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Show v Volume 33, Number 13 16, 1987 Thursday, April Encroachment Problem Is Tackled Green Sheet Publication A - Pressure Is Easing On Hercules Zone Dave Nicponski, Hercules public by Paula Huff Green Sheet Staff Writer bond could be used to purchase the affairs manager, verified that one rocket motor program was moved to SALT LAKE. The Gordian knot another facility. surrounding development of properEncroachment was a major ty within the Hercules issue in the decision to move that zone is beginning to unravel. program, he said. Thats what Clayne Ricks, Salt One remedy the task force will Lake Countys director of planning, suggest is changing the present told members of the County Comresidential zoning on about 260 mission here this week. acres, Ricks said. If approved, all Next week, during Mondays comhomes in the area will be located on mission meeting, the Hercules task e lots or larger. force will disclose a plan which may If new homes are then allowed in prevent encroachment upon the the area, there would be developplant, Ricks said. The solutions will ment standards placed upon them, be proposed on the day a three-mont- h Ricks said. moratorium ends. DevelopThose standards could include ment of the 600 acres from 5600 to 7200 West and 4100 to 6200 South was placement of the homes on the lots, delayed until remedies could be number and size of windows, plus the type of glass used, he said. found. Another solution the task force During the meeting, Commissioner Dave Watson said, This has will suggest is changing some prodeveloped into more than a safety perty to manufacturing use, he said. The task force will also advise the issue. It has developed into an economic development issue, too county to pursue a land bank, Ricks has two other plants where said. This could include bonding to can they begin to do the same type of purchase the land, swapping land with the owners or buying the land work that is done here, he said. I dont know if the public is for public use. aware of this, but one contract has Anything from general obligation to a special economic development already been moved. over-pressu- property, Ricks said. If it were purchased with an economic development bond, the state and county would emphasize Nicponski said Hercules supports the idea of land acquisition and down zoning the property. But the plant would like to see the area rezoned manufacturing, he said. I feel the county is getting closer to a realistic approach toward Hercules' zone, he said. West Valley City was pulled into the development knot over-pressur- e Consolidation Views Mix County is no longer a series of rural communities. Its a metro area he said. with metro problems, TAYLORSVILLE. Although some Should we continue the way weve contend consolidation between Salt been going or is it time to consolLake City and Salt Lake County govidate? ernments would have economic adHolman and other members of the vantages, other county residents betask force hosted a meeting at Taylieve it could distance them from lorsville high, where a dozen county their government officials. residents voiced their opinions on Views were expressed here Thursconsolidation. day night during the third in a series Robert L. Taylor, Chairman of the of meetings exploring the future of Taylorsville-Bennio- n Community government in the valley. Council, said cities could consolidate e goIm opposed to a valley-widservices without losing their unique I am opposed, howvernment, said a Bennion resident. personalities, You cant control your destiny and ever, to bigger government, he admaintain your identity with consolided. , dation. Fritz said even if consolidaRay Grant Holman, chairman of the tion were to take place, community County Government for the Next councils should be maintained. Our Century Task Force, said Salt Lake county commissioners work their . ' tails off, but they're not close to the he people. Theyre administrators, said. Jean Taylor said consolidation would be beneficial because smaller communities need better representation in valley-wid- e planning. She also believes cities cannot supply the same quality of services as the county- Julie Ann Kimber said cities should contract out for services but remain independent. Coordinate, not consolidate, she said. Lets keep our communities close to the people. Some cities are like little empires, said another resident who believes consolidation would centralize power instead of distributing it out among a dozen or so mayors who govern at their whim. 4 City Status Is Topic Tuesday TAYLORSVILLE. Citizens will have an opportunity to voice their opinions concerning incorporation of the Taylorsville-Bennio- n area during a meeting here next week. The meeting will be held on Tues- day in the choral room at Taylorsville high, starting at 7 p.m. We really want the input of the community concerning this incorporation, said Jean Naisbitt, a member the Taylorsville-BennioCommunity Council. If we wait too much longer on this incorporation, our tax base will be gone. Naisbitt said facts about incorpor-tio- n will be presented at the meeting. Naisbitt said annexation by Murray, West Jordan and West Valley could threaten the communitys tax base. The most vulnerable areas, she feels, are from Murrays existing boundary west to Redwood Road; West Jordan expanding north to 6200 South and West Valley annexing unincorporated property near n 4700 South. K Pride Is Target Of Program J f? L I -- - ? ft-- ' , WEST VALLEY. The first Pride Week for West Valley City is scheduled