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Show UTAH PRESS ASSOC I AT I UN 467 EAST 300 SOUTH At Decker Lake - Two Sectic City Plsanming Pork WEST VALLEY. City, county and will be working together over the next few months to reach an agreement which would allow development of a park length of time the city could use the site. He explained that although it would be in the states best interest to put the land in perpetuity into a park, he would not ask anyone to commit development funds without the states assurance the park would not be torn up a few years later. Maloney said State Department of Youth Correction officials told him once the park is built, inmates at the adjacent Decker Lake youth corrections facility could maintain it as part of a restitution program. The mayor explained $60,000 to $100,000 is allocated by the state legislature each year for restitution programs, but that no programs presently exist. While some citizens might shrink at the thought of a city park adjacent to a corrections facility, Maloney said it is the very existence of the facility that will make it all come together. It would cost the city $3 million to $5 million to acquire the land and develop the park on its own, state officials surrounding Decker Lake. It would be the most beautiful park in the city, said West Valley Mayor Jerry Maloney, adding it would also be the most versatile with facilities for jogging, canoeing, fishing, windsurfing and volleyball, It would have among others. tremendous multiple uses, he said. Before any construction on the park can begin, Maloney said, agreements must be reached with state and county officials who control the land. At a meeting last week, the mayor said a preliminary agreement was reached with County Flood Control officials to dredge Decker Lake, to establish a shoreline and to more closely maintain the lake in the future. County Flood Control, which owns the lake, as well as a land strip surrounding it, also tentatively agreed to grant protection to any city or state improvements made on its property. Maloney said a separate agreement with the state, which owns the majority of the proposed park land, would have to be reached as to the Maloney said agreements with each of the entities involved could be reached by the end of the year, but that he doesnt expect the park to be for in total concept completed four to six years. He said the lake would probably be dredged and a shoreline established and contoured first, while improvements to the surrounding land would be made as funding became available. Financial help for the park could come from area developers who have agreed it would enhance the value and marketability of all the property in the area, Maloney said. The road leading from Redwood Road to the proposed park, 2770 South, is expected to be improved later this year with state road funds. Program At Taylorsville High Area Thespians various categories in the past two issues of the Green Sheet, with the final listing appearing inside this section. Each school will present a slice from its musical and nonmusical productions. The schools include Cottonwood, Cyprus, Granger, Granite, Kearns, Murray, Olympus and Taylorsville. Last year Taylorsville won the Show of the Year Award for best musical, while the award for the Best Nonmusical production went to Granger high. In addition, the Limelight Award will be presented to a person who has been instrumental in the per- - Winners of TAYLORSVILLE. about two dozen awards for achievement in the performing arts will be named here Wednesday. The 10th annual Green Sheet Performing Arts Awards program will be held at Taylorsville high, beginning at 7:30 p m., with Robyn Bishop as mistress of ceremonies. The program is open to the public at no charge. Seventy-eigh- t students, faculty members and groups who performed in the musical and nonmusical productions presented at the eight Green Sheet area high schools have been nominated for acting and showmanship aspects of the productions. Nominees have been listed in forming arts in this area. Past recipients include Mavis Steadman, Hal Rendlesbach, Joah Hahn and Ed Neslen. Unit 9 Nabs Suspects I want to sell used bricks and an electric guitar, said the lady. Can Green Sheet classifieds do that? You bet they can! And did. Ask Mrs. Joseph StumpJj,Jr., 4808 So. We had 2070 West, what happened. several calls on the bricks and one man took them all. We had three calls on the guitar and sold it the day after the ad ran, shell tell you. THE VOICE OF WEST VALLEY CITY UTAH USPS 656 380 K.W'zrmfZTTWjn Published weekly at 155 E 4905 South, Salt Lake City UT 84107 Second class postage paid at Sait Lake City, UT 64119 Subscrip tion rate $12 00 per year POSTMASTER Send address changes to West valley View Box 7187, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Volume 30, Number Thursday, April 15 With New Plan SALT LAKE. A West Valley City team located two burglary suspects here last week within two minutes of arriving at a warehouse to assist Salt Lake police with a search of the building. Officer Kelly Davis and his dog Sam were called at 3:30 a.m. April WEST VALLEY. It is unlikely recent - city officials to follow which includes telephone numbers of persons to be notified and the duties assigned to specific department heads. An explosion in the city, for example, would call for officials to notify the Fire Department first, which would be in charge of extinguishing the resulting fire and taking command that summerlike temperatures will one day cause the gargantuan snowpack poised above the valley to roar down in one massive tidal wave, but its comforting to know officials here have a plan for the event. An emergency management plan has just been completed for the city which establishes a standardized operating procedure for emergencies ranging from relatively minor catastrophes such as chemical spills to the holocaust of nuclear war. We have a basic plan for all emergencies and an appendix for said City specific emergencies, Manager John Newman who explained that planning for an emergency before it happens will cut down on