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Show k Iz 1 c - jV T 7. Zlz c j UTAH 34111 VOLUME FIFTY-TW- O NUMBER TWENTY-FIV- E Sunset mayor Justice Court By MARK D, MICKELSEN SUNSET Sunset Mayor Norm Sant Thursday urged city councilmembers to consider the possibility of changing the communitys justice system from a circuit court to a justice-of-the-pea- court. IT WAS the mayors second request for a change in less than a year. The reason for the change is a new legislative mandate which requires circuit court systems to pay the state 50 percent of their total court revenues. Previously, primary and secondary circuit courts had been required to pay only 30 percent. MAYOR SANT told the council the city must consider court revenues once again because of the state of the economy and d because of the nature of the fiscal budget. He said aside from paying 50 percent to the state, Sunset is not reimbursed for square footage or any overhead costs. newly-adopte- Officers of the H.C. Burton PTA are sponsoring a Kindergarten Walk" for Aug. 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the school. MOTHERS ARE to walk with their children to the The Kindergarten Walk is a safety program so the children know the safety rules in walking to and from school. They will become acquainted with school to show them where the school is located and to meet with teachers and have an orientation session. the school and the teachers prior to starting school Sept. 1 . NORAH GOFF, PTA presiin charge. Youngsters dent is Clearfield Raises Rates By MARK D. MICKELSEN CLEARFIELD Pro- jected losses of well over $25,000 in Clearfield's water utility and garbage collection funds has prompted the city council to consider substantial rate increases for both residen- tial and commercial omers. THE COUNCIL cust- Tuesday night voted in favor of a plan which would increase residential water rates from $5.20 to $6, garbage collection rates from $2.80 to $3.75. Commercial water rates will be adjusted accordingly. Clearfield financial advisor Rod Davenport explained that the city, traditionally, has chosen to build large water storage tanks and purchase water from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District. HOWEVER, FROM fiscal year 1979 through 1980, Weber Winners The Clearfield City Tennis Tournament went underway last week and in the men's 9 A ages division, Rick Kenley went undefeated to take first place. Leon Ross took second place and Troy Ross, third. 9 IN THE men's Cages division. Kevin Olson took first; Bill May, second, and Dean Taylor, third. In the 8 division, Tawnja girls Zahradka took first and Joyce Helton, second. Basin has begun to increase their water rates. "Weve had -- some real substantial increases," Mr. Davenport told the council, referring to a jump of from $176,453 during the 1979-8fiscal year to nearly $198,000 during the 1980-8fiscal year. Water costs are expected to increase another $10,000 durfiscal year, he ing the 1981-8- 2 said. 0 1 TO BREAK even we would have to increase the water (rates) about 47 cents per customer. Mr. Davenport said there are approximately 3,700 water accounts in the city. Mayor Pro-Ter- n dont know." 16-1- THE KAYSVILLE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 "B" North Mam St. Layton, Utah 84041 Phone Published Weekly by 376-913- .CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Stahle. Jr , Publisher Second Class Postage Paid at Layton. Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4 50 per year Out of State Subscription $5 50 Oversees Subscription $1500 (Payable in Advance) about the MR. DAVENPORT, AYSO registration is scheduled for Aug. 26 and Sept. 2 from 8 p.m. at the Kaysville City Hall. Fee will be $12 which includes uniform. All may register youth age and adults are invited to parti- cipate in the Fun League. 7-- 5-- ex- plaining the situation in the municipal garbage collection fund, said the city will have to charge an additional 72 cents per customer to offset projected losses. Without the increase, he said, the total projected losses for the utilities will be $28,000 during the 1981-8- 2 fiscal year. HambMAYOR PRO-TElin said the increased rates should be shared equally by both residential and commercial customers. A resolution to adopt the change has been submitted to the city attorney for approval. ALL YOUTH that registered last spring remain on the same teams. Coaches will contact the players by August 26th. The first game will be held 8 for addiSept. 