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Show Volume 32, Number 31 Thursday, August A 21, 1986 Green Sheet Publication Election Day's Hot, Bunt Polls Get Cold ShouiWer WEST VALLEY. While Salt Lake Countys eligible voters gave primary election polls the cold shoulder here on a hot summer day Tuesday, some candidates managed to emerge for a November showdown, while others were status. relegated to also-ra- n Some races were extremely tight, most finished as predicted and tabulating vote totals presented no great challenge to election officials. Although a few races produced many candidates and some confrontations heated up campaign interest, the primary produced less than 14 percent (13 97) of the countys eligible voters. Four years ago, a September primary boasted must over 19 percent and was not considered a good turnout. In a race that produces a challenger for Democrat Wayne Owens in November, County Commissioner Tom Shimizu handily defeated fellow Republican Doug Bischoff by 17,205 to 10,665. In another race that could lead to Washington, D. C., the Second Congressional District post sought by Democrats Craig Oliver and Terry Williams went to the wire. With just one small countys total unaccounted for, Murrayite Oliver had garnered 50.92 percent of the vote; Williams 49.08 percent. The winner meets Jake Gam in November. Three county offices were sought by Republican hopefuls, with the County Attorney race generating the most heat. Mike Christensen emerged the winner over Roger Livingston by 15,881 to 14,342. For the two-yeCounty Commission seat, it was Merrill Cook over Lloyd Frandsen by 17,134 to 13,977. For County Assessor, it was Bob Yates 17,009 to 11,059 over John Martin. Turning to local races, a recount appears in the offing to determine the victor in the State Senate District 11 race. A mere three votes separates incumbent Republican Verl Asay and challenger Gerald Handy. The count was 825 to 822, with the official canvass by the County Commission scheduled for Monday morning. Following the canvass, should the margin remain close, the challenger will have seven days to file a request to recount the votes, according to Merrilea Jones, administrative director of the County Election Division. The only other race involving State Legislature candidates in the immediate area found Republican Darol Wagstaff registering a 496 to 439 victory over Donna Crase. Unusually heavy activity for school board seats helped draw interest to the primary. A race for the District 5 seat on the State School Board found Darlene Hutchison with 2,924 votes and Reed Wahlquist with 2,724 emerging for a November confrontation. Others in that race were Marilyn Morena with 1,813, Richard Pearce 1,238, Clive Jensen 839 and James Phillips Jr. six-wa- y 534. In another State School Board in District 7 race, the top vote-gettwas Donald Christensen of Granger with 1,521- - Hell move on to November with Walter Talbot of American Fork, who tallied 1,493. Others were Robert Wood 1,015, Dennis Randall 919 and Gary Clifton 376. In the District 4 race for the Granite Board of Education, Judy Larson with 984 and Geraldine Huber with 692 advanced to the general, while Jefferson Bardin, with 327, was eliminated. The Granite Boards District 5 race found J. Dale Christensen with 963 and Nancy Earl with 725 moving on to November, while Wayne Harper with 425 and Bert Hopper with 120 were eliminated. Incumbents advanced in a couple of Justice of the Peace contests. In District 1, Rex Conradsen with 803 will advance to the general with Richard Andrus, who had 722. Horace Dalrymple tallied 308 and Robert Grattan had 172. The District 3 JP race found incumbent Dan Armstrong with 1,803 and John Dierman with 601 advancing, while Charles Waldo with 510 was eliminated. Two races for Constable were on local ballots. For the West Valley City seat, it was Rick Berry defeating fellow Democrat Greg Jonas by 398 to 240. In Constable Precinct 3, it was Craig Kerman by 494 to 275 over fellow Democrat Dennis Bluck. On 4700- would coincide with proposed changes in school starting times. - Board Juggles Class Starting Time Reject Proposal For Safety 's Sake Planners WEST VALLEY. The City Planning Commission here has again turned down a proposed commercial development on 4700 South, following its past practice of refusing such oprations until a definite play for the area is developed. Colt Capital sought a zone change 8.5 acres of land at 4700 So. 3800 West. The current zoning is A-- l and Colt asked that it be changed to with a 2 zone on the specific for R-l-- C-- , acreage. The subject of commercial development along 4700 South was brought up in a recent master plan update held at the Redwood Multipurpose . . Lasses crowned Tuesday during 1986 Sait Lake County Fair Sweetheart pageant ROYALTY the include (from left) Camie Ann DeRose, Ann Gibb, Jennifer Lynne Sanders. Barbara County Fair Sweetheart - Gibbs Dons Fair Crown MURRAY. Barbara Ann Gibbs was crowned Salt Lake County Fair Sweetheart here Tuesday