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Show lit AH ass:;. STATE PBHSa 0. SALT 1327 BOX P. UTAH cut. Ik'il , 8411 Mayors Enthusiastic About Manual On Planning Alternatives FARMINGTON - Davis County mayors meeting as a council of governments have enthusiastically received an manual providing e al- ternatives for planning and development emphasizing affective land use and energy conservation. COUNTY PARKS and Recreation Planner Scott Carter said the community leaders appeared enthusiastic about the manual, which provides ideas tot utilization of various land areas. They really liked it and all of them wanted presentations (to their councils), he said. The project was financed through a $3,000 federal Housing and Urban Development grant and $1,500 local match in labor, Mr. Carter said. Copies are available for all city council and planning ' commission members and mayors at the county planning office. Called the manual is intended as a guide for future planning and development throughout the state and was in Fremont, Calif. based on a project Not that anyone is anxious, to use it, but firemen wit.Vbs Syracuse Fire Department are justly proud of this new piece of equipment ' added to the fleet bringing it up to three units. READY TO GO By TOM BUSSELBERG The American LaFrance truck cost the city only $38,000 instead of a potential $70,000 because it was purchased as part of production by that company for foreign countries, he said. From small beginnings without a home SYRACUSE and as an offshoot, the Syracuse Fire Department has grown to where it now boasts another new truck. AND THE residents THE force possesses another shiny red have to pay any extra taxes with funding coming from revenue sharing to the tune of about $8,000 a year, the chief said. The department also has a N pumper with 1,000 wont gallon-a-minu- te pumping capacity. that isnt enough, it contains a 750 gallon booster tank, said Fire Chief Roy And if 1975 1,250 gallon-a-minu- te Miya. unit and a truck. back-u- brushfire p ITS COME a long way since creation in 1965 when all the department owned was one 1945 government surplus Ford truck with a capacity, a far cry from todays capacity. There wasnt even a building to house the department, as such, until several months later, said Chief Miya. He has seen the department through thick and thin serv- - ing as its chief since Jan. 1, 1966, just five months after it was organized. Prior to that service was provided by the Clearfield Fire Department. THE NEW truck will probably see plenty of use as Syracuse continues its rapid growth. But City Manager Phil Barber said the city could probably double in size and receive adequate protection with present equipment. Inr addition, city crews are installing and replacing 13 fire hydrants and improving the water system at the rate mile per of about one-hayear, he said. BUT EVEN with all of that, fires are bound to happen and the chief said men are always We always need needetj. daytime men and if we could get women we would like that. Weekly meetings are held each Thursday and their is some compensation. Those interested should call 3 the chief at or city hall at lf 825-293- 825-147- THE DAVIS County is a compilation of the ideas for structure and appearance of communities developed by many comand munity designers planners in the United States, and methodology for the implementation of these designs, the introduction says. The intention is to ex- pose planning commissions, city councils and developers to the wide range of alternatives. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or exhaustive catalog of design techniques, but can be used as a guide to developing safer and more pleasing places to live and work, it continues. Understanding and support of good design is necessary to achieve these goals, and it is for this purpose that Community-scap- e has been prepared." MR. CARTER said he sought participation in the project because designs around here seemed so By GARY R. BLODGETT after being thrown from his . vehicle. The auto plunged down the steep, rocky em- - Hes BOUNTIFUL mighty lucky to be alive. bankment nearly 1,000 feet to the bottom, according to a THAT BRIEF statement by Sgt. Gary Yardley of the Davis County Sheriffs Department pretty well tells the story of a Fruit Heights man whose van skidded over embankment on a 1, Skyline Drive east of Bountiful Wednesday morning. David Kennison, 42, Fruit Heights, was treated for severe shock and exposure at Lakeview Hospital shortly after the mishap. He was reported in satisfactory and stable condition late Wednesday afternoon. 000-fo- MR. KENNISON is considered extremely lucky to be alive" for several reasons: 1. Three boys were in the area scouting deer when the accident happened about 9:30 a.m. 2. THE BOYS, using high-power- binoculars, spotted the victim lying about 150 feet from the top of the embankment and were able to immediately treat the injured man. 3. The boys had a CB radio in their car and transmitted an immediate message to their home base in Bountiful and the Sheriffs Department was quickly notified. 