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Show Ifet Hall Volume 30, Number 36 tt Thursday, September 20, The Green Sheet 1984 Elderly Houisiog Mulled WEST VALLEY. Plans to build a high density housing project for the elderly in this citys apartment-saturate- d first district were unveiled here last week by a developer who wants West Valleys master plan amended to accommodate the project. Dan Hucks asked the City Planning Commission Thursday to change the master plan to reflect a higher density use for 11 acres north of 4100 South, between and 2200 West. The plan presently recommends low density uses for the area. Hucks said the project would consist of 30 s two and a surrounding three, three-storbuildings containunits. ing 112 one and The development, designed for persons age 60 and older, would be completely fenced, with guards posted at both gates for added security, he A professional office comsaid. plex is proposed for three acres just outside the southeast corner of the community, which the developer said could be rented to doctors and dentists to further serve the needs of the elderly residents. While the commission gave the retirement community concept a general seal of approval, most expressed concern the area could not handle another high density development. The people in that area are going to go crazy when they read about this in the paper, said Janice Fisher. Are you aware of how many apartments are already in that area? Hucks claimed his development would impact the area far less than four-plexe- units per acre excluding the commercial development) would be necessary to offset such costs as extra elevators and ramps for the handicapped which other developments dont incur. instructed the developer to discuss the proposal with residents of the After a poll of the commissioners, during which most said they favor leaving the master plan as is, the board voted to table the matter and area. Commission member Budd Rich said he is concerned that this project would be denied and a less desirable one approved in the future and admonished his colleagues to consider the development. This is by far the best proposal Ive seen for that land, he said. In Massive eight-plexe- six-ple- x y the other Rezonings Looked At 1 v 'H J apartment projects because of the nature of the tenants. The traffic impact would be minimal because the elderly seldom drive, he said, adding there would also be no impact on schools. He said the relatively high density (about 21 MORE APARTMENTS . . . Wet Valley City Planning Commission member Janice Fisher tells developer plans for elderly apartment project at 2200 W. 4100 South will not likely be well received by area residents. -- - Reservoir Is On Schedule 4i-milli- n January. Its moving along well now, said Floyd Nielsen. Theyve already poured the first quarter section of the roof and should pour the next quarter within 10 days. Were hoping to have water in it before the first freeze, he added. The massive water tank, located near 6200 So. 2800 West, is being constructed by Build Inc. of Bountiful at a cost of $11 million. The contractors bid was approximately $150,000 under the engineers estimate. Despite the hefty cost of the reser District . Manager WEST VALLEY. The City Planning Commission next week will discuss rezoning large portions of Districts 1 and 2 to bring them into accord with West Valley's master plan. The meeting will begin a 9 a m. next Thursday in the new council chambers at City Hall, 2470 So. Redwood Road. Long range planner John Janson said the commission will compare the future land use maps in the master plan with existing zoning maps to try to find the most important changes. Theyre not going to rezone a large agricultural area to commercial just because the plan recommends it, he said. But if theres 100 acres zoned for and the master plan suggests single family, they may do something because thats a more immediate problem. Planning Districts 1 and 2 lie just east of Janson said residents of those and other areas of the city are urged to attend Thursdays meeting to offer their suggestions on how the land should be zoned. Janson, who authored the master plan, said the commission will send notices after Thursday's meeting to the owners of the land likely to be rezoned, inviting them to subsequent public hearings. Following those meetings, recommendations will be made to the City Council on which' land should be rezoned, he said. four-plex- 4 V2 Million Gallons TAYLORSVILLE. A gallon reservoir, which will Increase the total storage capacity in the Taylorsville-BennioImprovement, District by nearlySO percent, is expected to be completed by this VVVC - voir, Nielsen said Improvement District customers will probably not see an increase In thier water bills. H explained a portion of the impact and connection fees charged new customers is set aside for new projects and that at least 50 percent of this project will be funded by those fees. I dont forsee an increase in customer bills, he predicted. The immediate effect of the new water storage facility will be a decreased dependency on the Coun- Water Conservancy District, especially during peak flows, ty Nielsen explained. He