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Show WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JUNE 17, 1982 REFLEX-DA-VIS By TOM BUSSELBERG - FARMINGTON Now that soccers been sanctioned by the Utah High School Activities Association its on a par with baseball, basketball and football, as far as recognition By MARK D. MICKELSEN ly that he is tired of children tramping through his yard and CLEARFIELD -- Clearfield officials have agreed to erect a new fence between a local property owners land and a city park in an effort to cut down on residential trespassing in the area. THE AGREEMENT, be- garden to find baseball and soccer balls. MR. CASTEELS property is located along the boundary of the citys 1000 East park. No other land owners are affected by the problem. Ross Kearl, Clearfield Parks and Recreation supervisor, recommended changing a backstop in the park so that the overhand which catches foul balls could be increased from three to six feet. He also re- tween the Clearfield City Council and Leo "Persh Casteel, 862 S. 1000 East, says the city will pick up 50 percent of the cost of the fence if Mr. Casteel will pick up the remaining one-hal- - - commended that the city f. Mr. Casteel told city parks and recreation workers recent should raise the entire backstop from 16 to 20 feet. CITY COUNCIL members, however, agreed that Mr. Casteel should not have to pay for an entire overall project and voted unanimously to pay 50 percent for a new fence. If Mr. Casteel agrees to participate to the tune of 50 percent, Mr. Kearl said the project will cost the city a total of $1,400. goes. OTHERWISE, though, it will mean little change, at least for the Davis School District, where all but one head high school coach is certified and uniforms have been provided, says L. James Hill, school district physical education supervisor. It will mean finding a d head teacher-certificate- KEARL SAID the project cannot be completed until fall due to a heavy summer recreation schedule at the park. Funding from the citys fiscal 1981-8- 2 budget will be allocated for the project. coach at Layton High School, the only school without one last year, and will mean students can letter in the sport. The sport will also gain official school sponsorship rather than through a club, he added. BUT FOR several of the schools, such as Bountiful and Woods Cross, where the sport has brought championships, the UHSAA sanction wont mean much to the average student. School Board Pres. Sheryl Allen and other members of the board have supported the sanction, some, as far back as two years, including Mrs. Allen. But the 7 vote, last week, brought comments of surprise from both Mr. Hill and the board president in an interview last week. tricts, Mr. Hill said of the UHSAA board. The vote flabbergasts me," he adds, I see it as a money-maksuch as Boys basketball and football have been and as Davis Board is "well informed about the issue. He indicated the recognition will mean school-provide- d transportation at those schools district. I SEE that happening in the future so many are participating, she added. As we pick it up we willneed to charge at the gate during the season. I dont know if that emphasizing, though, that the not previously providing it and added the expense to the district will go up slightly" although that hasnt yet been calculated. 18-1- WHEN YOU see all the (soccer) activity at Jordan, Salt Lake City, Granite, Ogden, Weber and Davis County school districts, those people arent aware of whats happening in their own dis BUDGETS FOR soccer are set at each high school by the principal or athletic director with the district already charging a $10 soccer fee, similar to those enacted 1 Vi years ago for school athletics. Mrs. Allen indicated the issue had been tabled twice by the UHSAA because they didn't want to spend more money but she emphasized, er wrestling is becoming for the will be for this (next) season its inevitable. And Mr. Hill said he sees attendance and support as only growing, citing thousands participating in little league soccer but in the Bountiful-Centervill- e area as an example, indicating little league baseball had to be consolidated with fewer teams. HE SAID he forsees the day when soccer could be played on football fields with the soccer season currently running the 15, from March same season as track, tennis and baseball. Will soccer move down into the junior highs other than for intramurals? Mrs. Allen said she didn't know but said it wouldnt for the coming seabeen son, noting football had exto dropped there partly due is alive and pense. But soccer well, Mr. Hill emphasized, as a a junior high intramural spoit, both praised. factor A GREAT sport-g- reat training for football, ITS