4. THAT A helicopter from Hill Air Force Base could quickly be dispatched to the scene about three miles up and that Skyline Drive helicopter crewmen using a winch airlifted the victim - from the canyon into the chopper for a quick flight to Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful. Mr. Kennison reportedly suffered only minor injuries sheriff deputy. , HE SAID that Mr. Kennison suffered extreme exposure despite being in the canyon only a relatively short time. If those kids hadnt been on the scene, that guy would have been a goner, said He Yardley. couldnt have lasted very much longer in that cold Sergeant weather. SEVERAL DAVIS County and Bountiful rescue units responded to the accident, but the only vehicles making it to the scene were those with drive, the deputy four-whe- el noted. The victim Was treated at the scene by Davis County paramedics and sheriff deputies and airlifted to Lakeview Hospital by crewmen flying a rescue (UH-1N- ) y helicopter from Detachment Four, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at twin-Hue- Hill AFB. THE RESCUE squadron noted for saving 28 lives in the Intermountain Area during 1978 used a winch to lower a basket to the injured man. It was a tight squeeze, not much room to maneuver, said 1st Lt. Tom Peters, copilot of the rescue helicopter. But were professionals and this is our job. We just do the best we can." THE CHOPPER landed on a parking lot east of Lakeview Hospital and within seconds the injured man was removed from the aircraft and onto a stretcher where he was rushed into the hospitals emergency room. Investigating officers said the injured man was not coherent as he was lifted from the scene and hospital officials urged that the man not be interviewed until his condition improved. THERE WAS no indication as to why Mr. Kennison, alone in his vehicle, was traveling the dangerous mountain road. The accident happened on Dead Mans Curve, probably the steepest embankment on the Bountiful side of Farmington Peak, investigators said. whose identity THE were not known Wednesday afternoon were credited by BOYS officers as law doing everything possible to save the mans life. Sergeant Yardley said the youths told officers that they regularly scout deer in the area but that they never go beyond the B in their vehicle because of the steepness and slippery road conditions during the winter. THE TRIO walked to the scene from below the accident area. Pilot of the helicopter rescue crew was 1st Lt. Larry Killpack, paramedic was Sgt. Guy Manis, and the flight mechanic was Staff Sgt. Enis Walls. SERGEANT BOB Peters directed the heroic rescue operation for the sheriffs department. Assisting at the scene were Deputies Larry Ward, Ted Bird, Phil Leonard, Dave Bouschard and Brad Wilcox. Bubble Bath Problems Although a great way to coax children into the tub, and even considered a good form of relaxation by many adults, bubble baths have their hazards. THE MOST common problems resulting from bubble baths are pruritic dermatitis (itching) or cystourethritis (bladder infection). People who like to take bubble baths and are suffering from either of these conditions may want to switch to a bland .form of bar soap. Dansie Sheriff Chief Deputy FARMINGTON - Floyd R. Dansie, veteran law en- forcement officer, was named Tuesday as chief deputy of the Sheriffs Davis County Department. Sheriff Brant Johnson made the announcement at a meeting of sheriff deputies and local law enforcement officers Tuesday afternoon. Chief Deputy Dansie served 13 years as a dispatcher, patrolman, and detective with the sheriffs department. He was a sergeant in the detec- NEWLY ELECTED tive division for six years. A NATIVE of Layton, Chief Dansie left the force two to accept ago years employment as a State Parks and Recreation ranger in Vernal. Im glad to be back and serving as chief deputy under Sheriff Johnson, said Chief Dansie. Weve been longtime friends and I respect Sheriff Johnson very much as a law enforcement officer and as a person. Im really looking forward to serving with him. is DANSIE CHIEF experienced as a polygraph operator and has graduated from several schools, including the Federal Narcotics School and Weber State Police Science School. He was born and reared in Layton and graduated from Davis High in 1948. He also attended Weber State College. 1 HAVE a lot of respect for Floyd and I know that he will be a good chief deputy," said Sheriff Johnson. Were glad to have him back in the, department." grb J monotonous and are built more for cars and engineers than for people. I suspect a lot of the ideas presented in this manual will seem new and different and dont meet the engineers Mr. Carter said, speaking of the patterns engineers have set in their minds concerning development. It gives ways to get away from old road stan- requirements, dards, for example, and shows alternatives to handle growth. Some of it may be a nightmare for engineers but a dream for aesthetics. AREAS COVERED in the book include ideas for con- struction ecological to relating realities, awareness and planning for construction in different landforms as hillsides vs. flatlands, such as reducing widths on some streets in hillside areas and building them into the contour of the land and not merely fitting the land to a straight road. When it is necessary to move earth, it is better to think of it as than as cut and fill. Slopes should be rounded and made as possias natural-lookin- g ble. This holds true whether one is siting a house or buildit says in the ing a roadway, section on landform sensitivity. Disturbed slopes also should be revegetated as quickly as possible to ensure stability of the slope and to control erosion. ONE OTHER basic principle for hillside development is to fit the structure to the land rather than the land to the structure. