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Show UTAH FRD32 ASJX'I.T-467 EAST 3RD SOUTH SALT LAJOE CITY, UT 341U N Testimony In Trial Ends Yesterday - Judge is Deliberating On City's Court Case WEST VALLEY. Third District Court Judge Jay E. Banks has taken under advisement testimony completed yesterday (Wednesday) in this citys lawsuit to stop state plans to build two corrections facilities here. Attorneys for the city and the state completed their arguments yesterday morning, concluding a trial on West Valleys request for a preliminary injunction to halt construction of a miximum-securityouth facility at Decker Lake and a halfway house at 2560 delivered to the judge and to West Valley officials on Monday, said law clerk Paul Morris. After the city responds, the state will have until Tuesday to reply to any new material included in the West Valley response. Banks said he will make his ruling after reviewing those memos, Morris Supreme Court. If the ruling favors the state position, the City Council faces a difficult decision: to appeal the decision or let the matter die and allow construction to proceed. The council decision to proceed with the lawsuit was reached on a one councilman split vote: believed to be in opposition to the suit was absent. The council probably would not vote to spend more money taking a District Court loss to the Supreme 3-- added. If the judge rules in West Valleys favor, City Attorney Ron Greenhalgh said he expects the decision to be appealed to the State two-da- y y Court, several council members and other city officials said earlier this week. Meanwhile, construction is proceeding at the two sites. Foundations have been laid and the framework for walls is being erected for the youth facility at Decker Lake. Foundations also are in place at the halfway house. The trial opened Tuesday with testimony from seven witnesses questioned by Greenhalgh and Assistant Attorney Generals Carlie W. 2365 South. Banks decided to deliberate on the testimony presented Tuesday and written material submitted by both sides and indicated that a decision may not be reached until, the middle part of next week. Banks gave the city until Friday to respond to the states memorandum answering West Valleys complaint that triggered the court action. The states memo was On Annexing - COG Sets Meet For Round Two SO. SALT LAKE. A i Green Thursday, August second annexation and corporation talk, in which representatives of community councils throughout Taylorsville-Bennion- Valley city-owne- s -T- aylorsville-Bennion-Kearns, Cove several other advantages to the new operation. Cutting ties with the county, he noted, leaves residents with only one government agency to deal with - the ci- n 8, Col. 3) Circulation d Nevertheless, Clontz sees and Cottonwood Heights-UnioAt last months meeting, both Bill Bannon and Norm Tarbox from the Taylorsviile-BennioCommunity Council, objected ty- If you fail to receive your Green Sheet on Thursday morning, please call the Department, before 10:30a.m. departments - 262 6682 - LOCKED up by trance UP . . . Dog gate in response City animal control officers can work more closely with residents and can hold dogs an additional day (up to four) before, they are put to sleep, Clontz added. Licensed dogs automatically are held four days, and their owners are notified by telephone or letter stands to en- of visitor to West Valley dog pound. Board To Administration chow line. As she groped her way through her selections, we frequently glanced irri-in mounting tation at our watch. Like all unpleasant it even- things, tually came to an end. As we related the incident over dinner that night, Bettes observation was, Its just Murphys Law... V. Also questioned by attorneys for both sides Tuesday were West Valley Planning Director Joe Moore and Keith Sorensen, chairman of the City Planning Commission. The citys lawsuit alleged that the state was subject to city zoning ordinances; the state attorneys maintained that Utah law clearly points out that that is not the case. This aspect of the trial involved a Dec. 10, 1981 decision by the City Planning Commission not to grant the Division of Corrections a conditional use permit. Later that day, the Board of Corrections approved the 2365 South site for the halfway house and proceeded with plans to build the structure there. The trial then turned to the testimony of Mayor Jerry Maloney, who was called to the stand Tuesday afternoon. before any are disposed of, he said. Even among those notified, only about half the owners pick up their dogs before the period for holding the animals has elapsed, Clontz noted. The West Valley pound has 22 runs and is capable of holding about 60 dogs comfortably. Thus far, the facility has not been crowd- ed. At the facility itself, efforts are under way to spruce up its ap- pearance, the animal control director said. Us looking good, Clontz said, but weve still got a lot of work to do. Sold It Fasti We sold the trailer to the third caller and at the price .we wanted. Were real happy with the results! Gerald Windley, 4074 So. 3080 West, relating what happened when he used a Green Sheet classified ad to sell a ALARM SYSTEM . . . Agreement has been reached to install an alarm system to inform Redwood residents (homes in background) of any chlorine leaks at sewerage treatment plant. At Treatment Plant Alarm To Be Installed trailer. IS ft. Sle.p ilx. Stov, oven, hooter, ACDC got light. Ice box, sink, water, broket. KIT TRAILER ' The West Valley City man obviously found results quick in Utahs most widely circulated weekly newspapers. 