track, etc., Mrs. Allen emphasized. Its great for any sport. It provides conditioning and coordination. Theres an opportunity for all to be engaged in it, Mr. Hill noted, adding the central district administration and board have been "very supportive of previous district efforts. builds eye-fo- New Club 4-- H JJ Formed 6i By TOM BUSSELBERG . FARMINGTON Just as it gets difficult when two families try to live under one roof, the senior citizens and library in Clearfield sometimes have problems getting along. ITS A relatively quiet dis- pute that still has to be, resolved over sharing utility bill costs with several meetings already held and more to come, both Alice Johnson, Council on Aging director, and Jeanne Layton, library director, agreed in separate interviews last week. The question revolves around how much the senior Kindergarten Date is Aug. 31 Libr facility should pay of the utility bills. It utilizes about 25 percent of the North Branch library building for the Heritage Senior Citizen Center. BUT MS. Layton says she believes they may use more electricity than space would suggest because of the kilns that need to be fired up to a high temperature, requiring a lot of power. The senior center has been paying $447 a month after some adjustments made last year but she feels that should possibly be higher. I really think it (utility bills) will exceed $2,000 this summer and that doesn't in- -, elude heat, she says, noting Mays Utah Power and Light bill was above $1,300. In February, the Mountain Fuel bill came to $524 and power$l ,375 but she says summer's need for air conditioning consumes the most power. have that much power (avail-- : able) to use but with the power bill about doubled in those seven years, they (library) see the bill spiralling, and that creates concern. RECALLING the history of the librarys construction, she notes it was built to house the senior center after sufficient funds for a separate facility werent available with the library cost double the Bountiful library although on the same plan. County library funds and revenue sharing monies fi-- 7 nanced the North Branch con- BUT MS. Johnson empha- sizes she doesnt feel the senior center uses much energy as some may believe. She says the kilns arent fired up that often, especially in the summer. A check of the kilowatt hours used when the library opened in 1975 and used the facility alone, and 1980-8- 1 shows only a 14 percent increase, she adds. The senior center doesnt struction. She says both Ms. Layton and Aging asked for separate meters but nothing was done. Theres a lot of friction in the use of utilities. she adds. ANOTHER MEETING will be held when Wilford Hales returns. Hes a retired electrical engineer who currently acts as a consultant and is affilicated with the senior citizens. He has conducted a study with County Com. Glen Saunders also checking further with UP&L officials. He sits on the library board. Since the library board asked for a change in the payment structure, and other related building matters, the senior citizens have cleaned the restrooms, are doing their own maintenance, including purchase of light globes and Ms. Layton says shes re- ceived no complaints from patrons with the change. IT LOOKS as though some adjustment has to be made in payment of the city bill, however. Although the seniors beagreed to pay cause they create more due to their daily lunches, etc., the library apparently hasnt been contributing. three-fourt- By MARK D. MICKELSEN dependent upon the an existing BOUNTIFUL The year is 1995. right-of-wa- y y, right-of-wa- RUSH HOUR traffic along Interstate -- 15 moves at a turtles pace. Bus fares to and from Salt Lake cost commuters just under two dollars. To the west, along the Salt Lake, Davis and Weber County busi- trolley cars carry ness districts, thousands home from work. The scenario sounds a bit futuristic. But planners at the Wasatch Front Regional Council headquarters believe the ideas are not all that strange-lookin- g d. AS A matter of fact, the council is on the threshold e transportation study on other things, future. the for Among alternatives bus increased at service, expanded be theyll looking a of the and light rail feasibility highway systems transit system, capable of transporting tens of thousands of people. The goal of the study is to determine what transit systems will be like and which forms will be most compatible with growth patterns along the Wasatch Front, according to WFRC Program Director Mick Crandall. of a th long-rang- PRIOR TO 1981, Mr. Crandall said, WFRC offie transit planning cials determined that not should accommodate only heavy traffic corria but dors. congested string of business districts from South Salt Lake to Davis