5. Call tional information, np 376-046- Schools: More Volunteers? By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - Davis County schools could see a lot more volunteers filling the classrooms, this year, if plans being formulated bear fruit. LOCAL SCHOOL PTAs would work with faculty and staff at each school to determine what needs could be met by volunteer use with stronger emphasis probable on the secondary level. .Regional PTA Pres. Dell Jean Cook of Bountiful was enthusiastic in prospects after meeting with District Supt. Lawrence Welling last week. She said one of two major PT A goals is to have some good, trained volunteers with commissioners already assigned in the volunteer area in the schools. VE WANT to really help on that (volunteer program)." We she said, Explaining. want to have some workshops on and received the that. The Davis High School PTA found out that 25 teachers want volunteers. We're putting a call out to parents and they will be trained. Emphasizing the importance of such training Mrs. Cook added, They need to know what they're doing and not step on teachers' toes. It would fall under the commissioners we already have. We would just have to enlarge and strengthen it. TEACHERS preferably would be included in training sessions, she said, adding that a volunteer needs to feel they're contributing. Supt. Welling emphasized the that will be approach taken, with indi- vidual schools assessing their own volunteer needs. The PTA can contribute a bit in terms of training. I believe they can be a great resource." DAMS EDUCATION Asso WERE NOT unhappy with the circuit court system, other than we dont think its fair to have to pay the state 50 percent, Sant told the council. The mayor also said he will not endorse the selection of a who does not have some legal background or court experience. IN 1980, the mayor said the circuit court system heard 1528 cases, or approximately 127 cases each month. He did not criticize the operation of the court, but rather praised court administrators for handling the system without an appeal in four years. The problem is the cost, he said, referring to the states 50 percent profit. COUNCILMAN Clayton Peterson, will have the opportunity to meet the school principal, crossing guards and school nurse in addition to their however, voiced some skepticism over returning to the system. We had some pretty bad experiences with the JOP court, he told Mayor Sant. COUNCILMAN Peterson has asked for further investigation into the change. He told Mayor Sant and the council that there were specific reasons behind the citys move to change to a circuit court. The circuit court "is not good in some cases where the smaller cities are concerned, said Mayor Sant. justice-of-the-pea- ITS GOTTEN so costly. major issue here." Thats the teachers, np Walkways Over Antelope Interchange Mo AYSO Signup con- cern over the utility funds making a profit and noted that large amounts of money cannot be held in the balance for future use. WE SHOULD have each fund a fund, said Mr. Davenport, and as far as the profit we can have, I concerned plained. He said the city ought to be careful not to pump unwarranted money into either fund without sufficient cause. CITY MANAGER Gayle Starks said the city has traditionally lumped the water utility and sanitary sewer utility funds together. On more than one occasion he said Clearfield has been forced to subsidize the water fund with sanitary sewer monies. If the departments are not the city is in a bankrupt situation," he said. Ncldon Hamblin expressed some 19-2- 19-2- Im number of dollars we have identified, Hamblin ex- WHEN THE circuit court began, "there Councilman were very few complaints, Peterson continued. Before that, we had a He attributed those lot of complaints. problems to the JOP court. Mayor Sant argued that most smaller cities operate under the JOP system, and quite successfully. Primary circuit courts, like those in Clearfield and Bountiful, operate much more effectively in larger cities, he noted. justice-of-the-pea- Theres real proof school isnt far away when kindergarten students take to the streets for their walk to familiarize them with the safe ways to go to school. Tharis Julander, crossing guard for Burton Elementary School assists Brian Bichler and his mother, Mrs. Carol Bichler and daughter Jenny across the street. Brian will be attending kindergarten starting Monday, as will more than 40,000 students from throughout the county, as another school year begins. KINDERGARTEN WALK THERES PROBABLY more JOP courts in the United States than anything else, and especially in Utah, Mayor Sant explained. He said the key to a successful JOP court is getting the right kind of judge one without political ties or prejudices. No pedestrian LAYTON walkway will be built to span interthe Antelope Dr. change. LAYTON