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Show ti alien Volume 32, Number 25 Thursday, July Hometown Days - Kearns by Ralph H. Goff Green Sheet Staff Writer KEARNS. The annual Kearns Hometown Days celebration here Saturday will include a parade and recognition of honored citizens, along with food and fun booths. WEST VALLEY. The potential for a county-wid- e fire district any time soon is remote," City Manager John Newman The parade will lead off from Kearns high at 11 a.m. wending down Cougar Lane, east on 5400 So. and north on 4000 West to Kearns junior high. Arlo James will serve as grand marshal. Units will include the Taylorsville high band, Murray City royalty float, West Valley royalty float, Shriners bubble machine, the Sunshine Generation, Sunwest Dance, the Double Rainbow Arabian Horse group, KSOP float. week. There is a lot of work to be done -amount in just the mechanics and the structuring, let alone the political implications, he added. Newman, who finds himself at the forefront of a campaign to create a separate taxing entity to handle fire protection here, noted that the City Council has made the decision to look at a fire district very seriously. In my opinion, though, it will take a minimum of three years before we can see it come about, though I could be wrong. In addition to lobbying other jurisdictions in the valley in support of the fire district concept, Newman is also in the process of hiring a new fire chief for West Valley. Eighteen applications have been received by the city for the position vacated when Darrell Mcllrath s Twirlers, Riverton royalty, drill team, Terry and Linda Spar-kette- dance studios, West Jordan Stampede queen, local scout and community groups and many other entries, said Town Council spokesman Marilyn Madsen. d The Little Miss Kearns, Jennifer Pearson, will apnewly-crowne- with pear her attendants Shapiro and Melanie Lynn Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Kearns and Mrs. and Mrs. Kearns Booster will also join the parade line, said Mrs. Madsen. Local political candidates are also expected to appear, she said. Food and game booths will be set Call For Study Parade Grand Marshal Arlo Jamas shows grandaughter Malissa Ridga tha Shrinors' bubbla machina which will appear in tha Kaarns Hometown Days parade Saturday. 'This will be her first Hometown Days," James pointed out. COME ON OUT . . . Amy up on the parking lot at Continental Bank on 4000 West. Trophies will be presented winning units at Kearns jr. high following the parade. Categories include music, drill and dance, baton, community service, floats, novelty, civic and best entry. At Kearns Back Fire District nearest fire station would always respond to their needs, there The Green Sheet Staff Writer SOUTH tending Thursdays Council of Governments meeting here agreed to initiate a study to determine the feasibility of creating a county-wid- e fire district. West Valley City mayor Mike Embley officially proposed that the council conduct the feasibility study. There has never been a greater need for consolidation of fire services," he said. We as elected officials should take a solid look at this issue and see if consolidating our fire services would benefit us as a whole. Murray Fire Chief Wendall Coombs said he and most other fire chiefs in the valley would approve formation of a county-wid- e fire district. Were all losing our fights with our cities to get more money to run our fire departments, he said. Darrell Mcllrath of West Valley said fire departments need to consolidate to survive in a changing world. With the loss of revenue facing all he said, along administrations, with the rapid growth taking place in every area of Salt Lake County, a solution must be found to keep up with the protection demands that we are faced with. Consolidation would not only benefit fire departments, but also taxpayers, he contends. Taxpayers would benefit from the savings of such an operation and receive much better service, Mcllrath said. would be no boundaries and there would always be ample backup help to meet the need. The same level of fire protection and emergency service would be offered throughout the district, he added. Ed Blaney, executive secretary for the council, was charged with the responsibility of coordinating the feasibility study. Blaney said the study will determine the legal aspects of creating a fire district and consider how existing personnel would be integrated into the district. The study will also determine how the proposed district would relate to existing government entities. In other business, several council members expressed shock and dismay to County Commissioner Bart Barker regarding proposed fees the county intends to charge municipalities for booking misdemeanor offenders into the county jail. County Commissioner Mike Stewart told the council last month the cities will be charged $85.10 for holding a prisoner overnight. For each additional