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Show T From West Valley Commission Budget Revision Gains Okay WEST VALLEY. revenue the city will receive, but a cash flow problem which will delay the receipt of those monies until after the beginning of the next fiscal year ( July 1 ), the spokesman stressed Arrangements can be made, possibly through lease agreements or the purchase of tax anticipation notes, to resolve the cash flow delay, This past week has just been one marathon meeting." Thats how one city official described the lengthy and sometimes heated series of meetings which resulted Tuesday in the redistribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars within West Valleys $4.75 he added. To stay within the $4.75 million budget, three city employes - clerks in the auditing, planning and zoning, and police departments - were laid off, Sanderson said. City Commission members gave up their mileage allowances, a saving of about $1,300 for the city, and Commissioner Jerry Wagstaff turned back his $12,000 salary to the city, the auditor added. million budget. ; The changes, some of which reflect alterations of departmental -- -- original budget although it will be a tight fit, said City Auditor Russ Sanderson. In a prepared statement, Mayor Henry (Hank) Price said the reallocation will not result in a tax increase or a decrease in services for city residents. While expenditures were held within the $4.75 million limit, a revision of revenue projections showed a , i the auditors office and reductions in streets and highways work, building inspection and the executive and legislative departments. The attorneys budget climbed from $66,750 to $112,981, an increase long recognized by city officials as necessary because of that departments heavy work load. Animal control, originally intended to be contracted from the county but serwhich became a vice, jumped from $4,200 to $42,755. The auditors budget was increased from $140,375 to nearly $261,000. But, Sanderson noted, much of that increase can be attributed to the purchase of computer equipment used by numerous departments. d comparisons of in late January. Insurance for the city and personnel, for instance, have been taken out of the executive department. Insurance was placed in the general government building budget, while personnel now has its own budget, he said. Similarly, the streets and highways budget, which was chopped from $1.24 million to $558,000, no longer includes sanitation and engineering, which together account for $330,000 of the decline, the auditor added. The mayors spokesman attributed the revenue shortfall primarily to a delay in receipt of three factors federal revenue sharing funds and road monies, a decline in utility tax Several departments already budget figures are somewhat revenue, and a delay in receipt of misleading, he said, pointing out that personal property taxes on motor operating with tight budgets were rewhen addithe original budget was vehicles from the county. of to the postpone hiring quired A legal challenge of 1980 census tional employes and the acquisition adopted last summer, the figures were pulled from the sky. of equipment in order to prevent furfigures has delayed the distribution When the original budget was put of federal funds, while several facther reductions in personnel, one together, they (city officials) didn't tors have reduced the utility tax indepartment head noted. know where to put people, said take, the spokesman said. The revisions resulted in substanSanderson, who replaced former tial budget increases for the at City officials did not anticipate the delayed billing period of utility companies. That will push the receipt of some revenue into next fiscal year, he said. A lawsuit by Mountain Bell against Salt Lake City also has cut sharply into the projected income. Until that suit is settled, the telephone company is sending cities imposing the tax only 40 percent of the money that had been anticipated, he added. The mayors spokesman predicted the funds which have been delayed will amount to $600,000. A monthly balance sheet for February showed that with four months remaining in the fiscal year, West Valley had spent 76.5 percent of its total yearly budget. d Sanderson said several A i Green Sheet Newspaper operating budgets, while others are technical bookkeeping revisions, will permit the city to stay within its . torneys office, animal control and Auditor Garry Ashman decline to $4.2 million, a spokesman for the mayor said. The $500,000 shortfall does not reflect a decrease in the amount of Three Sections city-provid- Across-the-boar- OF WEST VALLEY CITY UTAH USPS 656-38- 0 nearly-complete- lease agreements, Published weekly at 155 E. 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 84119 Subscrip-tiorate. $12 50 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7187, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. V. Thursday, Mar. 12, 1981 Volume But Not Decker Lake 27, Number I All 10 departments - 262 6682 J - West Valley City Is Likely Site For Second County Jail tion and that it is still considered a good site. But, he indicated, county officials tys temporary minimum security in lawsuits filed in federal court by connot at but the site jail, originally have relegated that site to secondary templated. syjfuS, anticipating strong opposition County Commissioner' Mike facWHy-- ' Rxhk local residefttsandvproperty temporary Stewart informed city officials here owners and possibly even from city utilizing trailers in operation in seven Tuesday that Decker Lake park no officials if a proposal to place the to eight weeks, the county commis-jsione- r longer was considered the prime temporary jail at Decker Lake park said. location for the facility, which is The facility would house misdeappeared before the City Planning needed to relieve overcrowded condiCommission. meanor offenders and probably y tions at the Jail. center. Pera include would Any delays stemming from that opbooking Instead, he said, the county