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Show 'f mm 0w T T m UTAH PRESS ASSOC. 300 467 E. SO. SALT LAKE UT I PREVENTION to and I It takes more than a uniform combat the criminal element in badge our society. West Valley police are preparing to observe Crime Prevention Week and will share their methods with the public . See Page 4 .. - Volume 32, Number OPINION and Many Green Sheet area youths are just that, owing much of their preparedness to the Boy Scouts of America, which is observing its anniversary this week. A few of the areas Eagle Scouts are in this issue. SeePageS ! The talents of studenis ai Kearns high Taylorsville high were on display in productions during the past week. The critical eye of a See Page 6 Green Sheet reviewer was there, too. West Valley View Edition : Thursday, February 3 Extensive Study Addresses Challenge A 6, 1986 - City Foetuses Ob Sidewalks These maps resulted in a survey of the major and minor repairs and the right of way obstacles we face, , by Ralph H. Goff Green Sheet Staff Writer WEST VALLEY. Calling sidewalk improvements here a pocketbook versus safety issue, City Manager John Newman presented members of the City Council a massive study Tuesday for the governing bodys consideration. Initiated in June, the sidewalk safety study had four primary objectives, long range planner John Jansen pointed out. Those objectives included: taking an inventory of the condition and location of existing city planning intern Jeff Gaisford pointed out. When the inventory of existing which could impede future sidewalk construction; estimating costs for installing sidewalks where they do not exist and repairing those in need of attention; establishing priorities for future sidewalk construction; and exploring a variety of funding alternatives to pay for sidewalk construction. The study was funded by a federal block Development Community grant, Janson noted, allowing the city to concentrate on completion of the study without using money. A street-b- y street field study in July and August tabulated the location and condition of all existing curb, gutter and sidewalk in the city, he said. Every street in West Valley was checked and the results of the survey have been documented on tabulating accident rates throughout the city. Accident rate figures were compiled and plotted to determine which streets posed the most danger to ARTERIAL STREET . . . Students on thoir way homo from classes at Hillsdale elementary have sidewalks to use flanking 3200 Wast, one of city's busy arterial streets. West Valley City has launched a study of pedestrian safety conditions, taking invantory of axisting sidewalks and targeting areas of need. Janson pointed out. Basically, what we did was go out and drive every street in the city and get them all down on paper. Change Unlikely On Site Choice That was the conclusion drawn k here at following discussions with city officials who had speculated on the likelihood of another vote on the matter. reconsider the decision was Janice Fisher, who was sworn in Jan. 6 as a new member of the council from District 4 (the Hunter area). She assumed the council seat vacated by Claude Jones, who was counlater appointed to the cil seat vacated by Mike Embley, the citys new mayor. Several weeks after a Dec. 5 vote favored the Granger park site by speculation pointed toward the issue being brought up again soon after new members of the council were seated in January. Among those expressing a desire Jones was the council member most adamantly opposed to the Granger park seat. His negative vote on the issue in December was by Embleys and accompanied Leland DeLanges. Favoring the Granger park site were former to WEST VALLEY. Reconsideration of a December decision to construct a new city hall in Granger park is not likely. mid-wee- Vote Is 4-- 1 at-lar- On "Tender' Issue Mayor Jerry Maloney, Councilmen Brent Anderson, Pete Winder and Jack Jackson. Mrs. Fisher, responding to an inquiry by the Green Sheet yesterday (Wednesday), said she has concluded from informal discussions with council members that there is not sufficient support to bring the issue back to the council agenda. Noting that she now intends to give full support to proceeding with plans to construct a new city hall structure in Granger park, Mrs. Fisher said she felt obligated to her cbnstituents to let them know the status of the situation. - King Holiday Is Favored The board had received two by Ralph H. Goff Green Sheet Staff Writer . with blacks, particularly John Reed Call ad- Superintendent vised members of the Granite Board of Education Tuesday. And I must emphasize the word tender, he added. Closing schools for the Martin Luther King holiday in January surfaced as a point of debate during a lengthy hearing on the 1986-8- 7 school calendar Tuesday, but a 1 vote retained the holiday for the coming year. ten- tative school calendars for earlier this year, both beginning 1986-8- 7 GRANITE PARK. This is a very tender issue with minorities - and school . Concerned has been expressed (by constituents) about the lateness of the closing day, board member J. Dale Christensen pointed out. He suggested eliminating the King holiday to shorten the school year - a move which spurred consideration of other calendar-tightenin- g measures. school on Sept. 2 - the day following Labor Day - but differing in their One calendar proending dates. posed ending