evening, with Jennifer Lynne Sanders named first attendant and Camie Ann DeRose as second. The pageant, culminating a process which has taken much of the summer, is considered one of the highlights of the fair, which began Monday with a parade along State Street and will culminate with fireworks Saturday night. Miss Gibb, the new County Fair Sweetheart, is the daughter of Orson and Eileen Gibb, 314 So. 1200 East. The lass graduated with honors in 1984 from East high, after which she attended Dixie College and is currently enrolled at the UofU. she said, is to of music education degree, with an emphasis on choral conducting. Her talent presentation Tuesday was a violin Her ambition, graduate with a bachelor solo. First attendant Sanders is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John M. Sanders, 2965 Sherwood Dr. The lass graduated from Highland high and has since gone on to attend both the UofU and BYU. Miss Sanders said she plans to finish her education at BYU, minor-in- g in music and music performance, with a business major emphasizing fashion and personal City Council Finds Her talent also was a marketing. violin solo. Second attendant DeRose is the daughter of Gary and Susan DeRose, 1611 W. 12950 South, Riverton. The lass graduated this year from Bingham high and plans to attend Weber State in the fall. With four years of dance training, it was natural the talent she displayed during the pageant was a dance. Miss DeRose was also named Miss Photogenic during Tuesdays ceremonies. The Sweetheart pageant followed what some termed an extremely successful parade and grand opening ceremony Monday evening. Among the winning parade entries announced yesterday (Wednesday) were the first place float in the commercial category entered by AT&T, with second place going to Primary Childrens Medical Center. Civic float awards were presented to South Jordan, Murray and Sandy, with the award for the novelty miscellaneous entry going to Farrs IceCream. The Silver Spurs were named the best mounted patrol, with Bill McHenry capturing the Silver Mounts award. J. Bryant Millers carriage carrying members of the County Commission won the top prize for animal drawn vehicles, the Broncos took honors for youth horse groups and the Mountain Men Posse the miscellaneous horse entries category. While the excitement has been in the air since Monday, there is still plenty of action available in the three days remaining for the fair. An Old Time Fiddle Contest - the first of what fair organizers hope to become an annual event - is slated for 1 oclock this afternoon (Thursday). The entertainment doesnt stop, though, with square dancers on the main stage at 7 p.m. and jugglers, fiddlers and belly dancers slated at 8 oclock. Lee Fugal and Sage will perform country and western music tomorrow, with two editions of the Little Britches Rodeo scheduled for 8 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. The Blue Streak Fun Run will begin at 8 oclock Saturday morning with judging for the Farm Bureaus Cook Out King contest set at 6 p.m. The Farm Bureau Talent Find contest slated for 8 oclock that evening, as is the second edition of the Little Britches Rodeo. Fireworks are scheduled for 10:30 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. Those interested in additional information may call the fair office at or 262-081- 2 265-067- 7. Center. Staff members, led by long range planner John Larson, explained to residents in the area that commercial development has been discouraged, if not outright refused, in the 4700 South block because it has not yet been determined how the area should be developed; if it should go commercial, or kept as residential as possible. Six subdivision applications were examined by the commission. Del Mar Downs, 3500 W. 3100 South, received the green light on a project that calls for 15 lots on 2.87 acres. The Williams Estates, 1300 W. Parkway, received approval and will include only two lots. Another approved subdivision plan, Commerce Properties at 2700 So. 3200 West, received an industrial subdivision go ahead, along with its accompanying street dedication. Cowan West Valley Estates, 4100 So. 4400 West, calls for 54 lots and received final approval. transportation director by Ralph H. Goff Green Sheet Staff Writer GRANITE PARK. We have a limited capacity on our buses and while our solutions may be they may not always be convenient, Superintendent John Reed Call explained to members of the Granite Board of Education here Tuesday. At least one of those solutions, however, was not seen as enough to convince the board to change the starting time of an elementary school to facilitate fleet movements. While the board approved school starting times in the spring, a request to transport special education students to two new schools on the west side brought an administrative proposal to change starting times to the board Tuesday, along with an adjustment at Woodrow Wilson, which had mistakenly been assigned the wrong time due to an administrative e, cost-effecti- error. All three schools were assigned the 8:55 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. school day in April. Tuesdays request would have put Silver Hills elementary in the 8:30 a.m.