confusion in the event an emergency occurs. The plan, which was developed by Newman and his staff in cooperation with the county over the past two years, divides emergencies into four categories which are based on levels of seriousness. A phase one emergency is anything above and beyond the daily activity in a city which can still be handled by city personnel, Newman explained. A phase two emergency forces the personnel city to call in its or to solicit help from outside entities to handle it, he said, while a phase three emergency requires the cooperation and assistance of outside entities, specifically the county. Phase four emergencies, under which major earthquakes and nuclear wars would be categorized, would require all the resources the city and outside entities could muster, the city manager explained. Newman said each type of emergency has its own checklist for With State Funds f-- fel' to assist Salt Lake police with a of a warehouse at 2006 W. 1500 South. The Salt Lake officers had sighted suspects running into the building upon arriving in response to a burglar alarm, but had been unable to locate them during a subsequent one hour search. Officer Davis turned Sam loose in the warehouse, after which the dog ran directly to a corner in the west side, stopped at a corner and stood against the wall with his nose in the air. Salt Lake officers then searched an adjacent stack of boxes where the suspects were located. lactrlc Valley Park complex immediately adjacent to the property. In other matters, the commission is expected to reach decisions on matters affecting property at the following locations: - 3216 So. 4000 West, Paul Workman is seeking conditional use approval under the citys penalty provision for a home occupation auto repair shop. Planning staff member Kevin Hooper explained the penalty provision allows an illegal use to continue operating if it has existed without a complaint from neighbors for more than five WEST VALLEY. An application to 12 dwelling units to the Valley Park apartment complex is among matters on a short agenda to be considered this morning (Thursday) by the City Planning Commission. The panel will meet at 9 a.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 2470 add Redwood Road. Valley Park Limited Partnership is seeking conditional use approval to construct one eight-pleand one So. x acres at 3615 So. 2200 West. The developer plans to construct units to augthree-bedroo- m here's a point Economics was never our strong suit. We could get the basics down pretty well, but the variables threw us. It didnt take much mental calculation to grasp the first law of economics. Most of us have it we became able to recognize a $ sign. That law says you cant spend more than you take in for very long bill before the collectors congest your door and your charge accounts are cancelled. Most people in our day accepted that as indisputable fact and simply didnt spend money they didnt have. Even the V needed. The authority to declare a state of emergency and to make a determination as to its severity lies with the city manager. ffM scene captures reaction of winners in last year's Green Sheet Performing Arts Awards program. The 1984 version is scheduled next week. REACTION . - . . This WEST VALLEY. State road funds allocated for the construction of a "useless road on the east end of Decker Lake will be diverted to this city for the improvement of 2770 South. By a 1 vote Thursday night, the City Council approved the transfer of funds and authorized the Public Works Department to begin engineering the road improvements. Councilman Mike Embley cast the 6-- Planners To Mull Apartment Proposal since for crowd and traffic control; and the Public Works Department which would supply ropes and sandbags as APPEAL . . . City Councilman Brent Anderson listens to Errol and Del Ray Bevans appeal of Planning Commission decision. And Master Plan understood the scene; the Police Department of Council Votes To Widen 2770 16 262-668- 2 ment the one and 262 6482 City Ready For Emergencies search in on .63 departments K-- 9 Proof once again that classified ads in Utah's most widely circulated weekly newspapers deliver results a hurry and at low cost. You reach more potential buyers for each dollar invested through the Green Sheet than in any other valley publication! to place your ad. Dial four-ple- All 26, 1984 off-dut- y West Valley K-- ud Honored five-minu- Both Items Sold! 1,000-PLUbricks. Dlux guitar and amplifier, almost now. To Be 84111 tAWIMfey the mayor said, but because the state owns the land and is willing to let the city use it, a great deal of the cost has already been bypassed. Maloney said the facility will also act as a deterrent to vandalism which plagued the countys effort to establish a park on the site several years ago. He said the county no more than got something built out there than it was destroyed, but that the correction center will provide security for the area. If you fail to receive your Green Sheet on Thursday morning, please call the Circulation Department, 262 6682, before 10:30 a. m. SALT LAKE CITY UTAH years. Workmans operation has ex- isted for seven years, according to the applicant. - 3150 W. Roxborough Park, Alan Thomas is requesting a zone change on a parcel from l (single (agricultural) to 4 family dwellings on 4,000 square foot lots ) so he may proceed with plans to develop a single family subdivision. In still other matters, the commission is scheduled- to continue its discussion of the citys master plan. The board, which is reviewing the plan a section at a time, will discuss chapters on transportation, parks A-- R-l-- and energy and public facilities this morning. The document was developed by e planner John Janson and his colleagues in the Community Development Department over the past two years. Interested persons may visit the Community Development Department to see a copy of the document, to gain more information about the plan or to provide input in its development. The master plan will be adopted later this spring after a series of public meetings. long-rang- dissenting vote Mayor Jerry Maloney