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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JANUARY 29. 1 981 Ml ilfl! !iile By NORMA PREECE Design plans are now ready for the advertising of bids on the two million gallon water, tank and water lines to be built in Kaysville under the Community Development Block Grant (HUD) according to Max Major, Kaysville city pervisor. su- MR. MAJOR asked for au- thorization to advertise for bids immediately on the project with a closing date of Feb. 13. Bids to be opened at 9 a.m. on Feb. 13. He planned a prebid meeting on Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. to answer questions on the project. Following a three day review by staff, the bids will be presented at the Feb. 17 meeting of the city council for awarding. A queston from the council on why three different designs, round, rectangle and square, would be put out for bids, Marc Brown of Neilsen, Maxwell and Wangsgard, project engineers, stated this would reach more firms and allow for more competitive biding since some firms specialize in a particular design of tank. THE AUTHORIZATION to advertise with the closing date as specified was passed unanimously by the council. The city received a letter from David M. George of Fruit Heights thanking the city fire department for their notion captive 444 days in Iran by decorating the trees in front of the school with scores of yellow ribbons. Students said they dont have oak trees as depicted in a hit song, Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree, so they used the small pine trees. A welcome home sign was also placed on the front of the school. HOSTAGES Seek Extradition Of Murder Davis FARMINGTON County law enforcement authorities are attempting to exPhiladeltradite an phia, Pa. man as a suspect in the murder of a Weber Basin Job Corps Center corpsman in September 1979. IF SUCCESSFUL in their extradiction attempt, the defendant will be charged as a because of his age juvenile at the time of the alleged crime but there will be an attempt to have him certified as an adult, according to Davis County Sheriff Brant Johnson. The unidentified man is charged with second-degre- e murder in the death of another corpsman, Clifford Reinecke, 16 of Wichita Falls, Kan. IT HAS BEEN a very long and intensive investigation for our officers as well as the FBI. said Sheriff Johnson. "Deputies here and law enforcement officers all over he country have spent hundreds of questioning several suspects before the arrest was made in Pennsylvania last week." The victims death was first thought to be accidential when man-hou- rs By MARK D. MICKELSEN the original state medical examiner's autopsy report listed the death as undetermined. FARMINGTON THE VICTIMS body was pulled from the Weber-DavCanal in Riverdale several days after he was reported missing and it was suspected that he had drowned. He had been a member of the Job Corps Center in South Weber for about two weeks. is evidence gathered in subsequent weeks revealed that the death may not have been accidental and the body, buried in Kansas, was exhumed and a Kansas coroner ruled that death was cause (or aided) due to a fall or being struck. FURTHER STUDY indicated that the suspect could not have died from a fall, that the injuries were caused by being struck by a heavy blow to the face which caused a fractured jaw, nose and cheekbone. The complaint alleges that the victim was first assaulted and then placed into a stream near the Job Corps Center. The stream later dumps into the Weber-DavCanal. is The planning commission is asking county officials to allow new aerial photographs of Davis agricultural land to be taken to replace some outdated land-us- e maps made before the 1980 census. ACTING Planning Director; Albert Cole told the county commissioners Tuesday he wants to use photography to study the countys agricultural situation. He said the county land was flown in 1975, but said it should be flown again in order for the planning department to coordinate new farms and developments with the results they have received from the census bureau. MR. COLE estimated the cost of the photography at about $1400. Funding for the project, he said, will be available from additional revenues the county planning department is cipating. ment revenues before agreeing to open the budget. BUT MR. Cole said the money was not available presently. He did not say specific ally where the additional revenues are coming from, but was fairly sure the money would be available in the near future. The planning commission had requested that the county be flown and photographed last year, but ran into some delays from the state department of agriculture, which Mr. Cole said grounded the photography indefinitely! THE COUNTY commission favors the project, but admitted that unless the planning department revenues are available to the county the budget cannot be opened. Until then, the photography is tabled. i License All dogs in Davis County are required by law to be licensed. Licenses are due now and payable before Mar. 31, 1981. Spayed and neutered dog licenses are $5 each. Unaltered dogs are $10 each. an idea the commisbudget sioners and Auditor Ludeen opposition to these was generally voiced by the council. There was a discussion by the council on Utah Power and Light furnishing coal for the Hunter No. 2 plant under what Councilman David Sanders considered excessive costs. He was authorized to work with other cities in pursuing alternatives through the Community Affairs Committee on the matter. DON BATEMAN, Kaysville Professional Plaza contractor; Noel Flint, architect; Verle Geisle and Dr. James Steele, developers, met with the council concerning the misunderstanding on the fees for the plaza project built north of Village Square Shopping Center. It was felt by Dr. Steele that they would go ahead with plans for the project and work with the Kaysville city building inspector and utility supervisor. RICHARD BOWMAN met with the council to explore the possibilities of closing either, partially or fully, that portion of Mill Road (220 North) from the east line of the post