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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, SEPTEMBER 3, 1981 Clinton Council Ponders One Fest Vs. Two CLINTON The residents of Clinton probably enjoy celebrating as much as anyone else, but the city council is considering ways of combining the city's two major festivals. CURRENTLY, THE LDS Church stages a major event that draws wide community support each June while the city formally backs the July 4th Clinton Days, Mayor Keith Cisney explained Wednesday morning. "It seems we could do better combining. We just want to see what will make the people most happy. The LDS event has been staged for the last few years as a money-makinproject to support camp activities, he said, noting the council has no interest in creating a church-stat- e issue, however. g IN OTHER city council ac- tion Tuesday night, the mayor said hopes for federal Bureau of Recreation park funding are looking "much more bleak than previously, due to proposed additional federal cutbacks. Final word should be forthcoming within 60 days, however. The council also heard a request the city reimburse a resident involved in a subdivision project where the developers provided water lines and were to receive city reimbursement based on revenues from development fees collected after each house is constructed. KELLY DRAAYER, who was developing a subdivision as was his brother, Claude, and asked the city to provide of the "at least money he says was spent for the water project but a determination must be made on who would receive what with sevone-thir- eral other parties also in- volved, the mayor said. One former participant is now in the process of declaring bankruptcy while Claude H. Nix Construction installed the water lines to both subdivisions, an amount some have said totalled more than said, with attorneys working on the issued. The council will also meet with a representative from Vern Smith Insurance in Clearfield to aid in deciding if the citys insurance coverage should be increased, the mayor said. THE CITYS claims were down from $1 1,000 to $3,000, last year, he said, with the possibility the city could incorporate "umbrella coverage". The city will hold its next regular session Tuesday at 7 p.m. About Your Home By APRIL RHODES Now is the time to have your heating equipment cleaned $100,000. and checked for cold weather. FURTHER clarification is needed bofore any city action can be taken, Mayor Cisney For a better paint job, dip the brush or roller in water and wring or shake out excess. Phone System Installed In the name of LAYTON efficiency and fiscal savings, an telephone communications system has been installed for the staff and ultra-moder- n physicians at Davis North Medical Center. THE PROJECT was a total system and required training seminars conducted with all employees by a communications specialist from Humana Inc., the Louisville-base- d firm operating the Layton hospital. "Over the years Davis North has simply outgrown its present telephone system, said Ellen Shaw, a corporate telecommunications specialist. The new system is a model and will result in faster communication, less operator time and cost savings rt OK School Busing For Clfd. Children CLEARFIELD The Davis County School Dishas agreed to bus a group of southwest Clearfield youngsters to and from Cook Elementary in Syracuse. trict THE DECISION came in response to a request from the Clearfield City Council, whose members are worried about the safety of a small group of schoolchildren who must travel along 1000 West. The council and representatives of the Melanie Acres subdivision complained recently that 1000 West has a dangerously narrow shoulder and that there are several uncovered ditches near the route the children take to Cook Elementary. SPEAKING BEFORE city councilmembers Tuesday night, Clearfield City Manager Gayle Starks said the school district agreed to bus the students for one year only. By next year, the city will have to install a sidewalk, he said, referring to suggestions by district representatives. SYRACUSE CITY officials have already come out in favor of a plan to cover the remaining irrigation ditches. However, no specific time has been set for the renovation. Clearfield officials admit there should be a sidewalk along 1000 West, but are unable this year to fund the project. WE WERE successful, Mr. Starks told the council, in getting the district to agree to busing for one year, mdm which can be used to decrease any climb in future hospital costs. ACCORDING TO Bill Lawrence, a communications expert for Humana Inc., the new system could save the hospital $235,000 over the next seven years. The Dimension 400 system, created by the Bell System for use in high-volu- business communication, is being leased from another Humana Inc. hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. "By having the system transfered from another hospital we are able to have a basically new