is prosons would conaccused of felonies would be detrimental to proto with position ceeding negotiations acquire y tinue to be booked into the viding quick relief to problems of property in the vicinity of 2700 West Jail, he noted. and 2100 South. overcrowding at the jail. That, in Stewart conceded that Decker turn, could hurt the countys position Stewart declined to pinpoint the exinmates protesting conditions at the act location of the property. The Lake park originally was the prime loca- for the downtown Citarget temporary the jails facility, he noted. however, Thursday, previous Recently, the jail held 450 inmates, 100 more than its intended capacity. Stewart estimated Tuesday that the number potentially could swell to 500 this summer. Still to be resolved is the price of the 26 to 29 acres eyed for a temporary jail site, Stewart said. , , , Potential for expansion, insulation 0 y' from other developments, good access to the freeway and the easy extension of water and utility lines to the property are benefits of the 2700 West site, he noted. The county could .purchase 10 trailers for roughly $750,000 to enable a quick start-up- , the commissioner added. The 2700 West property considered by the county could be acquired in a land swap with a private landowner, according to city officials. City officials said that Research Industries, which owns much of the land in the area, objected to the placement of a jail at Decker Lake and proposed to buy the 2700 West property and trade it to the county i for the undeveloped park land. The county would then negotiate a TOP SITE Mike Commissioner told Stewart West County price to repay Research Industries Valley officials that Decker Lake had been replaced as top priority location for the companys purchase of the 2700 West location, they said. for temporary county jail. ty Commission passed a resolution favoring placement of the jail in a manufacturing area at the southeast corner of 2100 So. 2700 West. If negotiations prove fruitful in the 'next' "WCek TO 10 flays; "the douTIty WEST VALLEY. This city appears likely to be the location of the coun- t City-Count- City-Count- vf here's a point Though were hardly an adherent of Murphys Laws, we often quote some of them. Like, If anything can go wrong, it will - and at the worst possible time. The freq- uencywe with which hear other laws by Murphy repeated makes it evi-- d e n t this tongue-in-chee- k laymans gos- pel has gained wide-sprea- d recognition. In fact, even those who scoff at Murphys admonitions often find themselves acknowledging their truth when examined in retrospect after some unfortunate happening. Pioneer Study Area primarily one which will result in the citys purchase of City Hall over a multi-yea- r period, will return money to the budget. With those additional funds, the city has about 35 percent of its budget left rather than 24 percent, he said. Single Ad Sold! -- papers. SILVER gray poodW Lohoto Apso mix pup plot. Small; 7 waekt. i only Wish Td had more puppies to sell Ive received more than 20 calls, added the West Valley lady. 2 to place your ad. Save Dial $1 by paying before it runs. Ask us - 262-668- how. West Valley Lionesses Meeting Set Tonight An organizaWEST VALLEY. tional meeting for the West Valley Lioness club will be held tonight (Thursday) at City Hall. Prospective members are being asked to attend the 7 p.m. session. Further information may be obtained by calling Angela Reems after 5:30 p.m. (487-055- Arson Is Chamber about the inclusion proposal at their last meeting. The commission meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the upstairs conference room in City Hall, 2470 So. Redwood 5600 West also will be considered. Robert J. Holmes is seeking a com- ' - Decision On Policy Due WEST VALLEY. City officials here are expected to take action today (Thursday) on the adoption of a proposed annexation policy declaration. The policy declaration will be discussed at the 5 p.m. City Commission meeting at City Hall, 2470 So. Redwood Road. Four Green Sheet area com- Magna, Kearns, -- a, (manufacturing) l 6 Road. Two zoning changes which would permit a mixture of commercial and bination of commercial (C-l- ') and high density residential zoning on 35.5 acres at 2700 So. 5600 West. At 2800 So. 5600 West, Ivory and Company is requesting zoning for development of a mobile home park (RMH) and manufacturing uses on 75 acres. The Holmes application calls for four acres of commecial zoning and '340 multiple unit dwellings. - In other matters, the planning commission will discuss a staff recommendation to draft a research M-- d zone (twin homes on minimum 3,000 square foot lots) in the northwest section of the area prompted planners to table action on the development along in zones. But planning staffers said that zones uses were too widespread. The research and development zone would be geared to research-orientelight industries rather than some of the strictly manufacturing uses allowed in an M-- l zone. Hearings also will be held on Elmer Jones request to continue with plans to install gas pumps at a convenience store at 5619 W. 3500 South; and on R. L. Yergensens application for a safety equipment business at 3232 So. Redwood Road. is seeking a zonMcCullough-Jone- s 5 (duplexes) to ing change from commercial for a storage facility at 3410 So. Redwood Road. Decisions also are anticipated on applications for R-zoning (multiple units or office buildings) at 3920 W. 4100 South (Bob Barton) and 3904 W. 4100 South (Cline Mills). R-l-- 3 munities TAYLORSVILLE. Arson will be the topic of a presentation scheduled here next week during a monthly session of the West Valley area Chamber of Commerce. Addressing the Chamber audience will be Don Harman, director of the countys arson task force, according to Dave Harvey, second vice president of the Chamber. The luncheon session, scheduled to begin at 12:15 on March 19, will be 4150 So. held at the Redwood Road. Plans are continuing to establish a Chamber office in City Hall, according to