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Show FR232 ASSOCIATION 67 EAST 3RD SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT C4111 UTAH Contends New Information Warrants Re-Examinat- Council Returns Meat Cutting Bid To Planners WEST VALLEY. Just over a month ago, the City Planning Commission ruled against Doug Jacksons request to legalize an existing meat cutting business at his Redwood home. It will be dealing with the matter again. The City Council voted here Tuesday to return the issue to the Planning Commission, upholding an appeal by Jackson and his attorney, Dale Gardiner. By doing so, the majority of the - Mike council Embley, Pete Winder, Larry Bunkall, Jay Jackson - agreed that enough new evidence had been provided at the hearing to warrant by the Planning Commission. Just prior to the vote, however, City Manager John Newman said he believed that no new information had been presented. The reaction of the lone Planning Commission member attending the hearing, Carroll Elford, was that the council avoided a decision and dumped it back on us. Newman would not comment on the vote. 3 -- -- Embley said he believed new information had been provided on all four grounds which served as the basis of Jacksons appeal and noted that additional emphasis had been placed on the threat by Jacksons attorney to take the city to court if the appeal was rejected. He also noted later that only five Planning Commission members had voted on the issue on Oct. 14. Through his attorney, Jackson argued that the Planning Commission was in error when it voted on Oct. 14 to deny his request to make a meat cutting business operating for the past six years at his residence (2545 Chatham St.) a legal, mean that if the use was illegal in a zone, it could never be in the best interest of the public and thus could not be allowed. That would invalidate all legal uses, Gardiner said; - 3) Since no complaints had been filed against the operation in s its years of existence, the operation served the best public interest; - 4) The operation would be beneficial for West Valley City; five-plu- -- and 3-- 2 - 5) Failure to make the operation a legal use would result in litigation against the city, a case which, if won by Jackson, would -- part-tim- e have Gardiner cited the following grounds: - 1) The Planning Commission did not know that it could impose reasonable conditions on the operation in making it a legal use; - 2) One Planning Commission member (Elford) misapplied the zoning ordinance, interpreting it to -- Three Sections -- - horrendous implications for West Valley, Gardiner said. Evidence cited by Assistant City Attorney Paul Morris from the minutes of the Planning Commissions Oct. 14 meeting appeared to use. directly contradict Gardiners first two points. In regard to point one, he noted that planning staffer Jared Campbell told the commission (in response to a question) that condi- - 38 Pages W&lUaMey tions could be attached to approval of status. As to point two, Morris read from the record Elfords recitation of the zoning ordinance and his conviction that a meat cutting business was not a proper use in a residential zone. Jacksons property is in a residential zone. Morris said points three and four were essentially the same and that while the Planning Commission was aware that no complaints had been filed against Jacksons operation, three members had felt it was not in the best public interest and that two had, thus the denial. At the instruction of the council, he did not answer the possibility of the city being taken to court over the matter. Jacksons remarks on his own behalf dealt with point three. He contended the business was beneficial to the community and that all of his customers were city residents, most from the Chesterfield area. They like to take it (meat) to me because they can stand there and watch while I cut and process it, he said. Jackson added that his operation was clean and sanitary, had previously been approved by the Board of Health and would operate with restricted hours (two hours at night and four hours on the weekend ) An employe of the Jordan School lodged against the operation with Board of Health the were ignored and that he had not complained in writing, believing that nothing would be gained by doing so. Planning staffer Campbell said the matter probably would be dealt with by the Planning Commission at its December meeting. Voting against the decision to return it to the commission were Brent Anderson, Claude Jones and Mayor Jerry Maloney. I do this District, he noted, because I cant make a living on my job. A friend, Harry Montgomery, said he also felt it was good for the community. Taking the opposite viewpoint was Lee Giles. He argued that it was not in the areas best interest and said the business had been allowed to exist as an illegal operation for five years because, Salt Lake County didnt care about our community. He said verbal complaints he had City-Count- y part-tim- e City-Count- y . Parade, Board THE VOtCB OF WEST VALLEY CITY UTAH Election Are On Chamber Slate USPS GRANGER. Plans for the annual parade which welcomes Santa Claus here will be outlined during an election meeting of the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce next week. Entries are still being sought for the parade, which is scheduled for the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 26). Groups and individuals wishing to participate are being encouraged to contact Virginia Wasescha, Chamber president. She may be reached during the day and after 5 p.m. by calling at The parade, starting at 9 p.m. will follow a route on 3500 South from Granger high to Valley Fair - 656-38- Published weekly at 155 E. 4905 South, Salt Lake City. UT 84107. Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 84119. Subscription rate. 513.50 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7187, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. Thursday, Nov. Volume 11, 1982 Backed By COG Friday 28, Number 43 All departments 262 6682 - Councils To Consider Beer Tax 974-534- Murray and Bluffdale absent, voted unanimously at a meeting of the County Council of Governments Friday to approve the concept of a proposed ordinance that would tax beer sales a half cent per -- six-pac- k. ounce. The proposal is now being slated for discussion by city councils, The countys mayors and with Salt Lake City, ' since COG has no legislative power. Any such taxation moves would have to be accomplished through individual city and county governments. If approved, revenue from the tax has been estimated at up to $11.8 million annually, although on Friday, the mayors were sketchy about figures on projected revenues. The mayors suggested implementation of the tax - perhaps on a wholesale level - by the first of the year. Revenue will apparently be redistributed among the cities and county to cover additional police and legal costs incurred from drunken driving. Also included in the initial proposal is the construction of a pair of -- holding and detoxification These facilities in the county. would be built to take some of the load off the Salt Lake County jail, and would have booking and holding, as well as rehabilitation capabilities. The idea to tax beer countywide was considered by mayors at a COG meeting on Oct. 1 after the State Division of Alcohol and Drugs proposed a statewide taxing ordinance. The SDAD proposed a tax increase of slightly more than five to generate $2 cents per million more in tax revenue. That money was to be used in various programs to more effectively educate about and prevent the abuse of alcohol and drugs by the, citizens of the state. The countywide idea, which surfaced in late October, could kill the statewide tax proposal and SDAD officials have dubbed the new proposal an opportunist move. West Valley City Mayor Jerry six-pac- one Maloney, the , . County Commissioner Bart Barker says federal funding for projects in Salt Lake County hoven't made it "past the requests Federal Building" for the last four years. MONEY . here's a point The age of electronic gadget-r- y has come upon us so rapidly that some have hardly noticed it. spearheading See Page 4, Col. theyre testi- to the impact of film and sound on tape. Weve seen no figures remony flecting the dollar losses beingbuti it takes little imagination to put them in several digits. Consider the taping devices which can be operated through household television sets. Theyre so sophisticated they can be preprogrammed to capure anything thats brought into the receiver of those proposed coun-- ( 1) For School Musical - GHS Curtain Opens Mall. Plans for the event will be brought out during next weeks general membership meeting when six persons will be elected to the board of directors. The noon session will be held at the Chuck-A-Ram4150 So. Redwood Road. Current board members who are a, term eligible for another are Dick Brimley, Valley Fair Mall; Paul Smith, Valley Bank and Trust and Ron Louviere, Granger two-ye- ar high. Nominees, in addition to those three, include Dean Trump, Hercules; Bill Coles, ZCMI; Rae Wall, Utah Job Service; Nick Rodriguez, Valley Bank and Trust; Bruce Brooks, Mountain Fuel Supply. Filing Deadline Nears For Post GRANGER. Monday is the last day to file for a seat on the board of directors of the Granger-Hunte- r Improvement District. Inez Phillips, office manager, said individuals interested in a position on the board may file from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the district office, 3146 W. 3500 South. Further information may be obtained by calling three-memb- er 968-355- 1. The expiring term is currently held by E. Vern Breeze, who has refiled for the post. The election is scheduled Dec. 1. Other positions on the board are held by O. Carl Andra, chairman, and Calvin E. Anderson. A preliminary hearing on the budget for 1983 will be held at the district office Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The budget must be adopted by Dec. 15, Mrs. Phillips said. Tomorrow At 7:30 GRANGER. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying is scheduled to open at Granger high tomorrow (Friday) night. The 7:30 p.m. musical comedy is being offered in the school auditorium for $3 for adult tickets, $2 for high school students and $1 for children. The story concerns J. Pierpont Finch, played by Shann Collotzi, who begins as a window washer and rises to become chairman of the board. The role of Rosemary Pilkington is being played by Jennifer Christensen, with Klint Heywood as J. B. Biggley, Schelly Schoenfeld as Hedy LaRue, Larry Thorpe as Bud Frump and Joe Beck as Smitty. Garbage Collection To A cast of 43 to 50 students is presenting the production, which is being directed by Brenda Park. Special effects u ill include blinking lights around the proscenium. Special photographic paper has been used to enlarge newspaper business articles which have been placed around the stage opening to create further atmosphere. Highlights of the play will include choreographed numbers of the music Coffee Break and A Secretary Is Not a Toy. The finale will see 16 young men dressed in suits as executives dancing Brotherhood of Man. The two-amusical is being promoted as family entertainment, according to the director. Other performances are planned on Saturday and Monday nights. ct Continue On Schedule Could've Sold