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Show 'i smsr frsss: sssa. . 0. BOX 1527 ;' ,. T7a?t7II. CItJ CUl$ tr.aa t A A A Lx m yj L 31 24 Page? THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1979- - nPLEAS -- mm WWp j front ; kf VOLUME FIFTY NUMBER THREE DESK &a M Hii 3 ZSm. ' t T': 'v! ,' - A 4,: ! y There is a strong possibility brownout in the Kaysville area with electrical power unless residents are willing to cooperate in redistribution of power needs. of a 4P )4 &&,y Vietnam Veterans fyy f, t Come to the Fair Tic Lr'iyfon Job FiliV FjkL,y,Ju,w I 1970 tOnm-iip- m L;iy ton High y C Sr -- u- , V ; - ' VA s vft ' , matter. household during the peak .. , "'ft ? 7 ' ,f money erroneously paid to public assistance recipients or Medicaid providers. imti Social Services (DSS). THE GOAL of the Recovery Services program, Abbott said, is to save taxpayer money by making sure that pareiits live up to their financial responsibilities. Money collected through the child support program means that less taxpayer money is being spent in the welfare program. The program also insures that individuals who receive public assistance erroneously reimburse the state. ABBOTT SAID he hopes to keep the Utah office tops in the nation. We will continue to put the emphasis on the recovery of child support payments. At the same time, we will be stressing the rights of clients to insure that their rights are not ignored and that they are all granted due the Utah Department of JOHN P. Abbott, currently Director of the Salt Lake Assistance Payments Office, DSS, will assume his new duties June 1. He replaces Den-.nCooper, who resigned to accept a position in Washing- is ton, D.C. Abbotts appointment was announced by Norman G. Angus, Deputy Director for Public Entitlements, who said that his experience Utahs public working with assistance programs as well as his experience in program monitoring and quality control give him an excellent foundation with which to direct operations in the Office of Recovery Services. WILL be responsible for the recovery of child ABBOTT support from absent parents. Last year. Recovery Services recouped 11.2 percent of Utahs welfare payments through the recovery of child support. The office also recovers process. Abbott has been director of the Salt Lake Assistance Payments office since August 1978. Prior to that time, he served as Director of the Office of Quality Control. He has worked in the Department of Social Services for 10 years. He is a graduate of Davis High School and Weber State College. HE IS a member of the American Public Welfare As- sociation and the National OcffJ Still KAYSVILLE Mayor Gar Elison said the board decided in a recent meeting to move in that direction while waiting for further clarification from the Davis County Library system as to what options it might provide Kaysville. The county system has made overtures that the library, the only one of its kind in the county, join the city-own- countywide library. The county system includes facilities in Bountiful, Clearfield and Farmington while the Kaysville Library is located in the north portion of Kays- - Soil - BOUNTIFUL Although the path isnt completely with roses, yet, there appear to be fewer thorns in the workings of the Wasatch Front Regional Council. THAT FIVE county plan- ning body serving Davis, Weber, Morgan, Salt Lake and Tooele counties, was the object of a study conducted by two University of Utah professors it was started a year ago after some rifts developed. Complaints ranged from limited board member participation and support by some locally elected officials "preventing maximum the WFRC; development of disagreement between some county officials and WFRC and lack of sufficient regional planning. IN ITS regular meeting last week, members agreed the situation had changed for the better since that report was started, largely due to a change in personnel on the board. Feeling a change since last year was Sandy Mayor Paul Thompson, who said his first impressions were formed when the meetings were colored by disputes. But he added, I dont have that concern anymore." BUT HE hit the head on a persistent problem of member participation. In my mind, the most persistent problem is a lack of atten - The Kays-vill- e Library Board is advertising for a new librarian in the face of county library system overtures that the two libraries join forces. KAYSVILLE exploring ways to raise the needed amount. City officials are considering a bond proposal and a temporary rate increase. INCREASING THE power voltage capabilities reduces the bulk cost of power. Mayor Elison said, a move which would create enough savings to cover the outlay in approximately ten years, and it would take about one year to make the necessary improvements on the substaThe city is studying the need and location for an additional substation. ACCORDING TO city of ficials, the city has plenty of power to meet both residential and commercial needs if the use periods are distributed more evenly. Walt City Electrician Meacham said