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S)t.u "ToNiya cJtSc tvacai. the Buyor Aad. there lute to be more than (Hurt lo - and fog combined to make this beautiful scene of winter wonderland at the corner of 620 East and Larsen Dive, Bountiful Picture was taken during a very brief period when the sun broke through the heavy overcast cf fog, smog and smuck that has prevailed over Davis for the past and most of northern Utah Cbunty several days. Weather forecast is for a clearing and wanning trend. Computer Merger lulii-Citi- y By MRK LAYTON D. MICKELSEN Kaysville and Syracuse authorities are not exactly jumping at the chance to participate in a proposed north Davis County computer merger. THOUGH HE says the city is definitely interested. Kays- ville City Manager John Thacker Wednesday ex- plained that the city is under- going some major personnel transactions and must put the issue on hold. The main advantage of a multi-cit- y merger, he said, is that the participating com- munities have the capacity to do alot of things with less cost. HE SAID where Kaysville does not need a singular computer to keep track of police records, with four or five cities involved, each could have access to such a system and save themselves a lot of time. ONCE THE multkity pUii the (caturtt Will be shown to the tanout city IcaJcrt. Mayor Sant noted, and then a decision can be made by each entity. The best system, he said, would include four to sir smaller communities tied together with a common phone tine. k drawn up. h Cbld IViriTER WONDERLAND Mr. Thacker emphasized that the city wants to participate in the planning stages of the merger to determine their needs and identify how those needs can be met. CURRENTLY, none of the cities involved in the proposed merger have gotten together to organize an official financial plan, he said. In Syracuse, City Administrator Phil Barber said the merger would be too costly to the city. He explained that the citys workload is currently not heavy enough to justify a com- puter. AT THIS point, the mayor and council act like they're not interested," he said. The merger cost to Syracuse would be about $15,000. according to Mr. Barber. The city isnt ready for that. he said. The administrator added that the city's revenues are slow coming in and said the situation could get worse before it gets better. Funding for the computer system "would have to be programmed into next years budget." he said. He reiterated that the acting mayor and city council are not interested in it (merger) at present. SUNSET, Clearfield and Layton had been looking into a computer merger until two weeks ago when Layton authorities informed the cities tri-ci- ty iiifti' 4 tort 4 . .1 It (I? Hi ftiA A' st Ik Its anyones and the remainguess what 1981 der of the 1980s will bring economically but one thing for sure is that the year 1980 got most of us off on the wrong foot. ECONOMISTS are reluctant to talk about the year just ending. For public record they want to say that everything was just fine. But they know that isnt true, and openly admit it. Davis County suffered economically just as much as any other sector or nearly as much, anyway of Utah or the U.S. HOME builders admit that real estate sales were down drastically; automobile salesmen had their worst year in memory, and retail stores also had a steep downtrend in total sales. The latter admit that there have been just as many shoppers as usual, but thats what they are shopstate pers, not buyers. Sales tax revenue for the that point. proved owners especially those the outside large shopping malls as well as operating admit that retail some of those within the malls 50 20 to off sales are percent. I really took a financial beating, said one local store owner, who asked to remain anonymous. "If things dont get better real soon. Im going to have to shut my doors for good. SPIRALING interest rates seemed to have had a tremendous effect on some buying, but had little effect on other types of purchases. It seemed to depend on the cost of the purchase and whether or not the buyer had to borrow money to make the purchase. homes, And one reason that major purchases took a tumble is cars and many large appliances because of tight money and record high interest rates. ITS a record NOT just that the prime interest rate shot to just before the holidays, high 21.5 percent and 20 percent during the peak summer months, the major cause of reduction in retail and real estate sales remains with tight money. How did some retail businessmen "survive the economic crunch while others went bankrupt? 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County Assessor Issues Warning To Auto Owners - FARMINGTON Daws County Assessor Thay tte Cor bodge issued a warning today that ulo owners who base not let patj their IWO rrpvtratum Ice will be assessed fi two can if they wait until after an. I to register their sehicle. HE NOTED thal ail cars, including those due in December. must be registered by 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Dec. 31. or a two-yeassessment will be made for Thus car ow ners w ill be subject to payment of personal IVXO-IVX- I. property tases for both years, he emphasied, HE ADDI D. howescr. that persons w ho are short of funds at this time of year may base their auto tases assessed to their home tases for 171. This assessment is good only until April IJ. when all lases must be raid in full, the assessor said. For further information, contact Mr. Corbridge at the Das n County Courthouse. or Farmington. 45 est. 352. grh 773-780- 0. Open House Set For Crestwood Prof. Plaza An open house date has been set for Tuesday. Dec. 30 for the Crestwood Professional Plaza located at 47 East Crestwood Road. Kaysville. THE PLAZA has reached full occupancy and the house will celebrate the open event and present the public an opportunity to become better acquainted with Kaysvilles health care professionals. Those working in the plaza ofTcr the most up to date modern medical and dental facilities in the area, including some of the most unique and attractive offices in the intermountain west. The practitioners feel that this is an opportunity for citizens of the community to learn what is available for the..-- health care needs.np ifOHMGsDe By GARY R. BLODGETT id I I toi 4 S. 4 i4 R M nSf to nuke a drout )tt. IIISUDKxb 5.a M trr Cs4il rw M Anti to uS Re RifVrj U1V4 ttr.MO (Ajfvt ve Ntttrg toKVf n rnm iv.r"7;--- M It Rrft 4, winiHHs Mff fitfiVM-i- ft I f V.,1 iilli to 4 kfttHAf I, li RtoiMwiiH ftin1, (RmI toy much nm tfp,f jiMrr R f VV I, muI I wrrl tot ift It $t ft4 y 4 A! tor. 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Ault tist to U .trf i tuth, f a.t-- k ul $ .Htti.ftl Aa ti- - ij 4 I m sfin AwtUSiivi v t vUt illt i ft- - H $tUin4l f)FttU&Eft?$ 151 IfiKTrtpA.iSlfLrfa successful businessman is the fact that most of those who were successful put out a lot more money for advertising. We had to be aggressive in our sales and pricing techniques as well as do a lot of advertising try our best to outdo our competitor, said one businessman. In that respect, I guess the economic slump has been good for us. It really made us work our tails off. THE OPENING of the new Layton Hills Mall, the Ogden Downtown Mall, and the new Salt Lake Crossroads Mall caused a lot of concern and some loss of business to smaller independent retailers in all of Davis County. Most county residents found it necessary to tighten their purse strings and live on a more rigid budget than ever before. While interest rates were spiraling and causing a shortage of money, personal spendable income was not keeping up with inflation. INFLATION during the year increased at a pace of more than 1 .5 percent per month much higher than the average increase in salaries thus causing the actual purchasing power of the family dollar to dwindle. One statewide economic report noted that Utahns during the first half of 980 had an average increase in their salaries of 12.6 percent over 1979. 1 THIS INCREASE was the same percent increase as 1979 over 1978 while the inflation rate was trend of nearly 20 percent spiraling at a record-hig- h per year. And while residential construction in Davis County was off substantially in 1980, new retail construction primarily because of the Layton Hills Mall , amounted to $6. 1 million for the first 0 months of the year compared to $6.6 million for the same period in 1 1979. WHATS in store for the future? No one really knows, or will comment on thier precise feelings. They will only say that although the economic growth rate has been in a decline for much of 1980, it appears now to have leveled off. But we cant expect a normal period of extensive economic growth until inflation and high interest rates become more favorable than they are now, said one economic observer. SO AND THATS one observation you can count on. |