school on June 5, requiring two days reduction in the length of the Christmas holiday, along with holding school on two days presently identified by the board as being school holidays. After careful review and in an effort to be on a similar calendar with other districts in the county, administrators recommended adoption of the calendar concluding the school year a week later, on June 11. The January date, however, was not the only holiday to be questioned during the board's discussion. The fall recess, timed to coincide with the deer hunt, was also a point of contention. Id like to see how many (students) we really do lose, Lynn Davidson asked. Fall recess, in my Tuesday Dedication Set For Hunter Junior High HUNTER. Dedicatory services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday for the new Hunter junior high, 6131 W. 3785 South. Construction on the building began Nov. 2, 1983, and the school opened last fall, with an enrollment of 1,210 students. Capacity is set at 1,200-1,40- n automobile-pedestria- -- maps, facilities was completed, We used the maps to develop a cost estimate, Gaisford said. The second objective of the study was to determine the price tag for sidewalk installation, and we tried to estimate how much this is really going to cost, Janson explained. While each different project faces different engineering problems to be solved, in most cases, we had to use estimated costs. I feel, however, that weve come up with a good ballpark figure, he said. Earlier estimates last summer e had put sidewalk construction near the $50 million mark, but the total cost to repair, replace and install new sidewalks throughout the city is now estimated at between $29.5 million and $33 million, Janson explained. The estimates show the cost for new sidewalk is highest for the citys major streets, he pointed out, saying a greater number of obstacles existed there which could impede sidewalk construction. The third objective to establish priorities for future sidewalk construction resulted in a High Risk Pedestrian Area (HRPA) map city-wid- including obstacles sidewalks, 0. The building includes two exercise rooms, in addition to a large gymnasium. School mascot is the Hawk and school colors are red, black and silver. Music for the dedicatory program will be presented by the schools mixed chorus, directed by William Stirland, singing I Got the Power. The concert band, under the direction of Steven Talbot, will play We Are The World and Sing For America. The Hunter junior high cheerleaders will present the flag ceremony. Miriam Farnsworth, representing the Granite Board of Education, and Dr. Reed Call, superintendent, will speak, along with Dr. Frank Willardson, principal. Student body officers will escort guests on a tour of the building following the program. 84111 judgment, is a waste of time. The question must be asked, Why do we have to have another Dr. Christensen posed holiday? concerning the King Day recess. To me this is not a political issue and Besides the HRPA pedestrians. maps, other maps, charts and statistics were compiled to indicate the primary causes of accidents at particular locations. Funding alternatives were also explored, including a number of federal and state funds which could Continued on page 6 Flood Control Is Top Matter Before Council Tonight WEST VALLEY. A flood control project will be the number one item on the City Council agenda here tonight (Thursday).. Itll be interesting to see how it works out, Mayor Mike Embley commented. While the council is in agreement that storm drain improvements are necessary on both 4100 South and 3200 West, We dont have enough money in the budget to do the whole thing in concrete pipe, the mayor observed. h The alternative to the thick piping is a much thinner ribbed metal pipe. Out of a total of 1 miles involved in the project, about a quarter mile is proposed to be in the metal pipe, Embley explained. The problem is the concrete pipe has a great history of useful life, he noted, with the expected lifespan of the material to be between 75 and 100 years. The metal pipes analysis says its good, too, but we just dont have the history to back it up, Embley said. Representatives of the manufacturers of both types of pipes will be at tonights council meeting to present their case, he explained. What we really need to do is put some pressure on the County Commission to get back some interest (on money owed the city from county coffers), Embley noted. If we could come up with about $100,000 from this interest, we could do it in concrete all the way. Besides considering a master plan for the citys storm drains and this six-inc- we also have lost a good friend' V ' V ' J, A"--,- should always keep in mind that she gave her life for a great cause and that because of her tragic accident, others may learn from it and from this they may save others from the same fate. . . we would like to tell you that we do care and we feel that we also have lost a good friend. As flags at schools around the district flew at students found themselves growing a little nearer, in sympathy and understanding, to students across the country, and gained a little insight of the courage needed to be a space-ag- e . half-mas- t, : ' Im not questioning the in- goodness or greatness of the dividual, but a number of holidays have crept into the school year which I question the value of taking off. In the