day the prisoner is held, a fee of $25.35 will be charged by the county. The purpose of the fees is to help the county keep the jail system well funded and operating smoothly. Mayor LaVar McMillan of Murray said he estimated, using the countys figures, that his city will have to pay $350,000 a year for booking prisoners into the county jail. We cant afford to pay that each year. Our only Continued on page 4. - Sadowski Is New Mayors Of COG Assistant Fire Chief Green Sheet Publication - resigned on April 10. Those applications have been sent to personnel to narrow down to about five names, Newman explained. When qualifications have been weighed and the list pared down, those remaining in the running will be presented to the City Council for a final decision. Newman said he hopes to have the list before the council by July 17. At least thats what were shooting for, he said. I sure hope to do it then. The new chief, he explained, will not be hired on a temporary basis, but hell be hired as fire chief. district is Assuming a county-wid- e created, he said, .the fire chiefs in the various jurisdictions would be assimilated into the new structure as batallion or division chiefs, as has been done in other areas of the country where theyve made such a change. The person we hire would still have a job. Just what kind of a job, however, depends on what kind of a fire district we want in this area, Newman noted. One thing we have to keep in mind is that the county is not structuring this alone. Well all be working on this together, not just one particular jurisdiction. Both Davis and Weber counties but have existing fire districts, things are organized differently in each one." A special fire district would need to have legislation passed by the State Legislature, he explained, or we could do like they did in Davis county and enter into interlocal agreements to bring it to pass, which would not need legislation, he said. I dont know which way the mayors will decide - if they decide to go that way at all. All those decisions are still open to question. The Salt Lake County Council of Governments (COG) has assigned study of the fire district concept as a priority for this year, Newman noted, and Ive already met with (COG executive director) Ed Blaney and given him the material we have - thats already done. COG will review that material, and based on the information developed from that review that Continued on page 6. -- ld - by Richard R. Adams projected here this a tremendous and s A Fire District Takes Lots Of Preparation Eyed At Smart-Stepper- 25c 10, 1986 Even After Acceptance Saturday Also, Km Single Copy Chairman KEARNS. A new chairman is serving the Kearns Improvement District board of trustees following a special meeting in which a vacancy on the board was declared. George Sadowski was elected board chairman, succeeding Gail Perry, who announced h is resignation from the board. In announcing the vacancy, Sadowski said, Candidates are invited to submit a letter of interest, along with a current resume, to the district office, noting that letters must be received by 5 p.m. on July 21. The candidate must be a resident of the Kearns Improvement District service area and a registered voter, he added. The board position involves setting policy and procedures for the district, as well as adopting budgets, tax levies, fees and approving all expenditures. The maximum salary, state law specifies, is $1,500 a year. Serving with Sadowski, - Kim Galbraith will be vice chairman and clerk of the board, as well as representing the districts on the Central Valley Water Reclamation Board. By County - Church Requests Approved SALT LAKE. The County Planning Commission here Tuesday gave its approval to two requests from the LDS church for construction of two buildings in this part of the valley. The commission also considered requests from applicants for a day care center and a laboratory office complex. The requests from the LDS church were for a building at 3750 W. 6200 South and another at 5823 So. 4800 West. The day care operation request, from David Hardle, 5218 So. Redwood Road, was continued for two weeks. A request from S.R. Park associates for the laboratory and office was approved by the and is to be located at 4400 So. 1000 West. Commissioners also refused to give the Arbor Park east Partnership permission to remove from its building requirements on a block wall around a portion of a shopping center being constructed at 8229 W. 3500 South. Commissioners also held hearing on two zoning amendment applications. Brent Overson is requesting a to for 30,888 change from R-square feet of land at 3454 So. 8000 West. Wilford Davies is asking for a change in the permitted uses in a zone to allow for construction of C-- 2 pares notes with County Commission members during discussion on proposed fire district at COG meeting. a car wash at 3225 W. 4700 South. Turning to subdivisions, the commission approved