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Show wrnNrsiuY.Awu.ij Proposed Garbage Boning Plant Gains OK For Site MXKR lOtmklNMUM CLF AR1 It up pne more ic tury fur pruponrnt pf ihe pmposeJ Davi County DnpovaJ J'Lnl. ttie AtTI R MMIMS(j ip the opinion gnj recommendation pf more than 20 people Un week, Ihe UleaifielJ City Count it voieJ unani inouly ip uphold the June 22nJ decision of m pUnnmg commission lo gram cond.tional use permit lo plani developer, 1 he pcrnui iilloM ihe plant lo he located on propeny no owned by the Uiah Department of Transportation at 150 E, 7ix) S, whiwh i currently an A-- J one. Cll lINS and dee ted official from throughout the cimnly filled the cimnul chant' here to it through nearly four hour of wild debate on the project. DOTH Jim citizen Hurd, a spokesman for a group pf PrposcJ to the plant, laid that although the outcome of the meeting had been discouraging, it was by no means the end of their campaign against the riant. THE CROUP plans to continue meeting to look at alternatives to block construction. ' Legal act ion could be a part of our plan, he laid. Hut for now, we are just going to go home and get some rest." Tor Will Jefferies, director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council, the nest step is to try and get tentative committments from Davis County cities to participate in a 20 year refuse disposal contract. THE ANTICIPATED volume of refuse is crucial in determining the tirping fee which will be charged to the cities. Mr. Jefferies said that the first year's tipping fee would be built into the city's contracts along with a formula to determine future tipping fees. He added that energy contracts with Utah Power and Light for the sale of electricity from the plant should be wrapped up by Aug. 4. With an anticipated Oct. 4 bond closing, developers will have two months to finish up all other contracts. WHEN THE planning commission originally approved the conditional use permit for the plant, they tacked on seven different conditions that plant developers would have to meet. The council upheld the planning commission's action and added two more stipulations. Councilman Thomas Waggoner proposed that a body of elected officials be included in the annual setting of tipping fees. The permit was also made conditional upon Clearfields refuse disposal participation in the the This would city final veto give agreement. power over the project and help block other cities from demanding special treatment for their participation. 20-ye- ar COtNCIIMk' Rulon Cummings tried la add another stipulation that developers ciab. huh some mean of compensation lo reimburse residents experiencing property value lost from the development. Ibat stipulation was dropped, however, af ter Howard Miller, president of traffic accidents, noise level and road damage wtih the greater number of heavy truck moving along ktate roads 19) and 2)2. long-ter- Katy-Segher- s Incinea Systems Inc., argued that the ctlects on property Values util be Impossible la accu ratcly gauge, M OR PRO-TEKay Chandler kept the emotional crowd fairly orderly by setting ground rules before Ihe hearing began. He warned the crowd ta stick to the facts and avoid plowing old ground. A lot has been rumored about people re eciving big payoffs; none of which is true. If you think someone is on the take, gel lawyer. Hut don't use this meeting ta voice thove opinions," he said. A IT I R A brief review of the original planning commission decision, Mr. Hurst explained that the opposition group bad expended the equivalent of 201 eight hour days reviewing documents about the proposed plant. We too have gained considerable expertise regarding garbage plants, he said. He adJed that with coming technological advances, it would be wiser to wait for a better method of waste disposal to emerge rather than commit1 ting prematurely lo the proposed plant. "VOl'R (THE council's) decision will have a direct effect on the lives and property of about 600 people," said Mr. Hurst. "You can save or destroy nearly 200 homes." After quoting several constitutional documents and some paraphrased LDS scripture, he asked the council to help protect the property rights of Gcarfield citizens by denying the conditional use permit. OTHER OPPOSITION members Shirley Reed and Hal Hallctt repeated arguments used in the original planning commission meetings to show that the city's zoning and conditional use ordinances would not allow for the building of a garbage burning plant. Ms. Reed also disputed the economics of the proposed project. Even with the most favorable conditions, revenues will not be able to offset the costs, which include an enormous bond debt," she said. IF THE cities of Bountiful and Layton decide not to participate in the project, Ms. Reed estimates that it would mean a 48 percent shortage of