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Show J - At T 4t,7 ii L vj t ( v j ' m: c FATf-- CAL T v L AM f , ' J T AM 11 fi "'AID S ti ti i, . i - r i Single Copy 25 c Volume 33, Number 44 Thursday, Nov. 19, 1987 A C.reen Sheet Publication Sparse Crowd Endorses Urban Government Plan by Paula Huff Green Sheet Staff Writer SALT LAKE. A sparse group of citizens addressed county commissioners during a County Government for the Next Century public hearing Thursday. Although nearly 50 people attended the meeting ree-quarters were county employees or elected officials the hearing was nearly closed after two citizens voiced their opinion. A report suggesting county government be changed to manager-counci- l form was the hearings topic. The commission majority statement says a with a chief executive officer would serve citizens better by dividing legislative and administrative duties, making government more efficient and representative. A minority report is also recommended by the task commission with force, which calls for a a chief executive officer. Jack Gallivan said the Business Government Alliance endorses the majority report with three added suggestions. First, the county should not be given new taxing authority like the report suggests, said Gallivan. Secondly the council should be composed of the 12 elected mayors in the valley, plus two or three county council members who represent the unincorporated -th- - nine-memb- five-memb- areas. Each would have voting powers in proportion to the population they represent, Gallivan said. His third suggestion was whatever form of government is chosen, the county should provide all municipal serivces, then cities can have the option of contracting for them. Norman Sims of the United Association of Community Councils said he endorses urban county government, but by electing nine commissioners from geographic districts its possible for citizens in unincorporated areas to have zero voice. Gerimanderlng is a serious concern, he said. It must be addressed so those in the unincorporated would have a voice. Sims said he especially supports shared services and taxing authority for the county. Shared services is a vital start on the road of efficiency, he said. ...And the county needs taxing authority to continue providing city services. Chairman of the Salt Lake share services task force, Truman Clawson said a jump to the form will suddenly put government manager-counc- il at odds. The manager will have a staff and the council will have a staff and government will grow rather than becoming more efficient, Clawson said. Instead of a complete revamp, Clawson suggested minor adjustments be made one after the other. For example, the shared service task force decided fire services could be consolidated for a savings. So both entities are appropriating money, and asking other cities to join the venture. County Surveyor Carl Larsen said every time there are changes in government there may be efficiencies, but it definitly costs the taxpayers more money. He used a report to support his statement. But Commissioner Dave Watson said he had reports to prove that restructuring saves money. County Assessor Bob Yeates said the government for the next century report proposes fixing something that really isnt broken. At the present time we have some of the finest leadership, he said. Ive never County Clerk Dixon Hindley agreed. seen a business operate more efficiently (than the county). And there doesnt seem to be a lot of fear among the populace for wanting change. Hindley said there are islands of unincorporated areas so content with their services that they dont want to be annexed. Midvale-For- t Union Community Council member A1 Howard supported Hindleys remarks. We would like to stay independent, he said. We are facing the threat of annexation right now. What can we do to protect our turf so we are not gobbled up by all the cities around us seeking larger tax bases Although County Treasurer Art Monson did not voice of goven-men- t - an opinion on the report, he said must be born in a different way than property I ' f AT t y .y , nVi X 'A- - rHr ' , . , V, ' 4MM - jM . 4, City-Coun- os J't t city-count- y n tax." DO YOU LOVE ME Tevye (Danny and . i I WTf love each other or not during Cyrpus high's production of "Fiddler on the Roof." whether they . . Golde (Andrea Larobee) Corondahl) try to decide Tiddler' To Open Tonight At Magna's Cyprus High School M AG N Fiddlet ( n The Roo(v ill open tonight (Thursday) at Cyprus high, with performances also scheduled tomonow, Saturday and Monday Cm tain Tickets. priced a! timee.u h a night is 7 10 atl.iole at the door, are or $4 general admis- sion Charles Euwn is ('netting tne musical with Greh he. props and assistant anectoi. vocal dnection by Kerry Moore, orchestra under the direction of Curtis Hodson and choreography by Cyndi Chadwick Dan Grondahl will play the part of Tevye with Andrea Larabee as Golde Also in featured roles are Julie Johns Cindy Kennard. Stacy Phillips, Diana Henderson, Debbie DeVore, Jui.e Grundvig, Adam Eskelson. Jeff Jensen. Craig Campbell, Tim Jennings Cast members also include John Lubbers. Travis Maxwell Shane Steele. Jim Oster Debbie Thorson Joylynn Miehaelis. Scott Croford Kaye Payne Dee Hill. Jason Smith and Andy Bollard plus a chorus of 30 Memorable songs include Mat chmaker," "Sunrise. Sunset," It Were A Rich Man and "Tradition Eric Jones and Toni Bmd aie servAnita ing as student director-- . Nelson as student stage manager 1 Scrub Strict, Controversial