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Show f i ! i M J r District 53 Vote Totals Flirt W,,,,, WEST VALLEY. An opportunity for a recount rests with the official Most of the absentee ballots have canvass of Tuesdays primary election voting which produced only one close race in a day marked by comfortable margins of victory. Unofficial returns show a scant 20 'votes separates the two Democratic candidates in Utah House District 53, where incumbent Duayne Johnson of Granger is the apparent loser to challenger Brent Goodfellow of Hunter. County Election Division officials say that upon request of the apparent loser, a recount of the vote at no charge to the will be done candidate - should the difference in the ballot totals be equal to or less than the number of voting precincts in the district involved. District 53 has 20 precincts The vote margin - unofficially - is 20. - -- already been counted, including 2,000 and a number of about 800 sent in the mail. However, about 60 absentee ballots remain to be counted, with the step scheduled for Monday when the County Commission canvasses the primary ballot. Should the margin hold or be reduced, the option of calling for a recount would be up to Johnson, who has served as a legislator much of the past decade, most notably during the 1983 session as author of bills that produced strict drunk driving laws His opponent, Goodfellow, is on the administrative staff at Utah Technical College. The vote count of 528-52- 0 represented 50 9 percent of the vote for Goodfellow; for Johnson. The eventual winner of the race will 49-pl- advance meeting to the general two election opponents George Poff and Liber- tarian Terry Newfarmer, both of Granger. Tuesdays voter turnout in Salt Lake County was behind the record high, but encouraging to those who were skeptical about citizen participation in a primary moved several weeks ahead by action of the 1983 State Legislature The countys 34 2 percent turnout Tuesday included a count of 103,118 votes out of a possible 301,175 registered voters The 1976 primary attracted a 43 percent turnout, while the record low, two years later, was 21 percent. While the official outcome of the District 53 contest remained winners of other undetermined, races in which Green Sheet area voters cast ballots were gearing up for the next challenge, the general election on Nov. 6. A home product of the west side of the valley produced the days largest vote total, Norm Bangerter, longtime resident of Granger (West Valley City), was chosen on 34,552 ballots in Salt Lake County, which helped him gam the Republican gubernatorial nomination over Dan Marriott, who polled 26,068 Only one district in the county, 2818, remained to be added to those totals, with the leader boasting margin of a percentage Statewide, 57-4- Bangerter polled nearly 94,000 votes, to lead by more than 21,000. In the Democratic race for governor, the percentage gap was even greater. In Salt Lake County balloting, Wayne Owens had nearly 71 percent, compared to just under mt Vw percent for Kem Gardner. Bangerter will be joined by Val Oveson and Owens by Jim Ferguson in a general election confrontation that will see the governor-lieutenacandidates running in tandem for the first time In the Second Congressional District, with one district missing, Republican David Monson more than doubled the vote of opponent Alice Shearer for the right to meet Democrat Frances Farley in November The unofficial count was 30 31,420 to 15,525 In addition to District 53, three other races for the State Legislature nominated candidates 879-58- Two Sections West THE for the genera, election In District 49, Boyd Warnick of Taylorsville drew 60 percent of the vote to defeat Willard Harbrecht of 4 The GOP winner Granger -- - 0 will meet Democrat George Gygi In District 51, a race among Democratic hopefuls found Paul Fordham of Taylorsville netting 53 9 percent of the vote to gam the nomination over Mable Atkinson of Granger The two November opponents will be Republican Ken Heaton and Libertarian Jeff McOmie In District 52, a Republican run-nofound Kathrme polling 59 6 percent of the vote over Ronnie Thomp- ff 5 son The count was Both are from Magna The opponent in November will be Democrat Daniel Tuttle In a race for the nomination as 686-46- West Valley City Constable, Democrat Kurt Nielsen topped RanDrawe by 1,938 983 The dy November opposition will be Republican Scott Stowers 30 Pages UaECcn voice OF wesr VAllf Y CITY UTAH USPS 656 380 Published weekly at 155 4905 South Salt Lake City UT 84107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City UT 84119 Subscrip tion rate S12 00 per year POSTMASTER Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7187 SaltLakeCity UTB4107 Volume 30, Number 32 Thursday August All 23, 1984 Talks Are Broken Off Aagin departments 262 6682 - Granite Teachers Will Ponder Next Step At Session Tonight A GRANITE PARK general membership meeting of the Granite Education Assn has been called for tonight (Thursday) in reaction to the breaking off of negotiations and a h policy adopted by the district in regard to contracts GEA leaders said the purpose of the meeting is to discuss options and to determine what our next steps should be to bring about a satisfactory settlement The talks broke off again last Wednesday with district chief negotiator Kent Gardner announcing, Im through Teachers last week, following an Aug 7 meeting of the Board of Education, received letters informing them that the board had adopted a salary schedule and terms of employment for the coming year, unless modified through further negotiations. The letter stated, Since you have indicated your intent to return to employment and have not given us get-loug- Watt Volley Polic Chiof David Campbell (left) presents Officer Ken Jarvis keys to one of police cars that helped department realize CAR PER MAN . . . Could Deter Crime its goal of making a