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Show T UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION Bln f Rrf- 5 Postage 467 EAST 300 SOUTH intsiu It is easy to give aims; it is better to work to make the giving of alms unnecessary. Henry Ford Volume 31, Number 1 li A SALT LAKE paid Sa'lUkeCily CITY UTAH 84111 f r nit No Utah 3' i i Single Copy 25' Thursday, January The Green Sheet 17, 1985 City Hall Site List Reduced By One ' Action Expected Tonight On Mew Park WEST VALLEY. Formal City Council action that would lead to construction of West Valley City park is anticipated here tonight (Thursday), eliminating the park property on 4400 West from consideration as site for a new city hall. That indication came during a study session Tuesday night as council members and other city officials reviewed research into how federal funding used in acquiring the park would affect its availability in accommodating a new city hall. - Included on the agenda for the meeting tonight, scheduled to start at 6 oclock in council chambers at 2470 So. Redwood Road, are public hearings on two proposed commercial zones, as well as of the city budget. Should the council act tonight on the West Valley park matter, construction documents could be before them by early May, with a contract for actual construction approved by June, City Manager John Newman pointed out. Located near the northwest corner of the intersection of 3500 South and 4400 West, the West Valley park site has been used a number of years as d a facility for various multi-diamon- levels of youth baseball. Continued use of four ball fields is anticipated and, as indicated by council members Tuesday night, could include two suitable for league play among older youths (Babe Ruth, Pony leagues). Plans call for a large burm to separate areas of more intense ac Voluntary Pay Rate Now $1 Per Month -- MURRAY. Effective January, the voluntary pay subscription rate for your West Valley View will be $1 per month. There has not been an increase in the voluntary pay subscription rate in over a decade. In that time the cost of newsprint, a newspapers largest expense item, has increased over 334 percent. In addition, there have been other cost increases in every area of operation. Part of the increase will go to the carrier, the rest to the paper. Green Sheet classified users will benefit because the redemption value of the receipts will increase. Effective Feb. 1 receipts for payment of the voluntary pay subscription rate will be worth $1 instead of 50 cents. 1985, Jazz Coach At Utah Tech The NBAs Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year in '84 is scheduled to address members of the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce here today (Thursday). Frank Layden will share his experiences in professional basketball and give his views oiuvhat the Utah Jazz team means to the Salt Lake Valley economy, according to Brent Goodfellow, Chamber board member in charge of the program. The monthly membership 974-534- 5. Chuck-A-Ram- d s Parks Owned By County Could Be Acquired By Cities TAYLORSVILLE. A sweeping proposal to develop new sources of funding for county park development and to turn some county parks over to the cities drew a lot questions when County Commission Tom' Shimizu presented it to the County Recreation Board last Wednesday. Shimizu said such a proposal is needed because the county is having County Yields Some On Street Names I SALT LAKE. Petitions by students at Taylorsville and Granite high schools to change street names near the schools were denied Tuesday by the County Planning and Zoning Commission, but a compromise solution was reached .which could satisfy the petitioners. The two petitions - one to change the name of Redwood Road adjoining Taylorsville high to Warrior and another to change the Way, corner of 3300 So. 500 East where Granite high is located to Granite Boulevard and Farmer Way -were denied by the commimssion following citizen input. .This is a frivolous and cumbersome accommodation to the enthusiasm of high school students, Joseph Stumph told the Planning Commission Tuesday while objecting to the name changes. I dont like the idea of changing the names of streets merely to accommodate the mascot names of schools. County officials also pointed out that Redwood Road" is already a named street for 1700 West, and that "Granite Boulevard would be confusing since a Grahite Avenue already exists in that area. I would also suggest, Stumph that anyone told the commission, who wants to change a street name bear the expense of it instead of the taxpayer. Commissioner Sam Rex moved that both petitions be denied as they were written, but that 5400 South adjoining Taylorsville be given the honorary name Warrior Way, and 500 East abutting Granite be honorarily called Farmer Way. He also stipulated that the students should bear the expense of the name changes. The holiorary designation would necessitate a third sign on each cor -- 3800-400- C-- C-- n son. Opening of the budget at the midpoint of the fiscal year is done to transfer funds from one department d to another and to inject federal grant monies, as newly-acquire- as revenue sources which are exceeding levels projected just before the start of the fiscal year. well Should the council approve the new budget figure as proposed, it will be $15,936,582, more than $600,000 greater when it became effective last July 1 at $15,304,570. Some of the larger amounts being injected include $159,386 in Community Development block grant funds; $162,225 in park grants from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation; $150,000 for road maintenance from overage in state sales tax; $235,000 for the 2770 South road project from state shared funds. Also, the council will give further consideration to a water problem in the Cherrywood area, where underground seepage has affected more than 20 homes. Being considered is installation of a f drain which engineers estimate will cost about $142,000, according to Public Works Director Glenn Weaver. Streets involved include Wormwood, Early Duke and