that over a period of years, a study shows that the peak hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. A threefold plan is being used to meet the problem. The city rates are presently about 30 percent below those of Utah Power and Light and with a slight increase, it would still leave the rates substantially lower. The city is taking steps to curtail growth, encourage a shift in power demands and to negotiate for future options where possible said Mayor Elison. HE URGES all residents to help conserve power through these peak hours, np Street Light Installation Planned For East layton - ot A Davis County native has been named Director of the Office of Recovery Services of p.m. there 8 2 Veterans the Layton High School auditorium. Vietnam-er- a are invited to attend, with representatives from area businesses interviews in a variety of fields. expected, ready to hold An estimated two to three thousand such Veterans are located in Davis County. JOB FAIR SET to ' v s ' Bob Lowe and Dick Strong from Layton Job Service go Wer final details for the Veterans Job Fpir set June 1 from 10 a.m.-- 5 p.m. at .&"&. stated, by reducing usage equivalent to two 200 watt light bulbs per a 5 would be no problem. The city is taking steps to purchase a substation owned by the Utah Power and Light Co. for $600,000 and the city is tion. THE MAYOR 'vV . A K kmploycr, "On tho S-- 7&$foc fr -- 'rnsM are concerned about this . ,&. . " (yAcqwmtodwity-- v a' J S y:, . - j ACCORDING TO Mayor Gar Elison, electrical demands between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m. are exceeding the transformer capacity of the city owned power company. If citizens would only assist the city during these crucial periods it would help solve the problem, but as yet the citizens have not cooperated as a whole, and there is very little indication that residents hours of Council of State Public Welfare Administrators. Abbott has also chaired the Department of Social Services Welfare Reform Task Force. Abbott resides in Oakridge Village in Davis County with his wife, Sue Ann, and three children. He is the son of Paul and Elaine Abbott of Kays-ville. GondsIMn Options villes municipal building. BUT RATHER than confine the issue to joining or remaining independent, Kaysville officials have looked at service options available for their library, and did so again in the recent meeting, Mayor Elison said. Were going ahead and advertise for a librarian, he said. One option is that we may take experience over a degree. Were after someone with vision to see the options. Librarian Maurine Brady, on the job for 19 years, has submitted her resignation. Visits have been paid to a number of small libraries with conserhe said. Those includ- siderably expanded vices, ed several Cache County facilities and the Preston, Idaho, library. ALTHOUGH some of those libraries were physically small in space, services such as a Friends of the Library organization and paperback exchange could provide more services without requiring additional space or money, the mayor said. Presently the library is open 282 hours a week with Mrs. Brady working half-tim- e along with two other part-tim- e employees. Mayor Elison said the library board hadnt decided if the new librarian would work full- - or three-fourt- h time. City Manager Tracy Barnes reported the results of an East Layton street light study to the city council at their May 22 meeting. The study recommended the installation of ten new street lights in the city. Some of the lights will be installed now, others will be put in as the city grows and as money becomes available. Lights at intersections will have top priority. AFTER STUDYING the lighting plan, the council recommended street lights be installed at the intersection of Cherry Lane and Oakridge. The light that is already at this intersection will be replaced with a brighter light. Lights will also be installed at the intersection of Emerald Drive and Bonnie Way and at the junction of Snow Creek Drive and Holmes Circle. The lighting plan will again be reviewed before wintei:. MR. BARNES reported the park sketches are ready to be submitted to the BOR for matching funds grant conThe deadline for grant application is June 1. The park will be developed in phases as money becomes available. The city has $40,000 to put into the first phase of . park development. .May 29, was set as the date for a public hearing on revenue sharing proposals and on a new subdivision or dinance. June 12 is the date for the budgeLhearing. sideration. LAVELL ANDERSON met with the council to discuss storm water drainage His driveway is a retaining wall is cracking and his backyard is Lane. sinking, eroding The away. council promised to have their city engineer look at the problem and make recommendations to the council to correct the situation. Mayor Johnson reported he had come to an agreement with Kays Creek Irrigation Company. The city will be allowed to install any size emergency flood control pipe into the Adams Pond. The mayor proposed this pipe be 36 