-p.m. schedule and both Westbrook and Woodrow Wilson on the 9:15 a.m.-3:5- 0 p.m. time slot. The district routinely juggles starting and ending times for elementary schools to allow them to be serviced by the same buses as the secondary schools, thus saving tax dollars by using a smaller bus fleet. The new starting times for both Silver Hills and Westbrook, district 3 Bob Halli-da- y explained, were necessary to meet the transportation needs of special education students which will be attending those facilities this fall. Randy Coleman, who lives in the Silver Hills neighborhood, took exception with the districts plan, however. Ive talked to several people in the neighborhood who do not like the earlier starting time, he told the board. Of the 50 families he knew would have children attending the new facility this fall, 31 were contacted and 27 of those were unhappy with the proposal, according to Colemans petition. Silver Hills elementary, 5770 W. 5100 South, lies adjacent to 5600 West and heavy traffic along that street at the time of day proposed for the time change was cited as the primary reason for opposing the move. All of the other students who will be going to this school will have to cross that street, he reminded board members. None of them will be bused. Coleman said he had counted the number of vehicles passing in front of the school between 8 and 9 oclock that very morning and found 247 cars passed by between 8 and 8:30 a.m. with 203 between 8 30 and 8 55. The last 15 minutes was very light, he told the board, but between 8:30 and 8:45 it was still quite heavy. Coleman said he had called Hercules Corp. and learned the work shift there ran from 7 a.m.-- 4 p.m., Continued on page 5. : : Twenty lots of the Sunset Hill subdivision received the green light at 5600 W. 4350 South, as did the Equestrain Springs subdivision at 7150 W. 2820 South. The latter includes only three lots. Looking at conditional use applications, commissioners approved a home occupation vitamin sales, nutrition consulting and hypnotherapy operation to be run by John Framptom, 2789 W. 4270 South. Del Ray Bevan, 4600 W. 3500 South, received a permit for his boat sales and repair business. Also, commissioners gave approval for the continued operation of Navalco of Utah, 3278 W. 3100 South. Approval, however, will continue until the city attorney renders an opinion on the operation. Navalco has been operating B and B Cabinets since 1969. The operation at that location is contrary to zoning for the Continued on page 5. - Sidewalks A Give - and -Take Situation WEST VALLEY. Its been very difficult to get everyone satisfied, public works director Glen Weaver told members of the City Council here Tuesday. Weavers comments concerned a stretch of sidewalk along the north side of 3500 South from 6000 to 6400 West which the city is currently installing. We have a lot of people out there who are not satisfied and were trying the best we can to keep them happy, he told the council. I dont know if we will ever satisfy them all, and Im not sure when we'll get to the point where to say its enough, he said. Weve tried to satisfy them and were trying to do a good job. The sidewalk project was scheduled to have been completed last week, but we still have people who want us to come back and change things, he told the council. Our game plan now is to make the people as happy as we can and get the contractor out of there, he added. Weaver requested an additional $79,000 in change orders to finish the curb, gutter and sidewalk work to the satisfaction of the property owners along that stretch. well have Is this the last time youll be coming to the well? councilman Brent Anderson asked him. Solving all the problems on this project has been a very difficult thing to do, City Manager John Newman answered him. Part of the problem has been ramming a sidewalk down the throats of people that really dont want it," he said. Theyve been nickleand diming us to death. The project, he said, was forced on the neighborhood through continued pressures on the city from parents with children attending Whittier elementary. There have been some legitimate, real, honest to goodness requests, but I would estimate they would account for about $12,000 to he $15,000 worth of the changes, said. The decision is whether to complete the project as we originally envisioned it and have them come back screaming and hollering, or to do it their way, Newman told the council. All this proposal is doing is trying to save you some grief. Ive talked with some of the people out there," Janice Fisher told fellow members of the council, and Continued on page 5. RECOMMENDATION . . , District transportation director Bob Holliday axplains reasons why administrators asked for modifications in starting times of three elemenary schools. |