Cherrywood Drive. The cost of an additional means of correcting the problem, in the event the first step is insufficient, was projected at $375,000. cut-of- ner post in addition to the two signs. Rex was told by county officials that such signs would be a different color than the legal, green street designations, thus minimizing confusion by motorists. The commission voted unanimously to accept this proposal. leul Agreement On Alliance Gains COG's Okay 9 SOUTH SALT LAKE. Implementation of an agreement approved here this week is expected to allow a new economic development alliance to begin functioning by March. Endorsing the agreement were members ot the Salt Lake Council of the entity which Governments, established the alliance through action taken several months ago. Although the pumber of COG members attending a meeting on the agreement here Tuesday fell short of a quorum, officials have been assured a sufficient number favors the matter to ensure formal approval A manager to direct operations of the alliance will be hired possibly in the next four to six weeks, according to Ed Blaney, COG executive secretary. The alliance is aimed at developing the economic base of the Salt Lake Valley by attracting new. industry and commerce, creating new jobs. Formation of the alliance came after several months of exploration by COG members, including Salt Lake County and all of the countys cities. They are pursuing the venture in cooperation with the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. ac- difficulty funding tivities out of the general fund. As explained by the commissioner, the proposal is comprised of three components: first, the creation of a municipal fund to pay for park-relate- the development d of smaller, municipal and neighborhood parks in the unicorporated areas of the county; second, to use tax money paid into the general fund for parks on the countys larger regional (those over 20 acres in size) and specialty parks; and third transfer smaller community parks (under 10 acres) lying within cities over to those municipalities. We would then have a new source of funds for parks serving the unicorporated areas, SALT LAKE. This is the most It may be better for the residents hazardous area Ive ever seen for to have the through streets, but I children, an angry mother told the dont know if it is our right to say what these people have to live with, County Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday. Commissioner Dale Jones said. Her remarks concerned a regular This is all I could collect in three subdivision application by the Cross-point- e days, another irate citizen told the subdivision to build 58 singlePlanning Commission as he family homes at 5600 So. 1450 West. presented them a petition of 111 It was not the additional homes to signatures opposing a proposed which she and several other irate multi-famil- y project also in the area. residents of the neighboring Taylorsville-Bennio- n Kashmir subdivision referred, but to the countys proposal of punching through two roads connecting the developments. County fire officials had recom-mene- d the two interconnecting 'developments for better access by fire protection vehicles, and it has been an unwritten county policy to do so in other instances, but WEST VALLEY. About 60 people residents objected nonetheless. turned out here Thursday for a What do we need to do, kill two or public hearing conducted by the City three kids to prove a point? There Planning Commission. have already been more than 18 peoThe hearing was held to receive ple killed on 5400 South. We dont public input relative to zoning want anymore through streets, the changes the Planning Commission commission was told. says are necessary to bring the ciCommissioner Elwood Neff, after tys two eastern most planning hearing 20 minutes of objections, of- districts into compliance with the cifered a compromise solution that tys master plan. The existing zoning in those Diane Drive remain a street and that Jesse OWay be given areas doesnt necessarily always to allow for fire comply with the master plan, said a hammer-hea- d Janson. Were trying to implement truck turn arounds. He also suggested that walkways be installed on the master plan and make zoning there compatible with the master both streets to allow for access between the subdivisions without punplan. He said affected property owners ching through the road. The comwere notified of the hearings. The mission voted 1 to accept his comcommission will take formal action promise solution. One of four hearings of concern to the area, the petition by Masato Namba to which the petition referlO1 red was to acres at 2620 W. 5400 South to construct an apartment complex, including a child care center, which would be called Mountain Vista. Density of the project was envisioned at 19.8 units per acre and opposition from the community was Continued on page 9" re-zo- Formal Action Next For Zoning Changes ONE OF SEVERAL . . . Hillsdale is one of several county-owneparks which county officials are considering turning over to cities to maintain. t. meeting, scheduled to start at noon, will be held in the College Center at Utah Technical College, 4600 So. Redwood Road. Reservations (required) may be made by calling Location of the meeting was changed to the Utah Tech campus a due to a fire at the Chambers usual meeting place. Due to limited parking space at Utah Tech, a UTA bus will transport Chamber members to the meeting site, leaving at 11:45 a.m. from Carriage Square, 4100 South and Redwood Road. Dean Trump, Chamber president, said the bus will depart at 1:40 p.m. following the luncheon. but to a lesser degree. Newman said he expects that sufficient information on which to base a city hall site decision will be available within the coming month. The council has also had under consideration a location north of 2700 0 South in the West vicinity, as well as three other locations in the eastern portion of the city. Among other matters before the council tonight are two public hearings. One entails a proposed change from A-- l (agriculture) to 2 (commercial) near the northwest corner of 3500 South and 5600 West, where a sports mall is projected. The other entails changing an A-- I zone to 3 on the east side of Redwood Road at 2850 South. That lot, along with adjoining property, is to be the site of a Marler warehouse structure. Following the pattern of previous the ciyears, the council will ty budget, considering a resolution based on amendments proposed by City Finance Director Russ Sander- Connecting Roads Proposal Draws Fire From Citizens CofC Hosting TAYLORSVILLE. tivity from the more leisurely areas, enhancing the attractiveness for family recreation and open play. The West Valley park site was acquired with grant funds in 1982 at a cost of $444,000. Over the past three years, $299,817 in Community Development block grant funds have been allocated to the project. Another $157,500 in a Land and Water Conservation grant was approved last March. Along with the city allocating $24,170 from its general revenue sources, land acquisition and park development costs amount to $925,487. The city dedicated the first park that it has developed - Woodledge in Hunter - last summer. In addition to West Valley park, a third facility is in the design stage and a fourth park is being considered for development. Extensive use of federal funds in acquiring West Valley park and anticipated application of federal funds in development of it is prompting the council to back off from that site for a new city .hall, Newman explained. The city plans to continue consideration of building a city hall on a portion of Granger park, where federal funds have also been used, added Shimizu, and would be able to proceed with faster development of our larger regional and specialty parks. However, members of the recreation board, including new board chairman Miriam Farnsworth and Parks and Recreation director Gary Swensen, wondered just how fast the new funding sources would grow. They were also curious as to whether the cities would accept the parks if the county offered to turn them over. Shimizu noted that money for municipal services the county provides will come from the six percent francise tax the county imposed on residents of the unicorprated county. Development of muncipal or community type parks in these areas would come from that municipal fund. He conceeded that there might not be a lot of money available the first year or two, but felt there would certainly be enough to do some work. He also noted that one park, Granger Park, has already been approved for takeover by West Valley City. Three other parks, Hillsdale, also in West Valley, Riverview in Murray and Midvalley in Midvale would be offered to those cities. The terms of the transfer would require the cities to maintain the open space and keep the parks open to all residents of the county. When contacted later, both Mayor LaRell Muir of Murray and Mayor Trent Jeppson of Midvale expressed interest in the idea. The county has not given us any communication on the matter, but I would interested in talking to them about it, Mayor Muir stated. Of course, any discussion would have to Continued on page 9 cul-de-s- K 3-- on its recommendations at its next meeting on Jan. 24. In other action, the Planning Com- mission: Delayed until Jan. 24 a decision on a zoning amendment in the Kearns Improvement District which would change .66 acres of land at 4700 South 4000 West rom to 2 zone. It also delayed until Jan. 24 a decision on two of four subdivision applications. Continued until next session were the Crystal Acres at 1325 W. Crystal, 57 lots on 9.23 acres; and Haslam Estates at 5020 W. 3735 South, 30 lots on 7.75 acres. The Planning Commission approved subdivision applications for: Williamsburg Estates No. 4 at 4215 Continued on page 9 -- A-- 2 C-- Geyser Re - elected By Councils TAYLORSVILLE. The United Association of Community Councils chose officers for 1985 at its monthly meeting here last week, Janet Geyser of the Mount Olympus Community Council as chairman. Others elected to one-yeterms were: Norm Sims, Granite Community Council, vice chairman; Glenn Graham, Kearns Town Council, secretary; Barry Topham, Cottonwood Community on the UACC Council, chase coal cheaper on the open market, but said it was necessary to own its own mine and contract for the mining to insure that it would have adequate supplies of coal, even if it meant the coal would be more expensive. UP&L owns the Wilberg mine where a fire on Dec. 19 took 27 lives. UP&L contracts with Emery Mining Co. to operate the mines. In another matter at Thursdays session, Mahonri Faber, who is working on a UACC annexation bill which will be submitted to the State Legislature later this month, told the council that he still had no draft for the council to review. treasurer. The council also heard a report from Utah Power and Lights Milt Hokanson, who told the audience that UP&Ls rates are higher than those from electrical cooperatives and municipal systems because UP&L owns its own coal-fire- d generating plants, while some suppliers are able to purchase cheap electricity from federal sources. . We are also required to provide service to anyone who requests it, said Mr. Hokanson, explaining that rural electric cooperatives and municipal systems are not. "We dont have the option not to expand, he said. We must serve every customer requesting it. Using a giant dollar bill that had been cut into sections, he told the UACC that UP&L spends 51 percent of every dollar of revenue to pay stockholders and for capital costs. He said 23 percent goes for the purchase of coal; that 23 percent goes for wages, fringe benefits and administrative costs and that about three percent goes to purchase power from other utilities. Norm Sims of the Granite Community Council questioned Hokanson about why UP&L pays the company it contracts to mine coal from mines UP&L owns more than what the coal could be purchased for on the open market. Hokanson agreed that it could pur-- ' Hokanson tails UACC members portion of UPL exwhich go toward tha purchaso of fual to fira power plants. penditures COSTS . . . Milt |