said the effect will likely not be noticed until next summer because the district generally does not depend as greatly on the county for water during the winter and spring months. Future construction plans in the district include another n gallon tank, planned for an area near 6200 So. 5600 W- st. that is to go to la. this yes r. Plans to construct two more 4 gallon tanks in the district during the next two years have also been discussed by the district Board of Trustees, Nielsen said. Despite the healthy increase in capacity planned by the district during the coming months, however, Nielsen said the population growth has made it difficult to enjoy any significant gains. Were growing, but our water usage is continuing to go up every year too, he said, ady ding that the recent influx of is developments responsible for a good portion of the increased water consumption. It makes it difficult to stay ahead, he said. fj high-densit- WEST VALLEY. Although the developers claimed a continuance three weeks ago would doom plans at 3675 So. for a health center-mote- l Redwood Road, the proposed facility was back before the City Planning Commission Thursday and was unanimously approved. Were glad to see the project isnt financially unfeasible as we were led to believe last meeting, said commission member Margaret Peterson, who along with Legia Johnson and Janice Fisher, had backed a motion in favor of the development on Aug. 23. When that motion failed by vote and a subsequent motion a the for continuance passed developers of the proposed New Hope Health Mall claimed added costs associated with the delay would force them to withdraw their application. members Commission Jerry h Larsen, Rudd Conover, Ray and Ivan Woodbury favored the continuance because the ap Wen-dric- Six Seniors semi-finalis- Kevin Conitruction art perform various tasks as prograss toward a January com work pletion is made on now 47j-mllll- gallon GRANITE PARK. A study session for discussing the impact of the Utah High School Activities Assn, on district programs received unanimous support from Granite School Board members here Tuesday night. The session, which all eight high school principals in the Granite district attended, was aimed at studying problems faced by principals on an individual school level, not at setting district policy. Topics like whether or not ninth graders ought to be allowed to participate in high school activities, principal recommendations regarding scheduling and alignments and the status of present high school activities were discussed at length. ts J. Anderson, Andrew Holloway and Bryan D. Hunt. Listed from Taylorsville is Kristopher J. Magnusson. The list also includes four Judge Memorial students, Colette M. Hanson, Rebecca C. Head, Richard A. Holmes and Teresa C. Olsen. must advance The semi-finalis- plicants had not submitted building or landscaping plans for the project. Another Set Sold was very pleased with the response." So commented Stella Zymola. 5473 Alveron Dr., after receiving several calls in response to a Green Sheet classified ad she had run just one time. I BEDROOM SET, double mattress and box springs, frame, dresser with mirror, chest. Whether youre buying or selling, looking for help of trading, renting, finding lost items or conveying personal messages, the place to go is the classified ad section of the Green Sheet. To place your ad, just dial 262-668- Semi-finalis- ts EVANSTON, ILL. National Merit have been Scholarship named, including six from schools in comthe Green Sheets west-sid- e munities. They include Troy R. Nielson, Cyprus; Sonya L. Thomas and Nick Wells, Granite. Granger lists three, . . . Granite Board Lauds Principal Feedback New activities, such as a proposal for a regional gymnastics team, were also discussed, though no for- mal action was taken. weve solved a lot board member Miriam Farnsworth commented, but we have heard a lot of things we havent heard before. It was generally agreed that study sessions of this sort - where individual input and feedback were exchanged - benefited not only the board, but also the principals. A recommendation for more principal participation in board decisions was made and future study sessions were injected into the boards schedule. Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. was set aside for a similar study session on board goals and planning. I dont know if of things, Health Center Is Approved 3 MILLIONS VIEWPOINT . . . Expressing her opinion during Tuesday session of Granite School Board is board member Miriam Farnsworth. ts The unique health care center will serve the needs of medical patients too sick for the doctors office, but not sick enough for the hospital, according R. J. Black, one of the developers. The adjacent motel will provide patients and their families a convenient place to stay during treatment. Doctors in the health facility will be assigned five motel rooms apiece, he added. In other matters, the commission granted approval for two applications it had denied in earlier meetings. Karen Morris received permission to operate a beauty salon in her home at 4877 W. Choctaw. The applicants request was denied July 26 after two neighbors spoke