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Show f WEEKLY REFLEX I I NORTH DAVIS LEADER, APRIL 8, 1981 DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, BUT DR. Williams sounded optimistic about the change. There have been numerous studies and 55 percent of the money is going to indirect services. But even with the 25 By TOM BUSSELBERG f FARMINGTON -I- proposals for passing federal grant monies directly to the states become a reality, it could mean a substantial savings in time and money for county agencies. IN DISCUSSING percent cut more money should be available with the emphasis on direct services (such as counseling, treatment vs. studies, etc.). the changes with the county men- tal health advisory board. Commission Chariman Ernest Eberhard and Mental Health Director Russell Williams said savings could result down to the local center level. Congress is currently studying proposals to change funnel-in- g of federal grants from a regional to state level, eliminating the need for an extra stop, in Utahs case, through Denver, before money is received. Possibility Good For Resource Recovery Plants By MARK D. MCKELSEN - BOUNTIFUL The Wasatch Front Regional Council, after two years of study, has concluded that Salt Lake and Davis counties generate enough solid waste to support the construction of two resource recovery plants, whose facilities will allow the generation of steam or electricity from common garbage. THE ASPECT of resource recovery is environmentally sound" and can be economically competitive with the landfill, said WFRC Director Wilbur Jefferies. In a final draft report presented by the council and three consulting firms, residents and officials from south Davis County were told that the reason for looking into resource recovery is to outline a way for intelligent energy management, while at the same time being able to dispose of solid waste. FUNDS FROM the Environmental Protection Agency and five landfill districts between West Jordan and Weber Valley were used in the study to deter-min- e what the common thread is for resource ery, Mr. Jefferies said. recov- tween Layton and downtown Ogden. Still active as a surgeon at the Tanner Memorial Clinic, Dr. Tanner was instrumental in the building of the hospital in Layton. CURRENT MEMBERS of the board include Dr. James Adams, Layton, an orthopedic surgeon and president of the hospitals medical staff; Dr. Ross Phillips, Fruit Heights, a radiologist; John Nicholas, of CarSunset, penter Paper Company; Jerry Sargent, Layton, general manager for Levi Strauss Corp.; Dr. Robert Bitner, Layton, an internist. Dorotha Walker, Kaysville, a registered nurse and civic leader; Harris Adams, DR. TANNER graduated from medical school at the University of Oregon in 1934 and returned to Layton to join his father and brother in practice. At one time the Tanners were the only physicians be Layton, a loan officer for First National Bank of Layton; Dr. Ralph Petersen, Clearfield, a physician;-Lewi- s Shields, Layton, City mayor; Dr. Harvey Broad-ben- t, Clearfield, a dentist; Dean Holman, Kaysville, the administrator of Davis North Medical Center; and George Lansdell, Richardson, Texas, of the westthe ern region for Humana Inc., operators of Davis North. THE RESOURCE recovery plant would be capable of refining the waste into fuel that can later be sold to interested energy buyers. Bill Franklin, of Franklin Associates, Kansas, one of three consulting groups involved in the study, said the WFRC is interested in remajor up front assumption" that it will not be pursued until Senior citizens in formulating a senior citizens program are invited to attend a meeting Friday at 2 p.m. at the Layton City Hall recreation conference room. THIS SESSION will be held HE SAID the cost of landfilling is increasing, while the available space in the county for future landfills is decreasing. According to a slide presentation by the WFRC, six landfills along the Wasatch Front produce 3.7 million pounds of refuse each day. Other than Weber County, most of the municipalities depend on the landfill for the storage of solid waste. Weber incinerates much of its waste. Air Force Reserve Airman ouglas G. Whiting, son of lr. and Mrs. Glen Whiting of learfield, has been assigned Chanute AFB, 111., after smpleting Air Force Basic aining. DURING THE six weeks at n ackland AFB, Texas, the mis-ioForce Air the studied air-ia- aining in human relations. In addition, airmen who omplete basic training earn e redits toward an associate through science in applied ie Community College of the ,ir Force. THE AIRMAN will now in specialized instruction he aircraft maintenance field. de-re- re-ei- state-boun- d spending. . Now the states can spend it on anything. Youve got to make sure you (local agencies) get your share. Theyve folded 40 different programs into mental health and it (funding) will go through the legislature. HE SAID the funding will be assigned to social services HAVING determined that the amount of waste gen- erated is sufficient to meet the standards for two plants, Mr. Franklin said, We, at this point, have picked up the study and are on to phase two. Phase two is designed to look at possible sites for construction. Mr. Franklin outlined the process for refuse disposal and for the generation of energy from the waste: (See diagram) V i A SOLID waste is trans- ported by truck into the facility. THE QUESTION, Mr. now." The WFRC and their resource recovery consultants have agreed to pursue phase two of the plan, aimed