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways such as retaining walls, terraces, platform and split level homes to minimize grading. The plan gives a chance to save money, Mr. Carter said, Through promotion of PRUD (planned residential unit development) and lot line building. PRUDs are large including developments apartments and other high- - First Babies Arrive In Wee Aril Hours It didnt take long for the stork to find Davis County in the new year. IN FACT, one of the babies was born less than two hours into 1979 while the other saw the light of day one hour and one minute later. First-bor- n in the county was Tremayne Reginald Purser, weighing in at 6 lbs. 13 oz. at Davis North Medical Center. He was born at 1:35 a.m. and is the first-bor- n son of Mr. and Mrs. Rocky Purser of 443 Fairlane, No. 35 in Layton. COMING into the world first in south Davis County was a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Von H. Christensen of 1875 S. Sorrento Drive in Woods Cross. The 7 lb. 12 oz. girl, as yet unnamed, was also the firstborn to that couple. BOTH NEWBORNS will' be feted with gifts from area merchants and pictures will be included in next weeks newspaper, tb City Trucks To Pick Up Trees The Syracuse city trucks will commence picking up the old Christmas trees in the area on Saturday morning, Jan. 6, and will make the same runs again on Saturday, Jan. 13, to complete the cleaning of all discarded trees. CITIZENS ARE urged to have the trees placed as close to the curbing as possible, and the trucks will start at 8 a.m. on both mornings. School Program Plans Available For Public Revieiv FARMINGTON ... The Davis County School District Special Education Annual Program Plan and Application for fiscal year 1979 is available for public review at the Pupil Services Office, Davis County School District, 20 North Main, 94-1- Farmington. IN ACCORDANCE with PL and State of Utah Rules and Regulations Programs for the For Han- dicapped copies of this plan are open to the public at this district office. density housing integrated with recreation and park-lik- e e buildfacilities while ing allows construction up to a lot line in certain cases. lot-lin- are RESTRICTIONS somewhat relaxed in the plan for residential development while they are more demanding on commercial and in- dustrial developments, he said. Were going to try to have them get better parking and landscaping and to get everyone to look at using retention areas for ponds and stormwater runoff." There shouldnt be a big battle from businessmen, Mr. Carter said. People who really want customers also want to change their image. I think youll see a lot of attention going to site plans and clean lots. The day of asphalt from building to street is over. IN THIS age of fuel shor- tages, the plan also outlines ways to conserve enerev. "A slope facing 17 degrees east or south is the most efficient location for a building when considering sun exposure. The higher on a slope a building can be located while still being protected from winter winds, the better, because of the more consistent sun expusure. for best . results, summer breezes should be utilized for cooling while winter storm winds should be routed away from the structure in order to save energy. Other suggestions include protection against northern exposure by placement of mounds, evergreen trees or walls. Proper solar orientation, building construction and landscaping reduce energy consumption from 30 to 50 percent. One useful technique is to build a roof overhang on the south side of the building. IN THE past, man has often scarred a landscape beyond repair. A section on erosion says, Erosion must be controlled through a system of design. Construction should not begin until all erosion factors are identified and control methods planned. A few of the factors to be considered are soil characteristics, steepness of slopes, types of vegetation and degree of ground cover, any erosion already existing, amount of grading the site will require and drainage characteristics of the region and site. In a section on Humanizing the Environment, suggestions are outlined for making areas more liveable, including home placement and setback, planting of trees, underground power and utility lines and neighborhood parks. STREET DESIGN, parking placement and are discussed along with a model ordinance for possible use by cities in future planning. And, according to Mr. Carter, such ideas are already in use throughout the country except for Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. Everyone is doing it but us." d With Davis County's growth, perhaps it is time such a plan was and studied seriously lot fast-pace- where implemented appropriate to provide orderly, aesthetically pleasing growth, tb THE WEEKLY REFLEX B': North Main St Lay ton t7 Phone 376-91- Published Weakly by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Stahia, Jr., Publiahei Second Ciaas Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out ol Stale Subscription S5.50 Overseas Subscription SHOO (Payable In Advance) 4 |