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Show frg Thursday, Dec. WEST VALLEY VIEW 24, 1981 West Valley VotersOkayed Government Change (From Page 5C, Col. July pointment when Grant Iverson, a controller with the legal firm of VanCott, Bagley, Cornwall and McCarty accepted the position, then changed his mind and turned down the offer the following 6) 16, 1981 West Valley City Commissioner Renee Mackay announced her candidacy for mayor in the citys r new form of government. The County Planning Commission granted the Magna VFW club a liquor permit which allowed members to store alcohol in private lockers. day. council-manage- The search Disillusionment with Hogle Zoo special service district election was voiced by Midvale City officials, who found they could not remove their city from the election but felt the vote was since so many other valley cities were not participating. for a replacement for fired City Treasurer Randy Baker suffered a disap .1 July The Kearns Town Council stressed its opposition to a proposal by the State Department of Social Services to construct a youth correctional facility across the street from Kearns high. Small turnouts were anticipated for both the West Valley change of government election and the vote to give the Hogle Zoo special service district taxing authority. Johnathan Wilker, a native of Pocatello, Idaho, was appointed City Treasurer in West Valley. Before the school had even opened, Taylorsville high captured an award when its cheerleading corps won first place at the Utah Spirit Assn, competition at Utah State University. 30, 1981 July Election results dominated the news at the end of July, even though results at the polls showed that most people didnt particularly care about either of two votes. Turnout was minuscule in both West Valley and the unincorporated county as voters approved the change to a council-governme- form of government and the in the Zoo former Hogle g special service district in the latter. West Valleys Planning Commission, Drawn by Chrystal Dawn Age 10 Grade meanwhile, unanimously rejected an application by the County Holdaway. - 5. Housing Authority to construct low-cohousing at 3800 So. 2200 West. Awards were earned by floats entered in the Days of 47 parade by the Kearns 17th and Lake Ridge 5th wards. James Moss School. David & Parents: Linda Holdaway. st Aug. 6, 1981 Less than one week after a small number of voters approved a form of government in West Valley, five candidates had filed for office, the first being Willard council-manag- er Har-brech- t. On the other election front, discontent grew over the nature of the Hogle Zoo special service district as leaders in three of the districts cities - Murray, South Salt Lake and Midvale -noted that their residents l, had voted against the -- Drawn by Dale Zimmerman, 3rd Grade, Stansbury School. Parents Mr. & Mrs. Duane Zimmerman. SEASONS From GREETINGS the Staff of KEARNS SALES and 4085 KEARNS SERVICE W 5415 So. 966-309- 2 to smoke on school property and at school functions. State Social Services officials withdrew their offer to buy land adjacent to Kearns high for a youth corrections facility. right of teachers 23, 1981 pro-posa- but that the measure had been carried by the strength of larger voting blocks in Salt Lake City and the unincorporated county. Before submitting their final budget to the State Auditor, West Valley of- ficials trimmed $316,000 from the total, thus lowering the citys property tax levy to 9.9 mills. Granite School Board members debated the Aug. 13, 1981 The race for mayor in Valley intensified West when Mayor Henry (Hank) Price announced his intention to run against Renee Mackay who had filed earlier. Price also cast the dissenting vote as the West Valley City Com- mission officially set its property tax levy at 9.95 mills. City-Count- y Health Department officials warned members of the County Council of Governments (COG) that limits were needed on the amount of indoor water used by county residents. Concurrently, a lack of rain prompted fire officials to warn residents to be careful to prevent an outburst of grass fires. Aug. 20, 1981 Adele Louise EerNisse was crowned County Fair Sweetheart. Her attendants were Analee Anderson and Tracy Maxfield. The Granite School Board nixed a proposal to make lunches available to kindergarteners. Utah National Guard members brought heavy equipment to Hunter park to begin work on a detention pond there. Meanwhile, the City Planning Commission the County Recreation Departments site plan for further development of the park. Taylorsville-Bennio- n Community Council officials met with Murray City leaders in an effort to obtain more information that could be related to future government plans in their area. The Commis- County appointed a committee to study various angles of the Lake Valley City incorporation proposal. sion Aug. 27, Among 1981 61,000-plu- s (SeePage 7C, Col. 1) |