system at moderate price, added Dean Holman, administrator of Davis North Medical Center. THE DIMENSION system is designed to save employee time, including such efficiency-relfeatures as automaated tic call forwarding and zonal paging. Another advantage is that the system can be reviewed via a Mountain Bell computer in Salt Lake call-bac- City, resulting in fewer repair visits. Under Dimension 400 each patient will receive an individual tele- phone. We view the new system not only as an aid to the hospitbut al, said Mr. Holman, also as a continuing drive to hold down the costs of hospital medical care. ALL EMPLOYEES re- ceived a orientation the week prior to the system going into effect. Three hospital staff members, Colleen Willey, Mary Brown and Karla Johnson, were appointed as communications counselors and received an added three-da- y training. In order to modernize the telephone systems of high-volum- users, Mrs. Shaw said the Bell System offers companies lower over-al- l rates new installation. Davis North was ready for the system and it makes economic sense," she said. SALT LAKE CITY When By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON Heavy bookmobile patronage in Sunset and Centerville could lend itself to branch libraries, some By MARK D. MICKELSEN CLEARFIELD New Drivers THE PLANNING commission made the recommendation at the request of a Clearfield man who wants to build a ready-mi- x concrete plant in an M-- l, or manufacturing zone. The existing ordinance says nothing about cement mixing in the zone. Assistant Davis County Planning director Albert Cole said the ordinance allows Utah lawmakers in January will be asked to allocate money for a combined Utah Highway Patrol, driver licensing office in the Farmington area, according to State Director of Driver THE DRIVER Licensing Bureau asked in 1981 to appropriate money for the purchase of several acres of ground in the central Davis County area. According to Mr. Schwendiman, lawmakers were unable to come up with the total appropriation and plans for the building were delayed for another year. In addition, legislators were forced to cut more than $230,000 from the bureau's fiscal budget, forcing the terminayear 1980-8tion of 13 bureau employees statewide. the Legislature 1 License Facility? The Clearfield City Council has tabled a recommendation from the planning commission to allow concrete mixing companies in the city's existing manufacturing zones. Licensing Fred Schwendiman. Davis Get A - day, although nothing is in the offing for now. THE LIBRARY board has received data outlining alternative library" plans for twc facilities one with only 170 square feet interior space to ,600 in a larger version. Available from an eastern firm, both 1 accommodate would Clearfield Council Tables Decision On Concrete Work MARK D. MICKELSEN By Will n study the issue in future months. THE CUTBUCKS came when the gov- ernors office looked at state revenues and determined that there would not be enough money to cover addititonal appropriations suggested by the Legislature. Almost at the same time, Mr. Schwendiman said Davis County officials informed the bureau they would have to vacate their office in the basement of the Farmington courthouse to make room for a new data processing center. manufacturing on rocks, some metal work, and clay and pottery, and told councilmembers ready-mi- x operations are "within those classificat- tively light manufacturing area, Hamblin continued. MR. COLE suggested that operations be in- cement-mi- x thousands of volumes. In fact, the facilities would provide space for about the same number of books as the bookmobiles but could be permanently placed on a site within a matter of weeks, literature from the firm says. ARE used in high traffic areas as a rule, Library Director Jeanne Layton says. "But some systems are building them as alternatives (to branches). They can be picked up and moved as needed. As the northwest county area grows, for example, such libraries could provide service during limited hours. Because of normally higher use in the afternoon and evening hours those would be considered rather than alternating staff between libraries during the day. THEY full-sca- ions. cluded Neldon MAYOR PRO-TeHamblin said he is worried that the revision might result in the development of larger, industrial cement plants. There is a possibility that could happen, Mr. Cole said. section of the ordinance-fo- r added protection. The city council agreed to send the ordinance revision back to the planning commission for additional study. THE foot version, about the size of a house, could house more than 12,000 paperback or 8,000 books and with the IN A similar matter, the council approved the rezoning of an additional 83 feet along South Main Street from residential to commercial. The commercial zone has been extended to allow development of a grocery store at 1765 S. Main. could reach 18,000 paperback Seaand 12,000 