County. stretching A preliminary analysis of the problem shows two potential plans of action for future growth: To maintain the present course and expand the regular bus system as funding allows. Or, to establish a light rail transit system to be used in the central business district areas. THE STUDY also states that both major highway and transit system development are necessary to relieve growing transit congestion problems. The study says that while the light rail transit (LRT) alternative would draw the most passengers, it wpuld also cost the most, not only in terms of construction and operation, but in terms of cost per passenger. ,Of the four alternatives including light rail transit expanded bus service, mixed express buses and a 7Q0 East (Salt Lake City busway the light rail transit mode has a greater potential to relieve traffic congestion, the study says. long-rang- I THIS IS due to the fact that the LRT would be able to carry a higher volume of passengers on a right-of-w- y which would not interfere with traffic capacity along the highways. Light rail costs, the study continues, are highly districts. That moves it back from Oct. 30 that will still apply for the upcoming school year. As clarification, the board emphasized a youngster whose birthday is Aug. 31 can attend first grade that year. If it falls a day later, theyll have to wait a year. 4-- H np Fun Day SUNSET According to Sunset Fun Days Publicity Manager Robert Koster, preparations for the citys annual event which includes the Little Buckaroo Rodeo, and the Miss Sunset Scholarship Pageant, as well as a variety of races, sporting events and concessions, are now in full swing. THE THREE day festival will be held June It will begin with the rodeo on Thursday, followed by the pageant on 17-1- 9. Friday. Saturdays events include: a bicycle marathon, 8 miles, 6:45 a.m.; runners marathon, 8 miles, 7 a.m.; breakfast 6:30 to 9:30 a.m.; children's circus parade 10:30 a.m.; baby contest 12:30 p.m.; softball games 1 p.m. ; grand prize drawing at 4 p.m. Free drawings and other contests are scheduled to begin at 12 noon with games, rides and food available throughout the day. y. IN TERMS of yearly costs, mixed express bus service could be expected to cost the state $112.3 million; a 700 East busway, $1 13.4 million; light rail transit $121 million, and regular bus service $117.2 million. In 1995, planners estimate that commuters will pay $1 .73 for regular bus service, $1.71 for light rail transit, $ 1 .62 for the 700 East busway, and $1.61 per ride for mixed express bus service. MR. CRANDALL said supporters of the mixed express bus concept believe that transit alternative is most suitable to the way Salt Lake City is developing. But, he added, light rail transit represents the way people would really like to see the area develop. He said WFRC officials recently asked numerous local leaders about their reaction to light rail transit and found that a pretty decent group of them support the idea. MR. CRANDALL said a total of $ 1 00- - $ 1 50 million dollars would be needed to install and operate a light rail system and to acquire the Other cities have installed light rail systems in the middle of highway medians, while some have used s, he said. abandoned railroad right-of-wa- THATS THE decision of the board of education, following the lead of the state legislature where that cutoff date was set for uniformity in the states 40 - KAYSVILLE A new Club group has been formed with Sally Marston as club leader. OFFICERS were elected. New officers to serve for the 1982 year are JMylin Naegle, president; Cecelia Griffin, vice president; Jennifer Bell, secretary; Andrea Pears, reporter; Jamie Ingram, song leader; Allison Roueche, safety chairman; Heather Austad, treasurer. Their meetings will be held each Monday and Wednesday of each week. The club members mothers attended the first meeting as guests. THE GROUP will betfaught sewing on Monday and cooking on Wednesdays. A name for the club will be selected at the next meeting, upprt that is acquired. If such as the Union Pacific tracks, can be used, the cost will be lower than if the counties have to purchase a new right-of-wa- FARMINGTON If youve got a youngster wholl be ready to attend first grade in 1984, hed better be six before Aug. 31, 1984 or hell have to wait another year. In Kaysville y. right-of-way- YOU HAVE to justify the system based on the corridor,, Mr. Crandall (Salt Lake City) north-sout- h said, and then you can add onto that system. He noted that although officials have talked about the idea of a rail system reaching from Salt Lake to Ogden, there is no guarantee that the system would Lake-DavCounty line. go further than the Salt is IN ADDITION to the proposed