vehicle available to each of Its officers, - Car Per Man Goal Reached WEST VALLEY. A program implemented last week by the Police Department here will serve as a deterrent to crime and result in improved reliability of police vehicles That Is the assessment of Police Chief David Campbell, who Thursday, announced the goal of supplying a police car for every officer in the department - 72 total - had been reached In a brief ceremony outside City Hall, the chief handed Officer Ken Jarvis the keys to a new Dodge Diplomat, one of 31 that were delivered to the department earlier in the week The theory behind the program is that crime will drop Of Mountain Bell when patrol vehicles are placed throughout the citys local neighy officers usborhoods. ing the vehicles for personal Off-dut- business will monitor radio work, responded to a radio call and arrested a car theft suspect The suspect, who was attempting to break into an automobile when Plot nick arrived, was apprehended and booked on fflony charges. ' Campbell said less dramatic results of the car per-ma- n program will include improved running condition of the individual patrol cars An officer charged with caring for his own car will likely take much better care of it than if he had to share it with two other men, he observed and respond to emergency situations ofy The response time of ficers will be improved because they wont have to drive to the station first to pick up a squad car, the chief explained, adding that the visibility alone of 72 police cars should have an intimidating effect on criminals. The potential of the Personal use of the new cars will program was demonstrated July 22 be restricted to the confines of West when K-- 9 Officer Brooke Plotmck, Valley City, according to Chief driving a patrol car home from Campbell. transmissions off-dut- - 'Uneasiness' Led To Audit WEST VALLEY. An uneasiness part of city officials here about Mountain Bells bookeeping practices led West Valley to join Salt Lake City Thursday in an audit of the phone companys books, according to City Manager John Newman. Newman, who recommended the audit to the City Council, said the $2,000 cost of the service should be considered an investment. Id like you to bet on a come we believe is a on the Health Center Near Motel Is On Agenda WEST VALLEY. The City Planning Commission is expected to hear a proposal here today (Thursday) for a health center to be built m conjunction with a motel. New Hope Health Mall representatives will unveil the unusual plan at 9 a m in the council chambers at West Valley City Hall, 2450 So Redwood Road. Kevin Hooper, member of the city planning staff, said the health center, proposed for 10 3 acres at 3675 So. Redwood Road, would serve patients who need medical attention, but who are not sick enough to go to a hospital. He said the patients would stay in the adjacent motel for as long as they needed medical attention and that the lodge would likely also serve the general public. In other matters, the commission is expected to consider Spectrum Enterprises zone change request for a second time. The request for a l change on 15t acres from (agricultural) to 7 (single family homes on 7,000 square foot lots) was denied by the commission at Its June 2, meeting, at which time it also granted approval for an zone. The City Council Thursday expressed concern with the legality of the action and remanded it to the commission for a second look. The commission is also expected non-cris- is 160-un- it A-- R-l-- 8 to consider a request for preliminary plat approval for an subdivision of five acres at 4180 So. 6300 West. R-1- sure thing, Newman said just before the council authorized the expenditure. There is no doubt that revenues well receive will far exceed the $2,000. The City Manager said he first became suspicious of Mountain Bell this spring when he approached the company with plans to establish an upper-en- d limit on utility taxes. While Utah Power and Light and Mountain Fuel officials were enthusiastic about the plan, Mountain Bell was not at all cooperative. Suspicions rose a month later, Newman said, when, after proposing an audit of Mountain Bells books, we noticed our remittal went up by quite a percent In addition, West Valley City began receiving calls from residents of unincorporated Salt Lake County who were being assessed a city franchise tax. All of this leads us to believe theyre pretty loose with theyre bookkeeping, he said. Despite a growing feeling of uneasiness, Newman said he let the matter rest for several weeks until Salt Lake City officials proposed to join West Valley in hiring the CPA firm of Fox and Company to complete the audit. After discussing it (with Salt Lake City officials), we decided it would be in both cities best interest to go ahead with it, he said, adding both cities should realize quite a bit more than their $4,000 investment. Mountain Bell spokesman Carol Dunlap said Wednesday she had heard nothing thus far from either city about the forthcoming audit, but that if someone wants to audit our books, we certainly dont have any problem with that All we act as is a tax collector, she explained, adding that we dont charge a collectors fee. Its just something we do as a service for the cities By written notice of voluntary termination of employment, we are assuming you will be on the job ready to go to work. . on Tuesday, Aug 28 Your reporting to work on the d first day of employment will constitute your acceptance of the boards employment offer Your failure to report on that day without being properly excused will be viewed as your decision not to exercise your right of continued employment as provided m state law and the districts terms of employment The terms include a 4 5 percent increase, four additional days for all teachers on a contract, increments for those who qualify, lane changes, insurance coverage and an additional e one-hapercent increase in pay