inches. BID FOR the Rainbow Drive storm drain project will be opened at the next council meeting. Mr. Hohman recommended Power Outage Planned For Kaysville June 1st - A power KAYSVILLE outage has been scheduled for Kaysville City electric customers from midnight on to June 1, Friday approximately 6 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, according to Electric Superintendent Walter Meacham. THE OUTAGE is necessary FARMINGTON - Each summer the maintenance department of the Davis School District hires a large of persons with various skills to help with the number summer maintenance program. This is an excellent employment opportunity for the summer months and there are many openings still operations, interests which others may say represent a broader THAT WAS reflected in the regional public. Dr. Doyle Buckwalter, one problems while new members learn their roles. BUT A general consensus to seemed to point improvement over a year ago and continued greener paths for the future. While staff members from local planning agencies are already invited to attend meetings, South Ogden Mayor J. Farrell Shephard made a motion, MEANWHILE, Kaysville Kathryn Welling, refused to comment, tb available. WAGES RANGE from to allow Utah Power and Light to increase the substation capacity to help relieve the critical load. In a previous attempt, the portable unit used to maintain power on one bank failed, resulting in the rescheduling of the work at this time. Superintendent Meacham said, np Inllires problems he is having around his house. Mr. Anderson contends storm water from as far east as the Mountain Road drains into his yard which is located at 2230 East Cherry Library Board chairman, care study be made of the maintenance bills the council received for city vehicles. He feels the city is paying too much money for repairs that may be caused through neglect. His recommendation was that service logs be placed in each vehicle and that service checks be made on a weekly basis. If repairs are necessary because of neglect, the council felt this money should come from the salaries of the employees. THE CITY has been allowed several youth CETA summer workers. These young people will be used to help repair streets and clean up the city. East Layton can have 500 hours of CETA summer work, dmg $2.65 to $3.95 depending upon skill and experience. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. There is need especially for roofers and painters. Various other skills are also needed. Please come in to the Buildings and Grounds Department to fill out an application. PLEASE RESPOND soon! The summer work program begins on May 29th. hml IraiM dance on the part of members. Some hardly ever come or only when financially exposed. suggest a rule that those who are sincerely interested should perform on the council," he continued. I know some mayors I believe would put the time in to do a good But he questioned job. I whether agenda items are important enough to draw at- tendance. ADDING HIS concern about participation was Bountiful Mayor Elmer Barlow. Im a little upset at some things that I see go on with WFRC and Davis County. Maybe we should make sure attendance (is stressed) point blank and unless people are willing to serve, maybe we should (replace) them. IN THE case of a member missing two consecutive meetings without cause he should be removed at the discretion of the County Council of Governments, WFRC Executive Director. Will Jeffries suggested. There are a few who arent here today that havent been here for a long time. We send agendas to every member and the county commissions and I get criticism wherever I go. that people dont know what WFRC is doing. The large geographical area covered by the council and difference in interests does create some difficulty in effective members agreed. study paper which said, There appears to be a conflict between the per- ceived role of the council and its form of governance. The role, perceived by some, is in part to represent a regional interest. But the council is governed by representatives of local governments. While the members of the governing board most often have a very broad regional public interest, they necessarily represent their constituent units of government. They give the appropriately interests of their own units of government priority over of the professors who prepared the study along with Robert Huefner said local planning staffs had difficulty coordinating efforts with WFRC while the board composition, made up of elected officials, creates ever-changi- Remove Flowers From Cemetery By June 4th - KAYSVILLE Memorial day flowers and containers will be left at the Kaysville City Cemetery until June 3rd but should be off the graves by Monday morning, June 4th. np approved by the council, inviting those officials to participate but not vote in meet-ing- s. tb 1 THE KAYSVILLE REFLEX 197 B" North Main SL, Layton PHONE 376-91- 33 Publiahad Weekly by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. 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