May according to tk A - ? i,.' - ;fN O h ' ; In Monday Seminar - WEST VALLEY. A seminar aimed at assisting small businesses is scheduled at City Hall here Monday, city according to Joan Perry, a v' noon's gome played at Granite, but won by Kearns. For more on the local baseball scene see Green Sheet sports pages. . . . Granite catcher Randy Wright completes successful tag of Kearns' Monty Perea druing late inning action from Friday after- - DOWN AND DIRTY Small Business Is Focal Point business license administrator. The seminar, Going into is designed to assist business, businesses and individuals with common questions, concerns and to direct them to proper sources for answers, Perry said. Starting at 9 a.m., the seminar wil begin with an address from Kathy Kaumans, West Valley's economic development specialist. Kathi Lund, executive director for the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, will follow at 9:45 a.m. At 10 a.m. a presentation of services and pamphlets available adthrough the small business ministration will be made. Followfor ing that a lecture on methods handling bad checks through the small claims court will be given by Richard Lobato. At 11 a m., David Fuhriman, Zions Bank senior vice president, will give lecture, How to develop a working relationship with your banker. The seminar will then break for lunch and resume at 1:15 p.m. for a discussion on small computers and software suppliers. At 2 p.m., Randy Bello will discuss tax preparation. Marion Bentley, a Utah State University human resource analyst, will lecture at Of PM Magazine 3 p.m. on business and economic development specialists. Reservations for the seminar are required. Those planning to attend There is no may call charge. The one-da- y conference is sponsored by the West Valley Business Licensing Division and the Small Business Administration M ,. m Final Entries For Pageant Are Accepted CofC To Hear Winslow J Community Development Director Joe Moore. Officials hope to make it an annual event, he said. To kick off the week, 5,000 trash bags will be delivered to fourth, fifth and sixth graders in the 18 elementary schools within West Valley, Moore said. A contest will be sponsored to determine which school can pick up the most rubbish from the elementary neighborhood. After school on Friday, students and their parents can collect trash. The bags must be returned to the school on May 2. At that time, city officials will determine which school has the best garbage collectors. That school will be awarded a prize. Also during the week, Reliable Waste, a garbage collection agency, will place six dumpsters throughout the city. Citizens can place any debris, within reason, in the containers and the company will empty them as they fill, Moore said. We hope these activities will get people thinking about how their community looks, Moore said. 974-550- - WEST VALLEY. Skye Winslow, host of PM Magazine, will speak at the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce meeting today (Thursday.) Chamber members are invited to bring their secretaries to the luncheon at the Jordan Queen in honor of national secretary week. Winslow grew up in Texas and started her journalism career at the Dover Post in Delaware. She was introduced to television as an intern at KSAT-Tin San Antonio, Texas. John Newman. PM in In 1985 she started a Later she worked for Magazine in Texas and KOKH-T- Oklahoma. media buying firm for small businesses. Winslow came to Utah in 1986 as KUTVs community affairs manager and PM Magazine host. She is married to Bob Donaldson, a KUTV reporter. Their daughter Laura is At the chamber meeting, Winslow will speak as a business person, entrepreneur and news celebrity. - itli - - I'" GRANGER. The deadline for applications in the Miss West Valley Pageant is today (Thursday), sponsors reminded this week. Girls age 17 to 25 who are residents of the west valley area may participate in the pageant, scheduled for June 26. Applications may be obtained from Cyprus, Granger, Kearns or Taylorsville high schools or from members of the sponsoring organization, the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. Those interested may contact for more Elayne Brighton, information. Now the city is considering annexation of 85 acres of property in the e zone near its southern border. But the City Council will take no action until the county has made a decision on the land, according to Newman. In order to make an annexation decision, the City Council completed a study on the property in February. The study revealed that annexation of this land would neither be an asset nor a burden, Newman said Now the city is waiting for the county's over-pressur- move. But if the county hadn't "made the mistake of rezomng the property to 6,000 square foot residential lots, West Valley wouldnt be involved, Newman said. "There are some uses out there that would be compatible - such as industry, commercial, light density," said Newman. "But high density is not compatible to West Valley or Hercules. There is a glimmer of hope in all this, he continued. "It seems like the new commission that has come on has started talking some sense. of over-pressu- - by Richard R. Adams Green Sheet Staff Writer when the county rezoned the property to 6,000 square foot residential lots two years ago, said City Manager over-pressur- e one-acr- Some For, Some Against promotion of this area to potential clients, he said. If a land trade occurs, Ricks said the county and state will swap public land with the property of owners in the zone. The state has