2 to place your Just dial ad. Save $1 by paying before it runs. Ask us how. 262-668- - Higashi, who were asked to prepare a written summary. Board member Richard Andrus said he was opposed to further goals for the superintendency, commenting that they have enough to do and that they are meeting his expectations. Anderson is proposing improvement of exterior physical appearance of the school buildings and grounds. Schools are the focal point of our communities and should be something to take pride in, he said. Mrs. Farnsworths proposal that a consolidation study be completed here's a point Worse, she was individually ordering in a place designed to dispense food on a mass scale -like a military case. J Fiscal Restraint, Beauty Among Goals The lady ahead of us at the fast food joint was experienc-in- g a great deal of difficulty making up her mind. hoods. She denied that that was the -- WEST VALLEY. An alarm system is scheduled to be in place by tomorrow (Friday) to warn Redwood residents of the escape of any chlorine gas similar to leaks that occurred there last week. Officials of the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility, which took over operation of the sewage treatment plant at 1200 W. 3100 South from the Granger-Hunte- r Improvement District, agreed Thursday to install the alarm system. About 70 people were forced to evacuate their homes late last Monday night after chlorine gas leaked from a one-totank in what Central Valley officials termed a accident. Just in case the accident occurs a second time, Central Valley officials agreed to install the alarm system following a meeting Thursday with city officials and some of the Redwood residents involved in the evacuation. Mike Embley, Central Valley controller and a member of the City Council, said Tuesday the alarm was on order and that equipment appeared to be available. He expected it to be installed by tomorrow (Friday). In addition, chlorine tanks at the treatment plant were examined by chemical company officials, he said. Plant employes and the City Public Works Dept, also were in n GRANITE PARK. Improved physical appearance of schools and a proposal to study consolidation of schools, programs and services to save costs were among goals school board members outlined for Granite district administrators Tuesday. During a sometimes stormy session, board members gave their suggestions of areas they wanted to see work done in. Board members Bruce Anderson and Miriam Farnsworth submitted written proposals, while oral presentations were given by Patricia Sandstrom and Joyce volved in the site selection process, Greenhalgh noted. He questioned, however, whether Mrs. Todds participation was not merely part of an attempt to shift the youth facility out of her neighborhood and into someone elses, a contention made several times during the past few months by residents of those neighbor- - Citys new animal control facility on the northeast corner of 4100 So. 7200 West. His barks prompted a chorus of wails from dogs of all shapes, sizes and nonpedigrees. West Valley has operated its own dog pound since July 1. Earlier this year, city officials decided it would be cheaper to house the animals in a building rather than paying the county (by contract) to house the animals in its facility. Up to then, the city had responsibility only for collecting stray dogs and cats, cleaning up dead animals, and carrying out other animal control services within the city limits. While one months operations are not enough to determine whether costs have been cut by the switch, animal control director Ed Clontz said he believes the change will result in savings. The city had paid the county about $2,074 per month to house the animals. There will be a little savings. I cant tell yet in one month because were too new, Clontz said. WEST VALLEY. In the second dog run, a black and white mutt stood up on its back feet, its front feet on the chain link gate, barking at a visitor. The hound was one of about 30 dogs sheltered - for most, for better or worse, temporarily - at West The plan allows for the incorporation of three areas East 262-668- All 29 Youth City Developing Facilities tions. (See Page Number Second Month Of Operation plan to hold an incorporation election in November. During this weeks meeting, according to COG executive secretary Ed Blaney, a calmer discussion will hopeiully prevail. The talk will focus on a map drawn up by COG members at a closed meeting in June. The map suggests altered boundaries throughout the county for overlapping annexation policy declarations and also suggests areas for probable incorpora- Millcreek-Holladay-Olymp- 28, ; unin- corporated Salt Lake County will discuss their concerns with members of the County Council of Governments is slated at 8:30 a. m. at 2500 So. State. Dubbed a boundaries and functions committee meeting, it will follow a brief meeting of the County Council of Governments, which begins at 7:30 a.m. When annexation and incorporation concerns were aired at last months COG meeting, the result was a series of heated discussions. The exchanges between COG members and those attending, centered around Volume 5, 1982 V in- A Sheet Newspaper Published weekly at 1SS E 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 14107. Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 14119. Subscription rate. $12.50 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7117, Salt Lake City, UT 4107. Round two is scheduled Friday. i the Corrections Agency, and Douglas C. Richards, representing the Divison of Corrections. With three of the witnesses - Andrew Gallegos, executive director of the State Dept, of Social Services, which oversees corrections operations; Steve Love, deputy director of the Division of Corrections; and William Vickrey, director of the Youth Corrections Agency Greenhalgh questioned the policies and procedures used by the adult and youth corrections boards in selecting sites for the two facilities. Richards and Christensen, on the other hand, tried to show that a departmental policy and executive order issued in 1974 by then Gov. Calvin Rampton were followed in the site selection process and had served as the procedural guide in other actions by corrections officials, without dispute or incident. They also called Priscilla Todd, a resident of the area near the Utah Dept, of Transportation complex which originally was considered as a site for the youth corrections