at setting up specific guidelines and locating sites for the perspective plants. to gain ideas from seniors on what they want to do, when they would want a center open and to elect officers. After the meeting, they will tour the former East Layton City Hall, a site that could be used for a limited senior citizen program. Kathleen White Appointed Manager 376-345- THE CITY council has asked Richard Hunt, parks and recreation director, to start a senior citizen program for the city on a small basis, initially. The council wants to determine if seniors would support such a program and see just how much interest there is. The council has authorized use of the former city hall by the recreation department. It has been vacated since the East Layton-Layto- n merger, dmg BUT HE SAID there is not enough revenue coming into the department to cover all the operational costs. - ' He said the legislature already agreed to a 7.2 percent budget cut for the department of public safety, meaning additional personnel and budget cutbacks for most licensing bureaus. headquarters in Farmington money Mr. Schwindeman said was a item this year. He said money to pay the rent has to he taken out of other departmental funds. THE COUNTY commissioners, vowing some assistance, agreed Tuesday to allow the bureau to move into the old county assessors office. The bureau has estimated a cost of $2,500 to renovate the office and make it workable for the department. MS. WHITE, a five-yeveteran of health club management, was previously manager Ladys Ogden and Kaysville salons. Sophisticated Lady, a Salt Lake City based firm, currently owns and operates 13 figure and fitness salons in Utah, Idaho, Colorado and New York states. Singers Needed All ladies interested in singfour-pa- rt harmony, as in ing barbershop style, should plan to attend the Golden Spike Chapter of Sweet Adelines on April 8 at 6:45 p.m. at the Trinloity Presbyterian Church cated at 140 North Tyler in Ogden. FOR FURTHER information, call Avis Smith, Energy Assistance Income guidelines have been raised and the program has been extended through April 30, 1981. So, if you didnt qualify prior to this time, it may be wise to contact the Layton office, Exercise Marine Gunnery Sgt. Harold R. Grey, son of Robert T. and Betty R. Grey of 182 Ross Drive. Clearfield, recently participated in exercise Team Spirit 81" in Korea. HE IS A member of Marine Wing Communication Squadron 18. based on Okinawa. Team Spirit 8 1 was a joint training exercise that involved military forces of the U.S. and Republic of Korea. More than 160,000 personnel were inexervolved in the month-loncise which included various naval training maneuvers and a major amphibious landing. g A 1964 graduate of Clearfield High School. Grey joined the Marine Corps in February 1966. She Did! One of the local spinsters finally got married: She saw this fellow on a "Wanted poster and offered more for him than the government did. 376-129- 3. HERE ARE the new guidelines for income: One person 2 household, person household, $5,011-$7,51three person house$3,791-54,77- 6; hold, $6,231--$9,34- son household, hold, four per- $7,451-$11,17- five person housesix per- $8,667-$13,00- son household, 6; paperwork, etc.). But Com. Eberhard said the recession could become more pronounced before it eases. If Englands position is anything like our, unemployment 1 think the is going to go up recession is going to the national debt Com. deepen." 1 think the Eberhard said, closer expenditure is to service delivery (such as from the state to local center vs. federal to region to area) the more closely it is watched. We've got to get back to where there is fiscal responsibility." HE SAID attempts at getting more revenue into the ecog nomy can make for a economy, at least temporarily. "I think we better brace ourselves and look to do the job the best way we can." Dr. Williams said the affect slow-movin- Again, Mr. Schwindeman said there is little money licensing bureau to move into the assessors office. He also asked for any help from the commission in getting the facility ready. budgeted for the changeover. HE TOLD THE commission that there has been some talk about the possibility of a combined highway patrol and driver license bureau facility, but said there is some question over where the money to build the complex can be obtained. HE SAID THE states public safety department, in the wake of major cutbacks, asked the legislature for a supplmentary appropriation for the remainder of the year. The legislative appropria- Com. Ernest Eberhard asked what the chances would be of combining the licensing and driver licensing bureaus together. Mr. Schwindeman said the merger would be up to the state. "hatchet tions or committee overruled the request, he said, leaving the department no choice but to cut back on budgeted items, operational costs and personnel. THE commissioner said he THIS YEARS budget, he would like to see the combining of the offices to allow room told the commission, is $38,000 under what the department needs to operate. for the eventual construction of a district court inside the courthouse. He said the need for such a court has become apparent in the last couple of years. Com. Eberhard requested a formal estimate on the cost of the renovation and said "well figure on your moving up" into the assessors office. Mr. Our problem, Schwindeman said, is we dont have the money. COM. EBERHARD complained that thanks to federal and state budget cutbacks, the counties are left