office to where the road enters 2nd North St., to allow for additional construction of his market at 75 E. 200 N. Mr. Bowman would like to enlarge the entire store northward and build a loading dock north of his store to alleviate a traffic problem created by the large trucks unloading at the rear of his business, and realized the street has been a problem Mrs. Gibbons said she would feel better seeing the additional planning depart- an opening of the county from fire and earthquake codes. Consideration and It was the consensus of the council that they did not want to discourage expansion of the Gibbons were not in favor of. TO DO the photography now, however, would require THERE WAS a discussion on the bills currently before the state legislature which eliminates schools and churches store. Planners Suspect However, assist- ance with the fire at the George home on August 14. Another letter was received from Dr. R.R. Runnells thanking the city, especially Max Major, for the assistance and cooperation on the development of Fop AN ADDITIONAL $5 fee will be charged after March 3 1 . A spaying and-o- r neutering certificate, along with a current (within the last two years) rabies vaccination certificate are required before the license may be issued. Manager at the Davis County Animal Control Center in v' J sometimes, but more concrete plans should go to the Kaysville Planning Commission for consideration. Also, that an alternate plan of exchanging that portion of the street for another access be considered. MR. MAJOR reminded the council that the Crestwood Village Apt. on Crestwood Road were constructed under HUD and the road through that portion of Mill Road from their development was a part of that grant. He also pointed out that utilinity lines run in the street, the from line sewer the cluding new treatment facility at Clover Club Foods Co. which runs west and he questioned how anything could be built over these lines. Mr. Bowman was asked to draw up a plan for the area and meet with the planning commission for their recommendations.: : t JIM DOTSON, fire chief, announced the retirement of two longtime firemen, Elmer Morrison who has been with the department 14 years and Paul Bylund, who has been a fireman for 30 years with Kaysville city. On motion by Councilman David Sanders, the council authorized a letter of con- gratulations and commendations be sent to the two for their services to the city. An electric service agreement with Utah Power and Light Co. to provide power for freeway lighting in the Kaysville area was reviewed. Supt. Walt Meacham reported that the city had extended their lines to serve the freeway system and will be reimbursed for this under the agreement. It was approved by the council. fire-me- nt John Thacker, city adminis- trator, stated he had been con- tacted by the Utah State Road Commission that a sign covering Eastridge subdivision located on U.S. 89 and Crestwood Road was in violation of their restrictions and the developer would be so informed. A LETTER from a local ene sergineer offering vices was noted and discussed by the council. It was the consensus of the council that the city advertise for the services of an engineer on an hourly part-tim- part-tim- e basis when re- quested by the city review subdivision plans and other engineering needs. Mr. Thacker was so authorized, r any 'too ii m FARMINGTON Fruit Heights is asking citizens to bring their unwanted dogs or cats to the shelter. There is no charge. The shelter is open from 9 to 5 weekly and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The shelter is located at 550 North Highway 89 in Fruit Heights, np No ac- tion has been taken by the Davis School Board on a planning time request for West Point Elementary School. ABOUT TEN district are utischools, or lizing planning time in their schedules. That gives teachers a time block, usually about 90 minutes one afternoon a week, for planning course outlines, etc. While the board recently The powerful Layton Mop rites for the team title. THE LAYTON folks Lancer wrestling team will host the Region One tournament on Thursday, Feb. 5 in the Lancer gym. Layton Coach Mike Hansen also looks to Clearfield, Sky View and Weber as strong contenders. LAYTON HAS won all their dual meets this year in region action and are considered cne of the top favo The event is an all day affair beginning at 10 a.m. and the finals slated for around 7:30 p.m. have hosted this event before and they run a first class operation. Local fans should attend and support these local athletes. They are some of the best in the state. Next week well take a look at the top favorites in each weight class, dw ' approved a planning program at Cook Elementary in Syracuse it deferred the West Point request because it said such items should be brought before the board by Sept. 15 for action a month later, said Asst. Supt. Gayle Stevenson. HE EMPHASIZED schools are supposed to provide a prescribed number of hours of in struction during the five day week or about six hours each day. Those schools who implement the planning block must alter the schedule to conform to that time limit. We watch that (time allotment) carefully but every school is different (on scheduling). If some schools are not doing it (corrective action will have to be taken), Mr. Stevenson said. IN THOSE schools where the program has been implemented surveys of parents and teachers before the board gave approval. Generally about 70 percent or more of parents have favored the change. General policy, including desires of Board Pres. Lucile Reading, has dictated it be on a day other than Friday, tb WFRC Supports Additional tax The BOUNTIFUL Wasatch Front Regional Council volunteered support Thursday for the Utah Transit Authority's sales tax increase, saying they want to see the item on the ballot for the citizens to decide. WERE GOING to try to give you the best service at the most reasonable prices, said Hughes Brockbank. chairman of the UTA board of directors. Mr. Brockbank and UTA General Manager John Pingree met with the WFRC to convice them to support the organiza- tion's plan to add