related to reduction in employee contributions to the State Retirement System There is also an offer for a 50 percent increase in the early retirement above-mentione- across-the-boar- d nine-mont- h lf take-hom- program, continuation of the liberal sick leave program and unrestricted personal leave of two days based upon the teacher paying the cost of a substitute Beginning teachers with a bachelors degree earn $14,416 The top salary without an advanced degree is $22,920 with 12 years of experience With a masters, the range is $16,581 to $27,388 About 40 percent of the teachers have qualified for career ladder dollars ranging from $257 to $3,200 District offers in the negotiations were based on a four percent increase in the weighted pupil unit from the State Legislature When talks originally broke off, the district offer was four percent, the association was seeking five percent Spokesmen for both sides said the middle ground was explored, but no satisfactory settlement was reached, despite several sessions of federal mediation Redevelopment Agency $9 1 ,000 Budget WEST VALLEY. The ability of this citys fledgling Redevelopment Agency to take its first steps toward revamping West Valles blighted areas was secured here Thursday with the passage of a $91,000 budget The first-yea- r budget is small -basically just enough money to take care of legal fees, administrative costs and the salaries of two new employees - but John Newman, executive director of the agency, predicted much bigger things for the future. Newman, who is also West Valleys City Manager, explained the tax increment generated by new developments in the project area will be pumped back into future budgets, ultimately giving the agen Is cy much more money to work with Salt Lake Citys redevelopment project area now has a tax increment of approximately $6 million, Newman pointed out The tax increment incurred by the Redevelopment Agency will be based on the difference between the assessed valuation of the project area before and after a development is built there Lets say, for example, that the assessment on the area is $1 million, explained Newman And after the developer builds out, the new assessment is $20 million The difference times the tax rate of all the taxing entities is the increment. The director told the agency members it will be up to them to decide how to best spend the first of Approved its increment monies At first, it may pay off the $91,400 loan it accepted from the city Thursday to get itself on its feet Or it may decide to use the funds to entice even more business into the city Newman said the administrator who will be hired later this year will be responsible for guiding the agency through decisions such as those. Hell also be responsible for generating business, interfacing with banks, putting together deals and closing them It is the scope of the positions responsibility that led Newman to recommend the agency offer an annual salary m the $30,000 We can't afford to hire a range greeny that has two quarters of economics, he said We need someone who knows what theyre doing 120 Beds Hospital Proposed On Redwood TAYLORSVILLE. A proposal before the County Planning Comd mission to construct a hospital at 5959 So Redwood Road will be discussed here tonight (Thursday) by the Taylorsville-Benmo- n Community Council The 7pm meeting will be held at Eisenhower junior high. Brian Johnson is requesting a zone change from 2 (commercial) and l (agricultural) to RMZC (a high density zone m which the proposed use must be specified) to accommodate the hospital. County planning staff member Glenn Graham said the application indicates the facility would take care of womens gynecologic and obstetric needs and would also specialize in Infant care, A representative of the corporation proposing the hospital is scheduled to meet with the Taylorsville-Bennio- n council tonight, as is a representative of the County Planning and Zoning Department. Council member Allen Ricks indicated this week his group hopes interested citizens will also attend the meeting to voice their opinions about the proposed project. The master plan for the area calls for the parcel to be developed residentially, with a low to medium density, Ricks noted. 120-be- First Built By City WEST VALLEY. City employees, elected and appointed officials are expected to gather together here Tuesday night to witness the dedication of the first park developed by West Valley City. duel Woodledge park, a 6 use facility at 5215 W. 4310 South, was constructed during the past eight months at a cost of approximately $200,000. Gregory Cudworth, supervisor of inparks planning, said the park cludes amenities such as two tennis n exercise court, courts, a a childrens play structure and a lighted pavilion, but that the main use for the land will be a detention area for storm water run-ofThe park should remain free of water for the majority of the year, during which a large, central grassy area will be available for softball, baseball and soccer games. Cud- four-statio- f. C-- A-- h worth said 80, caliper trees have also been planted throughout the development. With the first of the city's parks behind them, officials will now turn their attention to completion of West Valley City park, 4500 W. 3500 South, Cudworth said. The facility could go to bid as early as next spring and be completed in one year. The completion date depends on how much money we have to spend, explained the planner who said nearly $500,000 has already been set aside for the project. If we get more money for more improvements, it could take longer. two-inc- Mayor Jerry Maloney will dedicate Woodledge park, Tuesday. Several officials from outside the city, including Gov. Scott Matheson, have been extended an Invitation to the ceremony. BUDGET FIGURES . . . Run Sandarton, traaturar of Wait Vallay Radavalopmant Agoncy, goat ovar $91,000 budgat with tho board Thursday night. |