holding the bag on a great number of departmental deficits. HAVING STUDIED the alternatives, he asked the commission Tuesday to allow the tnneaaaDeae 1 ROCK SHRIMP TAILS (Poor Mans Lobster) Per Lb. Boxes 5 lb. HALIBUT (Steak) Per Lb. 2 lb. Pkgs. SALMON (Steak) 2 lb. Pkg. Also Available Lobster Tail, Sword Fish, Larger Shrimp WHILE SUPPLY LASTS! HO RAIN CHECKS! TRUCK WILL BE PARKED AT: You do not need to be a senior citizen to qualify for Gregorys energy assistance. WE WISH to acknowledge the tremendous effort of our Council on Aging volunteers during the past year. We had a total of 349 volunteers contributing 23,257 hours. If these persons had been paid the minimum wage it would have cost Davis County approximately $78,000. Circle Saturday, May 16 on your calendars. This is the date for the annaul Davis County Health Fair for senior citizens. Watch this column for further details. center level (with reduced Harold Gray In Korean Cathy Street, general manager of Sophisticated Lady Figure and Fitness Salons, has announced the appointment of Kathleen White as district manager for that companys northern Utah district. of Sophisticated If any seniors need a ride they should contact the city offices at operation of the driver license bureau in Davis County. year to rent space at their There are currently resource recovery plants in Franklin told a small audience Thursday, is "where do we go state department of public safety and an already scant budget are threatening the THE BUREAU, for the first time, is being charged $6,500 a HE ESTIMATED the cost of the Davis plant at $40 million and said the facility might be in operation sometime between 1985 and 1987. Nashville, Tenn. and Akron, Ohio, Harrisburg, Pa., and an overseas facility in France. FARMINGTON Legislative cutbacks aimed at the licensing. We want to do our best to facilitate that, he told the county commission Tuesday. Washington, D.C. to Utah), Com. Eberhard said, noting the change comes along with a general 25 percent funding cut. n By MARK D. MICKELSEN state bureau of driver ing bureaucracies (from re- sulted in a drop in fees and attitude change by some patrons. As the income goes down, our fees go down (based on sliding income scale). Were getting some angry people. We have an attorney demanding services saying by law we have to (provide them). NOTING WHAT he called "a precarious situation" for Legislative Cutbacks, Lean Budget Threaten Davis License Bureau ITS NOT OUR idea to pull out of the county, said Fred Schwindeman, director of the rather than the general fund but affects of the change probably wont be felt until next year. "Theres no sense in shift- MR. FRANKLIN said only a small amount of residue has to be sent to the landfill for disposal. Based on that assumption, he said the countys existing landfills can last five times as long." In Davis County, he said Hill Air Force Base is willing to be a customer for the energy produced. Steam from the plant will be utilized for base heating, Mr. Franklin said, and the excess energy may be sold to Utah Power and Light. to have anything but passthrough, Com. Eberhard said, referring to no need for a large tunneling office. If this goes through you ought to have more money than you've ever had. Paper shuffling wont be profitable. Energy Payment n, organization and cus-jm- s and received special (or specifics) should be attached to money avoiding arbitrary 1 New Guidelines Given For Assistance On Force Assigns G GASES FROM the waste are transported by "water walls into another furnace. The gases give off heat and steam is generated. H Remaining gases pass through an electrostatic precipitator, where residue fly ash material is removed. Gases are then directed into the stack and into the air outside the plant. Sponsor Program For Seniors LAYTON Air THE burned residue E. from the waste drips off into the "quench tank. F From the quench tank, material goes onto a conveyor belt and eventually ends up outside the facility, to be moved later by a refuse truck. source recovery "with one ACCORDING TO the slide presentation, 83 percent of the solid waste collected, either privately or from the city, is combustible. The study points out that the Wasatch Front might stand to collect as much as $ .6 million per year from aluminum companies wanting to recycle cans and other aluminum items. COM. EBERHARD spent several days in Washington meeting with federal officials, including Utahs two senators, emphasizing that some strings slow-movin- Layton Will interested AIRMAN WHITING C WASTE is transported by a crane, dropped into a hopper, then into a furnace. D Outcoming waste is g placed onto a grate. posal processes. Honorary family practice B Waste materials are dropped into a large pit. deemed economically compatible with other waste dis- Or. Tsnraimir: Dr. Noall Z. Tanner, one of the pioneers of medicine in north Davis County, has been named an honorary lifetime member of the board of Trustees of Davis North Medical Center. The recommendation, he said, is that a mass burning process be used, and said, in the long run the process will be the best, and most attractive option to pursue. There should be no reason of hard times has already AND DR. Williams said the changes should result in a five percent time savings on the Red Hanger a Cleaners 93oso.5oaw. n d 395 Woods Cross E. Gentile St. Layton Thurs., Fri., 9,10, 2050 SOUTH 1000 WEST SYRACUSE, UTAH 84041 PHONE 825-767- 6 in MILE EAST 12 MILE NORTH ft. C, WILLEY OF 11 & Sat. April See You There N |