Virginia Wasescha, Chamber president who said status of that project will be related at the Thursday meeting. Chuck-A-Ram- Disagreement of an Taylorsville and Bennion - are included in West Valleys proposed policy, which lists the area that the Topic During Meet Slated Next Week mitted West. Annexation Youll get results! and development zone for business parks. As of now, business parks are per- WEST VALLEY. A decision is expected today (Thursday) from the City Planning Commission on a proposal to downzone the area around Pioneer elementary. The anticipated action follows months of study and hearings on the effort to reduce the amount zoning for multiple unit dwellings between 3500 and 4100 South from 3200 to 3600 residential I placed the ad to run twice - but they were all sold the evening it came out in the Green Sheet! Mrs. Joan Miller, 4209 So. 3920 West, relating what happened when she used a classified ad in Utahs most widely circulated weekly news- - Decision Expected On Downzone Bid 38 Pages WeelOaSteu THE VOICE REVISIONS . . . City Auditor Russ Sanderson explains feotures of West Valley budget revision approved Tuesday by Ciy Commission. city might consider for annexation in the future. By law, each city is required to adopt an annexation policy declaration. The scope of West Valleys policy statement has been opposed by the n Taylorsville-Bennioand Magna Community Councils, the Kearns Town Council, Salt Lake County Planning Department Taylorsville-Bennio- n and the Improvement District. Even if adopted intact by the West Valley City Commission this evening, the policy declaration will have no immediate impact because the penLake Valley City and ding n Taylorsville-Bennioincorporation petitions block all annexations, city officials said. Oleen Shuman West Valley - Shuman Appointed To Position WEST VALLEY. A Redwood resident has been appointed deputy auditor in this city. Oleen Shuman, 2366 So. 1480 West, was named Friday by City Auditor Russ Sanderson to replace Larry Potts. He resigned for personal reasons, department associates said. Like Sanderson, Shuman comes to West Valley from a division of Eimco CorMining Machinery-Envirotecin the worked has he where poration, accounting department since 1973. He worked previously for the U. S. Postal Service before returning to he received an school in 1971. associate degree in accounting from Stevens I Ienager College in 1973. h by Jim Cornwell ches and dry grass. Other scouts could kindle a blaze with flint and steel on wet wood in a high wind. Anyway, as we were saying, we found we needed kindling and a tramp around the perimeter of our lot produced an abundance of it. In which Webster says is in rapid, jerky motions, we had a lively fire going. So we crossed the room, picked up a magazine and while thumbing its pages, glanced from time to time at the fireplace. For example, when not long ago we put a new fireplace into use. One Murphyism that came to mind early in the procedure was, Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first. jig-tim- e, Wed proceeded far enough to know we needed fireplace logs -but learned that before we need- ed them, wed need kindling. Now even a Boy Scout dropout ought to know that. We spent some time as a scout, you see, but after nine years without advancement' beyond tenderfoot, officials felt itd be wise if we chose some other endeavor. Two of our problems which relate directly to the fireplace, were: (1. We could tie only bow and granny knots, evidencing lack of skill. (2. We couldnt build a fire with mat While watching, we puf out of our mind another Murphyism the warning, When things are going well, things will go wrong. What could go wrong with a blazing fire providing a buffer against the chill night? What, indeed?, the fireplace mustve said. The blaze trailed down to a finger-lik- e flame, V t then a wisp of smoke - then nothing. It was then we noticed the wisp of smoke had not exited up the chimney. Nor, in fact, had any of the smoke. It had drifted into the room and become a cloud. The damper! Obvously, the something else to be done included more than finding .kindling. As we aired out the room, shivering in the frigid night air, we did what any normal American man would do in such a circumstance -we swore. Then we conceived a brilliant idea for starting a fire - we poured charcoal lighter fluid on the warm, but flameless, logs. Examining the singed hair on our forearm and the soot which covered portions of our face, we remembered Murphy said, Things get worse under pressure. A glance in a mirror confirmed -- that our face wouldve qualified us to perform in an minstrel show. the incident only Nevertheless, whetted our desire to make the fireplace perform and we took the next obvious step. We inserted into the logs an electric starter for a charcoal broiler. ante-bellu- After what appeared to be great reluctance, the wood began to smoulder and then burst into flame. It blazed vigorously and we watched in contentment til there was a muffled pop, followed by darkness as the electricity failed. Only the cheery glow of the fireplace kept the room from being totally blacked out. Which, our subconscious dredged up, coincided with Murphys Inside every large admonition, problem there is a small problem struggling to get out. And his warning, Anything that begins badly ends worse. Though weve temporarily given up on the fireplace, well try again. Weve considered a blowtorch as a stimulus to the fire and have talked with people whove soaked logs in used crankcase oil for the same purpose. But meanwhile were researching one of Murphys colleagues, the noted Dr. Gumperson. It was he who began, but has not yet concluded, the search for an answer to this age-ol- d riddle : Why is it you can burn up the entire Sunday newspaper, two pounds of dry tinder and three matchbooks without getting a fireplace started . . . but you can carelessly toss a smouldering match out of a speeding auto along the freeway and ignite a blaze that consumes 500 acres of valuable timber land? |