Several WEST VALLEY. Garbage lection will not be altered here this week even though city officials have today (Thursday) off because of Veterans Day. The holiday does not apply to the I couldve sold several stoves -this one went right away Mrs. D. J. Harps, 3386 So. 2u40 West, commenting on the results generated by her ad in the Green Sheet classified section. The West col- private firm (Ideal Wasteto Systems, Inc.) hired by the city collect garbage, said Public Works Director M. Glenn Weaver. He noted, however, that the collection timetable would be pushed back one day on the Friday after Thanksgiving. That week, garbage normally picked up on Thursday will be collected on Friday. The Friday schedule will be pushed back to Saturday, he added. without the operator being anywhere near. That means adherents of Humphrey Bogart can tape his films when they appear late at night and never disturb their slumber in order to do so. n Ditto for any other TV attraction, in addition to yesteryears movies athletic contests, newscasts, specials or just regular programming. its They cant be true. But for ardent movie fans, indefinithey can be tely. And groups can gather to watch a tape someone has made, doing so with distinct lack of appreciation for the advertisers who made it all possible because they can swiftly scurry past the commercials without giving them so much as a glance. Obviously, people without such taping equipment still have to endure the commercials. But they swear a lot when TV, as is its custom, crowds premiere presentations with a dozen or so at every break and theres a break everytime the hero inhales and the heroine exhales. The bottom line is that TV advertisers are losing chunks of their audience to this electronic wizardry. And since television, with its insatiable appetite for something to put on the screen is already showing movies released a matter of months ago, theaters are also being caught in the loss column. Theyre losing audiences which would otherwise be buying a ticket at the box office. People, instead, are given the best of two worlds they can watch the film in their own home and they can achieve what the theater offers in appeal by skipping the commercials. - - Taping of music is alleged to be no less devastating to the recording industry. Record sales admittedly are nowhere near what they used to be. Little wonder. Folks with the proper equipment can easily capture artists and music off the airways, sift out what doesnt appeal to them and make their own tapes of only the preferred numbers. They cant go into the business of selling cassettes, of course. Oh, they could but sooner or later someone would catch up with em. But in the meantime theyve permanently recorded music they like and havent paid a cent for a record. Not only has the manufacturer of the record taken a beating, but the artist has been deprived of his or her portion of the profits. - Theres no calculating how widespread this has become. Those being victimized by these electronic developments have already appealed their case. Some recompense is undoubtedly going to be awarded them. But in what manner? Itll evidently have to start with the sale of the V equipment that makes it possible. Another innovation with obvious potential is a system through which speech recorded on tape can be reproduced at twice normal speed. And without the Donald Duck sound effect such a speed-uordinarily produces. Developers say it not only requires half the time to listen to a sales motivation talk, for example, but the mind actually comprehends it more thoroughly than at a slower speed. p All this and the advent of g discs suited satellite-capturin- to backyard installation Those gadgets permit . . . TV view- ers to bring in anything thats be- sating bounced off a ellite and projected back to earth. And with the worldwide impact of TV, it requires little calculation to envision how many signals are being beamed skyward by the affluent nations of the world. It may be a rather fanciful high-flyin- g ! ! BEN FRANKLIN stove. Three well pipe. Valley City lady, like most users of the "little ads that do big things found those classified suc- cess stories are really true to place your ad. Dial Save $1 by paying before it runs. 262-668- 2 Ask us how. Youll get results! by Jim Cornwell best-know- But problems now erupting are headed for settlement in the courts. And k ) k 5 968-676- SO. SALT LAKE. The various city councils throughout Salt Lake County will be considering a mandate from their leaders this month to hike the tax on beer - by as much as 36 cents more per MOVIN' UP . . . Jennifer Christensen (Rosemory) straigtens tie of J. Pierpont Finch, played by Shann Collotzi as Klint Heywood (J. B. and Schelly Schoenfeld (Hedy LaRue) arrange after-wormeeting in scene from Granger high musical. observation to say new developments are occurring in electronics with such rapidity that simply keeping track is a challenge. But thats not far from the truth. When TV was in its infancy, skeptics scoffed at predictions of how vast its impact would be. A generation has grown up as television has mushroomed in dimension. But even its early adherents didnt foresee a day when dozens upon dozens of channels might be put into action and viewers would be offered such myriad programming that no network or station would be the dominant outlet. That, too, is happening as the age of electronic gadgetry continues to impact upon us in the form of cable and low power TV. Not even visionaries of the industry can accurately calculate where it will lead and what the shape of television will be by the time another generation of viewers grows up. But the change will be remarkable. |