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Show ITT' h -l . r - v .w. cun 4i7sS cm. 17 WEDNESDAY, 17 17 1717 MARCH 25, 1981 VOLUME 2 4 PAGES &d?z mT ' , 4 bond money if the city decided to build the center. After several questions from the Mayor Lewis G. Shields suggested Mr. Hunt and members of the Parks and Recreation Commission contact the individually and discuss the cost of the complex, the amount of money that would be added to property taxes if it were built and the facilities that would be included in the center. By DONETA GATHERUM It was Layton City Parks LAYTON and Recreation Department night at the Layton City Council meeting last Thursday evening, March 18. Parks and Recreation department head. Richard Hunt presented four separate items to the city council for their approval or rejection. coun-cilme- coun-cilme- THE FIRST item the council was asked to consider was a special bond election to secure money to build a city recreation center. About one month ago the Parks and Recreation Department distributed a survey to Layton city residents asking their feelings and suggestions about a recreational center. The results of the survey showed 459 returned surveys favored a recreation center while 59 respondants opposed it. Of the 387 surveys returned indicated they would support a bond election to pay for the center. Opposing the bond was 124. The fast chores of spring bring some long-lotogether in the countryside near Clearfield. $ SUNSET The Sunset City Council Thursday voted to increase from five to seven people the number of members on the city planning commission. ordinance will require members to each serve a four year term, no change from the existing ordinance. Every two years, he exof the plan plained. one-half CITY ATTORNEY Steven Bailey told the council the new lnl Annual Gicnnup Sat Kaysville city's annual spring cleanup has been set for the weeks of April 6 and Apnl 13. Trucks will begin on the west side of Main St. on April 6 and on the east side of Main St. on April 13 at 8 a.m. By MARK D. MICKELSEN THE KAYSVILLE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 "B" North Main St. Layton, Utah 84041 Phone 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Stable, Jr , Publishc' Second Class Postage Paid at Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4 50 per year Out of State Subscription $5 50 Oversees Subscription $15 00 (Payable in Advance) ning commission members will be up for replacement or reappointment. APPOINTEES will take office the first day of July, he said. Any vacancy occurring THE ISSUE is changing to a justice-of-the-peac- court. e Mayor Sant explained, "is in finding the right type of person that can serve as a judge. With little comment from the council, the mayor pointed out that Sunset is an exception. rather than the rule, with its current court system. Thursday. MOST CITIES our size do not have a circuit court." he said. Other than Clearfield and Bountiful, the mayor said most of the county's smaller come munities have courts. Sant told the council . THE COURT system tract expires July I. he told the council. "We stayed with the court (circuit) because we thought it was best for the people." con- within the commission due to unforseen circumstances shall be filled by appointment from the city council. In related business, the city council announced plans to NO DECISION was made by the council on the issue. THE THIRD item of business Mr. Hunt brought before the council concerned the use of the East Layton City Hall. At an earlier council meeting. Councilman Golden Sill asked the Parks and Recreation Department to investigate the possibility of using the East Layton City Hall for a senior citizens center. Kgs SlpGfiCG Ml Second FARMINGTON District Judge J. Duffy Palmer declared a mistrial in a malpractice suit hearing against a a Layton physician when member of the jury reportedly confronted the plaintiff to offer sorrow over the death of the plaintiffs wife. THE INCIDENT allegedly occurred at a noon recess of the trial which charges Layton and physician Keith Wayment the Davis North Medical Center with neglect in the death of Demce H. Savage on Sept. 4, 1979. Atty. Palmer met with attorneys for both the prosecution and defense in the judges chambers during the recess and later Atty. Palmer declared a mistrial because of the indiscretion actions of one of the jurors." THE MALPRACTICE suit against Dr. Wayment and the hospital was filed by Bruce G. Savage, husband of the woman who died following childbirth, and alleges that the defendant (Dr. Wayment) and other hos- pital staff personnel were "negligent in treatment of the victim prior to her death." Mrs. Savage, it was brought out in court, had extreme difficulty in the delivery of a baby boy. She suffered a ruptured uterus and lost a lot of blood before dying several days later. THE PLANNING commission has completed a preliminary play for the rezoning and will submit it to the council at the April public hearing. Mayor Norm Sant said the council will probably make a decision on the rezoning proposal at that meeting, mdm BEFORE A DEFINITE program is set up. Mr. Hunt will have a meeting with senior citizens to see what they want included in the program. Activities will probably be held on one day a week only and then expanded as needs grow. Mr. Hunt indicated many civic groups had expressed interest in using the East Layton City Hall for meetings. He said he believed some sort of fee schedule should be established so the building could be used to best advantage. COUNCILMAN Randy Harris also questioned the money making abilities of a recreational center. He said the facility at Orem that is most like the one being considered by Layton city is having a difficult time meeting their anticipated revenue figures. Councilman Lynn Wood who is assigned to work with the Parks and Recreation Department. emphasized the city didn't want to make money but it would be hoped the recreation center would generate enough revenue to pay for maintenance and repair. FINALLY, MR. Hunt recommended the park fee assessed to all people building new homes in Layton should be increased from 12(H) to a higher rate established after study by the council. Mr. Hunt told council members Layton was the first city in Utah to assess a park fee to home owners. I his money is used to purchase land, build and MR. WOOD SAID there would be an increase to property taxes in addition to the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 derly And Families Dn Davis County Face Housing Shortages justice-of-the-peac- DggIopgi hold a public hearing April 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the municipal building to accept or deny plans to rezone the entire city. Community members are invited to voice their opinions. , MR. HUNT reported many senior citizens of Layton had called his office voicing approval of this plan. Mr. Hunt recommended the council authorize him to make plans to use the building for senior citizens programs. He said the only expense to the city would be for lights and heat in the building. 