in opposition to the business and submitted a petition signed by other residents they claimed were also opposed. The commission unanimously approved the application Thursday after receiving information indicating several residents who signed the petition were actually in favor of the salon. Southland Corporations proposal convenience store with for a to finalist standing in order to con- the competition for about Merit Scholarships. Three 5,500 distinctly different types of awards will be offered. Every finalist will be considered for one of the singlepayment national awards that are allocated by state in numbers proportional to each state's percentage of the total U. S. graduating class. Only finalists who meet preferential criteria of award grantors will comMerit pete for about 3,700 four-yea- r Scholarships. Of those, 1,400 will be corporate-sponsoreawards, the remaining 2,300 will be financed by colleges and universities. tinue in d 7-- gasoline pumps was also unanimously approved. The plan was denied June 14 on grounds the proposed realignment of 4700 South would create an island of land between the store and the new road. The commission Thursday stipulated the matter be brought back in one year to review the status of 4700 South and discuss the possibility of annexing land lost In the realignment. In other action, the board voted to delay action on a proposed ordinance designed to limit development within 75 feet of the Jordan River. School District Consolidations Unlikely, Officials Say SALT LAKE. Green Sheet area school administrators share the opinion that school district reorganization is not likely to occur, and if it did, Salt Lake area districts would most likely not be involved. The Utah Foundation released a report on that topic last week, suggesting that additional school district reorganization could bring about lower costs and other benefits, but might also bring about other problems in the educational system. Murray superintendent Glen Oldroyd, whose district is sandwiched between the two largest districts in the state, Granite and Jordan, said he feels It is unlikely that Murray would be consolidated with either. I think theres such a thing as getting too big. Both Jordan and Granite are already huge and it wouldnt be good rationale to make them larger, Dr. Oldroyd said. He did say that he felt consolidation of some of Utahs smallest districts would be a wise thing. He also noted that citizens of Murray would likely fight against any effort to consolidate the district with its neighbors. Patricia Dahl, public relations director in Jordan, laughingly said she didnt think that with Jordan's growth problems and resultant debt, anyone would want to come aboard. Wed love to share some students, she added. A similar response came from Dr. John Reed Call, superintendent in Granite district. There are complications in the matter of voted leeway alone. I cant see Murray or Salt Lake taxpayers being willing to assume the heavy tax burden of Jordan or Granite. Call also noted that there has been little political support for such an effort, largely because residents like to hold on to local representation. The Utah Foundation report highlighted pro and con attitudes on the subject. Proponents claim that the larger reorganized districts can furnish improved educational services at a . lower cost. They cite achievement test scores that show students coming from larger districts generally do better than those from smaller ones. They also indicate that better business and personnel practices usually can be found in the larger districts. Opponents of further reorganization, on the other hand, claim that most of the advantages of consolidation are exaggerated and that reorganizatipn could compound the problems of smaller districts. They point out that most of the districts in Utah are small because of the spar-cit- y of population and geographic isolation. They list some of the advantages of small districts, in cluding closeness to the people, less bureaucracy and generally better cooperation with other local governments in the planning and joint use of physical facilities. Murray, forex-ampl- e has a community council made up of the city council and the school board. Any potential savings achieved through further consolidation in Utah would be minor compared with overall school expenditures, the opposition continues. The Utah Foundation report points out that Utah was one of the early leaders in the consolidation of school districts. The changes made almost 70 years ago have allowed the state to provide high quality education at a cost below the U. S. average. There are 40 Utah districts ranging in size from Daggett with 182 students to Granite with more than 62,000. Throughout the U. S. there are 15,800 districts, an average of 318 per state. Texas has 1,101, Hawaii, one. The study notes that while there are some exceptions, per pupil costs for administration as well as total operations are generally higher in small districts. After a district reaches 1,200, however, those differences are not as pronounced. Over the past 50 years, a number of studies have recommended additional reorganization in Utah, Continued on page 4 |