explained that some time ago the state proposed building the road along the east end of Decker Lake from Parkway Boulevard after area developers had threatened to deny the state access to the Decker Lake youth corrections facility via 2770 South. Because the state and the developers have since resolved their differences, Maloney said, the the proposed road has become unnecessary. The money earmarked for the project will instead be diverted to improve 2770 South, after which the road will be dedicated to the city as a public street. Maloney said he doubts any city money will have to be spent on the project because area developers have indicated theyll lend financial support if the state funds fall short. It's (the road) a godsend to the developers, he said, adding that the improved version of 2770 South will become "the front door to the areas business community. In other matters, the council awarded contracts to two companies for work in West Valley City. Reliable Waste Systems was awardcontract with a two-yeed a three-yea- r option for waste disposal in the city, while Rich Boyce was awarded a $10,689 contract for construction of playground equipment in Woodledge park, 4310 So. 5200 West. The Reliable Waste contract, for $3.04 per unit, will become effective July creased our taxes foolproof method for halting his deficits, but government doesn't feel it applies. 1 In still other matters, the council sent Del Ray and Errol Bevans request for an arcade and billiards hall back to the Planning Commission after ruling Bevan's request was denied on the basis of false information The Bevans had applied for conditional use approval Feb. 25 to move the existing West Valley Billiards and Hunter Auto Stores at 4669 W. 3500 South to a new structure just vest of the site. The commission denied the request after receiving confirmation from the City Attorney's office that the conditional use approval to operate a billiards parlor would remain with the original building after it was vacated. The commission, citing added problems for police, balked at the possibility of having two billiards halls within 300 feet of one another and denied the application After hearing Thursday from a representative of the Police Department that no evidence exists to indicate two billiards halls would cause any more problems than one, the council voted to return the matter to the commission. by Jim Cornwell government, for a long period of time, kept its system of income and outgo in a reasonably intelligent state. Somewhere along the way, though, that law about spending no more than you brought in was repealed. Repealed for government, that is, though not for the private citizen. The guy on the street still couldnt avoid it. but those who did wound up in small claims court or had their car repossessed or were evicted from their lodgings. Meanwhile, government went whole hog into this new system where it wasnt necessary to balance income and expenditure. Deficit spending was the term economists applied to it. Somehow it seemed to work - with government paying out huge sums in interest on borrowed Oh, he could -- - money. So much so that eventually it was borrowing money to pay the interest on money previously borrowed to pay interest. Now and then someone would shout, Hey! Enough! We cant do this forever. But he was usually given the silent treatment since folks didnt want to face the facts. Weve now reached a point where government is spending an incredible $100 millions per hour, some analysts say. No, no," most of us argue, nobody can spend that much. Its probably more like $1 million per hour. But according to people who study the Federal establishment, it really is $100 millions an hour; not just $1 million. And that makes the figure per week or month so great its beyond the comprehension of the average citizen. With our limited mathematical knowledge, we calculate that to be something like $876 billions the folks in Washington are spending every year. While we sit with pencil poised attempting to comprehend it, we read on to the next paragraph, however. And there we learn it's not really all that bad. After all, Americans are pouring $85 millions an hour into that circus tent on the banks of the Potomac. Which means our hourly deficit is a mere $15 millions. That puts us $360 million deeper in the red every 24 hours and some completely incomprehensible additional deficit figure for each week; each month; each year. Simple to solve, say some economists, just cut down the deficit between income and outgo by raising taxes." Americans cant handle more tax increases, us conservatives argue. But were silenced by the observation that Congress has in last 193 times in the half-centur- And even with those increases, government wrote in black ink in only eight of those 50 years and for the last 15 in succession has had a red ink year-en- d summary. If you put all this into a perspective John Public can understand, it seems terribly simple. Lets say John is spending $7.50 per hour for all his expenses. But hes earning only $6 per hour. He can go to his boss and ask for a raise of $1.50 per hour today hes not too likely to get. Or he can reduce his expenditures by $1.50 per hour and thereby break even. He wont put anything aside for a rainy day, but he wont be literally sprinting down the road to bankruptcy either. About there, though, the laws of economics stop making sense. John Public has a Government, you see, doesnt have to reduce expenditures. Instead, it continues to spend itself deeper into the red, paying out more and more for borrowed money to bridge the gap between income and expenditure. Asks this If we dont stop this somewhere, wont government go bankrupt? The response is that government cant go bankrupt. Or can it? History says France has done it twice and both Britain and Germany have bankrupted too. So it really does appear the folks in Washington ought to quit spending beyond our means. Even though reducing spending by $15 millions per hour sounds rather awesome, the alternative isnt very appealing either. Cant Ccngress see that government has spending limits too? |