another of the state sales quarter-cetax onto their budget. The nt Eroposal must first go to the then into a special where residents of Lake, Davis and Weber counties will have a chance to election Salt cent of its operating costs, and that an increase in that pcrcen- tage would allow the UTA to bring more service to the coun-ties. One WFRC member, Plain City Mayor Samuel Lower, questioned how the UTA will be able to handle the increased service, a question that has popped up in almost every government meeting the UTA officials have attended. MR. BROCKBANK assured the mayor that the transit system plans to increase its services gradually, so as not to overload their capabilities. He said during the the UTA purchased over 200 buses all at once and were unable to provide drivers and maintenance for them. He said this type of situation won't occur again. mid-I97- make the final decision. IT WILL be a gradual ONE OF THE changes that if the measure will occur is that the UTA will passes acquire and retire 50 buses each year, according to Mr. brockbank. : In addition, service to the three counties will increase based on the additional tax re- venue collected, meaning bus stops and more buses available during peak rush hour periods. more frequent : UTA OFFICIALS argue that the transit system depends on the sales tax for over 65 per-- in- crease over the next five years," Mr. Pingree said. If the measure is approved by the public, the percentage of federal funding into the UTA will not increase, according to WFRC spokesman Mick Crandall. MR. BROCKBANK ex- plained that the UTA has managed to save millions of dollars of the federal aid money and can use portions of it to handle the service increase when the measure is quarter-cen- t adopted, mdm By GARY R. BLODGETT ,"lts over. Its finally over." THIS PHRASE has been repeated millions of times during the past few days as Americans have paid tribute and offered prayers of thanks that finally the hostage ordeal in Iran is over. inTens of thousands of Americans cluding many from Utah and right in Davis have paid their homage to the 52 County hostages who spent 444 days in captivity with "welcome home" signs and the traditional "yellow ribbon on the old oak tree." IT WAS A heart-- arming site to drive up to Knowlton Elementary School on Shepard Lane in Farmington and see an entire row of small pine trees decked out in bows of yellow ribbons. On the front of the building is a "welcome home, hostages sign. It was their way of saying to the hostages, "We. too. are glad it's over." WE DIDNT HAVE any oak trees, but I guess the pine trees will be just as good," commented one student who looked to be about 10 years old. "Its the least we could do." quipped another. ASKED IF THEY had prayed regularly for the freedom of the hostages, one gal student replied. "Of course, didn't you?" "Yes." I answered softly. Jan. 20, 1981 will be a day to remember the release of the hostages and the inauguration of Ronald Wilson Reagan as the 40th president of the United States. And everything seemed to fall into place within a matter of hours. and THERE WAS A lot of the latter ribbon tying for the hostages symbolic of a hit tune about a prison inmate being released who had written his girlfriends asking that if she still loved and wanted him to "tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree." As the song goes, the bus carrying the lonely former inmate approached her home and there in the front yard was the old oak tree completely covered with bows of yellow ribbons. g SYMBOLICALLY, THE scene was depicted again last Tuesday when students of Knowlton Elementary School gathered to tie hundreds of gold ribbons to the "little pine trees" (because there were no oaks available) in honor of the release of the 52 hostages in Iran. And just as symbolic were the bright yellow ribbons that were worn in the hair of the female hostages the day of the release and the long (more than 200 feet long) yellow ribbon that flew in the breeze from an upper floor window of the Empire State Building in New York City. BUT THE HOSTAGE ordeal has now ended and as Walter Cronkite says. "Tuesday. Jan. 20. 1981. was the first day of freedom for the former 52 American cap- tives." I was impressed with the stand President Reagan took regarding the hostage negotiations, especially during the latter day s. And when it was all over, the newly elected president, too, appeared to be relieved and ready to settle down to other important matters at hand. WHAT DO Americans really expect of President Reagan and the new Republican administration? Are we really going to see better times? To find the answers, or at least opinions to these questions. Parade Magazine writers went to the children (students) who surprisingly have much the same feelings as their elders. NO, 1 ON the list of priorities of the poll taken a few weeks ago was to free the hostages. Nearly 30 percent alluded to this as the top priority. The No. 2 priority was a key issue that has long plagued children and parents alike inflation. WORLD PEACE, lower taxes, protection against wildlife, a stronger military program, improved energy techniques, and means to create more jobs also listed high among priorities of the children. Along with the priorities, the students also offered suggestions as to solving the problems. ONE YOUNGSTER suggested that to free the hostages the president should "send in the Army, then the Navy, then the Air Force. And if that doesn't work, add the Marines." Fortunately, this was not necessary. Another young student merely asked that we have "faith in ourselves and our country and to stand together for the things that are right. We can accomplish anything if we stick together." REGARDING WORLD peace, one student suggested that if a woman was president "there would be less war and more peace because women are good talkers and would talk out their problems." Similar student s have been polled about pending presidential elections for the past 24 years and "failed" only once. That was in she spring of 1968 when they elected Robert F. Kennedy who was assassinated before he could be ( |