one lot in the Qualls subdivision, 1745 W. 6235 South, and the Payne subdivision, 10 lots at 2030 W. 6200 South. Magna Fireworks Curtailed; Fuse To Be Lighted On 24th MAGNA. The climactic event in this communitys Independence Day celebration will take place nearly three weeks after the rest of the traditional Fourth of July activities and 66. Also, special recognition was given to the County Sheriffs Dept, and the Magna VFW Color Guard. Prizes may be picked up by parade entrants at 2711 So. 8600 West, the insurance office of Chick Paris, parade chairman, between 10 a.m. and6p m. that took place here Friday. High winds which filled the air with particles from the nearby tailings pond prompted sponsors of the celebration to call off a fireworks display which normally is the conclusion to the holiday festivities. The Fourth of July committee now plans to present the fireworks display on another holiday - Pioneer Day, July 24, starting at 10 p.m. or -- shortly before. The committee has announced names of winners who won prizes during drawings on Friday, along with top entries in the parade. The grand prize, a color television set, went to Tony Perfili, 3115 So. 8400 West. Winners of other prizes: Jim Gober, 3451 So. 8900 West, a trash compactor; Donald Minish, 7175 Field View Dr., a disposal; James W. EVans, 2868 So. 8600 West, a clock radio; Kelly D. Aldridge, 3743 Fisher Way, a hand mixer. Winners may claim their prizes at Papanikolas Furniture, 8987 W. 2700 South. Cash prizes were awarded to several entries singled out by judges in the celebrations midday parade. The grand prize ($30) was won by the Magna Chamber of Commerce for a colorful bird float which carried runnersup in the Miss Magna Pageant. Prizes of $20 and $10 for second and third went to a float of the Steelworkers Union and one jointly sponsored by West Valley City and the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. In the small floats division, prizes of $20, $15 and $10 went to the Sunshine Generation, Pleasant Green 4th ward and the Cyprus cheerleaders. A cash prize of $30 for first place in the novelty division went to bike and clown entry, simply identified as No. 33. Also in that category, $20 went to the Webster tumblers and $10 to the Magna Mt. Riders. Among entries in the under age 12 category, $15 went to Summer Fun, $10 to Immigrants Trek West and $5 to Three Wheelers Kids. Receiving $2.50 each for being designated the best decorated bikes were five entries, all identified by number, including No. 10, 9, 29, 50 CLOWNING AROUND , . . Youngsters galore entered Magna's Fourth of July parade, including this one whose bicycle featured training wheels. For additonal Independence Day picture coverage see page A5. Tonight On Utech Campus - Park Issue Beckons Residents TAYLORSVILLE. Area residents are being encouraged to share their observations on two matters - a unique park proposal and the areas master plan - during a special session of the Taylorsville-Bennio- n Community Council tonight (Thursday). The 7 p.m. session will be conducted in room 203 of the Technology Building on the Utah Technical College campus. area Taylorsville park, a seven-acr- e on the southeast corner of 4700 South and Redwood Road, would be shifted onto an site just to the south at a developers expense under a proposal which has attracted considerable interest here. Council chairman Bob Taylor is urging residents to make their views known on that matter, as well as on an area master plan that is being developed and prepared for public hearings later this year. Meeting with the council two weeks ago, Jerry Barnes of the County Planning Department said he hopes the master plan, once adopted, can be updated every two years. Master plan maps showing current proposals for zoning in the area may be reviewed at the Taylorsville-Bennio- n Improvement District office, 1800 W. 4700 South. The council has given conceptual approval to the proposal that would allow commercial development ons the present site of Taylorsville park, moving it a block to the south where Plymouth elementary was razed during the past year. Plans of Butch Johnson and Associates, should the countys action allow it, are to construct a commercial complex anchored by an Albertsons supermarket, along with other stores and small businesses. In addition to the Taylorsville-BennioCommunity Council, the idea is favored by the County Recreation Board, which is recommending approval by the County Commission. The cost of developing the proposed new park area would be borne by the developer, including matching or improving on the recreation center building, the picnic pavilion, playground equipment and other outdoor recreational facilities In evaluating the trade, those discussing the proposal have cited the loss of mature trees on the present park site, along with the eyepleasing landscape the park setting offers motorists along two major arterials, Redwood Road and 4700 South. n |