MAYOR Lewis G. Shields, Councilmen John Baker and Golden C. Sill, and City Planner Scott Carter, met Aug. 18 with Mr. Briggs, executive assistant to the governor and representatives for the State Dept, of Transportation (DOT) to discuss a possible solution to the hazardous situation created for school children by the construction of 5. Antelope Drive on 1 The problem was brought to the attention of Layton City Council about a month ago by Robert K. Farrell, safety chairman for the Lincoln Elementary School PTA. and a resident of the Camelot subdivision. Children from Camelot must cross the interchange to reach Lincoln Elementary School. ciation Pres. Earl Spencer also spoke enthusiastically of volunteer potentials. "Weve been working with the PTA for over a year, now. Were very supportive of this. It's been done to a much greater extent in the elemen-tarie- s but were starting this year with a third of the faculty of Davis High School. It has been great on the elementary level but we will see more of a push on the secondary level." in conjunction DISTRICT AND PTA officials have studied other school districts programs, such as Salt Lake City, where a full- time volunteer coordinator oversees an extensive program on all grade levels, to Granite School District, where more is left to volunteers, e allowing for a lower budget. A program like Granite's would probably have more potential in Davis District because of limited funds ubvun-strativ- ity of the school district. A RELATED request for a traffic light on Main St. at Camelot Drive was given a definite "no" by the DOT officials. dmg COST IS the major reason why a pedistrian crosswalk will not be built. It would take nearly a million dollars to install a crosswalk. The expense would be split evenly between the state of Utah and Layton city. Mayor Shields said he didn't know where the city could find a dollars and if the money were available, it would be hard to justify such a large expenditure for the benefit of a comparatively After months of FRUIT HEIGHTS controversy, Fruit Heights City Council has again delayed action on a proposed ordinance to control cable television in the community. THE COUNCIL again tabled action on the ordinance after one cable TV representative said several items in the proposed ordinance would prevent his company from performing in Fruit Heights. Lloyd Kartchner, representing Misco Inc., of Draper, told the council that the city's proposed ordinance could conceivably put his company in court every month. sion but suggested that some favorities such as Dallas and Flamingo Road would not pass the proposed city ordinance. Although the council has agreed that the state obscenity law would apply, one resident of the city has told the council repeatedly that he will sue the city if it (city) does not attempt to prevent access to channels showing these movies. A CITY ordinance is scheduled to be prepared this week and be presented to the city council at its next meeting Sept. I. The council agreed that there has been a lot of controversy about cable television coming into Fruit Heights, but emphasized that when it does, it will be on the city's terms. IN OUTLINING his companys proposal to the city, Mr. Kartchner said the local system will be referred to as the Fruit Heights Cable Television System and would operate off of two "satellite dishes" with a capability of supplying 35 stations. The base subscription cost would be $9 per month and would include all local channels plus seven other (independent) channels from Atlanta and Chicago and one channel devoted to childrens programming. THE CITYS proposed ordinance, based on one being used in Milwaukee, requires ( ) any cable franchise to be (2) that there be a time limit on the HE SAID that for an additional $9.50 per month subscribers could receive Cable News Network. Home Box Office (HBO) and a all sports network. n small portion of Layton's population. Since the safety of school children is the major reason for the construction of the crosswalk, the next step the mayor and city council will take is to meet with the Davis School District to request bus transportation for all children attending Lincoln Elementary School w ho live in the Camelot area. franchise agreement; (3) that the franchise and that agreement be (4) a return of five percent of the gross revenue be given to the city. Mr. Kartchner asked that he be able to work with the city attorney to adapt the ordinance so that it would be conducive to his operation and still give the city the protection that it wants. HE SAID his company is willing to comply with the state law concerning uncut movies being shown on cable televi- 1 |