1 By MARK D. MICKELSEN TRASH MUST be piled back line and placed out for collection in such a manner that it can be readily loaded. Anyone placing debris out aftei the cleanup, or failing to secuted. np tali A new law pasSUNSET sed by the legislature requiring 50. rather than 30 percent of the revenues collected from circuit courts to be funneled back to the state may put Sunset into a money bind with court services. Mayor Norm of the curb keep their property free of weeds, debns, etc. can be pro- friends Legislative New Financing Law Has Sunset Council Worried YARD CLEANUP must be out by the date specified for your side of town, because once the city crews have collected your street they will not return. All regular house and yard cleanup will be collected. Trucks will not take orchard trimmings, tree stumps, construction material, etc. Old cars and car parts will not be hauled away. These may be disposed of at the North Davis Refuse Dump by property owners. FIS3 st COUNCILMAN Kent Randall wanted more time to consider the issue before authorizing bond election. He felt the sur-- . veys returned reflected the number of peo-- ' pie who wanted a recreational center but those who opposed a recreational center probably didn't take the time to complete the survey. Mr. Randall pointed out if a recreational center were a money making venture then private enterprise would have already built one. n THE DECISION to hold a bond election was tabled for two weeks until this additional information was given to council members. The council approved Mr. Hunt's second request. This was to appoint Joel Jeppeson to a three year term on the Pai ks and Recreation Commission. NEARLY 150 people volunteered to help the Parks and Recreation Department work towards building the recreational center. Based on the survey results. Mr. Hunt requested the council authorize him to prepare for a bond election. FRIENDS NUMBER THREE FIFTY-TW- O - FARMINGTON Finding a place to live used to mean making a lot of phone calls, reading newspaper apartment ads and occasionally saving up a few dollars here and there for a downpayment. THINGS have changed. For the single elderly in Davis County, whose monthly social security checks bring in sometimes less than $200, low cost housing is practically nonexistent. ROSEMARY DAVIS, director of the Davis County Housing Authority, said elderly and family housing shortages are especially apparent in the south end of the county due to skyrocketing land costs and outdated zoning restrictions. She said there has been quite a push lately from the government and private sectors to study zoning problems and make the necessary changes. Some changes will allow more density. A NUMBER of elderly residents are living in houses that are paid off, she explained. But when one or the other partner dies, one person is left with all the responsibilities of maintaining the home. Since many of the older homes were built 30 and 40 years ago, Mrs. Davis said the elderly are often faced with outlandish repair bills to update their house. BY THE TIME the person gets an estimate for everything that needs to be done, the costs are in the $8,000-$10,00- 0 range, she said. In addition, escalating taxes and utility costs add to the bur-de-n of the fixed-incom- e elderly. SOME OF THE repair loans people have to obtain cost as much as the initial price of the house, Mrs. Davis added. In the past, money from the state housing rehabilitation fund was used to help out low-inco- or elderly residents wanting to update or repair their homes. THE MONEY is still available, according to Mrs. Davis, but currently there is only enough in the fund to pay for improvements on ten houses in the entire county. "Weve come into a real crisis situation with housing, Mrs. Davis added. She said most federal housing grants are at an end and said the state legislatures cutting of approximately $150,000 from the state housing fund leaves the county with only $350,000. AND UNLIKE previous years, a five percent interest charge is levied on the money. Davis County is in the process of submitting applications for Housing and Urban Development grants to combat the housing problems, but Mrs. Davis said much of the available federal funding will be slashed under President Reagan's budget proposal. IN THE meantime, the housing authority continues to get calls from local developers who want to build housing units. Unfortunately, she said local landowners especially e those with single are in confamily dwellings stant opposition to more multiple-family housing units. WITH EVERYONE with an attitude like that, there's no dwellplace for mutiple-familings, she said. She explained further that younger children getting marlow-inco- high-pric- forced to move back home with their parents because of escalating housing costs. AND WITH the majority of the citizenry opposed to multiple dwellings, landlords are able to charge whatever they want for their scarce living quarters, she said. Alice Johnson, director of the Davis County Council on Aging, agreed with Mrs. Davis about the shortage of elderly housing. YOU PROBABLY have three times as many subsidized units in North Davis, she said, as in south Davis. She said the housing problems dont stop when someone is placed in a complex, especially if the manager doesn't meet the standards of the elderly. THE NEWER managers, she said, come in only to take care of maintenance and often e have other jobs. full-tim- y ried nowadays are being "They (residents) like someone who can help them and who cares about them," she said. PLANNERS OF a new Kaysville development, aimed at producing 72 units of elder! v housing, have contracted witn HUD to provide meals, health aid and some limited social ser vices to the tenants. Mrs. Johnson said some of the tenants will pay nothing, others a small amount to get the services they need. THE SOUTH end of the county has a lot of demand for housing," she added, noting that currently, there is not enough housing to take care of those needing services. Mrs. Davis commented later that the serious need for elderly housing "is matched by the need for family housing." SHE SAID A recent DCHA study of seven Davis County communities shows nearly 2.213 families 'ose needs are not being met i. any way, shape or form." And with Davis County showing 44.6 percent growth in the 1980 census, Mrs. Davis said if something is not done the shortages will become even more severe in coming months. |