alternatives, Mr. Crandall said the WFRC is emphasizing the need for additional highways. Finished interstate is number one, he said, and were convinced that is going to happen. However, he pointed out that even if all the high- -' ways are completed, there will still be a need to change transit habits, or suffer through a lot of traffic problems. YOU HAVE to continue to expand the existing transit system, he said, noting that compatibility between the new and old is of major concern to everyone in the transit business. The WFRC is not advocating the idea that more money should be spent on traffic, Mr. Crandall said, "but there is a problem that needs to be addressed." By MARK D. MICKELSEN SALT LAKE CITY A light rail, or trolley system along the Wasatch Front would not interfere with existing bus routes, but would enhance transportation opportunities for Salt Lake, Davis and Weber county residents, according to a Utah Transit Authority official. ROD CLIFFORD, community relations spokesman for the transit authority, said there is no incompatibility at all between the UTA and a light rail system being investigated by the Wasatch Front Regional Council. Although no specific blueprints have been drawn up, Clifford said the UTA has been looking at the light rail concept for some time and hopes to be able to begin some planning work as soon as funding becomes available. PLANNERS at the Wasatch Front Regional Council headquarters in Bountiful have embarked upon a study to determine transit needs for the future. One of the possibilities being discussed is a trolley system which would serve commuters along the north-sout- h corridors of the Wasatch Front. Any light rail system, no matter where you put it, is going to have to be fed by buses, Mr. Clifford said, adding that the UTA would not have to elemin-at- e bus routes, but would have to make additions to the existing fleet and expand its hours of operation. AS FOR the question of who would operate the light rail system, Mr. Clifford said the logical conclusion would be to turn the program over to the UTA since the organization already handles transit th matters. He said the Wasatch Front represents probably the best location in the country for a rail system of some kind. The geographies of the area, he said, make the construction of a trolley system an attractive thing to do. MR. CLIFFORD said he doubts whether the advent of a rail system would cause any financial problems for UTA. He pointed out that ridership along the UTA's route-7from Ogden to Salt Lake City, is made up of residents who travel from one small community to the next, not necessarily the entire distance of the route. A rail system reaching from Ogden to Salt Lake, 0, he guessed would probably have its share of long and short distance commuters. ONE OF the problems in getting the light rail project off the ground is that government officials must be convinced of the benefits enough to want to funnel money into the system. Depending upon commitment and funding, Mr. Clifford said, it would not be a problem (for UTA) to build up an engineering staff to begin planning. BUT WHERE would the trains run? Although there are some possibilities, including the use of dedicated or the installation of tracks along traffic islands, Clifford said a lot of politics would be involved in the decision. I have no idea, he said, whether or not the existing railroads would agree to allow the trollies to move along their tracks during hours. right-of-wa- ys off-pea- k HOWEVER, HE agreed with WFRC officials who believe that overall construction costs on a light rail system would be prohibitive. In the meantime, Clifford said the UTA is concentrating on improving and increasing existing bus service. With major cuts in federal funding, he said it is difficult enough just to keep the system going, with-- . out worrying about new transit methods. AS A result of several meetings with Salt Lake, Davis and Weber county residents, Clifford said the UTA hopes to increase service in at least two ways. First, the UTA hopes to introduce service into areas where it currently does not exist. AND SECOND, the UTA hopes to increase service in areas where service is available, but where operational hours are limited. When the WFRC study is completed, Clifford said, both the UTA and the government entities will know what direction to take in regard to future trans- portation needs. HE ALSO agreed with WFRC study results which show there is very little space available along the Wasatch Front for additional highways. But, there appears to be some hope. Clifford said San Diego Transit Authority officials recently inaugurated their own Tijuana Trolley. It was paid for without the use of federal funds. y. ii A 2 |