Landscape Standards, Planners Say bv Ray Friess Green Sheet Staff Writer WEST VALLEY. Bowing to complaints from home owners and developers alike the planning commission here Thursday voted to recommend to the city council that proposed residential landscaping standards that included strict guidelines for placement of trees and scrubbed and shrubs be replaced with less stringent provisions that also do away with bonding requirements formerly imposed on developers. The new guidelines not only do away with former bonding requirements for landscaping imposed on developers, but place the responsi bility for laniMcaj. ,ng on the shoulders oi the new homeowners, who will have one year from the time thev move into a home to do or have Hmie the landscaping The honieovvnei will be required to sign a statement attesting to the fact that he is aware of the requirement The city may later elect to send a post card type reminder to the horneovv nei Poorly Defined WVC Boundary To Be Adjusted boundary running along 2100 South currently the boundary between Salt Lake and AAest Valley is poorly defined for service delivery The boundary should follow the center line of the 2100 South Freeway, but it out, almost literally, boundary pro- blems between West Valley and Salt Lake- AVEST VALLEY: The planning commission here Thursday took a step directed toward straightening In an amendment to the Master Annexation Policy Declaration, the commission voted to adjust the ith the vote ol the comdoes not mission on the boundary adjustment moves the mutual boundary to the 2100 South freeway centerline and eliminates the ambiguities Under the process, West Valley will deannex the aiea north ol the 2100 South lreewav and west of Redwood and Salt Lake will annex that area. Salt Lake will deannex the aiea south of AA Coni mued on page 3 Santa To Arrive WVC On Nov. 27 WEST VALLEY Santa Claus is coming to town He is scheduled to ainve on Friday. Nov 27. in time for the Christmas parade sponsoted by the West Valley Area Chamber of Com nierce The parade will begin at 9 a m at Granger high and proceed east on 3500 South to Market Street, south to 3050 South and end in the parking lot of A alley Fair Mall Parade orgameis have already received many entries including floats, marching hands and dancing f - r' 53 SS Ym Jf 1 whelming opoposition from and developers alike who claimed the provisions took away the homeowners right to landscape a yard the way the homeowner wanted and that continuing to impose requirement on requirement on developers would drive them out of AVest Valley. Horror stories were related to the commission about how tress and shrubs in some cases ended up having to be planted in front of a front yard lamp post, m front of windows and even on top of sew er lines Mostly, however, homeowners attacked the former proposals as a violation of private property rights In deciding on the new liberalized provisions, the commission threw out a proposal that would have rquired a developer to provide a homeowner with a certificate home-owner- The vok bv tin' plunnme commix sion also piopoxed lemoving the honieovvnei responsibility for stieet tieex those planted in the narrow park strip between the sidewalk and the curb The planning commission decision, which must still be ratified by the city council, followed over , s redeemable at an area m.isery lot landscaping matt i mix niajonu of the comnnssionei s expressed eon cein lhat there would be no way to ascertain that a nurse v or a developer would be aiound when it came time to have the landscaping done One developer also pointed out the difficulty that would be ex perienced by both the homeowner and developer in the event that materials were acquired from more than one source Developers also pushed for changes in the bonding requirements imposed on them saving they resulted in too much cash being tied up for long periods of time w hile builders w aited for inspections and releases The commission agreed, eliminating the requirement for the cash bonds to ensure the of landscaping com-peletio- n Inside MEGA: Students at Eisenhower junior are headed for the record book after baking the world's largest loaf of bread with help from Hercules and Farmer high Jack's. See Page 6 GIFT GUIDE: It's time to get serious about Christmas shopping. The Green Sheet's Gift Guide will provide assistance. Pull out and save. some THANKFUL: Refugee families are grateful to be in their new land, but find some of the traditions perplexing, including that big turkey dinner. See Page I B gi imps Double Havoc ... DOUBLE DIP Police, fir and water personnel from both West Valley and Salt Lake, along with crews from Mountain Fuel Supply, responded to a double break Thursday near the 2100 So. Redwood Road overpass when both water and gas lines broke. Traffic north and southbound on Redwood was tied up during morning rush hour, as workers mode repairs. Parade chairman Don Johnson said he is especially pleased that the real Santa Claus can come Had the parade been scheduled closer to Christmas, when Santa is in even greatei demand, it is likely that the chamber would have had to settle for a Santa substitute For more information on the parade, contact Johnson at 904 6006 or Kathi Lund at ITS OVER: Granger's miracle com- eback fell just six points short of the state grid finals, while Taylorsville spikers won the consolation crown. See Sports 4,5 974-534- 5 Viewpoint, pg. 2 Sports, pg. 4 Schools, pg. 6 TV Guido, pg. 10 Milestones, pg. 12 Happenings, pg. 3B |