needed refuse to run the plant economically. Cities will be responsible for all refuse deficits, she said, adding that tipping fees could soon rise to $18-2- 0 per ton. Mr. Hallett said that the plant would adversely affect the health of Clearfield citizens by introducing additional pollutants to the area. He said he also fears increases in "DFSPIIE what developers say, is not taking all the risks," said Mr. Katy-Seghe- Hallctt, 7 he uers w ill have to pay all unanticipated costs." Several other Clearfield residents spoke out against the plant and asked the council to consider other alternates. One alternative suggested was that garbage could be buried in a Urge gravel pit being dug in South Weber. WHEN THE proponents of the bum plant finally took the podium, Mr. Miller Hally denied the contentions of opponents. We as a company are certain that thiv plant w ill not be a detriment lo health. will be a benefit to the community, will be a good looking plant, will do the job it is designed for and will, in lime, bring the lipping fees to zero," he said. also disputed the notion of heavy propervalue losses, saying that Ihe plant would be ty an improvement over the UDOT roadshops which are now located on the site. I le "THOSE WHO sell fast just to get out will be foolish." "These plants have been operated for 37 years in Europe in residential areas of Mrs.- Susan Major, club president. They discussed - leadership training meetings that they had attended, material that was impor- tant to them as a chapter. Also budget matters and projects they will chairmen this fall. THE AUG. 4 membership meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Sophia Bird at 491 Laurelwood Drive, Kays-stat- e ville. Lynn Baird will lead a speak-u- p project and intro-th- e duce Springboard. Spokette and Spokette Programs. They will discuss the fashion show and other points of business. Crestview Registers - LAYTON Registration Crestview Elementary will be held on Tuesday. Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and jack-fo- r SCHOOL ets will also be on sale at that time, They will join the local chap- ter of Jaycees at their Aug. 24 meeting at city hall at 8 p.m. GUEST speaker will be Pat president of Davis County Chapter of Societys League Against. Molesters (SLAM). The purpose of SLAM is to (1) monitor judges and legislators, (2) educate the and (3) support group fer victims and their families, Aug. 31 is scheduled a luau with the Jaycees with Pat Kol- - and Lynn Blair as SEPT. 8 will be a member-- with- out damage to the citizen's health or well being," he adJed. Proponents feci that now is the time to use the best available technology to solve the county's future trash problems. Councilman John Hcutlcr pointed out that ground water contamination problems could shut down a landfill at any time. MR. JEFFERIES explained that the county could one day see no tipping fees with this plant due to the steam contract with Hill Air Force Base. The base will buy steam from the plant at 90 percent of the cost of natural gas normally used to generate the same amount of steam. "Historically, the value of energy inflates faster than general inflation," he said. Increased revenue from steam sales would then help keep tipping fees down. MR. JEFEERIES also stated that pollution fears were unjustified. "Employees driving in and out of Hill Air Force Base put out as much carbon monoxide in one hour as the plant would in a day," he said. Rich Harvey of the County Health Department added that a public hearing would be held soon for public comment regarding the plant's application for an air quality permit. PUBLIC officials' from the county. North Salt Lake, Fruit Heights, West Bountiful and Sunset also spoke in support of the project. Most of them felt as NSL Mayor Robert Palm-qui- st did, who said, Americans are putting out more garbage than ever before. Weve got to find something to do with it besides bury it. JCKs Slate Thms. Meet The JCKs held their board meeting on July 28 at the home rs ship meeting at 7 p.m. at the home of Mary Quist, 238 E. 650 S., Kaysville. Sept. 10 they will join the Jaycees for their mental dation family outing. retar-Wimpe-e, MRS. MAJOR thanked all who helped with the July 4 activities and concessions, Kathy Diehl and Cindy Ander-publson were chairmen of the concessions and Annette Haacke and Marilyn- Koroulis were ic - chairmen of the recent chil-m- el drensparade which wasasuc-chairmecess. She praised the JCKs for their tremendous support on all activities, np n. R. Green Helps Celebrate Mrs. Rose Green spent last Saturday, July 23 in Ferron, Utah, where she went to assist in the celebration of the 100th birthday anniversary of her mother, Mrs. Eva Blackburn. She was born July 24, 1883 in Lakeview, Utah. She married Oscar Blackburn on Aug. 21, 1900 in Orangeville, Utah. .This