past, he pointed out, the school year had ended earlier in the spring prior to Memorial Day, but in recent years the school calendar had been creeping further into June because state mandates requiring 180 days of. instruction clashing with the number of holidays taken during the year. At some point we have to ask how valid are these breaks to the educational process and where do we stop? I feel fery strong about this personally, he said. The career ladder work days, for example, I consider a legitimate reason to have students out of school because there is an educational purpose behind it, but I sincerely believe our curriculum and educational purpose are harmed by taking so many days off, Christensen noted. I respect the intent of the holiday and the purpose that individual represents, he said, but I cannot and do not support the idea of a day off. It only extends the school year and we need to be responsible and ask ourselves how long we will let this go on. A number of other holidays are recognized in the schools without taking the day off, Christensen pointed out, and I don't think there is an obligation to take the day off. We should be brave enough and strong enough to hold the line, he Continued on page 6 storm drain project, other items on tonights agenda include a discussion of political signs by Larry Bunkall and a request from Robin Hall for a council resolution supporting SB123, a bill currently before the State Legislature which would allow the city a choice in animal control measures. Present law mandates that cities sell impounded animals for ex perimentation, while SB123 would allow the city to exercise other op tions. Public hearings include a request by Ray and Errol Bevan for a zone change from R-(multiple family to 2 (commercial) at 4517 W. 350(1 South to allow for construction of an awning sales and boat cover store and an appeal of a City Planning Commission denial of a land fill at particular C-- 6590 W. 2100 South. A representative to the State Agency for Surplus Property is expected to be named and an interlocal agreement with the Department of Social Services will be discussed, along with an agreement for leasing shop space. Election of officers of the City Redevelopment Agency and Housing and Building Authorities are also anticipated, along with consideration of amendments to the Building and property apAuthority praisals relating to the Redevelop ment Agency's target area" pro ject. Tonight's council meeting will be held in City Hail, 2470 So. Redwood Road, beginning at 6 o'clock. by-la- In Kearns . . GRANGER. As Americans everywhere mourned the loss of the seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger, students in Granite School District joined with others nationwide in expressing sympathy to students of Christa McAuliff in Concord, N.H. At Valley junior high, students of teacher Beth Zerken used their type practice time to write letters to the Concord students. Typical of the letters was written by ninth grader Herman J. Warnas, who wrote: We can understand how much your teacher meant to you. You Green Sheet Publication - Senior Center Sought KEARNS. A citizen committee at Tuesday evening's meeting of the Kearns Town Council requested council support in seeking to open a senior citizen center in Kearns. Zeck Rushton, Alan Standing and Vernon Brundage suggested that the former Skateland West building be considered for the project. Council members took the pro posal under advisement, and Arlo James was appointed to be a member of the committee and assist in checking out possibilities for a site. A suggestion was made that Community Development funding may be obtainable for the project. A representative from Con gressman Howard Nielsen's office will be at the council's next meeting, scheduled for Feb. 18, to discuss the possibilities of arranging for distribution of surplus foods in Kearns, as well as the proposed senior citizen center, said council spokesman Marilyn Madsen. Several residents of the Oquirrh Shadows subdivision were at the meeting seeking information on ac tivities of the Town Council. They are exploring the possibility of form ing their own council or having a apneighborhood representative pointed to serve on the Kearns Town Council. Representatives of the Dimple's Darlings senior citizen group appeared to extend thanks to the Town Council for their Christmas donations, which provided dinner and gifts for 87 seniors. Glenn Graham of the County Planning and Zoning Commission, reported that, following complaints received at the last council meeting regarding junk on Kearns resident's property, the persons in question have been warned by county officials. If steps are not taken to im prove the situation, he told the council, legal action will be taken. The next meeting of the council will be held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 18 in the Kearns Library. Trustees To Meet MAGNA. A meeting of the board trustees of the Magna Water and Sewer Improvement District will be of TRIBUTE . . . Old Glory waves over Vallay junior high spaca shuttle crew lost in tragic explosion last waak. in tribute to held Wednesday at the District's office, 8940 W. 2700 South. On the agenda will be an update of progress on the new sewage treatment plant, a discussion of a purchase agreement with Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District and reports by company personnel. |