ting would be available for 32 or more patrons. Even in the smaller version, or 3,000 up to 5,000 r books could be housed with the possibility of moving either version if needs changed. BUT, HE said if the planning commission receives a request for a larger manufacturing plant, developers will have to construct the facility to meet zone restrictions. I'm concerned about larger industry coming into a rela- - PRIOR TO that request, Davis County began charging for the first time since the bureau was established a monthly rental fee of $539. Plans for the rental fee were announced in the spring of 1980. several months after the Legislature had already approved the bureau's fiscal budget. Mr. Schwendiman, who began as bureau chief in Dec. 1980, said the bureau entered into an agreement with the county to pay the rental fee before he began his term with the department. Since the $6,500 per year stipend was not budgeted, bureau officials began to worry about severe deficits in the Davis County office. I REALLY found myself with $230,000 in appropriations reductions, plus $10,000 in additional costs we hadn't counted on." Mr. Schwendiman said. He said the answer was either reduce staff or cut services. The bureau looked at several alternatives at that point, including a reduction of several staff members. Schwendiman said the cutbacks increased the workload for the remaining workers. TO COMPOUND problems, a study of the Davis bureau's expenditures as compared to total revenues revealed that the department was running in the red. According to Schwendiman, our expenses exceeded collections by over $38,000." in the "conditional use 1,600-SQUAR- E hard-cov- addition of book carousels hard-cove- r. soft-cov- hard-cove- Like Davis County, Schwendiman said most statewide driver licensing bureaus spend more money than they take in. WERE NOT out to make money, but we'd at least like to break even." he said. We looked at the possibility of closing the service in Farmington," Schwendiman explained, but said residents would have been forced to travel a great distance to be THE FACT REMAINS that we are here to serve the public and the need was determined several years ago that the population of Davis County could support a driver licensing office. Closing the Farmington center would not be in the best interest of the county and would not be in the best interest of the state, Schwendiman said. BUT WHAT measures should the state take to curb funding cutbacks and departments that operate at a deficit? "I don't think well get away from the fact that Davis County will cost us more than we take in," says Schwendiman. He said the possibility of raising driver license fees must be considered by the legislature. DURING THE last legislative session, however, Schwendiman said lawmakers favored a two cent gas tax over the in THATS A slight change in philosophy, Board Chairman Evan Whitesides said. Ten years ago we decided to go with the regional philosophy and wanted to go to Layton (with a headquarters) but I think we should get the parti- culars, particularly for the northwest area. Asked if it might be time for a Centerville library, Ms. Layton said, I would not want to say one way or the other. My recommendation would be to get cost figures, etc. and see who else uses it (portable libraries). AND COUNTY Com. Glen Saunders said he had met with two or three groups and received a number of calls that would indicate there doesn't seem to be much consensus. Some say we should stay with the larger libraries and expand our filmstrips, etc. and build up types of services. With the book policy modification adding more "light reading material, more book- mobile readers are being attracted to the county libraries, Ms. Layton said. "A majority of the people who use the bookmobile also use the libraries. COST FIGURES and other details should be available by the next regular meeting Sept. creased driver licensing fees. "We intend to ask the legislature for fee increases (1982), he said, because 14 years without an increase "is long enough. THERE WILL also be a push by the bureau to convince legislators to appropriate money for the Farmington driver license, highway patrol complex. The problem, according to Schwendiman, is the cost of land in the area. He added that the need for space is not unique to Davis County. IF WE can justify a operation we can operate and afford a new building." he said. "We do not intend to cutback our Davis County service." In the meantime, Schwindiman said some of the positions vacated by former bureau employees are not being refilled for budget reasons. And that may mean for longer lines for residents driver's licenses. SCHWENDIMAN said the bureau is looking at land "in close proximity" to Farmington in hopes that the Davis County center will remain centralized. He said he is hopeful that the legislature will appropriate enough money to cover the cost of land and the .cost of the proposed building. |