couple had ten children, seven still living. Mrs. Green, the second of the children, is now 79 years of age. vsb John W. Gardiner hj taken the d helm of the Syracuse police department while former Chief Henry Martin has decided to assume other law enforcement duties with the newly-expande- NEW SYRACUSE CHIEF Taking his place as the new chief in Syracuse, was Klice W. Gardiner, a former police officer on the force for the past six years. Chief Gardiner received the new position from Mayor Boyd T. Thurgood. at a special session last Thursday. He officially commenced his new job on July I. BORN IN Ogden. Mr. Gardiner attended schools in Weber County, graduating from Ogden High and attended Weber State College. The Gardiner family moved to Syracuse in 1969. This was following his retirement from the United States Treasury Department, where he served as an investigator for the Custom Department's service that included 26 years of active ser- - vice and included the states of Texas. Arizona, California and Tlorida. HE EXPECTS to be hiring a new officer in August. 1 his e will be a employee, and the city dept, will be accepting applications until July 30. This new patrolman-neenot be a resident of Syracuse. When chosen he will be assisting the other three reserve officers that the city has now. The position of police will be secretary-dispatchfull time now. instead of par full-tim- d er time. Offering a complete police service for this community every day of the week the police force does a marve-Ibu- s job and certainly has the community interest at heart at all times. GUFF Gardiner has also much ouiside community interest and has been involved in coaching hide league football and baseball for much of the time since moving to Syracuse. He is married to the former LaVon Hunsakcr and they are the parents of four sons. Michael is an Air Force officer: Phillip is married and is with Computer Systems Corp at Hill Air Force Base; Von is a second year student in the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and the youngest son. David, is a senior at Clearfield High School. THE FORMER police chief. Henry A. Martin, plans to continue with the force as a but is happy to relinquish his former duties, vsb sar-ge- nt E. Layton Sets Registration for all kinder- STUDENTS who are being garten and new students to registered for kindergarten should bring a birth certificate, health exam, and immunization record. Students who are transferring to East Layton because of boundary changes Registration East Layton Elementary School not previously reg- istered will be Tuesday, Aug. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the school. need not register. Students need not be present for the istration. reg- Class schedules and bus schedules will be posted at the school on Aug. 26. Vae View Registration Set Registration will be Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Vae View Elementary School in Layton. Parents who have already sent in their children's registration cards for grades 6 do not need to come to the registration. THE FOLLOWING parents need to come to registration: parents of all new students, parents who did not fill out registration forms last spring and all parents of this coming year's kindergarten children. The following items need to be checked before kindergarten registration is complete: birth certificate, payment of $16 snack fee, physical exami nation and immunization cord. re- CLASS assignments for the new school year will not be available until the Friday before school starts. School begins on Aug. 29. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact Mr. Winward at school during the month of Au- gust, 825-787- 5. Farmington Ponders Mud Retention Basin BY GARY R. BLODGETT FARMINGTON - A proposal to construct a large detention basin to collect slide and flood debris from Rudd Creek in Farmington met with heated debate last Wednesday night. -- ing high, moderate or low News Editor potential. Mr. Kaliser also gave a brief resume of what Davis could be proposed for imFARMINGTON to some of the County residents had their provements more critical creeks. when week last eyes opened In Bountiful, Barton Creek they heard a report of the flood Holbrook in Canyon and Stone that and mud flow potential still exists in the canyons along Creek in Ford Canyon are ranked very high potential the Wasatch Front. flooding and mud flow while Creek BRUCE Kaliser. of the Utah Mill Creek and Kenny hazard potential, "low have led a who Geological Survey, red according to the team of experts in a monththat was first released at long study of flood and mud port last Wednesdays public meetflow that caused several milin Davis ing at Farmington Junior High. lion dollars damage are said there eight County, BARTON Creek has an major canyons that are still of fractured earth "overhand critical on listed very high cubic for future flooding and mud estimated at 55,000 serious a which poses yards slides. threat of a mud slide. Runoff He cited Barton, Stone, Paralso is crucial in this flooding Farming-toRudd, Steed, rish, as Creek canyon. and Baer Kays Stone Creek also has a high having "very high potential for debris flow potential and is both flooding and mud slides ranked very high for flood through next spring and posspotential. Mr. Kaliser said stuibly for several more years." By GARY R. BLODGETT - post-floo- n, i OTHER canyons or creeks were put in cagegories of hav dies show about 2,600 cubic yards of potential slide in this area. PARRISH Canyon in Centerville as well as Barnard Canyon nearby both pose critical threats for flooding while Parrish Canyon has about 65,000 cubic yards of fractured earth posing a potential threat to a major mud slide. Steed Creek ranks very high for both flooding and mud slides. However, the largest threat to a slide is in Hornet Creek where about 33,000 cubic yards of fractured earth pose a serious threat. IN FARMINGTON, Rudd Creek got the most attention when Mr. Kaliser explained that there is more than 100,000 cubic yards of fractured earth that could come down at any time. This would compare to about 80,000 cubic yards that smothered several homes near 100 East between 300 and 600 North in the 1983 Slide last May. Farmington Canyon, too, has a large mass of disturbed land estimated at more than 52,000 cubic yards and the canyon is ranked "very high for both flooding and slides. BAER CANYON has a reported 26,000 cubic yards of fractured earth that could cause a potential threat. The canyon is ranked very high for both debris flow and flooding. especially the middle fork, is ranked very high for both debris flow and runoff, according to the report. Kays Creek, MR. KALISER emphasized that other smaller canyons or drainage basins through Davis County also pose a threat but are not as potentially hazardous as the eight canyons caused so much damage earlier this summer. HE SUGGESTED that a special statewide flood control district be organized to coordinate all proy area of jects in a Davis, Weber and Box Elder. flood-contr- ol three-count- He also stressed expansion and construction of new debris detention basins at the mouth of all canyons; to utilize where necessary timber and earth barriers to control water flow; to utilize city streets to reroute water to undeveloped area; and for homeowners living along creeks to construct their own flood preventive devices such as concrete walls and earth barriers. listed. Mr. Kaliser, during a long and technical summary report to more than 200 south Davis County residents, emphasized an immediate need for cities to take action to prevent future flooding and debris flow that MR. KALISER said a team of experts from Utah and California extensively patroled all of the canyons along the - Wasatch Front on foot and by helicopter before preparing the report and making - MOST OF the 150 residents attending the meeting in the Farmington Junior High School gymnasium favored the basin proposal, and urged city officials to get busy, and get the job done. A few local residents, however, said they did not think the detention basin was necessary,' or at least would not solve the problem. SITE OF the proposed basin will include the first row of houses west of 100 East and extend east to about 150 East (Valley View Circle) between 550 North and 650 North. About a dozen homes -- - most of them extensively damaged or destroyed in the Memorial Day mud slide are proposed to be purchased by the city to provide space for the proposed detention basin, according to Mayor Merrill Petty. - IT WAS also suggested that sandbag and of the slide landfill dikes placed in the area be left intact until the basin can be completed, hopefully by next spring. Although engineer studies and plans ha e not been completed, it is estimated the west wall of the proposed basin will be about 35 feet high. MAYOR PETTY told the group that construction will begin as soon as the basin is officially approved by the City Council meets tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. at City Hall. We expect federal aid to help purchase the properties and will work with the LDS Church to have the families within the proposed (basin) district to be relocated," said Mayor Petty. We're doing all we can as fast as we can. SEVERAL residents said they would be willing to help city officials by serving on a citizens' advisory committee. "We need to get this job done as quickly as possible and if' you want our help we're ready to give it," said one resident. Earlier in the evening, residents heard a detailed report of flood and mud damage and the potential of more slides in canyons throughout Davis County. (See adjacent story). |