facility. After that site was rejected, she served on a committee which picked the Decker Lake location that ultimately was adopted. Her testimony was designed to show that citizen participation was in Christensen, representing by by January met with resistance from Mrs. Higashi, who said a report on a comprehensive set of studies by citizen committees needs to be heard first. Mrs. Farnsworth said her proposal is aimed - at fiscal restraint saving dollars at every possible juncture. Mrs. Higashis goals surround citizen participation, grievance reviews and seeking methods in which neighborhood schools can remain open despite declining enrollments. Mrs. Sandstrom is calling for job descriptions and evaluations of middle management administrative personnel. In other matters, the board approved adoption of a soccer program on the high school level, stressing that it would be a coed program. Total cost to the district was projected at $29,876. The board learned that two persons are seeking the Precinct Three seat which will result in a board for a years time. They are Gary Swensen, 4606 So. 1175 West and Judy Curtis, 3000 So. 300 East. Friday marked the final day of filing for that post. It brought the total number of persons seeking board seats in three precincts to nine. er structed about proper procedures for handling toxic substance spills, Embley added. The alarm will be coupled with a loud horn to warn persons outside the building in case chlorine gas escapes, Mayor Jerry Maloney said in a press statement. He noted that West Valley police will continue to patrol the area from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. until the system is in place. Afterward, Maloney said, regular neighborhood patrols will be maintained. At Thursdays meeting, several Redwood residents were discontented with the evacuation three nights earlier. They contended it was not carried out soon enough and that there was confusion at the scene. One woman complained that she was not allowed to return to her home after the area had been cordoned off for inspections by City Fire Department personnel, said City Recorder Kathy Grantham. But, she added, most residents seemed pleased with remedies suggested by Central Valley and city officials. Mrs. Grantham noted that city officials plan to hold another meeting with area residents after the alarm system is installed. Residents will be acquainted with the sound of the alarm and told what to do in case it goes off, she said. Jim Cornwell We nodded in agreement. But after reconsidering for a few minutes, we reflected, Murphys Law or Gumpersons? Theyre the same thing," Bette replied. No - theyre different, was our rejoinder. Murphys Law is that whatever can go wrong will. Gumpersons is that the outcome of a given desired probability will be inverse to the degree of desireability. -- Bette didnt discuss it further. She simply commented that its one law or the other that makes the dishwasher break down when youre giving a dinner party for a dozen people. Thats Gumperson, we in- sisted. He also deduced that good parking places are always on the other side of the street. And that the girl at the race track who bets on the color of the jockeys shirt will have more winners than the guy who studies RacingForm. We went on to point out his law explains why grass grows in the cracks of concrete sidewalks but wont grow in your lawn. Murphy, on the other hand, analyzed a basic truth with his first law, a critical comment about a technician with whom he worked: If there is any way to do it wrong, he will. That led him to the correlary for which hes famous. If anything can go wrong, it will. After which he swiftly appended, And at the worst possible time. To which were subsequently added the commentaries, Everything goes wrong all at once and When things just cant get any worse, they will. Who were these people? Or are they actually figments of someones Imagination? Bette queried. Real we replied. Ive read about em. Of course youre always dubious about the source of your information. people, R. F. Gumperson is evidently the older of the two. He began his scientific observations back in 1938. His first citation was, The forecasting record of the weather bureau, despite its use of the most advanced equipment and highly trained personnel, is not as good as that of the Old Farmers Almanac." When the big war came along, Gumperson solidified his acknowledged leadership In the field by noting, The more a recruit knows about a given subject, the better chance he has of receiving an assignment involving some other subject. Capt. Ed Murphy was a development engineer in a NASA aircraft lab. Which may explain his terse comment, The piece the manufacturer forgets to ship is the one thats essential to the balance of the shipment. Both Gumperson and Murphy far preceded that other Johnny-come-latel- y, Peter (of the Peter Principle). Now if youve carefully digested the difference between the two philosophies, you should have no trouble determining whether the following statements are the G or M Law: If its good, theyll stop making it. If theres any chance of installing the part backward, thats the only way itll look right. If you tell the boss you were late to work because you had a flat tire, the next morning youll have a flat tire. When two people share a bedroom, the one who snores the loudest will fall asleep first. The windshield wiper on the passenger side of your car always works better. If you explain a thing so clearly that no one can possibly misunderstand it, someone will misunderstand it. The chances of the spare tire being flat are in direct ratio to the distance you are from the nearest town. The likelihood of someone driving 35 MPH in the fast lane is proportional to how late you are to work. Almost anything is easier to get into than to get out of. The person who buys the most raffle tickets has the least chance of winning. And the final admonition: Remember - you never can tell how deep the puddle is until you step in it. |