indicated a willingness to cooperate with this idea, he said. The task force will also propose extending the moratorium on the property until the countys study is complete, Ricks said. Many property owners are still disagreeing with Hercules about the seriousness of the problem, according to Ricks. It sort of mystifies me that after all these years of discussion, some of the public still cant see this is a serious problem, said Commissioner Mike Stewart. Dave Watson Council To Set Tentative Budget Tonight b Paula Huff (ireen Sheet Staff II nter WEST VALLEY. The tentative will be considered budget for 1987-8for adoption by the City Council here tonight (Thursday). The council is also expected to set May 21 as a 'public hearing date for the budget. During a study session on Tuesday night, Councilman Janice Fisher said nothing has been budgeted for the West Valley tree fund. I would like to have $1,000 to work with, Fisher said. Councilman Leland DeLange also requested that money be budgeted for a sidewalk along 3800 South between 2200 West and Redwood Road There is no sidew alk access way there for people on the west side (of the street to the proposed district No. 2 park), he said. "Right now that is also a hazard for school children walking west. They have to either walk in the road, mud or in the weeds. City Manager John Newman suggested the curb, gutter and sidewalk project be placed in the capital improvement program for the next budget year. Right now there is no money available to do that project without raising taxes or lowering improvements somewhere else, he said. 8 For Development The council will also discuss the civic center project management agreement. The civic center and state circuit court complex is proposed on a five-acrparcel of property at 3650 So 2700 West City Attorney Paul Morris said the project is divided into five phases The schematic design phase was completed Tuesday. City Council members and developer Kent Dickerson looked at slides of buildings and discussed what the group wants their "home" e to look like The second phase deals with design and land acquisition. During this portion, the building will be designed in detail and the property w ill be acquired by the developer Phase four deals w ith the bidding process and phase five is construction and the management phase. "If we had tried to build this building without a privatization agreement, we would have spent all the money set aside for it in only the first three phases." Morris said This way there is no payment until the building is completely done." Morris said in four months the city will sign a contract agreement and the building should be occupied in 18 months During tonight's meeting, the city will also discuss a lease revenue Continued on page 5 - County Planners Reject Bid On Park by Ray Friess Green Sheet Staff Writer before the County Planning Commission here Tuesday, the County Parks and Recreation Department ran into a stone wall in its attempts to get approval for further development of a park in the southwest portion of the valley. In other action, the commission gave its approval for a new Roman Catholic Church, and voted to shut down the operations of a mobile department store called The Red Wagon. Commissioners also put on hold indefinitely development of 143 acres in the southwest portion of the valley. SALT LAKE. Appearing grass in the park. And yet they are now asking to further develop this of regional park, Mrs. Crase stated. And you know that this park has been a constant nuisance with beer cans and other problems existing there. I want a continuance so the council can look at the request, she said further. Recreation Department officials, including director Gary Swensen, objected to the delay, saying the climate for bidding was good now and they did not want to wait. They also pointed out that the original conditional use permit for the whole park was issued years ago, before the statutes giving community councils preemptive rights, and so it might not be necessary to grant the council request for a delay. all the arguments, Following members of the commission voiced the opinion that they had no choice but to grant the delay and voted to decide on the request in two weeks. Also Tuesday, commissioners voted to put on hold indefinitely a request from Dixie Six Corporation, asking for a zone change for 143 acres in the vicintiy of 6950 So. 5600 West. The developers want to have the area rezoned from to to allow development of single family homes. Commissioners delayed consideration of the request until a land use plan has been developed for the area. Catholic church officials were granted a conditional use permit for construction of a church at 4914 So. two-wee- k Officials of the County Parks and Recreation Department ran into objections from Donna Crase, vice president of the Taylorsville-Bennio- n Community Council, when the department presented a request for a permit to develop further, parking and picnic areas of a regional park at 2755 W. 5135 South. Crase told the Planning Commission that the Community Council had not heard a single word about this proposal, and asked that the request be put on hold until the council could consider the request. The County Planning Commission is required, in such cases, to grant a delay in considering any requests until the community councils consider them first. The recreation department has for the last few years budgeted money for the Valley Regional Park and we have yet to see a single blade two-wee- k A-- 5 2200 West. Following such debate, the on page 5 6 |