the when it may not be a attention publics problem. Whatever the problem, it was serious enough to warrant an executive session after a public hearing before the City Council meeting last week. The mayor was speaking to one of the council members as the public was leaving the council chambers and said they were going to discuss the JPs dismissal. The mayor said Monday that it is unfortunate that private biases are sometimes made public. He said that if the complaint doesn't amount to anything, someone can be Told Nalder also said two families have already installed curb and gutter along their frontage at their own expense. He said it is necessary to tear up those improvements and put them in again as part of the project. Those families will have to pay at least most of their assessments, he said. Three other families donated property to the city for the project and should have their assessments reduced by $600 collectively, Nalder said. Another resident of the area, Bernie Nalder, claims he also donated property. Councilman Nalder said fhe city is currently searching for a record - ' of the donation, and if proof can be found, Nalders assessment would by $900. Nalder said he recommends supplemental appropriations of about $6,300 be taken from the utility surplus in fund to cover the reductions assessments. Some $3,800 of that would be earmarked for residents of Kimberly Meadows, he said. City Recorder Deane Rigby said the city currently has about $87,000 in the utility surplus fund, and that it is legally required to maintain a certain amount in the fund. Councilman Kim Brown said if the city has the money, it should follow Nalders recommendations. Id like Myron to get a final figure on each property owner who is due a reduction, Brown said. Mrs. Rigby also said Layton City Recorder Randall Heaps thinks you members of the council are softies for trying to make adjustments on the assessments. He said in Layton they stick to their original figures, Mrs. Rigby said. East Layton is currently going through the process of disincorporation and annexation into Layton. Brown said Its easy for him, in his position, to say that; I dont think they have been involved in an improvement district quite like this one. The Rainbow Drive improvement district has a total cost figure of near $75,000, which was divided among residents according to frontage area of each property owner. d of the The city is paying total cost. Actual construction was scheduled to begin in November. one-thir- labeledjinnecessarily. Referendum Hearing Again AAoved Back DELICATE PATTERNS of ice and snow cling to the branches of a weeping willow, stying crisp and intact in the temperatures experienced during the past week in the lakeside community. Snow fell last week sub-freezi- FRUIT HEIGHT- S- For the second time since Nov. 18, residents and city officials will have to wait to have their day in 2nd District Court. There, they will find out if a referendum vote on a rezoning issue will take place. The property involved in the action is located at the southwest corner of U.S. 89 and 400 North and includes approximately eight acres'. On June 3 the City Council approved a from the homes into surrounding neigh- zone change for residential to comborhoods and that the slope of the area mercial usage. Residents don't want a would make it difficult to provide city commercial area by their homes. services. A court date was set for Nov. 18 and Councilman Richard Jones made a later moved to Dec. 9. City Attorney motion to approve the R-- 3 zone, but that Kent Norton has filed an additional motion was followed by nearly a half-ho- brief to reply to additional information of discussion, before Leonard the plaintiffs attorney recently filed. The new court date is Dec. 16 at 10 proposed the substitute motion to table the proposal. a m. Leonard said he would favor the R-- 3 zone over the present zone, because a development of 70 single family homes would cause extensive damage to the hillside. and still remains in yards and along streets throughout the area, and skiers have found plenty of snow for their sport at nearby mountain resorts, Hillside Proposal Tabled For Third Time - FARMINGTON ur. two months, For the third time the Farmington City Council has postponed taking action on a request to rezone hillside property for a 'development which would include multiple dwelling units. Acting on a motion by Councilman Don Leonard, the council voted to table a request from Cort Lodder for an R-- 3 zone for the property and to recommend to Lodder that he change his action to request an R-- 2 zone. The property is currently zoned RS, which allows only single family units. The action came after the third public hearing on the proposal attended by a group of residents concerned about the effect the proposed development may Clearfield To Buy Computer CLEARFIELD The city is on its way to obtaining a new computer, without the assistance of the two other cities that had previously been slated to share the responsibility with Clearfield. ; The City Council made the decision at its Tuesday meeting after bein informed that Layton had decided to pull out and Sunset was still interested in being part of the computer system. : Rod Davenport, director of finances for the city, told the councilmen that Sunset was very desirous of going with Clearfield on a system. He also told them that in recent conversations he had been told that Layton was considering going with its own system. . . Councilman Donald K. McDougal asked Davenport if there really was a need for a new computer in Clearfield. : I want to see what the advantage is, puter system and could sell time because if the current system is Sunset City. That arrangement could still cost the meeting our demands, why get a new one. Davenport told the council that the current Lockheed III computer is meeting the city's demands but there are restrictions as. far as any more work. He said he would like to add some of the police work as well as some of the courts. Work to a computer program. He told the councilmen they are also limited with the current system as to the number of users. The current one only allows three at one time. The council was told the total cost of the new computer system would be $58,000, and if the city was still interested in participation from Sunset, it would own the main part of the coni- - city of Sunset $16,000 to $20,000 for initial set-u- p charges. Davenport said Sunset would be responsible for buying its own video screens and other equipment that Clearfield would have no interest in. r Davenport also informed the council that he did have a buyer for the citys current system and needed a decision from the council so he could inform the potential buyer. The council unanimously approved the proposal and authorized Davenport to sell the old computer- - system and negotiate for the purchase of a newer system. have on their property values, traffic flow in the area and on what they termed the fragile environment on the hillside. Lodder has pYoposed several designs for the development with between 120 units and 70 units. He said a plan for "clusters of homes, sharing common walls, would meet requirements of the city's hillside ordinance and would not damage the hillside. Spokesmen for the residents, Reid Hansen and Merrill Petty, had opposed homes with common wails with two, three or four units together. They said that the city's master plan designates the hillside areas as low density areas. The foothills should be zoned to maintain the character of the area," Hansen said. Changing the zone to R-- 3 would set a precedent for later decisions by the council and might encourage patchwork zoning. He also said the residents of the adjacent areas were concerned that the development would include low-cohousing that would lower their property values. Hansen said the development's single access road would channel all traffic He said he would prefer an R-- 2 zone which would allow 3 development with Reviewing The News Roy High School football quarterback single family homes around the within homes twin Wade Jacklin and wide receiver Brad and perimeter the subdivision. Twin homes are two McCaulley have been chosen by the homes joined by a common wall on one Lakeside Review as the Region 1 most valuable players for their efforts this side. . One concern voiced by the residents past season. Overall. Jackhn and McCaulley led was that the units might someday turn into rentals if their value is low enough the Royal Gridders to a Region 1 to make that economical. berth championship and a quarter-fina- l in the state football tournament. a Lodder said he doesnt want to put It was the first time for Roy value on the homes. High that They would sell for at least $50,000 its team made it to the final game. For more details see story on page 5B. on up to possibly $100,000, he said. |